Update 18 Release Schedule | Monday 26 February 2024

[SpaceWarpin]

PSA:
Don't play on patch day and back up your bindings.

Thanks for the reminder about bindings.

On that note, does anyone know if this update will erase/reset the files that hold visited star data? I need that data to create a travel history video when I finish my current exploration voyage.

Also why dp you suggest not playing on patch day? High server traffic that may cause lag/disconnects or something else?

Edit: My bad, its not the visited star cache files that I use to create the travel history videos but the journal files. Still, I don't want to lose access to view the system data for the valuable systems that I discovered.

 

[varonica]

Thanks for the reminder about bindings.

On that note, does anyone know if this update will erase/reset the files that hold visited star data? I need that data to create a travel history video when I finish my current exploration voyage.

Also why dp you suggest not playing on patch day? High server traffic that may cause lag/disconnects or something else?

Edit: My bad, its not the visited star cache files that I use to create the travel history videos but the journal files. Still, I don't want to lose access to view the system data for the valuable systems that I discovered.

Visited star data is kept in a file on YOUR pc, back that up with your bindings file as well as anything else of concern, like journals of course, before installing the new patch. It's unlikely to affect those, but it's always better to safe.

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

Thanks for the reminder about bindings.

On that note, does anyone know if this update will erase/reset the files that hold visited star data? I need that data to create a travel history video when I finish my current exploration voyage.

Also why dp you suggest not playing on patch day? High server traffic that may cause lag/disconnects or something else?

Edit: My bad, its not the visited star cache files that I use to create the travel history videos but the journal files. Still, I don't want to lose access to view the system data for the valuable systems that I discovered.

Why would an update delete the journal files? There are so many game mechanics that depend on that data, like engineer unlocks or the rank system. Deleting this data would make no sense.

 

[varonica]

There are so many game mechanics that depend on that data, like engineer unlocks or the rank system.

While the journal tracks that data, it's not the source of that data in game, that data is stored on the FDEV servers under the CMDR's account so deleting the journals won't affect that at all, but it would still be mega inconvenient, so back up guys, even if you aren't worried, backup!

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

Visited star data is kept in a file on YOUR pc

Isn't that data in the same folder as the journals?

 

[Sighman]

No patch notes

I don't think this movement is going to gain much traction. People enjoy reading them.

 

[Kira Goto]

They are also useful for determining whether something that Frontier believes fixed might not actually be fixed. And they’ve been intentionally light on spoilers within them, for the last few updates, so it’s not exactly a huge deal.

 

[metatheurgist]

Doesn't an update of 30 from about ~50 GB suggest that textures might have been updated?

A 30GB dl doesn't mean an increase on the disk of 30GB. It could simply be replacing an existing 30GB of files.

 

[yianniv]

I never back up my bindings and no one can make me.

I will them to be there. Or else.

Mr Norris? Is that you?

 

[Ned Flandalorian]

The storage needed for audio would be miniscule if compressed.

By far the majority of the game's large assets are audio files. Audio compression only achieves roughly a 10:1 ratio (on a good day), but then like I said they include different audio for every supported language...

 

[varonica]

Isn't that data in the same folder as the journals?

Well not usually the same folder I don't think, but I would have to check. Ok checked, on my system no, journals are in the saved games folder, visited stars cache is in the main game folder.

 

[varonica]

I never back up my bindings and no one can make me.

I will them to be there. Or else.

Also never backed up mine and never lost them, the day I back them up is the day I will lose them, oh and the backup will turn out to be corrupt as well!

 

[Bravo17]

visited stars cache is in the main game folder.

On my system it is in %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\randomishnumber.

Where randonishnumber seems to differ between my alts

 

[varonica]

On my system it is in %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\randomishnumber.

Where randonishnumber seems to differ between my alts

Yeah I don't have alts so that's my main game folder

I did have a few for the Alpha's and Beta's but I deleted those folders to make space.

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

i am hoping the pAtCh for update 18 is released by wednesday in the meantime the new bottle of rum will help with the time dilation

 

[Deamawa]

30GB download! I need to upgrade my modem.

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I am super hyped!

Remembering this: You could nearly hear the letter and numbers. Lol. Beep drrrr beep..

 

[Davadin]

So other than AX stuff and possibly a ship I can't try right away (i'm deep in the black exploring) is there anything else that might be in this 30GB patch?

 

[Deamawa]

Will there be a commentary on the Patch Notes - or was that a purely 'Sally' thing?

The GB are only for program bugs

 

[dhurth]

Hopefully we get patch notes soon! Something to read whilst we wait for the servers to update

 

[Deamawa]

Next update I need probably on of these