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The headline gameplay features and content in development that will be available to free to Horizons players. | The headline gameplay features and content in development that will be available to free to Horizons players. | ||
=== | === The Engineers, v2.1, coming Spring 2016 === | ||
* Greater degree of customisation and power to the ships.<ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/3Em7TLwFifE EGX 2015 Developer Session: David Braben Reveals The Future Of Elite Dangerous]</ref> | * Greater degree of customisation and power to the ships.<ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/3Em7TLwFifE EGX 2015 Developer Session: David Braben Reveals The Future Of Elite Dangerous]</ref> | ||
* Improve and customise normal weapons and module types.<ref name=":0" /> | * Improve and customise normal weapons and module types.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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=== | === The Guardians, v2.2, coming Summer 2016 === | ||
* Larger ships in the game (for example the T-9) will be able to launch and/or dock smaller vessels from their bays.<ref name=":0" /> | * Larger ships in the game (for example the T-9) will be able to launch and/or dock smaller vessels from their bays.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* Launched vessels can be either NPC or CMDR piloted, and will be used to fight off enemy craft, or act as scouting vessels on planets.<ref name=":0" /> | * Launched vessels can be either NPC or CMDR piloted, and will be used to fight off enemy craft, or act as scouting vessels on planets.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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=== | === The Commanders, v2.3, coming Fall 2016 === | ||
* Players working together to control the different functions of a ship. A multicrew ship landing on a planet's surface could have one player stay with the main vessel, another patrol in a ship-launched fighter, and another explore in their SRV.<ref name=":0" /> | * Players working together to control the different functions of a ship. A multicrew ship landing on a planet's surface could have one player stay with the main vessel, another patrol in a ship-launched fighter, and another explore in their SRV.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* The maximum number of crew on a ship is 4, and uses the Wing system.<ref name=":2">[https://youtu.be/G_qwOcL1PUU On The Horizon #7, 15/12/15 - Youtube]</ref><sup> </sup>This crew limit may be increased in a future Season: "We don't know how high we would go."<ref name=":0" /> | * The maximum number of crew on a ship is 4, and uses the Wing system.<ref name=":2">[https://youtu.be/G_qwOcL1PUU On The Horizon #7, 15/12/15 - Youtube]</ref><sup> </sup>This crew limit may be increased in a future Season: "We don't know how high we would go."<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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* No NPC Crew initially.<ref name=":3">[https://redd.it/3wx239 David Braben AMA, 15/12/15 - /r/elitedangerous]</ref> | * No NPC Crew initially.<ref name=":3">[https://redd.it/3wx239 David Braben AMA, 15/12/15 - /r/elitedangerous]</ref> | ||
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* Enormous range of faces and features available, including hair, selectable via the game's interface. In combination with Multicrew players be able to see each other in game.<ref name=":0" /> | * Enormous range of faces and features available, including hair, selectable via the game's interface. In combination with Multicrew players be able to see each other in game.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* Faces will be visible as the visors will be retracted with pressurised cockpit, while a canopy breach will cause Visors to appear.<ref name=":4">[https://youtu.be/RdP1DmRYco8 On The Horizon #4 - YouTube]</ref> | * Faces will be visible as the visors will be retracted with pressurised cockpit, while a canopy breach will cause Visors to appear.<ref name=":4">[https://youtu.be/RdP1DmRYco8 On The Horizon #4 - YouTube]</ref> | ||
=== | === Other developments coming, but unknown as to when currently === | ||
* More SRV's.<ref name=":4" /> | * More SRV's.<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Planet updates will include "active volcanism" and "ice volcanism". <sup>src</sup> | * Planet updates will include "active volcanism" and "ice volcanism". <sup>src</sup> | ||