I'd personally get started with Horizons and wait for a better price on Odyssey (also further performance upgrades), but this will vary according to your priorities. Little early to compare? Some people say it's better, some worse so this point is a bit subjective.- Still being updated. Now I see Odyssey is out. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. Are they going to be the same game just updated graphics and new mechanics? All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. It's an expansion. I going to guess at that training mission you cant die because I did ended up crashing into a station because of it XD, I highly recommend you to rebind controls, the defaults are a pain. If you do, you'll see that it's really quite simple. - Currently free.- Far better performance (over twice the framerate on a 1080Ti flying over planets for example).- Much more stable.- Gameplay elements and loop stick well together.- Shorter learning curve. So, my question is: are they the same game? He showed the Odyssey planets from the surface (SRV or legs) but not the Horizon's version (from an SRV). A quick look at planet textures between Elite Dangerous Odyssey (Alpha Build) and Elite Dangerous Horizons"Elite Dangerous Planet Comparison, Odyssey & Horiz. Valve Corporation. Horizons planets are visible from space. I can tell you that I could play without VR but not without HOTAS. "This video is a little bit different. An hour and ten minutes later, my cargo hold was full and I sold 70 million worth of minerals. The terrain textures and ridge sharpness looks so much worse in Odyssey. I already bought the bundle I had the option which one to start as a launch option. If you're thinknig it's going to fundamentally change the base game for you it's not worth it. Odyssey adds more content to the base game which is "Horizons". It also features a DIFFERENT style of UI, that's as descriptive as i can get without injecting opinionfor that well.. i've talked in the past a lot ..just look up YT i guess, If you didn't want to inject opinion why point to your YouTube channel? You can see more of Orange Phoenix's efforts with carving out courses for high speed shenanigans on their YouTube channel, including the Mitterand Canyon ship race track from last month too, HERE. thnx. The game is the first in the series to attempt to feature massively multiplayer gameplay, with players' actions affecting the narrative story of the game's persistent universe, while also retaining single player options. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Explore distant worlds on foot and expand the frontier of known space. My specs in my sig are under the minimal requirements. A note of reassurance today to confirm we remain focused on obtaining latestinformation regarding the reopening of the 'Console Copy Portal', for those wishing to bring their console Commanders across to PC as soon as we have it. The planetary surface have been changed from Horizons, this give less mountains and canyons, and move some bases and locations to another coords. If you dislike Horizons, dont buy Odyssey, not the best FPS combat. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I'm mainly interested in space travels and the FPS part of the game doesn't attract me that much (and I've also heard that Odyssey's VR isn't very good when you're on foot), but I'm willing to get it if it appears to be essential. #1 priamossz Dec 3, 2019 @ 5:11am thank you #2 If you put "/EDH" as parameter in the launch options it doesn't matter what you choose. All rights reserved. It was made to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the Elite Dangerous podcast, Lave Radio, and is very much "out of universe". It is not free. Elite Dangerous: Odyssey and Elite This is the base game, including Horizons. even then I don't think bug-ridden walking around tacked onto an already good space sim is in any universe worth $40, maybe $10 at most, $20 if Fdev actually polished it. Plus you get access to engineers. If you load Odyssey, you character have functional legs that can use to enter stations, fleet carriers and walk on planets. Here's another Farseer comparison. I would love some clarification! You can catch up or recap on the show here:https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1746764816. - Shorter learning curve. If you own Horizons pick that, same game just has added Horizons DLC. It also uses a new renderer and lighting system, and the planetary generation tech was changed out. Head on over to the following video to view, but let's take the opportunity to call out the full list of winners here and now: Dirk Hatch I went core mining in Odyssey again and came up with one crackable rock in about half an hour again. After everything I've read and at the end of writing this rant, it seems the most likely explanation is that Odyssey was originally designed as "Elite Dangerous II" - hence why it was built on a different codebase, contains the basegame and horizons code, with a large enough number of upgrades/changes to the play-stayle of the original to warrant Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Hello, everyone. Elite Dangerous - Horizons / Odyssey Compatibility - Steam News. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. It may not display this or other websites correctly. It's always wonderful to have such a passionate turn out. (I'm purchasing in STEAM) I don't see much information on the FD website. If they're different, are they both being updated? Press J to jump to the feed. Our weekly GalNet News Roundup released last Friday, over on the official Elite Dangerous forums where you can candidly catch up on unravelling story arcs and plots. The differences will mean that Elite Dangerous: Horizons players cannot share a gameplay session with those playing Odyssey. Found this nicley put together video on YouTube made by Space Hero. Have you seen yet Odyssey stuff"live"? For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. They'll look slightly better but that's only because of the lighting and particle effects they can play with now. You are using an out of date browser. ;) Both versions exist on the same server system. You must log in or register to reply here. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Odyssey is a paid expansion/DLC adding on-foot content to the existing game and tenuous atmosphere worlds as landable bodies. Once Odyssey launches for PC, Horizons players and Odyssey players that are in Horzons mode will be able to share space and Horizons planetary surface instances, while Horizons owners will not be able to instance with Odyssey owners in space or atmsopheric planets, won't have access to on-foot gameplay, and will not receive graphical updates. what's the difference between Horizons and Odyssey? and the feeling of "first footfall" is amazing. guys i have no problem mining in odyssey , and i never even mined in horizons , came back to ED in odyssey , i can identify a core rock like candy , specially since last patch , just check for things that look like pigeon pooo for real simple piegon pooo .fissures look exacly like it , cant miss. Only hunting for one shape is ridiculous in and of itself. otherwise u cant land on planets or at planetary outposts. Lol. Or havethey got early bird access? I don't really regret buying it, because I love Elite and walking around and getting a sense of scale for the ships and planets is really fun for me. That just about, once again, wraps things up for this week's Discovery Scanner, Commanders! That said, I realised that there are two different versions of the game: Horizons and Odyssey. Your CMDR flies spaceships and participates in exploring a 1:1 scale Milky Way, trade between star systems, bounty-hunting wanted ships, discover alien lifeforms, and even pirate other ships for their cargo. The team at Lave had a live birthday bash with some special guests from old times and new times last week to celebrate and have since followed up with this nostalgic video. ), I've not found anyone actually explaining what they are. Welcome to another week in the Elite Dangerous Galaxy. The reason he didn't show the surface from the Horizon's version is because the planets had a (thin) atmosphere which we can't land on in Horizons. Jhon Wick throwawayforforums T The Elite Dangerous Kickstarter finished on 5th January 2012, by that measure making the game a little over ten years old. TiberiuS May 23, 2016 @ 10:01am. Elite Dangerous: Odyssey invites you to become a true pioneer. I tried the game its interesting I will need to get my bearings on it i did the quick training so far. If you WANT to have the FPS component, it's worth the cost. To me, your Odyssey shots just look like the graphics have been turned down, so arent getting the full high-res versions of the terrain! Ive had Horizons for a few years but stopped playing it once the DCS bug but me. Elite Dangerous is a space simulator game by Frontier Developments based in the year 3309. bro i just delivered 73T of profit good ore , i even logged in to Horiz just to check , went back to odyssey cause the effects are alot better , and moved from blast to blast , just check for the stupid piegon poops on the rocks , if theres none , move to another Cores look and work a bit differently in Odyssey from Horizons; been doing a bit of it and it feels quite organic so far. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). Just been to Farseer Inc and have to agree it's not the most beautiful planet, prefer the Horizons one too. =). View desktop website. Dripnificent It was continuously updated and developed throughout 2016 and 2017, providing free improvements to the base game for all Commanders, and headline features accessible only to Horizons owners. JavaScript is disabled. May 20, 2021. and our Elite Dangerous: Odyssey invites you to become a true pioneer. This requires the base game above. It's not significantly more bug ridden than Horizons at this point. you can switch to VR an foot when exploring interesting planets. All rights reserved. Engineers allow you to upgrade your ships (more speed, further travel jumps and weapons/defence). As I said I'm not that much interested in FPS, but does it mean that Odyssey, being the later one, is the definitive version of the game? Elite Dangerous , , Elite 1984 David Braben & Ian Bell. Odyssey brings exclusive access to planets with thin atmospheres that are largely barren as before but with more variety of plants and bacterial life and often some stunning possibilities for alien sun sets and rises (worth the ticket price alone I.M.O). "This video is a little bit different. It's usable to devs, who have so graciously given us footage. Elite: Dangerous = $7.49 on sale now. ****************************************************https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDEFiRZegs4\u0026feature=youtu.be---Timestamps---00:00 Introduction to the Hyperspace test00:50 Elite Dangerous Odyssey Hyperspace effect01:50 Elite Dangerous Horizons Hyperspace effect03:50 Odyssey vs Horizons Hyperspace side by side comparison04:50 Hyperspace opinion poll which is better?About Elite Dangerous OdysseyElite: Dangerous or Elite 4 is a space adventure, trading, and combat simulation video game developed and published by Frontier Developments played on PC, Mac and Xbox one and is the fourth release in the Elite video game series Piloting a spaceship, the player explores a realistic 1:1 scale open world galaxy based on the real Milky Way, with the gameplay being open-ended. SterlingSilvr In my opinion, Odyssey is worth it for the atmospheres. Elite Dangerous Odyssey is due in 2021 but the latter part of 2020 saw Elite dangerous embrace community goals and more player involvement. The UI is snappier with far better flow and the game looks great in Ultra without heating up the ol' graphics card. I wonder what it would look like in the dark in Odyssey. I normally play with HOTAS and VR and it's amazing. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. It's not that bad tho. So on a whim, I shifted over to Horizons and went to the same spot. i just bought this and the game gives me the option of which one i want to launch. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WftxpkiPeL4. So you can still fly around as your same cmdr as before but now with more options with planets. To clarify some of the other answers around "new game same players". As always, we hope you had a wonderful weekend just passed and wish you all the best in your onward adventures! Now you have to prospect them to be sure. Interactive Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks and copyright are acknowledged as the property of their For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I think it's OK to compare this without the slightly hyperbolic assertion that it's irrelevant unless we're actually playing the game. We can only apologise for this as it was implemented along with Update 14 and information regarding it was left unclear. The galaxy have more planetary settlements with buildings, and on-foot terminals have mission to steal some items, or restore power, or kill somebody. Thank you so much for sharing such escapades with us, Orange Phoenix, and to all of you who create such memorable moments in the Elite Dangerous Galaxy. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Just like Horizons wasn't done on launch, so is the same with Odyssey. TL;DR Are Horizons and Odyssey different games or do they complement each other? Your Horizons account continues to be used for Odyssey, and everyone is on the same server - though Odyssey and Horizons can't presently instance together, so if you want to play with Horizons people you have to load up Horizons and Odyssey with Odyssey. How many can you remember?". There are apparently plans to address this in the future. You can return to Horizons for better performance, but doing this return your ship to orbit, and your character to the ship. Whats the difference? Cookie Notice Or are they both being equally updated? In E: D you are your ship, can venture out on planets as a surface recon vehicle or in space as a ship launched fighter. Odyssey is a paid expansion/DLC adding on-foot content to the existing game and tenuous atmosphere worlds as landable bodies. Truly, we've had immense enjoyment (and giggles) going through the conversing on tactics and timings between 'OP' and Alec - we love the energy. If on-foot gameplay is particularly appealing to you, you might opt differently for example. This year truly is a special on for the Galaxy. #1. I don't mean "ads"so no you don't, we are totally in the blind yet,too early to compare what we still have to see. Elite ranks above "Elite 1" become locked for you. I turned everything down a few notches too, but it just isn't enjoyable flyving anywhere in Odyssey for me currently. Developments