I think the current state is "not sure but..."
"Please note: The version of the process that we reintroduce may not be as comprehensive as before, but will copy the most essential profile data related to player progression."
Fun?
Yep im having that
I apologize if this has been asked already:
Does "live mode" have the same hardware requirements as odyssey?
Does "legacy mode" still allow mutiplayer crewing?
Cheers
LC
Does "live mode" have the same hardware requirements as odyssey?
Does "legacy mode" still allow mutiplayer crewing?
Cheers
LC
On the first part I'm not too, probably officially they have the same requirements, but in practice, Odyssey's are probably higher...
On "legacy" mode we kept most of the games' core features, "only" losing access to CGs, Galnet and being split into a new separate BGS independent of that running on PC 4.0 - which means we can still play "legacy" mode on PC 3.8, PS4 and Xbox One without new content, but at least still play it...
Of course it'd be great if we got a native "Next Gen" version of Elite on consoles and they optimisated it on PC so more people could actually run it!
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Live mode is Horizons 4.0 and Odyssey (which is also 4.0)
They're the same engine and have the same requirements. So the performance in space in Horizons 4.0 will be the same as in the same space spot in Odyssey
Technically, they did not remove anything from Legacy.
What they did is they stopped adding content in Legacy - where Galnet, CGs and other narrative add-ons (added content) will not happen anymore.
Disabled/removed - same thing...
Again, at least the rest of the game was untouched, but the loss of CGs was the biggest kick in the shins with of course the killing off of console development in general, but oh well such is life!!
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For console players they removed the ability to obtain the CG achievements.
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We have an important announcement to share with regards to future game modes as of Update 14 which is due 29 November! Read all about it on our website and let us know what you think in the comments below:
Elite Dangerous Update 14 and Beyond: Live and Legacy Modes - Elite Dangerous
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In Legacy mode, it will be just like playing "solo" without the option to switch to live where other hoomans are?
In Live mode, can i still be "solo"?
Asking before i start the game.
No, Legacy is like Elite Dangerous, v3.8 Horizons only - you get to play Solo, PG or Open and you will be able to meet other Legacy players if they also play in the same PG with you or in Open.
But what you do in Legacy, stays in Legacy
Live mode is Elite Dangerous v4.0 (Horizons or Odyssey).
You can play in whatever mode you want, Solo, PG or Open
And of course, what you do in Live will stay in Live
Basically now, there are 2 galaxies and 2 different and independent Elite Dangerous games, each with their own commander save.
For now.
Talking of Legacy Mode ... am unsure if this is the correct place for this post (I'am guessing someone kind will tell me) but here goes ... If it's Frontier's intention (perhaps Update 15/16) to move the "Dangerous Dandellions" out to Colonia, where I am located ATM, I will have NO alternative but to either ditch Live EDOdyssey completely (with 3,700+ game hrs according to Steam) or just revert to Legacy Mode where the Bubble is unaffected by the current narrative since U14.
Well they did remove the Galnet button from the right-hand panel at least. (But you can still go to the playlist tab, hit play when it’s empty, and hear tales from an alternate universe..!)
The whole suggestion of "thargoids invading Colonia" is just exaggeration. The same as when FDEV said it would be possible to expand factions/Powerplay spheres all the way out to the Witch Head enclave (which isn't possible at all because there's not enough populated systems to bridge out there).
yea, but those achievements are not in-game, they're platform fluff
so, technically they didnt remove anything from the game, they stopped adding CG and Galnet news and events.
If you can no longer do something that was originally part of the game, as the trophy list reflects, they removed it - even IF they had to create two separate universes/BGSs/servers, there's no logical reason they can't give us "legacy" only CGs, Galnet and story content etc, other than lack of caring and effort!
.I can only imagine it would only take a handful of staff to keep that stuff going in "legacy" mode, even those that are curating that stuff for 'live" mode, once they're finished doing the same thing for the "main" game!
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The CG and the News were manually added (and they are still working the same way in Live)
If they said they will not add content to the Legacy, that includes CG and Galnet News
There was a period between 15 December 2019 and September 2020 when we had NO CGs and the Galnet was really scarce
Check this pic below and notice how many galnet articles we had in the LIVE game between mid December 2019 and September 2020
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