Horizons Now FREE For All Owners Of Elite Dangerous - Here's Everything It Contains

Today, Frontier rolled Horizons into the base game of Elite Dangerous. That means that right now, everyone has access to the Horizons season regardless of whether or not you purchased it. Whilst many people will no doubt already have the expansion - there's still plenty out there that didn't pick it up. So for those of you new to Elite - here's a look at everything included with Horizons.
Surface Locations To Visit
• Unlocking the Guardian...
• Elite Dangerous Discov...
Cmdr Exigeous
Engineering
• Felicity Farseer - Unl...
Thargoids and Guardian Tech
• Unlocking the Guardian...
Music
Epidemic Sound

[@user-jm8sy5ox2j]

I really wish I didn't buy horizons a week before they announced it was going free

[@tsgtechnologiesinc4015]

Rip

[@gurbina]

well, at least you will have an unique ship paint job compatible with all ships in the game

[@StuartGT]

If you got it during a sale, then it's only like $8 spent. If you bought it outside of a sale, RIP. Horizons is 5 years old 🤣

[@RaulAlexandreMatos]

It worth the 5 years of fun

[@thumb-ugly7518]

Just bought it for PC..... yesterday!

[@nickbowling9383]

Damn, just bought Elite Dangerous and Horizons last week. Still, it was on an 80% sale so I can’t complain.

[@Recycled]

Well, it *is* a nice skin.

[@TheLordofFury]

well for that price you're getting a skin for all ships, so there's that at least.

[@gazsarin]

@@Recycled Which skin? I did not receive anything. False news.

[@Mireeeec]

@@gazsarin Azure skin... for all the ships and fighters. And if you own horizons you have it. Check livery.

[@Recycled]

@@gazsarin The Azure paintjob. Rockin' it on my FDL rn

[@Jeradactile]

I’m glad they did this. Kinda had to with Odyssey on the ... Horizon ?

[@dontmindme.justaguy]

The airlock is to the left, please see yourself out.

[@Jeradactile]

@@dontmindme.justaguy In space, no one can hear you pun

[@dontmindme.justaguy]

@@Jeradactile In space no one can hear your ringtone.

[@jasonc7823]

Comedy gold

[@theshazman]

My problem with Elite is I just got burned out of doing the same. I made so much money, bought every single ship I wanted. Mined all the planets, travelled on pulsar tendrils and ventured into the new unknown. At some point, it needed a deeper element. But I think the game has just tapped out. It's been 6 years now. I was really hoping to be able to get out of my ship at some point and land in atmospheric planets. I hope they still do that one day but til then, I just don't have more grind left in me. Fantastic game, loved it, have great memories. But there's not enough to bring me back at the moment. By the way, I've always loved your videos Ant. I just rarely ever post. Cheers m8.

[@alecadanglao8386]

*angry i bought horizons noises*

[@JohnTheSten]

Damn month ago!

[@Loli_lover206]

I bought it years ago

[@datjiggy8234]

I bought it 5 days ago

[@Yinzermakesvids]

@@datjiggy8234 I'd request a refund. They will probably comply

[@Tarmaccafe]

You get the free ship skin tho probably not worth but still

[@AlexanderosD]

That's actually pretty cool of them. With Odyssey coming, I'm sure they're hoping to get some new buyers. As for us who already had the DLC I wouldn't object to some ARX being tossed to us when Odyssey comes out, but I'm not expecting anything, I'm just planning to get to check out Odyssey.

[@mikkdc]

I urge any commander who didn't have Horizons to give the Krait ships a go. They are amazing. Probably my favourite ships in the game, even though I spend most of it exploring in my DBX.

[@eacaraxe]

The Kraits really were a great addition to the game...fantastic alternatives to the Python on either side. My Mk II is a beam/rail gun combat build that I love, but the real star of the show is the Phantom. Still one of the most underrated ships in the game, I prefer it for trips past 5k LY over my Conda or DBX. I still use my DBX for short-range hops like mat gathering beyond the bubble, Guardian ruin runs, and sightseeing, but if I'm planning on being out in the black for days or weeks, it's my Phantom or nothing. The only ship I can think of with a better blend of cost effectiveness to performance, with potential for improvement through engineering, is the Vulture.

