Threads (79)

Reddit wiki - Elite: Dangerous useful links

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

Guides

Updated : Jul 23, 2025

C# Libraries for accessing the Companion App Data

C# Libraries for accessing the Companion App Data

API,MISC
jgm
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 1

Voice Attack profile sharing

Voice Attack profiles for commanding your ships system with your voice.

Audio,I/O
ishmair
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 6

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

*UNOFFICIAL* Frontier Forums Developer Posts RSS feed

Unofficial RSS feed with FDEV posts in the FD forums. Rss reader needed.

Forum,MISC
Athan
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

Master Radio List

List of all active Elite Dangerous-themed radios

Audio
Olivia Vespera
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 1

[FD Forum] Player Tools & API Discussions

Use this forum to discuss anything related to player created tools, such as apps and websites that utilise the API, or general API development here.

Forum

Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Powerplay cycle data

Weekly data for Powerplay:

API,MISC
Zac Antonaci
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 1

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

Active Discounts thread

A list of systems/stations with active discount on ships & equipment.

Shipyard
Alex Brentnall
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Elite: Dangerous - Ship Detail Comparison

Current ships in Elite: Dangerous 1.4

Guides,Shipyard
GunnyHighway
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

System Mapper

System Layout Editor

API,Exploration,Logbook,MISC
sngerous
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 2

Elite: Dangerous 1.4 release - Change log

Change log about the CQC update.

MISC
Brett C
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Updated Permit List

Overview of systems which need a permit

Guides
CMDR Swift Arrow
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Collection of "Meet the Team" threads created by Frontier Developments

A collection of "Meet the team" threads created by Frontier Developments.

MISC

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

Got my explorer gold disk - Location Voyager 1 in ED

Location of Voyager 1 in ED

Exploration
Berty Dastard
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

GalNet Archive

GalNet Archive

MISC
Zsokorad
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

[POLL] How Old Are Us Players?

Poll with almost 6000 votes. Purpose: Trying to find out how old the players of ED are.

MISC
Jokester
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

How many "Eighty Fours" are out there?

Thread trying to find out how many 84-ers are out there. 84-ers are the ones who played the original Elite on the first machine it was released on, the BBC micro B. Or perhaps a bit less limited, who played the original...

MISC
ElectricZ
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Some official words regarding naval progression

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

Guides
Kobune
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 1

Unknown Artefact

In game description: Only recently discovered, these mysterious artefacts currently have no designation. Despite much conjecture as to the nature of these objects, it appears that the scientific community is unwilling or...

Exploration,MISC
Yaffle
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

So rare trading has proven very lucrative to me. Help for newbs

A good route for rare commodities.

Trading
Bokugo
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Elite Dangerous: Horizons and Future Updates

News and updates on the content of Elite: Horizons and the 1.4/1.5 updates.

MISC
Barking_Mad
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 2

Interviews with David Braben - videos

A collection of videos starring David Braben.

MISC
Lysander lysan
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Your Elite Dangerous: Horizons questions answered

FAQ about Elite Dangerous: Horizons offers and what is available for each store option.

MISC
CMDR Falcon (FD Customer Services)
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

EDDN - Elite Dangerous Data Network. Trading tools sharing info in an unified way

A service to distribute all kind of dynamic data. Atm market data is received and distributed.

EDDN
wolverine2710
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

100 Stop Imperial Trade Circuit. Average 1164cr/ton/stop. Tour the Empire!

Tour the core and periphery of the Empire in a series of interconnected loops. Visit 90 different stations and make an average of 1163.96 credits/ton/stop.

Trading
CMDR Endincite
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

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

Pilots, I Need Your Data! (for Elite Shipyard)

Crowd source effort to collect info about all ships for usage in http://eliteshipyard.nfshost.com

MISC,Shipyard
taleden
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

Elite Dangerous in the Media thread V2

A compilation of the news coverage ED has received in the press

MISC
Jenner
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

Price sharing - price sanity check algorithms

Price sharing - price sanity check algorithms. Discussion thread.

MISC
maddavo
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

What are you listening to on your cockpit radio?

Thread were commanders state what music is very suited when playing ED.

MISC
SmackInTheBox
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

List of developer quotes about planned updates and features

List of developer quotes about planned updates and features.

MISC
Arubeto
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

The 1001newbie tips thread

The 1001newbie tips thread. LOTS of good information.

