Elite Dangerous - Player COLONIZATION, Station Construction and New Ship

[@davidwitherow900]

If only Frontier had gone down this road six years ago. A journey into the unknown. They could have called it something like, say, Odyssey!

[@barking_mad6649]

And you'd have people complaining they still can't walk about on planets 10 years after release..... 😊

[@danilooliveira6580]

@@barking_mad6649 then you would have a much better reason to have space legs, since now you would be able to walk on inside your station. the problem is that odyssey doesn't add anything to the core experience of the game, it's like a different game attached to the original game. it would be great later on when we have more mechanics that could interact with it.

[@ericnstuff]

@@barking_mad6649 Yeah now people just complain about how bad Odyssey is.

[@jaroddunbeck5893]

@@danilooliveira6580 Doesn't' add anything? Like the rest of the game it needs refinement. Exobiology is now a success and all they had to do really was increase rewards. Tweaks to gameplay rewards and progression and meaningful experiences. Im glad that this updated is focus on space and ships though.

[@danilooliveira6580]

@@jaroddunbeck5893 read the rest of my comment, please. it doesn't add anything to the core experience, it feels like a different game attached to the original game. if you don't get odyssey the only thing you lose is the ability of playing a mid to low quality shooter. it's meaningless to the game as a whole. if you had the ability to walk inside your ships, stations, and interact with NPCs, like X4 and SC, on the other hand, it would be a lot more meaningful.

[@heyspookyboogie644]

It’s weird seeing Frontier starting to care about Elite again. I’d love to know what changed at frontier. I genuinely hope it’s not too late and that we can make elite great again.

[@mobiusone6994]

God I hope this means they might look at consoles again

[@grahamritchie672]

[phone] make elite great again - MEGA

[@RoninX33]

I am happy they are showing serious love.

[@thecursingexplorer138]

Failure of other projects.

[@pandafoz9994]

@@mobiusone6994 I wish because its such a shame consoles were left out but its just not something that could run well enough on a console

[@followthewolves1991]

The idea of putting a space station out in the formidine rift for easier exploration sounds awesome and brings some hope to my little explorers heart.

[@flywheel8541]

Mine too, I've been away so long I need to oil the rusted hangar doors.

[@Bob_Piss]

It's going to revolutionize exploration. We can daisy chain colonies to the center of the galaxy.

[@DZatheus]

Finally development ouside the bubble.

[@jorngaming89]

Same here we can finally start to colonize the other side of the galaxy

[@FreemanicParacusia]

Gonna be a long time before we expand that far (Formorian Frontier), but I know exactly what I want to build and where. There’s a system called Hypatia’s Lighthouse, would love to build a starport there called Pharos Station. Feels like they’d need to bring back player faction creation for all of these new systems, no?

[@psycopt8770]

Didn't have "Frontier developing something potentially fun for Elite" in my 2024 bingo card, what a pleasant surprise. Hope they don't screw up making it a player group thing, since there is more than enough space in... space.

[@Agora2021]

For real, imagine how long it would take to colonize even a fraction of a fraction of the explored star systems.

[@danilooliveira6580]

don't get hyped yet. we have no idea how they are going to implement it. it's quite possible they will majorly fuck it up.

[@psycopt8770]

@@danilooliveira6580 oh i know, bought the game before the release and have plenty of experience with being let down by Frontier

[@ProgenitorFoundry]

Not gonna get ahead of myself and get excited. Frontier ALWAYS half ass shit. Ill be shocked if this is any different

[@mdruane]

I stopped playing ED when it shut down consoles. But I did migrate my account to PC and I may start playing again with the system colonization update. I've always said they needed a terraforming mechanism for players.

[@azynkron]

The real question is why you played on a peasant console to begin with?

[@MrAbram94]

Lol​@@azynkron

[@vocnisicle]

@@azynkron You wanna talk about it? ;)

[@Macky4941]

​@@azynkron dude....

[@aden6427]

This is literally what I have had dreams about back when I was first playing odessey missions! With a couple more large features, elite could make itself the greatest space game without a question!

[@bbourgoin72]

Maybe I'm jaded, but I smell another grind-fest.

[@CoffeeFiend1]

Perhaps you're merely being short-sighted. It'll be a pre-grind-fest for a larger grind-fest for some end-game perpetual grind that unlocks more grind. They're not ones to pussy foot about when it comes to a spot of tedium 🤌

[@Niallistical]

I quit in 2016 when they dropped engineers.

[@MrRocksW]

I don't mind, end game players need something to do.

[@shadowflux894]

Exactly my thoughts. Just sounds like they are introducing the engineers all over again, just to slam us with an RNG nightmare

[@marcobreedt1661]

It's elite the grind is its most defining feture

[@TheDontletmedie]

I think its time to go back to Elite. I thought Star Citizen would be my game but I cannot stand the bugs and crashes. Think its time to come home to Elite

[@SRSR-pc8ti]

I play both. SC game stability is a horror...

[@nicologrosseto]

o7 CMDR!

[@Tamburello_1994]

Welcome back.

[@jnoland13]

Hearing SC is still a buggy mess still makes me sad. I quit playing years ago and thought if I waited a few years I’d try again. Has it gotten any better recently with updates this year?

[@tensieve]

where ever you fly best wishes to you. O7

[@justinquisitive7226]

Heh, you made a video last October asking what players wanted to see in the game and this is very similar to what I and a couple of others hoped for! Very cool to see this and it will definitely bring me back to the game.

[@personaltitanfloroc4790]

They started selling ships and the money arrived, result:

[@wiser3754]

Now they need to sell Odyssey on consoles and maybe a lot more money will arrive.

[@Nenolink]

The star citizen model works!

[@MrAbram94]

I'm Def going to chip in by buying some skins etc. And if the keep adding stuff I'll keep chipping in...

[@SRSR-pc8ti]

​@@Nenolinkbut fdev doesn't abuse it, so far at least.

[@MikeGolf993]

Now they need to do the interiors walkable and interactable

[@snoobab_86]

I am really pleased to see Elite getting some love this year. A while back I was wondering if the game was ever going to bounce back. I have started playing again recently and I must say, the engineering rebalancing and general optimization improvements have been very welcome. I am having great fun raiding settlements as you no longer need to grind so much in order to upgrade your gear.

[@nebohtes]

I came back during the sixth Titan, and had a really fun couple of weeks. The Engy grind got decimated during that week, and in hours I had G5 full in every type.

[@dimitarivanovski6322]

I am *cautiously* optimistic. It sounds good on paper, but... it's FDev we are talking about. They would find a way to make eating chocolate a boring grind and call it "gameplay". We have to live and see.

[@Tamburello_1994]

FDev has been doing a great job of late and deserve a bit of praise, and perhaps a look. You're missing out.

[@underleft]

It's just another BS time grind to make a new system connected to the bubble. It has all the same assets as the thousands of other systems. It's pointless really.

[@ФеофанЭтополедолжнобытьзаполне]

Word. That's exactly what's gonna happen yet again (by 2030).

[@SingularPing]

This will make Deep Space Exploration, tremendously easier. Alot of players already use Fleet Carriers in a web across the galaxy, so having stations dotted in-between will make refueling the carriers easier

[@PhilHibbs]

He did say that there will be a limit how far from the bubble you can go, so this isn’t going to be a New Colonia thing.

[@MarInkognito]

They said you could daisy-chain colonized star systems to reach far. I think we'll be able to create a grid of support systems across the galaxy eventually. I imagine it could eventually make STAR and DSSA carriers obsolete.

[@mojoxftn1526]

@@PhilHibbs Don't doubt the capabilities of the Eiite community. o7 ;)

[@heyspookyboogie644]

For me personally these would be very interesting updates IF they’re realistic to do solo and don’t require player groups.

[@0LoneTech]

It's enough to pique interest. I expect it's going to be CG scale, though. Prior station builds have been, including the scale hacks as FDev dramatically misestimate player abilities and interest.

[@afaxmachine5045]

It might be possible for solos to do some of the content, but I expect it will either take a very long time for solos to build things like space ports

[@davelloyd-]

@@afaxmachine5045 Could be a combo of '1st discovery' and credits. 10 billion to hire the construction ship and associated crew and materials to come build the station, rather than delivering a million tonnes of x and y. I agree with OP though, it needs to be solo accessible, whatever the mechanic.

