In the space sandbox game Elite: Dangerous, the new expansion Beyond is open as beta to all PC players. One of the major innovations of Beyond allows you to have more fun and profit as a bounty hunter.
Meanwhile, the first chapter of the new Elite expansion Beyond is available for free as an open beta for all PC players. Players on PS4 and Xbox One unfortunately have to miss out on the beta. Beyond introduces some cool new features to the game, including:
- New coop missions
- Prettier planets and better trading
- GalNet news as audio text
- New ships for players and the Thargoid aliens
In addition, a revised crime system will make it harder for criminals and easier for bounty hunters.
Become the Boba Fett of Elite!
Bounty hunting is supposed to be more rewarding in Elite again. Therefore, the developers have revised the crime system. If you do bad things now, you generate a value on your criminal ship called “Heat”. This is associated with a bounty. The more Heat you have, the more money a bounty hunter will get if he catches you.
If you want to fly around undisturbed, you have to change ships and hide the “hot” vessel in the hangar. The “Heat” does not just go away by itself. So think carefully about which ship you continue your career as a pirate with.
At the same time, the new system should allow for more profit as a bounty hunter, as the “hot” ships promise decent rewards.
Computer-controlled hunt squads track the worst criminals
As an additional hurdle for criminals, there will also be squads of NPC ships that track particularly notorious criminals from system to system. This was something that happened in the early days of Elite: Dangerous. According to the developers, the AI bounty hunters should not be easily evaded by changing ships.
