NEWS Elite Dangerous: COLONISATION Questions Answered & 2025 ROADMAP Announced

[@luisuriarte4942]

I’m so happy that Elite is receiving some real love from Fdev

[@bartasbxx]

I just wish they commited to it ffs. We are doing this like three times now where The game launches doesn't performed as well as they want and they wind down the development, realize the game as a seriously great community that supports them they work on expansion, don't do a great job players dip they wind down the development realize community is great work on Odyssey that comes out broken players leave wind down the development and now we're back here again. Just commit to it and put full force behind it. It could be amazing game.

[@tacticalmattress]

​@@bartasbxx So everything you're saying about. "You'd wish they'd just commit to it" That's the thing. They are, with what human power they have behind the desks.

[@sampearson6985]

@@tacticalmattress Only because their other projects tanked financially... FDEV have a history of chasing shiny new things rather than committing to their long-term projects. The recent uptick in development is nice but I'm sceptical of how long it will last.

[@ianhenk]

What I would like to see? NPC's that can sit on all the unused seats of my ship, and do useful stuff there - gunner, fighter pilot, repair guy (taking over the use of the AFMU and repair drones without need for further interaction).

[@Anarkitten]

I'd even like it if my hired NPC sat there, even if it was just cosmetic. I don't want to bee alone in a big bridge

[@Danko05]

That'd be great, that pilot has been getting a huge ammount of credits, I want her risking her ass in the bridge with me, also I'd like to use her from time to time to fly the ships for me.

[@RedWolfe]

How about NPC's who populate upcoming colonization? That would definitely increase the fun factor knowing that your colony actually has people.

[@spartakos3178]

How about just full AI control of your extra ships.... X4 style?

[@Danko05]

@@RedWolfe I think there will be, our carrier has NPCs.

[@Arkandrius]

So... you know. This is a GREAT moment to release the Panther Clipper, to aid in those colonisation trades. Also, this makes some systems "yours", and if (when) the thargoids return, it will be even more personal. Awesome stuff

[@tenryuta]

i tagged 2 systems last week when doing a first footfall run somewhere, hoping colo both of em, sequentially so i dont get burdened with tons of mining/buying for the reqs.

[@spartakos3178]

This is my hope Panther Clipper as another giant trade vessel ...and then another Large Multirole so we have something that is similar to the big three but looks different.

[@spartakos3178]

I also think this would be a good cycle to give 2 years of colonization centric content then bring the thargoids.... or maybe the guardians back as enemies, thicker than ever.

[@spartakos3178]

I think they need to pull a guardians were worse than the thargoids in about a year.

[@CMDR_Hellfire85]

No, we need a new Federal ship. Core Dynamics needs a new ship to keep up with Zorgon Peterson and DeLacey!

[@sergemiknevicius7896]

What I would like to see ? Powerplay uniforms, unique uniforms or looks given at a certain level of merit and according your rank. Uniforms you could only keep if you stay in the faction. Imperial uniforms with multiple buttons and gold strings, black leather mob looks for pirates, etc...

[@CitizenGold]

Colonisation is looking like a great start. I'd love to see the option for a collection of "colony bootstrapping" modules for fleetcarriers so we can wander out into the black and seed colonies whereever we choose. Still putting in the effort by mining raw mats and having the bootstraping modules produce the actual materials needed by the colony to build the infrastructure.

[@SolacianAllie]

this would be absolutely amazing, me and my squadron rely on our carriers as a home, it would be great to fly them out to a cluster of systems I personally discovered to stake our claims out there and build a little cluster for our squadron to protect, i like being nomadic but FDEV allowing us to form our own little bubbles branched out from the main one would be awsome!

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

I wish, if it happened I would be able to colonise my home system, which is a very *very* long way away from the bubble and not exactly on the beaten track. I don't think that's what they'll do though, I rather think it will be like the original Colonia jump. So seed ships will jump to pre decided points in the galaxy and that will be used as a starting point for new bubbles, this way FDev can control the narrative a bit, letting colonisation play out broadly how they intend while still giving the players agency.

[@CitizenGold]

@@ImBarryScottCSS Possibly. I can see that being the second gen of colonisation. Third could be player guided though.

[@katalystva]

Thanks so much for the concise and pleasant content!

[@valorin5762]

To another great year! Happy holidays!

[@followthewolves1991]

I'm so glad to hear that there will not be an upkeep cost. I hate, hate, hate when games require me to log on periodically in order to keep something I've already worked to unlock.

