Greetings Commanders.

The Elite Dangerous Live/4.0 servers are now offline in order to accommodate the deployment of Update 17 for you today.

Please find the corresponding Update Notes at the following location for your interest: https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-0-17-0

For any tracking of progress, please reference the Update 17 post here in the Elite Dangerous Forum: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/update-17-release-notes.620569/

We remain on schedule with availability of the update targeting 15:00 BST this afternoon.

o7

Greetings Commanders.

Happy to share with you the release schedule for Update 17, arriving this Monday October 16th.

• Update 17 is set to release Monday, October 16th 2023.
  
• AT APPROXIMATELY 06:00 BST – In game server downtime warning broadcast will start.
  
• AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 BST – Elite Dangerous 'LIVE/4.0' Servers will go offline and the Update 17 update notes will become available and shared here on Steam.
  
• AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 BST – Elite Dangerous 'LIVE/4.0' Servers will return online and Update 17 will be Live and available for you all.

DOWNLOAD SIZE INFORMATION: - 2.8 GB

• Approximately

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o7

Greetings Commanders.

They're back! Halloween treats in the form of exclusive paint job rewards for our Elite Dangerous streamers!



It doesn't just stop at official partners either!

ANYONE who chooses to stream Elite Dangerous on Twitch this Halloween period (beginning Monday, October 16th at 17:00 UTC until November 12th, 17:00 UTC) can offer up not one, but TWO paint job drops for their audience to redeem!

This offering isn't only limited to Twitch streamers of course, as some of your favourite YouTube creators will also have their own stock of perilous paint to give away as they so choose too!

Learn more over here where there's lots more information for you: https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/halloween-2023-streamer-paintjob-rewards

o7

Greetings Commanders.

Steam are currently hosting their 20th Anniversary celebration! Congratulations, Steam!

To join the party, there are discounts to be made on Elite Dangerous titles and more!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/Elite_Dangerous/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336350/Elite_Dangerous_Odyssey/

You'll also find us also featured in the year '2015' as part of the special celebration landing page here.

OFFERINGS

• Elite Dangerous - 75% OFF
  
• Elite Dangerous Odyssey - 65% OFF
  
• Elite Dangerous: Commander Premium Edition - 65% OFF
  
• Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Deluxe Edition - 65% OFF
  
• Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Official Soundtrack - 60% OFF

​​The Steam Anniversary Sale will end overall on the 19th September (6pm BST) HOWEVER the sale offerings on Elite Dangerous titles will continue to be discounted between 21st September-26th September.



In addition to the anniversary celebrations, the September Sale over in the Elite Dangerous Gamestore is now on!

OFFERINGS

• 30% off Ship Kits, Cockpit Customisation & COVAS, Commander Cosmetics, Weapon Skins.
  
• 20% off Paint Jobs, Nameplates, Weapon/Engine Colours.

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Have a great day and weekend ahead.

o7

Greetings Commanders.

Today sees the release of Update 16.01 for Elite Dangerous Live/4.0.

The Elite Dangerous '4.0/Live' servers (only) are now offline until approximately 13:00 BST, when they shall return with the update available to you.

If you wish to see the Web Version of the notes below, please head here.

Download Size Information: Approximately 186.4 MB

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• Multiple fixes made to Mission "Infiltrate the Data Link" - Issue ID 27268
  Fixed the mission text which was incorrectly stating progress through the mission.
  The targeted Megaship is now correctly highlighted as a mission destination.
  The mission title has been updated to better describe the task of the mission (it no longer says "data link data link")
  Only one mission that targets a Megaship can now be held at a time.
  
• Fix applied to prevent game crashes on startup in VR following update 16 - Issue ID 60787
  
• A fix has been applied to prevent some missions from giving out incorrect rewards - Issue ID 35910
  
• A fix has been applied to address instances whereby Ax Settlement Restore Power Missions failed to complete - Issue ID 59529
  
• A fix has been applied in order to address "Rubber Banding" when Captain views Gunner Lasers - Issue ID 11925.
  
• Sirius system permit will now be offered by Sirius Corp after obtaining full Ally status - Issue ID 60854
  The team are aware of issues with acquiring additional specific permits and are on the case o7.

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• A fix has been implemented to prevent coral sap from teleporting into the air after being shot off a coral tree.
  
• A fix has been implemented for a crash that could happen if an unexpected communication with the server occurred, just before engaging your ship's hyperdrive.
  
• Ship shields now reform to their current recharge level when re-entering normal space from supercruise.
  
• Fixed impounded ship release cost appearing in the UI as the ship transfer time.
  
• Fixed duplication of nav panel distress signal after Commanders would disembark and re-board their ship.
  
• A fix has been implemented for the inability to be able to increase listing price of high value items by more than 5% in Fleet Carriers.
  
• Search & Rescue ships will no longer attempt to use repair limpets on damaged ships that are flying too close to the surface of a planet for them to confidently reach.
  
• Thargoid ships will no longer get stuck outside Starports because they are trying to engage targets trying to seek safety on the inside.
  
• Thargoid Scouts no longer fly away too quickly when dropping off new Revenants.
  
• A fix has been implemented to address a situation where interdictions during multi-crew sessions could sometimes become stuck.
  
• Hatch breaker limpets will now take better account of their target's velocity.
  
• The ability for a collector limpet to handle obtaining items from the ground has been improved.
  
• Fixed squadron rank name changes not working.
  
• Larceny missions will now allow you to consistently find the requested item.
  
• Fixed a rare issue where embarking your ship could disrupt the flow of a mission, potentially preventing it from being possible to then complete.
  
• A fix has been implemented for the French translation of the Cobra Mk III's 'Meteor Purple paintjob', suggesting it was green.
  
