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* Refreshed and improved visuals

* Redesigned game UI elements

* [[Powerplay|Powerplay 2.0]] (include 2 new powers [[Jerome Archer]] and [[Nakato Kaine]]).

* [[Engineers]] improvements (less grind)

* 4 new ships: [[Cobra Mk V]], [[Mandalay]], [[Python Mk II]] and the [[Type-8 Transporter]]

* Thargoid ships: [[Thargoid Hunter|Hunter]], [[Thargoid Titan|Titan]]

* Thargoid drones: [[Banshee]], [[Revenant]]

* [[Thargoid Spire]]

* New SRV: [[Scorpion]]

* [[System Colonisation]]

=== Future plans ===

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== Roadmap ==

The expansions were planned include significant new features such as seamless freeform (manual pitch/yaw/roll) [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will it be possible to manually land on planets.3F|atmospheric flight and landings]] (see ~~page~~ [[Atmospheric Landings]]) and [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ|on-foot and out-of-ship activities]](see ~~page~~ [[~~Space Legs~~]]) such as FPS combat, walking around and boarding ships, walking in stations and walking and driving vehicles on entire 1:1 scale populated living planets (see ~~page~~ [[Procedural Cities]]) with [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will I be able to hire crew for my ship.3F|multi-player crew]] and [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I own and control capital ships.3F|player executive controlled capital ships]].<ref name=":2" />

The expansions were planned include significant new features such as seamless freeform (manual pitch/yaw/roll) [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will it be possible to manually land on planets.3F|atmospheric flight and landings]] (see [[Atmospheric Landings]]) and [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ|on-foot and out-of-ship activities]] (see [[On Foot]]) such as FPS combat, walking around and boarding ships, walking in stations and walking and driving vehicles on entire 1:1 scale populated living planets (see [[Procedural Cities]]) with [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will I be able to hire crew for my ship.3F|multi-player crew]] and [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I own and control capital ships.3F|player executive controlled capital ships]].<ref name=":2" />

Frontier wrote in a newsletter, ''"We plan to follow that same incremental development philosophy that we’ve done throughout our Alpha and Beta phases, and continue to significantly enhance the game via further expansions post-launch."''<ref name=":2" />

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For example, the roadmap is to add these features with major updates (in no particular order): <ref name=":2">[http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=1824c0b05a#Lifetime%20Exp Elite Dangerous Newsletter #29] - [https://web.archive.org/web/20201221021448/https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=1824c0b05a Archive url]</ref><ref>[https://www.pcgamesn.com/elite-dangerous/elite-dangerous-standard-beta-begins-next-week-last-chance-grab-lifetime-expansion-pack PCGamesN: Elite: Dangerous standard beta begins next week; last chance to grab lifetime expansion pack]</ref>

* [https://www.elitedangerous.com/en/horizons Landing / driving / prospecting on airless rocky planets, moons & asteroids]- this was added with [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]], see [[Planetary Landings]].

* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|Walking around interiors and combative boarding of other ships]]. - see [[~~Space Legs~~]].

* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|Walking around interiors and combative boarding of other ships]]. - see [[On Foot]].

* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|Combat and other interactions with other players and AIs in the internal areas of star ports]]

* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|Combat and other interactions with other players and AIs in the internal areas of star ports]] - speculated

* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|Accessing richly detailed planetary surfaces]] - see [[Atmospheric Landings]] and [[Procedural Cities]].

* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I own and control capital ships.3F|Availability of giant ‘executive control’ ships to players]]. - see [[Capital Ships]].

* [[Base Building]] was also a rumored feature (not on the roadmap) - this was revealed as [[System Colonisation]] in Nov 2024

The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM0Gcl7iUM8&t=35 scope of ''Elite'' is huge], so a sensible strategy is used to add to the game in stages.<ref name=":3">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM0Gcl7iUM YouTube: Elite: Dangerous Development Plan]</ref> ''"The core release of the game focuses on the ships and space. We'll then be working to expand the game. This includes exploring your ship and space stations. The potential content for Elite is huge, so we're keeping a sensible strategy to add to the game in stages."''<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous/faqs Kickstarter: Elite: Dangerous/FAQ]</ref>

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 * Refreshed and improved visuals
 * Redesigned game UI elements
+* [[Powerplay|Powerplay 2.0]] (include 2 new powers [[Jerome Archer]] and [[Nakato Kaine]]).
+* [[Engineers]] improvements (less grind)
+* 4 new ships: [[Cobra Mk V]], [[Mandalay]], [[Python Mk II]] and the [[Type-8 Transporter]]
+* Thargoid ships: [[Thargoid Hunter|Hunter]], [[Thargoid Titan|Titan]]
+* Thargoid drones: [[Banshee]], [[Revenant]]
+* [[Thargoid Spire]]
+* New SRV: [[Scorpion]]
+* [[System Colonisation]]
 === Future plans ===
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 == Roadmap ==
-The expansions were planned include significant new features such as seamless freeform (manual pitch/yaw/roll) [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will it be possible to manually land on planets.3F|atmospheric flight and landings]] (see page [[Atmospheric Landings]]) and [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ|on-foot and out-of-ship activities]](see page [[Space Legs]]) such as FPS combat, walking around and boarding ships, walking in stations and walking and driving vehicles on entire 1:1 scale populated living planets (see page [[Procedural Cities]]) with [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will I be able to hire crew for my ship.3F|multi-player crew]] and [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I own and control capital ships.3F|player executive controlled capital ships]].<ref name=":2" />
+The expansions were planned include significant new features such as seamless freeform (manual pitch/yaw/roll) [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will it be possible to manually land on planets.3F|atmospheric flight and landings]] (see [[Atmospheric Landings]]) and [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ|on-foot and out-of-ship activities]] (see [[On Foot]]) such as FPS combat, walking around and boarding ships, walking in stations and walking and driving vehicles on entire 1:1 scale populated living planets (see [[Procedural Cities]]) with [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Will I be able to hire crew for my ship.3F|multi-player crew]] and [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I own and control capital ships.3F|player executive controlled capital ships]].<ref name=":2" />
 Frontier wrote in a newsletter, ''"We plan to follow that same incremental development philosophy that we’ve done throughout our Alpha and Beta phases, and continue to significantly enhance the game via further expansions post-launch."''<ref name=":2" />
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 For example, the roadmap is to add these features with major updates (in no particular order): <ref name=":2">[http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=1824c0b05a#Lifetime%20Exp Elite Dangerous Newsletter #29] -  [https://web.archive.org/web/20201221021448/https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=1824c0b05a Archive url]</ref><ref>[https://www.pcgamesn.com/elite-dangerous/elite-dangerous-standard-beta-begins-next-week-last-chance-grab-lifetime-expansion-pack PCGamesN: Elite: Dangerous standard beta begins next week; last chance to grab lifetime expansion pack]</ref>
 * [https://www.elitedangerous.com/en/horizons Landing / driving / prospecting on airless rocky planets, moons & asteroids]- this was added with [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]], see [[Planetary Landings]].
-* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|Walking around interiors and combative boarding of other ships]]. - see [[Space Legs]].
+* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|Walking around interiors and combative boarding of other ships]]. - see [[On Foot]].
-* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|Combat and other interactions with other players and AIs in the internal areas of star ports]]
+* [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|Combat and other interactions with other players and AIs in the internal areas of star ports]] - speculated
 * [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I walk around the ship.2C planets and space stations.3F|Accessing richly detailed planetary surfaces]] - see [[Atmospheric Landings]] and [[Procedural Cities]].
 * [[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#Can I own and control capital ships.3F|Availability of giant ‘executive control’ ships to players]]. - see [[Capital Ships]].
+* [[Base Building]] was also a rumored feature (not on the roadmap) - this was revealed as [[System Colonisation]] in Nov 2024
 The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM0Gcl7iUM8&t=35 scope of ''Elite'' is huge], so a sensible strategy is used to add to the game in stages.<ref name=":3">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM0Gcl7iUM YouTube: Elite: Dangerous Development Plan]</ref> ''"The core release of the game focuses on the ships and space. We'll then be working to expand the game. This includes exploring your ship and space stations. The potential content for Elite is huge, so we're keeping a sensible strategy to add to the game in stages."''<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous/faqs Kickstarter: Elite: Dangerous/FAQ]</ref>

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