Discovery Scanner upgraded to include access to the new Full Spectral System (FSS) scanner mode



Players use the FSS Mode to discover stellar bodies, stellar phenomenon, USSs, scenarios, distress calls, mission targets and more

There is now only one Discovery Scanner available in game, which is based on the basic variant. Commanders that have purchased either the intermediate or advanced scanners will receive a credit refund

Detailed Surface Scanner upgraded to include access to brand new planet probes



Players can fire probes at bodies to gather data that can be sold.

Players can also use these probes to pinpoint places of interest on landable planets as well as uncover lucrative places in planetary rings to mine

Each body has a "probe efficiency" target; if the player maps 100% of the body using either the same or less than the target, they are awarded a bonus

Added "First Mapped By" tag - the first commander to 100% map a stellar body and sell the data at a port will be named for everyone to see



Players will be unable to map Sol, Achenar or Alioth as these systems are already fully mapped

Revamped look of the bonus popup when selling data

A credit bonus will be awarded for players that get either 100% first discovered or 100% first mapped in a system

Added new things to find!

Orrery view added - players can access the schematic orrery view of systems from the system map

Codex added to the ship's internal (right hand) panel. The Codex contains:



Commander Stats - Logs important player statistics

- Session Log records important game events for players review

- Archive holds all text and audio logs taken from the numerous narratives from across the galaxy

- Audio logs can be added to the improved Playlist feature​



Discoveries - Contains either rumored, reported or discovered entries from across the 42 different galactic regions

- Discoveries are broken down in to 3 categories (Stellar Bodies, Biological and Geological, and Civilisations)​



Knowledge base - Various articles from the rich history and lore of the Elite universe, from the history of the Super Powers, to important characters and corporations

- Each article is narrated and can be added to the improved Playlist feature​

The Codex will not include your retroactive discoveries or data. This was not something that was planned, or we were able to incorporate, as part of this feature. Clarification: the archive section of the codex, which is where audio logs (such as generation ship logs) should be historical, but the galactic regions section will not be, nor was ever planned to be



Background Simulation

Factions can now be in multiple states within each system that they are present Economic and Security status added War, Civil War and Election states are now a 7 day conflict, where players engage in activities (such as winning conflict zones in War and Civil War states) and attempt to beat their opponents Added a new 'Happiness' level for each faction, that is a combination of various states and influence. Happiness also plays into the Expansion state Civil Liberty state added (part of the Security Status) Added more information to the status tab in the right hand cockpit panel to help players manage/support factions Existing Background Simulation states will be reset to 'none' to make way for these new changes.

Megaships and Installations

Added new megaships and installations Applicable megaships will move location, on a weekly tick

Scenarios

Added new scenarios with voice over direction and feedback, and on screen choices and objectives Scenarios come in the form of USSs, Megaship, Installations and Conflict Zones Conflict zones are now round based; players battle to win a round which then feeds into the war state Side objectives can appear, and if the player completes them, they are awarded a points boost Once a round has finished, a new one will begin after a short pause Combat specific ambient chatter added. Ambient chatter now is now in place throughout the entire game and not just around stations. 3000 + lines of NPC dialogue added to support scenario driven gameplay.

Lighting

Added new lighting model, using dynamic exposure Colour grading applied to various situations in the game, improving the look and feel of the game world Added a new 'Night Vision' mode to Ships, Fighters and SRVs, to allow players to navigate dark sides of planets, rings and other areas of the game

Cockpit UI

External Ship panel (left hand side)

Combined 'clear filters' option with the 'set filters' option on the Navigation panel Added filters to the Transaction tab Added context sensitive, quick action button to contacts (such as 'Request Docking' when targeting a port) Combined sub-targets and inventory into a new 'Target' tab, with filters Comms Panel (top left)

Reordered the tabs Added support for combining channels in to one main chat channel, or set them as separate tabs Options added to give the player the ability to combine chat channels in to a tab, or split them out Added the ability to select any Commander in a chat channel to interact with them (incl. invite to wing, invite to crew, voice comms, invite to squadron, block, report, direct comms, and view gamercard where applicable) Added a binding to select a different chat channel in the input field Combined invitations and multicrew tabs together in to a 'Social' tab which includes: - Multicrew (find crew, join a ship)

