Update #16.01

On the 29th August 2023 Frontier released a patch for Update 16. The changes can be seen below or on the official website here. All links to specific patch notes can be found in the patch notesseciton of this website.

Community Issues of Note Addressed

  • Multiple fixes made to Mission “Infiltrate the Data Link” – Issue ID 27268
    • Fixed the mission text which was incorrectly stating progress through the mission.
    • The targeted Megaship is now correctly highlighted as a mission destination.
    • The mission title has been updated to better describe the task of the mission (it no longer says “data link data link”) – Not the same case as ‘New York New York’. This one wasn’t so good that we had to name it twice, it was purely an error.
    • Only one mission that targets a Megaship can now be held at a time.
  • Fix applied to prevent game crashes on startup in VR following update 16 – Issue ID 60787
  • A fix has been applied to prevent some missions from giving out incorrect rewards – Issue ID 35910
  • A fix has been applied to address instances whereby Ax Settlement Restore Power Missions failed to complete – Issue ID 59529
  • A fix has been applied in order to address “Rubber Banding” when Captain views Gunner Lasers – Issue ID 11925
  • Sirius system permit will now be offered by Sirius Corp after obtaining full Ally status – Issue ID 60854
  • Alioth system permit will now be offered after obtaining friendly status with the Alliance – Issue ID 60974

Additional Issues of Note Addressed

  • A fix has been implemented to prevent coral sap from randomly teleporting into the air after being shot off a coral tree – There’s always one “fix” that spoils the fun, am I right?
  • A fix has been implemented for a crash that could happen if an unexpected communication with the server occurred, just before engaging your ship’s hyperdrive.
  • Ship shields now reform to their current recharge level when re-entering normal space from supercruise.
  • Fixed impounded ship release cost appearing in the UI as the ship transfer time.
  • Fixed duplication of nav panel distress signal after Commanders would disembark and re-board their ship.
  • A fix has been implemented to address the inability to increase listing prices of high value items by more than 5% in Fleet Carriers.
  • Search & Rescue ships will no longer attempt to use repair limpets on damaged ships that are flying too close to the surface of a planet for them to confidently reach.
  • Thargoid ships will no longer get stuck outside Starports because they are trying to engage targets trying to seek safety on the inside – They’ll let you off, basically.
  • Thargoid Scouts no longer fly away too quickly when dropping off new Revenants – I actually see no problem with Thargoids flying away from me too quickly but we cater for all here, where we can.
  • A fix has been implemented to address a situation where interdictions during multi-crew sessions could sometimes become stuck.
  • Hatch breaker limpets will now take better account of their target’s velocity.
    • Their speed is now better aligned to their stats.
  • The ability for a collector limpet to handle obtaining items from the ground has been improved.
  • Fix implemented for Squadron rank name changes not working correctly.
  • Larceny missions will now allow you to consistently find the requested item.
  • Fixed a rare issue where embarking your ship could disrupt the flow of a mission, potentially preventing it from being possible to then complete.
  • A fix has been implemented for the French translation of the Cobra Mk III’s ‘Meteor Purple paintjob’, suggesting it was green.
  • A fix has been implemented for the French translation of damage types in the outfitting UI.
  • Fixes have been implemented for some grammatical issues with Russian localised text for rescue missions.
  • Fixes have been implemented for some grammatical issues in the English localised text for rescue missions.

Update #16 – Release Notes

On the 1st August 2023 Frontier released Update #16 for Elite Dangerous. You can see the patch notes below, on the official website here or linked in the patch notes section of this website.

Features of Note

  • New passenger evacuation missions have been added. Wealthy passengers will now be requesting expedited evacuation from locations affected by the presence of the Thargoids for additional credits (if you can appease their requirements and demands)
  • The Thargoids will, as of this Thursday’s maintenance ‘tick’ ahead, retreat from any system when their hold on that system is defeated. Previously this would only occur for Invasion systems.
  • In honour of the late Michael Brookes, a new organisation has been added to the game, Brookes Galactic Tours.
  • You can now find their adverts in most markets and their new megaship, The Legacy, which can be found in Artemis near Freeholm.
  • Brookes Galactic Tours has also established a new mini-series of tourist beacons to a handful of fantastic locations, the first of this series begins at the beacon at Freeholm. We hope you enjoy exploring and will take a moment to pause and enjoy the wonder that Mike helped bring to the universe of Elite.

