We're back! It's a Frameshift Live kinda week and we're excited to see those of you who'll be there to join us for it!
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When? : Thursday May 18 at 16:00 BST.
Where? : Elite Dangerous official Twitch and Youtube channels, as well as the Frontier Twitch channel too.
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**PLEASE NOTE: THIS STREAM WILL BE FULL TO THE BRIM WITH SPOILERS AROUND UPDATE 15 CONTENT**
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This week's show is a bumper packed one, set to include all you've come to expect with the usual waffle at the start - sorry - the in game news rundown, Stellar Screenshots highlights and Community content shares, but wait! There's more!
Special developer guests! That's right, more than the one I said we would have in the last communication you had on this!
The Elite Dangerous 'Live/4.0' Servers are now offline, ready to welcome in newness to the Galaxy.
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Features of Note
A new mission to restore power to settlements and retrieve data from within Thargoid-controlled territory has been added. This new mission can be found at mission boards in systems in the Alert or Invasion states.
The Thargoid Pulse Neutraliser module has been added to Outfitting and Tech Broker at all rescue ships. Commanders who are entitled to one of these modules for their efforts and prior investigations can find theirs stored at the Orunmilla megaship.
The Revenant seeks you...Take caution when investigating Thargoid controlled territory at abandoned settlements...
What more awaits...?
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UI updates. There have been a number of notable changes made by the UI team. These have been labelled as clearly as possible for you in the update notes provided.
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These are but the surface selection of headline changes for Update 15, however you can find full information on what's included in Update 15, along with notable issue fixes, over at the following article: www.elitedangerous.com/news/elite-dangerous-update-15-release-notes
o7 Commanders.
Elite Dangerous Update 15 Releases Tuesday, May 9th.
Greetings Commanders.
The time has come and we're all extremely excited to welcome in Update 15 for you all, this coming Tuesday - May 9th.
Please see below for the planned release schedule.
-- 05:00 GMT Downtime warning ahead of server downtime for Elite Dangerous 'Live/4.0' Commanders - in game broadcast.
07:00 GMT Servers for Elite Dangerous 'Live/4.0' will go down. Elite Dangerous 'Legacy' servers will remain online.
15:00 (approx) Servers for Elite Dangerous 'Live/4.0' will return, along with deployment download of Update 15.
Approximate Build Size: 10 GB --
Notes: Update notes will be delivered via web link in a post here on Steam, during server downtime.
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Thank you, as always, for remaining open minded to potential changes we might face when plans such as these are shared ahead of time.
If anything at all impacts the above deployment schedule plan, then we shall be sure to keep you informed.
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o7 Commanders.
Up to 75% off Elite Dangerous and Elite Dangerous Odyssey!
Greetings Commanders,
Along with the 'Frontier Publisher Sale' launching today, here on Steam, comes another great opportunity to welcome in budding Pilots and Commanders to the cockpit, at a retail reduction of up to 75% off Elite Dangerous and Elite Dangerous: Odyssey!
In turn, there's no greater time to rally together against the relentless Thargoid threat, to defend our home systems...
For the first time since the start of the invasion, Independent Pilots have successfully begun pushing back the Thargoid incursion in recent weeks, so why not join the fight and help defend humanity!
Win a one of a kind 'Elite Dangerous Odyssey' Custom Gaming PC!
Greetings Commanders.
If you were a part of last nights Frameshift Live #28, you'll have noticed we launched a brand new, premium giveaway live on air and across social channels.
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Win a one of a kind 'Elite Dangerous Odyssey' Custom Gaming PC! In collaboration with Overclockers UK. PC Specification Breakdown.
Raijintek NYX PRO Aluminium Full Tower Showcase - White Tempered Glass.
Seasonic Prime GX-1000 1000W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply.
The giveaway began on 23 March, 2023 and ends at on 04 April, 2023 at 11:59PM GMT
Good luck, Commanders!
Update 15, the Upcoming Feature Rework and More
Greetings Commanders,
We trust that you have been enjoying Update 14 and all the action the Thargoid War is bringing to the bubble. Amidst everything going on, we are taking a moment to update you on our upcoming plans.