- Friends invites

- Wing invites

- Online friends​

Squadron feed tab added Internal Panel (right hand side)

Added a new 'Home' tab that replaces the previous status tab - Includes new buttons to launch various features (holo-me, squadrons, codex, powers, Galnet etc)

- Also include better Playlist feedback​

Replaced fire groups "1, 2, 3..." with "A, B, C..." to avoid confusion between group and fire buttons Added new contextual 'Ship' tab that replaces the 'Functions' tab and includes sections for 'Ship Preferences', 'Pilot Preferences' and 'Ship Stats' Inventory tab now has icon filters instead of text filters, increasing usable screen space Improved refinery layout that includes the ships cargo capacity Updated 'Status' tab to now include local faction information, Super Power and Powerplay status, a Session Log digest, info on Finances and acquired Permits all in a more legible way New Playlist feature that replaces the GalNet player, allowing players to queue and manage several types of media (GalNet news articles, codex articles, inbox audio logs etc.)

Text Chat Channels

New star system wide text chat now available Profanity filter added, with a toggle to turn it off

Friends and Group Management

Improved layout and pagination to display large numbers of friends or groups Display last online activity Improved Search functionality : search results are now players only, allowing you to add to friends or to join private group Improved popup to interact with friends / Commanders / private groups Improved visibility of friends statuses (online + mode / offline / blocked)

Localised COVAS

Added 5 free localised COVAS packs:

Luciana : Spanish Maksim: Russian Vitoria: Brazillian Portuguese Gerhard: German Amelie: French

Squadrons

Players can now create a Squadron (for a credit fee), or browse existing ones to join from the right hand cockpit panel Play style tags can be used when creating a Squadron, and as a filter when browsing existing ones Squadrons can be aligned to a Superpower, Power and a Faction

Squadron allegiance page allows in depth data on chosen Faction Squadrons can take part in the various leaderboards, and compete for the top spot Squadron feed tab in the Comms panel lists certain events, as well as Public and Internal posts Squadron management tools (applicable to certain ranks):

Invite Commanders to join Kick lower ranked members Promote/demote lower ranked members Change lower ranked privilages Create posts Accept applications Set if the Squadron is accepting new members Join in the Leader text chat channel

Mining

3 new mining processes added (in addition to the standard mining laser process)

Surface Deposits - material deposits that can be found on the surface of asteroids Sub-surface Deposits - material deposits that can be found below the surface of an asteroid Fissures - setting the correct 'Seismic charge' into fissures will split the asteroid apart, allowing the deep core materials to be mined Added new high value materials 4 new mining tools added to outfitting

Pulse wave Analyser - a scanner used to pinpoint asteroids that support the new extraction processes Abrasion Blaster - used to break off surface material deposits from asteroids Sub-surface Displacement Missile - Allows recovery of sub-surface material deposits from asteroids Seismic Charge Launcher - Allows recovery of deep core materials by splitting the asteroid apart

New Ships



Krait Phantom (Faulcon DeLacy)



With a spacious cargo hold and a relatively generous quantity of hardpoints, the Krait Phantom is a versatile ship suited to a range of roles. It has enough firepower to hold its own against larger targets, and enough straight-line speed to outpace smaller targets. The ship also offers eight internal compartments, allowing the pilot to tailor the ship to their requirements. And while it lacks the firepower and fighter bay of its sister ship, the Krait Mk II, it is both faster and lighter.

2 large and 2 medium hardpoints 8 Internal optional slots Top speed of 256m/s and a boost speed of 358m/s 8.23LY laden FSD range

Mamba (Zorgon Peterson)



Based on an unreleased racing prototype, the Mamba is one of the fastest ships in production. It can also deliver a lot of punishment, boasting one huge and two large hardpoints. This emphasis on firepower and speed means the ship can hit hard and fast, vanishing before the target has a chance to react. Comparisons to the Fer-de-Lance, also produced by Zorgon Peterson, will be inevitable, but the Mamba is in fact faster in a straight line, while being slightly less maneuverable.