Community Issues of Note Addressed

  • Release fees for impounded ships that are not the player’s current ship can now be paid (Ticket Reference: ID 59548)
  • Fix for the Stuck Recovery button put players exponentially far away (Ticket Reference: ID 55703)
  • Fix for Large Habitat buildings in Tourism settlements ignoring states, making restore missions incompletable (Ticket Reference: ID 50551)
  • Fix for Chargaff Installation incorrectly being flagged as an Outpost rather than Starport (Ticket Reference: ID 22100)
  • Fix for Trevithick Vision incorrectly being flagged as an Outpost rather than Starport (Ticket Reference: ID 51847)
  • Fix for being unable to restock Caustic Sink Launcher ammo until existing Caustic has been purged from the module (Ticket Reference: ID 58117)
  • Fix for crash sites not always correctly containing the mission item (Ticket Reference: ID 51984)
  • Fix for POIs spawning in locations they shouldn’t, on undiscovered planets (Ticket Reference: ID 39180)
  • A fix has been implemented to address a situation where Bark Mounds would be wrongly indicated as present at a location via the DSS, but would not in fact be there – Right!? We can hear you from here, Canonn!  (Ticket Reference: ID 40108)
  • Fix for being able to only accept one squadron application at a time (Ticket Reference: ID 30862)
  • Fix for visual artefacting in planetary rings (Ticket Reference: ID 59426)
  • Fix for Thargoid interceptor “Energy Surge Detected” notification not triggering on their arrival (Ticket Reference: ID 59432)
  • Fix for fires inside buildings at Thargoid Occupied settlements not being extinguished when venting via the Atmospheric Control Panel (Ticket Reference: ID 59446)
  • Fix for Thargoid Interceptor’s emissives being white and exerted hearts no longer glowing (Ticket Reference: ID 59507)
  • Fix for deployed SRVs not returning in their previous position when the owning Commander logs in after logging out whilst on foot (Ticket Reference: ID 51341)
  • Fix for mining deposit fragments getting stuck inside the asteroids (Ticket Reference: ID 17023)
  • Fix for Gunner Role being unable to use TG Pulse Neutraliser or Shutdown Field Neutraliser (Ticket Reference: ID 59405)
  • Thargoid Interceptors will now be consistently recorded in the journal (Ticket Reference: ID 55741)
  • Fix for the Player Journal not always accurately logging Thargoid kills (Ticket Reference: Issue ID 55741)

Gameplay

  • Crime scan results can no longer be evaded by relogging.
  • Messages received from the server whilst the player is in hyperspace are now queued until they exit hyperspace.
  • Commanders will now be able to target or plot a route to Titans or Maelstroms via the System Map.
  • After joining a multicrew session and assigning yourself the Gunner role, assigned turrets or utilities would not be reflected in the UI. This has now been fixed.
  • On-foot wanted players can now access the Shipyard Terminal at Detention Facilities.
  • Camera shake now applies to on foot players when using Guardian objects at Thargoid imprint sites.
  • Raised maximum prices of Fleet Carrier items.
    • Further reading: Instead of the maximum price the Fleet Carrier owner can set being 10x the galactic mean price (i.e. the slider goes up to 1000%), they can now set it to 100x the galactic mean price (i.e. 10,000%). This will now apply to all three markets on the Carrier.
      The decision was made to do this in consideration that some things are rare but have a relatively low price; this means that Commanders will now be able to sell them at a price that is worthwhile for the effort they went to, to acquire them.
  • Collector limpets will now be much less prone to collisions when collecting objects near asteroid surfaces.
  • Fixed potential crash when exiting mission completion screen.

Render

Thargoid interceptor lightning hit VFX will no longer persist after the target ship is killed.

Audio

  • Rebalanced the volume of music heard at the Thargoid Surface Site.
  • Fix for changing hardpoints animation sound effects being inaudible when in Outfitting.
  • Fixed the audio for the holograms in the Thargoid Surface Site not matching their in-world location accurately.
  • Rebalanced the volume of the Thargoid Hunter music
  • Rebalanced the reverb of the Revenant’s primary and secondary weapons.
  • Improved the management of Revenant’s primary weapon sounds so it doesn’t become overwhelming when in combat with multiple Revenants.
  • Fixed Thargoid Hunter’s combat music being audible when the combat music is disabled in the audio options.
  • Fixed the Titan’s combat music being audible when the combat music is disabled in the audio options.
  • Fixed the Thargoid Titan ambience still being audible when the exploration music is disabled in the audio options.
  • Improved the balance of the ship’s internal sounds when impacted by the defensive wave of the Maelstrom.
  • Improved the Aculeus Launcher’s rocket’s audio as it flies past you.
  • Fixed the Revenant’s vocalisations not being obscured by physical barriers.
  • Fixed AX Missile Launchers deploy and stow audio being difficult to hear in certain situations.
  • Adjusted the volume of the Revenant’s primary weapon when it isn’t being looked at.
  • Various optimisations for loading some sections of audio have been made.

