Should Elite Dangerous Offer Lifetime Expansion Pass Again?
How-do-you-do guys,
Earlier this week nosotros asked you if you would like to put some questions to Frontier's Senior producer for Xbox One - Gary Richards!
We compiled a list of your questions and take the answers here for you here.
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north o o d l z: Do you know what the odds are that we're going to see a wipe of our data from the game preview? What things are about at risk for getting wiped (due east.g. I would think first discovery information would be difficult to merge with PC)?
Equally we add content like CQC to Elite Dangerous on Xbox 1 nosotros're going to accept to reset some data, but considering the Game Preview is longer than our usual PC beta tests we're aiming to keep as much progression as possible. Discovery data and Powerplay status volition be reset, but we're looking to 'greenbacks in' everyone'due south ships and modules so you won't lose your financial progress, and yous'll be able to re-spec with a whole different kind of send if yous'd like. Best of all, nosotros program to preserve all the Commander data, such as Rank, Credits, Progress to Elite, Xbox Hero Stats and Achievements throughout the Game Preview and even into the full game.
Smokeybuzz: What are your plans to amend the friends list integration with the game? Will nosotros exist able to hands form wings within a party?
Yep. We're working hard to integrate the Xbox Friends Listing into Elite Dangerous to allow players to easily grade wings and group together for CQC Championship matches.
pirate0r: How-do-you-do, I'm really enjoying the game preview version of Elite Unsafe! I was in the premium beta PC and have the lifetime expansion laissez passer, I was wondering if there are any plans for a similar plan for xbox one or if that pass volition be transferable?
The lifetime expansion pass was briefly bachelor for players who were kind plenty to back our Kickstarter in the very early days of Elite Dangerous and we'd similar to keep that as a special affair exclusive to those players, like yourself. We accept to conform to Xbox One pricing models and so we tin can't offer to transfer the lifetime expansion pass over to Xbox One, unfortunately.
tastyhotschmoes: Will FD consider incorporating any support for the kinect? Head looking, vocalism etc?
Information technology'south sort of a 'aye'! We're looking to support voice chat via Kinect, as well every bit over the headset, but gestures and vocalism control aren't in our immediate plans.
Sidvicc: Is Power Play fully operational on Xbox? I have not seen the timer tick down for the expansion/grooming/control missions (days remaining has been 0 for a number of days)
Powerplay is implemented on Xbox, merely we've been testing a number of other backend systems during the first weeks of the Game Preview. Nosotros'll be testing the first cycle of Powerplay very soon, and we're interested to run across whether Xbox players swing the aforementioned fashion equally our PC and Mac players!
CivGalnet: Are planetary landings and the ability to walk around going to come to Xbox, and if then will it come at the aforementioned time as PC?
I'd honey to talk almost our future plans, but I can't answer this one for a while. Watch this space.
JagerBlaze: Will there be an in game vocalism chat, intuitive comms feature in this version of the game?
Yes. We're working to bring vocalisation chat every bit part of the CQC Championship update, which is coming very soon. Expect an announcement whatsoever infinitesimal!
Ben Ryder : Will you be able to bypass hull armour by selecting modules equally targets?
Yes. Targeting subsystems will crusade that subsystem to take damage as well as the hull.
wstephenson: Given that PC/Mac and console players will not exist interacting in moment to moment play, only via the shared universe, how practise you experience near tweaking the moment to moment game balance to better meet console players' needs and play styles? Things similar AI difficulty; response to player bounties; mission, USS and RES spawn rates; death penalty/rebuy price and flying models could be made more arcadey, for example.
We believe tailoring the galaxy for a perceived type of gamer isn't in the spirit of the game. Aristocracy Dangerous is Elite Unsafe, and each version – PC, Mac, Xbox I – is just some other way to admission that feel.
But bringing Elite Dangerous to Xbox Ane gave us the opportunity to develop CQC, and we'd rather offering options similar that for players who adopt a faster, more than instant experience than make changes to the open galaxy. We felt CQC suited the console play style, only even then we're bringing CQC to PC and Mac, because those players exist in huge numbers at that place, likewise.
Spiff: Tin we get customizable HUD? Add/remove components, modify colors, set screens to auto-focus on a item tab when switching to a specific panel, etc.
Nosotros've heard this asking a number of times, and nosotros're listening. We've seen some amazing HUD colour schemes hacked together on PC and Mac, simply putting HUD colours on a elementary in-game slider requires some code re-wiring that's not entirely arbitrary. It's something we have on our list, though.
Lakehouse: when is it likely we are going to come across the alien race turn upward?
*Ahem* Frontier Developments categorically denies reports of alien life in the Galaxy.
(Personally, I want to believe. Zilch to reveal right now!)
diddycarter: Volition there be a founders blazon status for usa Xbox ane owners of the game?
Nosotros're looking at a number of ways to recognise players who joined us during the Game Preview, certainly. Nosotros'll accept more to say nigh this shortly. Suffice to say: if you bring together us now, you'll be recognised for it.
Dictatus1: Why does this game not exist in the Microsoft store if y'all're in Sweden? Why cannot I buy this game if I am Swedish? Do you lot have some undercover grudge against Swedish people?
We dearest Sweden. We have nada against the great people of Sweden. Nosotros volition exist bringing Elite Unsafe to Sweden and the whole of Scandinavia with the release of the CQC Championship update during the Game Preview Plan. Also: Congratulations on winning Eurovision.
BO55 VXR: Will there be a total-feature "Smart Drinking glass" app to be able to control ship functions without a three-finger salute on the game pad?
Nosotros plan to back up the SmartGlass virtual keyboard to speed up text entry, but a defended app isn't among our plans correct now.
xrem: How many bugs have been raised specifically for the xbox version (and what kind of severity)? I'm interested in the value of the beta examination plan in regards to consoles - as to whether panel gamers only await the game to work, or whether they practise actually provide added value to the test process.
We are finding the Xbox Game Preview to be immensely useful. We had printing enquire at E3 whether console gamers were prepared for a 'truthful beta,' but all our feedback suggests everyone understands it just fine. The Dev Team gets a daily digest of items raised on the forums or via our Customer Services team ranging from blocking issues to uncomplicated UI changes to make the menu options clearer. Those issues are scheduled aslope ongoing development to help ensure we are focusing on making a great user experience.
Eggsavier: Will there exist any flight stick back up or phonation assault for Xbox one?
We would love to support a flight stick on Xbox One, simply information technology doesn't exist! You'll have to contact your favourite stick manufacturer about this ane.
Guywired: When/Will we be able to buy send skins from the XBL store?
Paintjobs are absolutely planned for Xbox One and will be purchased via the Xbox Market. They're coming presently.
Lock: I'd like to know if you'll give us a way to manually reconfigure joypad commands, equally some combinations are not good for everyone.
We've tried to build a control scheme that works for anybody and offer enough customisation to support virtually preferences, simply we're enlightened that some players can take accessibility problems and we're taking feedback on that. Whatever suggestions, allow the states know.
Johnnylebong: Never played this upwards until I downloaded the trial. Loved it, gonna pre guild it! Just wondering how long I'll take to wait for information technology?
A softball question to cease! You can play Correct NOW past buying the Game Preview version of Elite Dangerous for Xbox One for £24.99, and when we release the full game your Game Preview version will be updated to the full game at no actress toll.
Thanks so much for your questions, everybody. The Xbox team put in a lot of late nights and long hours to bring Aristocracy Unsafe to Xbox and to brand CQC possible. Nosotros're really glad people are enjoying it and care enough to ask about it on the forums.
Fly Prophylactic and Right on, Commander,
Gary
Source: https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/node/214