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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 10/16)
Busted in old and fun ways.
Come join us colonizing, BGS works out here.Ish. So does the colonizing
PowerPlay Update: - (unashamedly copied from KrugerFive’s post in our Discord, 10/30)
Cycle 52: we are 1 day ahead of the cycle so… no update
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints
Find out more in the LSN-powerplay-hub forum channel.
Dev News:
Galnet News: https://community.elitedangerous.com/ (updated 10/23)
Trailblazer Fleet To Be Withdrawn
Discussion:
New Video Style
Trailblazers out of beta on 11 November
Significant amount of fixes and QoL to BGS, PP, and Colonization
Balance pass for on-foot combat
New star port - Dodec station - Tier 3+ Available at the 11Nov update
Tech broker, higher stats all around
50k ARX to unlock per account, deploy one instantly where allowed, and then build others as normal
New ship - Zorgon Caspian Explorer - early access in December
Large pad
Can load mk2 modules
Including new MK2 FSD with improved neutron supercharging
Retracting engine bits
Small landing footprint
Said something about “mind that gravity and spot interesting plating pattern on hull”
New feature pushed to early 2026 - Operations
New set of multi-phased scenarios
On foot and in space
4 CMDRs take on a challenging obstacle
Never seen before areas - internals of hostile megaship
Multiple operations, varying difficulty
Rewards that are difficult to obtain
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 10/16)
Busted in old and fun ways.
Come join us colonizing, BGS works out here.Ish. So does the colonizing
PowerPlay Update: - (unashamedly copied from KrugerFive’s post in our Discord, 10/30)
Cycle 52: Here's to one year of powerplay 2.0 complete! Cheers!
Princess Aisling with 3 strongholds lost! First week she's went negative since at least cycle 22
Li Yong-Rui wins across all the boards this week with +39 new systems, including 6 new fortifieds, and 1 stronghold.
Possible the most gained in pp2.0
Kaine upgrades 5 systems to strongholds with the most this week, and +20 systems overall
Delaine hit with a loss of -4 system
Torval passes Delaine for P10 in the Nicey/KrugerFive boards
She is in sight of Delaine for P10 in the FDev boards as well, possibly passing in a 2-3 weeks
All the powers are starting to show pretty steady trends and the FDev leaderboard is getting pretty close to being sorted. The Nicey/KrugerFive oneThen after that may be a really long wait. 14 and 24 cycles are a pretty ls are pretty much sorted out now. If everyone keeps playing the same for the FDev leaderboard my passing predictions are:
Torval passes Delaine in 3 cycles
Emperor Arissa passes Mahon in 14 cycles
Kaine passes Archer in 24 cycles
ong time as it is. I hope this stuff around HIP 87621 shakes up powerplay some. (edited)
Thursday, October 30, 2025 1:20 PM
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/ (updated 10/23)
Panther Clipper Enters Full Production ( Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site )
Brewer Construction Campaign Achieves Targets
“Independent observers believe that the concentration of megaship traffic and the secrecy surrounding the order, together with the reported direct messages to pilots pledged to one of the twelve Powers, are strong indicators of an intention to rapidly construct a science and security enclave around HIP 87621.”
Dev News:
New paint job - “ https://www.elitedangerous.com/store/catalog/promo
Halloween event is live, Paints are the reward! I couldn’t find the link ~ lark
Discussion:
Gameplay: Making the case that fixing BGS and other bugs would bring some people back to the game, who are currently doing other things but would like to play elite.
Combat vs other gameplays
Community Corner:
***** Audaxius’ song: THE MUSIC OF THE HARBINGER *****
#307rd for 23st of October, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 10/16)
BGS - Alec and our friends from Lave were reading the update notes for T-11 Patch 2 from last week.
Reviewing the issue tracker ID’s in the patch notes - BGS getting stuck is what FDev thinks is fixed and it looks fixed.
What wasn’t fixed per the patch notes - Mission influence going to the right place still doesn’t seem to be fixed.
So now it’s half broke
Our friends were discussing when BGS Broke, was it PP 2.0, was it Trailblazers, when did it break? (Cockney Accent) - Blimey - It all began with PP 2.0, bloke! Fifteen Quid For a Broken Game?!?!?!
