It's a big day for Elite Dangerous. The space flight simulation game's Odyssey alpha drops this very day, which means the first chance to get out of your craft and tackle its universe on-foot if you own the Elite Dangerous Lifetime Expansion pass or pre-ordered the Odyssey Deluxe Alpha pack.
Starting today, the space game's Odyssey alpha will run over the course of several weeks, during which time you'll get to try out new gameplay features as they get folded in gradually - so, the content you'll get to explore will increase as the alpha goes on. The first phase of this rollout will focus on "first steps", as Frontier outlines in a press release. It'll focus on core elements of the expansion, like its systems and network features, grouping all players into one single star system to maximise interaction between them.
You'll get to pick up the Remlock Maverick scavenger suit and Takada and Kinematic weapon sets, then get stuck into some activities like salvage, collection, and delivery. You won't be able to hop aboard spaceships just yet, but a new Apex Interstellar feature means you can still travel about.
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