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The '''Fleet Carrier Update''', formerly known as the '''December Update''', is a planned standalone content update for ''[[Elite Dangerous]]'' that was originally scheduled for release in December 2019, but was delayed to Q2 2020.<ref name="Delay">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/community-update-22-10.527123/ Frontier Forums: Community Update (22/10)]</ref> After the [[ | The '''Fleet Carrier Update''' (conjectural name), formerly known as the '''December Update''', is a planned standalone content update for ''[[Elite Dangerous]]'' that was originally scheduled for release in December 2019, but was delayed to Q2 2020.<ref name="Delay">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/community-update-22-10.527123/ Frontier Forums: Community Update (22/10)]</ref> After the [[January Update]], it will be the fourth of a series of free updates throughout 2019 and 2020 intended to enhance the game prior to the [[Elite Dangerous: The Next Era|unnamed second expansion]].<ref name="LC2019">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/lavecon-2019-content-reveal.516705/ Frontier Forums: Lavecon 2019 Content Reveal]</ref><ref name="GC 2019">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/gamescom-reveals-fleet-carrier-details.520110/ Frontier Forums: Gamescom Reveals - Fleet Carrier Details]</ref> | ||
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**Fleet Carriers have multiple loadouts of available services, modules, and shipyard stock suited for specific [[roles]]. They can be further specialized with an Exploration, Mining, or Mercenary Support Vessel.<ref name="GC 2019" /> | **Fleet Carriers have multiple loadouts of available services, modules, and shipyard stock suited for specific [[roles]]. They can be further specialized with an Exploration, Mining, or Mercenary Support Vessel.<ref name="GC 2019" /> | ||
**The owner of a Fleet Carrier can schedule jumps to different systems, provided the Fleet Carrier has a sufficient amount of a unique fuel resource. Fleet Carriers have a maximum jump range of 500 ly.<ref name="GC 2019" /> | **The owner of a Fleet Carrier can schedule jumps to different systems, provided the Fleet Carrier has a sufficient amount of a unique fuel resource. Fleet Carriers have a maximum jump range of 500 ly.<ref name="GC 2019" /> | ||
*'''Various bug fixes'''<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/no-more-patch-updates-before-fleet-carriers.538435/page-4#post-8317661 Frontier Forums: No more patch updates before Fleet Carriers?, post #78]</ref> | |||
*'''Other features TBA'''<ref name="LC2019" /> | *'''Other features TBA'''<ref name="LC2019" /> | ||
Revision as of 01:21, 4 March 2020
Template:Upcoming The Fleet Carrier Update (conjectural name), formerly known as the December Update, is a planned standalone content update for Elite Dangerous that was originally scheduled for release in December 2019, but was delayed to Q2 2020.[1] After the January Update, it will be the fourth of a series of free updates throughout 2019 and 2020 intended to enhance the game prior to the unnamed second expansion.[2][3]
Features
- Fleet Carriers
- Pilots gain the ability to purchase and control a mobile Fleet Carrier ship with multiple Landing Pads that can be used by Squadrons.[2] The owner can set docking permissions to determine who may dock.[3]
- Fleet Carriers cost an enormous sum of credits, and a pilot is restricted to owning one.[3]
- Fleet Carriers have multiple loadouts of available services, modules, and shipyard stock suited for specific roles. They can be further specialized with an Exploration, Mining, or Mercenary Support Vessel.[3]
- The owner of a Fleet Carrier can schedule jumps to different systems, provided the Fleet Carrier has a sufficient amount of a unique fuel resource. Fleet Carriers have a maximum jump range of 500 ly.[3]
- Various bug fixes[4]
- Other features TBA[2]