Review 2.0 ;)

My first review was more like a rant about the bad registration process and a brief mention about the game itself. Time to fix that mess!


Elite Dangerous is the successor to the 80's hit game Elite; it's a space trading game in which you own a ship, try to earn credits and then use those credits to get better ships which will also allow you to make better credits.


The fun in Elite Dangerous comes from the ability to do a lot of different things to earn credits. For example; every space port you visit will have a few missions available, these are given out by the several factions that have a presence on that station. Undertaking such a mission means you'll earn credits but also get a better reputation amongst that faction which will result in better payment for future missions.

Then there are the commodities; you can buy and sell stuff in every base. The trick is to buy low and sell high which can make you a good profit, depending on the amount of items you can haul of course. Which brings me to ....


A space ship consists of modules, internal modules which your ship absolutely needs and optional modules which you can exchange for others. Every space port provides different modules which you can use to enhance your ship. For example; a better power supply will make sure you have better options for better tools such as lasers and such. This modular design will allow you to make your ship a lot better than it originally is.

And more... it also allows you to change the functions of your ship. For example... if you're hauling cargo it makes sense to add more cargo racks. If you're going to mine then you obviously want a refinery and some cargo collection limpets which get controlled by a limpet controller. ... or you get a ship which can house all of this together of course ;)


There are thousands of star systems available in the game and each of them can have planets you can land on, or it has space ports which you can dock to. This will allow you to discover new markets and get access to new missions which you can undertake.

All in all this game can keep you busy for hours and hours to come....


To play this game you need to register with Frontier and then link that account to your Steam account. Unfortunately this process is pretty flawed which can result in the game not even recognizing your game license. This should resolve itself though, but it can be a major annoyance at first. So keep it in mind...


If you enjoy the idea of flying a spaceship anywhere in the known galaxy, trading commodities, going after pirates (or the 'good' guys), mining, exploring... then this is probably just the game for you.

It may be tricky to get started, especially in the beginning it can ba difficult to find a good way to make some credits, but once you got the hang of it things will only get better from there on.

I definitely recommend this, 2 thumbs up!