Is Diplomacy in the 3.0 Beta?

[spankahontis]

Or is this coming out later in the Beta or as free update when Split Vendetta is released?

[Shuulo]

I dont think Egosoft will implement diplomacy as most people here think it has to be implemented.
From what I get from streams it will be part of a story, so to make factions change relations you will need to play through some plot or something like that. Factions will not change relations on their own.
So, "diplomacy" will be released alongside new plot missions in 3.0, its not in the beta yet, may come soon.

[Bigror]

I don't think it's in the current beta. Diplomacy might also be a feature of the Split Vendetta expansion. Or did Egosoft confirm that it will be a feature for free?

[tomchk]

I don't think it's in the current beta. Diplomacy might also be a feature of the Split Vendetta expansion. Or did Egosoft confirm that it will be a feature for free?

They said that game features will be free, while DLCs will have new content like ships and plots (although they are adding those for free as well--just different ones).

[Sandalpocalypse]

Diplomacy is intended to be a lategame money sink. it will be a free feature for that reason. Most likely it will involve a chain of missions that require an extraordinary amount of money but permanently alter faction relations. Like 'supply faction X with 10 fully kitted destroyers' expensive.

[Buzz2005]

Diplomacy is intended to be a lategame money sink. it will be a free feature for that reason. Most likely it will involve a chain of missions that require an extraordinary amount of money but permanently alter faction relations. Like 'supply faction X with 10 fully kitted destroyers' expensive.

as you have a shipyard that can do that in perpetuity (that should be considered late game) that is not expensive

[spankahontis]

I've also noticed that they haven't released the ability to move your Headquarters to a new Sector yet?