


Players may join an in-game faction and contribute to it by performing faction tasks, while also receiving different rewards for their contribution. The exploration of the open world may lead players on a quest to investigate Unidentified Signal Sources find lost cargo or come across other space ships. In order to trade products, buy new spacecraft, re-arm their ship, perform maintenance, and execute assignments from Mission Boards, players may dock their ships at space stations and outposts situated around the galaxy in star systems. Arx, a second in-game currency that can be purchased with real money, allows users to make aesthetic modifications to their ships, such as changing the color of their ship or adding decorative pieces.Īs the game progresses, the player (referred to as a “Commander” or “CMDR”) is tasked with taking part in a variety of activities, such as trading, mining, transportation, exploration, assassination, and even piracy to earn more money and reputation.

The engines, weaponry, sensors, and other modules that go into a spacecraft may all be customized by the players. The addition of more weaponry and more cargo space as you level up gives you more opportunities to grow while protecting and improving your spacecraft in a never-ending cycle is a rewarding experience.

The thrill when you first buy a new ship and hear the new engine sounds it produces gives a very special feeling of joy. The developers of the game have really put their efforts into giving the players a very realistic experience and have used actual astronomical data to recreate around 150,000 of the game’s star systems that may be found in the virtual universe. However, throughout the course of the game, as players progress, they may use their accumulated money to improve or buy additional ships which are really exciting. In the early stage, the struggle is to accumulate enough credits to upgrade from your basic Sidewinder. One of the highlights of Elite Dangerous is that the game features an online multiplayer mode called Open Play which gives access to a massively multiplayer persistent universe, and a single-player online-only experience. There are over 400 billion star systems with planets and moons that spin and orbit in real-time and may be explored by the player in the Elite Dangerous virtual universe. Elite Dangerous is a simulation video game in which players take control of a spaceship and sets to explore the Milky Way galaxy that is shown as a 1:1 scale open-world model.
