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<span style="font-size: 1.5em;"> Welcome to the Elite Dangerous Wiki</span><br>A galaxy of knowledge on Elite: Dangerous.
<div class="center" style="width:auto; padding-top:1em; margin: 0 auto 2em auto; font-size:90%">'''<span style="font-size:190%;">Welcome to the Elite Dangerous Wiki</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size:120%;">A galaxy of knowledge on Elite: Dangerous.</span>'''
| align="center" | The free encyclopedia that '''anyone''' can '''[[Help:Editing|edit]]'''.<br /> <span style="color:red">Warning: This wiki may contain spoilers.</span>
 
| align="center" | [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles since January 1, 2013.<br />Please read the [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ]] for a general overview.
[[Elite: Dangerous]] is an MMO space adventure. Pilot your own ship and trade, blast, explore, sneak, buy, barter, mission, co-op play, solo play your way to the top accolade in the galaxy: Elite! This is the latest installment of the seminal open-world, go-anywhere, do anything space game which, since its launch in 1984 has spawned and inspired a long tradition of open world and space games.
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But it started with [[Elite]] by Ian Bell and David Braben - one of the most successful games of all times. In the 1990s, David Braben created the sequels [https://frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_elite_ii Frontier: Elite II] and [http://frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_first_encounters Frontier: First Encounters (Elite III)], which were famous for introducing realistic 1:1 scale, dynamic star systems and seamless freeform landings on 1:1 scale planets.<!-- useful links bar --></div>
'''<span style="font-size:150%;">Please read the [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ]] for a general overview.</span>'''
 
'''<span style="font-size:150%;">The [[Pilots Guide|Pilot's Guide]] is a good place to start learning about your ship and some of the game fundamentals.</span>'''
 
If you want to support the game's development, please go to [http://www.elitedangerous.com The official Elite: Dangerous website] to join the beta stages of early development. If you prefer to wait until release, then 2014 is the year for you!
 
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Elite.jpg|Elite - 1984
Frontier_elite2_screenshot.gif|Frontier: Elite II - 1993
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===Where can I buy "Elite: Dangerous"?===
 
: [https://store.zaonce.net/elite-dangerous-cat/elite-dangerous.html Elite: Dangerous - Mercenary Edition] is availlable for pre-order for [https://store.zaonce.net/elite-dangerous-cat/elite-dangerous.html £35.00 / €40.00 / $50.00] on both [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#On.C2.A0what platforms will .22Elite: Dangerous.22.C2.A0be released.3F|Windows PC and Apple Macintosh]] computers.
 
: ''The Beta is available only on Windows.'' You will be able to download the released game on Windows and/or Macintosh computers once it is available, at no extra charge.
 
: Current beta release schedule for the PC:
: [https://store.zaonce.net/elite-dangerous-standard-beta.html/ Standard Beta (£50.00 / €60.00 / $75.00)]
: ''Buy the Beta Edition of Elite: Dangerous and get access to all the Beta development stages.''
: ''On the game's full release you also get the Elite: Dangerous Mercenary Edition, featuring exclusive digital content''
: [https://store.zaonce.net/elite-dangerous-cat/elite-dangerous.html Elite: Dangerous - Mercenary Edition (£35.00 / €40.00 / $50.00)]
: ''Pre-order now to guarantee your Mercenary Edition, featuring exclusive digital content''
: [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=cbbe7b15e6#preorderdigitalpack Elite: Dangerous final game after release (£39.99 / €49.99 / $59.99)]
: ''Final release in Q4 2014, exact release date to be announced.''
 
: ''If you have any problems upgrading (there were a few people with issues from the original Kickstarter), then please get in touch with Frontier [https://support.zaonce.net/http/user/loginform here].''
 
: [http://elite.frontier.co.uk Official "Elite: Dangerous" website]
 
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Elite Dangerous Standard Beta 2.04 Federation hunting party
Elite Dangerous Standard Beta 2.04 Federation hunting party
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| style="text-align: center;" | '''Navigation''': [[Pilots Guide|Pilot's Guide]] · [[:Category:Factions|Factions]] · [[Ships]] · [[Weapons]] · [[Equipment]] · [[Roles]] · [[Star Systems]] <hr> <gallery widths="140" columns="4" hideaddbutton="true">
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Elite.jpg|Elite - 1984
 
Frontier_elite2_screenshot.gif|Frontier: Elite II - 1993
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First encounters1 320.jpg|Frontier: First Encounters (Elite III) - 1995
This wiki was created to allow collection of game documentation, how-to articles, theory and game data about [[Elite: Dangerous]], the latest project by [[Frontier Developments]]. The game is not fully released yet, but once it is, speculative and design related pages will be moved to make way for the facts and data about the game's systems, processes, controls, etc.
elite_dangerous_beta_2-23.jpg|Elite: Dangerous - 2014
 
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This is the latest installment of the seminal open-world, go-anywhere, do anything space game which, since its launch in 1984 has spawned and inspired a long tradition of open world and space games.<br><br>
But it started with [[Elite]] by Ian Bell and David Braben - one of the most successful games of all times. In the 1990s, David Braben created the sequels [https://frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_elite_ii Frontier: Elite II] and [http://frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_first_encounters Frontier: First Encounters (Elite III)], which were famous for introducing realistic 1:1 scale, dynamic star systems and seamless freeform landings on 1:1 scale planets.</div>
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This wiki was created to allow collection of game documentation, how-to articles, theory and game data about [[Elite: Dangerous]], the latest project by [[Frontier Developments]]. The game is not fully released yet, but once it is, speculative and design related pages will be moved to make way for the facts and data about the game's systems, processes, controls, etc.</div>
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| colspan=2 | &nbsp;- 55 star systems covering 29,000 cubic lightyears<br>
&nbsp;- Initial online mission system functionality (to be further developed through Beta)<br>
&nbsp;- Player-to-player communication by text and voice<br>
&nbsp;- Friends management and matchmaking<br>
&nbsp;- Overview trade route mapping<br>
&nbsp;- The concept of fuel consumption<br>
&nbsp;- Docking computers to assist with safe landings<br>
&nbsp;- Additional Viper heavy fighter and Lakon Type 6 medium trader ships
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