[@Alvivas]

Probably this is not even for groups, probably this is community related.

[@shoutingstone]

Elite doesn't really have big clans and organisations like some other games. Carriers were originally intended to be Clan owned before being charged to be owned by individual players. I imagine this will be the same.

[@paulbowler5345]

Sounds promising. I miss ED, and I was sad to leave it when Frontier stopped supporting us console players. Glad to hear new stuff is still being done for the game.

[@Tamburello_1994]

Your sacrifice made this all possible. Sad it had to be this way, but you have to admit the franchise is better off. I appreciate you, and all the other console commanders. Perhaps we'll see you someday on the pc-side. Until then, o7 commander.

[@Knightfang1]

oh, i actually love the looks of the Cobra V, it looks enough like the older cobra's to still be recognizable, but it also looks new and kinda makes me think of a space stealth bomber

[@valkig3578]

it would be really cool if we could colonize far away systems in a middle of nowhere and develop them over time. Just imagine independent societies of players that you could visit while exploring galaxy.

[@Chikkenz]

When my brother and I took a trip out towards the rim of the galaxy, we kept finding awesome planets and systems that we would have loved to set up bases or colonies on. Would be cool if you could build way out there, I guess we'll see!

[@pandafoz9994]

It would be cool if once you've built your way there you could kind of cut off the chain you made to get there and have an independent little bubble somewhere

[@mattjohnson7369]

Colonizing outwards from the bubble, we won't be able to colonize systems way out in the rim. They made that clear during the stream. Maybe eventually we'll get there, they haven't given details on how far or close to the bubble we need to be.

[@mojoxftn1526]

@@mattjohnson7369 They said that would be possible, but you would have to chain your way out there over time. Like the Colonia Bridge Project.

[@g0dsf3ar71]

Back when I was really into ED I suggested they do this on their forums. That was 9 years ago.

[@Starmast3rmusic]

All of this is cool, but I just wanna walk around my ships in VR 😭

[@oArquidruida]

VR? I wanna walk in my ships normally. If they don't do that, I'm not coming back from Star Citizen.

[@mikehawk5492]

Every time I watch an ObsidianAnt video I am reminded of how much better the lighting and graphics are in Horizons and what we've lost and are never getting back.

[@McGoughable]

This is heading in the direction I originally wished for Elite - something like "EVE Online light" background and player economy setup and first person flying ships. I am certainly going to dust off the joystick and pedals and poke my head back into Elite to have a look around.

[@fnunez]

Very interesting to see both Elite and star citizen announce player built space stations. It's pretty obvious who will have theirs up and running first, but it's going to be interesting to see how the two games approach it.

[@ridley8340]

I wouldn't count on SC getting anything up and running

[@Billy-bc8pk]

Elite's will definitely get theirs out first, but I can see it being very generic, fun for a little while, but lacking in depth and detail, and it basically works as a hold-me-over until Star Citizen adds theirs.

[@underleft]

​@@Billy-bc8pkIt's just going to be the exact same space station as all the other. You just grind for it to be built. These systems will literally just be the same as all the others.

[@Wilderpickel]

Star citizen only have 5 systems in 1.0 and jump gates between those 5, elite has the milkyway and no jumpgates. I take generic and wide since I want to build a station far away from everything ​@@Billy-bc8pk

[@PctechnikGaming-b5u]

I hope the colonization ship carries a group of the controlling minor faction from the system in which the colonization ship was paid for (and this can be done in any occupied system) thus, minor factions actually have a way to expand into previously unoccupied territories.

[@Macskinny76]

I think the only reason they're starting to give 2 cents about ED is that they see the new features that SC is bringing into their own game. But, they still need to make major changes to keep players interested in the game, have a few new ships won't do it or a space station.

[@keeperofthefate]

That one. Elephant in the room that Obsidian Ant conviniently don't talk about.

[@bandybushido]

Star Citizen influences no fucking one, unless you are building a bug simulator and Elite, ED came first pilgrim so ?

[@timcollins340]

@@Macskinny76 Star Citizen isn’t a game. It doesn’t compete with anything. It’s just a tech demo that eats cash.

[@keeperofthefate]

@@bandybushido But isn't it curious that two weeks after them anouncing space stations and base buildings, Frontier suddenly allows something similar? And they don't show anything concrete other than few screenshots of stations build from existing assets... C'mon it looks fishy IMHO.

[@duncanblackthorn]

Ok... they got my attention with this update... I'll keep an eye on it

[@hecller22]

I am waiting for earth like planet water, woods etc. Walk and shoit in nature, woodland. It would be ultimate beater of SC

[@roadsweeper1]

Pipe dream. Elite will never ever feature this. They don't have money, they don't have the developer team, and they don't care enough about ED.

[@anakinjovanus1135]

No wayyyyy. I’m very hyped, I hope they add atmospheric planets. I’ve always thought that they don’t even have to put earth like worlds I just wish they have full atmosphere like life less water worlds

[@likilike501]

I would not get my hopes up for atmospheric planets. It could be very demanding and who knows if they would be able to make it happen. Engine could be limiting factor even.

[@anakinjovanus1135]

@@likilike501 your rightttt, idk it’s just something I hope for, cause it doesn’t seem to demanding other than colouring the sky and adding more terrain differences. Since they’d be barren it would only require that. Ik it’s a bit silly but having the option would be nice u know?

[@Ricolaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

@@likilike501 It's not limited at all. A water world would be no different than what we have already. That's probably why they don't waste time doing it.

[@keelanwagstaff7750]

@@anakinjovanus1135Keep that hope alive, I mean I can’t see a reason as too why wouldn’t let us just land on atmospheric planets outside the bubble as they wouldn’t have too design huge cities on them as we would be colonising them ourselves.

[@lanceobe6801]

We definitely need thicker atmospheres... Maybe they could call the expansion Elite Worlds...

[@FlechetteArchery]

interesting... after years away from elite, i might actually jump back in the cockpit.

[@WalterLoggetti]

Yesterday, after a yatus of a couple of year i reconnected my hotas to the pc... and scratched of the dust from my ships :D

[@roadsweeper1]

They've only just announced it. It'll be a good 5 years plus before we see anything. FDEV take years just to make a couple of reverse engineer NPCs. ... if we ever actually see anything...

[@MaxiNavarita]

I stopped playing when the game became a targoid target shooting simulator, this might make me come back. I'm still sad a peaceful approach was never even an option.

[@gabeghiby6935]

It's finally a good direction to introduce those features... although a bit late compared to other games (I won't give names here) but it's better late than never... One of the reasons I've stopped playing ED aside from the endless grinding mentality, is that me personally I'm busy with another game doing just that, bases and orbital stations building and managing and influencing the life of a planet or moon and eventually the system where I operate with my actions as a player... I'd love to see something similar in ED as well because I really used to love this game...

[@Phaevryn]

That's the first of the new ships that really works for me, just on looks and concept alone. Frontier has been cooking and it's awesome.

[@selbie]

Now that we know this was an intended gameplay feature, it puts a lot more perspective on how things went down with Odyssey's development. I'm certainly glad they were able to survive through that trainwreck long enough to reach this milestone.

[@niemand123]

I want player driven market. Pls do it. Then you will get all 30 Eve Online players with their each 1000 alts into this game.

[@hezolite1019]

10 INSTANCES OF GAME, ON EACH A COBRA MINING STUFF AT THE SAME TIME!

[@astaran35]

I did not expect that to be honest and I am very, very positively surprised. It's been almost two years that I logged into Elite the last time, but damn, that stuff is certainly bringing me back. Even if the colonization feature is still somewhere in the future (and we all know FDev's delays), I'm eager to get back into the cockpit.

[@roadsweeper1]

Announcing something and actually producing something playable and entertaining is two very different things for Frontier. Come back in 5 years and they might have done something... maybe... if they haven't abandoned it like they did VR or consoles.

[@RocktCityTim]

I've been waiting for this for more than 5,500 hours and 10 years!

[@aeroson8751]

This feels like this could breathe new life into to the Galaxy, new landmarks to find, maybe new grind methods for materials or credits, but I would definitely be interested to see if they could potentially expand further into base building with this.

