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'''Lore''' in the [[:Category:elite series|Elite series]] is a term used for the background story. [[Frontier Developments]] and official authors have created the lore which encompasses multiple games and | '''Lore''' in the [[:Category:elite series|Elite series]] is a term used for the background story. [[Frontier Developments|Frontier]] and official authors have created the lore which encompasses multiple games and media. The outcome of certain events were influenced by players via [[Community Goals]] and [[Powerplay]]. The in-game [[Codex]] has lore about various topics. [[GalNet]] reports the galactic news. | ||
The [[Elite Timeline|timeline]] of the classic Elite games | The [[Elite Timeline|timeline]] of Elite Dangerous has disparities with the classic Elite games, but the setting is the same fictional [[Elite Universe]]. | ||
== | == Topics == | ||
* [[Codex]] | * [[Codex]] | ||
* [[:Category:Characters|Characters]] | * [[:Category:Characters|Characters]] | ||
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== Lore in Elite Dangerous == | == Lore in Elite Dangerous == | ||
The '''Lore''' | The '''Lore''' of the [[Galaxy|Milky Way]] in [[Elite Dangerous]] is created by [[Frontier Developments|Frontier]], official authors and influenced by the collective actions of [[Commander|commanders]]. Players influence the lore such as with [[Community Goals|community goals]]. [[GalNet]] reports important galactic news. There are many noteworthy [[:Category:Characters|characters]] who play important roles in the [[Elite Dangerous Timeline]]. Every faction has [[Key People]] who play a leading role in factions and powerplay. [[Factions]] share similarities with [[Sol/Earth|Earth]]'s former [[Country|countries]], but they're much bigger. Within the galaxy there have been various [[Events]] which were caused by the actions of players and Frontier. | ||
There are several official authors who have contributed to the lore with fictional material. Such as Drew Wagar who wrote [[Elite: Reclamation]] and [[Elite Dangerous: Premonition]] and David Hughes who created the traditional roleplaying game [http://daftworks.co.uk/eliterpg/index.php/ Elite Encounters]. They also collaborated on a guide to the background lore which is now on the [https://canonn.science/lore/drewwagar-primer/ Cannon Research Group] . | There are several official authors who have contributed to the lore with fictional material. Such as Drew Wagar who wrote [[Elite: Reclamation]] and [[Elite Dangerous: Premonition]] and David Hughes who created the traditional roleplaying game [http://daftworks.co.uk/eliterpg/index.php/ Elite Encounters]. They also collaborated on a guide to the background lore which is now on the [https://canonn.science/lore/drewwagar-primer/ Cannon Research Group]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Major Factions == | == Major Factions == | ||
There are three major galactic | There are three major [[:Category:Factions|factions]] called galactic superpowers in the [[Galaxy|Milky Way]]: | ||
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! Description | |||
!Founded | |||
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|[[Alliance]] | |||
|The Alliance, officially the Alliance of Independent Systems. The Alliance was formed from a number of independent systems with the goal of gaining strength in numbers and defending, where necessary, against the other major factions. | |||
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|[[Empire]] | |||
|The Empire, officially the Empire of Achenar. The Empire is less technologically dependent than the Federation, choosing to keep and employ slaves for the work which machines would usually perform in other parts of the universe. | |||
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|[[Federation]] | |||
|The Federation, officially the Federation of Star Systems or the Galactic Federation or the Interstellar Federation, is the oldest of the three major factions in the galaxy. The Federation is highly dependent on technology and is economically and socially corporatist. | |||
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|} | |||
== Videos == | |||
== | === Official === | ||
<gallery hideaddbutton="true"> | Fdev published multiple videos about the lore and cinematic events such as the [[Commander Chronicles]].<gallery hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
File: | File:Fiction Diary -3 | ||
File: | File:Commander Chronicles Retaliation - Elite Dangerous | ||
File: | File:Commander Chronicles Devastation - Elite Dangerous | ||
File: | File:Commander Chronicles The Deal | ||
File: | File:Commander Chronicles Lift-Off | ||
File:Elite Dangerous - Titan Cocijo Advances On Humanity | |||
File:Elite Dangerous - Titan Presence In Sol | |||
File:Elite Dangerous - Thargoid War Epilogue | |||
File:Elite Dangerous- The Journey So Far | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Fan-made === | |||
There are many fan-made videos about the lore.<gallery hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
File:Elite Dangerous Lore, The Timeline Part 1 | |||
File:Elite Dangerous Lore, The Timeline Part 2 | |||
File:Elite Dangerous - Epic History of The Alliance | |||
File:Elite Dangerous - Epic History of The Empire | |||
File:Elite Dangerous - Epic History of The Federation | |||
File:The Complete Story of Elite- Dangerous | |||
File:The Elite- Dangerous Iceberg | |||
File:Elite Dangerous Lore Iceberg – The Darkest Secrets of the Galaxy | |||
File:Elite Dangerous Lore Introduction, a primer for all CMDRs. | |||
File:The Galactic Timeline - Elite Dangerous | |||
File:Review of the Year, 3310 (Elite Dangerous) | |||
File:Galnet News Digest Review of the Year, 3311 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||