Art

  • Found and fixed some duplicated materials on the advanced multi-cannons, to help with optimisation.
  • Added some new cup props to certain social areas (which are technically “zero-g” environments) to mostly avoid the issue of having un-capped beverages in these areas – Bringing you optimised immersion, 3309. No more panic over hot drink spillages.
  • Fixed schematic model for the subsurface mining missile so that it is now visible.
  • Added support for various consoles to be pushed into an offline mode for deserted settlements.
  • Fixed the collision mesh on the wrecked Beluga so you can no longer fly through it.
  • Adjusted the notifications UI model for VR, which optimises rendering of this element.
  • Fixed missing textures on Scorpion SRV missile model.
  • Found and fixed a number of issues with how gradients are applied on certain paintjobs, smoothing them out and improving quality.
  • Fixed mirrored decal on the Fer De Lance underside.
  • Addressed a number of visual issues for the Anaconda if applying paint jobs.
  • Adjusted the Hazard shipkit spoiler slightly to prevent an intersection issue with the Anaconda’s cockpit

Server

  • Fixed a crash when logging in docked at a fleet carrier in a system that has a large amount of carrier traffic.
  • Fixed a crash when logging in docked at a port in a system from which the Thargoids have retreated.

UI

  • The Orthrus now has a codex entry.
  • All Thargoid War related passenger missions will now have a link to the relevant page of the Pilot’s Handbook.
  • Contacts panel UI for Glaives and Orthrus will correctly show the schematic icon and sigil.

Locations

If you are trapped inside a container after logging in at a POI, you will now be able to free yourself using a panel inside the container. Fixed an issue where some Horizons locations would not generate the intended micro-resources at all viable locations.

Missions

  • Passengers in evacuation missions are now a little more chatty
  • Transport missions for Thargoid War-affected ports no longer request non-essential commodities.
  • Disconnecting after restoring power to a Thargoid-occupied settlement during the mission will no longer reset the settlement to the offline state when you log back in, allowing you to continue the mission without needing to source a second Power Regulator.

New Known Issues

  • Helm cannot see when a Commander in the Gunner role uses weapons.

Update #15.02

On the 5th June 2023 Frontier released the update patch #15.02. You can see the notes below, on the official website here, or in the patch notes section of this website.

Community Issues of Note Addressed

  • Fixed some unintended changes to ship flight characteristics in situations where rotational correction was active.
    • Enabling rotational correction should no longer have any impact on the flight characteristics of your ship outside of situations where it is actively correcting rotation (Ticket Reference: ID 44533)
  • Fix for players not being able to plot a route to settlements/ports through the POI panel UI (Ticket Reference: ID 59375)
  • Fix for pulse wave analyser not highlighting high resource asteroids in rings correctly (Ticket Reference: ID 50436)
  • Fix for insufficient number of targets arriving at settlements for Raid and Massacre Missions (Ticket Reference: ID 48424)
  • Fix for “Objective Failed” prompt repeatedly triggering when cancelling an on foot mission (Ticket Reference: ID 50524)

