Tell us a feel-good story from Elite's history

In-Game Memorials

On 1 March 2021 the Frontier Developments team announced the wonderful idea of bringing a piece of us into the game; offering player memorials by creating in-game memorial beacons.

The memorial beacons can be found in the following systems:

• Sol

• Achenar

• Aliot

• Shinrarta Dezhra

• Colonia

• Aselo Primus

• Dromi

As I have already mentioned several times, it was my father who passed on his passion for Science Fiction to me. When I was a kid, we spent many afternoons playing like crazy on our Amstrad CPC a strange and novel space game that didn't tell us what we had to do, where we had to go, or what was the final goal of the game, it just asked us to play, enjoy the space, and have the freedom to visit and do whatever we wanted... because those white dots and lines on a black background for us were real ships, stars and space stations.

Sadly my father left me long before Elite Dangerous existed, he never got to see those white lines turned into something you could almost touch with your hand...

But somehow, thanks to this great idea on Frontier's part, he is now inside ED...

Travelling to Sol, visiting that beacon, scanning it, seeing the list of names and looking for my father's name... and suddenly seeing him... it was something difficult to describe. From the bottom of my heart, even though it was just a few jumps and a scan, nothing that takes you more than a few minutes and without any playable complexity, I consider it without a doubt the most intense and beautiful gaming session I've had in these 10 years of gaming.

Infinite thanks Frontier team for this detail with so many of us.

I love you and I miss you, Francisco Chamorro.

Michael's Journey

That is a good story with a sad ending, but Michael let a great legacy and good memories among the Elite Dangerous community.

Unfortunately Michael was just a kid with 15 years old Elite Dangerous player, a passionate one, but he had to go to another journey because of a illness that he endured for 6 years. but before he departs on his new voyage, the Elite community and Frontier team come together to make his final moments unforgettable and I hope it was.

During his final moments he received a visit from Frontier team and get help to accomplish some achievements in game and he even started streaming that was on of his desire. And the thing that made me know the story on Michael was the script/book that Drew Wagar wrote in one day for Michael called Michael’s Story, and then the other day it become an Audio book. And it was one of the last things that Michael parent put to him to listen, a story about himself in universe that he must be brave and strong.

You can read about the final and unforgettable moments of Michael in the link bellow, and write those few words fill my eyes with tears, it is a sad story, but there are so much joy how the community and frontier gave so much attention to Michael and made this moment special to him, it is fantastic to see how great this community is!

An Open Letter to Frontier and Friends – Mathew Westhorpe.net

After six collective years at Frontier, Sally said goodbye to her current role, starting out as a production assistant and progressing to product manager for the game. She was most notable for her frequent participation in live broadcasts with Will Flanagan. These very outgoing broadcasts ensured that she became a legend in the community. After a period of other projects, she returned as community manager and then senior manager. Always very kind and humorous when asked (there were people who reported anxiety about her patches). Still in broadcasting, now alongside Arthur Tolmie, she once again made her mark, as she was already much loved. I'm still not sure what position she holds today, but I believe that her departure was very impactful and will be missed to this day, showing how an administrative figure can connect with all players. I take an example of this great affection and consideration from what the Buur Pit did when they heard she was leaving, a big farewell salute.

Among the stories in Elite Dangerous, I really like the one about the rescue of Commander “Deluvian”, a pilot who was trapped for more than three months in the void beyond the galactic disk. But let's understand how it all began.

We set off with Commander Deluvian with a great goal: to set a record for the longest distance traveled from the Sun. However, when we arrived in the region of great vastness between galaxies, marked mainly by the difficulty of locomotion, since no star could serve as a reference for long-distance jumps, even though he had planned his entire route, Deluvian didn't count on an error in the calculation of fuel use, which ended his isolation 141 light years beyond the galactic disk.

Our commander found himself without fuel, with no means of locating him and no way of calling for help, which was rather desperate.

From that moment on, we have to understand who the Fuel Rats are, basically heroes recognized for their activity in rescuing stranded commanders. And, obviously, Deluvian's case would be another one of their adventures. As soon as they heard about it, they set off on this journey, organizing themselves into multiple teams that covered huge areas. By the way, their motto is directly related to your wedge: “We have fuel. You don't”. The challenge was incredible, given that communication with Deluvian was very scarce, as logging into the game would consume his remaining fuel.

After WEEKS of traveling through the void, Commander Highwaywarrior finally appeared on Deluvian's scanner in a cheerful voice: “Did I just hear what I think I heard? There's a limpet coming my way!”. The limpet (a drone designed to transfer fuel) delivered the cargo and Deluvian's ship came back to life. The total break is estimated to have lasted 3 MONTHS, making it a great story of perseverance.

I would like to share a little story of my own, and I'm not even interested in a reward, I just want to say thank you.

On 01.06.2021 I joined the Squadron “Cosmic Independent Agency” [TCIA] and in the following years a lot has changed for the better and that thanks to the [TCIA]!

I met a lot of people there, learned a lot about the game and ultimately about myself.

I became calmer and more social and even discovered and explored my passion for sewing and embroidery through two special members. (See the t-shirt for the 10th Elite birthday)

Even though I am no longer part of the Squadron, I would like to thank all the members of the community, both positive and negative.

You are also a reason why I feel better now and why I dare to post a little story here ^^.

Thank you Elite Community, Frontier and of course Just About.

Ein besonderer Dank an Esme Wyrd , ist vlt nicht das beste Foto aber trotzdem danke.