{"id":2,"date":"2015-05-09T13:29:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T13:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gamingwithdaopa.ellatha.com\/elitedangerous\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-06-30T19:55:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T19:55:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gamingwithdaopa.ellatha.com\/elitedangerous\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Elite: Dangerous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>About Elite: Dangerous<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elite: Dangerous is the fourth title in the Elite series of games, following on from the seminal 1984 Elite, developed by David Braben and Ian Bell, 1993\u2019s Frontier: Elite 2, and 1995\u2019s Frontier: First Encounters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Elite-Dangerous-Buy-Now.jpg\" alt=\"Elite: Dangerous buy now\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elite: Dangerous was crowdfunded via Kickstarter and Frontier Developments\u2019 own website, beginning in November 2012. Throughout 2014, backers have had access to the game\u2019s Alpha, Beta and Gamma stages.<\/p>\n<p>Players are free to throw themselves into the story wholeheartedly, participate a little, or not at all. How players choose to respond will directly affect the outcome of the current events, and the unfolding story beyond.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Key Features:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 400 Billion Star Systems<\/li>\n<li>Procedural Content<\/li>\n<li>Realistic Astrophysics \/ Scale<\/li>\n<li>Player Roles: Trader, Miner, Explorer, Bounty Hunter, Smuggler and Pirate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">System Requirements<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>PC Version:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minimum recommended hardware specification:<\/p>\n<p>Direct X 11<br \/>\nQuad Core CPU ( 4 x 2Ghz is a reasonable minimum)<br \/>\n4 GB System RAM (more is always better)<br \/>\nDX 10 hardware GPU with 1GB video ram<br \/>\nNvidia GTX 260<br \/>\nATI 4870HD<\/p>\n<p>The game client works in conjunction with server-based code to deliver its functionality \/ experience, and therefore requires a continuous internet connection.<\/p>\n<p>Supported Operating Systems:<\/p>\n<p>Windows 7.x<br \/>\nWindows 8.x<\/p>\n<p>There are no regional restrictions, although the game may not be localized into your language.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAC Version:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coming soon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Elite: Dangerous Elite: Dangerous is the fourth title in the Elite series of games, following on from the seminal 1984 Elite, developed by David Braben and Ian Bell, 1993\u2019s Frontier: Elite 2, and 1995\u2019s Frontier: First Encounters. 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