In addition, it is also the first Elite game with any sort of multiplayer functionality, in the form of it being a partial Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game, with options for 'Open Play', where players can encounter other players like a regular MMO, private groups where players can mingle only with chosen friends and not have to deal with other random players, or an online-only 'Solo Mode' where players interact directly with NPCs only. In a first for the series, Elite Dangerous features the ability to influence faction standings within a star system which, if enough influence is reached, can result in a major shift in that system's loyalties, whether it be a Federation system seceding to the Empire (or vice versa) or an independent system aligning with the Alliance. There is no set path or timeframe for players to do this, and they are free to do whatever they want in pursuit of this goal. Gameplay in Elite Dangerous is similar to other games in the Elite series-players start out with 1,000 credits, a small starting ship with basic equipment, and the goal of reaching the coveted ' Elite' rank through collecting bounties, trading goods, and exploring the galaxy. There is also an underlying story to the game accessible via an in-game news service featuring political clout within the Space Cold War between the Empire, the Federation, and the Alliance, as well as some mysterious events pointing to the legends of the Thargoid race being more than just legends. It also features the return of the Galactic Federation, the Empire of Achenar, and the Alliance of Independent Systems from the previous games, as well as hundreds of smaller factions within each of the three superpowers, and the faction that the player belongs to, the Pilots Federation.

True to its tagline, Elite Dangerous features the 400 billion stars thought to exist within the Milky Way, 150,000 of which are based on actual astronomical data, and the other 399,999,850,000 being created through Procedural Generation. Blaze your own trail.Įlite Dangerous is the Distant Sequel to Frontier: First Encounters and the fourth game in the Elite series of space Simulation Games, developed and published by Frontier Developments.Įlite Dangerous takes place in the Milky Way galaxy 1286 years from now, starting approximately 45 years after First Encounters.

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