[@mikkdc]

@@eacaraxe They are just so versatile aren't they. No matter your interest, one of the Kraits has you covered. I even use my Krait MKII to face off against Thargs from time to time.

[@gurbina]

I love my krait phantom

[@Ebalosus]

@@gurbina I do too...but as a contrarian, I can’t use it because it’s too popular.

[@demonsorrows]

I received elite dangerous after winning a raffle on a stream a few years back. Good time killer to relax with, but never grabbed horizons. So, this is pretty neat.

[@ARWINGx1]

1:45 "---That can be applied to all Ships and all Ship Launched Fighters." With the exception of the 3 Guardian Hybrid Fighters. (Trident, Javelin & Lance)

[@majogl188]

I understand that there is no rational reason for me to feel a bit cheated for pre-ordering it... After all I did have it for 5 years prior to everybody else... but still... At least a nice camo or sticker for the original horizons backers would have been nice.

[@johnhodgetts6617]

You had your Cobra mk IV didn't you? What a magnificent vessel! 🙃

[@Kathrynerius]

All Horizons owners got an Azure paintjob.

[@SimilakChild]

Neat! I had the original game on Steam and a free copy on Epic Store, good to know I got horizons free on both.

[@petezzzz]

Great follow-up OA. Thx.

[@alpha-0874]

Engineers! The gift that keeps on giving. Even though we really wish it wouldn't.

[@HalNordmann]

I really hope they will now start to work more on the surface stuff, now that the entire audience can do it. I'd like new SRV types, or more detailed material mining.

[@RudalPL]

I'm so excited about this update!! My 3rd account will finally have access to Horizons!!!

[@RudalPL]

You people are funny. :D

[@MineCraftGod35]

Got it early. Glad they finally are rolling it out for free!

[@lukke3907]

This is awesome for us who didn't get horizons. Thank you Frontier!

[@gorotheelite]

Ikr I’ve been a fan of elite since 2018 and I couldn’t bother getting horizons so I’m really happy that it’s free

[@Froltzz]

Oooh, I can't wait to tell all my friends of this!

[@radicalxedward8047]

“Guardian tech has popped up a number of times over the years and each time requiring access to planetary surfaces.” ...and each time requiring 99% of players to first watch a KZbin video to figure out how to find them and how to do anything because FD has no in game methods for leading players to most interesting things and teaching players how to figure out how to use what they find. Putting a needle in a Galaxy sized hay stack and saying “good luck” is not a puzzle nor is it “game play”.

[@danny1229c]

the tools are there to find everything most people just can't or refuse to use their brain, you got the codex and filtering systems in the galaxy map to find everything EVERYTHING ! and once you get to say a guardian site for example it doesn't take much figuring out if you have half a brain to remember to breath and have a go. It's the youtube tell us what to do generation thats the problem here

[@mickbohannon1104]

FDevs are special kids. 50% of the gameplay is simple grind or flying in the void for 8mins reaching that 15000 signal that will disappear when you are almost there. The other 50% is checking external tools like eddb or inara or name one cause FDevs are too lazy to improve it. Kinda reminds me of how Bethesda uses mods made by the comunity

[@sieda666]

@@danny1229c Going to have to disagree with you there. I tried doing it the "in game" way, using the codex and good old fashioned exploration, and I wasted hours upon hours at the wrong fucking guardian site, wondering why the guardian beacon wouldn't activate even though I had managed to find and charge all of the pillars and grab a relic. Apparently for this particular type of site, I had to visit one of the beacons first that I wasn't even aware existed. They also don't tell you that you should shoot every ruin into dust scavenging for the mats you will need to help unlock their tech once you have the data scan, so if you were smart like me and thought you could do it without external aid, hahaha fuck your time, you should just love jumping hundreds of LYs to go back and forth to grind materials...

