Players continue to report significant performance problems in Elite Dangerous: Odyssey settlements years after release. A recent Reddit post describes severe framerate drops to around 30 FPS during courier missions at planetary installations, reminiscent of early alpha-stage issues. Hostile NPC behavior also remains problematic, causing costly rebuy expenses and inconvenient respawns far from mission sites. These ongoing challenges highlight persistent optimization and gameplay frustrations that affect player experience in Odyssey settlements as of August 2026.

  • Framerate drops to 30 FPS during courier missions
  • Hostile NPCs cause expensive rebuy and distant respawns