Community27 Aug 2026Elite Dangerous | August Dev LogGreetings Commanders, In this month's Elite Dangerous Dev Log: ːsteamthumbsupː Discover the first in-game shots of the Rhino ːsteamthumbsupː Your first details on Surface Mining ːsteamthumbsupː And a sneak peek at the next Operation Step behind the scenes in this month's Elite Developer Log - Online Now!
Greetings Commanders, The Operations Update 2 is now live. This update addresses a number of issues, including Operations rewards and lost exploration data. Please note that Missing Operations Rewards and on-Foot inventories will be returned at a later time. Quality of Life: · Players unsold exploration data from before the 2nd July Maintenance has now been restored and can be sold as normal.…
Greetings Commanders! The moment has arrived! The Operations Update is here. Your Team. Your Tactics. Your Triumph. Operations brings a new layer of high-intensity, squad-focused gameplay to Elite Dangerous, centred around teamwork, coordination and tactical execution. Operations can be initiated either by a lone Commander or a fully formed squad, with optional matchmaking available to fill any…
Greetings Commanders, As we work towards the upcoming Operations update on 30th June, we're delighted to share the first concepts of the next new vessel coming to Elite Dangerous, The Nomad. Today we'll take a first look at this small but mighty explorer, including some early images straight from the design studio. NOMAD The Nomad is a small and compact ship-launched vessel which is built to ex…
Greetings Commanders, The Lynx Highliner update is now available for Elite Dangerous! Take your guests out to the farthest reaches of the galaxy with the new Lynx Highliner ship crafted by the experts at Zorgon Peterson! This impressive medium-class vessel sets a new benchmark for high-capacity travel, accommodating up to 225 passengers and is available now for credits at shipyards for all Elit…
Greetings Commanders, After careful evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to delay the release of Operations, which will now be arriving in June. We know this news is disappointing, and would like to apologise to our amazing community for the further delay of this major game update. We're incredibly grateful for your patience and understanding as the squad takes time to ensure Operati…
Greetings Commanders, The Kestrel Mk II Update is now live. Core Dynamics is changing the rules of engagement with their next generation combat vessel. Designed for pilots who value agility, precision, and relentless firepower this small-frame combat ship delivers performance above its weight class. Available now via ARX early access, alongside an significant number of audio changes and improve…
Greetings Commanders! Join us for the February Developer Log, where we take you through everything happening across the galaxy! This month, we’re kicking things off with a look at what’s ahead, unveiling the year’s first new ship, looking back on a full year of System Colonisation, and diving into the latest on Operations.
Greetings Commanders, The Caspian Explorer Update 1 is now available. This update enables the Mk II Ablative Mirrored Surface Composite and introduces a cap for engineering resistance, alongside other changes. Features of Note: · Added a cap for engineering resistances to avoid values above 75% being achieved. · Station weapons now deal plasma damage, improving effectiveness against target resi…
Greetings Commanders, The Caspian Explorer Update is now live. Embrace the depths of space with a large new exploration ship from Zorgon Peterson built to seek the stars. Available now via ARX early access, alongside a number of changes to on-foot weapons and NPC behaviours as well as bug fixes. Features of Note: · Added Zorgon Peterson Caspian Explorer: · In world holo-screen adverts now prese…
Greetings Commanders, An update is now available to resolve a disconnection issue. Please restart the game and launcher to download the update. Issue Tracker Fixes: · Resolved increased Scarlet Krait disconnects being encountered. (Issue ID: 80761 ) · Resolved fleet carriers overfilling cargo transfers resulting in error messages. (Issue ID: 80701 ) Bug Fixes: · Resolved instances where System…
Greetings Commanders, The Dodec Update is now live. This update introduces the re-envisioned Dodec station via ARX early access, alongside a number of fixes and updates which signify the end of the System Colonisation Beta. Thank you for all of your feedback during the Beta process, we will continue to monitor System Colonisation player data and feedback moving forward. Features of note: · Dode…
Greetings Commanders, We've been listening to all your feedback since we revealed the new Dodec station type and understand that many of you weren't happy with the idea of the station being only available via the Game Store permanently. A lot of thought goes into the decisions we make and our intention at all times is to make the game better for everyone, however this time we don't think we got…
Greetings Commanders, The Type-11 Prospector Update 2 is now live and addresses the following issues. Features of note: · Introduced new functionality to prevent 'claim sniping'. When the primary port is completed in a newly colonised system, an exclusive lock on making claims FROM that system's colonisation contact will be enforced for a short period · The System Architect may exclusively make…
