Loose Screws - The Dangerousest

Loose Screws - The Dangerousest

By Loose Screws

The Elite Dangerous Podcast from America!!
Our (sometimes) merry cast of "professional podcasters" play Elite: Dangerous and bring you news, tips, guides, opinions, and some crazy stuff now and then. All about the best space sim ever made.

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Loose Screws - The DangerousestJul 18, 2025
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Episode 293 - 3 Kids In A Pirate Coat

Episode 293 - 3 Kids In A Pirate Coat

#293st for 17nd of July, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken. Afraid 

  • The Pax Screwiana Continues

  • We’re continuing to push for control of BD+49 3937 - The last system to make Screwspace whole again.

  • Operation Keg Stand has entered an undermining phase as Antal took advantage of the CG to win control of FZ Andromedae. 

  • The Order of the Sepulchre has formed an alliance called the The Celestial Order of Piscium comprised of them, our friends the Brotherhood of Terra Mater, Foxworks Celestial. The purpose is to maintain peace and order in the ‘Western’ Piscium Sector where a number of our respective colonies are located. There are rumors of aggression from an antient rival of the LSN (the Tartan Spartans), so we were asked to join the alliance and LSN has answered. 

  • We’re in 255 star system, 71 controlled, 198 stations, 329 settlements, 95 installations, and a megaship


PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 39


Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

Dev News: 


Discussion:

  • CG Frag Cannons

  • CG Post Mortem

Community Corner:

Wrap Up: 

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Jul 18, 202501:00:39
Episode 292 - Suck On My Decay

Episode 292 - Suck On My Decay

#292rd for 10th of July, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken. Afraid 

  • The LYR CG has turned LSN’s gaze toward the Imperial frontier

  • We’re in 254 systems, controlling 71, 197 stations, 329 settlements, 95 installations, 1 megaship

  • Two wars and one election of modest import

  • Miola is in economic bust with civil unrest

  • 6 Andromeda, Maikoro and Qama are in booming

  • Our last system for reconquista - BD+49 3937 is ripe for reconquista-ing

  • Joint Operation Kegstand - Help win control of FZ Andromedae for LYR 

PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 38

  • Opinions on the new CG Type are mixed from LYR, Aisling, Delaine

  • Aisling is in the lead duh 5,000 commanders contributor more than Archer and Li Yong-Rui (10k commanders participating)

  • Does decay look like undermining???

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Power Struggle Erupts in Aisling Held Territory

Dev News: 


Discussion:

  • Wither Powerplay state decay?

Community Corner:


Jul 11, 202501:16:26
Episode 291 - JV Team

Episode 291 - JV Team

#291th for 3rd of July, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken. 

  • Pax Screwiana - a War in LTT 16910 we don’t really care too much out

  • Our last system for reconquista - BD+49 3937

  • Joint Operation Kegstand - Win control of FZ Andromedae for LYR

  • Were in 253 systems, controlling 71, 195 stations, 330 settlements, 95 installations, 1 megaship


PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 36

  • Li Yong Rui get’s his first CG, awh how cute!

  • PowerPlay data remains disabled until Fdev can find a solution to the exploit that was taking advantage of a few weeks ago granting ALD some undeserved acquisitions

  • Participate in the LYR, Archer, Aisling CG

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Power Struggle Erupts in Aisling Held Territory

Dev News: 

  • Trailblazers Update 3.4

    • New CG Type

    • “Further changes have been made to Powerplay, in order to encourage more aggressive play and create more vulnerability and therefore fluidity in Power territory”

    • System Control Points now decay

    • Reinforcing a system under active undermining provides a boost to merits

    • “Fix for Power Conflict Zones not starting due to missing faction information”

    • Who’s breathing heavy??

  • Big sale in the store is still on!

Discussion:


Community Corner:


upvote this and add your voice. It’s like 36 weeks in. That’s at least 35 weeks late on the fix. The issue has expired and been reposted more than once. Make them pay attention. https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/70594

Jul 04, 202501:14:39
Episode 290 - Truth Adjacent

Episode 290 - Truth Adjacent

#290th for 26th of June, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken. 

  • However, we still have Harris Hospital in Miola which is why CMDR Bloomingwind is not with us on the podcast. Seems the previous administration left the hospital in a mess and Bloomingwind is very busy cleaning it up. He was last seen roaming the hallways mumbling something about control of the autopen. 

  • We won back control of System LTT 10482.

  • We have a war we want to win kicking off in Kaupatak.

  • Currently LSN is in 248 star system, of which we control 70. Which is up two from our last report. We are also in control of 192 stations, 329 settlements and 95 installations.

  • Want to know more check us out in our Discord channels:  BGS Standing Orders and Loose Screws Faction.  


PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 35

  • Update from the data bombing exploit

  • Settlement Data is still disabled

  • Systems have been returned today!

  • Mostly all are correct, some were returned last week

  • We have a special opp to force power CZ’s in Upsilon Andromedae

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Rebuilding and Renewal After the Thargoid War

  • Battle at Beta-3 Tucani Ends, Empire Declares Victory

Dev News: 

  • Panther Clipper announced for early access 7/22/25

  • Big sale in the store!

Discussion:

  • Panther Clipper is a real big ship, there aren’t many. How will this new ship challenge the current incumbent choices (T9, Cutter, T10, Conda)

Community Corner:


Jun 27, 202501:34:22
Episode 289 - Third Cheek

Episode 289 - Third Cheek

#289th for 19th of June, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • It's still broken but ! a miracle has happened in Miola. - After four attempts of winning wars that should have given us a much coveted asset, the game finally, correctly awarded HArris Hospital back to the Loose Screws. 

  • We want to take back control of System LTT 10482. That war should be active by the time this podcast is published.

  • What works in BGS - systems with a power before Power Play 2 - only bounties - systems without a power before Power Play 2 - work but some testing is prudent. - Trailblazer system without a power - BGS ticks are still an adventure

  • Want to know more check us out in our Discord channel for BGS Standing Orders and Loose Screws Faction,  


PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 33 

From CMDR KrugerFive

  • Grom is grinding! +5 strongholds!,

  • Patreus had a good week! Best week in at least 11 cycles,

  • Torval grew by 14 systems,

  • Delaine swaps with Winters to take P9

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Rebuilding and Renewal After the Thargoid War

Dev News: 



Discussion:

  • The great PvP play enabled by the current CG- can you be ganked if you enter a combat zone

Community Corner:


Jun 20, 202501:26:24
Episode 288 - Is That An Exploit?

Episode 288 - Is That An Exploit?

#288th for 12nd June, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 


PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 33 

  • Fdev recognizes exploit in Powerplay

    • Specific to Settlement Data

    • Will rollback systems affected

  • We won Djinaura! We’ll have to see how Antal responds

  • Wolf 10 is the next acquisition target

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Imperial Forces Target Delaine Flagship

    • New CG with seeker FSD interrupt missile

Dev News: 

  • Frontier financials: Elite up 75% over year

  • Issue with power CZs acknowledged?

  • PP exploit being used to snipe major systems acknowledged

    • Power data paused until next week; rollback

Discussion:

  • Cheats, Exploits, and Bugs

Community Corner:


Jun 13, 202501:29:36
Episode 287 - Diplomacy Through Superior Firepower

Episode 287 - Diplomacy Through Superior Firepower

#287th for 5nd June, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • [Insert Dumpster]

  • Light ablaze

  • BGS is low energy at the moment because it’s so broken

  • We’re not reporting overheating systems in standing orders because we can’t do anything about them

  • Orders are coming in every other day because if you miss a day, you aren’t missing much at the moment, and life is busy for Bloom

  • There are conflicts - we don’t mind winning them

  • Of note someone pushed Utlagarnir into us in BD+49 3937 we want to win that one

  • We’re seeing conflicts in colonization systems

PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 32  - 

  • The Silent Offensive

    • Audio Segment

    • Possible exploit is being observed by PowerPlay Community

  • Leaderboard Update

    • LYR biggest increase in points this week

  • Newish orders this week

  • Special Call to Arms for Li Yong-Rui and SiriusGov

    • Take back Gliese 9029, Grandma Torval took it and now we want it back

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Mahon Gains Advantage in Alliance Trade Boom

  • Aegis Confirms Seo Jin-ae ‘Hiatus’ from Advisory Role

Dev News: 

  • Trailblazers Update 3.3

    • Additional methods to activate system services now

    • Station interiors change on weekly tick due to highest points in that stations economy

    • Stations won’t be created so close to stars anymore

Discussion:

  • Welcome back to BARD

Community Corner:
upvote this and add your voice. It’s like 27 weeks in. That’s at least 25 weeks late on the fix. The issue has expired and been reposted more than once. Make them pay attention. https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/70594

Jun 06, 202501:17:13
Episode 286 - Squadvandronguards

Episode 286 - Squadvandronguards

#286th for 29nd May, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • (Insert snarky dig at Bloomingwind by Oblivious)

  • BGS still exists and hasn’t change much since last week

  • We may want to attempt another try to take back Miola since BBfA appears to have taken it successfully from PPMC

  • There are a couple of other systems we may want to take back

  • 7 Alpha Lacertae influence has been hanging at 2.8% like a booger on a 3 year old’s nose

  • Standing orders still happen in discord for those who cares. 

PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 31 - 

  • Undermining is taking a huge leap this week

  • Grom and Archer seem to be on the defense the most

  • Sol received over 1.7 mil undermining against Archer, Alpha Centauri demoted from fortified

  • Grom Bhil Mina, Skeggiko O, and LFT 926 heavy undermining 2/3 demoted to exploited

  • Is the Alliance known as ZYADA holding?

