Elite Dangerous — patch notes and updates
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| Elite Dangerous | Lynx Highliner Update Notes | 2026-04-28 | Greetings Commanders,The Lynx Highliner update is now available for Elite Dangerous! Take your guests out to the farthest reaches of the galaxy with the new Lynx Highliner ship crafted by the experts at Zorgon Peterson! This impressive medium-class vessel sets a new benchmark for high-capacity travel, accommodating up to 225 passengers and is available now for credits at shipyards for all Elite Dangerous Odyssey owners! Read the full Update Notes below Features of Note:Added Lynx Highliner to shipyardsMk. II Business & Economy Passenger CabinsWith a 1.5x increase in passenger capacity. Added pre-built ships:Lynx Highliner Standard bundle (0 A |
| Elite Dangerous | An Update on Operations | 2026-04-22 | Greetings Commanders, After careful evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to delay the release of Operations, which will now be arriving in June. We know this news is disappointing, and would like to apologise to our amazing community for the further delay of this major game update. We're incredibly grateful for your patience and understanding as the squad takes time to ensure Operations is delivered with the quality and care that our Commanders deserve. As a thank you to our Commanders, and to share our appreciation of their continued support, the Standard edition of the latest Ship arriving to Elite Dangerous next week (28 April) |
| Elite Dangerous | Kestrel Mk. II Update | 2026-02-24 | Greetings Commanders,The Kestrel Mk II Update is now live. Core Dynamics is changing the rules of engagement with their next generation combat vessel. Designed for pilots who value agility, precision, and relentless firepower this small-frame combat ship delivers performance above its weight class. Available now via ARX early access, alongside an significant number of audio changes and improvements as well as bug fixes. Features of Note:Added Core Dynamics Kestrel Mk IIMk II Agile Boost ThrustersIncreased maneuverability while boosting including a significant increase to lateral and vertical thrust.Mk II Plasma Shock AcceleratorBurst fire Sho |
| Elite Dangerous | Developer Log | 2026-02-17 | Greetings Commanders! Join us for the February Developer Log, where we take you through everything happening across the galaxy! This month, we’re kicking things off with a look at what’s ahead, unveiling the year’s first new ship, looking back on a full year of System Colonisation, and diving into the latest on Operations. |
| Elite Dangerous: Caspian Explorer | Update 1 | 2025-12-11 | Greetings Commanders,The Caspian Explorer Update 1 is now available. This update enables the Mk II Ablative Mirrored Surface Composite and introduces a cap for engineering resistance, alongside other changes.Features of Note:Added a cap for engineering resistances to avoid values above 75% being achieved.Station weapons now deal plasma damage, improving effectiveness against target resistances.Enabled "Mk II Ablative Mirrored Surface Composite" armour at markets for the Caspian Explorer.Bug FixesResolved a crash occasionally occurring when more than 9 ships were stored in the Squadron Bank Replaced low res images of the Caspian Explorer in Ga |
| Elite Dangerous | Caspian Explorer Update | 2025-12-02 | Greetings Commanders,The Caspian Explorer Update is now live. Embrace the depths of space with a large new exploration ship from Zorgon Peterson built to seek the stars. Available now via ARX early access, alongside a number of changes to on-foot weapons and NPC behaviours as well as bug fixes.Features of Note: Added Zorgon Peterson Caspian Explorer:In world holo-screen adverts now present for Caspian Explorer.Mk II Ablative Armour - Armour that allows for faster and steeper planetary entries. These include lightweight alloy, reinforced alloy, military grade composite, reactive surface composite and mirrored surface composite variants. *Mk II |
| Dodec Update | Patch 1 | 2025-11-13 | Greetings Commanders,An update is now available to resolve a disconnection issue. Please restart the game and launcher to download the update.Issue Tracker Fixes:Resolved increased Scarlet Krait disconnects being encountered. (Issue ID: 80761)Resolved fleet carriers overfilling cargo transfers resulting in error messages. (Issue ID: 80701)Bug Fixes:Resolved instances where System Colonisation facilities are failing to finish construction. |
| Elite Dangerous | Dodec Update | 2025-11-11 | Greetings Commanders,The Dodec Update is now live. This update introduces the re-envisioned Dodec station via ARX early access, alongside a number of fixes and updates which signify the end of the System Colonisation Beta. Thank you for all of your feedback during the Beta process, we will continue to monitor System Colonisation player data and feedback moving forward. Features of note:Dodec Station variant has now been added to the game.3 variants are available for construction:No truss Quint Truss Dec Truss Purchasable for 50,000 ARXGrants an instant build credit which can be used to complete its construction effort once.This can only be do |
| Dodec Update | 2025-11-06 | Greetings Commanders, We've been listening to all your feedback since we revealed the new Dodec station type and understand that many of you weren't happy with the idea of the station being only available via the Game Store permanently. A lot of thought goes into the decisions we make and our intention at all times is to make the game better for everyone, however this time we don't think we got it right! Therefore, we have taken this feedback on board, and we will now be releasing the Dodec initially via ARX Early Access for a period of time similar to what you would expect from a ship release. After that period, the Dodec will be constructab |
| Type-11 Prospector Update 2 | 2025-10-16 | Greetings Commanders, The Type-11 Prospector Update 2 is now live and addresses the following issues. Features of note: Introduced new functionality to prevent 'claim sniping'. When the primary port is completed in a newly colonised system, an exclusive lock on making claims FROM that system's colonisation contact will be enforced for a short periodThe System Architect may exclusively make claims from the system for 30 minutes After this 30 minutes expires, anyone within the System Architect's Squadron may make a claim for the next 23.5 hoursThis will function even if the System Architect is in their own solo SquadronAfter a total of 24 hours |
