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Elite Dangerous builds upon the legacy and foundations of the previous Elite games, and aims to expand it to a modern context while adding new features that have never before been seen in the [[:Category:Elite series|Elite series]]. The [[Elite Dangerous FAQ]] has additional information.
* An immersive, evolving [[galaxy]] with dynamic society, economy and stories, allowing pilots to join each other and together change the story of the Milky Way.
=== Multiplayer vs Solo ===▼
* Pilots will be breaking blockades, battling [[pirate]]s, attacking enemy positions and installations, and more, leaving their mark wherever they go.
* All actions will change history of human kind.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrrNlml4Ibk&t=120 Free-form play] allows everyone to choose their own path, becoming an angry pirate, a spy, a peaceful trader, an explorer, a soldier, or a mix between these [[roles]].
* There are no classes or skill levels, strength is decided by ship equipment and player skill.
* More than 30 different and customizable [[ships]].
* Surface [[vehicles]] such as the [[Scarab]] to explore planets and moons.
* The vast, scientifically accurate 1:1 scale of the seamless [[galaxy|Milky Way galaxy]] is created using a mix of [[Procedural Generation|procedural generation and artist direction.]] More information in the [[Elite Dangerous#Realistic Astrophysics and Scale|Realistic Astrophysics and Scale]].
* [[Flight Model]] of Elite Dangerous has Newtonian physics with a fly-by-wire layer applied over the top to make the combat feel visceral and seat-of-the-pants, rather than Frontier's jousting at huge distances. Newtonian space combat (ships will continue to move unless intervened but without orbital mechanics)
* Freeform (manual yaw/pitch/roll) interplanetary flight allows to fly freely through star systems in realistic scale to get to a destination. Players can choose to travel wherever they want, including vista points to see [[Earth]] rise on the moon, the sun appearing behind [[Mars]], or they could choose to explore the vast expanse of space and discover new points of interest in star systems.
* [[Multicrew]] adds the ability to join a seat of another commander's or let others join your ship.
* [[Holo-Me]] is the name of the character customization feature for the player's commander. It allows deep character customization.
* [[Camera suite|Camera Suite]] is a fully functional third-person camera suite.
* Players can choose between the following game modes: Solo (single player), Private Group (only with friends and invited people) or Open Play (multiplayer, play with everyone).
* The [[Background Simulation]] is dynamic, complex and reflects the evolution of the known galaxy with ever changing power and system influence of factions in response to player behavior. Every station has its own demands and supply that change dynamically. Players on different platforms cannot directly play with each other. However, every player on every platform affects the same shared galaxy, star systems, factions and the dynamic background simulation.
* A shared narrative which is influenced by players on all different platforms. This occurs with community events like [[Salomé]], [[Community Goals|community goals]] and [[Powerplay]] activities. All of the meta data for the galaxy is shared between players. It's not traditional storytelling, rather an interactive, overarching narrative. Players have influenced and changed the course of events. The story unfolds in real time, in which players decide the outcomes and can be the stars. The latest information on in-game events and stories are reported on [[GalNet]]. See the [[Elite Dangerous Timeline]] for a chronological list of events.
Players can choose between the following game modes: Solo (single player), Private Group (only with friends and invited people) or Open Play (multiplayer, play with everyone). In open play, you may encounter any other player who is also in Open, instancing and matching players occurs via a complex system. Players on different platforms cannot directly play with each other. However, every player on every platform affects the same shared galaxy, star systems, factions and the dynamic [[Background Simulation]].
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