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

Voyager 1 in ED

Location of Voyager 1 in ED

Exploration
Cmdr Will W.
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Voyager 2 in ED

Location of Voyager 2 in ED

Exploration
J.M.Braehe
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

List of Permit Required Systems?

List of Permit Required Systems

Exploration
Jhyrryl
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Change HUD Colour *tweak*

Guide for changing the HUD colour.

Graphics
Kirisute
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

You don't like the ORANGE hud? Change it in less than a minute :-)

not from me, just stumbled on it, and tested, it.... very easy mod!!!!! --> http://arkku.com/elite/hud_editor/

Graphics
blacky75
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Roccat Power Grid

ROCCAT™ Power-Grid™ is an advanced and fully-customizable remote control for your PC. It lets you connect to, monitor, and control your PC and games directly from your smartphone - and all without having to leave the...

I/O
CMDR Noctivagus
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Voice Attack Macros - what do you use?

Voice Attack Macros

I/O
KiwiShane
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Patriarch's Guide to Piracy

Patriarch's Guide to Piracy

Fighting
Patriarch
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

[PROPOSAL DISCUSSION] External API Requirements Thread

Thread to discuss the requirements needed by third party authors for the official ED API.

API,Coords,EDDN,Exploration,I/O,Logbook,Routes,Trading
Michael Brookes
Updated : Jul 23, 2025 1

Elite: Dangerous Slang Dictionary and creator

I love words. We need a dictionary of terms in Elite Dangerous, particularly those coined specifically for E D.

MISC
Anopheles
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Elite Dangerous Astronomy and Astrophysics Q/A

Due to my love of the game, I am willing to answer any astronomy, astrophysics, exoplanet questions you might have

MISC
Astrophysics Cat
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

Systems with active Conflict Zones

Systems with active Conflict Zones

Fighting
Red Fox Four
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Nutter's explorers guide to the Galaxy

Nutter's explorers guide to the Galaxy

Exploration
Nutter
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Rare Commodities List!

Rare commodities list

Trading
Patau82
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

-How- do you find the good trade routes...in-game only?

-How- do you find the good trade routes...in-game only?

Trading
Vorxion
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Epic Rare trade route - for the brave or insane

Epic Rare trade route - for the brave or insane

Trading
Sniper435
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

71 Stop Rare Trade Route *UPDATED*

Optimal trade routes for rare commodities.

Trading
CC Waterback
Updated : Oct 26, 2024

Collection of code for creating an EDDN subscriber/listener. Code for multiple languages and frameworks.

Collection of code for creating an EDDN subscriber/listener. Code for multiple languages and frameworks. The ideal way of starting with EDDN if you want to create your own tool based which is using EDDN data.

EDDN
wolverine2710
Updated : Jul 13, 2022

Accessing the iPhone companion app api using curl

A quick-start guide for accessing the iPhone companion app api using the command line tool curl.

API
jgm
Updated : Jul 1, 2022 1

Jinja 's ED blog

blog and guide with 23 articles (see comments).

Guides

Updated : Sep 28, 2015

Infographic: Trader's Bible - An import/Export guide for Elite: Dangerous

An import/Export guide for Elite: Dangerous: Infographic

Trading
CMDR WarpSpiderX,PrometheusDarko
Updated : Sep 9, 2015

Mobius - Elite: Dangerous PvE. sub forum Tools and Helpers

Mobius - Elite: Dangerous PvE. sub forum Tools and Helpers. Nice overview of tools for ED.

Audio,I/O,Wiki

Updated : Sep 9, 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

Galnet News - Official GN tracker by Frontier Developments

Galnet News section on the official ED community website.

MISC

Updated : Aug 28, 2015

Infographic about the profits of exploring

Infographic about the profits of exploring

Trading
edc_unknown
Updated : Aug 18, 2015

Metacritic rating of ED

Metacritic rating of ED

MISC
wolverine2710
Updated : Aug 8, 2015

Machine learning

Wiki article about machine learning which can be used for OCR-ing techniques.

MISC
edc_unknown
Updated : Aug 8, 2015

Twitter devposts webpage

Twitter devposts webpage

MISC
edc_unknown
Updated : Aug 8, 2015

How to change the colour of your ship's HUD in Elite: Dangerous

How to change the colour of your ship's HUD in Elite: Dangerous.

Graphics
PCGAMER
Updated : Apr 24, 2015