Thanks. Definitely understood about wanting people to move onto 4.0 if possible.
Did you read the article that explains it? The answer is no, each will be their own instance.
Next month.
Just offer double CQC rewards in 4.0 and feel the crowds come
Unlikely as thats what consoles will be on.Thanks for the information!
Shame on the further division of the playerbase to be honest
Hopefully we'll see unification of HOR and ODY 4.0, and eventually getting rid of 3.8 altogether, so that everyone can play together again. Looking forward to the new content!
4.0 people not sharing the same instance is a huge let down actually, especially considering that they will be running basically the same version of the game: is this by choice or you have been forced to choose so because of technical reasons? In either case, are there plans to change the 4.0 instancing in the future? People speculate it's mostly about the pg rating of the game, is that true?Greetings Commanders,
Earlier this month we shared this post which described our plans to make 4.0 available to all PC users. We’d like to take this opportunity reiterate the purpose of this option and answer some of your questions. To that end please, read this FAQ on our website:
Elite Dangerous '4.0' Access on PC: FAQ - Elite Dangerous
Greetings Commanders, Earlier this month we shared this post which described our plans to make 4.0 available to all PC users. We’d like to ...www.elitedangerous.com
As always, thank you for your feedback and please ask any further questions you may have down below!
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Is 3.8 going to be around for long or do you already plan to kill it in months?
Thanks for your answers.
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Will the BGS continue to be shared between 3.8 and 4.0?
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is there a chance that this change brings back the bgs tick taking minutes - as it used to be pre odyssey - instead of hours populating all types of clients?
or will the time of it even extend, as there are 3 instead of 2 clients to pick up and deliver data from/to.
i know background simulation is a niche activity, but it would be nice, if we not only could influence it, but also see effects sharp as before, instead of flying blind several hours a day.
Will the BGS continue to be shared between 3.8 and 4.0?
Yes. "
is there a chance that this change brings back the bgs tick taking minutes - as it used to be pre odyssey - instead of hours populating all types of clients?
or will the time of it even extend, as there are 3 instead of 2 clients to pick up and deliver data from/to.
i know background simulation is a niche activity, but it would be nice, if we not only could influence it, but also see effects sharp as before, instead of flying blind several hours a day.
Not really as 3.8 is only critical updates which leaves the 4.0 codebase so only 1 really which is what they have explained before on stream.
Is there any way you can share what the specific options in the launcher will be named, and what it shows in-game when trying to wing a friend on a different version? We'd like to prepare resources ahead of time to help clients identify which game version they are running so we can get them help on that version
not quite so.
Horizons is PEGI7, Odyssey is PEGI16.
I bet their legal team advised them: "keep them separated at client level, else they'll find a way to carmagedon some"
Thank you, Bruce.
IMHO, not instancing Horizons 4.0 and Odyssey not only misses on reuniting the player base, but it splits it apart beyond what it is now. We will have Community Goals where we will barely see the community. Trying to instance together right now is already hard enough, to then have this extra dimension added to it.
If it's at all technically possible, my vote is to instance EDH 4.0 with Odyssey.
IMHO, not instancing Horizons 4.0 and Odyssey not only misses on reuniting the player base, but it splits it apart beyond what it is now. We will have Community Goals where we will barely see the community. Trying to instance together right now is already hard enough, to then have this extra dimension added to it.
If it's at all technically possible, my vote is to instance EDH 4.0 with Odyssey.