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Elite Dangerous

Developers
	Frontier Developments
Engines
	Cobra[1]
Release dates
Windows	December 16, 2014
macOS (Bone 10)	March 12, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	Former game buy, DLC, Expansion pack
Microtransactions	Currency, Free-to-grind
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Get-go-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	MMO, Open up globe, Sandbox, Vehicle gainsay
Vehicles	Space flight
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Elite

Elite
Elite	1987
Elite Plus	1991
Frontier: Aristocracy II	1993
Frontier: First Encounters	1995
Aristocracy Dangerous	2014
Elite Dangerous: Arena	2016

Contents

• 1 Availability
• 2 Monetization
  • 2.1 DLC and expansion packs
  • 2.2 Microtransactions
• 3 Essential improvements
  • 3.1 Companion apps
• 4 Game information
  • 4.one Configuration file(s) location
  • four.ii Salve game data location
  • four.three Save game cloud syncing
• v Video
  • 5.i Field of view (FOV)
• 6 Input
  • half dozen.1 Creating or backing up custom control bindings
• seven Audio
  • 7.1 Localizations
• 8 Network
  • 8.one Multiplayer types
  • 8.2 Connection types
• 9 VR support
• 10 Issues fixed
  • x.1 Permission to dock not granted, but affirmative message given past station dominance
  • ten.2 Astringent FPS drops while the game is in Borderless or Windowed video mode
• eleven Other data
  • xi.1 API
• 12 Organization requirements
• 13 Notes
• xiv References

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Key points

Very circuitous and customizable controls.

Full general information

PC Report

Official forums

Elite: Dangerous Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability [edit]

All versions require a constant cyberspace connection for all game modes (regular server updates; cannot be played offline).^{[2] [iii]}

Monetization [edit]

Blazon	Notes
DLC	Various cosmetics for ships, fleet carriers, and role player avatars are available through the in-game store or the Frontier Shop page for the game.[4]
Expansion pack	Currently, Odyssey is the only expansion available for (pre) purchase. Until Oct 27, 2020, Horizons was the other expansion available for buy,[5] and since that date, it is office of the base game.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Lifetime Expansion Pass	No longer sold. Includes admission to all major expansions.
Transport Paintjobs	Cosmetic purchases available through online store.
Pilot Starter Pack
Horizons Season Pass	No longer sold (rolled into base game)
Odyssey	Currently, in that location are 2 pre-purchase options; i that grants access to the expansion when it releases and one that grants alpha admission as well every bit an exclusive pilot arrange skin and the expansion'due south soundtrack[6]

Microtransactions [edit]

Type	Notes
Currency	"Arx" is the premium currency used in Elite: Dangerous. It is used exclusively to purchase cosmetics.
Free-to-grind	Players can obtain up to 400 Arx per week for free by playing the game. Frontier also gives abroad a large amount of Arx during the lead-up to Christmas.
Time-limited	Certain ship skins are available for a limited fourth dimension merely.

Essential improvements [edit]

Companion apps [edit]

An official companion app was bachelor for iOS; it was later discontinued.^[vii]

Many unofficial companion apps have been created past the community; a list is bachelor in the game forums. Some apps feed information to websites such as EDDB, EDSM, and Inara, assuasive users of these websites to view up-to-date market info and search for specific systems, among other functions.

Game information [edit]

Configuration file(south) location [edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Frontier Developments\Aristocracy Unsafe\
macOS (OS 10)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359320/pfx/ [Note 1]

Save game data location [edit]

Online Only. All account data is stored on the developer'due south servers.

Salvage game cloud syncing [edit]

The game has its own cloud syncing solution on the developer's servers

Video [edit]

Graphics settings.

Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution (only available with Odyssey DLC expansion).

Field of view (FOV) [edit]

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.

Editing config files [citation needed]
Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Frontier Developments\Elite Unsafe\Options\Graphics\ Open Settings.xml in text editor (Notepad for example). Discover line <FOV>Twenty.000000</FOV> and change value to your desired FoV.

Input [edit]

Controls settings.

Creating or backing up custom command bindings [edit]

There is just one custom contour by default. To foreclose this being overwritten, or to allow for multiple custom input options, create a new copy of the .binds file.

Creating or bankroll upwards a custom command bindings file [citation needed]
Ready controls in-game as desired Get to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Borderland Developments\Elite Unsafe\Options\Bindings\ Copy and rename the Custom.binds file, MyBinds1.binds for instance. The renamed file will now appear every bit a selectable choice in-game. Notes The new custom file volition not exist overwritten by game updates, unless directly edited via the controls menu.

Audio [edit]

Audio settings.

Sound feature	State	Notes
Carve up volume controls
Environment sound		7.ane surround systems are supported.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		No option, disabled by default.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Spanish
Russian

Network [edit]

The game uses a hybrid of central servers to process the background simulation, Amazon cloud servers for matchmaking and gameplay transactions, and P2P for real-time gameplay.

The game can be played Single-Player, in a Private Group, or in Open Multiplayer. A character can transfer between these modes at will.

Multiplayer types

Connection types

VR support [edit]

Problems stock-still [edit]

[edit]

This message occurs if all appropriately sized docks are taken past another thespian or NPC.

Restart the game in solo fashion or wait for another player/NPC to leave the dock [citation needed]

Severe FPS drops while the game is in Borderless or Windowed video mode [edit]

This issue is confirmed on Nvidia graphics cards such equally an Nvidia GTX 1060 when paired with a Freesync monitor with Gsync enabled in the Nvidia command panel.

Disable the Freesync function on your monitor before or while playing the game. [citation needed]

Other information [edit]

API [edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	10, eleven	Direct3D 10 support will be removed in a future update.[x]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			Launcher, Crash Reporter, Hardware Reporter and USS.exe are 32-bit only.
macOS (Os 10)			Frontier Developments dropped support for MacOS in April 2018

System requirements [edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (Bone)	7, eight, 10 64-bit
Processor (CPU)	ii.0 GHz Quad Core	Intel Core i7 3770K AMD FX-4350
System retentivity (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk (HDD)	25 GB	25 GB
Video bill of fare (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon R7 240 DirectX eleven compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 280X

Support for 32-bit versions of Windows will exist removed in a future update.^[10]

Notes

1. ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud back up may store information in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/359320/ in improver to or instead of this directory. The app ID (359320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. Meet the glossary page for details.

References

1. ↑ Frontier Developments
2. ↑ Elite: Dangerous Newsletter #49
3. ↑ No Single Player offline Mode so? - Page 9
4. ↑ Elite Dangerous Gamestore
5. ↑ Elite Unsafe: Horizons Available Now for Free to All Commanders
6. ↑ Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Deluxe Alpha Expansion (Pre-Order)
7. ↑ Aristocracy Dangerous on Twitter
8. ↑ Is there HDR back up on PC?
9. ↑ ^{9.0 ix.one} No Unmarried Player offline Style and so? - Folio 9
10. ↑ ^{10.0 x.1} Future back up for Win 32 and DX10

Source: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Elite_Dangerous

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