[@Rune3D]

They're still going! I'm amazed that they've managed to not end up like Kerbal Space Program 2. That in of itself is pretty cool.

[@daxitron]

The one single thing I have always wanted in E:D is player colonization and station building. If they nail this, it'd make a lil dream come true for me!

[@benrussell-gough1201]

It makes in-universe sense that FDL would built a new hull to take advantage of all the tech developments of the Second Thargoid War (supercruise, Guardian tactical tech, etc). The type will probably be a 'jack of all trades' hull that can be rigged as a corsair, an explorer, a trader and maybe even a mining prospector for all the many legacy fans of the game who remember the original. FWIW, I would have called the model the 'King Cobra' but that's just me.

[@jannovak2202]

I think it will be the top yier powerplay reward. You'll unlock the colonization ship and get the privilege to colonize in the name of Mahon, Duvall, or whoever you pledged to.

[@samoriagash9552]

That's a good idea, but from what they said, you colonise the system first and if players want they can push the powers to come there, so the colonisation is probably not originated from powers. Better : you colonise it in your own name ! (if I got it right)

[@Scarecr0wn]

Until servers are shut down and Elite is dead for good, I will not stop asking for ship interiors. And I could not care less if anybody have super bulletproof argument against it. I want my interiors. Anyway, nice to see some new stuff.

[@CoffeeFiend1]

I think it's just you bud. Well and me. And like 95% of the community. Tiny percentages 🤏

[@CMDROldDuck]

I love my ship interiors in Space Engineers and X4 Foundations. It makes a HUGE difference in immersion.

[@Kev-Mulv]

A large part of the reason people spend ludicious money to buy ships in SC are the interiors. Giving players the feeling of ownership even if it is just a digital object.

[@alexanderlane]

@@Kev-Mulv this *exactly*. give the grind a purpose, there's something that's *yours*. Being able to customize your dashboard with the bobble heads and all that shows that they must kinda get it. Being able to customize the whole interior of your ship, make it feel lived in, would be so awesome.

[@xpatrstarx]

I will absolutely get into this again omg.

[@nightrain472]

It's good to see Elite getting some love.

[@atatreet]

the new cobra is genuinely a super cool design and reminds me of why i got into elite in the first place, the ship design. it's a little sad for me that i can't find any reason to actually get back into the game, there's no point in grinding to buy a cool new ship if there's no new gameplay i'm excited about, i just can't make myself care about power play or system building if it doesn't include an on foot survival/base building aspect to help anchor the player

[@DagobahResident]

This could be a cool idea, let's hope it doesn't have a way to be ruined by gankers so long as Frontier does nothing about that issue with Open Play

[@Aztek1701]

Thanks for the update Ant. Very interesting... Interesting enough to get me back into the game maybe. Sounds a lot like Elite is getting some love again which is great to see and about 4 years overdue. I do wonder what has changed over at Fdev to cause this.

[@kaizaki9148]

All these new updates have me coming back to the game again. Frontier have surprised me I thought the game was going to dwindle and fade into obscurity but this is all amazing news.

[@skyecommander2169]

Just started playing Elite again with the arrival of the Mandalay. This new feature sounds pretty amazing!

[@14jul73]

yay, awesome sauce! This sounds like a great thing coming to elite!

[@LeonardoPachecoBorges]

This have a lot of potential, If implemented well...

[@DUEL.FATALIS]

He was very adamant about the ships and new feature coming this year. So we should get everything within the next roughly 60 days.

[@JustAllinOneResource]

Interesting. Thanks for the video Obsidian.

[@THEguyWITHtheFACE122]

Spent a good amount of time out of the bubble collecting biological samples. On my way back I saw a cool planet and went down to check it out. Goofed and smashed into the side of a canyon trying to fly through it like Maverick. Lost everything

[@user_16309]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigations determined the cause of the mishap was a combination of pilot error and alcohol was thought to have been involved :)

[@kerbalairforce8802]

Last time I was excited was for Fleet Carriers, and that was so over promised and under delivered that i moved Elite to my "dead games" category on Steam next to Hawken and Loadout.

