Base Building
Base Building is a rumored upcoming, brand new feature for ED: Odyssey. Little is known about it except datamined info from the memory dumps of game updates and the Arx store description. The findings indicate that this feature has been in semi-development since 2019.
Findings
Frontier Developments Roadmap Leak
On 14 April 2019, the roadmap of Frontier Developments leaked on the website 4Chan.[1] It showed new projects: Planet Zoo (Project Darwin), Jurassic World Evolution 2 (Project Galileo), Project Marconi (a RTS), Jurassic World Survival (a Jurassic World survival game). There was also Project Watson (Odyssey) which had space legs, FPS style gameplay, Thargoids in the flesh, base building.[1][2] All these projects were later confirmed as true.[2]
Arx store
In 2019, the Arx store's page source had the description: "Arx is the Elite Dangerous in-game currency used to buy customisations for your commander, ships, SRVs, fighters, weapons, and buildings."[3]
Building Schematic
In 2021, Odyssey added the Building Schematic which is obtainable at a settlement.
Memory dump
In 2024, a memory dump of Odyssey update 17 shows a list of new features related to base building.[4] Update 18 shows more strings associated with base building in the RAM dumps.[5]
The following is known based on the memory dumps: land can be claimed and purchased to build a base.[5] There is survey data, a map and terrain view for materials, minerals, radiation and resources.[5] Base building has a special camera mode and a building panel.[5] The buildings cost credits and resources.[5] Add modules with decorations, move, name or demolish them.[5] Human NPCs and drones are at the base.[5] There are hangar gates, external doors, scenery, rocks, structures, rooms, character customization area, shipyard customization area (for small, medium, large ships).[5]
Videos
Images
- Arx Buildings Leak ED on the site, April 2019
- Arx store buildings leak, 2019
References
- 1 2 Roadmap leaked?? - 20 April 2019 - Frontier Forums
- 1 2 PSA: The first game on the leaked Frontier Roadmap has been confirmed - Planet Zoo - 24 April 2019 - Reddit
- ↑ Elite Dangerous Base building Leak - Elite Hot Tea - DigThat32 - YouTube - 25 Sep 2019
- ↑ The EVIDENCE that FDEV is working on BASE BUILDING in Elite Dangerous - 7 Feb 2024 - YouTube - CMDR Mechan
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 More Basebuilding strings from RAM dumps - 5 June 2024 - gears-0f-war - Reddit