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If you want to support game development, please go to [http://elite.frontier.co.uk/register/ Frontier Developments Elite: Dangerous site] to join the alpha and beta stages of early development. If you prefer to wait until release, then 2014 is the year for you!
If you want to support game development, please go to [http://elite.frontier.co.uk/register/ Frontier Developments Elite: Dangerous site] to join the alpha and beta stages of early development. If you prefer to wait until release, then 2014 is the year for you!


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This wiki was created to allow collection of game documentation, how-to articles, theory and game data about [[Elite: Dangerous]], the latest project by [[Frontier Developments]].
This wiki was created to allow collection of game documentation, how-to articles, theory and game data about [[Elite: Dangerous]], the latest project by [[Frontier Developments]]. The game is not fully released yet, but once it is, speculative and design related pages will be moved to make way for the facts and data about the game's systems, processes, controls, etc.
 
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Alpha is now live, this will continue until Frontier decides that the game is ready to go to Premium Beta (1st stage), this is scheduled for early 2014 at the moment, but Frontier will announce details when they are ready to proceed.
 
Currently these are set as follows.
 
<ul><li>Alpha Phases 1.0 started December 2013 includes expansion pass</li>
<li>Alpha Phase 2.0 started 4th Feb 2014 includes expansion pass</li>
<li>Beta Phase Premium Beta (formally 1st beta) to start after Alpha has finished.  includes expansion pass</li>
<li>Beta Phase Standard Beta (formally 2nd beta) to start after Premium Beta has finished.</li>
<li>Gamma Phase to start after Standard Beta has finished.</li>
<li>Commercial release end part of 2014</li></ul>
 
Please note: These dates are estimates and can change.


Obviously, the game doesn't exist yet, so users are welcome to post information about the game released so far and during the development, alpha and beta phases. Once the game is released, speculative and design related pages will be moved to make way for facts and data about the game and updates.
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Revision as of 10:42, 1 March 2014

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Welcome to the Elite Dangerous Wiki
A galaxy of knowledge on Elite: Dangerous


About

Elite: Dangerous is an epic space game. Pilot your own ship and trade, blast, explore, sneak, buy, barter, mission, co-op play, solo play your way to the top accolade in the galaxy: Elite!. This is the latest installment of the seminal open-world, go-anywhere, do anything space game which, since its launch in 1984, has spawned and inspired a long tradition of open world and space games. But it started with Elite by Ian Bell and David Braben - one of the most successful games of all times. In the 1990s, David Braben created sequels Frontier: Elite II and Frontier: First Encounters.

If you just have general questions about game and its development, please read Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ first.

If you want to support game development, please go to Frontier Developments Elite: Dangerous site to join the alpha and beta stages of early development. If you prefer to wait until release, then 2014 is the year for you!

About this wiki?

This wiki was created to allow collection of game documentation, how-to articles, theory and game data about Elite: Dangerous, the latest project by Frontier Developments. The game is not fully released yet, but once it is, speculative and design related pages will be moved to make way for the facts and data about the game's systems, processes, controls, etc.

Release schedule?

Alpha is now live, this will continue until Frontier decides that the game is ready to go to Premium Beta (1st stage), this is scheduled for early 2014 at the moment, but Frontier will announce details when they are ready to proceed.

Currently these are set as follows.

  • Alpha Phases 1.0 started December 2013 includes expansion pass
  • Alpha Phase 2.0 started 4th Feb 2014 includes expansion pass
  • Beta Phase Premium Beta (formally 1st beta) to start after Alpha has finished. includes expansion pass
  • Beta Phase Standard Beta (formally 2nd beta) to start after Premium Beta has finished.
  • Gamma Phase to start after Standard Beta has finished.
  • Commercial release end part of 2014

Please note: These dates are estimates and can change.


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