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== Features == | == Features == | ||
Elite: Dangerous builds upon the foundations of the previous Elite titles, but aims to expand these ideas to a modern context. | Elite: Dangerous builds upon the foundations of the previous Elite titles, but aims to expand these ideas to a modern context. | ||
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== Evolving Universe == | == Evolving Universe == | ||
[[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary 2- How the Galaxy will Evolve Over Time|right|250px]] | [[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary 2- How the Galaxy will Evolve Over Time|right|250px]]<gallery type="slideshow" widths="250" crop="true" hidebutton="true"> | ||
Stationoverplanet.jpg|Space station over a planet | |||
Unlike previous games, in Elite: Dangerous the milky way galaxy will evolve. As players explore, the different factions will be seen to spread to further star systems, colonizing planets and building space stations. Players can participate in this process by completing missions for a particular faction to increase their influence in that system. This can eventually lead to war which players can then continue to help their chosen faction by participating in it. In addition to war, players can also influence minor star system factions in other ways such as causing an economic boom. | EDwallpaper2.jpg|Closer view | ||
EDwallpaper4.jpg|Flying close to a damaged ship | |||
EDwallpaper.jpg|Space battle | |||
EDwallpaper1.jpg|Docking | |||
</gallery>Unlike previous games, in Elite: Dangerous the milky way galaxy will evolve. As players explore, the different factions will be seen to spread to further star systems, colonizing planets and building space stations. Players can participate in this process by completing missions for a particular faction to increase their influence in that system. This can eventually lead to war which players can then continue to help their chosen faction by participating in it. In addition to war, players can also influence minor star system factions in other ways such as causing an economic boom. | |||
New star ports will be slowly built in real time. These events will create opportunities for players as the resources and workers required for building will need to be transported and there will no doubt be related military missions and scope for increased piracy. | New star ports will be slowly built in real time. These events will create opportunities for players as the resources and workers required for building will need to be transported and there will no doubt be related military missions and scope for increased piracy. | ||
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== Player Roles == | == Player Roles == | ||
[[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary 3 - Player Roles|full|right| | [[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary 3 - Player Roles|full|right|480x480px]] | ||
Unlike RPGs, players in Elite Dangerous will not choose their [[Roles|role]] by customising their character. Instead, the choice and customisation of their ship will be geared towards specific role(s). Examples cited are [[Roles#Trader|Trader]], [[Miner]], [[Roles#Explorer|Explorer]], [[Roles#Bounty Hunter|Bounty Hunter]], [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Smuggler Smuggler] and [[Roles#Pirate|Pirate]]. However hybrid roles or new roles may be possible through updates or emergent gameplay e.g. mining. | Unlike RPGs, players in Elite Dangerous will not choose their [[Roles|role]] by customising their character. Instead, the choice and customisation of their ship will be geared towards specific role(s). Examples cited are [[Roles#Trader|Trader]], [[Miner]], [[Roles#Explorer|Explorer]], [[Roles#Bounty Hunter|Bounty Hunter]], [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Smuggler Smuggler] and [[Roles#Pirate|Pirate]]. However hybrid roles or new roles may be possible through updates or emergent gameplay e.g. mining. | ||
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=== Trading === | === Trading === | ||
[[File:Elite Dangerous Trading Dev Diary|full|right| | [[File:Elite Dangerous Trading Dev Diary|full|right|1x1px]][[Roles#Trader|Trading]] in previous games was limited to a relatively small number of different commodities such as hydrogen fuel, precious metals, computers etc. | ||
Traders in Elite: Dangerous have access to a large number of commodities both legal and illegal. Also present are "rare commodities" that are unique to a specific star system and increase in value the further from their origin they are sold. | Traders in Elite: Dangerous have access to a large number of commodities both legal and illegal. Also present are "rare commodities" that are unique to a specific star system and increase in value the further from their origin they are sold. | ||