Plc. The 'Unstuck' option on the main menu provides, essentially a more elegant way to achieve the above process, in order to provide an update to the Commander's location, to that of a safe one. I'm still finding the planets undrivable due to performance. So think of it as expanding detail to the game. It may not display this or other websites correctly. All rights reserved. As far as I've seen, Odyssey appears to have a FPS mode that Horizons doesn't and also a better graphics quality. The official unofficial subreddit for Elite Dangerous, we even have devs lurking the sub! GB23611 Didn't that get enough attention for you on the thread you made? You need the base game. There's also a lot of unbound keys. Prior to the separate version releasesof Elite Dangerous 'Live'/4.0 and Elite Dangerous: Legacy modes, Commanders who may have found themselves in 'tricky situations', for example stuck in terrain or unable to complete a primary gameplay pathway due to an unexpected issue, would relog to Legacy modes in order to reset their position in Odyssey tobypass said issues. - VR! You can compare horizons planets with the same base game planet right now and see the difference is obvious. Elite Dangerous Hyperspace comparison Odyssey vs HorizonsIn this video, I deal with the changes in Elite Dangerous odyssey with the Hyperspace tunnel effect and how it compares to Elite Dangerous Horizons - which is better?This Video :Link: https://youtu.be/Rex1zW5UMhoSUBSCRIBE FOR MORE LIKE THIS : https://bit.ly/2WItPIY :)Website : https://ricardosgaming.co.uk/ LinkTree https://linktr.ee/RicardosGamingPages: Elite Dangerous: https://ricardosgaming.co.uk/elite-dangerousBSG Deadlock : https://ricardosgaming.co.uk/bsg-deadlockThrow a coin to Ricardo : https://ricardosgaming.co.uk/tipWanna Chat? As yet we have no immediate news to announce but we're working with the team to get it for you. like the orbit of a planet), Basically Odyssey is featuring everything you see with on-foot gameplay, LIGHT-atmospheric planets and whatever else new may come out in content wise for foreseeable future. Should I consider buying the expansion pack? It was made to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the Elite Dangerous podcast, Lave Radio, and is very much "out of universe". Once again we'd like to celebrate last week's Stellar Screenshot winners with you all if you missed the chance to find out via social share. However, Odyssey owners will be able to share a session with and play with those in Horizons by launching the game in Horizons mode - though if they do this, they will temporarily not have access to the new Odyssey features." I'm just gonna say it because it hasn't been said here yet, since you said "(New player here, with emphasis on VR. I see for a few bucks more I can get the OST in the premium edition. For $44.99 you can also get Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Deluxe Edition which contains: Elite Dangerous: Odyssey (DLC) and Elite Dangerous: Odyssey OST. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Touch down on breathtaking planets powered by stunning new tech, soak in suns rising over unforgettable vistas, discover outposts and settlements, and explore with unrestricted freedom. Does it matter which one I play? All rights reserved. All winners picked will receive a special 'Shatter' paintjob for their efforts and will have their winning captures shared on our Frameshift Live livestream if chosen within the same week. Did I miss something? Elite Dangerous: Odyssey key art. Graphic have some improvements, light is more darker, and your Frames per Second crash to the floor, lot of players have problems if don't have a modern PC. & Cookies Policy, 2023 Frontier Developments, plc.All rights reserved.Frontier Frontier Developments Frontier Developments, plc , Company Registration No:02892559 VAT Registration No:374 4283 81 2.12.3, Head on over to the following video to view. The team continue to work through your feedback and reports, with sights still set on and end of April target date, for release of Update 15. This is essential to . Still pretty big though, E:D takes some time to learn.- VR! i play VR only and i love odyssey. Planets with minimal atmospheres become landable (a +5% number of planets). JavaScript is disabled. i just bought this and the game gives me the option of which one i want to launch Showing 1 - 6 of 6 comments bongerman85 Dec 3, 2019 @ 5:11am launch with horizons. - On-foot (FPS-like) gameplay.- Some planets with atmospheres are now landable and explorable on foot/rover.- Attack SRV/rover rather than just the exploration one.- Slightly better planet graphics/surface textures.- Revamped lighting and planet generation. The only comparison was from orbit. Frontier 1993 David Braben, Frontier: First Encounters I watched it twice. Valve Corporation. If you play Odyssey you access all of the old and new content combined. 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