• A fix has been implemented for the French translation of damage types in the outfitting UI.
  
• Fixes have been implemented for some grammatical issues with Russian localised text for rescue missions.
  
• Fixes have been implemented for some grammatical issues in the English localised text for rescue missions.
  
• Alioth system permit will now be offered after obtaining friendly status with the Alliance - Issue ID 60974

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And with that, Commanders, here's to the safe deployment of Update 16.01 for you today!

Thank you so much for your forever valuable thoughts and feedback which help contribute to the unique experiences had in our Galaxy of Elite Dangerous.

See you in the black o7

Introducing new in to the Elite Dangerous online store today, the Survey Ship Kit!

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​The new 'Survey' ship kit is available for the following ships in a variety of different colours.

• Cobra Mk III
  
• Diamondback Explorer
  
• Asp Explorer
  
• Python
  
• Imperial Cutter
  
• Federal Corvette
  
• Anaconda

These are an exciting, new addition to your Elite Dangerous cosmetic experience, with dishes/antenna that rotate, making them our first kits with animated features!​

A pack of 6 Paint Jobs and 1 Kit per ship, yours for 13520 ARX, available now!

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PLEASE NOTE: The additional features of this kit do not in any way provide additional bonuses or gameplay enhancing properties to your ships when equipped. The kit is purely a cosmetic enhancement.
This product also requires the Elite Dangerous: Odyssey expansion And the 4.0 Game Client (PC only)

Greetings Commanders.

Update 16 arrives later today!
Servers are set to return from 16:00 BST with the deployment download ready for you.

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Headline Notes:​

• Added <REDACTED> to <REDACTED>
  We appreciate the "air of mystery" in comments like this can be a frustration to many of you sometimes, however we do hope that an additional many of you will understand that mystery elements are what can truly make Elite Dangerous an intriguing place to be, especially with evolving narrative elements
  
• New passenger evacuation missions have been added: Wealthy passengers will now be requesting expedited evacuation from locations affected by the presence of the Thargoids for additional credits (if you can appease their requirements and demands).
  
• As of this Thursday's maintenance 'tick' (August 3) the Thargoids will retreat from any system when their hold on that system is defeated. Previously this would only occur for Invasion systems.

In honour of the late Michael Brookes, a new organisation has been added to the game, Brookes Galactic Tours.
You can now find their adverts in most markets and their new megaship, The Legacy, which can be found in Artemis near Freeholm.
Brookes Galactic Tours has also established a new mini-series of tourist beacons to a handful of fantastic locations, the first of this series begins at the beacon at Freeholm. We hope you enjoy exploring and will take a moment to pause and enjoy the wonder that Mike helped bring to the universe of Elite.

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Please find full information on what's included in Update 16, along with notable issue fixes, over at the following article: https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-0-16-0

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o7 Commanders.

Greetings Commanders.

Happy to share some much anticipated news and information with you this morning, regarding the release date and schedule for Update 16.

Release Schedule
[PLEASE NOTE A MINOR DATE SHIFT] Update 16 will now be releasing Tuesday, August 1st 2023.

• 06:00 BST – In game server downtime warning broadcast will start.
  
• 08:00 BST – Elite Dangerous 'LIVE/4.0' Servers will go offline and the Update 16 update notes will become available.
  
• 16:00 BST – Elite Dangerous 'LIVE/4.0' Servers will return online and Update 16 will be Live and available for you all.

Download Size Information: Approximately 3GB

See you on release day!

o7 and a wonderful day to you.

Greetings Commanders,

At 11am BST today, we will release a new launcher for Elite Dangerous on PC.
This will provide Commanders with easy access to all versions of Elite that they own.

We do not anticipate any major downtime.



The new launcher will be available via Steam shortly, in a prompted, small update to the game once deployment is complete.

If any critical issue technical support is required on first experience of the new launcher deployment, please submit a customer support ticket at the following link.

See you in the black, Commanders o7

Greetings Commanders.

Here with an alert to a number of summer-time savings from Frontier and the Elite Dangerous Gamestore!



FRONTIER STEAM SUMMER SALE!

Get up to 75% off Elite Dangerous products in the Frontier Summer Sale here on Steam until Thursday, July 13th - 18:00 BST!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/Elite_Dangerous/

These reductions are once again offered up to help welcome in new Commanders to the Galaxy of Elite Dangerous or Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, so if you're yet to lift off in Odyssey yourself, or know of any would-be-Commanders out there that'd like to answer that call of the Galaxy at a bargain price, there's no better time than now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336350/Elite_Dangerous_Odyssey/

Discounts include:

• 75% off Elite Dangerous
  
• 65% off Elite Dangerous: Odyssey
  
• 65% off Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Deluxe Edition
  
• 65% off Elite Dangerous: Commander Premium Edition
  
• 60% off Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Official Soundtrack

ELITE DANGEROUS SUMMER LIVERY SALE!

If you're already out in the black and blazing your trail, why not check out additional offerings as part of the 'Elite Dangerous Summer Livery Sale', over in the Elite Dangerous Gamestore?

Discounts include:

• 40% off 'Carapace' Packs.
  
• 30% off Ship Kits, Cockpit Customisation, COVAS, Gear Sets, Weapon Skins, Fleet Carrier Layouts & Fleet Carrier ATCs.
  
• 20% off Paint Jobs, Weapon Colours, Engine Colours, Fleet Carrier Paint Jobs, Fleet Carrier Drive Colours, Fleet Carrier Holo-Markers.

The 'Elite Dangerous Summer Livery Sale' starts NOW (as of June 30, 12:30 BST) and ends July 7 2023, at 23:59 BST.

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As always, we love to see you showing off your personalised looks as you set out on your journeys across the Galaxy.

Have a wonderful day, Commanders o7