The historical and insular colony ship found in Elite Dangerous earlier this month is the main target of a brand new neighborhood occasion to determine its destiny. After an occasion the place gamers delivered help and provides, now the galactic superpowers have taken curiosity within the alternative offered by an unlimited ship of colonists who determined to remain amongst the celebs. Starting as we speak, gamers are invited to ship supplies to both the Empire or Federation faction, currying favour to determine whether or not the colonists keep in house or lastly settle.
The Golconda has been travelling via house for a thousand years (although not been in Elite almost as lengthy) after its inhabitants determined naw, they’d quite keep amongst the celebs than calm down. Colony ships present in Elite earlier than been derelicts, so this can be a uncommon sight. The Golconda had run low on provides, although, so a week-long problem this month had gamers ship provides and fend off pirates. Now the ship’s stabilised, the fats cats are rolling in with a brand new section of the Interstellar Initiative.
From as we speak at 3pm via Tuesday the 26th, the Empire and Federation factions will name for gamers to ship Polymers, CMM Composites, Titanium, Beryllium, and Thallium to their respective megaships by the Golconda within the Upaniklis system. Whichever facet may give essentially the most will determine the colonists’ destiny.
Should the Empire win, the colonists will settle a planet in Upaniklis, creating a brand new Empire-affiliated Planetary Port there. The Federation will assist them settle however in house, constructing a brand new pleasant Outpost in Upaniklis. Either manner, a brand new Rare Good (Apa Vietii) will turn into accessible there and gamers who dock on the new dwelling from December 5-16th will rating a Golconda decal.
The penalties aren’t big but it surely’s a pleasant wee story. I’m certain people will discover methods to revenue from the stream of deliveries headed to Upaniklis too. Take new content material the place you may get it.
Frontier introduced in October they’re going to concentrate on fixing bugs, together with some longstanding ones, for the following few massive updates. This means they’ve pushed again Fleet Carriers, a honking nice new ship sort that had been as a result of blast off in December. The new focus does sound smart, bettering the drainage earlier than constructing a conservatory.
