A returning Elite Dangerous player has highlighted a significant increase in loading times across multiple game actions, including star system jumps, ship boarding, and exiting super cruise. These delays, sometimes lasting several minutes, have become frequent enough to disrupt gameplay and frustrate commanders. Shared on the Elite Dangerous subreddit, this issue points to potential performance degradation or new bugs emerging in 2026. Players should be aware that these loading delays may affect their session flow and mission timing until addressed.
- Loading screens can last several minutes during key actions.
- Issue reported across different game activities, not isolated.