1 huge, 2 large and 2 small hardpoints 5 internal optional slots Top speed of 316m/s and a boost speed of 387m/s 6.37LY laden FSD range

Quality of Life

Display a notification icon to indicate new bindings are available to the player Starport contacts now displayed as a grid, rather than a flat list Added icon to info panel to show players if their ship or SRV lights are on Audio Options screen:

Added “Wavescanner Autoducking” option. Disable this to hear the SRV wavescanner more clearly at high speeds Audio Options screen is reorganised for more clarity and ease of use Restore defaults button added The default position on the Audio volume sliders is now indicated. The child volume sliders can now be boosted above the default value. Important note: your volume sliders will be reset to default position when you first run 3.3.

Bug fixes and Improvements



This update includes well over 2000 fixes for various issues that have been discovered and investigated during the development process. For the sake of clarity, we have primarily listed below fixes for issues that have been reported to us by the community or other significant changes.



Adder

Fixed clipping issues when deploying weapons

Alliance Challenger

Fixed misplaced caustic damage decals Fixed missing engine trails Fixed Ship ID cameras being swapped

Alliance Chieftain

Fixed very quiet multicannons

Anaconda

Fixed size 3 hardpoint doors getting in the way of the size4 hardpoint Corrected mirrored text on external panel

Asp Scout

Added correct material to the reverse thrusters

Diamondback Explorer

Fixed LOD issues with hardpoint covers Fixed gap in cockpit

Eagle

Fixed paintwork showing wear even when at 100%

F63 Condor

Corrected mirrored external decals

Federal Dropship

Fixed thermal vent placement

Federal Gunship

Fixed engine flaps animating incorrectly

Guardian Fighters

Fixed Small Guardian Gauss Cannon clipping through hardpoint when deployed Corrected the left and right cockpit panel positions

Imperial Clipper

Fixed floating cockpit geometry

Imperial Cutter

Fixed some mirrored text on external panels

Imperial Eagle

Fixed incorrect shadow being used Fixed gaps in cockpit when using EDTracker or VR

Imperial Fighter

Fixed clipping when docking with mothership

Krait Mk.II

Fixed Z-fighting in cockpit Landing gear now lines up with ship door Fixed the engine boost SFX sounding like 'Hello' Decreased brightness of the red proximity warning lights Fixed overly 'scratched' cockpit glass Corrected the order of its bobble head slots

Type-10

Fixed cockpit seat being incorrectly placed Fixed various model issues Fixed winglets not animating correctly

Type-6

Fixed gap in between ship body and thrusters

Type-7

Fixed hole in the side of the ship Can now put a Size 2 passenger cabin in the size 2 slot

Type-9

Fixed the schematic having incorrect drives Fixed engine VFX being too far behind the actual thruster

Viper Mk.III

Fixed paintwork showing wear even when at 100%

AI

Fixed situations where security ships and Thargoids could incorrectly start attacking each other Fixed NPC ships charging FSD with weapons still active Ensure the 'Terrorist' archetype always comes with a bounty Fixed authority ships occasionally firing Plasma rounds when scanning ships Fixed NPC having no FSD cooldown after being interdicted Destroying an NPC power plant now takes the ship down to 40% power (inline with player ship behaviour) NPC ships should use the reboot/repair option when drives are at 0%

Avatar Animations

Correctly invert the joystick animations if the controls are inverted

Cockpit UI

Correctly display if a targeted ship is in a wing or multcrew When firing weapons while looking at the module panel, the ammo count will now properly update Widened the target panel to fit in longer ship names Ensure ammo count is correct on the module tab after reloading weapons Ensure Commander names are always displayed in the comms panel Ensure module priority is retained after ship destruction Comms panel will no longer expand without focusing on it, if players leave the ships Multicrew session Fixed the navigation panel not displaying the correct destination system when in hyperspace in some cases Ensure completed and finished community goals are cleared from the transaction tab Make chat messages time display the same time as the galaxy time when using a machine in a different time zone Fixed an issue that caused inbox messages to show incorrect, and sometimes invalid, times and dates. PS4 only Fixed some inbox messages not clearing the notification icon once read Fixed overlapping text between inbox message subject and date Fixed cases where the fuel bar incorrectly indicates that the player has enough fuel to make a jump that it actually can't