Additional Issues of Note Addressed

  • The Frontline Turrets that protect ground troops have had their repair timer increased to 10 minutes (up from 2 minutes).
    • Note: The dev team felt that the existing 2-minute timer did more harm than good by preventing interesting interplay between ground and air units at conflict zones around settlements. This change will now allow Commanders with suitably equipped ships to make a conscious choice between continuing to avoid drawing the fire of the turrets or to actively engage them in order to open up a window of opportunity for ground engagement or assaults on dropships.
  • Fix implemented for a crash that could occur when opening the Livery UI.
  • Fix implemented for a crash that could trigger when opening the Squadron Allegiance UI.
  • Fixes implemented to address several crashes that could be caused when coursing around Thargoid Maelstroms.
  • Fix implemented for a crash that could trigger when dropping into a Thargoid Maelstrom in multicrew.
  • Slight adjustments have been made the tactics used by various Thargoid vessels, so that they don’t become ineffective at dealing with targets in locations that ship won’t willingly navigate such as the crevasses along the structure of a Titan.
  • Fix implemented for Reboot Missions failing if a player logs out and loads back in.
  • Fix implemented for plasma weaponry not dealing the correct damage to Thargoid Revenants.
  • The galaxy map icon for the Maelstrom systems has been updated to that of a ‘Titan’ icon.
  • Fix implemented for an issue whereby Thargoids could stop spawning during multiplayer AX conflict zones.
  • Fix implemented for unexpected scrolling of the ‘Fleet Carrier POI’ list when accessed with a non-mouse input.
  • Fix implemented for the Glaive not correctly utilising its anti-guardian effect when in conflict zones around planetary ports.
  • Fix implemented for the Glaive occasionally clipping into the Titan during combat.
  • Fix implemented to address the ability to use the camera suite to clip inside the Titan.
  • The Titan’s missiles can now chase locked targets for a longer duration.
  • Fixed trespass volume positions to allow larger ships to dock without violating them.
  • Fix implemented for some VFX occasionally persisting in a multiplayer instance around the Titan.
  • The Revenant no longer occasionally clip into buildings.
  • Fix implemented for thumbnail generation issue for Petra Olmanova (fun fact, it had something to do with their eyewear).
  • Fix implemented for Revenants occasionally stacking on top of each other during spawning.
  • Softened the extreme colouration of the Pulse Wave Xeno Scanner’s highlight effect.
  • Thargoids will stop appearing for the remainder of an Invasion once it has been successfully repelled.
  • Fix implemented for Defend Missions failing to start at mission location.
  • Fixed Human Scavenger NPCs occasionally appearing in Thargoid-occupied systems and even more rarely, Thargoid Revenants sometimes appearing in locations in the post-Thargoid Recovery state.
  • Fix implemented to address issues where some Thargoid vessels became stuck when attempting to enter the Titan.
  • Fix implemented for the Glaive occasionally getting stuck on asteroids in the Titan location.
  • Fix implemented for units rarely not showing up at Titan location in multiplayer instances.
  • Fix implemented for Scavenger Maverick Suit mismatch between thumbnail and suit (this is the one where they all had white grey helmets on the livery icon but they’re actually all white once equipped in game).
  • Fixed the Revenant’s weapon audio cutting out abruptly at range.
  • Fix implemented for missing Shipkit icons in livery:
    • Cobra MKIII Cyclops Bumper and Wings.
    • Cobra MKIII Medusa Spoiler.
    • Krait MK II Basilisk and Medusa Bumper.
  • Fix implemented for Thargoid Maelstrom icon not indicating when it is behind a planet.
  • Fix implemented for buffeting effect in Thargoid Maelstrom, causing ships to jerk suddenly.
  • Fix implemented for Thargoid portals not visually blending into Maelstrom fog at a distance.
  • Fix implemented for Festive lights and Warm White Light glow being desaturated (the party is back on!).
  • Fix implemented to address an error that could generate when checking commander name entries for duplicates.
  • Fix implemented to address a disconnect when a Commander would try to reset to orbit, when they don’t yet have their starter ship.

Update #15.01

On the 18th May 2023 Frontier released patch #15.02 addressing a number of issues following the release of Update 15.

Issues of Note Addressed

  • A fix has been implemented so that the Caustic Sink Launcher can now be engineered.
  • Scouts are no longer acting with excessively increased firepower.
  • Propulsion Elements have been added to caustic generator loot.
  • Selecting a group of fleet carriers in the System Map now shows the Fleet Carriers tab of the Points Of Interest panel.
  • A fix has been implemented to address inconsistent turret fire from the Titan.
  • Scenarios have been rebalanced in order to improve chances of which the Orthrus or Thargoid Probes can be found.
  • A fix has been implemented for a crash that could trigger when disembarking at Unknown Surface Sites.
  • A fix has been implemented to address excessive heat being generated, when Commanders are hit by the Maelstrom Pushback Wave.
  • A fix has been implemented to address instances where Ship Launched Fighters would take excessive damage from Glaive missiles.
  • A fix has been implemented to address instances where Ship Launched Fighters would become targeted for Containment Missiles, by the Glaive.
  • Thargoids are no longer able to get themselves potentially stuck when investigating canisters
  • A fix has been implemented to address a large invisible wall in the large ship landing pad at The Beach Engineer base.

Notable Changes to Systems in ‘Invasion State’

A successfully prevented Invasion will now be better reflected within the game world.

Upon the Invasion’s defeat, a notification will be sent to all present Commanders, Thargoids will stop appearing at conflict zones and most conflict zones will subsequently dissipate.

Interdictions will cease and signal sources caused by Thargoid attacks will come to a stop.

The HUD has also received some minor changes for when Commanders are present in a defeated Invasion system and on the pre-jump warning towards that system.


For Awareness

Commanders, you may experience an issue whereby after gaining a bounty on your ship (with a warrant being issued on the ship), if you then hand yourself in at an on-foot concourse terminal, a Scarlet Krait connection error will occur on respawn at a Detention Facility.

