Elite Dangerous FAQ: Difference between revisions

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*'''[https://www.facebook.com/elitegame Official News & Updates]'''
*'''[https://www.facebook.com/elitegame Official News & Updates]'''
*'''[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=29 Official Forums]'''
*'''[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=29 Official Forums]'''
*'''[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive]'''
*'''[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Disussion Archive]'''
*[http://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous Reddit community]
*[http://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous Reddit community]
*[http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/963/Elite-Dangerous.html mmorpg community]
*[http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/963/Elite-Dangerous.html mmorpg community]
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* The game will be expanded with ambitious features such as '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_it_be_possible_to_manually_land_on_planets.3F|seamless freeform (manual pitch/yaw/roll) atmospheric flight and landings]]''' and '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Can_I_walk_around_the_ship.2C_planets_and_space_stations.3F|walking around and boarding ships, walking in stations and on full 1:1 scale populated living planets and more.]]'''  
* The game will be expanded with ambitious features such as '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_it_be_possible_to_manually_land_on_planets.3F|seamless freeform (manual pitch/yaw/roll) atmospheric flight and landings]]''' and '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Can_I_walk_around_the_ship.2C_planets_and_space_stations.3F|walking around and boarding ships, walking in stations and on full 1:1 scale populated living planets and more.]]'''  


*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Disussion Archive]


==='''On what platforms will "Elite: Dangerous" be released?'''===
==='''On what platforms will "Elite: Dangerous" be released?'''===
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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=8021 Faction Causes and Dynamic Story Generation]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8021 Faction Causes and Dynamic Story Generation]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Disussion Archive]


==='''Will there be any missions or quests?'''===
==='''Will there be any missions or quests?'''===
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*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7196 Mining]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7196 Mining]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6561 Exploring]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6561 Exploring]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10523 Salvaging]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Disussion Archive]


==='''Will there be any roleplaying elements?'''===
==='''Will there be any roleplaying elements?'''===
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*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7216 Passengers]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7216 Passengers]
*[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]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Disussion Archive]


==='''Will I be able to smuggle illegal goods?'''===
==='''Will I be able to smuggle illegal goods?'''===
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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]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Disussion Archive]


==='''Will there be mining?'''===
==='''Will there be mining?'''===
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*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6561 Exploring]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6561 Exploring]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10523 Salvaging]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10523 Salvaging]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Disussion Archive]


=== '''I have heard that the "Elite" series have no actual storyline. Is that true?'''===
=== '''I have heard that the "Elite" series have no actual storyline. Is that true?'''===
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*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7494 Persistent NPC's]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7494 Persistent NPC's]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7399 Contacts]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7399 Contacts]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Disussion Archive]


: '''[http://elite.frontier.co.uk Elite: Dangerous]''' will also have [[Fiction|more than 13 official book tie-ins]] to tell different stories about '''Elite''' universe, with lots of places, events and even persons referenced in the game.
: '''[http://elite.frontier.co.uk Elite: Dangerous]''' will also have [[Fiction|more than 13 official book tie-ins]] to tell different stories about '''Elite''' universe, with lots of places, events and even persons referenced in the game.
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*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7196 Mining]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7196 Mining]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8236 Interview explaining Sound HUD]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8236 Interview explaining Sound HUD]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Disussion Archive]
*'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6WmsnwNq98 Dev Diary about cockpits and HUD]'''
*'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6WmsnwNq98 Dev Diary about cockpits and HUD]'''


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* http://elitedangerous.tumblr.com
* http://elitedangerous.tumblr.com
* https://twitter.com/EliteDangerous
* https://twitter.com/EliteDangerous
* [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Discussion Archive]
* [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Discussion Archive]


=== '''Will there be newtonian physics?'''===
=== '''Will there be newtonian physics?'''===
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* [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6300 Multi-player Groups]
* [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6300 Multi-player Groups]
* [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5323 Death Penalty]
* [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5323 Death Penalty]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Design Disussion Archive]
*[http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164 Design Disussion Archive]


==='''How will single player work? Will I need to connect to a server to play?'''===
==='''How will single player work? Will I need to connect to a server to play?'''===