Frontier Developments hat heute die PC-Alpha für die Erweiterung "Elite Dangerous: Odyssey" gestartet. Wer daran teilnehmen will, muss die "Deluxe Alpha"-Version vorbestellen oder den "Lifetime Expansion Pass" besitzen. Laut der Roadmap (siehe auch Bild) werden in den kommenden Wochen in mehreren Phasen neue Alpha-Inhalte nachgereicht.
PHASE ONE: FIRST STEPS
- New Commander issued for every participant
- In a single star system to maximise player interaction
- Remlok Maverick scavenger suit available for purchase
- Access to Takada and Kinematic weapon sets
- Apex Interstellar available for player travel
- Variety of activities available including salvage and collect /delivery missions.
PHASE TWO: COMBAT
- Open up 20LY of space for travel
- Players can now purchase ships
- Manticore Dominator combat suit available for purchase
- Faction conflicts will be enabled
- Frontline Solutions available
- Missions for neighbouring systems available, including trading with settlements and POIs
PHASE THREE: EXPLORATION
- Increase playable ‘bubble’ to 50LY
- Includes unexplored planets, allowing for First Footfall experience
- Supratech Artemis explorer suit available for purchase
- Players can analyse organics with the Genetic Sampler tool
PHASE FOUR: COMPATABILITY
- Snapshot of players’ Commanders added to ALPHA
- Carriers, ships, fighters and SRVs can be used
Recommended Specs (High Settings at 1080p)
- Intel Core i5-8600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (above 4 GHz recommended)
- 12GB RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 5500
- 60GB available space
Minimum Specs (Low Settings at 720p)
- Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD FX-4350
- 8GB RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
- 60GB available space
- Please note, the VR implementations are not currently optimised and not ready for testing at this time.