[@Majima_Nowhere]

I hope that settlement range goes up to 20ly. It would be in line with the powerplay influence range, and a slightly more meaningful hop away from the edge of the bubble while also not easily enabling colonization of nebulas or guardian systems, or other POIs.

[@Ocker3]

I think FDev is being smart and riding the Star Citizen activity by releasing new content for their finished game with a persistent state

[@simon-ricardokuhn1713]

What I would love to see is more atmospheric planets we could land on, like earth-likes and other planets with actual atmospheres. They could do a weather system, biomes and some simple plant life for now. Also some more content for exploration in general, like improving black hole looks and maybe even new phenomena like quasars

[@Commander-Mustang]

They should add planet coaster and planet zoo to elite dangerous. Let players who want to play the other ones play it, and make their Zoo, or coasters, let the explores fly and explore the galaxy. 😂😂

[@comfortsnail6342]

If they were to bring this in it would definitely take the crown off Star Citizen for space games. Dont feel like we'll get it though, unless Frontier hire x number more devs somehow. Hope so though.

[@frechesferkel2749]

Not sure if more devs are needed in times of AI.

[@TaskForceVAG]

There aren't actually any quasars currently active in the Milky Way. Scientists believe Sag A* used to be an active quasar when our galaxy was young, but without a sufficient amount of star material to suck in, there isn't enough energy to create a jet cone of that magnitude.

[@dwsnz]

20% Thicker atmospheres and more realistic things like black holes accretion discs I think are reasonable to want in the current game engine - any more than that would require it able to handle weather and bodies of water and more complex creatures... none of that is happening any time soon.

[@FreemanicParacusia]

I’d love if we could send colony ships literally anywhere, only making them more dependent on external shipments of goods the more remote they are from other colonies. Let us make mini-bubbles half a galaxy away as long as there’s seven or eight systems linked together to provide each other what the others produce. Unwed it from powerplay.

[@shiningamaterasu2579]

you have to daisy chain out, which means any new colony will be relying on the galactic market, meaning no matter what PP and BGS will be coming to it.

[@NomenLuni1975]

I'm so glad to hear that colonisation will be doable by solo players. That was something I was concerned about when they first announced. I'm an explorer at heart in the game, and it will be so wonderful to have a reason to get out into the inky void again. I haven't watched the stream yet, so I don't know if this was mentioned, but it would be great if we could access a list of systems we discovered and/or explored, so we could go back and build colonies there. It would be easier and quicker than checking every system on the map for our names.

[@joeschmalhofer6109]

I see people colonizing along the Colonia Highway....

[@Dezibahn]

By April next year the Bubble will just be a sphere with one long straight line shooting out of it straight to Colonia, mark my words 😂

[@axeell92]

@@Dezibahn And Beagle Point will get colonised pretty quickly 👍

[@dwsnz]

I think given the massive amount of hauling that will be required of Colonisation, the Panther Clipper now has a perfect time to be released as the next new ship

[@Ocker3]

One thing that could be cool is assigning trained up Elite NPC pilots that we have put millions to billions of credits into, becoming available to assign to the new system's NPC system defence fleets, with their name being on random system defence ships and a slight boost to overall base system security because of their skill level.

[@tacticalmattress]

You're supposed to fire them before they can take that much money 💀

[@Ocker3]

@tacticalmattress but then I have to train up new ones

[@tacticalmattress]

@Ocker3 There is virtually no difference in their skill from master to elite. It's just a money sink. So you hire them before you go out, and fire them before you turn in your bounties. To maximize profits.

[@tacticalmattress]

@Ocker3 and SLF's are just about useless anyway to the competent PVE'er. They don't do anything but take up a optional slot that's better used for a repair limit controller.

[@tacticalmattress]

*limpet

[@AnthonyDally]

What I’d like to see? The ability to build your own base inside an asteroid. So it would be like a fleet carrier but not be able to move. To find it you’d need to be given a location by a player or you could find it by accidentally coming across it in an asteroid field. It wouldn’t be able to be destroyed by others; but maybe able to be plundered to some minor level; although not sure how that might work.

[@noahhull3390]

I don't really want to reveal where I want to colonize just in case they change their mind, but let's just say it will be impossible to reach if the colonization range is only 10 light years. Hell it will probably be impossible with a 50 light year range on colonization. Which is pretty silly considering rackham's peak is a thing

[@AlgoFodder]

Some great shots to accompany the info. Your clarity and precision are much appreciated, as usual!

