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Elite: Dangerous

After Two Years First Contact Has Been Made in Elite: Dangerous

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When Elite: Dangerous first launched back in December 2014, players has no idea that there was any alien life in the game. Now first contact has been made.

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In April 2015, Frontier Developments boss David Braben hinted at the idea that there was more to be discovered in the game’s massive galaxy. This sent players on a quest, following trails of clues in an effort to try and encounter alien life. There were strange artefacts and ruined space craft that seemed to point to the Thargoid – an alien race that had been a part of the series in the past.

Xbox One player DP Sayre was the one who made first contact, and he posted a video of the encounter. It’s a very cool encounter, which is quite unnerving and involves a unique, flower-looking alien ship.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHvtYxKGrPs

Frontier has subsequently confirmed via twitter that the encounter wasn’t fake:

After this, there have been other players reporting similar encounters. What’s interesting is that historically the Thargoid race has been a violent one, and so far the encounters have been peaceful, albeit suspenseful. Could these initial encounters give way to some less peaceful ones in the future?

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Joshua Wise
Graduated in 2014. English BA. Didn't care much for the real world. Decided to spend too long in fictional ones. Decided to write about it. Always in pursuit of an idle life...