Colonization Update - The Loose Screws control IC 22602 Sector ZU-Y d103!Arai’s Inheritance. It is the official platinum mining hole of the Loose Screws Network. Thank you to Volt, Edward Skeele, Uraniborg, Borked
PowerPlay Update: - (unashamedly copied from KrugerFive’s post in our Discord, 10/23)
Cycle 51: Can you believe we are entering into 1 year of powerplay 2.0 this week?
Winters with a strong week adding the most systems at +18 (all exploited)
Yong-Rui again with the overall strongest week with +5 more strongholds and +8 fortifieds
Patreus goes -1 system overall, but -3 fortifieds
Delaine also kept flat with 0 systems gained
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/ (updated 10/23)
Megaship Movements Spark HIP 87621 Speculation
Independent observers have reported unusual activity in systems surrounding HIP 87621, intensifying rumours of covert operations in the region.
Multiple reports indicate that megaships have been spotted operating near the permit-locked system over the past week. Though no Power has formally acknowledged involvement, analysts believe this early mobilisation suggests a push for influence around HIP 87621.
CG NOTE “Merit-palooza”:
The large merit awards for mining within the CG system are no longer available, due to revoking the ‘God-Handed’ powerplay state. The only power within 20-30ly is Grom (as it always was), so the ‘normal’ mechanic for getting mining merits there doesn’t work now.
Will it come back?...
Dev News:
New paint job - “ https://www.elitedangerous.com/store/catalog/promo
Halloween paint jobs
Spectrix for all the new ships - looks like monster teeth on the ships’ backs
Malevolent Horror for Anaconda
Various ‘wisps’ (haunt, poltergeist, shade, yurei, revenant, phantasm, horror)
Basically pumpkin faces of various sizes for the old ships
On-foot pumpkin outfits
On-foot skeleton outfits
On-foot ‘slimed’ outfits
Pumpkin ship decal
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 10/16)
BGS is apparently fixed - We had a bunch of conflicts going back to 8/31 that have since begun and completed
Only time and testing will tell what is and isn’t fixed.
13 systems over 75% influence - so even if things are fixed…
Wars in Synuefe and Col 285 sectors along with Yen Ti
Victory in Musca Dark Region UE-W a3-0 - thank you Uraniborg and Edward Skeele
We Just expanded out of Maikoro
We’re in 319 systems controlling 79
PowerPlay Update: - (updated by Obl1v1ous)
Cycle 50: I will interpret CMDR KurgerFive’s analysis so you won’t have to.
Kaine wrestled seventh place away from Antal on the FDev board,
For the fifth week in a row our frat boy Rui, has delivered the strongest performance which even out distanced the fancy footwork of Princess Podiatry.
At this pace Yong-Rui will move to second on Nicey/KrugerFive charts. And what of the FDev charts? Well this reporter believes FDev treats Rui like an SEC referee treats Auburn football.
Down in tenth place it looks like Torval is about to win the Torval Delaine staring contest.
And at the bottom of the pile, the only growth Emperor Arissa has seen is that mole on her face while Patreus dropped another three exploited systems.
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/
Type-11 Prospector Declared a Triumph
Strategic Order Placed with Brewer Corporation - CG with stickers for all, and 1 size 5 non-Euclidican cargo rack for the 75%ers.
Dev News:
Type 11 Prospecter Update 2
Introduced new functionality to prevent 'claim sniping'. When the primary port is completed in a newly colonised system, an exclusive lock on making claims FROM that system's colonisation contact will be enforced for a short period
The System Architect may exclusively make claims from the system for 30 minutes
After this 30 minutes expires, anyone within the System Architect's Squadron may make a claim for the next 23.5 hours
This will function even if the System Architect is in their own solo Squadron
After a total of 24 hours, the exclusive claim rights lift and any player may make a claim from the newly constructed system
Note that if the System Architect is not in a squadron, then only the 30 minute lockout applies.
The claim panel via the colonisation contact has been updated to display when a lockout is in effect, and details the remaining duration
COMPANION API
Facility construction effort requirements info has been included in the /market endpoint
BUG FIXES
Fixed the main cause of the faction simulation (BGS) becoming stuck in some situations. This should resolve most instances of conflicts/expansion/influence etc. not functioning as intended.
