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Elite Dangerous: Horizons Beta Available Now, New Content and Features Detailed

Elite Dangerous: Horizons Beta Available Now, New Content and Features Detailed - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 December 2015 / 4,373 Views

The beta for the Elite Dangerous: Horizons expansion is available now for anyone who pre-ordered the special edition of the game.

Developer Frontier has also released a long list of new content and features included in the Horizons beta: 

Ships can land on planet surfaces!

  • Orbital cruise mode added
  • Sub-orbital flight mode added
  • Added glide path planetary approach flight model
  • Added the Planetary Landing module slot
  • Scanner landing radar added
  • Adjusted ships that can carry SRVs to have sufficient clearance when landed
  • Added the ability to dismiss and recall your ship
  • FA Off for planetary flight model
  • Added Planetary Approach Suites to all starter load outs
  • Added Planetary Approach Suite to all ships
  • Added current gravity strength indicator
  • Added role switch GUI panel
  • Can deploy SRV when landed
  • Can deploy SRV at planetary ports

SRV Surface Operations

  • SRV surface driving added
  • SRV vertical boost added
  • SRV turret added
  • SRV surface interactions added
  • Wave scanner added
  • Playable Scarab SRV added
  • Terrain scanner added
  • Added SRV specific control options
  • Add pilot animations for SRV

Planet Rendering

  • Updated mid-distance planet rendering
  • Added surface rendering for airless worlds
  • Added quality settings for surface rendering
  • Improved planet lighting
  • Added detail objects for surface

NPC surface skimmers added

  • Goliath
  • Sentry
  • Guardian
  • Stinger 2

Added surface ports

  • Players can dock at planetary ports
  • NPC ships use planetary ports
  • Added planetary ports as mission targets/givers
  • Added planet surface market specific commodities

Added surface settlements

  • Art assets added
  • Opposition strength variants added
  • Added air defense turrets
  • Added ground attack turrets
  • Surface base components added
  • Surface base interaction points added
  • Settlement data link rewards added
  • Trespass zones added

Added surface points of interest

  • Scanner indication added
  • Wave scanner signals added
  • Materials POIs added
  • Encounter POIs added
  • Natural POIs added
  • Structure POIs added

Materials & Synthesis

  • Added generation of materials
  • Added synthesis
    • AFM module resupply
    • FSD Boost
    • Ship projectile resupply
    • SRV hull repair
    • SRV refuel
    • SRV ammo refill
  • Synthesis quality bonuses

Missions

  • Add planetary Missions
  • Make some missions only spawn at planetary ports
  • Add rare planetary missions
  • Add off-base planetary missions

GUI

  • Nav panel indicate planets that can be landed on
  • Hook planet map into the 'hyperlinking' we support with galaxy/system map
  • Provide direct access to the planet map from the cockpit
  • Added planetary schematic map
  • System map: Adding planetary resource level in info panel
  • Indicate if a nav target is on the other side of the planet
  • Render trespass zone boundaries over the terrain schematics
  • Show settlement and ports locations on planetary map

General

  • NEW: 64 bit client!
  • Added Horizons specific starter package
  • Planetary permits added
  • Added Black Friday paint jobs - These will be available for the Horizons launch.

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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