| Getting Started in Elite Dangerous | 2025-10-02 | Congratulations on receiving your pilot's license, Commander. Now you’re familiar with the basic workings of your ship, it’s time to get accustomed to life amongst the stars. With your trusty Sidewinder ready for you to take the helm, you stand on the threshold of a vast galaxy full of wonder, opportunity and danger. However, before you take the first steps along the main avenues for earning credits, you’ll need to familiarise yourself with your surroundings. Not simply your ship and how to fly it, but the many interactions and options for progression on which the success of your journey will depend.Regardless of where you begin, a great firs |
| Elite Dangerous: Type-11 Prospector Update | 2025-09-29 | Greetings Commanders,The Elite Dangerous: Type-11 Prospector Update is now live and you can find the update notes below. Featuring the brand-new Type-11 Prospector, a medium-sized mining ship from Lakon, now available via ARX Early Access from the Elite Dangerous Gamestore. Learn more about the Type-11 Prospector over on our websiteFeatures of Note:Added Lakon Type-11 ProspectorMk II Mining Repeater - New laser mining tool that is capable of extracting more fragments from asteroids with a chance to extract higher density chunksMk II Mining Multi Limpet Controller - Size 5 mining multi limpet controller with increased limpet capacity and impro |
| Elite Dangerous: Type-11 Prospector | Release Date Update | 2025-09-22 | Greetings Commanders, Following early feedback from our Partner Program, we will be delaying the release of the Type-11 Prospector and the coinciding update until early next week. This is to allow the team necessary time to address concerns which will improve your experience with the ship. These changes will include: A rebalance of the Prospector’s mining stats, including increasing the fragments per second from mining, increased limpet speed and more. Minor visual changes to the Prospector, including the removal of a flashing light reflecting in the cockpit while firing the Mining Volley Repeater. Audio rebalancing for the audio distribution |
| Type-11 Prospector | Galactic Edition | 2025-09-16 | Greetings Commanders,We're introducing a new option when purchasing ships via ARX Early Access in Elite Dangerous: the Galactic Edition! This new premium cosmetic offering will first be available for the Lakon Type-11 Prospector, but you'll get to see the contents during the early access window for our Elite Partner Program creators this week. The Galactic Edition builds on the existing Stellar Edition contents to deliver the most comprehensive package yet for those of you who want to stand out amongst the stars!Available for 60,000 ARX, the Galactic Edition contains the same high-spec ship and cosmetics found in the Stellar Edition, alongsid |
| Elite Dangerous: Vanguards Patch 3 | 2025-09-11 | Greetings Commanders,Elite Dangerous: Vanguards Patch 3 is now live and you can find the update notes below. Features of Note:A new process has been introduced to automatically assign a new Squadron Leader in the event the current leader has become inactive for an extended period of time:On each weekly maintenance, Squadron Leaders will be checked for if they have not logged in during the previous 90-day window. If this is the case, an in-game message will be delivered to all active (defined as having logged in within the past one week) members within the next rank below the leader, informing those players that the leader has until the next w |
| Type-11 Prospector Highlights | 2025-09-09 | Greetings Commanders, Last week we revealed more details about the Type-11 Prospector, coming to Elite Dangerous in Arx Early Access on September 23rd In case you missed it, you can catch up with Phil and Curtis talking about the new features below. The Type-11 Prospector is a beautiful new medium ship that has a very industrial look to it, invoking old sci-fi vibes but with a modern twist. As the first dedicated mining ship added to Elite Dangerous and created by Lakon it shares more than a passing resemblance to other ships, such as the Type-8. The cockpit is front-mounted with a wide angle for spotting all of the best asteroids. The engine |
| Elite Dangerous: Vanguards | Patch 2 | 2025-09-01 | Greetings Commanders, Servers will be offline on 2nd September for Elite Dangerous: Vanguards Patch 2 to be deployed. You can find the schedule and update notes below. Downtime starts - 7am UTC Downtime ends - 10:30am UTC *Please note that these are estimated times, we will update our forums and social media with any changes. Features of Note: You are now able to install the Bar/Bartender on your Squadron CarriersOnly the Squadron Leader can manage purchase ordersYou are now able to set your visibility as Private or your Squadron only, hiding your location and other detailsCarrier balance is now accessible via the Squadron Bank, with members |
| Elite Dangerous: Vanguards Patch 1 | 2025-08-22 | Greetings Commanders,Elite Dangerous: Vanguards Patch 1 is now live and you can find the update notes below.Features of NoteYou are now able to install the Vista Genomics and Pioneer Supplies Vendors on your Squadron Carriers.Improvements have been made to how colonisation built constructions produce and consume goods - the goods produced by the top two economies will no longer be consumed by ports or settlements linked to that economyThis is intended to resolve instances where economies would 'cannibalize' each other via market links, which previously resulted in limited or zero goods being available at a commodity market.The maximum number |
| Elite Dangerous | Vanguards | 2025-08-19 | Greetings Commanders! The much anticipated Elite Dangerous: Vanguards update has arrived, bringing with it a full rework of Squadrons to give you more options and customisation in managing your groups! You can read more about this update here.Update NotesFeatures of Note:Squadrons feature has had a complete overhaul Squadrons system introduces many new features, including:Create a unique identity with your own custom logo and banner and the logo to your ships!Create your Squadron motto to declare your purpose!!Use the reworked Squadron Browser to find out more about available Squadrons and their members!Climb to the top of our extended Squadr |
| Elite Dangerous: Vanguards - Arriving 19th August | 2025-08-12 | Greetings Commanders,The moment you have been waiting for is almost upon us! Elite Dangerous: Vanguards is coming in to land on Tuesday 19th August!Update Notes and release schedule will be available closer to release. |