Fleet Carriers Update
Template:Upcoming The Fleet Carrier Update,[1] 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 June 2020.[1][2] 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.[3][4]
Two open betas for the Fleet Carriers Update will be available for testing purposes. The first begins on April 7, 2020 for PC, and the second is scheduled for May 2020 for PC, Xbox One, and PS4.[1]
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.[3] The owner can set docking permissions to determine who may dock.[4]
- Fleet Carriers cost 5 billion credits,[1] and a pilot is restricted to owning one.[4] They have a weekly upkeep cost that can be paid through setting tariffs on commodities bought and sold there.[5]
- 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.[4]
- The owner of a Fleet Carrier can schedule jumps to different systems, provided the Fleet Carrier has a sufficient amount of Tritium fuel. Fleet Carriers have a maximum jump range of 500 ly.[4][1]
- Various bug fixes[6]
- Other features TBA[3]
Videos
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Frontier Forums: Fleet Carriers - Content Reveal Announcement
- ↑ Frontier Forums: Community Update (22/10)
- 1 2 3 Frontier Forums: Lavecon 2019 Content Reveal
- 1 2 3 4 5 Frontier Forums: Gamescom Reveals - Fleet Carrier Details
- ↑ PC Gamer: Elite Dangerous is finally getting fleet carriers in June, with beta tests next month
- ↑ Frontier Forums: No more patch updates before Fleet Carriers?, post #78