Elite Dangerous: Beyond Kicks Off Season 3 Next Week

Frontier Developments announced that Elite Dangerous: Beyond – Chapter One, the third season for their space-faring adventure, will be launching as a free update on February 27. The first chapter of Elite Dangerous' new season aims to bring both community-requested updates as well as new content, including the following:

• Changes to the crime and punishment system, including an Advance Tactical Response, which will hunt down repeat offenders
• Adding GalNet Audio, which will be the main source for updates and other information regarding Elite Dangerous
• New contacts that will trade rare tools and other materials
• Adding trade data overlay to help find the best spots to trade in the Milky Way
• Updates to engineering mechanics that guarantee improved crafting
• Updates to the mission reward system
• A brand new combat ship, The Chieftan 

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Elite Dangerous: Beyond will be available next week for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. To see what we thought of Elite Dangerous, check out our review.

 

Our Take
It's always great to see a developer strike a stable balance with updates that result from their own ideas as well as community feedback. However, we're still wondering which Hollywood franchise is being adapted into a video game by Frontier Developments.