Frontier has just communicated that Beta 2 of Elite: Dangerous will start on September 30 and will include major gameplay additions, multiple enhancements and optimisations, as well as additional music and some optional tutorials.

David Braben, CEO of Frontier said: "We are excited for people to start playing Beta 2 on 30 September – it's another major step forward in development, and the team continues to work hard towards the full release later this year."

This second beta will add some really inttriguing features to the game:

- Combat ratings from 'Harmless' all the way up to 'Elite'.
- Reputations per system and galaxy-wide that influence attitudes and prices offered.
- Ability to discover and explore and scan new systems and sell the data on them.
- Detailed system maps.
- Around 500 additional star systems to explore.
- Lakon Asp Explorer ships added.
- Much greater variety of upgradable Life Support modules, Engines, Hyperdrives, Power Distributors, Sensors, Shield Generators and Cargo Racks for all ships.
- Ships are subject to gradual 'wear and tear'.
- New weapons including mines and a new non-lethal missile-deployed cargo hatch disruptor for piracy.
- Outposts (small, exposed 'roadside café' stations in remote locations).
- Occelus starports, a version of which can move around for early civilization of new systems and space tourism.
- Visibility of other ships in supercruise, and track others through supercruise and hyperspace.
- Newsfeeds about events from the rest of the galaxy and player activity in your local system.

As part of the 30th Anniversary celebrations of the release of the original BBC Micro Elite in 1984, Frontier is offering free copies of the original game on their store along with a PC BBC Micro emulator. There will also be 10 days of reporting by Galnet, the Pilots Federation’s news network, from Elite: Dangerous in the year 3300 of the escalating tensions between the Federation and the Eranin system as Eranin celebrates its 30 year anniversary of independence from the Federation.

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