Congratulations on receiving your pilot's license, Commander. Now you’re familiar with the basic workings of your ship, it’s time to get accustomed to life amongst the stars. With your trusty Sidewinder ready for you to take the helm, you stand on the threshold of a vast galaxy full of wonder, opportunity and danger. However, before you take the first steps along the main avenues for earning cr…
Greetings Commanders, The Elite Dangerous: Type-11 Prospector Update is now live and you can find the update notes below. Featuring the brand-new Type-11 Prospector, a medium-sized mining ship from Lakon, now available via ARX Early Access from the Elite Dangerous Gamestore. Learn more about the Type-11 Prospector over on our website Features of Note: · Added Lakon Type-11 Prospector · Mk II Mi…
Greetings Commanders, Following early feedback from our Partner Program, we will be delaying the release of the Type-11 Prospector and the coinciding update until early next week. This is to allow the team necessary time to address concerns which will improve your experience with the ship. These changes will include: · A rebalance of the Prospector’s mining stats, including increasing the fragm…
Greetings Commanders, We're introducing a new option when purchasing ships via ARX Early Access in Elite Dangerous: the Galactic Edition! This new premium cosmetic offering will first be available for the Lakon Type-11 Prospector, but you'll get to see the contents during the early access window for our Elite Partner Program creators this week. The Galactic Edition builds on the existing Stella…
Greetings Commanders, Elite Dangerous: Vanguards Patch 3 is now live and you can find the update notes below. Features of Note: · A new process has been introduced to automatically assign a new Squadron Leader in the event the current leader has become inactive for an extended period of time: On each weekly maintenance, Squadron Leaders will be checked for if they have not logged in during the…
Greetings Commanders, Last week we revealed more details about the Type-11 Prospector, coming to Elite Dangerous in Arx Early Access on September 23rd In case you missed it, you can catch up with Phil and Curtis talking about the new features below. The Type-11 Prospector is a beautiful new medium ship that has a very industrial look to it, invoking old sci-fi vibes but with a modern twist. As…
Greetings Commanders, Servers will be offline on 2nd September for Elite Dangerous: Vanguards Patch 2 to be deployed. You can find the schedule and update notes below. Downtime starts - 7am UTC Downtime ends - 10:30am UTC *Please note that these are estimated times, we will update our forums and social media with any changes. Features of Note: · You are now able to install the Bar/Bartender on…
Greetings Commanders, Elite Dangerous: Vanguards Patch 1 is now live and you can find the update notes below. Features of Note · You are now able to install the Vista Genomics and Pioneer Supplies Vendors on your Squadron Carriers. · Improvements have been made to how colonisation built constructions produce and consume goods - the goods produced by the top two economies will no longer be consu…
Greetings Commanders! The much anticipated Elite Dangerous: Vanguards update has arrived, bringing with it a full rework of Squadrons to give you more options and customisation in managing your groups! You can read more about this update here . Update Notes Features of Note: · Squadrons feature has had a complete overhaul · Squadrons system introduces many new features, including: · Create a un…
Greetings Commanders, The moment you have been waiting for is almost upon us! Elite Dangerous: Vanguards is coming in to land on Tuesday 19th August! Update Notes and release schedule will be available closer to release.
Greetings Commanders, The highly anticipated Panther Clipper MK II from Zorgon Peterson is now available in Elite Dangerous via ARX Early Access ! The Panther Clipper MK II is available in the following bundles: Panther Clipper MK II Standard Bring the galaxy to their doorstep with the latest version of the legendary freighter from Zorgon Peterson, the Panther Clipper Mk II. Bundle includes: ·…
Greetings Commanders, A new update has been released for Elite Dangerous featuring Powerplay improvements. Features of Note · New Community Goal type. Future Community goals may require Commanders to destroy specific power-aligned ships within Power Conflict Zones, these will take place across multiple systems and may help to shape the galaxy. · Further changes have been made to Powerplay, in o…
Greetings Commanders, We have released a small update for Elite Dangerous to resolve a number of reported issues. No downtime is required but you will need to restart your games for the update and download to commence. Update Notes Issue Tracker Fixes: · Fixed Incorrec Manifest Checksum Error triggering from the launcher. · Fixed instances of Orange Sidewinder disconnects when attempting to dro…
Greetings Commanders, We will be releasing The Trailblazers Update 3 on Wednesday April 30. This update features a number of improvements to Colonisation economies and Powerplay merits, alongside a range of other fixes and improvements. Release Schedule (All times in UTC) · 5AM - Servers offline for maintenance · 1PM - Servers back Please be aware these are estimated times and are subject to ch…
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