Elite: Dangerous Reveals Loads Of Details For The Guardians By Gabriel Kreulen, 22 Aug 2016 FollowtopicsElite: DangerousFrontier DevelopmentsXbox Game PassOnline MultiplayerSimulationGabriel Kreulen Frontier Developments haven't been shy with details regarding the upcoming 'The Guardians' DLC in Elite: Dangerous, with loads of features and tweaks revealed at Gamescom. The most important features include space tourism with associated missions, ship-launched fighters and there's also a release window: Frontier aims to release The Guardians mid-October.To keep everything clear, I've wrapped all the details of each feature in spoiler tags so you can get all the details of the features you're most interested in without the need to scroll through uninteresting stuff.Now... where's the tourist beacon?Passenger Missions*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Ability to ship passengers through the galaxyPassenger Lounge tab in starportsNew cabin modules to ship those passengersAll ships can have these cabinsOnly the Orca and the new Beluga Liner will be able to get Luxury cabinsTwo tiers of passenger missions: bulk and VIPBulk passenger missions wll reflect the state of the system; i.e. ship soldiers to a system at warVIP's give additional objectives mid-tripVIP's have an entourage filling the cabinVIP's might demand high-quality cabinsVIP's can leave the ship if you don't follow the missionMission destinations can be touristic landmarks and these landmarks will have beacons telling why Ship-Launched Fighters*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Small ships which can be deployed from large shipsIncludes: F63 Condor, G97 Imperial Fighter (previously NPC and CQC only) and the new Lakon TaipanShips able to carry fighters are: Anaconda, Federal Corvette, Federal Gunship, Imperial Cutter, Beluga Liner, Keelback, Type-9 HeavyCan be piloted by the player or hired AIAI have different combat ranks and can increase their rank in combatConnected to the deploying ship; if the mothership goes down, you'll be transferred to the rebuy screenCan be assigned to different roles in the Role Panel Galaxy and System Map*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Galaxy Map: Route Plotter can take your filters in accountSystem Map: Landable planets will be shown in detail when zooming in at them in the System Map Starports and locations*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***More starport varieties: Tech, Tourism, Refinery, AgricultureCapital ship docks appear in certain stationsCQC environments will be implemented in the core gameOverhaul of the Starport Services screenAbility to transfer ships between starports for creditsAbility to store modulesAbility to pay off all fines and collect all bounties at the Shady Contact for 20% of the fines/bounties net worthWhen selecting a system to hyperjump to in supercruise you'll see the system security level in the info tabThe star you're jumping to will be displayed in hyperspace and will actually get closer while jumping Paint Jobs*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Wireframe paint jobs for the following ships: Anaconda, Asp Explorer, Fer-de-Lance, Python, Viper MK IIIPaint jobs for ship-launched fighters and the SRV Elite Dangerous: Horizons is available for $29.99/£19.99/€24.99 or as part of the Commander Deluxe Edition, which also includes the base game and three paint job packs for $59.99/£39.99/€49.99.We've got the full list of Elite: Dangerous achievements - check the list for guides to unlocking them.More Elite: Dangerous stories: Best Xbox MMO games Best Xbox simulation games Xbox Game Pass to lose Hades, two quick completions, and seven more games Elite Dangerous dev cancels "all console development" to focus on PC version Multiplayer madness: 25 obnoxious online achievements that ask way too much of players DLCVideoUpcoming ReleaseXbox One Written by Gabriel KreulenRecord holder as the youngest newshound on TA ever, Gabriël has some expertise in writing news, but much more experience playing games. When he doesn't have real life responsibilities to take care of, he enjoys flying through the galaxy in Elite: Dangerous and earning achievements in other games. Also likes to do weird stuff.