Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Update 7 Notes

[Alec Turner]

That's really weird, because my Midnight Black paint jobs are black!

(I did misread your posts and wondered why you were talking about your pyjamas)

Who knew, iridescent PJ's are actually a thing! Took a chance on the google search, for once it payed off and didn't get me on the Yewtree register.

 

[LeoBartlet]

Is anyone finding support missions or are they as rare as they were before U7?

 

[Brimston]

On another topic, I wan't aware you were planning to add stargates here ...

 

[CMDR Sheehy]

On another topic, I wan't aware you were planning to add stargates here ...
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It's a wanted CMDR zapper!!!

 

[Cori]

Another thought: weren't those of us who did ... certain, unspecified things ... supposed to get a Mbooni permit today?

 

[Pigletslastand]

On a brighter note - Geological Features do now indeed spawn high value materials based on the type of growth that appears. This is a big win!

Did you test this jut now because last night on Brother Sabbathias' stream the crystalline fragments were only dropping chromium when he shot at them. I can't test till after work.

 

[CMDR Sheehy]

Did you test this jut now because last night on Brother Sabbathias' stream the crystalline fragments were only dropping chromium when he shot at them. I can't test till after work.

See the guide in my sig - yes was tested!

 

[Killadark]

Need to chip in about the Conflict Zones.

While doing CZ solo no issues as i relog to reset it works just fine.
While doing CZ in wing we go out and come back in to reset and it gets bugged nothing spawns save for spec ops in Medium CZ's

Temp Solution to CZ's : one guy jumps out and back in while the other stays there and it will resume normally and you can complete CZ's

 

[Pigletslastand]

See the guide in my sig - yes was tested!

When I get the time to properly test tonight cheers, that's a very in-depth guide that deserves more than a cursory glance! Thanks so much for putting it together

 

[Fenwe]

Tell you what.

I will forever remain in silence and even delete my account right there and then (lol joke, don't think the forum gives that option) if Frontier will give me a refund for EDO. Don't even need an apology from DBOBE or anything to that matter.

Until that happens (and it won't) - deal with it. As Frontier will have to - you reap what you sow.

Be reasonable boss, this isn't the thread for that and you know it. Contact them thru customer support.

Frontier Support

customersupport.frontier.co.uk

 

[CaptainPugwash]

I could give you plenty more examples but I've just kind of given up. Some of the differences between Horizons and Odyssey, especially when there's a key USP involved (such as shiny/chrome/metallic effects) that's missing, I just find it hard to believe that they didn't notice this because it's very evident. I'll just leave it at that one can draw whatever conclusion they wish - fact is they're getting sold on their store since release without taking them off until fixed (although I guess they work in Horizons, so a grey area). Just doesn't sit well with me though.

It's not the time nor the place, but I'll say it anyway: a nice gesture by fdev would be to top up people's ARC accounts, especially those who have contributed hugely to confirmed bug reports (not to mention the Alpha fools )

 

[CaptainPugwash]

I have over 20 (yes) Midnight Black PJs. Funnily enough, they looked alright (though slightly different, but I liked it) in the Alpha (phase 4), but big surprise come release they all changed to shiny grey. And still do. I guess they might fix them when they try to sell them in a few months during the specials period.

Almost all of my ships are Midnight Black.

 

[Deleted member 182079]

No no I don't AT all, I think my bones and heart are very much baked enough by now, I just value all of your wellbeings way too much to see you all go to such massive length to write out things about a company, how it should be run, who should change it to how you suggest, who does what and when and how - when actually it...it just can't be that way.

I certainly don't make demands of how anyone should run their company or their lives or anything ESPECIALLY if I have no actual solid idea of why it is the way it is. I need my energy for more effective purposes...

Like I SEE very awesome people like you with a huge passion for the game with this energy now and I just...wanna see if I can help you use it in a place which will ACTUALLY be useful to you! It's your energy! Your energy is precious!


SADLY though I can't refund you in principles (sometimes I REALLY wish that could be done). I can only work with the team to win back trust, keep pushing on, make things good for the people who are passionate.
We have not deliberately done any of what you're very upset about to spite you - not at all - please believe that. We only want to now make good.
I can't control anything else so I'm not going to even try. Again, I need that kind of energy used on where it actually counts.


