Elite: Dangerous OT: job simulator 3304 AD

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This is teasing the next patch. Looks like asteroid starports are being added too.

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2.1 update delayed till June. That's pretty poor.

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From 2.1

Bullshot of course

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Elite Dangerous is getting a full on overhaul with the free 1.6 update. Elite Dangerous Newsletter 120 - The Road to Beta Part 1 | Elite: Dangerous Community Site


Station menus are completely redesigned, including outfitting and missions. Also adds NPC faces when dealing with missions and changes to how reputation works. The way missions work in general are also being completely reworked.





The universe map now shows more info about systems, and allows bookmarking and custom routes.







Space itself is getting overhauled too. Nav beacons now can be scanned to reveal the locations of everything in the system, including signal sources. Signal sources now span at specific places instead of randomly, meaning it's not just RNG luck any more. Also signal sources can be scanned without dropping out of supercruise. AI has been rebuilt to fix various glitches, but also to make them fly more realistically. AI will follow "shipping lanes" within the system and be in correct locations. There will be an increase in traffic between stations.




2.1, the paid expansion, seems so minor in comparison!

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And I thought last week's sneak peek was impressive! Elite Dangerous Update #121

I'm just going to go through and post all the pictures/video. It's crazy how much change this game is getting over a year after launch.

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In June a competition is being held for a new faction to become a power.

This is one of the factions.

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Looking nice

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Looking nice

Kind of looks like they were playing in vr

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So I got the expansion today. I hope it's worth the money. I didn't do a landing yet.   Instead I took a mission that reminded me of taking surveys online. Just one more too get paid... Seriously it took too long to make 180 grand. I really wish making money was a bit easier in the game.

Also. I'm mining the rings of a gas giant right now. Never again will I go to an asteroid belt.

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So I got the expansion today. I hope it's worth the money. I didn't do a landing yet.   Instead I took a mission that reminded me of taking surveys online. Just one more too get paid... Seriously it took too long to make 180 grand. I really wish making money was a bit easier in the game.

YAY!

Update 1.6/2.1 overhauls the mission system so hopefully that changes. The paid beta starts tomorrow so fingers crossed it helps with the grind.

The missions are absolutely horrible for money but some are pretty good for influence. I'm wanting to increase my Federation rank so that I can visit Earth.

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YAY!

Update 1.6/2.1 overhauls the mission system so hopefully that changes. The paid beta starts tomorrow so fingers crossed it helps with the grind.

The missions are absolutely horrible for money but some are pretty good for influence. I'm wanting to increase my Federation rank so that I can visit Earth.

Wait, Beta tomorrow? Do i get it for buying the expansion?

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Wait, Beta tomorrow? Do i get it for buying the expansion?

Nope.

Beta is exclusive to early adopters/people who paid extra. I don't have it either.

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Nope.

Beta is exclusive to early adopters/people who paid extra. I don't have it either.

dang it. I guess I'll go bad to mining. Which also takes too long. And I love how the the rock i'm mining runs out of what I need right at 97 percent complete. It a big fudgy rock, theres got to be more inside of it..

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dang it. I guess I'll go bad to mining. Which also takes too long. And I love how the the rock i'm mining runs out of what I need right at 97 percent complete. It a big fudgy rock, theres got to be more inside of it..

Well everything done during beta is wiped from the servers so you'd have to grind again anyway.

2.1 brings ice mining at least. Also brings upgrades to planet surfaces if you have framerate trouble in VR.

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That was iced up, I turned my game on trying to find that last bit of gold I needed and instantly got attacked. I couldn't even move much before I got blown up. I didn't even have anything my cargo bay yet.