Elite Dangerous Beta 3.9 & Gamma

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Elite Dangerous Beta 3.9 & Gamma

Discussion in 'Other Games Main' started by RossTiger, Nov 20, 2014.

  1. RossTiger

    RossTiger .

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    Hi guys,

    For those who haven't seen the newsletter yet, or haven't realised it was delivered a day early, here's a round-up of features being added in Beta 3.9:

    • Federation, Empire and Alliance all in game.
    • You can rank up to Elite via trading and Exploration as well as combat. (bottom ranks for each are Penniless and Aimless, thought they were funny)
    • You can gain ranks with the Federation and the Empire as you work on their behalf.
    • Larger richness of missions (more of this to come up to launch apparently.
    • Overhaul of unidentified signal sources, they are now "well worth checking out".
    • You can now barter with other players in deep space, by transferring non-stolen goods to them.
    • Ship outfitting and Galaxy map have both had major overhauls. (Galaxy map definitely needed it)
    • Open-mic voice communications between up to 6 players in a group has been added.
    Weirdly it sounds like there are more features coming when it goes into gamma....in two days time, odd, but never mind. There is a confirmed wipe for gamma but it's unknown if this will preserve your wealth or not. Not sure about a wipe for this update, it seems a bit pointless for the two days, but who knows, from personal experience as a programmer I know have controlled data in rather than all sorts of random configurations makes updates easier. I will post a full review of the patch notes with highlights once they release them.

    If anyone has yet to buy this game but is tempted, you have two days to buy into the beta (and gamma) else you'll have to wait until next month (16th) to play. Also if you decide to pre-order the full game it's £5 cheaper at the moment and you get the mercenary pack, not sure if this will end on Saturday or not.
     
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  2. RossTiger

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    Had a look over the 3.9 patch notes...there were a lot. The only thing that sticks in my mind apart from the above is that if you have a clean record police ships won't interdict you. This should mean a lot less interdictions and if it does happen you know its serious (either because its a pirate or because you have a record).

    As for gamma:

    - Playable area no longer restricted to beta bubble
    - Playable ship Python added
    - Playable ship Orca added
    - Kickstarter starting ships and locations added
    - Freagles added
    - Capital ship events added

    Having just watched the premier I can safely say the capital ship events are awesome!
     
  3. spaceship

    spaceship spaceshipearthcrew

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    Just bought the pre-release - see you on Dec. 16! Is it possible for one of you who have been playing the beta start a guild, league or whatever?
     
  4. RossTiger

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    Awesome :) do you know you can download the single player missions right now and play before launch? So you can get used to the controls etc.

    There is no ability to create guilds, clans etc yet, but instead of open play you can great a group instance where it's only other members of NNG in the galaxy, not everyone. We have one set up, talk to Ernst for access :)
     
  5. RossTiger

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    Also, Elite: Dangerous launch trailer:



    Awesome :)
     
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    Doomforge Mr. Self Destruct

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  7. spaceship

    spaceship spaceshipearthcrew

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    haha to above

    I've been going slowly through the flight tutorial.
     
  8. spaceship

    spaceship spaceshipearthcrew

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    Which version to buy - confused
    I didn't play before, so yesterday I bought "Elite: Dangerous - Mercenary Edition" There's also an "upgrade boxed edition". I didn't see a "full edition on the elite dangerous website store so I said "wtf".
     
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    is there a faction everyone is choosing or does it not matter
     
  10. RossTiger

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    Dont worry spaceship, you got the full version. The mercenary edition is the pre-order version of the full game, you get extras with it once the game launches :) the boxed version is just an upgrade for people who want a boxed version of the game for collection purposes I imagine. Mercenary edition is also £5 cheaper than the game is going to be after launch.

    As for faction, nothing seems to have been decoded yet, I kind of like the idea of finding your own little area of the galaxy and perhaps helping out or hindering one of the groups round there, as there are smaller corporations etc everywhere as well as the main factions.