ANNOUNCEMENT Fleet Carriers - Content Reveal Announcement

[Alec Turner]

Coolio.

 

[Kzak]

5 billion......... that will take me another 8 yrs play to get that much.....

Unless they can be hi-jacked

Bill

"Fly safe y'all and stay 2 meters away..... "

Or a couple of days of high-end valuables mining.

 

[Asteconn]

I particularly like that you're using an isotope of hydrogen for this, and not some unobtanium - essentially the same fuel for ships! Very cool, looking forward to the Beta!

I wonder how many fuel rats are going to use theirs as bases out in the black?

 

[zimms]

Thanks for the update!

Tariffs and markets, now FCs sound even more like mobile bases than carriers.

5b credits? Damn, should have grinded VOs like everybody else. I guess it's for the 0.042% of the player base.

 

[Robert Maynard]

Thank you, Mr. Benedetti - and, of course, The Team!!

 

[Lucifera Danzig]

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• You can manage your carrier's finances by setting tariffs and adjusting the buying and selling prices for commodities traded in it's market.​

...the beginnings of player economy? This wasn't even hinted at till now. o.o

 

[Urbansparx]

Woo and also hoo. At last. Thanks for the update guys. Time for more mining I think.

 

[ItsOsprey]

How will Fleet Carriers interact with Powerplay?

Will their be a power contact available if they are docked in a powerplay controlled system?

 

[Valorin]

I'm 2 Billions short... I'm 2 Billions short... I'm... Uh...
Gotta hit a ring. Laters!

(Thanks for the update!)

 

[Rubbernuke]

Look forward to it! Will there be a questions thread for the stream, or are questions hoovered up from all over?

 

[Soron Silin]

There's some wonderful pieces of news in there that I really didn't expect to happen. Price setting in the market will be fantastic. Thanks and well done.

It's still not clear that one player can have multiple ships on the carrier. I'd have thought that went without saying, but you've never actually said it.

 

[Calendra]

I don't believe you

 

[rOmiLaYu]

five billion credits, eh?

Well, let's see....I've been playing since 3301....and I'm worth, all told, three billion.

Maybe I need to stop hunting for Raxxla and start making some money.

 

[Raven Blackwood]

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Greetings Commanders,

We're thrilled to announce that the first look at the upcoming Fleet Carrier update will be coming to your screens on Thursday, 2 April! Lead Server Developer, Dav Stott, and Game Designer, Luke Betterton, will join us on a special video to talk us through what these vast vessels are and how they'll be shaking up the galaxy!

Since the initial reveal of Fleet Carriers, we've examined the concept of predefined load-outs and decided to invest additional time to ensure that fleet carriers offer the same level of flexibility and customization as other ships within Elite Dangerous. We've done this by adding more loadout options to make your carrier unique, and allow for player-to-player interaction like you've never seen before in Elite Dangerous!

Squirming in your cockpit chair wanting to know more details? Here is some key information on Fleet Carriers - but for the entire content reveal, tune in to our Pre-Recorded Stream on YouTube, on 2 April at 18:00 (UTC). Although we won't be live, our team will be there in the chat to answer any questions that you may have.

• One of your most frequent questions about Fleet Carriers was: How much do they cost? Fleet Carriers will be a lucrative investment, costing 5,000,000,000cr at launch.​
• Fleet Carriers are individually owned and feature 16 landing pads (of varying sizes) for other players to dock at.​
• Fleet Carriers use a new fuel, Tritium, to jump from system to system.​
• Fleet Carriers have a max jump range of 500LY at one time, with the ability to jump whenever the owner wants, however, they will have a build up and cool down period between jumps.​
• You can manage your carrier's finances by setting tariffs and adjusting the buying and selling prices for commodities traded in it's market.​

As it currently stands, we're aiming to launch the Fleet Carriers update in June and will be calling all commanders to experience Fleet Carriers (as both visitors and owners) in two upcoming public betas before the update is live! The first beta will begin on 7 April for PC only, and the second beta which will be launched on PC, Xbox and PlayStation, will take place in May. Please note that there is a chance that these time frames may change slightly in the coming weeks, but we'll keep you up to date on the specific times, dates and instructions.

See you there, Commanders.

Great news, cheers guys o7

 

[Stephen Benedetti]

Finally some news, phew...
Just no word about the new fuel Tritium and where and how to get it?

Hey @Frillop Freyraum,

SNEAKY NINJA WILL EDIT:
Tritium can be acquired by mining certain asteroids or purchased from starports. More of that in the Content Reveal stream though.

 

[jurema543]

5,000,000,000cr at launch....

That's way too much...

Only old players who used Robigo and others things like that could afford it
Reduce that to 2 000 000 000 and that would be good

 

[Chronometria]

Ok people, set course to Borran and lets get some diamonds!

 

[Hellrider]

-ED players: 100-300millions per hour, money is easy.
-ED players later: 5 bil? Too much, i need few years to do it

 

[Dutchman141]

Five billion, I definitely didn't think they'd have such a steep price.
Sixteen pads for other players to land at, I surely hope you can park your own ships on board as well.

We'll see April 2nd I guess.

 

[davinator791]

I wonder how much the upgrades gonna cost?