News Elite Dangerous: Ascendancy | New Release Date and Release Schedule

[Cosmo]

Thursday 31 October sees the eagerly awaited release of Elite Dangerous: Ascendancy, featuring the new Mandalay exploration ship, Powerplay 2.0 and more!

Well that's not a long wait. What's the "and more" stuff.

Let's hope these new vending machines let us drink at star ports finally huh? Hope its worth the wait!

Seconded. Drink at the bar to increase health and for roleplay. Buy drinks which are like health-packs.

Indeed it was but we've made a slight change in order to persuade a couple of NPCs to really chill out a bit. Get them off the energy drinks for a day or two.

Yeah, it's annoying if you get attacked by NPCs in every system of rival power. It would make squadrons more useful to protect players.

 

[Kzak]

Is it Thursday yet?

Is it Thursday?

 

[Urbansparx]

Oh no, a delay to the Mandelay

 

[Ashnak]

Wasn't it schedule for tomorrow?

"Was".

 

[CMDR_Raikkonen]

Will the Type 8 be available for credits when the Mandalay drops for ARX?

 

[Ashnak]

Oh, come on @Paul_Crowther . You could at least throw in the Type-8 mass production as a small compensation for keeping us waiting until Thursday.

Edit:

 

[divamage]

wha....no mandaley tommorow

 

[zimms]

Spooky

 

[Shadowsnog]

Is it Thursday?

Spoiler: gif

 

[Paul_Crowther]

Oh no, a delay to the Mandelay

Be honest. You've been looking for an excuse to say that for a while now haven't you?

 

[HRDiagram]

I've just cancelled my day off on Wednesday

 

[CMDR_Raikkonen]

What date does the "new feature" get announced? Is it Wednesday?

 

[Cosmo]

I've just cancelled my day off on Wednesday

Better take Friday off, because it might be late when the update is complete on Thursday.

 

[Eren Yagerts]

Genuine Question: Why not release just the Mandalay now, and PP2.0 whenever its ready?

 

[CMDR_Raikkonen]

Better take Friday off, because it might be late when the update is complete on Thursday.

It will probs get pushed back to Friday because they forgot about the vending machines!

 

[Kailoren]

Didn't they say in the livestream ages ago that your current PP standing wouldn't be affected when PP2.0 got released?

 

[Kzak]

What date does the "new feature" get announced? Is it Wednesday?

Should be Wednesday as that's when Frontier Unlocked is streamed.

 

[Kira Goto]

What's the "and more" stuff.

Willing to bet, the setup to the Thargoids getting rather upset that seven of their capital ships got reduced to scrap paying off. I’m not seeing anything else that might be worthy of an update of this type (the T8 probably just needs a server switch flipped to become available for credits).

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Be honest. You've been looking for an excuse to say that for a while now haven't you?

To add:

In the dock of Tiger Bay
On the road to Mandalay
From Bombay to Santa Fe
Over hills and far awa

For those of us of a certain age.

 

[WhiteDingo]

Any word on the Type-8 being available in-game for credits?

Afaik it will be available for credits some time early november