Fixed instances of a physics issue that could cause ships to explode
Fixed multiple issues with transferring cargo from your ship to fleet carrier inventory
Fixed instances when transferring cargo to fleet carrier inventory, the transfer can sometimes silently fail with items "lost" on both the carrier and ship until a relog (Issue ID: 78801)
Fixed instances of transferring all cargo at once from ship to fleet carrier inventory to fail
Discussion:
Community Corner:
Elite Dangerous and Odyssey are on sale on Steam again ($5.99 & $8.99 respectively) until Oct-21.
More holo-skins on sale for T-11 (why no yellow?)
#305nd for 9rd of October, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 10/2)
BGS might be waking up - Kruger 5 posted something from Sirius Gov discord where Phil from FDev Dropped a message that they think they’ve unstuck things. We shall see.
Screwspace
315 systems, controlling 78
9 systems in Boom, 4 in Investment some paired with civil liberty or Unrest
9 conflicts have gone live, only HIP 76575 still locked
Musca Dark region UE-W a3-0 - Deep Skrew One is online! Uraniborg, Volt and some others have been pushing our influence (thanks!) we’re less than 4% away
from a control war!
The Training Challenge for the Squad
Roy’s Ode to Obl1v1ous and the Broken BGS
“O Screws Where Art Thou?”
Site with lyrics and song: https://suno.com/s/l30AO0z1ENU2Lv9u
WAV file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VlmPh7LyM3efIqg4dFQdzhNkmYv2oM7O/view?usp=drive_link
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 49
Cycle 49:
Archer with the most new systems with +17
Li Yong-Rui with the strongest week again, now for 4 cycles in a row
Yong-Rui with the most new strongholds and fortifieds
Yong-Rui may overtake Emperor Arissa for P2 in the next couple cycles in the Nicey / KrugerFive boards
Kaine and Antal still battling for FDev's P7
Looking at the "points per cycle" chart at www.k5elite.com We may be heading to some stagnation in the leaderboards soon if something doesn't change.
In the Nicey & KrugerFive boards: once LYR takes P2 and Torval takes P10 from Delaine, if trends continue, it could be a long time before there are any other changes
In the FDev board:Emperor Arissa will pass Mahon for P2 at some point (months out?) and Kaine takes P7, same will occur
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/
October Consortium Defends Control of HIP 87621
Community Goal requesting Platinum, Osmium and Painite deliveries to Malzberg Vision in Andere - At Tier 5/9 - 3 ½ days left - 15,801 participants
Dev News:
Ruby Paintjobs are back
Congrats to friend of the program Alec Turner for his Stellar screenshot
Discussion:
Will the next Elite game feature be something else from the ‘MMO playbook’? (any WoW, Everquest, SWG, or Destiny players in the crew here?)
Community Corner:
EdAstro exploration density heat map - response to Lave Radio discussion
https://edastro.com/galmap/
Alec Turner invents new photo category - “rings in front of things”
#304rd for 2st of October, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 10/2)
Screwspace - Same conflicts still stuck in a pending state
314 systems, controlling 78
V640C is in Boom and Public Holiday - Buying core mined minerals for a mint
Musca Dark region UE-W a3-0 - Deep Skrew One is online! I’m looking to push us up to the top spot before continuing my march to IC 2602 Sector ZU-Y d103 - if anyone has bounties they want to deliver 500 LY from home…
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 48
Princess Aisling puts up +25 new systems
Li with +3 strongholds, and +16 overall for the strongest week
Torval in 3rd for adding systems this week with +10
Patreus continues to slide losing -5 systems. -34 since cycle 45
Delaine takes the biggest hit losing a stronghold and a fortified
Antal appears to be deploying the battery to keep Kaine behind on the FDev board, but she is still in the mirror
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/
Lakon Spaceways Launches Type-11 Prospector
Community Goal requesting Platinum, Osmium and Painite deliveries to Malzberg Vision in Andere - At Tier 1 of 9 - Rewards for participants (1 tonne), a paint job, a sticker, credits and a community award of 1% bump per tier in the Squadron Mining Fragment Yield perk to a max of 20% Projected to achieve 61%, so probably tier 5.
