ANNOUNCEMENT Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Announcement

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Hoping for the same game modes - I like solo with the option for open and group play

 

[yianniv]

Accidental or not, thanks for posting the video, FD. I really like this first glimpse of the DLC, I can't wait for more info and videos to be released. Count me in!

 

[Rat Catcher]

I'll admit to being surprised by the trailer...
That is certainly an atmospheric planet, (Sorry @Sylow - look closely, even an oldie like me is able to recognise atmospheric planets, it may be something to do with the feint blue 'halo' around the planet...) and the animation looks pretty good...
I'm looking forward to hearing more about Next Era over the next few months.
As one of the dozen or so VR users, I'd also like a heads up from Frontier about VR in Next Era

 

[CaptnPicard2305]

If there is no VR support I'm off today. Hello No Man's Sky!

 

[Plaid_unicorn]

It's interesting to me that this was released the day the Sony conference was supposed to happen......

 

[[VR] optimal_909]

I'm sorry but I cannot get excited about this until FD confirm that it works in VR.

FDev?

Me neither. The only remotely exciting thing is the planet, the FPS gameplay remains fully uninteresting to me.

 

[pwrkiter]

Hey Commanders,

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey will be included for Lifetime Pass holders.

The VR support icons are missing on the Steam page. I really hope that was just a mistake

 

[Bigmaec]

As many commanders playing in VR exclusively, the absence of listed VR support in the Steam page worries me deeply. I think I am speaking for the entire Elite: Dangerous VR-community when I say that we would appreciate some sort of clarification on this issue.

This.

Something I've always wondered is how they are going to make space legs controllable with a HOTAS...

The transition to space legs would be jarring enough in VR if it involved switching control methods, without having to switch display as well.

And this.

FD? You have a brilliant VR game here, propably the best there is. Please keep it that way...

 

[Rubbernuke]

Putting on my picky pants for a second:

How is that Anaconda staying aloft, when seconds later when it lands its firing all its thrusters? Surely those thrusters should be firing all the time to give lift?

 

[Kamiyoda]

We need the coffin dance meme for VR now

Putting on my picky pants for a second:

How is that Anaconda staying aloft, when seconds later when it lands its firing all its thrusters? Surely those thrusters should be firing all the time to give lift?

Anaconda's are lighter than air and naturally buoyant!

 

[askavir]

Hey Commanders,

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey will be included for Lifetime Pass holders.

Hooray for all the leppers out there! (I'm not one of them but I'm glad anyway).

Now how about the box-heads? Can they be happy as well? Will there be VR supoort? (also not one of them, but hey I'm in a good mood)

 

[Spaceman Si]

Putting on my picky pants for a second:

How is that Anaconda staying aloft, when seconds later when it lands its firing all its thrusters? Surely those thrusters should be firing all the time to give lift?

It is hanging in the sky in much the same way as bricks don't.

 

[Azirphaeli]

Hey Commanders,

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey will be included for Lifetime Pass holders.

What about VR?

 

[Rat Catcher]

Putting on my picky pants for a second:

How is that Anaconda staying aloft, when seconds later when it lands its firing all its thrusters? Surely those thrusters should be firing all the time to give lift?

It was gliding through the atmosphere...

 

[askavir]

I bought a space fighter, not a First Person Shooter. I don't buy First Person Shooters (at least not multiplayer ones, I like Narrative ones like Bioshock and Half-Life). I never wanted this, but I fear they try to force it like they did with Engineering and that's game end for me, I won't do it.

How exactly can an optional DLC be forced?

 

[Bigmaec]

It was gliding through the atmosphere...

It has no wings!!!
Muh immurshon!!!

 

[Exterminatus93]

Hey Cmdr, tell me something, What color's the sky up there?

Dark Blue.

 

[Slowfiddler]

As many commanders playing in VR exclusively, the absence of listed VR support in the Steam page worries me deeply. I think I am speaking for the entire Elite: Dangerous VR-community when I say that we would appreciate some sort of clarification on this issue.

Repeated, I know but it sums up how a lot of us feel.

 

[Rubbernuke]

It was gliding through the atmosphere...

A very fun glide, horizontally at about 100 feet Noise is lovely though and I had a fun Star Wars tingle, as if thousands of wallets cried out as this trailer was released...

 

[epicbubble]

Cautiously optimist, but very concerned about cheaters. Hopefully FDev implement something along the lines of Vac or some form of functional anti cheat along with this release. The last thing this game needs is headshotting spinbotters.