[@manielek]

maybe im sounding too entitled or something, i think free arx would be better than a single paintjob (yeah, for every ship but...), i mean I'm not salty about others getting free something I've paid for, but about FDev's choice of gratification method for users like me, i don't like the paintjob, I'd rather have a choice, it's not like FDev would loose something

[@eagle223]

I agree with this. It allows players to choose what they want

[@jessegerardryan]

Yea you do sound entitled

[@chaliics]

partially agree, but mainly because players have bought very similar skins already, that in some light look exactly this free one.

[@shaneb1470]

totally agree, I didn't pay for horizons for a paint job... I would like my money in ARX...

[@Grimnir_x]

I fully agree with you and i didnt even buy Horizons

[@AndroideFree]

The complete game Elite Dangerous Horizons, will be free on Epic Store next week!

[@ThunderBird20496]

Awesome I was just looking at elite again

[@denikec]

Thank god I bought it and got early access to barren planets with canyons and RNGneers!

[@Trigger.444]

I have ED (Elite Dangerous, not the other issue lol) and Horizons on XB1, and got ED for PC via a recent Humble Bundle. I'm guessing I get that paintjob for the XB1 version then? I bought Horizons a long time ago, but I think anyone that purchased it recently should get a refund. But ya know, a paintjob is the next best thing right? Of course that paint job can be applied to EVERYTHING in the game, whereas every other painjob you PAY MONEY FOR only applies to a single ship. You want the exact same paintjob on another ship? Well have fun paying for it for each ship individually. Perhaps they could have bundled in a weapon/engine color option as well, since those are all egregiously monetized separately too. So in that warped sense, it's a good substitute. It is a pretty nice looking paintjob actually.

[@pickcomb332]

Better be, I spent so much money on Arx for this game and bling, literally hundreds. Nice to see more free content

[@TheMaw365]

Welcome to the grind :)

[@bobar84c]

Grind in ed is nothing comparing with some other games....

[@richardhertz9011]

@@bobar84c and that makes it OK?

[@bobar84c]

@@richardhertz9011 its not big issue....you only do it once. Wouldnt call it grind at all.

[@goat6354]

@@richardhertz9011 Grinding is not inherently a bad thing. Of course its ok.

[@gorotheelite]

*Sad Cold War noises*

[@imaner76]

If they have removed the base game.... how do we become "unstuck" when in an SRV?

[@paulhumphries7246]

self destruct.

[@joshuahyatt9465]

I don't think they removed it... Just gave it to everyone

[@imaner76]

@@joshuahyatt9465 The launcher says to upgrade. So I guess that means you can not boot to non Horizons now. PCMR are now in console territory! Oh the humanity! 😮

[@Recycled]

@@imaner76 Oh, that's not good..

[@joshuahyatt9465]

@@imaner76 the launcher says upgrade every time they push out an update. I'm still able to log into the base game after upgrading, so unless something changes that they haven't told us about, I don't see a reason to worry 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@halothefluffyderg]

So that's why I havn't been able to find the t10 anywhere, well thank you

[@aabaxter55]

I've been watching your content for several months now and I have noticed that you sound a lot like Jerome Flynn.

[@RSProduxx]

wow, its been 5 years already since I last touched this game? how time flies...

[@edgepixel8467]

Brilliant

[@AerodeonThorne]

00:37 that’s a planet with a smirk

[@mz00956]

I bought ED today without even knowing that Hprizons went free today. I thought it was just always free😂

[@Challenger160]

This was a good move

[@Dorf274]

Enjoying scanning wake trails

[@coaxkeqc]

I almost just bought the commander editon right now. I'll stick with base game. Thank you.

[@viktorh8044]

Welcome to the material grind!

[@forsaken841]

Yup. I hope you like errands! Cuz we got errands to do before you can do the errands to get the stuff to upgrade the stuff you did errands for!

[@Wylie288]

Why do you people like to grind so much? Materials are gained by the bucketload just by playing the fucking game.

