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Your First Steps

Start Here

Elite Dangerous is enormous. You do not need to learn all of it at once. Pick the description that sounds most like you, take a few useful steps, and discover what you actually enjoy.

What Should I Do Today? I'm Brand New I'm Experienced
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One Rule for This Page

Do the next useful thing — not everything.

These are suggested routes, not gates. If you already know something, skip it. If an activity looks interesting, jump straight into it. The goal is to give you a clear next step without hiding the depth of the rest of the site.

What Should I Do Today?

Let the site pick something.

This is not progression and it does not affect My Pathway. Signed-in members get activity suggestions based on their saved interests and experience. You may reveal up to three options per activity each day — after that, the computer has made its case.

Checking today’s options…

Choose Your Starting Point

Where are you right now?

You can switch tracks whenever you want. These simply change how much context we put in front of you at once.

01

New to Elite

You are still getting comfortable with your ship, credits, modules, travel, or simply figuring out what the game expects from you.

  • Get comfortable launching, docking, navigation and your rebuy cost.
  • Complete a few missions and build a small credit cushion.
  • Upgrade one ship instead of chasing a perfect end-game build.
  • Try one activity that sounds interesting.
  • Fly with another Mongrel when you are ready.
Give Me Something to Do
02

I Know the Basics

You can get around the galaxy and make credits. Now you want to understand more systems, improve a ship, or find an activity worth getting good at.

  • Choose one activity to explore more deeply.
  • Start learning Engineering and what your build actually needs.
  • Join a squad activity instead of learning everything solo.
  • Learn how the Mongrels use Open Play and squad tasking.
  • Build toward a goal rather than buying modules at random.
Browse Activities
03

Experienced Commander

You know Elite already. You mainly need to understand how the Mongrels operate, where current tasking lives, and where to find the specialist material you care about.

  • Review squad rules and the Open Play standard.
  • Check Mission Control and current Daily Orders.
  • Create or update your member profile and specialties.
  • Browse the Field Manual only where you need a reference.
  • Use the Member Portal as your private launch point.
Open Member Portal

Public Quick Picks

Or pick a small challenge yourself

These remain available to everyone, signed in or not. They are deliberately small enough to give you direction without turning Elite into homework.

Explore

Try Something New

Pick one activity you have never really tried and give it a session before deciding whether it is for you.

Browse Activities → Improve

Understand One Upgrade

Choose one important module on a ship you actually fly and learn what Engineering would change.

Open Engineering → Make Something

Run a Mining Session

Learn one mining method, outfit appropriately, and finish a complete gather-to-sell loop.

Open Mining Manual → Join In

Help the Squad

Look at current Daily Orders and see whether there is a task that matches what you can already do.

Check Daily Orders →

Want Growth Instead of a Random Task?

My Pathway is your long-term track.

Start Here answers “what should I do today?” My Pathway answers “how do I get better?” It uses structured assignments, experience-appropriate challenges, persistent progress, and room to skip knowledge you already have.

01
Choose what mattersInterests, improvement areas, experience, and play style stay private to you.
02
Get a development routeLearn, build, demonstrate, take challenges, work with a wing, or teach others.
03
Build real capabilityPathway assignments can require research and discovery instead of spelling out every hidden prerequisite.