Update 15
Update 15 is set to build upon the narrative and unlock the next major stage of the Thargoid War. This will be among the biggest moments in the game to date and we’re excited to see how you react. To allow the necessary time for development and ensure the update meets expectations, Update 15 will release in May. An exact date will be confirmed closer to the time.
Major Feature Rework
Last year we announced a major update that would rework a long standing feature. This is still being investigated, however a number of changes (not least the Thargoid War itself) have required our attention as a priority. We will share details of this investigation and our plans towards the end of this year.
Player Made Factions: Applications Closing
Player Made Factions have played a key role in expressing your will over the shape of the bubble. This goal is at the heart of our plans for Elite and reflected in the Thargoid War. Our focus is now turning to investigate how upcoming systems will allow every player and player group to have a meaningful impact on the galaxy’s landscape. This means we will be closing applications for PMFs, however we will process any remaining applications.
Console Profile Transfer Portal: Returning Next Month
The introduction of Live and Legacy modes required us to pause the Console Profile Transfer Portal in November last year. However, we’re now ready to begin processing further requests and will re-open the portal in April. We are pleased to announce that this is a far more complete process than we anticipated. We look forward to more console Commanders joining us on PC, especially to enjoy the features offered by Odyssey. To see which elements of your console profile will be transferred, see our forum post (LINK).
Live Mode as the Default Download
In addition to the above, we will be making the Live version of Elite the default download. This will encourage new players to try the main version of Elite with access to future updates while keeping Legacy as an optional alternative. Implementing this change will cause an update to appear for all Steam users, and Legacy players will need to re-download that version to continue playing, existing Live players will not require an update. This will have no effect on your save files, so if Legacy is your preferred mode, you can continue playing normally once it is re-downloaded.
While the above announcements outline several major plans for the upcoming year, further announcements will be made in the upcoming weeks and months. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please leave them below!
O7
Thargoid War balance changes.
Greetings Commanders,
As mentioned as part of Discovery Scanner this week, we alerted you of some forthcoming balance adjustments, in relation to Thargoid War activity, to better reflect recent player actions and feedback.
These will be incoming as part of tomorrow's routine maintenance tick.
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Thargoid War balance changes.
Previously unpopulated systems that are now under Thargoid Control or Alert states will be easier to push back.
Thargoids will deprioritize expanding into unpopulated systems.
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Additionally, Commanders, you will be wise to keep your eyes wide for the latest news from GalNet tomorrow... We hear someone may be about to author us some important information...
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Here's hoping you're having a great week so far.
o7
Discovery Scanner - 23.01.2023 | Update 14.02 Deployment Date Announcement!
Greetings Commanders!
A little later than usual with the push out of Discovery Scanner this week, so thank you very much for your patience today.
Lighter on community news but a little more impactful with game news - we have an announced deployment date for the "January Update", now titled 14.02!
Update 14.02 is scheduled for deployment on January 30, next week.
The full expectations of the deployment, in terms of downtime and release times, as well as update notes and confirmed fixes, will be posted to you in due course, ahead of time.
If anything changes, like the ever swirling Galaxy can sometimes tend to do, we'll of course be promptly in touch.
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A busy week behind the star curtain, Commanders, but we're getting there and we'll be in touch very soon.
o7 to you all.
See you in the black.
Discovery Scanner - 16.01.2023
Greetings Commanders,
A gentle 'Discovery Scanner' for you today, kicking off with the following game news:
GAME NEWS
Interim January Update: In last week's Discovery Scanner we shared information of a forthcoming 'interim update', ahead of the next greater scale update of 'Update 15', which will look to address a number of remaining core issues, present and reported since the release of Update 14, due to you before the January month ends.
This plan remains the case and we do owe Commanders a specified date for this deployment. As soon as we have it, we will let you know.
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Mission Board Issue Progress: Last week we released some initial improvements for issues surrounding the loading of Mission Boards following the release of Update 14. The official post can be found here.
We're pleased to see reports of these improvements making a positive impact so far and as mentioned, we'll continue to monitor the situation and release further support where needed. Thank you, as always, for your patience o7
Welcome to this week's instalment of Discovery Scanner, which has taken a very festive turn.
There are some important things to note as part of the top, 'Game News' section, however we'll focus more on those when we can outside of Discovery Scanner in general.