[@MikeRooker]

It will be nice for the rest of the CMDRs in the base game to join us in Horizons. SRV Canyon jumping is a must! o7

[@leeebbrell9]

I have it but the people who are getting it for the first time.. wow they have so much to see and do... guardian, thargpid, materials, high g planets and even entering planet base in srv... access to engineering

[@DukeStarscream]

New free paintjobs are broken. Well, it's Fdev so no surprise.

[@AJZulu]

Yeah. I have the game for PC and PS4...the Paint doesn't apply in the PS4 version.

[@fuzzy4461]

Feels bad for the people who got a paint at the cost of a dlc

[@jehg82]

Lol I paid 150$ when it first came out for life time free updates and now they are giving shit out for free🤣 I need some free paint jobs or something.

[@Ebalosus]

Or 20k worth of Arx, because what they gave out for free to LEP owners in 2018 didn’t set my world on fire.

[@zackattack5414]

You fo get free paint jobs

[@fifthcolumn388]

This does count for console too right? I got friends that haven’t been able to do certain things with me.

[@EE-by7me]

I haven't played in a while I now have a reason to go back :)

[@DarkSlayerRose]

Glad they are going that way sadly I brought the bundle so I got screwed because a "friend" of mine told me "it's like this game" sends me videos of star citizen don't get me wrong not a bad game best flight controls and menu interaction while in ship but flying 20 minutes in one direction with little happening to look at a menu and then fly back for another 20 the way I came just wasn't my idea of "fun"

[@jhall229]

I’m pulling out my PS4 HOTAS tonight!

[@tannergoodman8029]

Does anyone know how to change your hud colors through the Epic Games version? I know how to change the colors on the notepad.. I just can't find out how to find the notepad.

[@Sylusssss]

Paint job can go on the SRV as well!

[@Recycled]

Colgate fresh!

[@aaronmathewson5522]

I am surprised that you didn’t mention that this update removes the exploit on PC of being able to relog into non horizons and get a SRV unstuck because you can’t be on the surface in non horizons, and end up in your ship over the planet. Most commonly used as a method of self rescue, PC players are now level with console players in that respect as they haven’t had the ability to relog to non horizons like PC. This is a good change imo, but if people don’t know this they could get in trouble with their SRV. Edit: details

[@fistsofsnake5475]

Maybe he didn't mention it because you are still able to do it.

[@aaronmathewson5522]

@@fistsofsnake5475 no you aren’t. There is no non horizons version now on PC. (I’m a PC player so I checked this out first thing)

[@fistsofsnake5475]

@@aaronmathewson5522 I checked again, just for you and both in steam and in elite launcher i have options to chose base game and horizons. Also there are here comments from another people who also still can choose. So i'm afraid something happened with your version

[@rajivroekalea2769]

Does anyone know the planets name on 0:06 i really like to race between the canyons with my imperial courier or imperial eagle

[@zulwe]

I keep trying to complete the Ram Tah mission and every time I've started I just start to weep quietly in a corner. But I love this game.

[@johnhodgetts6617]

I don't know if the Ram Tah mission is the same as it used to be (collect Guardian obelisk data for him to "translate") but if it is you will find the Guardian site maps on the Canonn Research website invaluable, especially to avoid wasting time visiting multiple sites with identical data.When I did it, we didn't even have night vision in the game, so everything had to be done by using the headlights of my AspX as a reference while using the external camera overhead. It took me a few weeks to complete. Back then, the reward of over 100 million CR was a big deal. Now you can get that in one mining session, but it's the Guardian materials that make the trip worthwhile. Be warned, some of the obelisks are unfortunately bugged (the ones that show two orbs - the Canonn site gives the correct two objects you should have in your SRV's hold to unlock the data.) Also, make yourself a checklist of all the data you need to find (biological, cultural, etc) so you know what's left.