Commodities Market

Fixed UI spacing issues with the commodities screen

Controllers/Inputs

Fixed the Thrust Master HOTAS S4 not appearing in the control screen

Ensure default mappings appear for the Thrustmaster HOTAS4

Console Achievements

Added 3 new Trophies on PlayStation 4 Added 10 new Achievements on Xbox One

CQC

Fixed a potential server disconnect when using beam lasers in CQC Fixed CQC structures disappearing when authority machine leaves the match

Crashes/Stability/Performance

Fixed a hang that could occur whilst fighting a Thargoid Interceptor Fixed crash that could occur when a fighter is docking Fixed crash that could occur on PS4 when in Multicrew Fixed crash that could occur whilst docking at "Chelomey Orbital" in Cubeo Fixed crash that could occur with Powerplay data Fixed crash that could occur when selecting the galaxy map from the transactions tab Fixed crash that could occur when exiting multicrew Fixed crash that could occur whilst reading an inbox message during a hyperspace jump Fixed crash that could occur whilst deploying a fighter when in a multicrew session Fixed a crash that could occur when handing in a mission Fixed a crash that could occur when dropping out of Supercruise at a port Fixed frame rate issues after driving on a planet surface for an amount of time Fixed crash that could occur during ship reboot/repair Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the Galaxy Map Fixed a softlock that could occur whilst loading in to the game Fixed crash that could occur when opening the system map Fixed crash that could when dropping into planetary rings Fixed crash that occur when loading in to the game Fixed crash that could occur when switching screen resolutions Fixed crash that could occur when plugging in a controller Fixed a crash that could occur as a player joins a Multicrew ship that is near a volcanic POI Fixed crashed that could occur when fighting a Hydra Fixed crash that could occur when switching between a mothership and fighter Fixed crash that could occur if multiple Commanders playing on either PS4 or Xbox One were on a planet surface in their SRVs

Crime and Punishment

Ensure a Powerplay bounty does not cause a premium for transporting the ship it was incurred on

Engineering

Corrected some inconsistencies in Engineer descriptions Added a line to explain that pinned blueprints may differ if applied to a different module Ensure there is room to display the modified icon even with long module names Balance pass on the High Yield Shells engineering special Reduced the grade thresholds of the Colonia engineers

Fighter Crew

Fixed instance where fighter crew in control of the mothership were trying to use FSD when the ship was nav locked to another ship, causing ship to become unresponsive to player input Fixed typo in crew lounge Fixed fighter crew sometimes struggling to dock a fighter with its mothership

Galaxy Map

Fixed systems controlled by Pilots Federation not appearing under the civilisation filter Selected filter settings remain selected when changing map configurations

General

Packhound missiles no longer clip through planet landscapes Fixed odd VFX artifacts on ships drives when at low throttle Ensure player set PIPS are retained when the ship is dismissed and recalled Tweaked the position of the interdiction UI element in the three Alliance ships Search and Rescue +/- buttons now increase/decrease if held down Fixed incorrect ship schematics displaying inside some ships cockpits Unified the GalNet logos to be the one with 7 points in all screens Fixed unreachable listening post In the "HIP 16753" system Fixed missing text in the Rhenium material description Fixed incorrect details title for Chemical processors material description Added missing "Independent" icon where applicable

Generation Ships

Removed the unnecessary warnings when firing weapons near a Generation Ship

Guardian Beacons

Corrected some text errors Fix for VFX disappearing when scanned Fixed LOD issues on beacon Fixed pylons animating before fully powered Fixed over sized physics Fixed pylon light clipping through ships Fixed ships being able to clip through the 'orb'

Guardian Sites

Fixed floating geometry Corrected some obelisk symbols to match what the object actually requires Tweaked Guardian material drop rate, in an effort to make it more balanced across the different rarities

Installations

Added a new space bar, "The Orange Sidewinder"

Listening Posts

Fixed typos in Alpha Centauri B 1 listening post

Livery Items

Fixed LOD issue with onion head decal

Localisation/Text

Fixed truncated Search and Rescue Agent text in Russian Corrected typo in Synthetic Meat commodity description Fixed typo in Carbon class star description

Materials

Fixed description errors with Delta, Epsilon and Gamma obelisk data Fixed Piceous Cobble being hard to collect Increased the drop rate of more common guardian materials Fixed the crystalline cluster model Fixed Strange Wake Solutions description typo Reduce the chance the of mineral deposits spawning inside surface rocks

Megaships

Ensure that rescue ships offer the limpet restock service Ensure players don't get stuck in the Alcatraz Class Prison in HIP 17962 system, when dropping out at it's location

Missions

Increased wing delivery mission payouts Fixed Federal rank not increasing when successfully completing applicable mission Fix for valid massacre targets not counting towards mission progress Fixed USS not spawning for 'Wet Work' missions Corrected some Massacre missions that had inconsistent rewards for number of targets Stop missions requesting cargo that it views as illegal (Federal mission asking for imperial slaves, for example) Balance pass on Super Power reputation gain Added destination faction to passenger VIP missions Updated mission wording to reflect that ports in lock down do not have access to their commodities market Stop planetary scan missions sending players to scan mission giving faction Allow kills outside target system to count in assassination missions (fixes ships appearing to not be mission targets when they leave the target system) Ensure follow on missions spawn at the players current reputation level Added extra info to time bonus mission objectives Altered Massacre faction selection to prevent the target faction generator from picking the same target that is giving the mission. Delivery and Smuggle missions now warn players about being cargo laden and reduced jump range Reduce chance planetary Scan chooses POI owned by mission giver Added missing hand in faction information to delivery missions Fixed race mission wrinkles appearing with very little time to complete them

Multicrew

Fixed the saved plotted route being cleared when entering multicrew Fixed geyser particle effects not appearing for a multicrew crew member

Network

Fixed situations where NPC ships could disappear from Supercruise when a player drops out of SC Fixed Planet SYNUEFE VM-D C15-10 2 A causing players to get stuck in log in loop Fixed possible disconnect when trying to escape a Thargoid

Outfitting

Fixed softlock that could occur when attempting to purchase or retrieve 5D Guardian Module Reinforcement Fixed missing "?" in livery section Fix for point defense module not restocking correctly Timers for modules in transit should now reflect time remaining more accurately Ensure modules are listed under correct categories in stored modules tab Players can only fit one FSD interdictor, as there is no benefit to fitting more and causes confusion Fixed outfitting stats becoming out of sync and applying incorrect values (a distance value for damage type, for example) Ensure all applicable multicrew enabled weapons/modules are clearly marked in outfitting Fixed dark lighting and outfitting cameras for the SRV Fixed livery filters not working Fixed incorrect schematic used for 8A thrusters Added 1 more ship and 2 more utility stock slots to all markets

Passenger Missions

Added the faction to deliver to in transaction panel Ensure VIP passenger missions display their expiration time on the transaction tab Fix some passenger missions incorrectly reducing the timer by ~20mins when accepting them Ensure passengers that claim to be unfazed by hull damage, are actually unfazed

Player Factions

Add faction descriptions

Player Journal

Multiple faction activestates – in Location and FSDJump events The first “Cargo” event written to the journal contains full inventory Added “AsteroidCracked” event Added “SAAScanComplete” (Surface Area Analysis) event Added “CodexDiscovery” event Added “FSSDiscoveryScan” and “FSSSignalScan” events Added several events for Squadrons Simplify the “Category” in MaterialTrade Clarify meaning of bit 14 in status file: was called “under ship” but actually indicates when turret is retracted ApproachSettlement now includes Latitude and Longitude Note Bounty event is different for Skimmer bounty Update description of StoredShips event with InTransit flag Add ActiveFine info to Docked event EngineerProgress event at startup with summary for all engineers currently known Note a new ShipTargetted event is generated after using KillWarrantScanner, with updated bounty for target Note the MissionRedirected mission name now has any trailing “_name” removed Added MyReputation in faction list in FsdJump and Location events Added “FSDTarget” event when selecting a starsystem to jump to Added MissionID to cargo to indicate if it is mission-related: in Cargo, CollectCargo, EjectCargo events In ship loadout, indicate if it is ‘hot’ Cargo summary is now written to a separate file, and updated when data changes Add “HullHealth” stat in the “Loadout” event MissionCompleted now indicates correct destination after redirection

Player Stats

Ensure 'Time Played' updates correctly

Ports

Added missing habitation ring to "Greeboski's Outpost" Ensured all new adverts are being displayed correctly Fixed docking computer causing hull damage in a ship with no shields, when docking at surface ports Fixed situation where loading into the game whilst docked on a pad can cause shields to go offline

