It's the same version, just with EDO content withheld. Think of it as the base game now. It, unlike 3.8, will get the new events, CGs, development, and people can then update to EDO very easily. So it's worth being on 4.0, and it's free for 3.8 owners.
I get the impression that you're kinda focusing too much on a singular definition of DLC, there's a broad scope as to what constitutes one. Elite Dangerous was launched with a development road map and the functionality that Odyssey has brought to the main game was part of the main development tree, not just some side levels or bonus maps:
At the end of the day, it's one's own personal choice and free time. Only thing I'd say is don't ever feel so entrenched in identifying as a hold out that it becomes your raison de terre when it comes to Elite as a whole. o7
But ummmm, people who refuse to move to EDO is because the new DLC is not optimized yet until now? that is why they said 3.8 is better in term of optimization? i mean, weird enough because i got 30ish fps on CZ on foot and on ship in any graphic settings, i am pretty sure it is hard to force them to move to 4.0 if the optimization not as good as 3.8. Plus you can't instance with a friend that play on odyssey.It's the same version, just with EDO content withheld. Think of it as the base game now. It, unlike 3.8, will get the new events, CGs, development, and people can then update to EDO very easily. So it's worth being on 4.0, and it's free for 3.8 owners.
Instancing quirks between 4.0 and EDO are probably a mix of historical PEGI restrictions and fdev desire to push horizons players on to the current version and upgrade.
I imagine a 3.8 player, put off by the negative response to EDO last year, thinking 3.8 is "better". So fdev give them a free upgrade to 4.0. They then try it, because why not, and shock horror it's actually good. Then a sale comes along and they upgrade to EDO for a pittance.
Sounds good to me
Assuming same specs as Odyssey, but in space is less demanding hardware wise than on foot.
And those people who are on 3.8 and don't own EDO, put off by the initial release problems and performance. Will they have tried EDO for themselves? No, because they haven't bought it.
I don't get this. If you are getting it free, if you have 3.8, why not try it?
I would have thought so you can see how Odyssey would perform on your system. Higher spec requirements are needed for Odyssey. (the specified specs are too low IMO). Think of H4.0 as a teaser to see if you like the changes (not atmos obviously) but UI, rendering etc.. If you run this well, then odds on that you will be fine with the forward moving developing version of Elite. One version for us all eventually. This gives you a heads up on if you may need to upgrade without committing to a purchase to find out you don't like it.
Belive me or not you will be bored after few attempts to instance together with Odyssey players... same as every time walking thgough your ship interior. You should know what I mean.
You can always leave a negative review on steam as they still didn't include ship interiors... Plenty of others have...
Make sense, I hope FDev also deliver a full optimization on this 4.0 Horizons, for real.... and for some player that can't perform 4.0 can die slowly in the black.... RIP.
I don't see why PC players should get the option of 3.8 or 4.0.
That about matches the rest of us!
I'm not quite so negative on Odyssey. I think it still has potential. We forget that Horizons has undergone a number of pretty massive changes during its relatively long lifetime. Look how long the beige plague lasted, yet Frontier did finally fix that problem, and I think they did a pretty stellar job with the new (now old) planet coloring system. The hopeful side of me would like to think that Odyssey is currently in its version of the beige plague, and that someday things like lighting and shadows and performance will be fixed. Until then, I am grateful we still have 3.8.
Yes, you say that a lot. You seem more obsessed with me buying Odyssey than I am with holding onto Horizons Legacy. The irony is that if I had bought Odyssey and then left a negative review (which is quite likely), you would be accusing me of review bombing, LOL. Be careful what you wish for
Except the worst performance drops (even on hi-end systems) are in settlements and concourses which are not available in 4.0H
But most Horizon supporters don't care about on foot settlements, so they won't miss that anyway, they just want to compare how they play their game on the new variation of the engine. <edited.>