[@monkeawarenessclub9800]

Fun fact: obsidian ants voice is in obsidian orbital as one of the people that talks about safety

[@BespinGuard1]

I saw the azure paint job when I was looking at paint jobs for the cutter I don't own then realised it's there for all ships, but I can't equip it

[@jamesdax]

Will Elite get a next gen update or will Frontier wait until the expansion?

[@hunternelson3018]

Oh yay i get a few paint jobs for my 20$, thanks frontier

[@ascherlafayette8572]

Finally, might blow the dust off

[@rohgenextfan]

This works out well for me.

[@Boemel]

elite + horizons was €10 a few weeks back.

[@maxknabe8371]

FRAGE: ich möchte in das Dromi System aber ich kann irgendwie nicht weil da irgendwie was von Verstoß gegen den Orden oder so steht.Kann mir bitte jemand helfen?

[@REVENANTX98]

Finally a reason to play again, without horizons itself just pointless 😂

[@argxz4200]

Yeah just redownloaded as i saw this. Finally some new (free) content

[@jupiter9049]

Agreed. The only People who enjoy playing without horizons are probably those who get the game just for the PvP

[@TheRealDavito]

I got the deluxe edition for like $12 on PS4 so I'm not mad that the dlc is now free

[@w33b3l]

Soo ia it just free now or are they combined? Can we still load the game in non horizons mode? Does this mean the trick to save yourself if your ship explodes while in your SRV doesn't work any more? Or are we good?

[@johnhodgetts6617]

I presume you've already found out by now, we're good.

[@w33b3l]

@@johnhodgetts6617 actually no I havnt. Been busy and havnt been able to test it.

[@unblessedcoffee1457]

Does this apply to those of us playing on PS4?

[@shalev3368]

i love your videos!

[@brano_dv4953]

I literally bought Horizons 2 weeks ago :P

[@Yeager123123]

Very smart!

[@BarryDoubletBoardGames]

I bought horizons just a few months ago! AHHHHHHH!

[@scottishmando5921]

Wait do you get the skin on console? Bc I haven't got it on PS4 yet.

[@johnhodgetts6617]

You should get it on consoles but only if you already paid for Horizons on that account.

[@codymctavish2304]

Is there going to be bigger cities in odyssey?

[@aceofsocal]

Damn it i just bought it a few months back

[@SNESfan8]

Me too haha 😂

[@57thorns]

Me too, but I have no regrets. It has been three good months, more gametime than most games I bought for that price.

[@LucasDuffeck]

I bought it last month, but it was cheap haha

[@aceofsocal]

Dont get me wrong its now in my top 5 games of all time its just annoying that i paid 30 bucks and i didnt have to lol

[@jana31415]

Its so the implementation of oddisey will be easier

[@nathan793]

Is this a open world for outerspace?

[@justyourrandomvideos1645]

early birds assemble

[@priteshp9465]

Do you still get it for free with the base game? 2022

[@MrZega000]

Hell...it's about time.

[@Mr_Lamont]

The paint job won't apply to any of my ships. I select it and it goes back to the original.

[@Swoiny]

I remember getting this game for VR a year ago, and I got annoyed how planet landing was a dlc in a space game, so I just never played it. Now everyone is telling me the game is dead so is it even worth playing anymore?

[@havocunlimited8524]

I was so happy that it would be free but my pc is old and base game runs fine by me but horizons crash on preparing planet generation system it's sad to see that I have horizons but I will never be able to play it for really long long time. :(

[@riseandshinemrfriman5925]

Can't you grab a cheap gtx 960 4gb version 2nd hand? It runs EDH absolutely fine at 1080p max details and it's a very power efficient GPU. You can get one for around 60 bucks on ebay.

[@havocunlimited8524]

I'll try it, thx for the tip ;)

[@japp3playzz]

i allways listen to ObsidianAnt after dinner to say goodbye the day.

[@handsomejack3444]

I dont understand why this was ever a paid dlc. Its so fundamental to the game.

[@MrShadowfax42]

@@seizonsha9210 Frontier were totally upfront during the kickstarter about what their plans were. They've followed those plans pretty closely. Braben announced that landing on planets would be part of a paid update what, 6 years ago now?

