This guide is designed to help a new or experienced pilot get the most out of their spacecraft. It uses the Faulcon DeLacy Sidewinder as an example, but the concepts are applicable to all ships in the universe of Elite Dangerous.
Codex[]
The Codex shows information and stats of your findings, progress, session logs and a curated archive of your discoveries.
The Homepage has the most important stats with a full body image of your Commander. You can customize the appearance with Holo-Me.
The Discoveries section shows 42 galactic regions with things that players found and things that aren't discovered yet. For example within a star system there are stars, planets, terrestrials, gas giants, species, settlements, generation ships, text and audio logs etc.
The Knowledge Base has encyclopedia-style lore topics about e.g. historical events, important characters, factions and alien species.
The Pilot's Handbook has detailed information about possible activities, ship outfitting and more. There's also a news feed.
Guides[]
It is recommended that that new pilots check the following guides. Note that some guides may have outdated information.
- Elite: Dangerous Pilot Training Tutorials
- Elite Dangerous: Horizons Training Guides
- Official Players Guide (latest version), other languages
- EXO Pilot's Manual (dead link)
- The Guide for Almost Everything
- Forger's "Elite Pilots Guide"
- Technophebe's "Harmless' Guide to the Galaxy"
- Elite Dangerous – a comprehensive beginner's guide
- Blazing your own trail in Elite: Dangerous: profession overview overview and insightful starting information for each profession.
- A visual guide to exploration
- Lave Wiki Tutorials
For support issues it is recommended you check the following places before submitting a ticket:
- Official FAQ
- Official game support forum
- Official customer support
- The Galactic Academy is a portal for new and inexperienced Commanders to get help and support.
Epic Games version support guides:
- Account Help for new Elite players from the Epic Games Store
- Link your Frontier account to your Epic Games account
- How do I log into Elite Dangerous through the Epic Games Launcher
Pilot Training[]
These videos outline the basics of Elite Dangerous and are recommended for all new players.
Fan-Made Video Guides[]
Ship HUD[]
The HUD, also known as a "head-up display" or "heads-up display", is how all information inside of a ship is displayed in Elite Dangerous.