Launch features

Some say what we have got now...is the same as the launch release.

Others believe there is an entirely different build for launch.

The truth is probably somewhere in between. I wouldn't expect any huge new features for launch - but maybe a few little extras. No idea what they could be. I don't know we won't (probably) be getting extra Commander Slots.
 
As Granite says, do not expect anything too major, a few more playable ships, some tweaks to the mission system and maybe the background sim, more stability updates and bug fixes will probably be all we see on the 16th. It is the fairly major development steps beyond then that many of us are looking forward to, though timescales are vague at best on those.
 
About 50,000 new commanders
Other than that im not sure - I would have thought any new ships / features would have been in the latest gamma updates as surely they would want to test them prior to launch?
I'm hoping for Thargoids, 10 new playable ships, extra commander slots, some alliance military ships and a tool to help with recording trade data / prices automatically when you look it up in station - but Im expecting nothing other than the servers falling over a lot and a bunch of new commanders taking more time than expected to dock.
Prepare for the worst and hope for the best and all that
 
What we have now, but with more polish,
2 more ships
and maybe the odd new addition.

I think it will be no different to any other big update we have had.... a bit better, a bit more, another month of progress.
 

Tar Stone

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I'm expecting things to be discovered rather than be announced, that would be in the spirit of the original. I don't think we'll see a changelog entry that says "Thargoids are now invading!", but I do fully expect them to be out there.

The first player to post a picture of a comet will probably end up in the newsletter. The first player to encounter a Thargoid might make it into Galnet news.

I'm really hoping for a bigger, better, dynamic mission generator, and server side stuff to move/update/change warzones. I'm sure they want to do this kind of stuff, but realistically you could spend a year building something like this.
 
Expect NO new features and you are bound not to be disappointed.

We will see in a couple of days I suspect, what with the new launcher coming out and all !!! ;-)

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I'm expecting things to be discovered rather than be announced, that would be in the spirit of the original. I don't think we'll see a changelog entry that says "Thargoids are now invading!", but I do fully expect them to be out there.

The first player to post a picture of a comet will probably end up in the newsletter. The first player to encounter a Thargoid might make it into Galnet news.

I'm really hoping for a bigger, better, dynamic mission generator, and server side stuff to move/update/change warzones. I'm sure they want to do this kind of stuff, but realistically you could spend a year building something like this.

I think they said the thargoids wont be coming at launch. They still got some last minute packing, doing their hair and make up.
 
Would love to see the rumoured 2 ships? but I genuiely think it's going to be all abouut polish / bug squashing... oh, and a shed load of new players.
 
I'm expecting things to be discovered rather than be announced, that would be in the spirit of the original. I don't think we'll see a changelog entry that says "Thargoids are now invading!", but I do fully expect them to be out there.

The first player to post a picture of a comet will probably end up in the newsletter. The first player to encounter a Thargoid might make it into Galnet news.

I'm really hoping for a bigger, better, dynamic mission generator, and server side stuff to move/update/change warzones. I'm sure they want to do this kind of stuff, but realistically you could spend a year building something like this.

I think that would be awesome if they didn't tell us and we had to discover. Creates a sense of mystery and excitement! And more motivation to explore.
 
I think the major thing that will be added is a storyline, this can only come in the form of galnet news, staged events, missions, special USSs etc, as far as i can see. I really hope they can convey the feeling that things are happening around us, and are there for us to intervene and help shape. Of course, other than that, a few more ships maybe (the announced total is now what? 25? 30?).
 
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