  • If you re-enter the game after the Scarlet Krait connection error, you will be able to resume gameplay without further connection errors or blockers. However, the ship with the warrant on it will be impounded, which in turn warrants a release fee payment to free it.

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING THE ISSUE ABOVE:

If you gain a bounty on your ship (with a warrant being issued on the ship) and then hand yourself in via Local Services whilst remaining in ship (instead of at an on-foot terminal), this issue does not occur, and you will respawn at the Detention Facility, in ship.

Update #15 – Release Notes

On Tuesday, 9th May 2023 Frontier released update #15. The release notes can be seen below, on the official website here, or in the patch notes section of this blog.

Features of Note

  • A new mission to restore power to settlements and retrieve data from within Thargoid-controlled territory has been added. This new mission can be found at mission boards in systems in the Alert or Invasion states.
  • The Thargoid Pulse Neutraliser module has been added to Outfitting and Tech Broker at all rescue ships. Commanders who are entitled to one of these modules for their efforts and prior investigations can find theirs stored at the Orunmilla megaship.
  • The Revenant seeks you…Take caution when investigating Thargoid controlled territory at abandoned settlements.
  • What more awaits…?

UI Updates

  • In the ‘UI’ section below, there have been a number of notable changes made by the team. These have been labelled as clearly as possible for you.

Community Issues of Note Addressed

  • Reactivation mission bases will no longer be already powered up on arrival.
  • Teammate navlock issue addressed.
    • This is HUGE…we’ll be on standby for your feedback with this one.
    • Summary: Our friends, the Fuel Rats reported some time ago that teammate navlock would be engaged but not work as intended. For more information: ID 47611
    • Thank you for your patience as the team continued to look into this o7
  • Ship kits no longer result in caustic damage being multiplied.
  • Carrier jumps can no longer be accidentally scheduled by dragging or rotating the map with mouse.
  • Distance now correctly displays when remotely jumping your Fleet Carrier.
  • Landed Apex taxi will no longer randomly decide to disembark when keys are pressed in menus (These guys get a lot of calls):
  • Improvements have been made to the Midnight Black paint job, which was appearing outlined.
  • Scarab SRV radar schematic sizing has been improved.
  • Scarab SRV is no longer missing projectiles.
  • Scarab SRV interaction with Guardian Relic pillars now functions as intended.
  • Ancient active Guardian Obelisks will no longer display a randomly moving pattern which caused difficulties with decrypting the correct items for Ram“red herring”Tah’s mission .
  • Journal: ScanOrganic event now contains Variant colour.
  • Odyssey system map now displays active faction states as expected.
  • Typos and text cut-off addressed in the “SYSTEM FULLY SCANNED” HUD messaging.
  • Commanders legs no longer…detach from their bodies after throwing a grenade mid jump (blink.gif).
  • VR shipyard camera positioning has been corrected.
  • VR Codex and Squadron screens brightness has been adjusted.
  • Fixed reported instances where Thargoids can become invisible.
  • The issue with exceeding yield when detonating asteroids has been addressed:
  • Apex shuttle pilots are no longer too nervous to land at hostile settlements (Honestly a realistic situation to be in if I was your driver. Pilot).
  • Settlement raid and massacre missions require more targets than are present.
    • Ticket reference: ID 48424
    • We’ll keep monitoring for instances of this, post Update 15.

General Issues of Note Addressed

  • Thargoid ships no longer stray too far away in AX CZs.
  • Thargoid Scouts now pay comparatively more attention to ships than ground targets.
  • Apex shuttle can now navigate effectively around binary moons
  • Ambient traffic will be present if Commanders are on foot in space stations.
  • Ship-launched fighters will now restock their ammo when returning to mothership.

Gameplay

  • Instances of overlapping icons on the System Map have been addressed.
  • On foot mission boards no longer erroneously display in space missions.
  • Accepting an expired mission will no longer soft lock the missions board.
  • The control options menu is now refreshed when a new device is detected.
  • Fix implemented for missing mission icons on galaxy and Apex map of wing mates.
  • Fixed a crash when attempting to display an avatar portrait for a pilot who just, unfortunately, died.
  • Fix implemented for Starport terminals becoming sometimes unusable.
  • Fix implemented to assure certain galaxy map searches no longer cause the camera to reposition past the specified system.
  • Shooting Guardian Relics as they rise will no longer causes them to become irretrievable.
  • Disabling ‘Team Boarding’ will no longer block players from entering their own ship.
  • When joining a multicrew telepresence session the multicrew history is now correctly reported rather than sometimes erroneously indicating that players had been killed.
  • Mining missiles now attach correctly to the surface of asteroid deposits and fissures.
  • A fix has been implemented for Commanders sometimes snapping through objects they were stood on, after relogging.
  • On foot Commanders will now receive inbox message arrival notifications.
  • Ship and Commander legal states now reset correctly upon resurrection.
  • Player Journal:
    • Dropping out of supercruise at a destination will now generate a Supercruise Destination Drop journal entry.
    • Attempted Thargoid interdictions will now generate an Interdicted or Escape Interdiction journal entry.
    • Player journals will now distinguish between hyperspace jumps done in the player’s ship and those done in taxis.
    • On foot or ship docked carrier jumps are now distinguished in player journal.
  • Disabled disembarking during SRV tutorial.

