Patch Notes Update 3.0 Open Beta - Patch Notes

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I have some questions. I haven't read every post on this new Beta yet. Please forgive my ignorance. I thought a regular ED:Beyond chapter patch was coming yesterday.

1. How long does this Beta last?

Frontier might have a target date but likely that's flexible and depends how the beta goes.
There's no public announcement on it yet. It's usually well publicised.

2. When do the new features in this Beta become incorporated into a standard patch into the existing game, or will they at all?

They will be incorporated, perhaps unless there's a bug that can't be resolved that might see a feature pulled.
Probably some values/rewards will change from what they are today - as a result of beta testing and at beta end.

3. Since apparently some of the new features in this Beta are restricted to Season Pass holders, will these restricted features also not be available to every Horizons owner when they are incorporated in the existing game?

Beyond is available free for everyone who owns Horizons season pass.

4. Are the new features in this Beta, and everything else coming in ED:Beyond, going to require buying another expansion pack to fully use?

There has to my knowledge been no announcement of any restriction like this. There is talk of some DLC later in the season though and one likely area might COVAS, ship computer voice packs. As there's been no announcement I suspect Victor (new voice in beta) will be a free upgrade, with other packs coming - to store - later.


As usual, what happens in beta stays in beta and does not affect your main save. Double and triple check you're playing the beta (and NOT the main gaime) if you're considering resetting your save to test the beta.
 
would like to see Steam Achievements eventually...

thanks for update, ongoing work and livestream info videos!

I see xbox have achievements - Steam Achievements would be cool for PC players - (if even possible at all!)....Steam Achievements would give players more incentive to log more hours, tryout/engage in various features/activities and just play more I reckon...

in any case - thanks again for a great game!
 
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Correct. You can even safely wipe your commander, just be sure you are in the right beta client before you do that (chose the right one from the launcher) ;)
The reason why you probably would want to wipe your commander is the huge 'beta sum' (1.5 billion?) you get when starting fresh in Beta.
Unfortunately there's no way to get equally huge sums of material to test the material broker...

thank you!!!
 

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Well, I'm at Dalton Gateway... this is where it was for previous betas... Looks like it's only a 10-15% discount (Li discount), not 10% of cost.

Does anyone know what the "Beta station" (where we can buy stuff for 10% of normal cost) is for the beta? Was it included in this one? Looked all over the net. Only one I found mentioned was Dalton Gateway... supercruised all the way out and its a 10% discount, not 10% of cost.

Have you tried the newer station in the system (LHS 3447), Bluford Orbital? Unfortunately I can't check myself at the moment as the beta doesn't see my throttle.
 
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Have you tried the newer station in the system (LHS 3447), Bluford Orbital? Unfortunately I can't check myself at the moment as the beta doesn't see my throttle.

Usually Fdev will straight-up announce it if they do a 'beta station"?
 
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