So, which of the Beyond features are going in the base game (1.X)?

[Stachel]

I've read the list of Beyond features (summarised below) and I heard FD say "everthing you've seen will be free to all Horizons players"... but which will go in the basegame?

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Engineering - We’re going to make sure that every upgrade you craft with engineers will be an improvement on what you currently have

Crime and Punishment - We’re going to add teeth to system authority ships response to better support meaningful consequence for criminal activities

Trade - We’re going to improve trade data information to let you make more informed decisions when trying to buy low and sell high

Wings - We’re going to add challenging wing missions you will be able to take on with your friends.

Planetary tech improvements – We are revisiting the shaders and the graphs that generate our planets ...

Continuing Narrative - From update 1 in the Beyond series you’ll see all of the current story threads continue to develop. ...

GalNet Audio ...

Content updates. more information coming but this will include things such as new ships, missions, scenarios and other new content. ...

New ships will be released ...

Squadrons - Players like working together, w so we’re going to add a new organisation structure for player groups ...

Mining - A big focus of these updates is core gameplay, so we want to take another look at mining. ...

Planetary Tech Improvements – Leading up to the Q4 update we’ll be making Improvements ...

Exploration - we’re going to significantly improve and build on exploration. ...

 

[Drelthar]

My guesses

Engineering - We’re going to make sure that every upgrade you craft with engineers will be an improvement on what you currently have

Horizons

Crime and Punishment - We’re going to add teeth to system authority ships response to better support meaningful consequence for criminal activities

Base game

Trade - We’re going to improve trade data information to let you make more informed decisions when trying to buy low and sell high

Base game

Wings - We’re going to add challenging wing missions you will be able to take on with your friends.

Base game, with some on planets which will be horizons only.

Planetary tech improvements – We are revisiting the shaders and the graphs that generate our planets ...

Horizons

Continuing Narrative - From update 1 in the Beyond series you’ll see all of the current story threads continue to develop. ...

Base game, with elements only accessible on planets

GalNet Audio ...

Base game

Content updates. more information coming but this will include things such as new ships, missions, scenarios and other new content. ...

New ships will be base game. Some missions and scenarios horizons only.

New ships will be released ...

Base game

Squadrons - Players like working together, w so we’re going to add a new organisation structure for player groups ...

Horizons only

Mining - A big focus of these updates is core gameplay, so we want to take another look at mining. ...

Base game (unless they do any planet surface mining which I doubt)

Planetary Tech Improvements – Leading up to the Q4 update we’ll be making Improvements ...

Horizons

Exploration - we’re going to significantly improve and build on exploration. ...

Base game, with horizons elements relating to planet surfaces.


My guesses are based on my limited understanding of how simple it would be to gate off elements of the content without it getting a bit wonky.

 

[Mobius]

I think going forward Horizons will be the last season to ever be released, I doubt that we will ever see a season 3 and that all future content will be purchased. for example being able to purchase a planetary landing module and being able to purchase access to engineers for those who don't own horizons. while those who own horizons will purchase a atmosphere module so they can get access to planets with an atmosphere. only guessing.

 

[-VR- Max Factor]

I've read the list of Beyond features (summarised below) and I heard FD say "everthing you've seen will be free to all Horizons players"... but which will go in the basegame?

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Engineering - We’re going to make sure that every upgrade you craft with engineers will be an improvement on what you currently have

Crime and Punishment - We’re going to add teeth to system authority ships response to better support meaningful consequence for criminal activities

Trade - We’re going to improve trade data information to let you make more informed decisions when trying to buy low and sell high

Wings - We’re going to add challenging wing missions you will be able to take on with your friends.

Planetary tech improvements – We are revisiting the shaders and the graphs that generate our planets ...

Continuing Narrative - From update 1 in the Beyond series you’ll see all of the current story threads continue to develop. ...

GalNet Audio ...

Content updates. more information coming but this will include things such as new ships, missions, scenarios and other new content. ...

New ships will be released ...

Squadrons - Players like working together, w so we’re going to add a new organisation structure for player groups ...

Mining - A big focus of these updates is core gameplay, so we want to take another look at mining. ...

Planetary Tech Improvements – Leading up to the Q4 update we’ll be making Improvements ...

Exploration - we’re going to significantly improve and build on exploration. ...

I don't know and I don't care as I have horizons.

 

[S3B4ST13N]

I think going forward Horizons will be the last season to ever be released, I doubt that we will ever see a season 3 and that all future content will be purchased. for example being able to purchase a planetary landing module and being able to purchase access to engineers for those who don't own horizons. while those who own horizons will purchase a atmosphere module so they can get access to planets with an atmosphere. only guessing.

Space legs? $15.
Atmo? $15
I don't see these prices being any less; given the prices of the aesthetic options on the store.

I doubt there would be many that would embrace a business methodology that requires you to purchase each feature to be able to use it.
That would be akin to buying Word and having to pay additionally for the spellcheck, table and document theme formatting features.
This doesn't seem sustainable; from a financial and/or a customer satisfaction standpoint.

 

[Stinja]

More interestingly, what will MacOS get from season 3? And will they get a non-planetary Horizons, so they can get some features to improve their base game.

 

[lysan]

I think going forward Horizons will be the last season to ever be released, I doubt that we will ever see a season 3 and that all future content will be purchased. for example being able to purchase a planetary landing module and being able to purchase access to engineers for those who don't own horizons. while those who own horizons will purchase a atmosphere module so they can get access to planets with an atmosphere. only guessing.

That sounds logical, I'm good with that, FD want to move from season to DLC and that is good, finished product ready to download, no hassle no dassle.

 

[Kayweg]

@Novo Mundus

Most of that "guess list" i think you may be right about, one i'm pretty sure you won't be.

New ships: I fully expect them to be Horizons only, and reasonably so.
We already have those, i can't see why FD would make new ships base game.

 

[Shadowdancer]

New ships will be base game.

Why would they be? Assets are expensive to make, and the base game has a good complement of ships already.

 

[JesusRocks1988]

So far, all the new ships since Horizons released have been Horizons-only content. No reason to believe that any more new ships will be available to the base game.

I fully expect the Type-10 for 2.4, and the Beyond ships: Krait, Chieftain and other new Alliance ships to be solely available in Horizons.

 

[TinyPwny]

For obvious reasons anything planetary landings related (engineers, planetary surface improvements) would be Horizons only in the current structure. But my guess is all Horizons features will be implemented in the base game at some point, if the whole seasons model is replaced as rumour says it will.

 

[CMDR Yates]

The new planetary tech will apply to the base game too, in the sense that you'll be able to see the newly textured, more varied planets from space, you just won't be able to land there. That's what happened when Horizons came out, anyway.

 

[Drelthar]

So far, all the new ships since Horizons released have been Horizons-only content.

Ah, I actually didn't know that (as I've had Horizons since it's release)

In that case, yeah, new ships will be horizons only then.

 

[Stachel]

I don't know and I don't care as I have horizons.

So, zero to contribute to this thread. Gotcha.

 

[Stachel]

But my guess is all Horizons features will be implemented in the base game at some point, if the whole seasons model is replaced as rumour says it will.

Rumour?? David Braben said the seasons model would be dropped. And it has new already been dropped.