[@treschlet]

The one thing that I've wanted before I come back... is simply a VR camera for the FPS module. That's all. Don't need hand tracking, normal mouse+keyboard or gamepad controlls is fine. I just want head tracking and depth perception. It works in the 3rd person camera while on foot... so why not in first person?

[@kittentrucker7353]

4:15 im so happy to hear that as some one who very much plays elite likes its singleplayer.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

I just hope its slow enough we dont see rapid expansion for no reason. It needs ro be expensive and slow.

[@spartakos3178]

I think the long game here is to build up systems players have a vested interest in defending when the next alien threat arrives. Which is why they are keeping it on a short leash. I hope they mix it up and make a guardian remnant or something the next AX threat.

[@arhigoss]

Не беспокойся) даже если это будет сделать легко, это будет все равно медленно. Потому что даже если бы все люди на земле играли в elite то одному человеку пришлось бы колонизировать около 10 миллионов систем

[@Dezibahn]

I'm worried about that as well. My expeditions dont start until I've made 5 jumps without seeing a colonized system... I'd hate to see the bubble stretching halfway to Sag A*.

[@arhigoss]

@@Dezibahn да. Сегодня чтоб начать исследования нужно отлетать довольно далеко от пузыря. Но уверяю тебя места хватит всем. Подсчитано что тому количеству игроков что есть сейчас потребуется 50 тысяч!!! Реальных лет чтоб обследовать всю галактику в игре. Представь сколько времени нужно чтоб ее застроить. Я думаю если и будет застройка, то это будет ввиде линий либо пузырьков. И на отсутствие места для исследований думаю это никак не повлияет. С другой стороны мы с тобой не вправе указывать другим людям как им строить. В любом случае как для меня это хороший эксперимент что бы делало человечество в реальности будь у них такие технологии. Возможно в реальности как ты и писал что была бы дорога к центру))

[@uwenights4965]

What is with VR? THANKS

[@RoninX33]

Well considering they have been doing good with Roadmaps lately, I for one welcome our roadmap overlords.

[@MusicOSquared]

Awesome update! It would be cool for explorers to get updates to designs of planets, bringing the textures up to date with some of the more current space images, such as the images from NASA's JUNO. Also the Titan explosion got me thinking how cool it would be to witness a supernova in real time in the game!

[@mariusztarkawian1407]

I would love to see someday a comets in some systems and shooting stars visible from the surface on the planets with atmosphere during the night.

[@Scorpia581]

that would be a sweet feature!

[@DavidKnowles0]

I would really love to see some love given to Stellar Forge and building it capabilities out.

[@tacticalmattress]

That would be cool

[@thebobbicus]

How are you able to be this fast!? o7 Very excited to see colonisation hit live and having a play around, and also very glad it won't have the same up-front and ongoing costs as fleet carriers

[@ubermeg]

With colonisation and the requisite of having to transfer a lot of materials, I reckon the next ship will be that Panther Clipper.

[@gregjalepeno6769]

Does seem like it will be a good narrative/gameplay case to introduce it

[@AWHGAMING30]

As a solo player a like that we can take part in the next step

[@Interdimensional27]

I was wondering about that too. Glad it will be accessible for those who don't play in groups

[@happisakshappiplace.6588]

Greetings Mr Buur, Happy Xmas to you both.

[@cmdrrheeney]

Thank you. To you too 🎄❤️

[@brodyestes2376]

Still hoping and praying that Fdev will give us an experimental mixed thargoid/human module that regens hull like with interceptors

[@Majima_Nowhere]

I've been saying we should get a thargoid shield. It could charge up like an SCB and decay over time. Probably stronger than a standard shield with limited uses. Would be fun for hull tanks.

[@carlwillshere4012]

I dont really mind the whole 10ly range for expansion but it would always be nice to be extended, i think the main concern is the fact that for player factions it will be almost unachieveable unless you are located on the outer rim of the bubble. It would be great if you had an outward cone from the bubble to expand from that reaches to the end of the bubble or something along those lines to give all pmf's a fair chance to expand their factions.

[@cakes1831]

There needs to be a range for ly distance Like for close systems you can get them up and running easier but farther away you need to work very hard to supply it fully

[@redsored]

I want first encounters style pro goid activity so bad.

