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[[Elite Dangerous: Beyond]] is the third season of expansions planned for Elite Dangerous through the year of 2018. The main focus is core gameplay, existing features, quality of life and other improvements.<ref name=":0" /> This is free for all [[Horizons]] owners. New features will be added too. The most notable are: | [[Elite Dangerous: Beyond]] is the third season of expansions planned for Elite Dangerous through the year of 2018. The main focus is core gameplay, existing features, quality of life and other improvements.<ref name=":0" /> This is free for all [[Horizons]] owners. New features will be added too. The most notable are: | ||
* New [[ships]]: [[Chieftain]], [[Krait]] | * New [[ships]]: [[Chieftain]], [[Krait]], [[Alliance Chieftain]], [[Alliance Challenger]], [[Alliance Crusader]] | ||
* New hybrid fighters: [[Javelin]], [[Lance]], [[Trident]]. | * New hybrid fighters: [[Javelin]], [[Lance]], [[Trident]]. | ||
* New weapons | * New weapons | ||
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* Mining gameplay improvements | * Mining gameplay improvements | ||
* Exploration gameplay improvements | * Exploration gameplay improvements | ||
* [[Orrery System Map]] | |||
* [[Full System Scanner]] | |||
* [[Scenario Missions]] | |||
* [[Night Vision]] | |||
* [[Codex]] | * [[Codex]] | ||
For detailed information about this season of updates see the [[Elite Dangerous: Beyond|Beyond page]]. | For detailed information about this season of updates see the [[Elite Dangerous: Beyond|Beyond page]]. | ||
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[[File:Anaconda-Walking-Pilot-Scale.png|thumb|250px|A walking pilot in a hangar with an Anaconda]] | [[File:Anaconda-Walking-Pilot-Scale.png|thumb|250px|A walking pilot in a hangar with an Anaconda]] | ||
There are no | There are no announcements about the fourth season yet. The release date is 2019. [[David Braben|Braben]] said after the [[Beyond]] season there are a lot of exciting things that they'll announce, some of which will be free and paid.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
Frontier will shift from the paid expansion model to major premium DLC that can be purchased. So rather than buying an expansion with multiple updates, you can purchase major updates separately. | Frontier will shift from the paid expansion model to major premium DLC that can be purchased. So rather than buying an expansion with multiple updates, you can purchase major updates separately. | ||