Elite Dangerous FAQ: Difference between revisions

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: The are '''no''' multi-player lobbies.
: The are '''no''' multi-player lobbies.
: The server transparently creates free roaming sessions (instances) when meeting other players and [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7494 NPCs] within that galaxy based on a perception bubble around you, that is defined by your scanner/visual range. That means that those instances are '''not''' a fixed location in space, like in most other MMOs, but they dynamically move around.
: The server transparently creates free roaming sessions (instances) when meeting other players and [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7494 NPCs] within that galaxy based on a perception bubble around you, that is defined by your scanner/visual range. That means that those instances are '''not''' a fixed location in space as in most other MMOs, but they dynamically move around.
: The effects of those instances are then stored on the central galaxy server and shared by everybody.
: The effects of those instances are then stored on the central galaxy server and shared by everybody.