  • "The Elite Powerplay community is seeing unprecedented levels of undermining and acquisition volume in the past few weeks. Yuri Grom is actively resisting, and will continue to do so. We have also asked Frontier to review the activity, in the event that these abnormally high levels of undermining are not the result of legitimate gameplay, and encourage players in other powers to do the same.” - Yuri Grom Spokesperson

  • “[...] We'd be happy to celebrate if it was any public community effort but with what PP2 currently seems to be in practice, we have reason to worry even for our enemies.” - Aisling Duval Spokesperson

  • No New Powerplay Orders for LSN this week, stay tuned

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Rising Tensions Between Galactic Powers

Dev News: 

  • FU - Twitch Drop Paint Jobs for the Asp Scout and Vette and Vanguards Preview 1

  • CG - You can get two sets of useless double engineered power distributors if you’re in the top 75% of the losing team because folks who don’t care about the outcome have waited and sided with the winner

  • Vanguard (Officially) Is a revamp of squadrons, making them more like “guilds” in other MMOs.

Discussion:

  • Chig Asks - Something about pips

Community Corner:

  • Roy’s Stories, DS3 Edition, Season 2


upvote this and add your voice. It’s like 30 weeks in. That’s at least 29 weeks late on the fix. The issue has expired and been reposted more than once. Make them pay attention. https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/70594

May 30, 202502:03:30
Episode 285 - Words... Hard...

Episode 285 - Words... Hard...

#285th for 22rd May, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • War in Darahk and other places

  • Miola’s a slow moving car wreck

  • We’re in 230 star systems controlling 64

  • Find out more in our discord, though Broken BGS means not a lot to do without getting frustrated, or laughing like a crazy person…or both

PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 29 - 

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Alliance Assembly Votes to End Sirius Defence Pact
  • Trading Blocs Compete in Alliance Space
    • Mahon vs. Kaine - Deliver Synthetic Fabrics, Semiconductors, and Ceramic Composites toe Winiama (Mahon) or Apura (Kaine) - Participation wins you system/engine focused double engineered  power distributors of the 6A/4A/3A/4D/3D varieties - with another set for picking a winner and being in the top 75%. Merits and Banners if you’re pledged.

What might a double engineered power distributor look like?

Category

Engine Focused

System Focused

Total

Weapons capacity

-15

-15

-30

Weapons recharge

-5

-15

-20

Systems capacity

-15

60

45

Systems recharge

-15

44

29

Engines capacity

60

-15

45

Engines Recharge

44

-5

39

Dev News: 

  • 🦗(it took me entirely too long to realize this is a cricket ~ lark)

  • 5-16-25 - Trailblazers Update 3.2

    • Cargo Transferring from FCs fixed

    • Other FC Fixes

    • Colonization Linking Fixed

  • 40% off prebuilt T9

  • Sale on Chrome(d) and Gold(en) new shop paint jobs

Discussion:

  • Chig Asks - What would you like added to the game? A bug fix? A feature?

Community Corner:

  • Roy’s Stories, DS3 Edition, Season 2

  • upvote this and add your voice. It’s like 26 weeks in. That’s at least 25 weeks late on the fix. The issue has expired and been reposted more than once. Make them pay attention. https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/70594


May 23, 202501:02:32
Episode 284 - Issue Tractor

Episode 284 - Issue Tractor

#284nd for 15nd May, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • Miola’s still a hot mess

  • It appears wars and elections seem to be behaving more normally.

  • Details are in the standing orders channel. 

  • Discussion of all things BGS in the Loose Screws Network Channel in our discord. 

PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 28 - 

  • Aisling takes the lead

  • 10 Major conflicts across the galaxy

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Winters Won the CG - Go get your engineered abrasion blaster

Dev News: 

  • New Corsair Shipkit with 4 paint jobs. The green one screams Romulan Warbird. 

Discussion:

Community Corner:

  • Roy’s Stories, DS3 Edition, Season 2


May 16, 202501:10:06
Episode 283 - Is This What We’ve Come To?

Episode 283 - Is This What We’ve Come To?

#283st for 8rd May, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • We’re trying to retreat PPMC out of Miola. 

  • Our forever wars in Yen Ti and BD+49 3937 are over. 

  • V740C is being reinforced by Archer. Consequently, LSN influence is dropping. PP and BGS interactions at their finest. 

  • More importantly we have a few conflicts that appear to be acting normally.

  •  We have some systems we want to take back. 

  • All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 27

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

  • We made a new Stronghold in NLTT 2969, we did it!

    • Rares got us over

    • A ton of bounty hunting completed

  • Updates to PP this week in Trailblazers Update 3

Orders: 

Reinforce - NLTT 2969 (a little more), Tamor

Acquire - Wolf 10

Undermine - 

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Ongoing Community Goal - Additional Tier and Power CZs added to the Platinum Mining CG in system. I think they’re stress testing fixes.

Dev News: 

Discussion:

  • Not Mechan

  • Not Data Mining

Community Corner:

  • Roy’s Stories, DS3 Edition, Season 2

Wrap Up: 

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May 09, 202501:07:37
Episode 282 - How do you tell that someone flies FA Off?

Episode 282 - How do you tell that someone flies FA Off?

Our multi-track recording robot had server trouble at the time that I needed to download the recording so what’s posted here is my local backup recording; quality is a bit compromised from our typical.



#282nd for 1nd May, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • ​Miola’s still borked, so we’re retreating out of PPMC who as a faction didn’t care the last time we asked and when we asked again, their discord is like Mars after the 3rd Expedition, a ghost town
  • ​Assuming control of BD+49 3937 is on hold as we’ve been in a war pending D12
  • ​LTT 10482 and Kaupatak are our next targets for regaining control unless we get locked into perma-wars there as well.
  • ​We were retreated out of Tripu, not that we cared much

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 27

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

  • ​We made a new Stronghold in NLTT 2969, we did it!

◦Rares got us over

◦A ton of bounty hunting completed

  • ​Updates to PP this week in Trailblazers Update 3

Orders: 

Reinforce - NLTT 2969 (a little more), Tamor

Acquire - Wolf 10

Undermine - 

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • ​Powerplay Standings (Nicey’s are better)
  • ​Migration and Economic Boom in Colonized System

◦In game lore for customzing stations (buy Arx)

  • ​New Community Goal - Mine Platinum for the Commie Dissident or the Liberal President - make lots of credits and get a free long range abrasion blaster, or 2, or even 3 if you play your cards right.

Dev News: 

  • ​Trailblazers Bug Update

◦Economy Changes

◦Population Growth Changes

◦Law and Order

◦Colony Ship Names

◦Port Customization

◦Powerplay Updates (care of jnTracks)

◦Issue Tracker, not JN Tracker Fixes

◦Bug Fixes

https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes

  • ​FU

◦Panther Clipper!

Discussion:

  • ​Trailblazers Update
  • ​Panther Clipper


May 02, 202501:32:46
Episode 281 - Blaze it and Praise it

Episode 281 - Blaze it and Praise it

#281nd for 24rd April, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • Up to date for 4/24/25

  • Control War in Miola triggered by an ancient parliamentary procedure (non-controlling faction pushing influence over 60%).

  • Fight in Miola but watch what CZ you are entering there are LSN vs. PPMC that you do want to enter and LSN vs. BBfA that have never unspawned from our last conflict and you don’t want to fight there.

  • Election in LTT 10482 - we want to win

  • Retreat in Tripu we want to stymie

  • Those are the priorities

  • The rest of the details are in the standing order…

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: - 

Cycle 25

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

  • NLTT 2969 Continuing to reinforce, goal is a stronghold

  • Impromptu event this week had 8ish bounty hunting for merits / control points at megaships scenarios

Orders: 

Reinforce -*NLTT 2969, Tamor

Acquire - Wolf 10

Undermine - 

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Cobra V Released to the public - Thurston Ring in Qama is running a special

  • (not new) Increased Security Needed in Reminder - Dhan System secured - pick up your loot

    • - One fully engineered A-rated and C-rated Kill Warrant Scanner with fast scan and long range modifications.

    • - Imperial Clipper Empire Etiquette paint job

    • - Imperial Cutter Empire Etiquette paint jobBl;

Dev News: 

Discussion:

  • Missiles and Mine engineering?

  • Guardian modules/weapons/slfs - Good, Bad, Ugly?


Apr 25, 202501:15:08
Episode 280 - They Finally Laid an Egg

Episode 280 - They Finally Laid an Egg

#280th for 17rd April, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • Victory in LTT 16910

  • were pushing Miola influence really high to trigger control.

    • Maybe it works, but we don’t know.

    • Won a war that should have given us access to Harris Hospital, but that didn’t happen

  • Other stuff in the day old standing orders.

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: 

Cycle 24

Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints

Current Owned System Stats: Strongholds

  • SH leaderboard didn’t change

  • Patreus is down another place this week! In the official leaderboards

Conflict Highlight:

  • Too busy flying the Corsair around…

Orders: 

Reinforce -*NLTT 2969, Tamor

Acquire - Wolf 10

Undermine - 

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/


  • (not new) Increased Security Needed in Dhan System

    • - One fully engineered A-rated Kill Warrant Scanner with fast scan and long range modifications.

    • - Imperial Clipper Empire Etiquette paint job

    • - Imperial Cutter Empire Etiquette paint job

Dev News: 

  • Corsair Update (4.1.0.3)

  • Everything is on Sale

  • There’s an egg now?

Discussion:

  • Baromir likes the Corsair

  • Plasma’s and Rails


Apr 18, 202501:24:16
Episode 279 - I Give Her What She Wants

Episode 279 - I Give Her What She Wants

#279th for 10rd April, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • War in Miola vs. Prateorian PMC - For control and Harris Hospital

  • War in Balmus - Binnie Enterprise in jeopardy

  • FFA and LTT 17156 need a shove

  • BD+49 3937 and Kaupatak are the next Reconquista targets. 

