Ever since its debut back in 2014, Frontier Developments' massive online space-exploration sim, Elite: Dangerous, has continually grown in scale. And now, it's preparing to bring that scope to more terrestrial locales. Coming just a few months after the initial reveal of the next expansion, Odyssey, the developers are ready to shed a bit more light on what's to come with the next phase of Elite, which will have players step out of their ships to explore new world for the first time.
In the first episode of its new dev diary series focusing on Elite: Dangerous, the developers explain what's new in the Odyssey update. While planetary exploration is possible in the current version of the game, which puts players in rideable buggies, this next expansion will allow anyone to step out of their ships and surface vehicles to explore on foot. In addition to engaging in combat, trade, and exploration with other explorers, you'll also be able to survey new planets, observing new alien vegetation and geography, and even stake your claim on new worlds.
Just before the reveal, we had the chance to speak with lead designer Gareth Hughes about the making of Odyssey and how the discovery element of Elite will be much more impactful with players being able to set foot on new worlds.
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