Frontier Developments has launched the Elite Dangerous: Type-11 Prospector Update, a significant patch that expands mining, system colonisation, and new player onboarding. The headline addition is the Lakon Type-11 Prospector, a medium-sized mining ship now available via ARX Early Access, along with new mining equipment and pre-built variants.
The update also introduces demolition mechanics for system colonisation facilities, giving architects more control over construction efforts. Alongside this, a revamped onboarding flow provides clearer objectives for new players, while a wide array of bug fixes, balancing adjustments, and quality-of-life improvements enhance the overall experience.
Full Patch Notes
Features of Note
- Added Lakon Type-11 Prospector.
- New Mk II Mining Repeater laser tool with higher fragment yield and chance of dense chunk extraction.
- Mk II Mining Multi Limpet Controller (Size 5) with increased limpet capacity and improved collector speeds.
- In-world holo-screen adverts added for the Type-11 Prospector.
- Added pre-built ship bundles:
- Lakon Type-11 Prospector Galactic (60,000 ARX)
- Lakon Type-11 Prospector Stellar (33,000 ARX)
- Lakon Type-11 Prospector Standard (16,520 ARX).
System Colonisation
- Facilities and construction efforts can now be demolished or cancelled.
- Demolished facilities are removed on the weekly maintenance tick.
- Parent-child facility dependencies enforced (e.g., relay station before security station).
- Missions from demolished facilities are deleted.
- Commodities used in cancelled efforts are lost.
- ARX renaming rights for demolished stations are not refunded.
- Colonisation commodities for incomplete constructions now listed in Galaxy/System Maps.
Player Services
- Added Commander renaming service (500 ARX, 7-day cooldown).
Gameplay Adjustments
- Organic Sampler scanning range increased from 75m to 750m.
- Improved new player onboarding with clearer objectives after tutorials.
- Added new starter zone systems for Odyssey players (HIP 97950, Kongoloca, Ngunabozho, Arapahoma).
- On-foot tutorial marker added for Ship Vendor at Chamberlain’s Rest.
Issue Tracker Fixes
- Fixed missing geometry on Python ships (ID 74630).
- Fixed misaligned planetary construction site hitboxes (ID 75001).
- Fixed ship transfer disappearance bug (ID 77860).
- Fixed Squadron leader rank permissions issue (ID 77873).
- Added extra docking restrictions on Squadron Fleet Carriers (ID 77970).
Bug Fixes
- Fixed terrain stamps, art issues, and focus-loss bugs in chat.
- Corrected Squadron iconography and decal coloration.
- Fixed dynamic shadows, livery issues, and squadron feats not triggering.
- Improved controller navigation and UI readability.
- Added ability to restock Limpets on Squadron Carriers.
Elite Dangerous is an online space flight simulation game developed and published by Frontier Developments. It recreates a 1:1 scale open-world version of the Milky Way, offering both multiplayer and single-player modes. Originally funded through Kickstarter in 2012, the game launched in December 2014 for PC, later expanding to macOS, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, with VR support on PC.
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