[@Cmdr_Amethyst]

I know it's one of those "brace to get things thrown at you" things, but I would absolutely LOVE to see the ability to walk around our ships come to Elite Dangerous in 2025, even if they just start it with one ship or something - I genuinely do believe the opportunities for more immersive gameplay for the player base, and monetisation options for ship interior customisation that it would present FDev, would be a boon to both sides of the fence and, if players don't fancy it, FDev could simply introduce a bypass that lets you "quick board/exit" your ship, replicating the game feature set as it stands right now. Thank you Cmdr Burr for your continued, awesome coverage of a game that I have come to fall in love with - you never let us down, and like you, I can't wait to see how 2025 turns out ! All the very best to you and yours for the festive period, and here's to an amazing 2025 o7

[@hagenisse]

I second this

[@Medieval1-1]

No I would rather that they make a generic /small/medium/large interior that gets put into a ship based on its' size as long as it isn't just a cockpit sized ship like the eagle. This way every ship gets one THEN they can go and edit them from there if they would but instead they would just use those 3 as foundations for more aesthetic microtransactions but at least we would have interiors. It would take FDEV another 10 years to add a interior to every ship individually at the rate they fund ED so we just simply wouldn't get what we want ED is like their 3rd or 2nd most successful game but you'd never know it based on how much money they put back into it compared to their other games.

[@Medieval1-1]

No I would rather that they make a generic /small/medium/large interior that gets put into a ship based on its' size as long as it isn't just a cockpit sized ship like the eagle. This way every ship gets one THEN they can go and edit them from there if they would but instead they would just use those 3 as foundations for more aesthetic microtransactions but at least we would have interiors. It would take FDEV another 10 years to add a interior to every ship individually at the rate they fund ED so we just simply wouldn't get what we want ED is like their 3rd or 2nd most successful game but you'd never know it based on how much money they put back into it compared to their other games.

[@Cmdr_Amethyst]

@@Medieval1-1 I'd be happy with that as well - I don't think the ship interiors need to be particularly *different* - in my mind I was thinking "this is a stock *Zorgon Peterson* interior" ... "this is a stock *Faulcon DeLacy* ship interior", and then from there you'd only really need some base differentiation between the major functions of each area (this is a cargo storage area) ... (this is an engineering area) ... that kinda thing. I think people are assuming that it has to be this incredibly detailed thing, and it's like ... yeah that would be amazing ! But realistically ? Just give us *something* to start with, and build up from there if you have time and resources to do so =] Well said @Medieval1-1 =] What kinda puzzles me is people complain about how much extra work it is, but FDev have already given us the ability to get out of our ships and walk around countless planets and settlements with all the hard work *that* entailed - we just need essentially an instanced set of rooms (or in smaller ships not even that) to create that additional immersion so many of us would love to see, AND it would help put Elite: Dangerous' competitors back a bit, as when people compare Elite: Dangerous with other titles, we don't *really* have much we can offer to compete in that space. We can walk around stations and fleet carriers but ... yeah =] Thanks for not shooting me down in flames, 'preciate it =D

[@dmadden3515]

Please this.....long term it opens so many doors to great immersion. Being able to buy a module that would let you dock with a stranded ship and bring over the parts needed to repair it...or steal it...or salvage parts....or have actual modules that need repairs on your ship and a reason for an engineer crew member....etc....etc....etc.....Just being able to make a "home" on your ship as you roam the galaxy....so much i want this...

[@austinmartin612]

My only concern about colonization as of now, is that 10ly movement. I feel like we should be able to jump a little further out than 10ly from colonized systems, seeing as a bridge to Colonia is very much a project that will happen... 20-22k in 10ly increments will be .... a lot of needless stations added to the game, I feel like putting a station every 50-100ly would be just fine as most ships can make at least that far on a tank of fuel. I don't want a Sidewinder to be able to jump to Colonia, but I do want rest stops every so often between the bubble and Colonia. I also feel like maybe a midway station between bubble and Robigo would be a great idea, like take what the standard Robigo runner can do range wise and throw stops in just short of that range so people looking to get started in Robigo can go out there with full cabins and no Fuel Scoop.

[@harrywiggins9553]

I mean there is already a Colonia Bridge but i do agree with 10ly being too short

[@AnHRTBus]

honestly 20LY would be right on the money. Most transports (probably the biggest hurdle to establishing a colony will be getting the materials to it) Will top out in jump range right around there fully laden with a level 3 eng drive. 20LY would also let you bypass systems more effectively than 10LY jumps would, addressing your concern about needless stations.

[@Majima_Nowhere]

@@AnHRTBus 20ly would be perfect, since that's the same range as powerplay influence. It'd also still be small enough that not many will attempt to chain out to a nebula or something, 4 weeks per 20ly would be something like 2 years of constant work to get to the Veil West nebula. Or 6 months to get to Barnard's loop.

