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==General FAQ==
=== What is "Elite: Dangerous"? ===
▲: '''''[http://www.elitedangerous.com Elite: Dangerous]''''' is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic. It's the ''[//http:us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 4th]''[//http:us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 installment] in the legendary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier:_First_Encounters ''Elite'' series] of games, which includes [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Is .22Elite: Dangerous.22 an MMO.3F|mass-multiplayer]] as an integral part, while still allowing [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#How will single player work.3F Will I need to connect to a server to play.3F|online single player]]. It will also be the first in the series that will be [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#What are the expansions.3F|expanded]] with [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|walking around]]. See the '''[[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#What are the main features of .22Elite: Dangerous.22.3F|main features here]]'''.
The subtitle "Dangerous" refers to the 3rd best [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f72c0f91b2#Badge%20of%20Honour Elite Rating] you could achieve during combat in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier:_First_Encounters ''Elite'' games.] In the new game it has been [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6279 expanded] to include more than combat. The origin of the series is ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_%28video_game%29 Elite,]'' the genre defining [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srlJVE50mCI&list=SP9E1E1F7AA6193498&index=1 open world sandbox, space adventure, trading and combat simulator] first released in ''1984''. It spawned two sequels ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynXwvSqsCek Frontier: Elite II]'' in ''[https://frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_elite_ii 1993]'' and ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0_WewBEGew Frontier: First Encounters (Elite III)]'' in ''[https://frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_first_encounters 1995]'', which already attempted to [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#How big will planets and star systems.C2.A0be.3F|simulate a realistic Milky Way galaxy]] with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK-NMyDaPAg realistic star systems] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc9o_ldmlVs&t=72 seamless freeform interplanetary] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0_WewBEGew#t=53 atmospheric flight] and landing on [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will planets rotate and orbit around stars.3F|moving planets]], with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0_WewBEGew&t=265 realistic orbits and day/night cycles]. The developers have gone to great lengths to map and electronically recreate the Milky Way to scale to make the game as realistic as possible.
''Elite'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_%28video_game%29 inspired the creation of many space games] and [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134644/the_replay_interviews_gary_penn.php the creation of the "Grand Theft Auto (GTA)" series.]
[[File:Elite Dangerous Gameplay Demo - IGN Live Gamescom 2014|thumb|right|280 px]]
[[File:The Future of Elite Dangerous|thumb|right|280 px]]
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