The second Beta stage for space sim Elite: Dangerous is underway, throwing in a bucketful of new star systems and space stations, and a reputation system that actually lets you become ‘Elite’.
And there’s not long to wait until the next content update. Frontier Developments has announced that Beta Three will be added to the game on October 28.
No confirmation as to what will be added with Beta Three as yet, but Frontier promise more information in the next few weeks. We do know, however, all the new goodies that budding starship pilots can find in the current version. With over 380,000 cubic light years to explore already, they should have plenty to be getting on with. Here’s the full list;
’¢ New progression, with combat ratings from ’˜Harmless’ up to ’˜Elite’.
’¢ Reputations per system and per faction that influence attitudes and prices offered to players.
’¢ 570 star systems and 381,033 cubic light years to explore.
’¢ Discovery, exploration and charting of new systems and the option to trade gathered data.
’¢ Detailed system maps.
’¢ New Outposts (small, exposed ’˜roadside café’ stations in remote systems).
’¢ New Ocellus starport.
’¢ Further upgradeable Life Support modules, Engines, Hyperdrives, Power Distributors, Sensors, Shield Generators and Cargo Racks for all ships.
’¢ New weapons, including mines and a Cargo Hatch Limpet built for non-lethal piracy.
’¢ Visibility of other ships in supercruise, and the ability to track pilots through supercruise and hyperspace.
’¢ In-game GalNet newsfeed, reporting story events from around the galaxy and each system.
’¢ Gradual ’˜wear and tear’ on ships.
’¢ New Lakon Asp Explorer ship.
’¢ All backers names from the appropriate crowd-funding reward tiers have been added to the NPC naming database.
Elite: Dangerous will be released in the fourth quarter of 2014.