[@tacticalmattress]

There is literally hundreds of fleet carriers on the way to Colonia. Also stations inside some of the nebula on the way there.

[@tacticalmattress]

Robigo is borderline useless now.

[@Lynemn]

I would have liked to know the maximum colonization range... useful info for anyone intending to daisy chain them.

[@richvandervecken3954]

I am still very positive about the system colonization and looking forward to any new information they wish to share.

[@cmdrlt.evildead5328]

I’m pleased with this news it’s far beyond what i imagined base building to be like the range don’t bother me it’s still going to be far enough off I’m 200ly away from home so incremental expansion seems realistic enough to setup trade routes etc. This community will be making the bubble huge by the time we all get tucked in so give it time. The cost implication was my biggest concern cause i still don’t have enough for a fleet carrier after all this time so at least it sounds like it’s more obtainable.

[@RiminiVirage]

I would like to see something like SimCity in space. I’d also like to see some non-lethal weapons, powerful enough to take out a guard but not necessarily lethal. This would mean that if the mission is not completed in due time, those guards who have been stunned but not killed will be once again ready for action.

[@marionetteworks]

Pre-recorded live stream? :)

[@joetriccas]

I’m pretty hyped for the colonisation although an still on the fleet carrier grind so despite them saying it’s achievable solo I struggle to see how taking over an entire star system can be cheaper than buying a big ship?!

[@marsMayflower]

been an amazing year for elite. I hope they have engine upgrades on their roadmap. probably too much to ask but I'd love to see Elite move to a new engine at some point, or just improve upon what they already have.

[@Drinksfromtap]

I would like to see them address some of their technical debt, fix broken features like bartender trading that have been broken for months, and keep working on the new power play instead of just keeping dumping in new half baked features that never quite work properly.

[@DavidKnowles0]

Colonisation is such a huge feature with potentially many nany spin offs (race tracks people, if we are ever going to get race tracks this is when we will get them) I suspect most of the year will be building it out and fully integrating it with all other aspects of the game and getting it to work. But I do hope we see some work toward procedural generation of life in the galaxy, May be a new atmospheric world type, gas giants would be stupidly cool to fly around in PC2 lighting tech ported over. Last year we got some new ships, this year some new land vehicles, how about some cool mechs or body armour.

[@TorlandoYT]

I really want full ship interiors. I wanna be able to walk around with my friends inside the ships. I wanna be able to take off with other players inside whether or not they're seated and buckled in. I want to be able to get up from the cockpit while out in the black and have my friend take over the controls.

[@lostGash]

I think it would be cool if you could colonize earth-like planets. Obviously landing on them is still out of the question, but I think it would be cool to see artificial lights spread across an earth-like planet's landmass the older a colony in its system is.

[@brandedone5188]

Hey CMDR Burr's. It's been a long while since I've said hi (Atlas here), but I hope you're doing well. Im slowly getting back into the game again, and excited for colonization

[@peterhospodar7876]

Time to get back in game..find a moon and start a space trucking business :D

[@SophiaAphrodite]

They do need to make sure they have content for solo players. I generally never play PvP due to the lack of reasonable punishment for griefers, so it ends up being encouraged. But this might be the exception.

[@twistedarts3262]

more large ships plz

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

My biggest question about colonisation was, can I achieve it alone? I don't like to play in Open. That question has been answered, so while I was excited about colonisation, I am even more excited now!

[@cmdrstevemcmaru7417]

Right, although during the war in Sol, I was very impressed by the community, so maybe joining a player group is also a good option, although I am a casual player.

[@raymarshall6721]

Fdev has always stood behind nothing will be locked behind a single game mode. They've been saying that since the start of power Play when the PVP crowd started demanding open only.

[@kahldris1228]

Something to make trading more interesting would be great. Maybe high value goods where you're not so much doing a trade loop. Maybe some of the best high value trade spots are places where you can only land a small ship. More things good for small ships would be neat. More things for my in game wingman to do would be nice. Uh a ship rebalance, oh and and damn aliens walking around in my space game! P.s. expanding a little on exobiology and adding more interesting things you can stumble across on planets while exploring!.

[@mikehawk5492]

I think we should daisy chain to Barnards Loop, ain't that where the Thargoids are from? Time to give them a taste of their own medicine. Plus that place is beautiful.