[@joon208]

I get game in a epic store and when I try to start horizon, game just crashed

[@ivencook304]

Sir ive been watching your videos and I am about to be settong up my PC ive been on Xbox and I would love for you to help me learn the game. Your commentarys are suburb and you do an amazing job.

[@Recycled]

I love Horizons. Driving around on planets, shooting at rocks, and so much more! I didn't even know engineers were a thing when I started, and when I got my first message from Felicity I was like, "WTF?" Little did I know what I was getting into. A reason to visit Colonia, among other things. Well, *everyone* needs lightweight life support, so everyone should go, IMO. Just finished an entire playthrough on my channel, in fact.. 😉

[@sausageslaps]

bagged my first goid today and visited your station in maia, did you see me?

[@FurrKnight]

breaks my heart no atmospheres on planets or moons yet... I refuse to play it until then and I purchased horizons at FULL price 😞

[@sanju2586]

How to download yr all space game??? For anderoid

[@Th3RightStuff]

i was dissapointed that i forgot until now the new space legs expansion is called odyssey and not horizons.

[@upandaround1943]

I bought Horizons for Elite Dangerous a long time ago. It is all right. Don't think much about it. I am working on raising my combat level. I am at Masters level 8%. I will tell you folks, that it is a grind. All I am doing is taking contracts for pirates & terrorists. Just running down pirates isn't enough. You have to do the contracts if you want to see big time credits.

[@hectorj.romanp.]

Well, I got a bundle on sale so no hard feelings.

[@RhondaFizzleflint]

cries in LifeTimePass... ...but Im happy for all you Commanders benefiting

[@Goblet31]

Finally!! As a fellow poor boi, I'm sooooooo happy!!!!

But launcher still has two entries for Horizons and pre-Horizons (they both are the same if you click them, but… looks a bit amateurish).

[@radicalxedward8047]

So glad I re-bought ED/Horizons on PC a few months ago when I switched from Xbox :-/ I don’t mind having bought horizons on Xbox because that was ages ago, helped fund updates, etc. but on pc it was relatively recent, especially since I didn’t end up playing much because the grind to get anywhere near where I was before would take years of daily gameplay.

[@RudalPL]

Now when you have it on PC try it in VR! :D

[@BigSunn0]

All ship launched fighters except the gaurdian ones. Oh well

[@cmdrindica4142]

Nom Nom Nom Welcome to the Engineers!

[@richardhertz9011]

I would have given them some credit if they named any future expansion... ELITE: URANUS At least it would acknowledge that they have a sense of humour...

[@joem4927]

I bought it two weeks ago

[@TheVexCortex]

So now my LEP is worth even *less.* Nice.

[@Ebalosus]

Don’t worry, we’ll get $60-80 worth of DLC for free next year.

[@TheVexCortex]

@@Ebalosus I really hope that's sarcasm. I've heard that phrase every year since 2015. It's never been true. It's getting old.

[@CodenBahn]

Hopefully this simplifies the code to resolve some of the present bugs in the game

[@johnhodgetts6617]

It won't. It just makes Horizons available to all. The base game is still available from the launcher. Fdev have hinted at rewriting and optimising the entire base code as part of Odyssey, though.

[@raymobula]

Don’t know why ppl complain that a 5 year old DLC is free now. I bought it pre-release. And a 2nd account when it was on sale. Got my money out of this. Stop whining ✌️

[@JackieWelles]

Not everyone bought it 5 years ago. Even if someone bought it 2 months ago for few Euro/Dollars its still money. And yes to be fair its nothing new here, the news that Horizons will be free was know weeks if not months ago. So i guess you could say "Stop whining" for not keeping up with a news.....🥶

[@w33b3l]

Because of the comment directly below yours at the moment. Im not bent out of shape about it personally but I cant deny why some people are.

[@jamiecampbell5915]

Why couldn't they give us the cobra mk 4 which was given to people who bought horizons early? Instead of the paintjob?