  • We’re not going to worry about overheating systems

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: 

Cycle 24

Current Owned System Stats: Strongholds

Arissa Lavigny-Duval : +1 to 103

Aisling Duval :              +1 to 89

Li Yong-Rui :                +3 to 89

Jerome Archer :           same at 70

Edmund Mahon :         +2 to 64

Yuri Grom :                  +1 to 51

Pranav Antal :              -1 to 48

Felicia Winters :           +1 to 45

Nakato Kaine :             +1 to 41

Denton Patreus :          same at 33

Archon Delaine :          same at 33

Zemina Torval :            +2 at 28

Conflict Highlight:

Hun Nal Yeh

  • Nakato Kaine 395628 (Won)

  • Edmund Mahon 319209

  • Nakato overtakes Patreus in total number of system owned first movement in leaderboard

  • Patreus has been hemorrhaging total systems owned for the last two weeks, nearly 22 systems lost over the last month with the majority this past week

Orders: (same as last time.)

Reinforce - Tamor, Ross 310

Acquire - Wolf 10

Undermine - Ruchbah (mining night was success)

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Heavy Combat in Chi Eridani Subsides

  • Increased Security Needed in Dhan System

    • - One fully engineered A-rated Kill Warrant Scanner with fast scan and long range modifications.

    • - Imperial Clipper Empire Etiquette paint job

    • - Imperial Cutter Empire Etiquette paint job

Dev News: 

  • Corsair Update (4.1.0.3)

  • Lantern's light Bobble Head

Discussion:

  • The Corsair

    • Obviously a trash-tier ship because pitch seems slow, right?

      • …..right?

      • ………...right?


Apr 11, 202501:30:30
Episode 278 - Dull The Beak

Episode 278 - Dull The Beak

#278th for 3rd April, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • War in Miola vs. Prateorian PMC - For control and Harris Hospital

  • War in Balmus - Binnie Enterprise in jeopardy

  • FFA and LTT 17156 need a shove

  • BD+49 3937 and Kaupatak are the next Reconquista targets. 

  • We’re not going to worry about overheating systems

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: 

Current Owned System Stats: 

12th) Torval - 464 -26

11th) Winters - 518 - 44

10th) Delaine - 630 - 33

9th) Kaine - 649 -40

8th) Patreus - 652 - 33

7th) Antal - 716 - 49

6th) (screw)Archer - 757 - 70

5th) Yon Rui - 834 - 86

4th) Grom - 1027 - 50

3rd) A. Lavigny-Duval - 1347 - 102

2nd) A. Duval - 1419 - 88

1st) Mahon - 1449 - 62

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Colonization Update: 

  • Here's some of what you have achieved with Trailblazers so far:

  • Claims Made: 42,226

  • Systems Colonised: 23,423

  • Starports & Outposts Completed 47,821

  • Surface Installations Completed: 27,227

  • Total Units of Cargo Delivered: 1,505,765,686

  • Most Popular Construction: "Industrial Outpost - Vulcan" with 5970 constructed

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

Gutamaya Joins Peers in New Spacecraft Boom (Corsair)

  • Political Flashpoint Sparks Violence in Chi Eridani (Feds vs Imps battle set off, CG)


Dev News: 

  • ?!

Discussion:

  • What do you think the ship after Corsair is going to be? (they’ve said that the Corsair is the last medium, do think we’re going to get another small ship? Or do you think large ships? Maybe Extra large?)

  • The BGS is hilariously, hopelessly broken now, was that intended? 

  • Is Vanguard the answer to bring it back in a way that FDEV intended originally? (Credit to Baromir for voicing that earlier)


Apr 04, 202501:24:57
Episode 277 - Elite XXX

Episode 277 - Elite XXX

#277th for 27 March, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • Obl1v1ous - BGS stands for Best Guess Sucker. Miola - Has an election that has been stuck on day 6 of 7 for at least 4 days. {insert JK}Meanwhile a war has started but the only indication a war is on is the active CZs in-system. Nothing on the right hand panel System tab nor nothing on in-system news. Note: Miola has a System Colonisation Ship marked “inactive” . HmmmHand-off to Bloom

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: 

  • PowerPlay Cycle 22

  • No large conflicts this week

  • Conflicts of Note

    • Tofana

      • Archer: 249,160

      • Antal: 187,947

    • Ngurui

      • A. Lavigny-Duval: 238,161

      • Li Yong-Rui: 172,535

  • Most systems are being acquired without much if any contests this week (the trailblazer effect)

  • Objectives

    • Reinforce Ross 310 and Tamor

    • Acquire: Wolf 10

    • Undermine: Ruchbah

  • Planned PP Night coming soon to a system near you, more to come…

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Colonization Update: 

  • I PITY THE FOOL THAT AINT COLINIZN’!

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

Brewer Corporation deploying to assist Lantern Light station

Dev News: 

  • Frontier Unlocked

    • Looking into markets and economies

    • Stats as of Monday

      • 42,226 Claims Made

      • 23,423 Systems Colonized

      • 47,821 Starports and Outposts Completed

      • 27,227 Surface Portsw  / Settlements

      • 1.5 Bil of Units hauled

      • Industrial Outpost - Vulcan (Most Popular at 5,970)`

    • Corsair (Available for Arx 4/8/3311)

      • Base Version and Stellar (option to ‘remove’ the beak)

      • Medium Multi-Role

      • “Next Generation Ship” - Zach

      • Successor to Imperial Clipper

        • Replacement for Python

      • 1st Medium Guatmaya

      • 1st Medium ship with Size 7 Thrusters

        • “Feels like it’s on rails” - Zach

      • No Rank Needed

      • Hardpoints

        • 3 Large, 3 Medium

        • All on the fuselage

      • Optional Internals

        • (1) each of sizes 1 - 4

        • (3) size 5

        • (3) size 6

        • ~380 Cargo

      • Core Internals

        • 7 Power Plant!!!

        • 5 FSD

        • 7 Thrusters!!!

        • 4 Life Support

        • 7 Power Distributor!!!!

        • 6 Sensors

        • 5 Fuel Tank

    • New Bobble heads? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Discussion:


Community Corner:

Full Motion Rig commander visits Lantern Light. Project Simstar.

  • Bucky Ball News, Alec Turner is puttin on a new race. The “ Time and Motion Study” race runs from March 28 until April 7. He has a YouTube of the race course. A link can be found in the show notes. https://youtu.be/EbMYsDlzXCw?si=PqEayh0708qxvs5w

  • Announcement Script about final Roy's Stories DS3 Episodes for Loose Screws Podcast Hey everyone—this is a special announcement for all you readers, explorers, and storytellers who’ve been following Roy’s Stories, DS3 Edition. Commander Cookson wants you to know: The final three episodes are written. This wild, emotional, mysterious journey across the stars—crafted alongside the Distant Screws 3 expedition—is reaching its finale next week. Roy wants to thank every single one of you for your support, your kind words, and to especially thank the commanders who let him include them and who collaborated on the story. You’ve made this more than fiction. You’ve made it something we created together. Here’s how the final episodes will drop: •

  • Episode 18: Monday, March 31 at 6pm MDTEpisode 19: Tuesday, April 1 at 6pm MDTAnd the big Finale, Episode 20: Wednesday, April 2 at 6pm MDT And here’s the part you don’t want to miss: 

  • There will be a voice chat afterparty Wednesday night, April 2, following the final episode drop. If you’ve been reading along… If you’ve been featured in the story… Or if you just want to hang out and celebrate a unique piece of community storytelling—mark your calendar. Come raise a glass, trade theories, and toast to our shared journey of Roy’s Stories, DS3 Edition. 


Mar 28, 202501:15:01
Episode 276 - So Many Carrots

Episode 276 - So Many Carrots

#276th for 20 March, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • Colonization has introduced a new challenge for BGS diplomacy. Obl1v1ious has the stories.

  • Prior to PP2, Screw Space systems count was in the mid-to-upper-60s and we controlled in the mid-50s. Today LSN has a presence in 149 systems! Twenty five of those systems have zero population.

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: 

  • Reinforce Ross 310, Tamor

  • Acquire Wolf 10

  • Undermine Ruchbah

Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.

Colonization Update: 

  • We have a base in an Ice Asteroid (HIP 108921)

  • Next system: HIP 112183

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Trailblazer Fleet Deployed to Support Colonisation Initiatives

Dev News: 

Discussion:

  • DS3 Screenshot winners ANNOUNCED 

  • Armor follow up, Lark’s thoughts on Armor

Community Corner:


  • Bucky Ball News, Alec Turner is puttin on a new race. The “ Time and Motion Study” race runs from March 28 until April 7. He has a YouTube of the race course. A link can be found in the show notes. https://youtu.be/EbMYsDlzXCw?si=PqEayh0708qxvs5w

  • The Shoulder Of Orion: A Distant Worlds 3 Colonization


Mar 21, 202501:10:14
Episode 275 - What Would Chig Do?

Episode 275 - What Would Chig Do?

#275nd for 13 March, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • Election in NLTT 57216 - weird activity, Obl1v1ous put up some stoopid big numbers and we went down 3-0, now down 3-1 with no activity, Election in NLTT 57216 - weirdness - PP 1.0 - Missions don’t work to cool off system - 

  • Broken Election Mission Tracker - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/71049

  • Election in Miola we’re interested in

  • We’re making a push in Darahk for control. ADN leadership is cool with it.

  • With colonization we’re not losing sleep over our overheating systems for now.

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: 

  • Reinforce Ross 310, Bumbur, Tamor

  • Acquire Wolf 10

  • Undermine V740 Cassiopeia

Colonization Update: 

  • Trailblazers Update 1 today!

Trailblazers Update 1 is now live. This update addresses a number of reported issues

Pause for System Colonisation will be resolved separately 

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • New Era of System Colonisation Hailed a Success

Dev News: 

  • Extended maintenance

  • Colonization contact still disabled

  • Undocumented scaling costs of colonization “bricks” systems

  • Stations not going where the architect selects (and even where they are not allowed)

  • Stations not taking up the economy properly; markets with fuel and biowaste only

  • Thargoids in the bubble? (Tikurua System)3

  • What’s not on sale right now?

Discussion:

  • Hull theory?

Community Corner:

  • DS3 Evelyn’s Light Screenshots are here take a look in the Distant Screws 3 forum channel

  • Commander Roy Cookson of the Loose Screws has been writing stories of his adventures out exploring with us, if anyone wishes to read them they can be found in the Distant Screws 3 thread, under “Roy’s Stories.” 


