Hello everyone, I'm starting this thread in the hopes of creating a collective comparison thread where we show the differences between Horizons and Odyssey, both good and bad. 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. I turned everything down a few notches too, but it just isn't enjoyable flyving anywhere in Odyssey for me currently. 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. I had a feeling core mining was messed up in Odyssey. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. - 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. Is performance getting closer to parity? 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. It may not display this or other websites correctly. The differences will mean that Elite Dangerous: Horizons players cannot share a gameplay session with those playing Odyssey. Everything else is included with the base game and horizons. 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. 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 it's not crazy expensive, but you're fine without it, even. Because of that I'm now considering buying a HOTAS set so I can finally play this game (mostly in VR). Privacy Policy. 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 You are using an out of date browser. Elite Dangerous Odyssey is due in 2021 but the latter part of 2020 saw Elite dangerous embrace community goals and more player involvement. launch with horizons. I tried the game its interesting I will need to get my bearings on it i did the quick training so far. 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. The official unofficial subreddit for Elite Dangerous, we even have devs lurking the sub! its not perfect, but still an update to horizons IMO. We can only apologise for this as it was implemented along with Update 14 and information regarding it was left unclear. & 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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. In the case they're are the same game (one just having the ability for you to walk), are there big differences in the story and stuff like that? All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. I'm still finding the planets undrivable due to performance. Only hunting for one shape is ridiculous in and of itself. For more information, please see our In a forums post ahead of next week's Odyssey launch, Frontier talked about the PC playerbase and how the Odyseey and Horizons versions of Elite Dangerous will be, in effect, separated from each . You must log in or register to reply here. 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). Also a new player, horizons is great on it's own, odyssey adds very little and is still pretty bug-ridden from what I've heard. STORE COMMUNITY ABOUT SUPPORT. Just_ Are they all taken on the same graphics settings? It's always wonderful to have such a passionate turn out. 1995 David Braben and Elite Dangerous 1984 - 2023 Frontier the reason that you have the ability to launch into standard elite. Be the first to step out onto countless unique planets as you discover land untouched since time began. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. you can switch to VR an foot when exploring interesting planets. Should I consider buying the expansion pack? Is it a full new game with same players? If you own Horizons pick that, same game just has added Horizons DLC. respective owners. 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. It adds more things to do including on foot gameplay (planets have small inhabited settlements with building interiors now that host missions, unlike the strange impenetrable bases in horizons). It's an expansion. If you're REALLY into exploring and want to walk around on the planets or in the stations, it's mostly worth it. Are they going to be the same game just updated graphics and new mechanics? TL;DR Are Horizons and Odyssey different games or do they complement each other? 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. Im trying to find information about the differences between the two. Planets with minimal atmospheres become landable (a +5% number of planets). 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. I return to Elite Dangerous Horizons for the first time in a while to see exactly how different it is from Odyssey 9-months after the release of the update. GB23611 So on a whim, I shifted over to Horizons and went to the same spot. We hope this brings some clarity to the option and again, please do accept our apologies for not being clear with this information on release. Little early to compare? I think it's just a different planetary tech results - some planets look better in Odyssey, some do in Horizons. Install Steam. If you load Odyssey, you character have functional legs that can use to enter stations, fleet carriers and walk on planets. In short: Pros of Horizons: - Currently free. If you put "/EDH" as parameter in the launch options it doesn't matter what you choose. All rights reserved. Truly, we've had immense enjoyment (and giggles) going through the conversing on tactics and timings between 'OP' and Alec - we love the energy. To clarify some of the other answers around "new game same players". Here's another Farseer comparison. Valve Corporation. Incase you missed it, Arthur and Sally were joined by one of Elite Dangerous' prime time designers, Tom Kewell, to talk about Thargoid War Scenarios. I already bought the bundle I had the option which one to start as a launch option. Elite ranks above "Elite 1" become locked for you. Odyssey is an extension to horizons with some exclusive content. 'Elite', the Elite logo, the Elite Dangerous logo, 'Frontier' and the Whether what it adds is worth it is subjective. Elite Dangerous: Horizons is the second season of expansions to Elite Dangerous that gradually introduces a variety of new features and gameplay content. Elite Dangerous: Odyssey is the second paid expansion for Elite Dangerous. Submit your in game captures using#StellarScreenshotsover on Twitter, Facebook and as part of the officialElite Dangerous Stellar Screenshots thread. It is not free. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You can catch up or recap on the show here:https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1746764816. Why is it still showing the normal game if I have horizon :S. Ow well. What a way to kick things off. Explore distant worlds on foot and expand the frontier of known space. You need the base game. 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. Cookie Notice 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? Interactive Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks and copyright are acknowledged as the property of their Frontier Developments described it as the biggest update yet and a defining moment in the history of the game. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. Odyssey = new paid expansion/DLC, Saves : you only get 1 account, it's shared and updated thruout the game. Odyssey is a paid expansion/DLC adding on-foot content to the existing game and tenuous atmosphere worlds as landable bodies. SterlingSilvr whats the difference between elite dangerous and elite dangerous horizons? They'll look slightly better but that's only because of the lighting and particle effects they can play with now. I'll kick it off with some unfortunate examples that show the extreme downgrade in terrain quality. 