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Elite Dangerous: Caspian Explorer | Update 1

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey · published 11 Dec 2025, 10:05 UTC

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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 resistances.
Enabled "Mk II Ablative Mirrored Surface Composite" armour at markets for the Caspian Explorer.

Bug Fixes

Resolved a crash occasionally occurring when more than 9 ships were stored in the Squadron Bank
Replaced low res images of the Caspian Explorer in Galnet.

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