Mar 14, 202501:32:14
Episode 274 - Suck It Tracks

Episode 274 - Suck It Tracks

#274nd for 6 March, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • Election in NLTT 57216 - weird activity, Obl1v1ous put up some stoopid big numbers and we went down 3-0, now down 3-1 with no activity, Election in NLTT 57216 - weirdness - PP 1.0 - Missions don’t work to cool off system - 

  • Broken Election Mission Tracker - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/71049

  • Election in Miola we’re interested in

  • We’re making a push in Darahk for control. ADN leadership is cool with it.

  • With colonization we’re not losing sleep over our overheating systems for now.

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: 

  • Battle of Semakhmets - Big drop in influence in Semakhmets because our Kale Eating VR Hippie Frens from Utopia were stickin’ it to Archer. It’s all cool!


Colonization Update: 

  • Trailblazers Update 1 today!

Trailblazers Update 1 is now live. This update addresses a number of reported issues

Pause for System Colonisation will be resolved separately 

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Brewer Corporation Trailblazer Fleet Upgraded
  • The campaign to update Brewer Corporation’s Trailblazer fleet has concluded in the Minerva system.

  • 5 additional Trailblazer megaships will be placed in strategic locations on the fringes of the core systems, providing a hub of tradable materials and services for early colonies.

  • Brewer COO Mark Rennik remarked on the campaign’s success:

  • “Once again, we have received widespread support and confirmation of our efforts, which is both humbling and inspiring. It is obvious that there is great appetite for breaching the latest frontier to establish new colonies, further expanding humanity’s sphere of influence in our section of the galaxy.”

  • Go Get Your Sticker

Dev News: 

  • Outposts are not converting correctly - They’re looking into it

  • Twitch Drops are not dropping - They’re looking into it

  • Audaxius is still Banned on Twitch - They’re looking into it

Discussion:

  • Where Y’all at in DS3 if you are out on it?

  • Favorite Mistake you made as a New Commander

Community Corner:

  • DISTANT SCREWS 3 First one to Complete Dryman’s Point Run goes to CMDR WYLIE!!!! 

  • Commander Roy Cookson of the Loose Screws has been writing stories of his adventures out exploring with us, if anyone wishes to read them they can be found in the Distant Screws 3 thread, under “Roy’s Stories.”

Mar 07, 202501:10:54
Episode 273 - Raw Doggin’ White Dwarfs

Episode 273 - Raw Doggin’ White Dwarfs

#273rd for 27th February, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • here

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: 

  • Imp on Imp violence in HIP 58180

  • Reinforcement Objectives

    • Ross 310 – Maintain fortifications to repel enemy undermining. This secures our advance toward Vagho.

    • Tamor – Ongoing special op with After Dark Initiative. Strengthening defenses near Maikoro to ensure fallback positions.

  • Acquisition Objectives

    • Wolf 10 – Continue acquiring control; 100k merits needed for full consolidation against Archer.

  • Undermine Objectives

    • V740 Cassiopeia – Critical target. Its fall paves the way for the next fortified system en route to Vagho.

For more information check the PowerPlay Hub for LSN operational orders, discussion and tips to complete those optional powerplay weeklies

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Independent Colonisation Support Campaign Goes Live

    • CG for cargo deliveries and bounty hunting in Minerva

  • System Colonisation Equipment Reaches Public Market

Dev News: 

Roadmap: 

4 new ships, 2 new features

Phase 1

Trailblazers

Phase 2 April

New ship: Gutamaya Corsair

Medium Multirole

SIZE 7 THRUSTERS ON A MEDIUM SHIP

Phase 3 summer

New ship

New feature: Vanguards

Spiritual Successor to Squadrons

Communication and interaction with members

Allows you to set objectives for the members of the squad and pay rewards

Can pit vanguards against each other and compete

Vanguard can tie into BGS and powerplay for orders and objectives that need done. 

Vanguard banks: credits/ships/modules

Phase 4 Autumn

new ship 

Phase 5 Winter

New ship

New Feature

Discussion:

  • https://www.elitedangerous.com/en-US/UpdateNotes

  • COLONIZATION UPDATE AND ROADMAP

  • New Gutamaya Ship Predictions (All we know so far is what it looks like, and that it has size 7 thrusters and is a medium ship)

  • Feature complete “beta” where they can change the numbers as they see it play out

  • Galmap system claim mode, scan to verify what the system can support

  • First starport size matters to what else the system can develop into

  • 24 hours to claim, 7 days to fulfil station building requirements, or it goes back to unoccupied

  • System architect gets passive income from system with at least 3 constructions. Taxed over 5m

    • Small discount on ships and outfitting in systems with at least 10 constructions

  • Name generator with limited rerolls or pay 5000 arx to custom name, unlimited

  • System architect’s faction will be the 3rd in the new system

  • New refinery contact who can refine mined commodities into more valuable stuff

  • New asteroid stations in ice, and a few other fancy models

  • Mantalay now available with a new kit with ALL THE WINGS

Community Corner:

  • DISTANT SCREWS 3 Still Ongoing! One more day to submit for the screenshot contest.

  • Commander Roy Cookson of the Loose Screws has been writing stories of his adventures out exploring with us, if anyone wishes to read them they can be found in the Distant Screws 3 thread, under “Roy’s Stories.” 

  • Doofus McDingbat won the giveaway in the FU stream and that is fantastic.


Feb 28, 202501:29:36
Episode 272 - Lasers is Great

Episode 272 - Lasers is Great

#272st for 13th February, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • We have overheating systems

  • Wars and Elections, Miola is the priority. We want to leave LTT 17102 and Balmus alone. 

  • We are expanding again, probably from LA, probably to Calarum - I’m in the black

  • Our new system, Maidubii needs a boost

  • We’re trying to push Semakhmets and the top faction in Gliese 9016 into expansion (eventually for the former). 

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: 

  • Standings Update (like none)

  • Key conflicts (probably some)

  • PP Orders at home (same)

For more information check the PowerPlay Hub for LSN operational orders, discussion and tips to complete those optional powerplay weeklies

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Brewer Corporation Survey Initiative SYSTEM IN LOCKDOWN

Dev News: 

  • FU on 2/26/25

  • Colonization update coming 2/26/25 under the name ‘Trailblazers.’

Discussion:

  • What we’ve been seeing out on DS3 without Audaxius – Still

  • Discussing Weapons…


Community Corner:

  • DISTANT SCREWS 3 Event this Saturday! – High G Hill Climb to take place on Morgan's Rock - NGC 6188 Sector LC-V C2-28  Planet 6 – we shall be meeting on LarkShadow’s Waypoint! We will be using the wing method to get everyone into the instance. The races shall be 2 commanders at a time, the one that gets higher than the other up the hill moves on, the other is eliminated. – 1st Place gets a Shirt or Sweater with the DS3 or Screws Logo of choice. – 2nd Place gets a stainless steel tumbler with the DS3 logo – 3rd place gets a Mug with the DS3 logo – every other place gets a hearty handshake.

  • Commander Roy Cookson of the Loose Screws has been writing stories of his adventures out exploring with us, if anyone wishes to read them they can be found in the Distant Screws 3 thread, under “Roy’s Stories.” 

  • PINK stuff on sale ARX cause LOVE, DAMNIT!


Feb 14, 202501:44:17
Episode 271 - I forgot what I had for lunch

Episode 271 - I forgot what I had for lunch

#271st for 6th February, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • Oblivious doesn’t need no stinkn’ notes. 

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update: 

  • Standings Update

  • Key conflicts

  • Grom and Archer

    • Ascella: Grom Wins. Currently being undermined

    • Changgu: Grom wins

    • Wolf 896: Archer wins, heavy reinforcement

  • Local PP

    • Acquire: Wolf 10

    • Reinforce: Ross 310

    • Undermine: Vagho

    • Updates

      • NLTT 2969 = Fort

For more information check the PowerPlay Hub for LSN operational orders, discussion and tips to complete those optional powerplay weeklies

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/


Dev News: 

  • FU on 2/26/25

  • Colonization update coming 2/26/25 under the name ‘Trailblazers.’

Discussion:

  • What we’ve been seeing out on DS3 without Audaxius.

Community Corner:

  • DISTANT SCREWS 3 launched successfully

  • Purple stuff on sale ARX

Feb 07, 202539:04
Episode 270 - Life Was Humping Me today

Episode 270 - Life Was Humping Me today

#270rd for 30nd January, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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PowerPlay Update: 

  • The battle for Bumbur - A Post Mortem

  • PP Standings (if any movement)

  • Galactic Conflicts

  • Next time say: You can find out more in our PowerPlay Hub on  the Loose Screws Discord with order often posted early on in the cycle and look out for Baromir’s Broadcast that is published on the weekend!

Squad Update: 

  • TT 58343 is now back in our hands.  Maikoro and NLTT 1139 are next

  • Overheating remains a problem and we’re in perpetual expansion call it the new normal.

  • Operation New Horizons - Our expansion - Semakhmets is over 75% - Theoretically it may be randomly selected to expand one of these go arounds, but we just need to push it to the top. Colonization will begin before BGS Expansion issues are sorted out. 

  • Miola needs a boost

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Titan Wreckage In Sol Draws Keen Interest

  • Brewer Corporation to Fund Survey Initiative


Dev News: 

  • FU on 2/25/25

  • Colonization update coming 2/26/25 under the name ‘Trailblazers.’

Discussion:

Community Corner:

  • DISTANT SCREWS 3! Coming February 2nd! confirmed! 2PM MST (-7 UTC) taking off from Ross 310 Planet 5D, if anyone asks it was always February 2nd.


