On-going Development Of Horizons: Difference between revisions
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The headline gameplay features and content in development that will be available to free to Horizons players. | The headline gameplay features and content in development that will be available to free to Horizons players. | ||
=== The Engineers, v2.1, | === The Engineers, v2.1, released May 2016 === | ||
* Greater degree of customisation and power to the ships.<ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/3Em7TLwFifE EGX 2015 Developer Session: David Braben Reveals The Future Of Elite Dangerous]</ref> | * Greater degree of customisation and power to the ships.<ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/3Em7TLwFifE EGX 2015 Developer Session: David Braben Reveals The Future Of Elite Dangerous]</ref> | ||
* Improve and customise normal weapons and module types.<ref name=":0" /> | * Improve and customise normal weapons and module types.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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[[File:Condorconda.jpg|thumb|300x300px]] | [[File:Condorconda.jpg|thumb|300x300px]] | ||
=== The Guardians, v2.2, | === The Guardians, v2.2, released October 2016 === | ||
* Larger ships in the game (for example the T-9) will be able to launch and/or dock smaller vessels from their bays.<ref name=":0" /> | * Larger ships in the game (for example the T-9) will be able to launch and/or dock smaller vessels from their bays.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* Launched vessels can be either NPC or CMDR piloted, and will be used to fight off enemy craft, or act as scouting vessels on planets.<ref name=":0" /> | * Launched vessels can be either NPC or CMDR piloted, and will be used to fight off enemy craft, or act as scouting vessels on planets.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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=== The Commanders, v2.3, coming | === The Commanders, v2.3, coming Spring 2017 === | ||
* Players working together to control the different functions of a ship. A multicrew ship landing on a planet's surface could have one player stay with the main vessel, another patrol in a ship-launched fighter, and another explore in their SRV.<ref name=":0" /> | * Players working together to control the different functions of a ship. A multicrew ship landing on a planet's surface could have one player stay with the main vessel, another patrol in a ship-launched fighter, and another explore in their SRV.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* The maximum number of crew on a ship is 4, and uses the Wing system.<ref name=":2">[https://youtu.be/G_qwOcL1PUU On The Horizon #7, 15/12/15 - Youtube]</ref><sup> </sup>This crew limit may be increased in a future Season: "We don't know how high we would go."<ref name=":0" /> | * The maximum number of crew on a ship is 4, and uses the Wing system.<ref name=":2">[https://youtu.be/G_qwOcL1PUU On The Horizon #7, 15/12/15 - Youtube]</ref><sup> </sup>This crew limit may be increased in a future Season: "We don't know how high we would go."<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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* Faces will be visible as the visors will be retracted with pressurised cockpit, while a canopy breach will cause Visors to appear.<ref name=":4">[https://youtu.be/RdP1DmRYco8 On The Horizon #4 - YouTube]</ref> | * Faces will be visible as the visors will be retracted with pressurised cockpit, while a canopy breach will cause Visors to appear.<ref name=":4">[https://youtu.be/RdP1DmRYco8 On The Horizon #4 - YouTube]</ref> | ||
=== Mystery Update, v2.4, coming Summer 2017? === | |||
* A mystery to be revealed in Horizons' final expansion. | |||
=== Other developments coming, but unknown as to when currently === | === Other developments coming, but unknown as to when currently === | ||
* More SRV's.<ref name=":4" /> | * More SRV's.<ref name=":4" /> | ||