author: luckie
Elite Dangerous: Horizons - The Guardians update is here, along with patch 1.7
Today Elite Dangerous: Horizons is getting the 2.2 update, also known as The Guardians. This one is going to implement playable figters and new surface features. The original game is getting updated too with patch 1.7.
The Elite: Dangerous - Horizons 2.2 update, dubbed The Guardians, is going live today, along with patch 1.7 for the original game. The game is currently being updated, and may not be back online for several more hours. The biggest new feature in The Guardians are fighters. You can send them out in battle from a carrier ship or take the steer in your own hands. Another interesting addition are Surface Features, including new geological features such as geysers and fumaroles, new biological beings, and “mysterious things”.
Even if you haven’t purchased The Horizons season pass, you can still enjoy new features added in patch 1.7. These include passenger modules of different sizes and quality as well as lots of passenger-related options. Check out the full list of changes for both Horizons 2.2 and patch 1.7 on Frontier Development’s forums. To find out more, browse this Reddit AMA session with Chris Braben or watch the recorded Release Celebration stream:
