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[[File:Concourse interior.png|300px|right|thumb|Inside a Concourse]] | [[File:Concourse interior.png|300px|right|thumb|Inside a Concourse]] | ||
The '''Concourse''' is a public | The '''Concourse''' is a public area within a [[Station]], [[Surface Port]], [[Megaship]], or [[Drake-Class Carrier|Fleet Carrier]]. [[Commander]]s can meetup, take on missions, acquire personal equipment (e.g. [[Handheld Weapons|weapons]] and [[suits|suits)]], exchange or sell[[Components]] and [[Goods]], or simply relax at the bar and watch arriving and departing [[ship]]s.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/features/2020/9/29/21493772/elite-dangerous-odyssey-paid-dlc-preview-release-date-price Polygon: New expansion for Elite Dangerous will add tens of thousands of locations to the game]</ref> The Concourse can be reached directly from a [[Landing Pad|hangar]] via the nearest express lift. | ||
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[[Pioneer Supplies]] is a general store that offers a wide selection personal weapons, [[suits]], and consumable items for purchase. Vendors will also buy any extra items from commanders, but for less than they sell them. Pioneer Supplies locations have a chance of stocking pre-[[Engineers|Engineered]] items when they refresh their inventories each week. | [[Pioneer Supplies]] is a general store that offers a wide selection personal weapons, [[suits]], and consumable items for purchase. Vendors will also buy any extra items from commanders, but for less than they sell them. Pioneer Supplies locations have a chance of stocking pre-[[Engineers|Engineered]] items when they refresh their inventories each week. | ||
All Concourses include [[Suit Recharge Socket]]s for public use. People wear magnetic boots due to low or no gravity in the Concourse.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/no0bxo/odyssey_literally_unplayable/ reddit: oDySsey LITeraLLy UNplayABLE]</ref> | |||
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[[File:The Lounge.png|250px|right|thumb|The Lounge]] | [[File:The Lounge.png|250px|right|thumb|The Lounge]] | ||
The Lounge, also called the Concourse Bar, is a bar area where commanders can meet, socialize, and take in the views of the local port. The [[Bartender]] can exchange [[Components]] and pay Credits for [[Goods]], and also acts as a [[black market]] fence. | The Lounge, also called the Concourse Bar, is a bar area where commanders can meet, socialize, and take in the views of the local port. The [[Bartender]] can exchange [[Components]] and pay Credits for [[Goods]], and also acts as a [[black market]] fence. | ||
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Concourse bars feature a selection of over 800 music tracks that can play in the background.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/starport-tour-q-a-quick-notes.567875/ Frontier Forums: Starport Tour - Q&A Quick Notes]</ref> | |||
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== | == Persistence == | ||
Concourses are generated as part of normal instances in the game. Players flying ships in a starport docking bay or outside an outpost can view players and NPCs inside a Concourse through its windows, and vice-versa. | |||
Players without ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey|Odyssey]]'' cannot see through windows into a Concourse. They merely see a bright light. | |||
== Development == | |||
Concourses were introduced as a core feature in ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey|ED: Odyssey]]''.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-odyssey-the-road-to-odyssey-part-2-forging-your-path.555410/ Frontier Forums: Elite Dangerous: Odyssey | The Road To Odyssey Part 2 - Forging Your Path]</ref> Concourses were added to all Flight Operations Carrier [[Megaship]]s, excluding [[Rescue Vessel]]s, in ''Odyssey'' Update 8.<ref name="DU4">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/development-update-4-september.590570/ Frontier Forums: Development Update 4 - September]</ref><ref name="OU8">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-odyssey-update-8-notes.592174/ Frontier Forums: Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Update 8 Notes]</ref> Concourses were added to [[Drake-Class Carrier|Fleet Carriers]] in ''Odyssey'' Update 11.<ref name="OU11" /> | |||
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||