[@Billy-bc8pk]

Haven't heard of Hawken in a long time -- sad that that game had two chances to become something and died both times.

[@ArheIy]

​@@Billy-bc8pksome time ago the original Hawken was revived by the community as the Hawakening project. It isn't dead anymore!

[@tensieve]

very good move tactically to support the game into the future.... Well done Fdev. Please do it right and keep listening.:)

[@roadsweeper1]

Right?.... listening?.... sure you got the right game? 😂

[@LawrenceBeals]

Finally something to work towards instead of an arbitrary title. Little bit of Solar Clipper dark side station building would go a long way in the game to add variety.

[@JohnMichaelson]

They've needed to do this. 99%+ of the galaxy is still unexplored let alone occupied. If every active player had a thousand systems it wouldn't make a scratch in the space available to expand.

[@roadsweeper1]

Well given active player counts barely registers into the low thousands these days.... that's not difficult lol

[@Tamburello_1994]

Fdev managed to turn this comment section around. Wow.

[@sebf.w.i4901]

OK now I'm excited.

[@greevar]

I've been saying we need colonization for a while. I'm glad this is in development.

[@Tenken77]

Wow! This is great news!

[@globext80]

This sounds amazing, cant wait! Now we are able to put our fingerprint on the universe

[@ilaril]

This sounds like something I could return for/to. I've been gone since the space legs was about to enter the game. I wish the game will still get to be saved.

[@xpatrstarx]

This game still has so much potential. More potential than any other space game. As long as they never abandon their platform

[@halonkin2]

😂 it is totally has potential but Frontier loves to ruin it.

[@barking_mad6649]

​@@halonkin2yet here we are...

[@sequoia1171]

Do you mean how they abandoned consoles?

[@Darkdiver28]

@@barking_mad6649I have no expectations for this. Odyssey was supposed to change elite. It was all just a minimum viable product and in the process burned an entire console playerbase. If I know FDev, this will be implemented in such a cheap way or worse grind forever.

[@FlecheDeFer]

Another one who lets Yamiks think for him

[@Macky4941]

Looks like Frontier finally realized what was important, the players!

[@scorpio81245]

Colonizing a new system would lead to huge demand of resources. I smell opportunity here.

[@alexanderlane]

Yeah, I hope they do it in a logic-based way where you need to create an actual economic incentive, something to convince thousands (millions?) of people to move there, and like you say, require resources and transportation to get you there. Potential to be really cool!

[@emchamberlain]

There will surely have to be a resource-gathering element to produce expanded facilities in a system including extra surface bases. I love the idea of my own system and maybe defending it from raiders.

[@alexanderlane]

There's the potential for so many further systems (in the gaming sense, not the astronomical sense) to spin out of this one, could totally be the start of something really cool!

[@robert_39e]

Elite is my favorite game and the one that I spent the most hours in, by far. I got into it on XBox and it doesn't make sense for me to build a PC, so I've not played for a few years now. I missed the ability to transfer my save to PC so even if I did get a PC I can't imagine finding the time to accomplish all of the engineering and wealth that I did on console. However, if there were significant improvements made as discussed here, I might be inclined to start a fresh game on PC. Even if it were base building mechanics similar to Starfield, that would be awesome.

[@Sighman]

You can still transfer your account, and they give you a free copy of Horizons. Google "Elite Commander Console Migration" You get to keep all your stuff and continue the same save.

[@Challenger160]

I could have sworn they are still continuing limited transfers, aren't they?

[@HRH49]

I transferred recently. I use Geforce Now and stream it to the TV while using a controller (with wireless keyboard at hand). Bought Odyessy for £6. It's great!

[@Commander-Mustang]

Yo, i moved from console about 4 months ago, only thing i lost is the reputation with the factions in the game. Everything else is transferred from console to PC, all the engineering modules and ships, and materials. Also the fleet carrier will need to be decommissioned from console version and you will get the money back and you can buy a new one on PC. So not sure where you get your will loose everything. You lose 3 things, faction reputation, fleet carrier which needs to be decommissioned, and your AI crew. Other than that everyone else is same….

