Guide and walkthrouhgs (26)

Discover all aspects of the sometimes complex and engaging Elite: Dangerous gameplay.

Reddit wiki - Elite: Dangerous useful links

Collection of useful websites and tools on the reddit Elite Dangerous wiki.

Guides

Updated : Jul 23, 2025

The Raxxla Hunter's Guide to the Galaxy

everything you wanted to know but where afraid to ask

Guides
CMDR Bluecrash
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Commanders log manual and data sample

Official JSON dump from Frontier for commanders log 3rd party app

API,Guides,Logbook
Frontier
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

How to Approach the Station Entrance Straight on from Supercruise

Describes a method to approach the Station entrance in an efficient way.

Guides
Lustan
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 1

A Prospectors Guide to the Galaxy

Collating data on prospecting in Horizons

Crafting,Guides
Erimus
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Horizons SRV Guide

NIce guide about new SRV in Horizons

Guides
dognosh
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 1

Elite Dangerous: Horizons - Quick start guide

A quick start guide from the official community website about the new extension Horizons

Guides
Frontier Developments
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Elite: Dangerous - Ship Detail Comparison

Current ships in Elite: Dangerous 1.4

Guides,Shipyard
GunnyHighway
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Updated Permit List

Overview of systems which need a permit

Guides
CMDR Swift Arrow
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Official "WINGS" Update Instructions

All you need to know about the "Wings" update. This thread give nice instructions about the coop features.

Guides
Michael Brookes
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Universal Cartographics Galactic Record Breakers

An overview of found "Universal Cartographics Galactic Records" in the ED universe.

Exploration,Guides
Patau82
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Yokai's guide to recognizing (and finding) a great trade route - using in-game tools and techniques

This guide explains how to use in-game tools and techniques for finding great trade routes and being able to recognize a good/great trade route when you stumble on one. The principles in this guide can be equally applied...

Guides,Trading
Yokai
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Power Play: How to reach Rank 3 in a quick and fun way by undermining

This is a step by step guide explaining how to reach rank 3 in Power Play in a fun and quick way by undermining (understand fighting) instead of the more "boring" shipping way. In this example I explain how to undermine...

Guides
Alakys
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 1

Some official words regarding naval progression

Federation & Empire ranks: explanations on how naval progression works.

Guides
Kobune
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 1

Elite: Dangerous Pilot's Guide/Manual/Tutorial/Help

A very large (186 pages) manual about ED. A work of love.

Guides
forger
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

List of Earth-like planets

List of Earth-like planets

Exploration,Guides
glynie
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

All Weapon Stats in Actual Values Test Results (Stage 1 - Shield DPS)

Welcome to the SLBPN Laboratory! Here you will find everything you want to know about weapons. We spent days and weeks thoroughly tested every single weapon in the galaxy and spent even more time analyzing the data...

Guides,Shipyard
StarLightBreaker
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

How to Improve Elite's Graphics with Mods and Tweaks

If you want to improve the graphics in Elite this thread will help you.

Graphics,Guides
Obsidian Ant
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

The Frontier Forum main discussion threads index

Compilation of main threads on the FD forum. Created by moderator T.j

Guides
T.j
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Powerplay : Informations about how to gain merits

Merits: What do you need to do for each of the Leaders?

Guides
LazerusKI
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Powerplay - Player Guide

A large and clear "powerpoint" presentation (actually google docs slide) about PowerPlay.

Guides
Barking_Mad
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 1

The 1001newbie tips thread

The 1001newbie tips thread. LOTS of good information.

Exploration,Fighting,Guides,Trading
Anopheles
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Sidewinder Owners' Manual

Sidewinder Owners' Manual (out of date)

Guides
Michael Brookes (FD) made it available.
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Fangrim's Guide to Supercruising the Easy Way - Revision 4 (Beta 2)

Fangrim's Guide to Supercruising the Easy Way - Revision 4 (Beta 2)

Guides
Fangrim
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Jinja 's ED blog

blog and guide with 23 articles (see comments).

Guides

Updated : Sep 28, 2015

An excellent and large collection of ED Guides on Steam

An excellent and large collection of Guides on Steam. 125 atm.

Exploration,Fighting,Graphics,Guides,I/O,Logbook,MISC,Routes,Trading

Updated : Aug 30, 2015 2