Space Sim Elite Dangerous is adding its biggest ship yet, fleet carriers. The first beta has concluded, but tomorrow begins the second one. All Elite Dangerous on PS4, PC and Xbox One can participate by requesting a key here.
Here are the biggest changes for the fleet carriers for beta 2:
- Universal Cartographics will be available as an optional service on Fleet Carriers
- Fleet Carrier owners will have access to shipyard and outfitting for stored items on their carrier, without enabling the full service
- Reduced the amount of Tritium, the special fuel that powers up the Fleet Carriers’ jump drive, consumed with each jump by around half
- Decommissioning a carrier will now refund the full cost of a carrier, minus a static fee for voluntary decommissioning
A “beta blowout” period will start on May 22nd, where fleet carriers will be priced at 1 million credits- a massive 99% discount. This is for developers Frontier to stress test what happens when there is a mass adoption of the them in a server, and lets everyone participating a chance to own one.
The beta will conclude on May 26th.
For more info of the beta, and how to redeem the codes, in this forum post here.