Elite Dangerous | Vanguards

Greetings Commanders! The much anticipated Elite Dangerous: Vanguards update has arrived, bringing with it a full rework of Squadrons to give you more options and customisation in managing your groups!** **You can read more about this update here.

Update Notes

Features of Note:

• Squadrons feature has had a complete overhaul

• Squadrons system introduces many new features, including:

• Create a unique identity with your own custom logo and banner and the logo to your ships!

• Create your Squadron motto to declare your purpose!!

• Use the reworked Squadron Browser to find out more about available Squadrons and their members!

• Climb to the top of our extended Squadron Leaderboards and earn new rewards

• Use the new  Squadron Bank to share resources with your fellow members

• Manage your fleet with a dedicated Squadron Carrier with an extended Squadron Bank to host commodities, items and ships!

• Apply new Squadron perks to benefit your members

• Review Squadron influence reports to see how your grip on the galaxy has changed,

• …And Much More!

• Improvements to shadows across various locations in game (Issue ID: 63484) 

**Issue Tracker Fixes **

• Fixed target info distance being obscured by cockpit lights (Issue ID: 77196) 

• Fixed some gaps in the cockpit model for the Panther Clipper Mk II (Issue ID: 77212) 

• Fixed instances of harsh shadow flickering in the Panther Clipper Mk II cockpit when facing a planetary location (Issue ID: 77218) 

• Fixed thrust vectoring for the Panther Clipper Mk II engines whilst rolling (Issue ID: 77215)  

• Fixed Gutamaya Corsair thrust vectoring when pitching (Issue ID: 77231) 

Bug Fixes

• Fixed instances of a crash that could occur when swapping ships whilst docked on a fleet carrier as it was starting the hyperspace lockdown process 

• Fixed instances of a crash that could occur when using Advanced Maintenance to repair modules 

• Fixed mirrored decal in the Panther Clipper Mk II cockpit 

• Fixed missing HUD audio for telepresence & physical multicrew members in the Panther Clipper Mk II 

• Fixed community decals not displaying correctly on the Panther Clipper Mk II 

• Fixed the ramp shutter clipping into the ship mesh upon deploying the landing gear on the Panther Clipper Mk II 

• Fixed a gap in the mesh of the fighter bay on the Panther Clipper Mk II resulting in light bleeding into the cockpit 

• Adjusted Colonisation Facility Rename to clarify it includes unlimited random renames of the facility as well 

• Fixed descriptions of Hologram & Alphabet bobbleheads 

Localisation Fixes

• Fixed unlocalised text strings for Panther Clipper Mk II shipkit items