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[[File:Concourse interior.png|300px|right|thumb|Inside a Concourse]]
[[File:Concourse interior.png|300px|right|thumb|Inside a Concourse]]
The '''Concourse''' is a public area within a [[Station]], [[Surface Port]], [[Megaship]], or [[Drake-Class Carrier|Fleet Carrier]]. [[Commander]]s can meetup, take on missions, acquire personal equipment (e.g. [[Handheld Weapons|weapons]] and [[suits|suits)]], exchange or sell[[Components]] and [[Goods]], or simply relax at the bar and watch arriving and departing [[ship]]s.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/features/2020/9/29/21493772/elite-dangerous-odyssey-paid-dlc-preview-release-date-price Polygon: New expansion for Elite Dangerous will add tens of thousands of locations to the game]</ref> The Concourse can be reached directly from a [[Landing Pad|hangar]] via the nearest express lift.
The '''Concourse''' is an public area with vendors and services in a [[Station]], [[Surface Port]], [[Megaship]], or [[Drake-Class Carrier|Fleet Carrier]].
 
[[Commander]]s can socialize, take on missions, acquire personal equipment (e.g. [[Handheld Weapons|weapons]] and [[suits|suits)]], exchange or sell [[Components]] and [[Goods]], or simply relax at the bar, watch [[ship]]s arrive and depart.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/features/2020/9/29/21493772/elite-dangerous-odyssey-paid-dlc-preview-release-date-price Polygon: New expansion for Elite Dangerous will add tens of thousands of locations to the game]</ref> The Concourse is accessible from a [[Landing Pad|hangar]] via an express lift.


== Types ==
== Types ==
[[File:Concourse view alpha.png|250px|right|thumb|Viewing an Asteroid Base's docking hub through a Concourse's windows]]
[[File:Concourse view alpha.png|250px|right|thumb|Viewing an Asteroid Base's docking hub through a Concourse's windows]]
There are three distinct types of Concourses, each corresponding to the type of port in which they are located. For example, in the system Ross 263, Doi City and Volta Gateway will have Spaceport Concourses; Buffett Hub, Coats Terminal, and Fulton Station will have Outpost Concourses; and Neumann Survey and Vardeman Observatory will have Planetports. Not all facilities in the galaxy are large enough to support a Concourse, however. Concourse layouts are broadly similar, but will vary in some details, including lighting, depending on the type of port and the local economy; a prison colony will have a different overall feel from an agricultural hub.
There are three distinct types of Concourses. Each correspond to the port type. For example, the system Ross 263, Doi City and Volta Gateway have Spaceport Concourses. Buffett Hub, Coats Terminal, and Fulton Station have Outpost Concourses. Neumann Survey and Vardeman Observatory have Planetports. Not all facilities in the galaxy are big enough to support a Concourse.  
 
=== Spaceport ===
Spaceports are found in the three [[starport]] models, the [[Coriolis]], [[Ocellus]], and [[Orbis]].
 
=== Outpost ===
Outposts are found in [[Asteroid Base]]s and orbital [[Outpost]]s.
 
=== Planetport ===
Planetports are found in [[Surface Port#Planetary Port|Planetary Ports]].


=== Fleet Carrier Concourses ===
Concourse layouts are broadly similar, but vary in some details, including lighting and decorations, depending on the type of port, local economy and [[:Category:Power|power]] who controls it. A prison colony is notably different from an agricultural hub.
Fleet Carrier Concourses are found in [[Drake-Class Carrier|Fleet Carriers]]. When a Fleet Carrier undertakes a hyperspace jump, pilots who are aboard and have [[On Foot|disembarked]] are able to watch the jump from a viewing area in the Concourse. Note that you will be escorted to a seat in the command deck shortly before a hyperspace jump, and will not be able to leave your seat until after the hyperspace jump has been completed.
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!Type
!Description
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|Fleet Carrier
|[[Drake-Class Carrier|Fleet Carriers]] also have a Concourse. When a Fleet Carrier undertakes a [[Hyperspace|hyperspace jump]], the [[On Foot|disembarked]] pilots aboard can watch the jump via the windows in the Concourse. Players are escorted to a seat in the command deck shortly before a hyperspace jump. You cannot leave the seat until the jump has been completed.
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|Outpost
|These are in [[Asteroid Base]]s and orbital [[Outpost]]s.
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|Planetary port
|These are in [[Surface Port#Planetary Port|Planetary Ports]] and have a view of the planetary surface.
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|Spaceport
|These are found in a [[starport]]: [[Coriolis]], [[Ocellus]], and [[Orbis]].
|}


== Vendors and Services ==
== Vendors and Services ==