[@MyJam1981]

an old Engineered modals swap shop would be good. Maybe get some of the materials back 🙏

[@unternatuerlich]

I‘d really like to see exploration adventure/puzzle content. I’m not really into combat and i always loved adventure and rpg games. Even if it were generic content, i would really appreciate that.

[@DavidKnowles0]

Seeing some work put into procedural life would be cool.

[@gregjalepeno6769]

Surely its going to be a DLC in 2025

[@cmdrstevemcmaru7417]

Thank you Cmdr Buur and Rheeney for the nice video and summary of the FDEV unlocked. Have a great christmas time and hope to see and hear from you in the next year.

[@cmdrrheeney]

Thank you so much. Happy Christmas and New Year to you too. We'll sooooo be back in 2025, not going anywhere :)

[@bakzetary3145]

Thanks for the update sir! With 5K or so players and what a 10 LY max range from the bubble systems; how the heck are we supposed to find a "Unclaimed" colony system or planet and not run into system after system that has already been claimed? This seems like "finding a specific needle in a stack of needles" kind of waste of time to me. I would like to just find ONE and ONLY ONE system to colonize and that's it. I have a bad feeling that there will be those few Obsessive/Compulsive types that will be obsessed with claiming as many systems as possible on day one!

[@Shenron666]

Did Fdev mentionned if settlements or starports in colonized systems will be an income for the owner ?

[@auron373]

How do you get into the beta?

[@chrisgood8438]

That's the neat thing you don't it just being released and it will be in the game. There's no beta server

[@danceswithglowstix22]

Colonisation will be fantastic, if somewhat grindy. I'm hoping the remaining fixes around PP 2.0 dont slip off the priority list though. Rares, broken trade merit gain, still broken bartenders and so on. It's been a few weeks and no word. Not before new year is on us obviously but still... Too many years here to not be wary of tnbt trashing hopes of fixes

[@smoothcannibal5371]

I just want to know what the point is and why it'll be worth my time.

[@abrotherinchrist]

Can you name the system? Are there any perks beyond mere credit for colonizing, like buying commodities at cost or discounts on ships, ways to earn passive credits, etc?

[@Majima_Nowhere]

I HIGHLY doubt we'll be able to name the star system itself. Stations and settlements, more likely. Unless you really want to see 300 systems named "Tatooine" or "Romulus" after the first month. They already have a system for randomly naming stations too, so even that I wouldn't put money on.

[@c44448]

i would like to see a feature rework for fleetcarriers. They are pretty cumbersume to use and if you dont use it its an endless moneypit. Traveltimes are to high, there is no rout planning ingame and you need to babysit it since your very expensive fuel crew cant refuel from onboard storage.

[@tacticalmattress]

The jump times have been only 15 minutes for me, idk about you. No route planning in game yes, just like the regular plotter has limits for a reason. It wouldn't work. There's this thing called Spansh and you can use it to plot bookmarks for your jumps.

[@c44448]

@@tacticalmattress 45 min to 1h 15 min ,unless you jump at 3 am than its 15 min. Yes there is no inagme routing since the code for fc ist stupitly done. Its a moving station in game, thats why the bgs takes so long for it to move. It would be cool if they could optimise it and give us a tool to actualy use it for more than 500 ly.

[@tacticalmattress]

@@c44448 Must be your internet or location or something. Idk. My jump times have been 15 minutes at any time of day that I play. I literally just did a trip to the core and back in mine like 2 weeks ago

[@c44448]

@@tacticalmattress its always the location, since its the bgs sim that determins the jump time

[@tacticalmattress]

@@c44448 My jump times are 15 minutes every time. No matter where I'm at. Sounds like you have some kind of issue going on. Or maybe you haven't tried jumping at all lately since recent updates.

[@xredp4nda-152]

i need to know what materials will be needed

[@themattenthehat]

Nice to hear that colonization will be feasible for solo players! Now I just hope that the 4-week deadline do deliver materials is achievable with, say, a couple hours a night. A lot of us can't dedicate a month of full-time work to a game haha

[@ZuluRomeo]

May the good times never end. 🍻

[@mangotapu]

I am really interested in finding out whether or not we will be allowed to name stuff. I hope Frontier don't duck that question and act like no one even asked it. I am going to watch the stream now😊

[@raymarshall6721]

Doubtful since it can be abused, and there's little to no chance only a single person does a full colonization by themselves.

[@RenegadePlayingGames]

@@mangotapu maybe the best balance is to let players pick from a very large list of names that they can mix and match. That way people can't complete the innuendos about where we dock our spaceships... most of which are already named after snakes.

[@ImSaltyGinger]

I’d love to see support for console.

