Elite Dangerous FAQ: Difference between revisions

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: Yes, missions fall into several types, the ones that you find en route and the ones that will have you actively engage in through a contract. These can earn you both credits and status within the faction you are working for, whether it is a disreputable criminal group or the Federation or Empire themselves.

 

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: <span style="line-height:21px;">Just like in all the [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_is_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F previous Elite games], </span>you are '''not '''fixed to a specific role like in a traditional roleplaying game, there are also no skillpoints that directly affect the way your avatar performs. Instead you will always be directly in control of your avatar so your own skill will determine the outcome of your interactions.

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: <span style="line-height:21px;">'''Yes''', just like in all the [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#What is .22Elite: Dangerous.22.3F|previous ''Elite'' games]] you are able to [[docking|manually dock with space stations seamlessly]].</span>

: <span style="line-height:21px;">Future </span><span style="line-height:21px;">[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_are_the_expansions.3F|expansions]] will also add the possibility to seamlessly freeform</span><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"> </span>[[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will it be possible to manually land on planets.3F|land on planets]]. </span><span style="line-height:21px;">Landing and docking will be doable either using auto pilot, or manually.</span>

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: Yes, there are gassy and cloudy gas giants.

 

 

=== What are the general differences between "Elite: Dangerous" and "Star Citizen"? ===

 

: Heritage:

 

 

: ''Star Citizen'' has a heritage in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Roberts_%28game_developer%29#Biography ''Wing Commander'' / ''Privateer'' / ''Starlancer ''/'' Freelancer'' series dating back to 1990].

: Galaxy:

 

 

: ''<nowiki>Star Citizen'</nowiki>''s galaxy will have [http://www.eidolonius.com/ 120 star systems] at launch, with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXqoyZxI_GE&t=1286 time compressed to 2 hours for each day (1:12 scale time)] and a more [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5M5DXzcMmg&t=1066 casual take] on [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 spatial size and distance of celestial bodies], meaning [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwTsSkUhQhU&t=482 planets won't be properly scaled] and they might also not orbit. To give an example, ''Elite: Dangerous'' will have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_known_stars stars] alone that can engulf whole star systems of Star Citizen multiple times. Also see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q this video] to give a sense of scale.

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: '''Yes''', <span style="line-height:21px;">just like in the [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_is_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F last two Elite games]</span>, the '''[http://www.mmorpgitalia.it/2013/04/03/6509-elite-dangerous-david-braben-exclusive-interview/ flight physics are Newtonian]'''[http://www.pcgamesn.com/elite-dangerous-will-have-100-billion-star-systems-plus-thargoids-braben-reveals-whats-next][http://www.mmorpgitalia.it/2013/04/03/6509-elite-dangerous-david-braben-exclusive-interview/]. While this time the forces are fed to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigid_body_dynamics proper rigid body,] (so rotation is properly taken into account) instead of a simple point mass (where only linear dynamics matters), the fly-by-wire system (flight control computer) in ''Elite: Dangerous'' constrains the ship's angular and linear velocity relative to a common reference frame during regular local flight, to induce [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Why_is_yaw_so_slow.3F|interesting tactical dogfights at close range]] and this [[Flight Assist|flight assist]] can be partially disabled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZBKC56vhUo to be able to skid more freely]. Also unlike the last two Elite games, only the [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_will_we_travel_those_vast_distances_in_such_a_huge_galaxy.3F|Super-Cruise mode]] (Work In Progress) takes planet interaction into account (subject to change).

=== Does "Elite: Dangerous" support Oculus Rift?===

 

 

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