Lately, at least two alien races were discovered in Elite: Dangerous. Of course, it will be interesting to see if in 255th century people will still have PC computers and time to play Elite: Dangerous.īut there is another way to answer if we really need other galaxies in the game. It also brings up the question: Do we really need to have other galaxies in Elite: Dangerous, since it seems that the Milky Way should keep players occupied for a significant amount of time? According to latest calculations made by the developer, the last unknown star system included in the game will be discovered in roughly 25,000 years. This shows the scale of the in-game world set by Frontier. Someone even checked that with standard ship fittings, it can take around 650 gameplay hours to get to the edge of the Milky Way starting from the center of the Solar System - or about roughly 65,000 light years.
The constellations change with parallax as you explore the galaxy, and the night sky viewed from Earth is, of course, accurate.' - FrontierĤ00 billion stars in 100 billion star systems await Elite: Dangerous commanders every day. By SpaceGamerUK 'The sky is not a painted backdrop, you can travel to each and every star you see.
