Fleet Carriers Update
Template:Upcoming The Fleet Carrier Update (conjectural name), formerly known as the December Update, is a planned standalone content update for Elite Dangerous that was originally scheduled for release in December 2019, but was delayed to Q2 2020.[1] After the January Update, it will be the fourth of a series of free updates throughout 2019 and 2020 intended to enhance the game prior to the unnamed second expansion.[2][3]
Features
- Fleet Carriers
- Pilots gain the ability to purchase and control a mobile Fleet Carrier ship with multiple Landing Pads that can be used by Squadrons.[2] The owner can set docking permissions to determine who may dock.[3]
- Fleet Carriers cost an enormous sum of credits, and a pilot is restricted to owning one.[3]
- Fleet Carriers have multiple loadouts of available services, modules, and shipyard stock suited for specific roles. They can be further specialized with an Exploration, Mining, or Mercenary Support Vessel.[3]
- The owner of a Fleet Carrier can schedule jumps to different systems, provided the Fleet Carrier has a sufficient amount of a unique fuel resource. Fleet Carriers have a maximum jump range of 500 ly.[3]
- Various bug fixes[4]
- Other features TBA[2]