Platinum 333,030 Cr./Tonne, Painite 289,998 Cr. Tonne, Osmium 264,306 Cr./Tonne
Dev News:
0.0653% of the galaxy or 261,063,785 systems explored
Elite Dangerous T-11 has been updated to T-11.1 to fix a holopaint job causing crashes and some issues affecting new player onboarding
Rookie Cosmetic Starter Bundle - Speedway Blue, Crossfire Blue and Slipstream Blue paint jobs and ship kit for the Cobra Mk. III for free in the Elite Gamestore, along with other items on sale including many items for new ships.
Discussion:
T-11 Review
New ship power creep, good, bad, indifferent?
#303nd for 25th of September, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 9/25)
Screwspace - Several conflicts stuck in a pending state
War in G 218-5 pending but new
6A and 7A are in investment/civil liberty, V2151 Cygni is in Boom/Civil LIberty, several other systems are in boom or investment
310 Star Systems, controlling 78
Musca Dark region UE-W a3-0 - Deep Skrew One is online! I’m looking to push us up to the top spot before continuing my march to IC 2602 Sector ZU-Y d103 - if anyone has bounties they want to deliver 500 LY from home…
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 47
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/
Rackham Seeks clues to HIP 87621 Mystery - aka CG ended
Schrodinger’s Mining CG did/didn’t occur
Exobiologists Demand Answers as HIP 87621 Grows - Lore Update
Type-11 latest reported buffs:
More than doubled mining damage resulting in Increased fragments per second,
Increased limpet speed,
Increased Controller limpet count from 8 to 14,
Increased chance of enriched chunk spawning,
Reduced Mining Volley Repeater spread
Dev News:
T-11 Delayed a Week due to suggestions from Partner Program, of which NONE OF US ARE, FDEV, LOOKING AT YOU BRABEN!
Renaming your ACCT is live for 500 ARX
Mining CG consequently Delayed a Week - T11 paint job among the prizes for 1T of Platinum/Painite/Osmium
Discussion:
New ship power creep, good, bad, indifferent?
Community Corner:
CMDR Sulu story
CMDR Chiggy story
Special premiere / sneak peek of ‘Roy’s Stories - The Musical’
https://suno.com/s/3yU6sv1b8AFaYU1N
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 9/18)
BGS is still broken -> Not a joke -> 4 conflicts pending, our victory in Juan resulted in control of Lyell Hub but not the system.
We’re in 303 systems, controlling 77
Squadron Boards - (To be updated tonight)joi
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 46
Alexandrinus, The Highway to Hel’s next potential targets
More in PowerPlay Hub
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/
Galnuthin’
The Exploration CG has 11K contributors, 3 days left - 75% earns you a V1 DSS, just in time for your T11
Dev News:
Third tier - Galactic Edition announced - 60K buys you the ship, stellar paints, stellar ship kit, hazard ship kit, holo ship kit.
Fixes for QOL stuff:
The Organic Sampler scanning range is going to be adjusted from 75m → 750m
- Colonisation construction efforts and fully constructed facilities will be able to be demolished or cancelled
- Colonisation commodities requirements will be listed when selecting the system on the Galaxy Map or selecting the facility on the System Map
- Frontier are also introducing a new tool which will allow Commanders to change their name at a cost of 500 ARX.
We currently do not have any other information or answers to the questions these new changes will bring in, but as always will keep you posted if we get more.
Discussion:
Community Corner:
ROYS GAME???
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 8/14)
NOT GONNA HAPPEN
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 46
Alexandrinus, The Highway to Hel’s next potential targets
More in PowerPlay Hub
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/
Exploration CGTerritory is still missing
Terry Terry Quite Contrary is still missing
Dev News:
Type 11 NEW INFOIt's also impossible to miss the brand new precision mining tool, the Mining Volley Repeater! This new tool fires specially designed projectiles to maximise the amount of fragments extracted from an asteroid, granting a higher yield than other mining tools when laser mining. When laser mining it also has a chance to produce a higher density fragment similar to those found via abrasion point mining. The Type-11 has also been designed to handle the thermal load output of the new mining tool. As such, this large mining tool is currently only able to be equipped on the Type-11 Prospector.
