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== Population == | == Population == | ||
As of January 1, 3312, the galaxy's total [[human]] population (based on system population data) is '''10,170,147,010,813''' (10.1 trillion people). The galaxy's total commodities market stock in tonnes is '''932,024,185,180'''.<ref>[https://www.edsm.net/ Elite Dangerous Star Map: Statistics (January 1, 3312)]</ref><ref name="5th">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/celebrating-5-years-of-elite-dangerous.533151/ Frontier Forums: Celebrating 5 years of Elite Dangerous!]</ref> Most humans live in [[Star system|star systems]] with [[Station|stations]] and [[Settlement|settlements]] in the [[Core Systems]] and [[Colonia]]. | As of January 1, 3312, the galaxy's total [[human]] population (based on system population data) is '''10,170,147,010,813''' (10.1 trillion people). The galaxy's total commodities market stock in tonnes is '''932,024,185,180'''.<ref>[https://www.edsm.net/ Elite Dangerous Star Map: Statistics (January 1, 3312)]</ref><ref name="5th">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/celebrating-5-years-of-elite-dangerous.533151/ Frontier Forums: Celebrating 5 years of Elite Dangerous!]</ref> Most humans live in [[Star system|star systems]] with [[Station|stations]] and [[Settlement|settlements]] in the [[Core Systems]] and [[Colonia]]. | ||
=== Aliens === | |||
There are a few sapient alien [[species]]. The insectoid [[Thargoids]] are several millions of years old.<ref>[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ Canonn Research: Guardians Codex 3/28 : Thargoid Log - Unsuccessful Truce]</ref> There are [[Ancient Ruins]] of the extinct humanoid [[Guardians]]. They created the robotic [[Construct|Constructs]] 1 to 2 million years ago.<ref>[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ 6/28 : Civil War Log – Dawn of the Construct]</ref> There are other non-sapient species in the lore of the [[Elite series]], but they have not been found in ED. There are many types of alien flora on planetary bodies. | |||
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File:Frontier Expo 2017 - "Exploring Alien Life" with William Baines | |||
File:An Exploration Documentary of the Reienadi System - Elite Dangerous | File:An Exploration Documentary of the Reienadi System - Elite Dangerous | ||
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[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Traffic-Report-April-3303.png|thumb|250px|Galactic Traffic Report April 3303]] | [[File:Elite-Dangerous-Traffic-Report-April-3303.png|thumb|250px|Galactic Traffic Report April 3303]] | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYe622-pi87uSnryKB1Xag EDSM] made traffic report videos which show ship movement and exploration in the galaxy. It's based on data taken from EDSM flight logs. ED-Board made an ''Elite Dangerous Heatmap timelapse'' generated from the [http://www.edsm.net edsm.net] database (systems data submitted by E:D players) to show progress of the Milky Way [[Explorer|exploration]]. | [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYe622-pi87uSnryKB1Xag EDSM] made traffic report videos which show ship movement and exploration in the galaxy. It's based on data taken from EDSM flight logs. ED-Board made an ''Elite Dangerous Heatmap timelapse'' generated from the [http://www.edsm.net edsm.net] database (systems data submitted by E:D players) to show progress of the Milky Way [[Explorer|exploration]]. | ||
=== Expeditions === | |||
Player groups and squadrons organize long-range [[expeditions]] into uncharted space with hundreds to thousands of other [[Pilot|pilots]]. | |||
=== Circumnavigation of the galaxy === | === Circumnavigation of the galaxy === | ||
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== Online == | == Online == | ||
The online galaxy of | The online galaxy of [http://elite.frontier.co.uk/ Elite Dangerou'''s'''] is a shared universe maintained by a central server. All of the meta data for the galaxy is shared between players on all platforms. This includes the galaxy itself as well as transient information like economies. A player's actions could influence the development of the galaxy, without necessarily having to play multiplayer. | ||
[[File:Alien-Sinuous-Tuber-2.png|thumb|250px|[[Sinuous Tuber|Sinuous Tubers]] on a planet]] | [[File:Alien-Sinuous-Tuber-2.png|thumb|250px|[[Sinuous Tuber|Sinuous Tubers]] on a planet]] | ||