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The '''Fleet Carrier Update''',<ref name=" | The '''Fleet Carrier Update (3.7)''',<ref name="Beta2Begins">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/fleet-carriers-update-beta-2-begins.544431/ Frontier Forums: Fleet Carriers Update - Beta 2 Begins!]</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">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/fleet-carriers-content-reveal-announcement.539505/ Frontier Forums: Fleet Carriers - Content Reveal Announcement]</ref><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 | Two open betas for the Fleet Carriers Update were conducted for testing purposes.<ref name="April Recap">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/fleet-carriers-content-reveal-recap.540062/ Frontier Forums: Fleet Carriers - Content Reveal Recap]</ref> The first ran from April 7, 2020 to April 20, 2020, and was available for PC only.<ref name="Beta 1">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/fleet-carriers-update-beta-1-patch-notes.540218/ Frontier Forums: Fleet Carriers Update - Beta 1 - Patch Notes]</ref> The second ran from May 11, 2020 to May 26, 2020, and was available for PC, Xbox One, and PS4.<ref name="Beta 2">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/fleet-carriers-update-beta-2-date-announcement.543972/ Frontier Forums: Fleet Carriers Update - Beta 2 - Date Announcement]</ref><ref name="Beta2Begins" /> | ||
== Features == | == Features == | ||
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*'''Other features''' | *'''Other features''' | ||
**The hangar options interface at all Stations and Fleet Carriers is expanded to display Refuel, Repair, and Restock options alongside the existing Starport Services, Enter Hangar/Return to Surface, and Launch/Auto Launch options. Players can now perform these essential ship maintenance actions without needing to enter the Starport Services menu. | |||
**Players can now queue for [[CQC Championship|CQC]] matchmaking within the main game via the Comms panel of the [[HUD]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/fwkr62/beta_queuing_for_cqc_from_main_game_fdev_as_a_cqc/ r/EliteDangerous: (BETA) QUEUING FOR CQC FROM MAIN GAME??!! - FDEV, as a CQC Veteran, from the bottom of my heart, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! I can't believe you guys did this!]</ref> | **Players can now queue for [[CQC Championship|CQC]] matchmaking within the main game via the Comms panel of the [[HUD]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/fwkr62/beta_queuing_for_cqc_from_main_game_fdev_as_a_cqc/ r/EliteDangerous: (BETA) QUEUING FOR CQC FROM MAIN GAME??!! - FDEV, as a CQC Veteran, from the bottom of my heart, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! I can't believe you guys did this!]</ref> | ||