Render

  • Visual improvements made to fog rendering.
  • Fix implemented for directional light shadows occasionally causing flashing in social spaces.
  • Fixed mining hotspots that would sometimes flicker in Analysis mode at planetary rigs.
  • Fixed an issue with dithering effects at low resolutions.
  • Fixed an issue whereby entering or exiting supercruise would cause fog (and colour grading) to briefly disappear.

Audio

  • Fixed an issue where the Thargoid Interceptor weapon fire audio would randomly change in volume due to being obstructed by its own hull geometry.
  • Rebalanced Thargoid Caustic Generator audio.
  • Fixed various instances where planet material surfaces had no SRV collision sounds.
  • Fixed an issue where the Conflict Zone Announcer VO was not controlled by the Voice Volume Slider in the Audio options.
  • Fixed an issue where the GUI Pip audio was not audible when changed in the gunner seat.
  • Fixed an Issue where Music Thargoid Interceptor Combat music would not loop seamlessly.
  • Optimized performance of Thargoid Scout Engine Audio.
  • Reduced the Volume of CQC Announcer VO.
  • Re-Balanced Anti Guardian Zone Effect on COVAS to be more random.
  • Rebalanced Audio Of Thargoid Orthrus Vocalisation Volume.
  • Fixed an Issue where the music system would rapidly change when player ship was attacked whilst on foot.

Art

  • Improved visuals for paintjobs on the Anaconda.
  • Fixed lights and emissive materials being left on when a SpaceDock is in an offline state.
  • Improvements made to the Asp ship body to fix some issues with wear and tear not fading smoothly over time.
  • Fixed a camera that was placed too high in the hanger for the Krait.
  • Visual improvements made to the skull bobblehead.
  • Fixed a visual issue with faction colours on stations sometimes swapping to green.
  • Fixed the floodlights seen on Engineer landing pads from having a blank texture, these now switch on/off correctly.
  • Fixed overly bright station docking portal seen in damaged and under repair stations.
  • Improved visuals on standard landing pads.
  • Made improvements to planet-side hologram billboard models.
  • Fixed colour changing issues on the Polarity paint job when used with certain shipkits.
  • Fixed visual issues on the Krait Industrial shipkit tail piece.
  • General improvements made for Eagle paint jobs.
  • Improved visuals for the Fusion paintjob for the Anaconda.
  • Fixed caustic generators from spawning loot before the mine is visually destroyed with VFX.
  • Fixed overall visuals for the Imperial Cutter.
  • Added in the missing UI schematic for the Guardian Skimmers.
  • Fixed an series of invisible walls at The Beach engineer base.
  • Improved the Crypsis paintjob on the Crusader.
  • Improved Razor paintjob for the Anaconda.
  • Made general visual improvements to the Industrial shipkit.
  • Made visual improvements to the Audio tablet, found in social areas.

Server

  • Fixed an ‘Invitee is already in crew’ message appearing in Horizons mode when a player who owns Odyssey sends a multi-crew invite to a player without Odyssey.
  • Fixed an issue causing fines and bounties to remain visible after being paid off during redeployment to a prison megaship.
  • Fixed a Black Adder error when adding bookmarks of certain types of star.
  • Fixed a ‘load failed’ error when on board a ship that has corrupted engineering modifications.
  • Fixed Pilot’s Federation combat bonds not being awarded to groups of more than 50 players.
  • Fixed fighter bay rebuild counters not updating when relocating motherships to a prison megaship.
  • Fixed a jump failure when Thargoids attempt to pull players in teams out of hyperspace.
  • Fixed the Elite rank shipyard and outfitting discount no longer applying for players who have reached Elite I rank or above in combat, trade and exploration.
  • Fixed instances where certain commodities required to repair damaged ports prevented the repair progress station news article from appearing.
  • Fixed stored ships not being displayed as impounded, causing a server error when attempting to transfer the ship to another port.