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. I personally love the scope of the game so love to see new things added so Ive been happy with the DLC, its more stuff to a great game so I hope to see more in future of course. In our Console Update announcement in March, we mentioned aligning game development by releasing future content on the post-Odyssey codebase (version 4.0). I return to Elite Dangerous Horizons for the first time in a while to see exactly how different it is from Odyssey 9-months after the release of the update. Both versions exist on the same server system. Developments Plc. Have is own engineering for suit and weapons, harder and slower than horizons engineering for ship modules. I normally play with HOTAS and VR and it's amazing. 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. If you WANT to have the FPS component, it's worth the cost. **************Join the discussion on Discord https://discord.gg/HRCmDB4WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL************************************LIKE THE VIDEOSUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNELWATCHING THE STREAMBuy me a Kofihttps://www.Ko-fi.com/ricardosgamingAffiliate Links:*****************Miguel Johnson Ambient and Immersive Music** *****************************************************https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic/gaia-beyond-theme/s-JZ1U8 Miguel's new Album The Explorers - Available Now! Excellent deal, BTW. ), I've not found anyone actually explaining what they are. Elite Dangerous: Odyssey and Elite The latter contains the foundational code which supports Odyssey content and a multitude of improvements added since Odyssey's launch while the former does not. The planetary surface have been changed from Horizons, this give less mountains and canyons, and move some bases and locations to another coords. Last but by no means whatsoever least, a very happy 10th birthday to our beloved friends at Lave Radio. I deff need to get used to the controls as I naturally would like to use my mouse for a lot of things like selecting a menu and i end up rotating the ship unexpectedly. Prom3thean Ok so how can he compare something that is not "usable" yet? it sometimes happens with the collision barriers that are present on planets. 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. Magma TTV It may not display this or other websites correctly. Horizons was paid expansion, now free, to be able to land in planets surface, Odyssey is new paid expansion to be able to walk around, making it a very simple answer to your question. 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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. However whats the difference between standard and deluxe. If you play Odyssey you access all of the old and new content combined. You can in theory switch between them and it will keep the same save file but I personally dont see a reason to launch the Horizons base game. As far as I've seen, Odyssey appears to have a FPS mode that Horizons doesn't and also a better graphics quality. I hope I could explain my doubts around the games version. You can compare horizons planets with the same base game planet right now and see the difference is obvious. In the case they're actually two different games, with different save files, does it matter which one I play? Engineers allow you to upgrade your ships (more speed, further travel jumps and weapons/defence). Login Store Community Support. - Much more stable. 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. We're not shy to say it - we want to see the next decade out with you too! Found this nicley put together video on YouTube made by Space Hero. It was a great show, thanks to all who joined live in the chat and to our wonderful Mods as always. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). If you do, you'll see that it's really quite simple. From PC Launch: All Elite Dangerous: Odyssey players will gain access to the new features, including planetary improvements, enhanced lighting, and textures. JavaScript is disabled. JavaScript is disabled. Elite Dangerous is a space simulator game by Frontier Developments based in the year 3309. #2. Elite Dangerous: Odyssey key art. Didn't that get enough attention for you on the thread you made? Fdev released actual game footage. #1. I've searched a lot about it, mostly on YouTube, but, even though I've found many people comparing the two (graphics etc. Elite Dangerous - Horizons / Odyssey Compatibility - Steam News. May 20, 2021. You lost the walking legs, only drive in the no-atmospheric planets. Big difference between Horizons and Odyssey. Privacy I sincerely hope this is a mechanic that was removed in Odyssey just as the Alpha was teasing it. From the trailer for Odyssey, it looked more like a fps rather than exploring the universe and such. otherwise u cant land on planets or at planetary outposts. I'm just gonna say it because it hasn't been said here yet, since you said "(New player here, with emphasis on VR. Odyssey adds more content to the base game which is "Horizons". Odyssey content does not have VR support. Elite: Dangerous = $7.49 on sale now. This is essential to . I would love some clarification! Is performance getting closer to. 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. Fdev should have left well enough alone and just added the new content with just a minor tweak to the graphics instead of biting off more than they can chew, then releasing it long before it was ready. 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. There are apparently plans to address this in the future. You are using an out of date browser. Or are they both being equally updated? [Screenshot: CMDR Selene Stardragon | Twitter]. That just about, once again, wraps things up for this week's Discovery Scanner, Commanders! Odyssey content does not have VR support. i play VR only and i love odyssey. at which point you save and exit and then relaunch horizons. It's not significantly more bug ridden than Horizons at this point. The terrain textures and ridge sharpness looks so much worse in Odyssey. 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. Disembark, Commander, and leave your mark on the galaxy in Elite Dangerous: Odyssey. =). It's not that bad tho. This year truly is a special on for the Galaxy. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Press J to jump to the feed. 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. (New player here, with emphasis on VR.). So, my question is: are they the same game? throwawayforforums T Odyssey adds walking to that, you are also the pilot, not only your ship. It also uses a new renderer and lighting system, and the planetary generation tech was changed out. This is the base game, including Horizons. 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