Jan 31, 202501:55:28
Episode 269 - A Vertical Canard Is Something I Can Get Behind

Episode 269 - A Vertical Canard Is Something I Can Get Behind

#269th for 23th January, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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PowerPlay Update: 

  • The battle for Bumber

Squad Update: 

  • Still working on the things we’ve been working on

  • Retaking TT 58343, Maikoro and NLTT 1139 - home of Spanky, the official white dwarf of LSN;

  • Beating down our overheating systems and boosting our stragglers, 

  • Operation New Horizons - Our expansion -> colonization program taking us out of the Bubble.- we’re making progress in phase 1

  • winning strategic conflicts (we will let you know which ones we care about)

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • LYR is in the top 5 of powers!

  • Archer IS NOT! 😀

Dev News: 

  • New Mamba Paints and Ship Kit

Discussion:

  • The shop: Wrap up PP modules and let’s do Shields, eh?

  • Prismatic, Biweave and Blue

  • Engineering Your Shield, Reinforced, Thermal Resistant or Enhanced Low Power

  • Experimentals - Low Draw, Hi Cap, Fast Charge, Multiweave, Force Block, Thermal Block

  • Shield Boosters - 0A, 0E, or 0D 

  • Engineering - Resistance Augmented, Heavy Duty, Thermal, Blast, Force Resistances

  • Experimentals - Super Capacitors, and the rest

  • Shield Banks - How long do you have

Community Corner:

  • DISTANT SCREWS 3! Coming February 2nd! confirmed! 7PM MST (-7 UTC) taking off from Ross 310 Planet 5D, if anyone asks it was always February 2nd.

Wrap Up: 

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Jan 24, 202501:41:28
Episode 268 - I Enjoy A Good ‘Stop And Frisk!’

Episode 268 - I Enjoy A Good ‘Stop And Frisk!’

#268th for 16th January, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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PowerPlay Update: 

  • What we really mean by “Antal can get stuffed”

Squad Update: 

  • Still working on the things we’ve been working on

  • Retaking TT 58343, Maikoro and NLTT 1139 - home of Spanky, the official white dwarf of LSN;

  •  Beating down our overheating systems and boosting our stragglers, 

  • Operation New Horizons - Our expansion -> colonization program taking us out of the Bubble.- we’re making progress in phase 1

  • winning strategic conflicts (we will let you know which ones we care about)

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.


Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  •  Anti-Xeno Blockade Contains HIP 22460

  •  HIP 22460 Declared Free of Thargoids

Dev News: 

  • First FU of the year, 26 Feb

  • Power Play Conflict Zones fixed!

  • Server response times acknowledged; investigating

Discussion:

  • The shop: should we start with powerplay modules?

Community Corner:

  • DISTANT SCREWS 3! Coming January 31st – POSSIBLY postponed to a later date, pending Braeben tunnels getting fixed. – If it is postponed we will be doing a Piranha night in its place for Bloomingwind’s Birthday.

  • Buckyball –kicks off in a few months. Alec T is running the events this year.   In the meantime The Elite Racers have a series in the works to race SRVs around thargoid sites. Dates TBD soon.  Elite Racers Discord – https://discord.com/invite/cvZKNvvj2g 


Jan 17, 202501:46:05
Episode 267 - The Uninstall Heard 'round The World

Episode 267 - The Uninstall Heard 'round The World

#267th for 9rd January, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • We’ve come to a meeting of the minds with our neighbor, the After Dark Initiative, and we’re harmonizing our Power Play and BGS activities as best we can. 

  • BGS has basically 3 4 themes currently - 

  • Retaking to control of lost systems like TT 58343, Maikoro and NLTT 1139 - home of Spanky, the official white dwarf of LSN;

  •  Beating down our overheating systems and boosting our stragglers, 

  • winning strategic conflicts (we will let you know which ones we care about)

  • Operation New Horizons - Our expansion -> colonization program taking us out of the Bubble.Two BGS bugs of note. The system expansion/retreat bug has been corrected. However a new bug discovery is being tested. Oblivious has the details. 

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  •  Empire Accused of Power Grab in Federation’s Heart

Dev News: 


Discussion:

  • 33-Oh-Leven - Hopes and Dreams

Community Corner:

  • DISTANT SCREWS 3! The Mass Jump together so far is scheduled for Friday, January 31st, Bloomingwind’s Birthday, at 7PM ‘Murica Time, right Lark?,, time of jump still being worked on, as are meet up events and shenanigans to have while out there. Prizes for events to include Mugs, Clothing, or other Screws merch! WE STILL NEED ART WORK


Jan 10, 202501:26:48
Episode 266 - Plays Mario Kart In Solo

Episode 266 - Plays Mario Kart In Solo

#266th for 2nd January, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven)

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Squad Update: 

  • DOIN’ POWERPLAY

  • We have powerplay orders now, not really orders but suggestions. 

  • Be on the look out for Piranha Nights and other events when we need to dump bounties somewheres.

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  •  Sandra Delivered some presents for children with the help of commanders, from the outpost, Frost Dock. (it was fun and had good writing)

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • War Won, therefore the Archer folks are complaining that their power lost control of Sol and several other systems while the thargoids occupied it…literally they put in a bug report about it. Lol. Quote: “I don’t see how the thargoid war should affect powerplay at all” 

Dev News: 

  • Happy New Year.

Discussion:

  • Powerplay Shenanigans. 

  • Suggestions Box for Distant Screws 3 for Events to do while we are all in the black (channel to open after this podcast)

Community Corner:

  • DISTANT SCREWS 3! The Mass Jump together so far is scheduled for Saturday, January 25th, time of jump still being worked on, as are meet up events and shenanigans to have while out there. Prizes for events to include Mugs, Clothing, or other Screws merch!

  • Buckyball – In the off season (?)


Jan 03, 202501:16:29
Episode 265 - My Wife Called Me Audaxius

Episode 265 - My Wife Called Me Audaxius

#265thmas for 19st December, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • DOIN’ POWERPLAY

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Powerpoint Update:  for Power Statistics: Powers | Elite:Dangerous | INARA

  • Back to Business

System Strongholds: 

The Empire powers possess the most strongholds in total, with Arissa (55) and Aisling (47) leading, Denton (10) and Zemina (9) are just happy to be there.

The dual Federal powers of Archer (29) and Winters (21)  fight each other as much as anyone else, and Archer has a lead of 9 strongholds against winters.

Of the Independent powers, LYR (40) and Mahon(30) ,have the lead in stronghold systems followed closely by Antal (27) Kaine (27) and Grom (25) , with Delain (20) bringing up a still close last.

Note: All of the “last place” powers amongst the Feds, and independents, still have more stronghold systems than Zemina Torval (9) , and Denton Patreus (10). 

Almost all of the powers can be contacted directly to coordinate with their members by joining their discords (links on Inara), or looking up the respective power’s subreddit. 

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Cocijo controls a single corpse, in low Earth orbit.

  • 6 systems (Including Sol) in recovery, you can haul to help those systems recover, or coordinate with Operation Ida: Operation Ida

Dev News: 

  • FU - Frontier Unwrapped - Questions about Colonization

    • Cash outlay is meaningful but not fleet carrier levels

    • The real cost is construction cargo

    • Claims can’t be locked - you have 2 attempts to fulfil a claim before you are paused

    • Only one claim at a time

    • No system upkeep

    • Architect is named and permanent

    • The controlling faction in the source system is the one that colonizes

    • You can’t permit lock the system.

    • You must start from the bubble

    • System Maps will have an ‘architect view.’

    • Colonization is not a PVP feature - You won’t be able to sabotage another architect’s project - No way to destroy constructions in a system


Discussion:

  • Thargoid war really Over?

  • What are your goals for the coming year of Elite If any? 

  • Have you unlocked the new powerplay cannons yet?

Community Corner:

Dec 20, 202401:25:46
Episode 264 - I put it in the slot where it doesn’t fit

Episode 264 - I put it in the slot where it doesn’t fit

#264ingth for 12lve December, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Oi!  Busy, bruv.

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Powerpoint Update: 

  • Titan Consuela Is Completely Vulnerable. 

  • As of this podcast, has 7 of 8 hearts left and may not last past Saturday

  • Go shoot it in the booty

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Rescue Megaships Decimated by Thargoid Fleet

  • Titan Cocijo Vulnerable in Sol system

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Cocijo controls  - 1 Titan (Sol) and that’s it. Spray some raid on it.

Dev News: 

  • 600 storage IN GAME

  • COBRA Mk V AVAILABLE FOR EARLY BIRDS

  • Battle for the Sol System

Bug Fixes

Fixed decals and ship IDs displaying with a border/background on some Mandalay paintjobs

Fixed missing hitcheck on Python Mk II Spacehawk spoiler

A fix has been implemented to resolve a number of issues related to carrier bartender transactions. However, transaction errors may still be encountered in some specific cases, please report any instances via the issue tracker and we will continue to investigate.

There will be 30 min of downtime tomorrow to fix something

Discussion:

  • Cobra Mk 5…Good? Bad? First Impressions? 

Community Corner:

Dec 13, 202443:28
Episode 263 - I was really into chat rooms in the 90’s

Episode 263 - I was really into chat rooms in the 90’s

#263 for 5nd December, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Someone out there has a bone to pick with us. We’re being pushed into wars and our influence is dropping in multiple systems. Who? Why? No idea. 

  • We’re a little busy with PP 2.0 and saving the earth to deal with it. 

  • Say whatever you think is appropriate kids. 

  • Once we know more about colonization, we’ll go from there and hopefully the fuckery won’t follow us where we go.

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Powerpoint Update: 

  • Most people are doing jack because Titan Conquistador is hovering above Earth. 

  • Someone asked about scavenging missions in the discord earlier and Daxi yelled at them about thargoids.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Titan Cocijo Moves Deeper into Core Systems
  • Widespread Panic in Sol - Ole Bloomingwind saw Widespread Panic at the Riverfront Park in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Earth, Sol in the mid 90s. 
  • Titan Cocijo Devastates Sol System

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Cocijo controls  - 1 Titan (Sol), 0 Alerts, 12 Invasions, 4 control systems, all populated, lotsa ground CZs, starports under attack, reboot missions, odyssey ports under attack, 


Dev News: 

  • 600 storage

  • Sol and it’s neighbors are on fire. 