Discussion:
301th Episode, better than the 300th
Community Corner:
Lave Radio can suck eggs
Wrap Up:
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 8/14)
It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken.
Operation Highway to Hell is the new Operation Keg Stand! - Powerplay channel for details
Expansion out of V640C complete - Welcome to G 172-15!
Undermine Hudson Meat Puppet in Alexandrinus!
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 45
We lost the battle in Alexandrinus but the war is not over
More in PowerPlay Hub
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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:
Type 11 Video Deep Dive
Engines pulls in for landing, and when cargo hatch is open (for tight maneuvering)
8 hard points
4 reserved for mining gear 1L, 2M, 1S
1M, 3S
New Large Mining laser - gatling gun/energy projectile: laser mining and abrasion
12 Internals, 2 restricted
2x1, 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, 4x5, 3x6
2 restricted Size-5s: 1 for SLF, 1 for drone controllers and
New Size-5 “Mining Drone Controller” - only for Type11
Core Internals
Power Plant - 6
Thrusters - 5
FSD - 5
Life Support - 3
Distro - 7
Sensors - 3
Fuel Tank - 5
Release September 23
Discussion:
300th Episode
Screws Across the Galaxy - Show Stats
Chig Or Fiction
1. “It’s god awful. It’s worth the price of admission.”
2. “I gotta take a piss. Keep talking.” (Tracks, Lark, Oblivious, Chig)
3. “We could just do a whole show about octopus.” (Grover, Bloomingwind, Baromir, nlHate)
Loose Threads - Screwy Memories
Live Q&A
Community Corner:
Roy’s Stories Season 2: Special Loose Screws 300th Episode is available now in the DS3 channel
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 8/14)
It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken.
Operation Highway to Hell is the new Operation Keg Stand! - Powerplay channel for details
Expansion out of V640C complete - Welcome to G 172-15!
Undermine Hudson Meat Puppet in Alexandrinus!
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 44
Highway to Hel
Li Yong Rui passes Grom in the Fdev Leaderboard
ALD Regains 23 systems get back to it
1t trading need to go away for good
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints
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Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/
Powerplay Standings by FDev Reckoning - So, they’re wrong
Dev News:
Vanguards Update
Leader boards are a mess.
Discussion:
Power CZs, Are they working?
Are CMDRs leaving their squads because their because their whereabouts are visible?
Canonn clueless
Community Corner:
Shout out for Makashi Games on twitch, and of Canon for humoring me during the investigation.
300th episode next week 9/4/2025 will be live on discord, look out for an event.
upvote this and add your voice. It’s like 44 weeks in. That’s at least 43 weeks late on the fix. The issue has expired and been reposted more than once. Make them pay attention. MAYBE ITS FIXED?? https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/70594
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 8/14)
It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken.
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 43
LYR had best week overall 2 weeks running!
ALD loses the most systems this week breaks previous record
That is all
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/
Powerplay Standings by FDev Reckoning - So, they’re wrong
Dev News:
Vanguards Update
Squad browser
Squad identity - decal creator
Squad perks
Roster and ranks
Squad messaging / bulletin boards
Squad carriers
Banks
Livery
Purchase and management woes
Squad member limit being raised to 600
Unannounced changes to economies
Bug: selling to carriers count toward leaderboard
Bug: Fuel transfer limpets die when deployed
Cargo insurance perk has some bug, so it’s disabled for now
Personal carrier notoriety access setting is broken: stuck
Can’t even deposit rank locked ships
QoL updates
Shadows, improved
Personal carriers always in Contacts panel
PClipper gets internal cockpit fixes
Discussion:
Community Corner:
Brewer Corporation has confirmed the overwhelming success of its latest initiative to restock Trailblazer megaships, citing it as the largest single delivery effort in its history with 48,885 pilots transporting more than 1.2 billion tonnes of materials.
26,486 pilots defending the Trailblazer resupply routes turned in over 686 billion bounties.
For contrast ; In the December 3310 invasion of Sol, 22,957 Pilots achieved the maximum threshold goal of 1.4 billion on the sixth day of a one week initiative.
upvote this and add your voice. It’s like 43 weeks in. That’s at least 43 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
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Squad Update: (Updated by Bloom 8/14)
It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken.
