Elite Dangerous: Odyssey is a pretty huge update coming to the massive space exploration game, it brings first-person combat and co-op missions to the planetary exploration. Today comes word that the new expansion will be getting a PC Open Alpha on March 29 -- alongside a video highlighting a mission playthrough.

Of course it's worth remembering that Elite Dangerous features the entire Milky Way galaxy to explore -- so getting to see this sort of granular detail (a raid on a military outpost) is impressive.

All three Commanders in the incursion team are specially equipped for their assigned role, selected from the wide range of space suits, weapons and equipment available in Elite Dangerous: Odyssey. Their tactical gear grants them an edge in their assigned tasks, whether it is to infiltrate the base avoiding detection, lay down covering fire if the alarm is raised, hacking, or quickly extract their teammates from a tight spot if enemy forces overwhelm them.

The Elite Dangerous galaxy’s rich setting and open-ended design reaches a new level of depth thanks to Odyssey’s feet-on-the-ground gameplay. Introducing the detailed scale that is needed for on-foot gameplay while maintaining the vast distances measured in light years and the myriad missions available to players, Odyssey will greatly augment the already rich world of Elite Dangerous, offering a more personal experience for all Commanders to enjoy in their own way, in addition to the vast galaxy they can already explore.

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey is set to release for PC in 2021 first with the expansion hitting PlayStation and Xbox later in the year.