Powerplay

Fixed broken 'Exploitation impact' column on Edmund Mahon's screen Corrected Aisling expansion instructions

Rendering

Fixed low quality shadows appearing when entering Orbital Cruise on PS4 Corrected the rendering order of nebula Fix for the FSD charge up visual becoming mis-aligned after using vanity camera Fixed galaxy background vanishing after a Thargoid hyperdiction Fixed missing particles in some hi-res screenshots

Ship Launched Fighters

Fixed inability to deploy fighter weapons if the motherships weapons weren't deployed before switching

Skimmers

Ensure scanned skimmers return appropriate details on the target panel

SRV

Fixed the targeting reticule displaying when the weapon is deactivated

Stellar Forge

Renamed "Pleiades Sector Ir-W D1-55" to "Delphi" Fixed connection issues around "COL 285 SECTOR CV-Y D41 7 E" Fixed typo in the LHS 3006 system description Moved 2 moons in Kyloasly DA-A f69 slightly apart so that they no longer intersect Fixed "Lucifers" orbital period Fixed the star in the system "HD 168352" having a too small radius Ensure I Bootis B and C are a contact binary again Renamed some duplicate systems Persistent POIs now consistent for different graphics card vendors Corrected Sednas position on it's orbit Corrected the positions of the three ports around Earth Fixed Moon GD 319 1 A intersecting ring of planet GD 319 Fixed some Class V gas giants being overly bright pink

Synthesis

Required grade 5 materials now display their correct grade icon (and not grade 4)

System Map

Corrected overly bright/shiny planets Ensure players can set navigation targets from the system map

Thargoids

Thargoid Interceptors can now still engage players, even if they are close to them Interceptors now launch Thargon kamikaze attacks if they detect a port Corrected some lore inconsistencies found in megaship logs to do with the Thargoid Link

Vanity Camera

Fixed inverted joystick animations when using the vanity camera

Vanity Items

Improved some of the visual artifacts on the Corvette Razor pack Increased space between the text and icon on the Trader Name Plate Ensure all engine colours are correct when customised engine trail colours are turned off Ship names can now have blank spaces at the beginning and end Fixed clipping on Vulture ship kit

VR

Fixed Neutron star cones only appearing in the left eye of the HMD Capped the frame rate whilst on the main menu to 90fps, to stop HMD's overheating

Weapons/Modules

Ensure the 'Restock All' option actually restocks the 1F Guardian Shard Cannon (Turret) Corrected inconsistency in AX outfitting descriptions Fixed Guardian Shard Cannon clipping through Type 7 Fixed missing VFX on small Guardian Shard Cannon Fixed LOD issue with small Guardian Shard Cannon Fix LOD issue on Guardian Plasma Charger Fixed Guardian Shield Reinforcement Packages preventing shields restoring after reboot/repair Reduce the brightness of the enforcer cannon when it has a white weapon colouring applied to it Fixed module reinforcement packages being disabled under certain circumstances Corrected the cargo hatch closing when deploying a limpet and causing ship speed to change Corrected the retract animation on the Guardian Plasma Charger Limpets will now collect cargo that has been forcibly ejected from the players ship Corrected the Advanced Plasma Accelerator recoil animation Corrected typo in Remote Release Flechette Launcher Fixed SFX for the Kill Warrant Scanner sometimes going missing when switching between ship and fighter Fixed turrets firing at ships which are at 0% hull

Wing Missions

Fixed case where mission progress wasn't shared between players in Multicrew Fixed trade wing missions not sharing Trade rank progression with wing

Wings

Ensure the 'target my wing mans target' key works in all applicable situations Fix for dropping out at a wake that is close to a planet, which should mean you drop out much closer to your intended target

This update includes for various issues that have been discovered and investigated during the development process. For the sake of clarity, we have primarily listed below fixes for issues that have been reported to us by the community or other significant changes.

Greetings Commanders,The servers are currently down to allow us to update to Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Chapter Four 3.3Please note that PS4 Commanders may be prompted to download two patches, titled 1.26 and 1.27 - this is expected, thanks!Please see the full patch notes for Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Chapter Four below!