Discussion:

  • Get out there and kill some goids in Sol. 

Community Corner:


Dec 06, 202439:20
Episode 262 - Planet Planet 2025

Episode 262 - Planet Planet 2025

#262 for 27rd November, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • LYR Screwspace is overheating still

  • War in Howard we care about, election in BD+67 1409 we care about

  • We expanded from Maikoro - Welcome to Anu! 

  • Soma - We have the highest influence but are not in control. We may push to 60% and trigger a control war via an arcane mechanism. 

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Powerpoint Update: 


Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Aegis Urges High Alert for Anti-Xeno Forces

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Cocijo controls  - 1 Titan, 0 Alerts or Invasions, 25 control systems, 2 populated, 1 Odyssey settlement 


Dev News: 

  • FU - https://www.youtube.com/live/nABFElVQ8CQ?si=Pgazw8KD-caSNB6J&t=3309

  • Cobra MKV  Small ship (correction)

    • So that means 3 seats in a small

    • Cockpit down view, SCO, best small multi-role

    • Best small multi-role (duh)

    • SCO (duh)

    • Hardpoints 3m 2s 4u

    • Optionals = 1x5, 3x4, 3x3, 1x2, 2x1 (thanks to psykit)

    • Core = All size 4 but life and sensor is 3

    • Due to release 10 December: Cobra MKV update

  • Mandalay gets midnight (and void?)

  • Gold, Golden, Chrome, Chromed - coming soon

  • Type-8 Runner Ship kit - Smoother look

  • Piers Jackson - game director

    • Year recap, plans and feelings, just go watch it

  • Colonization or, we heard you like grinding…

    • Making the bubble bigger, or shoot off to colonia 2 - keys to the galaxy

    • Purchase a claim from a claim contact - looking at 10LY

    • 24h to deploy to claim beacon or it reverts - one at a time

    • Select primary star port, it’s pre-positioned, so I think you’re just picking the type of station

    • Construction ship, receive materials to build your selected station - largest thing

    • Any players can deliver - fill the list - starport goes in limited, on the thursday it will go fully active - Limited time on primary star port and has some infrastructure cost.

    • Claim beacon becomes nav beacon and claim contact appears in the new port

    • Large undertaking

    • You are the system architect, you can’t lose this control of constructions

    • Systems vary in what they can do after colonizing them, which can be researched ahead of time

    • Systems start with the faction you bought the claim from

    • Space stations: system map shows potential locations, choose an appropriate installation that can go there, buy it and summon a construction platform.

    • Smaller facilities will need to be built to have enough infrastructure to support building larger ones

    • On surface, you can pick the location of the construction, place and orient the future facility

    • Ground base construction facility, complete as normal.

    • Interconnected system economy, population, 

    • Planning a beta, early next year

    • Apparently the ground construction facilities will stay forever if their stock for building the base isn’t complete.

  • One more pre-recorded show for December

  • If you think thargoids are coming to an end, watch the socials

  • Tactical core chips aren’t needed anymore

  • The black paints for Mandalay


Discussion:

  • FU


Community Corner:


  • Buckyball - Race 8 TBD 


Nov 28, 202401:10:30
Episode 261 - Salon Duet

Episode 261 - Salon Duet

#261 for 21rd November, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Wars in Uchagan, LTT 16910 and Yen Ti, not too worried about them. 

  • Bumbur and 5A need some boosting of influence.

  • Yong-Rui Screwspace aka ‘The Old Worlds of Screwspace’ are overheating with no end in sight. Hopefully things will level off, but it may take FDev’s finger on the BGS/PP interaction. Theoretically after enough cycles of expansion, there will be nowhere to expand to as long as there aren’t retreats from minor factions creating openings. Given an expansion is 10-13 days, that could be a very long time. 

  • The overheating has resulted in Operation New Horizons being on hold because we would have to push and maintain Semakhmets as the highest influence system (sort of) to trigger expansion from there.

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Powerpoint Update: 

  • Insert Daxi Speech here

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • PP Rankings were announced - Player Driven Galnet News

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Cocijo controls  - 1 Titan, 0 Alerts or Invasions, 41 control systems, 5 populated, 3 starports, 3 odyssey settlements and 2 ground ports under attack


Dev News: 

  • Midnight Black and Black Friday Discounts - Some ship kits are among the sale items, there were no Void Black, nor are there Midnight Black paintjobs for the Mandalay this year. 

  • 19.1 Update Crime pays and doesn’t pay, but we all wear a crown of bones

Update Notes:

  • Fixed an exploit where Powerplay Data could be downloaded multiple times from the same Data Port (Issue ID: 67329)

  • Aisling Duval's Powerplay systems now correctly flag Imperial Slaves & Narcotics as illegal. Crime does not pay.

  • Archon Delain Powerplay systems now correctly open Black Markets if they are not already present. OK...here crime might pay.

  • Pranav Antal now closes Black Markets in Fortified/Stronghold systems.

  • Merit awards for destroying Ship Launched Fighters have been reduced.

  • Adjustments made to Flight Tutorial combat drones reducing their damage output.

  • Type-8's collision has been adjusted so that the "arms" now have correct collision.

  • Resolved a crash when using VR Power Play strategic view on Galaxy map

  • Filters on the Galaxy Map are no longer auto selected when you hover your mouse over them

Thank you for all your continued feedback and reports!


Discussion:

  • PP 2.0 - Iterative process or the stagnation of humanity Leto II warned us about?


Community Corner:

  • Happy 6th-versary to the Burr Pit

  • Buckyball - Race 8 still TBD


Nov 22, 202401:23:28
Episode 260 - Workin’ Mahon’s PP

Episode 260 - Workin’ Mahon’s PP

#260 for 14nd November, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Election in Cempsigi, Wars in BD+67 1409, FF Andromedae and MCC 858

  • PP2.0 has set Yong Rui Screwspace ablaze. We’re going to need to cool it off. Fortunately Yong Rui pilots get merits for running missions in Yong Rui space, so merits for beating down our influence in systems. 

  • Cooling off our overheating systems is important because of Operation New Horizons. 

  • In light of the new upcoming colonization, we’re trying to expand out of Semakhmets to the edge of the bubble, 70 LY. It’s not terribly far, but Canonn and StellaNebula Project are sitting smack dab in the middle of our way. I’ve charted a route and it is a complex series of ‘filling holes’ and staging retreats along the way. It will be slow but we have no timeline or mechanics for colonization, so fortune favors the prepared. 

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Powerpoint Update: 

  • Daxi is the Quarterback

  • A diverse portfolio of Delane, Yong Rui, and Mahon pilots will probably serve us well as pushing out Archer seems to be our unifying theme

  • JNTracks with an open letter to FDev

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • No GalNews is Good GalNews with Gary GalNews

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Cocijo controls  - 1 Titan, 1 Invasion, 61 control systems, 5 populated, 6 with ground ports!

Dev News: 

  • Stellar screenshots featuring the Mandalay

  • Mandalay Quest Ship Kit pack released

  • Void Black Paintjobs are around for one more week! 10K Arx for the T8 & Python II, 6500 for all other ships!


Discussion:

  • PP 2.0 - Screwspace is a center of activity


Community Corner:


Nov 15, 202401:46:03
Episode 259 - Be Right Back

Episode 259 - Be Right Back

#259 for 7st November, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Another War in Soma

  • Another War in V2151 Cygni

  • Expanding out of KZA to Yarigui

  • Powerplay has set the Yong Rui part of our space on fire. Anticipate beating down systems routinely, especially if you’re Yong Rui pledged. 

  • BGS as we know it is evolving as a consequence of PP effects and the colonization on the horizon. We will probably be less focused on expansion in the manner we have been doing. More details from CMDR Bloomingwind as it takes shape. 

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Powerpoint Update: 

  • Daxi is the Quarterback

  • A diverse portfolio of Delane, Yong Rui, and Mahon pilots will probably serve us well as pushing out Archer seems to be our unifying theme

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • New Dawn for Humanity? The Powers are Up To Stuff, and Archer pounces! Crowns of Bones for everyone!

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Cocijo controls  - 1 Titan, 1 Invasion, 84 control systems, 15 populated, 6 with ground ports!

Dev News: 

  • Server Shenanigans

  • Void Black Paintjobs are Back! 10K Arx for the T8 & Python II, 6500 for all other ships!

  • Exploration and Bio data collected after 6AM UTC on 11/7 counts toward powerplay


Discussion:

  • PP 2.0 - Screwspace is a center of activity


Community Corner:

  • BUCKY BALL RACE: We have winners - Once Upon a Time in Leesti - Regulation Sgurr was first, Alec Turner second, and Darplata 94 third. Shaye Blackwood First, Alec Turner 2nd, and Sulu 3rd in Shenanigan Class. Congratulations all! The 8th Race is yet to be announced. 



Epic Games had an article on the 40 year history of thargoids: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/elite-dangerous-interview-frontier-thargoid-war-humanity-future

Nov 08, 202401:07:19
Episode 258 - I’m a Newsman

Episode 258 - I’m a Newsman

#258 for 1rd November, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Powerplay 2.0 is here, NLHate had begun simping for Nakato Kaine

  • Lost in Soma, Working towards a Rematch and whomever is pushing there, if you can hear us, please join the Discord so we can all stop banging out heads against the CZ wall.

  • Currently a Conflict in V2151 Cygni

  • We’re Rebuilding in NLTT 1139 and G218-5

  • For more please think about joining the discord linked at loosescrewsed.com, and see the standing orders channel. 

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Famed treasure hunter goes missing (She was a LITTLE Drunk)

  • Winters assumes office (To the joy of tens of people)

  • Mandalay released (To the joy of those with Arx)

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Cocijo controls  - 117 controlled - 3 invasions (1 not stomped out yet) - currently no alerts: Subject to change. 

Dev News: 

  • Frontier Unlocked.

  • Power play 2 launches

  • Mandalay releases

  • Final new ship of the year: Cobra mkV

  • Type-8 wide access 28th November

  • New feature announced: colonization

    • Move into unpopulated systems

    • Designed to dovetail with PP2.0 - powers can move through colonization

    • Next live stream with have guest devs to talk about this.

