By the end of the century-long conflict, the progressives emerge victorious, but they are then wiped out by their own Constructs, who had come to view the Guardians as an existential threat. The Second Guardian Civil War occurs between the traditionalists and the progressives.The traditionalists gain control of the Guardian homeworld and expel all progressives, while the progressive powerbase establishes itself in the Guardians' interstellar colonies. Technological advancements made during the Guardian-Thargoid War cause controversy in Guardian society, eventually dividing it into two main ideologies: the anti-technology traditionalists and the pro-technology progressives.Eventually, the Constructs overwhelm the Thargoids, who opt to withdraw from the war and cede the disputed territory to the Guardians rather than endure more losses. The Guardians create sentient robots known as the Constructs in an effort to counter the Thargoid invasion.To reclaim what they see as their territory, the Thargoids instigate the Guardian-Thargoid War. The Thargoids return to a region of space that they seeded with barnacles long ago and find many of its systems have been settled by the Guardians in their absence.The Guardians expand into space and build many interstellar colonies across the galaxy.The First Guardian Civil War occurs, resulting in the unification of the Guardians under a single global government.1-2 million years ago - The Guardian species develops civilisation on an unidentified world in an unidentified system somewhere in the Inner Orion Spur.Many millions of years ago - The Thargoid species develops an interstellar civilisation.The official role-playing game handbook Elite Encounters and the Elite Dangerous Role Playing Game contain in-depth guides to the lore. Tourist Beacons and Listening Posts feature official lore about a wide range of topics. GalNet is the official source for galactic news. The story unfolds in real time, in which players can decide the outcomes and be the stars.
Players have influenced and changed the course of events. It is not traditional storytelling, rather an interactive, overarching narrative. All meta data of the galaxy is shared between players. This occurs with community events, Community Goals and Powerplay activities.
There are some timeline disparities with the previous games of the Elite series, but it is set in the same fictional Elite Universe.Įlite Dangerous features a shared narrative which is influenced by players on all platforms. The contemporary Elite Dangerous narrative begins in September 3300 and progresses in real-time. Elite Dangerous hero connected For the non-canon timeline of previous Elite games, see Elite Timeline.