Version history

Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming’s original open world adventure to the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions. Here is the Version history of how it has evolved over time.

The current version is Template:CurrentVersion, released on 20th October 2015.

Each release is briefly described on this page as follows:

• Version identifier, title of headline feature, and date publicly available
• Summary of the content, features and key gameplay improvements added
• Links to the complete changelogs.

Version formatting

Each release version's numeric identifier (n.n.nn) is broken down as follows:

• First digit refers to the Season
• Second digit refers to the major release or expansion
• Third (pair of) digit(s) refers to the minor release or hotfix
• Example: a version identifier of 1.2.08 = 8th hotfix, of the 2nd expansion, during Season 1

History

v1.4 "CQC" - 6th October 2015

• Elite Dangerous released on Xbox One
• CQC Championship added
• New ships: Imperial Eagle, Federal Gunship, and Federal Assault Ship
• New CQC-only ship: F63 Condor
• Hazardous Resource Extraction Sites added
• Compromised Nav Beacons added
• Legal salvage missions added
• Outfitting for CQC added
• Changed how powerplant damage is handled - small chance of instant destruction, otherwise malfunctions and halved power output
• Assign Imperial Eagles to those who should have them from their Kickstarter backer rewards
• (Server-side) Many matchmaking fixes and refinements
• (Server-side) Various stability and performance improvements
• (Server-side) Fixes to Minor-Faction gameplay
• (Server-side) Minor Factions sponsored by Player Groups added
• (Server-side) Put more awesome into space :)
• Link to full update bulletin (396 notes): 1.4 changelog

v1.4.01 - 20th October 2015

• New Mission Templates
• CQC Matchmaking improvements
• Improvements to interdictions
• (Xbox only) Upload App now supported
• (Xbox only) Updated User Guide
• (OSX only) Support for Retina native resolutions added
• (OSX only) Support for Fullscreen, Borderless & Windowed display modes added
• (Server-side) Stability fixes & weekly maintenance cycle performance optimizations.
• (Server-side) Rares goods' availability & legalities improved for Onionhead, Lucan Onionhead and Tarach Tor Spice!
• (Server-side) More Minor Factions sponsored by Player Groups added
• Links to full update bulletins (21 notes):1.4.01 changelog and 1.4.01 Server changelog

v1.3 "Powerplay" - 5th June 2015

• Powerplay added
• Power map views on galaxy map, power information and action screens added
• Power specific ship modules, ambient traffic, defector hunters, goods and actions added
• New ships: Imperial Courier, Diamondback Scout and Diamondback Explorer
• Drones for Cargo/Mining chunk collection, Fuel transfer and Prospecting asteroids added
• Mission system overhaul
• Inbox integration for branching missions
• Missions scaling up based on rank, and reputation with mission giver
• Mission targets can be generated in supercruise rather than USSs
• Spawned AI difficulty determined by mission (if spawned by mission)
• Low and high intensity resource extraction site scenarios added
• Military progression missions revamped
• Founders and Elite ranked missions added
• Minable commodities Painite and Osmium added
• More mission variants added, including slave, mining and alternate-assassination-target
• Updated bounty system:
  • Bounties cannot be paid off (Pilot's Fed contact is gone!), but expire after 7 days.
  • Major factions don't record crimes anymore, only minor factions
  • Fines now take 7 days to expire, but never coexist with bounties (bounties absorb fines and dormant bounties with the same faction).
  • Expiry only actually happens when you login, hyperspace or resurrect
  • Friendly fire values relaxed
• Select navigation target in system map function added
• Loan ceiling scales based on player's highest Elite rank
• Added crimes for reckless flying (collisions) within Starport no fire zones:
  • Shields only collisions above speed limit is a fine
  • Hull damage only above speed limit is a larger fine
  • Ship destruction within short window after collision above speed limit is a bounty
  • Respects 'Report crimes against me' setting
• Allow any general purpose slot on any ship to contain a fuel tank module
• Network stability fixes
• Translations for missions added: French, German, and Russian
• (Server-side) Minor-Faction gameplay improvements
• Link to full update bulletins (602 notes): 1.3 changelog and 1.3 Server changelog

v1.3.01 - 9th June 2015

• (Server-side) Various performance and reliability improvements
• Link to full update bulletin (27 notes): 1.3.01 changelog

v1.3.02 - 10th June 2015

• Oculus Rift support updated to SDK 0.5
• (Server-side) Powerplay balance tweak
• Link to full update bulletins (19 notes): 1.3.02 changelog and 1.3.02 Server changelog

v1.3.03 - 12th June 2015

• Powerplay balance changes
• (Server-side) Exploration performance improvements
• (Server-side) Powerplay balance tweak
• Links to full update bulletins (4 notes): 1.3.03 changelog and 1.3.03 Server changelog

v1.3.04 - 16th June 2015

• Stellar Forge optimisations
• Link to full update bulletin (28 notes): 1.3.04 changelog