Discussion:

  • Tricks or Treats FDev Style - Did you Join In

  • PP2.0 - Squadron Independent or Committed

  • Colonization - Looking toward the Screw-ture

  • Mandalay - What’s in your loadout? Combat Ship or Non-bat Ship?

Community Corner:

  • NEW BUCKY BALL RACE: Once Upon a Time in Leesti - Hosted by Commander Raiko. Details in the Buckyball Discord, started today the 24th of October. 

  • Congratulations - Single Malt Scotty - Soloing a Hydra in a Mandalay


Nov 02, 202401:52:05
Episode 257 - Saving you all from the Asp Scout

Episode 257 - Saving you all from the Asp Scout

#257dy for 24th October, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Brace for Impact of Powerplay 2.0 on the 29th.

  • Election for retaining control in Soma. We took control from the controlling faction who happened to be in 2nd place (a weird rare event), and now we’re trying to keep it. 

  • A lot of conflicts in minor holdings.

  • V 640 Cassiopeia continues to vex us. 

  • We are expanding out of 6A to Nedos

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

According Operation Thunderstruck (rescuing captured humans from the Titans): Over a quarter of a million pods have been rescued so far. (Thank you FourSeven for the info)

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Raijin … Promoted to Firework.

  • Cocijo controls  - 1 Alert, 3 invasion, 144 control (17 populated, 21 with progress)

Dev News: 

  • Frontier Unlocked has a Discord server - It’s going about as well as one could expect on the internet over there. I believe Daxi has already been timed out on it.

Update Confirmed for October the 29th. (Tuesday)

Discussion:

  • New Powerplay Module Stats Revealed.

Concorde Cannon (Nakato Kaine) 

Power Draw: .64

DPS: 15.8

Distributor Draw .75

Armor Piercing: 42

Max Range 3500M

Damage Falloff: 3500M

Shot Speed: 1300 m/s

ROF: 1.1 Per Sec

Burst Fire: 4 Per sec (thought to be standard 3 round burst)

Ammo Clip Size: 9 (3 burst shots)

Ammo Max (magazine size): 300

Community Corner:

  • NEW BUCKY BALL RACE: Once Upon a Time in Leesti - Hosted by Commander Raiko. Details in the Buckyball Discord, started today the 24th of October. 

  • The Burr Pit: Commander Rheeney lost her father last week, our hearts go out to her and commander Buur.


Oct 25, 202429:14
Episode 256 - You'll Always Take A Free Bone

Episode 256 - You'll Always Take A Free Bone

#256rd for 17 October, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • We’re expanding out of 6A -> Returning to Nedos where Foxworth Celestial accidentally retreated us out. They did all the heavy lifting. Thanks, neighbors.

  • A lot of conflicts -> LTT 16910 is our top priority - by the time you hear this we will be D4 and likely down 0-3. 

  • Still cleaning up the aftermath of the ADI war. 

  • V640C - Operation Sour Milk has been a heavy lift

  • LHS 6007 - Operation Cilice - We’re trying expand the lead faction into Calarum so we won’t return there in the future.

  • Everything is going to blow up once Powerpoint 2.0 hits. 

Potential Faction Topic: Should the squad join a power, or remain unaffiliated?

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Zorgon Peterson has a car show - The Mandalay is coming to a showroom near you!

  • Thargoid Titan Wreckage Could Accelerate Multiple Scientific Fields - New Feature?

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Raijin …  7 Hearts - 20.0% Finished!

  • Cocijo controls  - 1 Alert, 3 invasions, 154 Control

Dev News: 

  • Frontier Unlocked has a Discord server 

  • Zac is excited on Twitter - Very excited for the next few weeks of Elite Dangerous. Really is a whole new chapter of an already great year! Hope everyone is looking forward to it - and make sure to give Powerplay 2.0 a go, even if you haven't before! 

Discussion:

  • Powerpoint 2.0: 

  • Nakato Kaine has been revealed - CMDR Hate is Tumescent - Also she brings a Concord Cannon

  • Jerome Archer has also been revealed - He looks like Bel Riose (Ben Daniels) in Foundation, but with better hair. 

  • We live at a crossroads - do we want to pledge, and if so, to who? Nakato kaine is the only answer - hate


Community Corner:

  • The Burr Pit has an Ascendancy Spoilers Page in their discord

  • CMDR Obl1v1ous’s beloved Corgi passed this week. The entire squadron sends their condolences. 


Oct 18, 202401:11:39
Episode 255 - Galnot Update

Episode 255 - Galnot Update

#255nd for 10nd October, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • We’re still expanding out of 7A

  • We have a few wars and elections

  • V640C has become a hub of Massacre/Assassination missions for Mats. - Operation Sour Milk

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Gal-nothing

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Raijin controls …  Should be ready to go about the time the update comes

  • Cocijo controls 

Dev News: 

  • Ura Dev News. 

Discussion:

  • Stories


Community Corner:

  •  CMDR Quizengine who was a regular contributor to our Burr’s Discord and community. If you didn’t know Quizengine then you may well be familiar with his fantastic Odyssey Map Guide (or OMG) website that mapped ALL the Odyssey installation types and made a ship identification quiz (Elite Feet) based entirely on a ship's landing gear!

  •  Buckyball - Raiko Sponsorimng Yes, "Once Upon a Time in Leesti" will begin on Friday 25th October.

  • https://youtu.be/cS1odcHYf88 Accorbius Zoom 


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvzwUMvKMqo Alec Turner’s Spire platform jump’g

Oct 10, 202445:55
Episode 254 - Fookin Toodd!

Episode 254 - Fookin Toodd!

#254rd for 3rd October, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • We expanded to 7 Alpha Lacertae

  • We’re expanding out of 7A

  • We have a few wars

  • There is nothing new under the sun. 

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Jameson Memorial Starport Operational

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Raijin controls …  Should be ready to go about the time the update comes

  • Cocijo controls 

Dev News: 


Discussion:



Community Corner:

  •  Folks, we are very excited to announce that tickets for Pit Con 2025 are now LIVE!  :PitCon:  🥳 

  • 🎟️  Follow this link to Eventbrite to grab yours:

  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pit-con-tickets-988999031727

  • 🏨  The Belfry Hotel is offering a special discount rate for a two night stay, single person occupancy with breakfast included (limited availability). 

  • Follow the link on the Pit Con website here: https://www.thebuurpit.com/hotel-2025

  • We very much look forward to seeing some of you there!  :Buur: :Rheeney: ❤️ :o7:


Oct 04, 202437:25
Episode 253 - 12/12 SRVs

Episode 253 - 12/12 SRVs

#253th for 26st September, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • War in Soma we’re trying to win

  • War in Calarum we’re trying to lose, en route to retreating out. 

  • 6A is in expansion and we need to make some moves to land in BD+35 4893, but we need to force a faction into retreat. 

  • We also have preventative maintenance in several systems.

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Raijin controls 65 systems, 56 control, 4 invasions, 0 alert, 10 in recovery

  • Cocijo controls 174 systems 168 control, 4 invasions, 1 alert, 3 in recovery

Dev News: 

Discussion:

  • Elite’s greatest strength as a game is being ignored and stifled instead of fostered

  • Attack on Shinrarta Dezhra ends with a fizzle: Why fDev still can’t see what’s so plain to us

    • “What we're less clear on is how the aliens assign value to potential targets” what was the point of this line?

    • CG misaligned with game mechanics it was entangled with

    • Mechan’s video about the spinning thargoids bug https://youtu.be/HjLZc5ik2XY?si=nUt0bmh5asCbPkDb

  • PP 2.0 Questions: hardly worth reading https://youtu.be/gMisqY76xZ8?si=aURhaU74DvEvwq8l

    • Majority of activities effect it (when pledged)

    • Open only (knew that already)

    • PP snapshot, 99% retention, you have to repledge, restart loyalty rewards (new system)

    • One power at a time

    • Power agents stacked but separate from the crime and punishment system

    • New power: NL Hate’s Waifu, Nakato Kaine - Alliance

    • No system to remove a power emergently

    • Removing link between powers and government type (eye roll)

    • No direct BGS impact… (but obviously all your actions that impact PP also impact BGS so this seems like a insane thing to say)

    • No way to impact PP without being pledged (couched in comments that 

    • they want players to feel connected to it)

    • Visible effects on the world? …….  Yes…… literally the only thing they extensively talked about already

    • Player effort uncapped

    • Balance small/large powers.  Large spread out, while small have some bonuses to even the field

  • Mandalay: https://youtu.be/rzI88AoSn4I?si=26A-UFwVj-cqzeKF

    • Core: size 5 but for size 4 life support

    • Optionals: 3x1, 1x2, 2x3, 2x4, 1x5, 1x6 (!!!)

    • HP: 4 medium, 2 small - pretty close grouping (Krait-like)

    • Speed, maneuverable (good yaw), longest jump range

    • Slowest SCO, best fuel and lowest turbulence

    • Window in the floor - Ship Kits


Community Corner:


Sep 27, 202401:34:48
Episode 252 - Where Everyone Keeps Their Stuff

Episode 252 - Where Everyone Keeps Their Stuff

#252th for 19nd September, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • We won some, we lost some.

  • We will attempt another push in Grom Space when our numbers are replenished but it may be futile because communism.

  • We are landing in Calarum any day now. We will do nothing there and be retreated out in a week.

  • 6A and 7A are in an overheating cycle. 

  • But honestly everything is in maintenance mode until the Crisis in Shinrarta Dezra subsides.