UI

  • NOTABLE CHANGE!
    • Representations of multiple fleet carriers can now be stacked on system map.
  • NOTABLE CHANGE!
    • Maps: Data displayed on the right hand panels have been moved around to be more sensical, for example only planets will now have planet information, and trade data will now live on the market panel instead of the information panel.
  • NOTABLE CHANGE!
    • The contacts panel now displays soldier rank rather than combat rank.
  • NOTABLE CHANGE!
    • Consumable slot data is now present on the suit loadout customisation panel.
  • NOTABLE CHANGE!
    • Frontline Solutions map now disables the ‘View planetary map’ button when selecting stations.
  • NOTABLE CHANGE!
    • Updated the flow in outfitting when equipping a clean module to a hot ship.
      • When trying to equip a clean module to a hot ship you will now get a confirmation popup before choosing a slot and we no longer re-open the equip popup after this step.
  • Fixed an issue where the search and rescue contact would lock up and become unresponsive.
  • Fixed numerous focus issues in the cockpit role panel, making navigation more fluid.
  • Fixed an issue where Commanders could soft lock the missions UI by taking more than 8 missions.
  • Station status icons in the on-foot navigation panel now display as intended.
  • location icons are now present and correct across all panels where these are displayed.
  • Maps: Visual pass made – all panels will now be consistent for behaviour and visual state.
  • NOTABLE CHANGE!
    • Maps: Now showing suggested systems for specific systems states in the anti-xeno panel to clarify the weekly reset.
  • Maps: Added more faction details in the faction list.
  • NOTABLE CHANGE!
    • Maps: Added fleet carriers as a POI category, so you can see at a glance what services a fleet carrier has active.
  • Material trader names now remain consistent across different screens.
  • UI will now consistently and correctly display station types.
  • System map now disallows targeting of invalid targets.
  • Outfitting UI now displays when multicrew support is available for fighters and SRVs.

VFX

  • Improvements have been made to the brightness, colour and visual frequency on the interceptor disruptor beam.
  • Festive Cockpit lights glow has been lowered
  • Increased the Dolphin cargo hatch UI to improve legibility.

Known Issues

The following issues are currently known and under investigation with the team, on launch of Update 15.

As with the listing of any known issues along with a new update, we understand this can be disappointing for many but would like to reassure you that they are noted priorities to address as soon as possible. We’ll keep you informed on progress.

  • Commanders are unable to plot route to settlements/ports through the points of interest panel.
  • Reboot Missions (specifically Thargoid War variants) do not currently count towards Jude Navarro Engineer progression.
  • Some Commanders may still be experiencing issues with unlocking Hero Ferrari.
  • Investigations continue over crashes or locks at Thargoid Barnacle Sites.
  • A crash can occur when running new Intel Drivers:
    • Installing the newest Intel Arc graphics drivers both the normal release driver and the beta driver (‘Release – 31.0.101.4314’ – ‘Beta – 31.0.101.4335’) crashes the game on the planet generation loading screen and crashes after it reaches 100%.
  • Ranking up Engineer by modifying modules does not unlock higher tier modifications without reopening the workshop.
  • Missiles deal no damage to ships when hitting a shipkit part using SRV/On foot missiles.
  • Complete Missions tab can fail to open, kicking you back to the terminal home screen.

Major Feature Rework

Frontier had previously announced a major ‘rework to one of the games major features’. But on the 23rd March 2023 it was revealed that this was being put on pause for the time being.

“Last year we announced a major update that would rework a long standing feature. This is still being investigated, however a number of changes (not least the Thargoid War itself) have required our attention as a priority. We will share details of this investigation and our plans towards the end of this year.”

Thargoid War Balancing

On the 16th March 2023 Frontier announced some small balancing changes as part of the weekly tick changes on the server.

As part of Discovery Scanner this week, we alerted you of some forthcoming balance adjustments, in relation to Thargoid War activity, to better reflect recent player actions and feedback.

These will be incoming as part of tomorrow’s routine maintenance tick.

Thargoid War balance changes

  • Previously unpopulated systems that are now under Thargoid Control or Alert states will be easier to push back.
  • Thargoids will deprioritize expanding into unpopulated systems.

Update #14.02

On the 31st January 2023 Frontier released patch update #14.02. The notes can be seen below, on the official website here, or via the patch notes page on this website here.

Features of Note

      • Players can now receive interdiction data when interdicted by Thargoid Scouts.
      • Erroneous messages intended for patrolling AX pilots have been stopped during AX conflict zones.
      • Thargoid Interceptors no longer get drawn to already-detonated caustic generators.
      • Thargoid Interceptors will no longer stray far from settlement conflict zones

      Gameplay & Missions

        • Fixed incorrect text when opening the Tech Broker UI with Medium Guardian Gauss Cannon.
        • Synthesis for the Enhanced AX Missile Launcher has been fixed.
        • A fix has been implemented for incorrect text that could display for ‘Reboot and Evacuate Wounded Civilian Missions’.
        • Payouts have been increased for Thargoid War Collect Missions – particularly group missions.