Look, again, I SERIOUSLY do not begrudge anyone for being upset. People can of course offload, we will listen - some things we can't do a darn thing on but we will try. Heck, anything we CAN...you can betcha we'll have our shoulder behind!


No worries at all. I hope this helps even a TINY bit. It's not something I can do...like have a bug fixed...BUT here as a human with just a bit of...well....my silly side thoughts anyway.

Take it wasy o7

Thanks for the response Sally, I don't want to come across that I'm angry or unwell etc. (if my posts come across like that... oops... procrastination combined with the passion you mention for the game does that sometimes).

But also as a result of exasperation and bewilderment that so many seemingly random issues keep getting introduced, to the extent that I'd almost pay good money to be a fly on the wall at FDev Towers during design/implementation meetings just simply to understand how it happened. Just out of curiousity and fascination over how decisions are arrived at, not because I think I can do it better etc.

But since Frontier doesn't share the "why", good or bad, with us (and realistically I can understand why they don't) I keep scratching my head with increasing ferocity and get more frustrated that things go into the wrong direction, after 7 large patches, when this time could've been spent on expanding the game, its scope, its mechanics, instead of fixing stuff, un-fixing stuff again, and so on. It's really weird to see from an outsider's point how this keeps happening (I have some rough ideas just based from my own experience in project management over the past years, but it's pure speculation and again I'm not going to go into this as a result of that).

Anyways, I just want to let you know that I appreciate the effort you put into this, fair play to you and I hope you don't burn out. And because of this it's probably best to leave it at this, I don't want to waste your time any further with these musings while there are so many fires burning at (your) work.

Take it wasy yourself o7

 

[CaptainPugwash]

Is anyone finding support missions or are they as rare as they were before U7?

I believe this has already been reported yes.

 

[sallymorganmoore]

Sally, feathers are not 'a bit ruffled' because the game is not 'glorious' but for many people simply fundamentally broken and not working in any meaningful sense.

No no I know this I just sadly don't have the hottest of minutes in the world to write as much of my feelings as you guys have (like your post here).
I've read it, my message is just basically - It's ok to be frustrated. I know why you are. Try not to make it personal or derail things TOOOO much but I do also understand.

Beyond that, thank you again for your work in trying to improve things.

No worries! innabit!

 

[Rubbernuke]

At this point FD should communicate what they think performance on min and recommended specs should be

This^. I game on a GT 1030 which plays Horizons well. Odyssey plays like a geriatric snail in a 100m dash across treacle and each patch I wait in vain for meaningful improvement. Some patches were, well, pants, while others offered a ray of optimism in a sky full of disappointment.

When FD said Odyssey would run on the same gear as Horizons, does that still hold true? What about console owners? GPU availability / wife compliance of buying a new GPU is a real issue right now and while the RTX 39000000 GT Overlord crowd can bulldoze it out I can't.

Unless these issues are managed now FD are storing up a massive PR and monetary nightmare later on- we are talking MacOS Offlinegate VR X bugged PA dps % if people wait and wait, only to be told its no longer being considered.

 

[sallymorganmoore]

The Azure skin has completely lost it's pearlescent value! It was one of the best looking skins too and a nice reward for our faith in the product. Now it's a flat monotone colour and isn't special at all

I'm on it, if that helps.

 

[AtomicJuggler]

I can't evidence it, but I saw that kind of weird flickering shadow when docked a few times at the weekend (i.e. pre update 7). So it might not be a new thing. Of course update 7 might have introduced it in more places, or made it worse...

Not a new bug (and not just in stations).
It was already here in update 4

 

[Crank Larson]

Who knew, iridescent PJ's are actually a thing! Took a chance on the google search, for once it payed off and didn't get me on the Yewtree register.

Did you get them? You'll have to wear them next time we go karting!

 

[CMDR Brae]

Can confirm ship CZ's are completely empty.

I'm not a dev but I do like to imagine what causes certain things and my tinfoil theory is that ships didn't get added to ground CZ's (as evidenced by the lack of them in the patch notes and in game) because of issues, but when they removed them from those it also removed them from space CZ's. Might not be anywhere close to the cause but it's fun for me to armchair theory craft lol.

I don't get too upset over the game not working because I honestly believe over time it will get there and appreciate FDevs open communication platform since Odyssey, so thank you to the CM's for that!