Version history

Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming’s original open world adventure to the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions. Here is the Version history of how it has evolved over time.

The current version is Template:CurrentVersion, released on 20th October 2015.

Each release is briefly described on this page as follows:

Version identifier, title of headline feature, and date publicly available
Summary of the content, features and key gameplay improvements added
Links to the complete changelogs.

Version formatting

Each release version's numeric identifier (n.n.nn) is broken down as follows:

First digit refers to the Season
Second digit refers to the major release or expansion
Third (pair of) digit(s) refers to the minor release or hotfix
Example: a version identifier of 1.2.08 = 8th hotfix, of the 2nd expansion, during Season 1

History

v1.4 "CQC" - 6th October 2015

Elite Dangerous released on Xbox One
CQC Championship added
New ships: Imperial Eagle, Federal Gunship, and Federal Assault Ship
New CQC-only ship: F63 Condor
Hazardous Resource Extraction Sites added
Compromised Nav Beacons added
Legal salvage missions added
Outfitting for CQC added
Changed how powerplant damage is handled - small chance of instant destruction, otherwise malfunctions and halved power output
Assign Imperial Eagles to those who should have them from their Kickstarter backer rewards
(Server-side) Many matchmaking fixes and refinements
(Server-side) Various stability and performance improvements
(Server-side) Fixes to Minor-Faction gameplay
(Server-side) Minor Factions sponsored by Player Groups added
(Server-side) Put more awesome into space :)
Link to full update bulletin (396 notes): 1.4 changelog

v1.4.01 - 20th October 2015

New Mission Templates
CQC Matchmaking improvements
Improvements to interdictions
(Xbox only) Upload App now supported
(Xbox only) Updated User Guide
(OSX only) Support for Retina native resolutions added
(OSX only) Support for Fullscreen, Borderless & Windowed display modes added
(Server-side) Stability fixes & weekly maintenance cycle performance optimizations.
(Server-side) Rares goods' availability & legalities improved for Onionhead, Lucan Onionhead and Tarach Tor Spice!
(Server-side) More Minor Factions sponsored by Player Groups added
Links to full update bulletin (21 notes):1.4.01 changelog and 1.4.01 Server changelog

v1.3 "Powerplay" - 5th June 2015

Powerplay added
Power map views on galaxy map, power information and action screens added
Power specific ship modules, ambient traffic, defector hunters, goods and actions added
New ships: Imperial Courier, Diamondback Scout and Diamondback Explorer
Drones for Cargo/Mining chunk collection, Fuel transfer and Prospecting asteroids added
Mission system overhaul
Inbox integration for branching missions
Missions scaling up based on rank, and reputation with mission giver
Mission targets can be generated in supercruise rather than USSs
Spawned AI difficulty determined by mission (if spawned by mission)
Low and high intensity resource extraction site scenarios added
Military progression missions revamped
Founders and Elite ranked missions added
Minable commodities Painite and Osmium added
More mission variants added, including slave, mining and alternate-assassination-target
Updated bounty system:
- Bounties cannot be paid off (Pilot's Fed contact is gone!), but expire after 7 days.
- Major factions don't record crimes anymore, only minor factions
- Fines now take 7 days to expire, but never coexist with bounties (bounties absorb fines and dormant bounties with the same faction).
- Expiry only actually happens when you login, hyperspace or resurrect
- Friendly fire values relaxed
Select navigation target in system map function added
Loan ceiling scales based on player's highest Elite rank
Added crimes for reckless flying (collisions) within Starport no fire zones:
- Shields only collisions above speed limit is a fine
- Hull damage only above speed limit is a larger fine
- Ship destruction within short window after collision above speed limit is a bounty
- Respects 'Report crimes against me' setting
Allow any general purpose slot on any ship to contain a fuel tank module
Network stability fixes
Translations for missions added: French, German, and Russian
(Server-side) Minor-Faction gameplay improvements
Link to full update bulletin (602 notes): 1.3 changelog and 1.3 Server changelog

v1.3.01 - 9th June 2015

(Server-side) Various performance and reliability improvements
Link to full update bulletin (27 notes): 1.3.01 changelog

v1.3.02 - 10th June 2015

Oculus Rift support updated to SDK 0.5
(Server-side) Powerplay balance tweak
Link to full update bulletin (19 notes): 1.3.02 changelog and 1.3.02 Server changelog

v1.3.03 - 12th June 2015

Powerplay balance changes
(Server-side) Exploration performance improvements
(Server-side) Powerplay balance tweak
Links to full update bulletin (4 notes): 1.3.03 changelog and 1.3.03 Server changelog

v1.3.04 - 16th June 2015

Stellar Forge optimisations
Link to full update bulletin (28 notes): 1.3.04 changelog

v1.3.05 - 18th June 2015

Various mission fixes
Localisation text corrections
Ship repair costs overhaul
(Server-side) Stability improvements
Links to full update bulletin (29 notes): 1.3.05 changelog and 1.3.05 Server changelog

v1.3.06 - 25th June 2015

Galnet news reliability improvements
Powerplay balance changes
(OSX only) Various control device issues fixed
Links to full update bulletin (34 notes): 1.3.06 changelog and 1.3.06 Server changelog

v1.3.07 - 2nd July 2015

Radius of the sphere of systems used to generate missions increased to 15ly
Cargo dumping limit increased to 100, when away from stations and outposts
(Server-side) Galnet news reports Powerplay predictions
(Server-side) Exploration optimisations
(Server-side) Powerplay gameplay and rewards' improvements
Links to full update bulletin (19 notes): 1.3.07 changelog and 1.3.07 Server #1, #2 & #3 changelogs

v1.3.08 - 5th August 2015

Various matchmaking fixes
Appconfig option RouterPort added
Link to full update bulletin (13 notes): 1.3.08 changelog

v1.2 "Wings" - 10th March 2015

Wings functionality added
New ships::Fer-de-Lance and Vulture
Added playable ship: Vulture
Comms interface overhaul
NPC Groups added
Ability to reboot destroyed sub systems (modules) added
Flyable debug camera with limited range added
Link to full update bulletin (336 notes): 1.2 changelog

v1.2.01 & v1.2.02 - 11th March 2015

Wing instancing improvements
Link to full update bulletin (16 notes): 1.2.01 & 1.2.02 changelog

v1.2.03 - 12th March 2015

Earnings from bounties, combat bonds, and exploration data all increased
Link to full update bulletin (21 notes): 1.2.03 changelog

v1.2.04 - 13th March 2015

Head-tracking fixes
(Server-side) Minor-Faction gameplay improvements
Link to full update bulletin (6 notes): 1.2.04 changelog

v1.2.05 - 18th March 2015

Smaller ships are now better at smuggling
Link to full update bulletin (23 notes): 1.2.05 changelog

v1.2.06 - 25th March 2015

(Server-side) Minor-Faction gameplay improvements
Link to full update bulletin (21 notes): 1.2.06 changelog

v1.2.07 - 10th April 2015

Prevent docking after the police 'notice' that a player is wanted
(Server-side) Various performance and reliability improvements
(Server-side) Cap all bounties to 1 million credits per minor faction
Links to full update bulletin (19 notes): 1.2.07 changelog and 1.2.07 Server changelog

v1.1 "Community Goals" -

Community Goals

v1.0 Release of Elite Dangerous

Initial version of the game :)