Greetings Commanders! In order to ensure the best possible experience we have made a small change to the release date of Elite Dangerous: Ascendancy, to adjust an issue with NPCs still being more aggressive than intended.  Thursday 31 October sees the eagerly awaited release of Elite Dangerous: Ascendancy, featuring the new Mandalay exploration ship, Powerplay 2.0 and more!  Here's when things kick off:

• 06:00 GMT - Maintenance begins and Elite Dangerous servers offline
• 15:00 GMT - Maintenance complete and Elite Dangerous: Ascendancy is available

Please note that these are approximate times and are subject to change. Full patch notes will be available alongside the release of Elite Dangerous: Ascendancy. Things to be aware of

• Powerplay ranks will be reset when Ascendancy is available. You will need to pledge to a Power if you wish to get involved with Powerplay on release. 
• The Mandalay will be available as early access via Arx initially. It will be available for credits in the future.