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Thargoid Fleet Invades Shinrarta Dezhra - Shinies

  • Fixed Medium AX Missile Rack (pre-engineered) High Capacity Magazine & Rapid Fire

  • Fixed Large AX Missile Rack (pre-engineered) High Capacity Magazine & Rapid Fire

  • Gimbal Medium AX Multi-cannon (pre-engineered) Overcharged & Autoloader

  • Gimbal Large AX Multi-cannon (pre-engineered) Overcharged & Autoloader

  • Heatsink Launcher (pre-engineered) Double capacity & Increased Reload Time 


  • All Commanders will receive 2 of each module if the initiative reaches Tier 1

  • The Top 50% of contributors will receive 1 additional module of each type

  • The Top 25% of contributors will receive 1 additional module of each type


Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Raijin has 1 alert, 4 invasions and 65 (20 Populated) controlled systems

  • Cocijo has 1 alert, 3 invasions and 171 (24 Populated) controlled systems

Dev News: 

  • Happy Eliteaversary 

  • Elite is the longest running game franchise in the guinness book of world records. 

Discussion:

  • Goids



Community Corner:


Sep 20, 202434:12
Episode 251.5 - A Day That Will Live In Infamy
Sep 20, 202402:42
Episode 251 - (Untitled)

Episode 251 - (Untitled)

#251 for 12rd September, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Fighting for control of Soma

  • Bunch of other wars and elections in our minor holdings

  • Expanding back to Calarum from 7 Andromedae

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Be alert for counter attacks - Aden Tanner and Aegis seek relevancy. 

  • Galnet News Digest - Aegis, Sirius and Azimuth Megaships are jumping 9/19/3310 -  V886 Centauri. 11 LY away from Shinrarta Dezra. 

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Raijin has steadily depleted control. Down to 77  Squeeze… 

  • 2 new alerts and 5 new invasions - 

  • Anti-Xeno Megaships Converge on Core System

Dev News: 

  • Paint Job sale - several skins that left the shop are back and ‘discounted 30% off’ from the new normal

Discussion:




Community Corner:

  • Buckyball race: Psykit has the next one which is set to start on the 20th


Sep 13, 202451:01
Episode 250 - Ecostructure

Episode 250 - Ecostructure


#250 for 5st September, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/


Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Raijin has steadily depleting control.  Squeeze… 

Dev News: 


Discussion:

  • Podcast stats and info stuffs

  • How did you weather the EDO launch “dark times”?


Community Corner:


Sep 06, 202401:56:49
Episode 249 - Real Deep Exploring

Episode 249 - Real Deep Exploring

#249 for 29nd August, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

Squad Update: 

  • War has begun in V2151 Cygni! We want to win it!

  • 6A is going to expand! We are trying to guide it to land in Soma, please see the orders to help there.

  • Balmus and HIP 4907 are needing boosting.

  • There are multiple other conflict to get involved in if desired

  • See orders for more detail, or ask one of the faction members in our discord. 

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  •  Jerome Archer and Nakato Kaine Increase Supporters - TLDR: Jerome Archer think’s he’s hot s**t, he and Nakato Kaine want to take the democratic process out of democracy, The Federation remains annoying to all the other powers. 

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Raijin has a ton of systems still and needs a lot of work. 

Dev News: 

  • PP 2.0 pushed to October (I literally know nobody who is surprised) no firm date yet

  • MANDALAY - New Exploration ship from Zorgon Peterson (Mamba cockpit), according to Arf it should give the Exploroconda a run for it’s money, according to Zac it should make the Asp Explorer obsolete. 

  • She's a beauty! (New ship revealed--Mandalay) | Frontier Forums

Community Corner:


Aug 30, 202401:00:45
Episode 248 - A Button That Says Win Game

Episode 248 - A Button That Says Win Game

#248 for 22st August, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Our friends in Terra Mater have requested help taking back their home planet, though the war will be over by the time you hear this, hopefully in their favor. 

  • NLTT52560 we are still going for control, Raise that influence meter!

  • Rebuilding is still going on elsewhere in screw space.

  • As well as Preventative maintenance, though HIP 4907 and Kolyawa need it bad.

  • There are several conflicts in progress as well if you need get your pew pew on. Our war priority is V2161 Cygni

  • Or just go club the titan Thor

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

  • Thargoid war update - Tri-power research into titan remains

  • Kumo Crew Claims Responsibility for Nanomam 1 Explosion

Thargoid war update: https://dcoh.watch/

  • Thor is been kilt-ed

  • Raijin and Cocijo remain (Raijin likely next target)

Dev News: 

Community Corner:

Aug 23, 202401:17:18
Episode 247 - This is not a variant!

Episode 247 - This is not a variant!

#247 for 15nd August, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Our friends in Terra Mater have requested help taking back their home planet, though the war will be over by the time you hear this, hopefully in their favor. 

  • NLTT52560 we are still going for control, Raise that influence meter!

  • Rebuilding is still going on elsewhere in screw space.

  • As well as Preventative maintenance, though HIP 4907 and Kolyawa need it bad.

  • There are several conflicts in progress as well if you need get your pew pew on. Our war priority is V2161 Cygni

  • Or just go club the titan Thor

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

8-15-2024 - 

Utopia Fails to Reinforce Research Archive Library

15 AUG 3310

Utopia’s campaign in the Polevnic system has ended, with Pranav Antal announcing that it did not receive the desired quota of goods and samples.

The requested deliveries of several types of commodities and encoded materials arrived at Tanner Settlement starport in the Polevnic system. The Guardians of Harmony, which managed the initiative, is now arranging payment on behalf of Antal for all pilots who took part.

Apparently no one likes space hippies. 

Thargoid war update:

  • Thor is complete vulnerable

  • Kill it KILL IT KEEL IT

Dev News: Frontier Unlocked contained announcements and info

Community Corner:


Aug 16, 202452:09
Episode 246 - Thicc Orbital Lines

Episode 246 - Thicc Orbital Lines

#246 for 8st August, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • The wars without end are on hiatus. We’re trying to build some distance between us and opponents in Darahk, Miola, Howard and Balmus. We’re fighting for second in BD+67 1409 in the polls and on to control. We’re pushing for control in NLTT 52560. There is a war in Yen Ti, not our highest priority, but we’re happy to win.

  • We’re expanding out of 6A - Currently our target is Nedos

  • Soon we will be moving to reclaim control of NLTT 1139 and G 218-5 

  • Our new neighbors NuADI or the Squadron previously associated with PE are making an effort to get to know folks in the neighborhood. They’re using V640 Cassiopeia as a staging ground for farming massacre missions in their space, they’re planning on farming bounties sustainably. 

  • Our other neighbors, the Hellssina Knights are keeping things stable on their front. 

  • In other words thing are getting back to normal, and hopefully stay that way until PP 2.0

  • IF you are interested in BGS reach out to us in the LSN channel in our discord. A bunch of us love to talk BGS

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

8-2-3310 - Assassination attempt on the Emperor in Cubeo

8-6-3310 - Aegis offers engineering rewards for participating in the clearing of control systems in the thargoid war, like Arx for killing titans. 

8-7-3310 - The Type 8 Released - Better fuel efficiency than a Python Mk. II - also better looking.

8-8-3310 - Utopia is offering two CGs - Data mat deliveries of cracked industrial firmware, classified scan data banks and unexpected emission data along with a second CG requesting autofabricators, animal monitors and microcontrollers - insert Rocket Raccoon joke here. They are offering a Yellow Crypsis paint job for the Krait Mk. II to the top 50% of contributors. Unclear if there are any stoopid credit rewards as well, We’re due for one of those. 

Thargoid war update:

  • Thor controls 4 systems

  • We got an alert from the Pilots’ Federation asking for help in taking out the last four systems. 

  • Maybe Thor breaks a rule and becomes vulnerable before next Thursday? Who knows? 

Dev News: Frontier Unlocked contained announcements and info

Discussion: 

Elite Dangerous | Type-8 Update (18.08) | Wednesday 7th August | Frontier Forums

Type Upd8 Patch Notes

  

  • Partners get preview Type-8 from the 31st July (yesterday) (IT LOOKS AWESOME)

  • Extra FU from gamescon - watch socials

Community Corner:


Aug 09, 202450:26
Episode 245 - HGE! DROP EVERYTHING!

Episode 245 - HGE! DROP EVERYTHING!

#245 for 1st August, 2024 or 33-oh-10 (3310)

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Squad Update: 

  • Old School Standing Orders are Back - streamlined and better than ever. 

  • We’re clearing out the conflicts from the ADI war well. We have some new conflicts that might be related to the fall out from our recent conflict with HK

  • We’re expanding out of 6A - Currently our target is Nedos, which is suboptimal, so we need raise the retreating faction there, and lower the influence of the lowest non native faction in Mezavini, so we land there instead.

  • A lot of shit went down this week…Ole Bloomingwind will give a TLDR and where we go from here. This applies equally this week as last week. 

  • After which Lark will give a funnier TLDR

All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

Thargoid war update:

Dev News: Frontier Unlocked contained announcements and info

Discussion: 

  • Engineering rework

    • Increase mat availability on grade 4 or 5 significantly increased from all known sources

    • Dramatically, like from 6 to 9, up to 30 to 100

    • EDH too random (chart)

    • EDO recipes made less expensive (chart)

    • EDO all suits get increased capacity (chart)

    • Reduced engineer unlock requirements (chart)

    • They think it’s close to right but will watch feedback as it goes to the players

    • Additional changes/rebalance to thargoid war

      • Contributions to retaking system will reward grade 4 and 5 mats

      • Rewards determined by percentile of participation up to 120 mats(chart)

      • Contributions do not reset each week, so even small gaming can compound

  • Next update is “Type-8”

    • Releasing 7th T8 Early access 3 months, same as before

    • (major updates will have names now)

    • Python mkII goes full release

    • Includes engineering update

    • Includes pre-builts

      • Type-8 Standard

      • Type-8 Stellar (Cooler paint job and modules)

      • Passenger jump start - Beluga, luxury long range with Increased range SCO drive

      • Bounty hunter jumpstart - Vulture, G1 weapons, G2 internals

      • Additional paints and “fang” ship kit for P2

  • Partners get preview Type-8 from the 31st July (yesterday) (IT LOOKS AWESOME)

  • Extra FU from gamescon - watch socials

Community Corner:


Aug 02, 202401:32:17