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Elite series Elite - 1984 Frontier: Elite II - 1993 Frontier: First Encounters (Elite III) - 1995 Elite Dangerous - Q4/2014 ⤷ ED: Horizons - Q4/2015 ⤷ ED: Beyond - Q1/2018
Background In 1984 a video game named Elite, written by David Braben and Ian Bell, was released to the public. It quickly became one of the most successful and influential space simulator games of all time. In 1993 Frontier: Elite II, a sequel to the original Elite game was published by Gametek, and allowed David to establish Frontier Developments in 1994. In 1995 Frontier Developments released Frontier: First Encounters, also known as "Elite III". The Frontier titles are famous for their 1:1 scale, dynamic star systems, realistic physics and seamless freeform landings. After a period of developing other games, Frontier announced their plans to create another sequel to Elite. In 2012 they began a crowdfunding project for Elite Dangerous. After a period of Alpha and Beta testing which was open to backers Elite Dangerous was released on December 16, 2014. It's the fourth game in the legendary Elite series. The second season of expansions Elite Dangerous: Horizons was released on PC on December 15, 2015. It's also available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Mac. Elite Dangerous: Beyond is the third season of major updates scheduled for 2018.	About this wiki The Elite Dangerous wiki was created to allow a collection of game documentation, how-to articles, theory and game data that pertains to the massively multiplayer space epic Elite Dangerous. Anyone can assist in keeping this wiki up to date. Creating an account is a great way to join the community Pages that need expansion can be found here Pages that need updating can be found here
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Developer	Frontier Developments
Director	David Braben
Release	December 16, 2014
Current Version	PC: Odyssey Update 11 Consoles: Odyssey Compatibility Update (3.8.405)