[@TakaChan569]

When someone doesn't give you a number when asked, the cost will be high af lol.

[@cmdrpeptobismol]

@@TakaChan569 in the stream they mentioned that it won’t approach fleet carrier money, but still be a meaningful amount. I think they legitimately just haven’t settled on a number calculation yet

[@chrishexx3360]

Missions. Please Frontier, design some good missions, not just generic A-B quests. How about Military campaign missions for each power? Something new and more involved. Other than that give me more planetary bodies and geological features, more weapons, ships, environments for foot and ship. Ship interiors, EVA missions. Racecourses. Give Bountyhunters some love.

[@ChrisM541]

Personally, if I want a first person space shooter, I'd select a game that specialises in that aspect. ED never was and never will be that kind of specialised game. I would rather FDev gave us significant joined up lore content that centred around exploration, that other crucial function of Elite. Still, if they give us content for both then I wouldn't complain.

[@tacticalmattress]

​@ChrisM541 I agree and disagree. I do wish they'd follow the original ideas that Braben had. But they do have a pretty decent FPS feel. The way the character moves and interacts is actually pretty decent. If they polished it, they could make FPS centered modes. Like team deathmatch or something. Planetary capture the flag would be kinda cool. Could tie into poweplay factions, be another way to earn merits. I want more exploration content more than anything as well. More atmospheric planets with actual trees etc. Actual life. Etc. It's a tall ask though for such a small developer. Also, i think the game is tapped out when it comes to the performance. As in, there's not enough performance overhead for 99% of the playerbase for more stuff to render in game. One of the few games that uses all 12gb of my vram. And then some. We'd all need 4090's

[@ChessArmyCommander]

How about a new alien race discovery? Surely the galaxy would have more than just two. How about a friendly type?

[@R0N1N_Inc]

I honestly don't know what direction my in game career is likely to take, I do know however the possibilities continue to grow (this is no bad thing), I've never regretted my investment in ED and this year has just further validated that 👍

[@dariusgray5845]

Can i just get multiple ai to deploy as fighters. Whats the point in hiring 3 crew members if i can only deploy one

[@Deedrixx]

What exactly do players receive from doing colonization?

[@hanswichmann5047]

Something to do...

[@tacticalmattress]

More depression

[@Deedrixx]

@@tacticalmattress I just wish we could benefit from the background simulation...

[@jbsmangrovelagoon]

I hope 2025 gives us ship interiors.

[@emochipmonk]

I was hoping to hear about more ships honestly.

[@ChrisM541]

More ships, citizen? ;)

[@tacticalmattress]

​@@ChrisM541Ships that have no meaningful stats or differences? Citizen?

[@cmdrkanga2]

if they expect player's to be in open I hope they do something about the sociopaths that infest this great game

[@tacticalmattress]

They only do it because they suck at actual PVP. It's the only thing that makes them feel good at the game. It's sad really.

[@TheBuurPit]

It has absolutely zero to do with open only. Just like every single other gameplay option in the game.

[@cmdrlevianova1485]

Panther clipper. End to the rediculous micro transactions for merit trading. Real base building similiar to carrier

[@lrvz7187]

Support back to consoles!, if consoles can't handle odyssey and the future colonization stuff I'm fine with it!, but we should still get the new ships, power play 2.0, the engineering rework and any kind of smaller content/ QOL upcoming changes

[@tacticalmattress]

Yeah no. Screw console. Console is the reason the game is so limited. They had the dev power back then to make a lot of things we want, reality. But couldn't because it wouldn't run on those WEAK consoles. Best decision they ever made. To ditch consoles.

[@Sighman]

Yay!

[@MetalDragon42]

I think one thing they could do that would be nice is in the system you own and building in is that you don't have to pay upkeep on your FC while its parked there as it would be taken care of as it where by your Home Team :)

[@Windrake101]

That 10ly range is ABOMINABLE! If we're made to wait four whole weeks, functionally speaking, just to get a single system ready to daisy chain, it needs a hundred light years range at least.

[@EnderGraff1]

I imagine that during the beta, we will see that number doubled to 20ly. There are so many systems that are like, 11ly away from each other, which would make it very tedious to plan out.

[@christopherbutterfield8096]

I was thinking the same, but it would make npc trade etc problematic leading to oddness like the original robigo runs.

[@MurkyDregs]

Ah yes, so gardeners can infiltrate the galaxy like mushrooms run amok.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

The range is perfect. We don't want you to get to Beagle Point. Slow steady expansion is all we need.