[@rucarnuts13]

A big and fairly surprising step in the right direction for Elite! Wasn’t expecting that! Weird to see FDev start adding meaningful stuff to Elite again, but I hope it’s a sign of more to come. More depth to ship gameplay via ship interiors plz? I can dream… either way, this update is gonna probably get me back into Elite.

[@PeglegNav]

This might bring me back to elite dangerous

[@TENGILL]

Now this will bring me back to the game! I imagine flying delivery's to support player factions colonizing new systems. But for this to work, we need to get a player faction update, improving how this works.

[@dariusgray5845]

I feel like the cobra mark v is almost like a statement like this is the new era of elite and the new cobra is announcing the start of a new future for the game.

[@alexanderlane]

Fingers crossed you're right!

[@dariusgray5845]

​@@alexanderlane me too. Elite has been my favorite space game from start I don't wanna see it fall

[@Drefar]

This is going to be a new era for ED when it comes to player count because this will make the game more favorable when it comes to Player Owned stuff.

[@TKBarnes]

I love the idea. Im worried it'll just turn into a mix of powerplay and "deliver x of y, here"

[@AtlasRandGaming]

Oh you mean what StarCitizen people keep waiting for from that game? Lol

[@MrAbram94]

Good, good!!! Need someting to play next 10years untill SC 1.0 is out

[@foreverspellman]

System Colonization will likely be an immense task which will take thousands of resources to even do, or an immense amount of credits to upkeep the process which could take months of real time to do. I'm for it though, it's a unique take that's 'base-building adjacent' in some ways, and I think that's pretty cool in all honesty. Also that cobra Mk 5 looks AMAZING and I will be buying it with money when it comes out.

[@goxy7951]

Meaningful Gameplay ,only missing thing in ED, thank you FDEV , keep up the good work Player Orbital Stations, Trade Outposts , Mining colonies ... And we need variety in game, to buy/find very cheap/valuable things/ thrusters/ engines/ shields in distant god forgoten galaxy dump/cave/bar Ability to buy different mining equipment for our mining stations, orbital stations/ outposts.

[@Vosmalus]

I really hope they work and improve on missions, most of them are just soo boring and have no depth.

[@corsopeewee7368]

Well slowly but surely Frontier is adding mechanics that they promised when they were on Kickstarter. And I hope they will add, like this one, mechanics that they didn't even mention at the beginning of the game's development.

[@mike_lowndes]

Now, finally, this is impressive. I have quite a few planets to my name over the years, I assume I get first dibs on settling them.

[@fcf8269]

I have so many questions.... Do I go in a system and claim that by starting to build a station like I do in X4? Do another player come by and help me or burn down my station? If more players build a station and takes months or years to find resources, who profit for that station? Is the profit based on how much you contribute, like for community goals? Is the station another money sucking thing that you have to pay the upkeep like your capital ship? Can you walk around these stations or are they like the standard stations? Are the station built only in space or on the planets too? So many questions, because if the game start to become like X4, maybe there is a future... But if all of this end up being in pure Frontier style a minimal effort thing, where you build the station by clicking a button to accept a mission and then it is a community goal and another station eventually appear, and the story happens in text form in galnet, then I am sorry but I won't even waste my time.

[@aforbes8386]

That Cobra looks sweet! And it a medium ship!!!

[@alexanderlane]

Dang, this is kind of an exciting turn! I hope this is the start of a trend, could maybe finally turn things around and get some life into the game!

[@TheCephalus]

Finally! a reason to play that goes beyond the money grind

[@guidosarducci166]

I really hope that the price is in line the current economy. Credits are pretty easy to get these days, with the ability to earn a fleet carrier in under a day of work. Colonizing a system should be absurdly expensive and resource intensive so that we don't see literally hundreds of new colonies popping up every day.

[@Bandit19990]

You had my curiosity, now you have my attention.

[@petezzzz]

The Cobra MKV is definitely going to replace my Asp Scout!

[@ArakiSatoshi]

I don't want to be bought by this and trade this for ship interiors, and I probably won't be. The feature is promising, but since Star Citizen is decently playable today, I still don't feel like there's a reason to give Elite another chance and deal with the already archaic restriction of not being able to to explore the ship in a spacesim.