v1.3.05 - 18th June 2015

• Various mission fixes
• Localisation text corrections
• Ship repair costs overhaul
• (Server-side) Stability improvements
• Links to full update bulletins (29 notes): 1.3.05 changelog and 1.3.05 Server changelog

v1.3.06 - 25th June 2015

• Galnet news reliability improvements
• Powerplay balance changes
• (OSX only) Various control device issues fixed
• Links to full update bulletins (34 notes): 1.3.06 changelog and 1.3.06 Server changelog

v1.3.07 - 2nd July 2015

• Radius of the sphere of systems used to generate missions increased to 15ly
• Cargo dumping limit increased to 100, when away from stations and outposts
• (Server-side) Galnet news reports Powerplay predictions
• (Server-side) Exploration optimisations
• (Server-side) Powerplay gameplay and rewards' improvements
• Links to full update bulletins (19 notes): 1.3.07 changelog and 1.3.07 Server #1, #2 & #3 changelogs

v1.3.08 - 5th August 2015

• Various matchmaking fixes
• Appconfig option RouterPort added
• Link to full update bulletin (13 notes): 1.3.08 changelog

v1.2 "Wings" - 10th March 2015

• Wings functionality added
• New ships::Fer-de-Lance and Vulture
• Added playable ship: Vulture
• Comms interface overhaul
• NPC Groups added
• Ability to reboot destroyed sub systems (modules) added
• Flyable debug camera with limited range added
• Link to full update bulletin (336 notes): 1.2 changelog

v1.2.01 - 11th March 2015

• Wing instancing improvements
• Hotfix identified as 1.2.02 fixed critical crash bug
• Link to full update bulletins (16 notes): 1.2.01 changelog

v1.2.03 - 12th March 2015

• Earnings from bounties, combat bonds, and exploration data all increased
• Link to full update bulletin (21 notes): 1.2.03 changelog

v1.2.04 - 13th March 2015

• Head-tracking fixes
• (Server-side) Minor-Faction gameplay improvements
• Link to full update bulletin (6 notes): 1.2.04 changelog

v1.2.05 - 18th March 2015

• Smaller ships are now better at smuggling
• Link to full update bulletin (23 notes): 1.2.05 changelog

v1.2.06 - 25th March 2015

• (Server-side) Minor-Faction gameplay improvements
• Link to full update bulletin (21 notes): 1.2.06 changelog

v1.2.07 - 10th April 2015

• Prevent docking after the police 'notice' that a player is wanted
• (Server-side) Various performance and reliability improvements
• (Server-side) Cap all bounties to 1 million credits per minor faction
• Links to full update bulletins (19 notes): 1.2.07 changelog and 1.2.07 Server changelog

v1.1 "Community Goals" - 10th February 2015

• Community Goals added
• Route planning extended to 1,000ly
• Russian language translations added
• 'Discovered by' tag to system map added
• New graphics shaders for planets, and city lights added
• Explored system details added to cartographics shop
• Top benefactors support added to system map
• Hotfix identified as 1.1.01 fixed critical crash bug
• Link to full update bulletin (306 notes): 1.1 changelog

v1.1.02 - 11th February 2015

• Backers and Elite-rank discounts added
• Collision damage tweaked
• Link to full update bulletin (9 notes): 1.1.02 changelog

v1.1.03 - 12th February 2015

• Various gameplay fixes
• Link to full update bulletin (18 notes): 1.1.03 changelog

v1.1.04 - 13th February 2015

• Bounty vouchers can be redeemed at any local starport
• Link to full update bulletin (8 notes): 1.1.04 changelog

v1.1.05 - 19th February 2015

• Friendly fire relaxed
• Link to full update bulletin (15 notes): 1.1.05 changelog

v1.1.06 - 5th March 2015

• Various gameplay fixes
• Link to full update bulletin (6 notes): 1.1.06 changelog

v1.0 Release of Elite Dangerous - 16th December 2014

• Initial public version of the game :)

v1.01 - 17th December 2014

• Various gameplay fixes
• Link to full update bulletin (11 notes): 1.01 changelog

v1.02 - 18th December 2014

• Rare commodities supply limit added
• Link to full update bulletin (13 notes): 1.02 changelog

v1.03 - 19th December 2014

• More UI and Control options added
• Background Simulation improvements
• Links to full update bulletins (8 notes): 1.03 changelog and Server #1 & #2 changelogs

v1.04 - 8th January 2015

• Minor-Faction gameplay improvements
• Link to full update bulletin (18 notes): 1.04 changelog

v1.05 - 15th January 2015

• Mission list improvements
• Links to full update bulletins (23 notes): 1.05 changelog and Server changelog

v1.06 - 22nd January 2015

• Matchmaking improvements
• Link to full update bulletin (16 notes): 1.06 changelog

v1.07 - 28th January 2015

• (Server-side) Maintenance period now weekly
• Links to full update bulletins (10 notes): 1.07 changelog and Server #1 & #2 changelogs