        Stability

        • Fixed possible crash if two players interdict someone at the same time.
        • Fixed rare crash due to string lights being used in ship cockpits (Such a thing as ‘too shiny’, clearly…)
        • Fixed a crash that could occur when players disembarked on foot after killing a Hydra in a Conflict Zone.
        • Fixed a hardlock that could trigger for players at Planet Port AX Conflict Zones.
        • Fixed a rare crash that could trigger during an AX conflict Zone.
        • Fixed random stability issues that could occur during Thargoid encounters.
        • Fixed random stability issues that could occur when Thargoids are destroyed.
        • Fixed a hardlock that would occur at a specific barnacle site.
        • Location: Hyades Sector AQ-Y d81 C 2.
        • Improvements have been made toward AX Conflict Zones occasionally getting stuck progressing to the next stage.
        • Fixed random stability issues that could occur when players enter an AX Conflict Zone.
        • Improvements to invisible Thargoids being seen in multiplayer instance of AX Conflict Zones.
        • Thargoid visibility will now be improved at close proximity, however these are initial improvements and the team are carrying our additional investigations to further bolster a result on this issue.

        UI

        • Fixed an issue where selecting a direct message in chat would cause the social menu to become unresponsive.
        • Clarified the Thargoid War panels in the galaxy map, including references to all actions that can be taken which contribute to the progress bar and resist the invasion.
        • Added maelstrom names to Thargoid War system panel.
        • Changed Thargoid war system progress bar to more clearly indicate when further effort is required.
        • Fixed specified locations in the system map not being able to be selected for Fleet Carrier jumps.
        • Fixed messaging when players attempted to jump their Fleet Carrier during the cooldown phase.
        • Previously it explained it was due to Thargoid-Controlled Systems.

        Art

        • Adjusted the offset on the DiamondBack Scout landing gear a little more to give extra clearance to the Scarab SRV when deploying the vehicle.

        Update #14.01

        On the 7th December 2022 at 15:00 UTC Frontier released the 14.01 update for Elite Dangerous. You can see the notes below, on the Patch Notes section of this website or on the Elite Dangerous website.

        Stability

        • Fixed a crash that could occur when being interdicted by a Thargoid vessel.
        • Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to hyperspace jump whilst in multicrew.
        • Fixed a crash caused by opening the galaxy map when no commodity information was available.
        • Fixed a crash that could be caused by looking at the navigation panel when in the tutorial.

        Economy and Outfitting

        • Advanced AX Missiles and Multi-cannons are no longer missing from Rescue Mega ships.

        Gameplay

        • Fixed ports not requiring docking permission when unaffected by the Thargoid invasion.
        • Fixed the “signal lost” effect occurring when using the external camera at maximum range.
        • Ram Tah and Professor Palin will no longer send an inbox message when detecting that Commanders are holding items they aren’t interested in – Needy or greedy? You decide.

        Balancing

        • Exobiology rank requirements have been adjusted to correctly account for their adjusted balance. Developer note: Your Exobiologist rank progress may appear to be greatly slowed until your next rank is achieved in order to adjust to the new tiers.
        • Commanders will now correctly receive data when being interdicted by Thargoid Scouts.
        • The Orthrus’ shield has been rebalanced.
        • The Orthrus’ payout has been rebalanced to 30m credits.

        UI

        • Fixed corrupted text appearing on Thargoid Invasion panels in the galaxy map when viewed in Russian.
        • Fixed missing text string in a convoy scenario.
        • New Thargoid discoveries will now be stored correctly within the Codex.

        Locations

        • The large Federation capital ship dock is no longer missing a building.
        • Capital Ship Docks are no longer immune to the effects of the Thargoid Invasion.

        Known Issues

        • Mission Boards are not loading as intended (Ticket reference: issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/55782)
        • AX Conflict Zones around bases fail to progress (Ticket reference: issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/55922)
        • Attempting to use carrier management to jump to any location within a system map will be met with “Not a Valid Carrier Destination” until player re-enters this menu (Ticket reference: issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/55756)
        • Fleeing or distant Interceptors at surface settlements/Invisible Thargoids at surface settlements (Ticket reference: issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/55935)
        • Thargoid War: Phase time countdown counts down weeks instead of days (Ticket reference: issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/55924)