Elite - attempting to make a comeback

I blew many a week on this, and a lot of fun it was too, back then

BBC News - Elite: Classic 1980s game to be 'kickstarted' with sequel

Donate to support its development (49 days to go, nearly half a million donated of the ?1.25 million required):
Elite: Dangerous by Frontier Developments — Kickstarter

What you get if you support it:

?5 +
Be an Elite supporter, and get a digital code when the game is released to apply a transferrable decal to your ship, unique to you, the game?s backers
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014
?10 +
Receive the digital newsletter and progress updates, plus the reward above.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013
?15 +
Reserve your Commander name in the game (first come, first served, except Jameson), plus all rewards above.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013
?20 +
Reserve a digital copy of the game, plus all rewards above.
Limited (8551 of 10000 remaining)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014
?30 +
Reserve a digital copy of the game, plus all rewards above.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014
?40 +
Your name* forms part of the naming database (so your name will be one of those used randomly for non-player in-game characters), plus all rewards above.
Limited (9664 of 10000 remaining)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014
?50 +
Participate in the second round private beta test, plus all rewards above.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2014
?75 +
Access to the private backer?s discussion forum, plus all rewards above.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013
?100 +
Participate in the first round private beta test, plus all rewards above.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2014
?150 +
Be a founding member of ?The Elite? in the game, plus all rewards above.
Limited (4943 of 5000 remaining)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014
?200 +
Participate in the private alpha test, plus all rewards above.
Limited (971 of 1000 remaining)
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013
?300 +
Be a design decision forum member, plus all rewards above.
Limited (483 of 500 remaining)
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013
?500 +
Have a space station named* after you, plus all rewards above.
Limited (232 of 250 remaining)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014
?750 +
Have a planet named* after you, and an invitation to the UK launch party, plus all rewards above.
Limited (92 of 100 remaining)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014
?1,500 +
Be a ?Commander Jameson? - have a reserved commander name* xxxx Jameson (eg Commander Peter Jameson etc) ? first come first served on the forenames - plus all rewards above.
Limited (23 of 25 remaining)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014
?3,000 +
Have a frontier star system named* after you, and a 'special thanks' game credit, plus all rewards above.
Limited (15 of 15 remaining)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014
?5,000 +
Dinner with myself and the key team members in Cambridge, Have a central star system named* after you, plus all rewards above.
Limited (3 of 5 remaining)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014