[@Josephkerr101]

It's not perfect at all. It would take 39 years to get to colonia in a straight line. Which is impossible. Because you'd need to dance around weird gaps. At 10 LY it would take 125 years to beagle point and a minimum of 34 ly is needed just to reach it by jump distance.

[@wilfredburbank6701]

It won't be a paid beta like Odyssey, right?

[@TheBuurPit]

It's not even a paid update.

[@Rauzwel]

We need far more ground locations and on-foot areas, empty planets like Starfield are not enticing, and xenobiology for credits is mind numbing. That, or multi-crew ship interiors. Odyssey is still such a letdown. Don't tell me to go play Star Citizen, I already do lol.

[@ApostateltsopA]

Wooo expansion! I hope to see system colonization become a genuine management game in Elite.

[@nkkdenis]

VR for odyssey.

[@headshot6959]

Maybe ask Frontier _what in the hell was the correct pronunciation of 'Cocijo.'_

[@Majima_Nowhere]

A quick search yeilds "co-see-yo" for the original Zapotec word.

[@headshot6959]

@@Majima_Nowhere I have heard multiple pronunciations. It would be interesting to know which Frontier favor given they named the cursed thing.

[@tacticalmattress]

The J is silent you don't pronounce it. Like the G in "Lasagna" Thanks lil wayne

[@tacticalmattress]

Very basic English lmao

[@headshot6959]

@@tacticalmattress Ooooh, you're so smart you know that?

[@sidekickmusic5936]

New planets please!

[@XellithUS]

I want to see visited stars saved server side. New computer? Poof. There goes your personal data on where you have been. Star map becomes a biiiit more useless.. (Visited systems wont show as blue for example) I hope colonization generates resources and credits if you can get the system into a positive and productive state. Would be nice to have some passive income. (by income I mean more than just credits)

[@tacticalmattress]

While i agree, there is a workaround. In appdata, there is a "visitedstars" file that you can just copy over. Also, new computer but not transferring your SSD's into it?? Storage is expensive, that's why they don't do it

[@kilerbeez]

But a crumb of VR updates, I beg you fdev

[@oag8528]

Glad to hear this. It is something my wing and I were preparing for and thinking was going to be just undoable. Enjoying this year in the ink and looking forward to the one coming. Tsordan.

[@allofthepandas7212]

Pleaze bring it back to consoles 😢

[@tacticalmattress]

No. Please don't. Don't need console limitations holding the game back.

[@johnhooton8299]

Did you all get the free paint job via the 10th birthday and your achievements email...

[@SimWithDon]

Really looking forward to colonization! One of my alts owns a Fleet Carrier which will likely come in handy. Now I need to stock up on credits with my Commanders! Buurs, really enjoyed your role in the 10 Year Anniversary documentary. o7!

[@SangTheCryptek]

Getting less and less excited for colonization as I hear more. If Im building a building I want it to me MY system and thus have micro management over it like a basic strategy game, making me money. Hearing zero upkeep tells me once you build into a system you don't get anything else out of it and thats disappointing

[@jackparkinson2810]

we all need to come to agreements about what systems to attempt to build in first/ build towards when possible: 1. galactic center. that station there is terrible, need a full micro bubble there. 2. beagle point. no need to explain. 3. permit locked systems in the black. dev bug or major lore implications? who knows, lets poke the bear and find out. 4. expanding the colonia bridge. 1 station every few 1000 LY isnt enough for the casual player making the trip in a stock sidewinder. 5. nebulae. pretty gas clouds again, no need to explain 6. inside prison ship systems. those systems do be bleak. comment more ideas below

[@tacticalmattress]

Nobody is making that trip in a stock sidewinder and that should not be a goal for them to make possible

[@tacticalmattress]

Prison ship systems are that way for a reason. You're a new player. I can tell

[@jackparkinson2810]

@tacticalmattress been playing since the golconda gen ship CG. I'm just wanting fast respawns for duelling. As for the new players, they could just make it so they can't instance with a new player they've just killed.

[@jackparkinson2810]

@@tacticalmattress why not? It's "personal narrative". What if my narrative is like smaug and not wanting to part ways with a single credit?

[@werdnalleb]

Absolite beast pf a year in Elite! What a time to be a CMDR. Very excited to see and test out Colonization. For the Protectorate!! =D

[@buhatkj]

still no ship interiors or atmospheric planet landings. I keep hoping they will come around and make Elite what it should have been, but sadly, not yet, and not next year either it sounds like.