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=== What is "Elite: Dangerous"? ===
: '''''[http://www.elitedangerous.com Elite: Dangerous]''''' is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic. It's the ''[//http:us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 4th]''[//http:us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 installment] in the legendary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier:_First_Encounters ''Elite'' series] of games, which includes [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Is .22Elite: Dangerous.22 an MMO.3F|mass-multiplayer]] as an integral part, while still allowing [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#How will single player work.3F Will I need to connect to a server to play.3F|online single player]]. It will also be the first in the series that will be [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#What are the expansions.3F|expanded]] with [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|walking around]]. See the '''[[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#What are the main features of .22Elite: Dangerous.22.3F|main features here]]'''.
: The subtitle "Dangerous" refers to the 3rd best [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f72c0f91b2#Badge%20of%20Honour Elite Rating] you could achieve during combat in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier:_First_Encounters ''Elite'' games.] In the new game it has been [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6279 expanded] to include more than combat.
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* Pilots will be breaking blockades, battling [[pirate]]s, attacking enemy positions and installations, and more, leaving their mark wherever they go.
* All actions will change history of human kind.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrrNlml4Ibk&t=120 Free-form play] allows everyone to choose their own path, becoming an angry pirate, a spy, a peaceful trader, an explorer, a soldier, or a mix between these [[roles]].
* There are [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will there be any roleplaying elements.3F|no classes or skill levels]], strength is decided by ship equipment and player skill.
* More than 30 different and customizable [[ships]].
* Surface [[vehicles]] such as the [[Scarab]] to explore planets and moons.
* The vast, [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#How big will planets and star systems.C2.A0be.3F|scientifically accurate 1:1 scale of the seamless Milky Way galaxy]] is created using a mix of [[Procedural Generation|procedural generation and artist direction.]]
** [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=ffe2385d13#1 Around 400 billion star systems] according to current scientific theories of star system formation with [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will planets rotate and orbit around stars.3F|planets and moons that orbit and rotate.]]
** [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/15od2s/i_am_david_braben_cocreator_of_elite_creator_of/c7qbhd8 Cosmic phenomena like black holes, supernovas, active binary stars etc.]
** Specially handcrafted overrides for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbPSjOSXpw4&t=165 160,000 known stars in the night sky] and planetary objects that we know and love. For example, our solar system with Earth, Moon and Mars, other systems with recently discovered planets, etc.
** 141 [[nebula]] in the Milky Way [[galaxy]].
** 32 external galaxies are visible from the Milky Way.
* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will there be Newtonian physics.3F|Newtonian space combat]] (ships will continue to move unless intervened but without orbital mechanics)
* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#How will we travel those vast distances in such a huge glaxy.3F|Freeform (manual yaw/pitch/roll) interplanetary flight]] allows to fly freely through star systems in realistic scale to get to a destination. Players can choose to travel wherever they want, including vista points to see [[Earth]] rise on the moon, the sun appearing behind [[Mars]], or they could choose to explore the vast expanse of space and discover new points of interest in star systems.
[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Milky-Way-Galaxy.png|thumb|200px|Milky Way galaxy in Elite Dangerous]]
: The game will be [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#What are the expansions.3F|expanded]] with ambitious features such as [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will it be possible to manually land on planets.3F|atmospheric flight and landings]] and [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|on-foot and out-of-ship activities]] (such as FPS combat, walking around and boarding ships, walking in stations and walking and driving vehicles on entire 1:1 scale populated living planets), [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will I be able to hire crew for my ship.3F|multi-player crew]] and possibly [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I own and control capital ships.3F|player executive controlled capital ships]].
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===Can I walk around the ship, planets and space stations?===
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: The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM0Gcl7iUM8&t=35 '''scope''' for '''Elite''' is '''huge'''], so a sensible strategy is used to add to the game in stages.
: Keep in mind that the game has been '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM0Gcl7iUM8&t=151 well planned and designed from the start]''' with all these features in mind (it is '''not '''an afterthought).
: See this '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
*[https://games.yahoo.com/video/interview-elite-dangerouss-david-braben-211040547.html In-depth Yahoo interview with David Braben about the scope of Elite.]
*[http://www.edge-online.com/features/frontier-developments-elite-dangerous-the-rebirth-of-a-legend/ In-depth Edge article with David Braben and Jonny Watts about the scope of Elite.]
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