[@alex8373]

The main thing that would bring me back would be the old Imperial Courier from the Frontier games. There was an awesome modern interpretation done by a fan, looked like a bird of prey styled warship to match my imagination. So far we've got a sports car with the name and a luxury yacht with the size and rough engine layout. Neither evoke my nostalgia for the old ship.

[@valaryc]

Personally, this new ship being another Cobra is,... sad. I'd much prefer brand new designs instead of rebuilt "variants". Still gonna buy it, but still. :( Colonization sounds like there's a lot of potential in it. I hope they nail it and do tons with it. Hopefully we can get some new community goals and gameplay opportunities to go along with it. 🤞

[@psycopt8770]

2024 and we are still blueballed by the Pantherclipper :(

[@___Snake___]

Its a totally new design lol

[@valaryc]

@@___Snake___ Based on? Come on,... you can do it. That's right, based on the Cobra. It's a rebuilt variant, not a wholly brand new design.

[@___Snake___]

@valaryc nah, it's pretty obvious it's a development and advanment of a Cobra but every thing has been changed and if you stick a Mk3 and Mk5 side by side they are totally different, but you have eyes and can see that for yourself but you probably wanted something different like a Panther Clipper, which is fine, but I like a new imagened Cobra that will be a proper ship like it should be a the poster ship of the game unlike the Mk3

[@valaryc]

​@@___Snake___ Don't make assumptions on my behalf, thanks. I said what I said and it still stands exactly as it was written. If you're looking to argue, go somewhere else with it. Goodbye. I will not engage further.

[@10Sambo01]

Pretty cool! But what I REALLY want to know is: WHEN PANTHER CLIPPER!!? :D

[@JohnMichaelson]

I am guardedly excited about this. It could be really cool, but it could also be an arbitrarily limited and unbelievably grindy mess, too. If it takes dozens of hours of mindless mining or cargo running to build a tiny settlement then the novelty will wear off quickly.

[@daviddesrosiers1946]

The Mk V is gorgeous. Can't even tell where the weapons bays are. Very slick. Wonder how it will stack up with the Kraits?

[@Maddock_]

I probably won't have the time or energy to invest a hundred hours into this, but I applaud the initiative for its ambition. Atmospheric worlds next perhaps? Also, I wonder what three people are going to be doing in a Cobra... Loving the design though, cockpit maybe a bit angular but yeah.

[@TheDartFrog]

I really really hope that we can actually just colonize stuff on the other side of the galaxy if we have the resources for it.. I wanna be able to build a base wherever I want also I hope the proximity limitation to other player stations won't be too harsh, like single digit lightyears at most, it would be so cool to have player-made colony clusters created by groups! maybe the proximity could vary depending on factions and whatnot

[@alexanderlane]

I feel like it'd make sense for the limit to be higher if you have more people behind it, or something? Single digit seems pretty extreme, I feel like whatever one average jump (average of all ships) would be good (idk what that'd be, maybe 25ly-ish?)

[@RoninX33]

I am loving this, need to build my war chest.

[@GokouZWAR]

This would be interesting for sure. Def got my attention. I still wish they’d finish on foot VR experience… I don’t care about these being valued by a power play, maybe this will be player faction specific? I really wish we could just go into the black and setup space for ourselves. This would allow us to make the game finally. We can setup our own group systems if we want instead of having to apply for and have a system setup. I just hope they have an option for solo players or small groups to setup at least a small outpost if we want. The galaxy is so big, so plenty of room for everyone to put something somewhere if we wanted to and be out far enough from everyone else. It would be great to finally be able to colonize a system I found years ago that I really liked… or maybe even colonize some of those systems of wonder everyone has discovered over the past 10 years.

[@timrichards5628]

I would love it if they made some content creation tools and handed over what they’re not willing to do. Doesn’t even need anything fancy, generic events with any recorded voice content would be so refreshing.

[@jamesbeach7405]

The new ships look great and I love those new stations. Personally, I'd also love to see something happen with installations as I think they are under used assets and look really sweet. I still play elite dangerous, I just don't play any one game exclusively so it'll be fun to return to the game and see all of the new changes when they are released.