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* [https://store.zaonce.net/elite-dangerous-standard-beta.html Standard Beta (£50)] | * [https://store.zaonce.net/elite-dangerous-standard-beta.html Standard Beta (£50)] | ||
** Beta Phase (formally 2nd beta) to start after Premium Beta has finished. | ** Beta Phase (formally 2nd beta) to start after Premium Beta has finished. | ||
* [https://store.zaonce.net/elite-dangerous-premium-beta.html Premium Beta (£100)] includes [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_is_the_expansion_pass.3F|expansion pass, worth £35. | * [https://store.zaonce.net/elite-dangerous-premium-beta.html Premium Beta (£100)] includes [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_is_the_expansion_pass.3F|expansion pass, worth £35. ]] | ||
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** Beta Phase (formally 1st beta): [http://frontier.co.uk/news/latest/?artid=416&pageNum=0&blk=12 started May 30 - 2014.] | ** Beta Phase (formally 1st beta): [http://frontier.co.uk/news/latest/?artid=416&pageNum=0&blk=12 started May 30 - 2014.] | ||
* Alpha (Out of stock) includes [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_is_the_expansion_pass.3F|expansion pass, worth £35.]] | * Alpha (Out of stock) includes [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_is_the_expansion_pass.3F|expansion pass, worth £35.]] | ||
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*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6299 Trading] | *[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6299 Trading] | ||
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7276 Slaves] | *[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7276 Slaves] | ||
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive] | |||
==='''Will there be mining?'''=== | |||
: Yes, just like [http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~healer8/kelpie/mining.htm the last two Elite games], there will be mining. | |||
: First [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7196 '''Mineral Bodies''' (Asteroids), '''Frozen Liquid Bodies '''(Comets) and '''Gas/Dust Clouds''']''', '''but [http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~healer8/kelpie/mining.htm planetary mining] machine [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showpost.php?p=455834&postcount=5 after the first release.] | |||
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7196 Mining] | |||
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive] | *[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive] | ||
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: '''[http://elite.frontier.co.uk Elite: Dangerous]''' will have a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTBvpd3_Vqk&t=155 scientifically accurate] '''1:1 scale, fully seamless '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ue87r4zPcE&t=30 Milky Way galaxy] where stars and planets will be [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjVuZ2DDpS8&t=33 accurately positioned] relative to your view. | : '''[http://elite.frontier.co.uk Elite: Dangerous]''' will have a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTBvpd3_Vqk&t=155 scientifically accurate] '''1:1 scale, fully seamless '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ue87r4zPcE&t=30 Milky Way galaxy] where stars and planets will be [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjVuZ2DDpS8&t=33 accurately positioned] relative to your view. | ||
: And just like <span style="line-height:21px;">[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_is_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F|last two Elite games]]</span> the [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=89b597852e#7 planets and stars will be realistically sized with vast distances between them.] | : And just like <span style="line-height:21px;">[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_is_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F|last two Elite games]]</span> the [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=89b597852e#7 planets and stars will be realistically sized with vast distances between them.] | ||
: Here[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_known_stars | : Here[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_known_stars are examples of the size of celestial bodies] you can expect in the game. Also see''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q this video to give you a sense of scale.]''' | ||
* [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=cfcdbae60e#Toto,%20I%27ve%20a%20feeling Newsletter about getting rid of the skydome] | * [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=cfcdbae60e#Toto,%20I%27ve%20a%20feeling Newsletter about getting rid of the skydome] | ||
* [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=ffe2385d13 Newsletter about the Galaxy Map] | * [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=ffe2385d13 Newsletter about the Galaxy Map] | ||