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== Beyond - Season 3 == | == Beyond - Season 3 == | ||
[[File:Elite Dangerous Beyond logo.png|thumb|250px|Elite Dangerous: Beyond]] | [[File:Elite Dangerous Beyond logo.png|thumb|250px|Elite Dangerous: Beyond]] | ||
[[Elite Dangerous: Beyond]] is the third season of expansions planned for Elite Dangerous through the year of 2018. The main focus is core gameplay, existing features, quality of life and other improvements.<ref name=":0" /> This is free for all [[Horizons]] owners. New features will be added too.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9pbpvh/beyond_chapter_four_exploration_reveal_megathread/</ref> The most notable are: | |||
* New [[ships]]: [[Chieftain]], [[Krait]], [[Alliance Chieftain]], [[Alliance Challenger]], [[Alliance Crusader]] | * New [[ships]]: [[Chieftain]], [[Krait]], [[Alliance Chieftain]], [[Alliance Challenger]], [[Alliance Crusader]] | ||
* New hybrid fighters: [[Javelin]], [[Lance]], [[Trident]]. | * New hybrid fighters: [[Javelin]], [[Lance]], [[Trident]]. | ||
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* [[Crime & Punishment]] improvements: [[Notoriety]], [[Advanced Tactical Response]], [[Detention Centre|Detention Centres]] | * [[Crime & Punishment]] improvements: [[Notoriety]], [[Advanced Tactical Response]], [[Detention Centre|Detention Centres]] | ||
* [[Megaship]] interaction improvements | * [[Megaship]] interaction improvements | ||
* New [[ | * New [[Guardian]] tech and a personal narrative | ||
* New [[missions]] and scenarios | * New [[missions]] and scenarios | ||
* Improved Lighting Model with adaptive lighting, color grades, fog and god rays. | * Improved Lighting Model with adaptive lighting, color grades, fog and god rays. | ||
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* [[Probe|Probes]] | * [[Probe|Probes]] | ||
* [[Codex]] | * [[Codex]] | ||
For detailed information about this season of updates see the [[Elite Dangerous: Beyond|Beyond page]]. | For detailed information about this season of updates see the [[Elite Dangerous: Beyond|Beyond page]]. | ||
== 2019 Updates == | |||
[[File:April Update banner.png|thumb|250px|April Update]] | |||
Over the course of 2019, in between Season 3 and Season 4, Frontier Developments planned a series of smaller content updates with various quality of life improvements. The first of these off-season updates was the [[April Update]].<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/april-update-coming-23-april-2019.508239/ Frontier Forums: April Update - Coming 23 April 2019]</ref> Notable changes and additions include: | |||
* The [[Beginners' Zone]] | |||
* [[Advanced Docking Computer]] & [[Supercruise Assist]] modules | |||
* The [[Pilot's Handbook]] | |||
* [[Interstellar Initiative]]s | |||
== The Next Era - Season 4 == | == The Next Era - Season 4 == | ||
[[File:Anaconda-Walking-Pilot-Scale.png|thumb|250px|A walking pilot in a hangar with an Anaconda]] | |||
[[File:Anaconda-Walking-Pilot-Scale.png|thumb|250px|A walking pilot in a hangar with an Anaconda]]Frontier said on 1 March 2019:''"Back in August, we mentioned that the team had begun work on the next major era of Elite. We believe this will be a defining moment in the history of the game and it will be our biggest update yet."''<ref name=":5">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/479122-Important-Community-Update-(01-03) Important Community Update (01/03)] | Frontier said on 1 March 2019:''"Back in August, we mentioned that the team had begun work on the next major era of Elite. We believe this will be a defining moment in the history of the game and it will be our biggest update yet."''<ref name=":5">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/479122-Important-Community-Update-(01-03) Important Community Update (01/03)] | ||
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