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The '''Fleet Carrier Update''' | The '''Fleet Carrier Update''',<ref name="March 2020">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/fleet-carriers-content-reveal-announcement.539505/ Frontier Forums: Fleet Carriers - Content Reveal Announcement]</ref> formerly known as the '''December Update''', is a planned standalone content update for ''[[Elite Dangerous]]'' that was originally scheduled for release in December 2019, but was delayed to June 2020.<ref name="March 2020" /><ref name="Delay">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/community-update-22-10.527123/ Frontier Forums: Community Update (22/10)]</ref> After the [[January Update]], it will be the fourth of a series of free updates throughout 2019 and 2020 intended to enhance the game prior to the [[Elite Dangerous: The Next Era|unnamed second expansion]].<ref name="LC2019">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/lavecon-2019-content-reveal.516705/ Frontier Forums: Lavecon 2019 Content Reveal]</ref><ref name="GC 2019">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/gamescom-reveals-fleet-carrier-details.520110/ Frontier Forums: Gamescom Reveals - Fleet Carrier Details]</ref> | ||
Two open betas for the Fleet Carriers Update will be available for testing purposes. The first begins on April 7, 2020 for PC, and the second is scheduled for May 2020 for PC, Xbox One, and PS4.<ref name="March 2020" /> | |||
== Features == | == Features == | ||
*'''Fleet Carriers''' | *'''Fleet Carriers''' | ||
**Pilots gain the ability to purchase and control a mobile [[Fleet Carrier]] ship with multiple [[Landing Pad]]s that can be used by [[Squadrons]].<ref name="LC2019" /> The owner can set docking permissions to determine who may dock.<ref name="GC 2019" /> | **Pilots gain the ability to purchase and control a mobile [[Fleet Carrier]] ship with multiple [[Landing Pad]]s that can be used by [[Squadrons]].<ref name="LC2019" /> The owner can set docking permissions to determine who may dock.<ref name="GC 2019" /> | ||
**Fleet Carriers cost | **Fleet Carriers cost 5 billion credits,<ref name="March 2020" /> and a pilot is restricted to owning one.<ref name="GC 2019" /> They have a weekly upkeep cost that can be paid through setting tariffs on [[commodities]] bought and sold there.<ref>[https://www.pcgamer.com/elite-dangerous-is-finally-getting-fleet-carriers-in-june-with-beta-tests-next-month/ PC Gamer: Elite Dangerous is finally getting fleet carriers in June, with beta tests next month]</ref> | ||
**Fleet Carriers have multiple loadouts of available services, modules, and shipyard stock suited for specific [[roles]]. They can be further specialized with an Exploration, Mining, or Mercenary Support Vessel.<ref name="GC 2019" /> | **Fleet Carriers have multiple loadouts of available services, modules, and shipyard stock suited for specific [[roles]]. They can be further specialized with an Exploration, Mining, or Mercenary Support Vessel.<ref name="GC 2019" /> | ||
**The owner of a Fleet Carrier can schedule jumps to different systems, provided the Fleet Carrier has a sufficient amount of | **The owner of a Fleet Carrier can schedule jumps to different systems, provided the Fleet Carrier has a sufficient amount of [[Tritium]] fuel. Fleet Carriers have a maximum jump range of 500 ly.<ref name="GC 2019" /><ref name="March 2020" /> | ||
*'''Various bug fixes'''<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/no-more-patch-updates-before-fleet-carriers.538435/page-4#post-8317661 Frontier Forums: No more patch updates before Fleet Carriers?, post #78]</ref> | *'''Various bug fixes'''<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/no-more-patch-updates-before-fleet-carriers.538435/page-4#post-8317661 Frontier Forums: No more patch updates before Fleet Carriers?, post #78]</ref> | ||