Elite Dangerous: Odyssey released on PC last week and we’ve been trying to explore planets and stations in a whole new way. However, the operative word there is ‘trying.’
Elite Dangerous’ latest expansion, Odyssey, has launched today, bringing a whole new element of gameplay to the experience: first person on-foot exploration.
Elite Dangerous Odyssey is set for a PC launch on May 19. If you’re keeping track, that’s tomorrow. And we have a shiny new launch trailer to tide us over.
In a forums post ahead of next week’s Odyssey launch, Frontier talked about the PC playerbase and how the Odyseey and Horizons versions of Elite Dangerous will be, in effect, separated from each other.
We’re used to the exploits of space-faring adventurers in MMOs, and this pilot has done something worth the record books in Elite Dangerous. One pilot has made a voyage just shy of 85,000 light years. The catch? They did it without a fuel scoop.
Elite Dangerous’ Odyssey alpha was scheduled to end on April 30th ahead of the mid-May launch of the expansion. However, thanks to player feedback, that alpha has been extended a few days.
Elite Dangerous’ much anticipated Odyssey expansion finally has a release date. The planetary, first person, on-foot update is coming on May 19th for PC.
Elite Dangerous Odyssey is currently undergoing alpha testing on PC, and one of the major points of feedback has been in response to the minigame aspect of its major exo-biology feature. The Genetic Sampler minigame will be removed before or around launch time in responnse to the feedback.