War in the Cephei Sector (IR-W b1-4), Election in Tamor - Lerner Survey in jeopardy
Pirate attack in Yen Ti, Infrastructure Failure in Tamor Boom in 6, 7 and FZ Andromedae along with V640C
Loose Screws Space includes 23B Citizen-Shareholders, 275 Star-Systems, Controlling 73 star systems, 202 stations, 332 settlements, 95 installations and 1 megaships
Check the show
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 42
LYR earns top K5 / Nicey points this week
ALD loses the most systems this week
There’s speculation that LYR and Antal surged an undermining attack toward ALD
LYR denies any involvement
Antal denies any involvement
After reviewing our sources, it seems to just have been bad reinforcing and close to the edge systems, ALD seem embarrassed
ALD was not available for comment
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Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints
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Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/
Powerplay Standings by FDev Reckoning - So, they’re wrong
Dev News:
Vanguard’s gonna drop Tuesday
Discussion:
Vanguard…DOA or hidden fun with giant carriers?
Community Corner:
The Buckyball Racing Club presents: The 3311 Drakhyr Rally - Post Mortem - Congrats Shaye Blackwood smoking the competetion at 45:05 more than 5 minutes before the next competitor. Baromir came in 11th place at 2:26:58
https://youtu.be/6BJnDYFC2cw?si=HjnUdiE7EJtcYmFC Burr Pitts Coverage.
Burr Pit - Corsair mass Fly-In - Saturday the 16th at 1800 UTC in orbit of Asellus Primus - 3A - Burr Private Group, which will be closed 24 hours before the event to new members
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Squad Update:
It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken.
The squad update has been delayed to sometime in late August. Which happens to match the Frontier delay of the SquadVanDronGuards update.
But check our bgs-standing-orders discord channel just in case something interesting pops up
That’s the Squad update. Somebody wake up Chig.
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PowerPlay Update: -
Baromir is updating now, don’t touch it.
Cycle 41
Soontil Relics caused a wild amount of acquisitions
Multiple powers are claiming responsibility for manipulating the BGS to cause the additional supply
Aisling takes 200+ systems in first place
Rui took 99 systems in second place this week
The ping heard around the world
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/
None - CG is still on
Dev News:
The Type 11 Prospector - announced on FU
Discussion:
Panther Clipper Mk 2: Pay 2 Win?
The Type 11 Prospector
Does mining need a dedicated ship?
Community Corner:
upvote this and add your voice. It’s like 40 weeks in. That’s at least 40 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
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Squad Update:
It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken.
The BD Front started another control war BD+49 3937 - we’re up 3-0 on Day 4, hopefully victorious by the time you listen
7 Andromedae is in Boom
War in Juan we’re ignoring against our friends Utlagarnir
Operation Kegstand - We’re still pushing FZ Andromedae into boom, by delivering high demand items (silver from V640 Cassiopeia is easiest), then megaship scenarios will be triggered
**Pax Screwiana Update** - 23,644,105,873 Citizen Shareholders, 267 Star Systems, 73 Vested Star Systems, 199 Stations, 332 Settlements, 93 Instalations, 1 Megaship
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 40
Soontil Relics are back on! (Boom + Civil Liberty)
1t trading is dumb
Quick Update
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
Niceygy’s Power Points - https://elite.niceygy.net/powerpoints
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Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/
None - CG is still on
Dev News:
The Type 11 Prospector - announced on FU
Discussion:
Panther Clipper Mk 2: Pay 2 Win?
The Type 11 Prospector
Does mining need a dedicated ship?
Community Corner:
upvote this and add your voice. It’s like 40 weeks in. That’s at least 40 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
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Squad Update:
It's been one week since anyone said on this weekly podcast that the BGS is broken.
The 4 Horsemen ride through Screwspace - War, Famine, Plague and Lockdowns.
War in BD+49 3937 for control - we’re up 2-1 as of recording
War in 5 Andromeda - 0-0 for 2nd and Kovalevski Orbital - a juicy prize
Outbreak in Kaupatak, Famine and Civil Unrest in Medzisti, and a Lockdown in Miola!
Operation Keg Stand in FZ Andromedae has entered an undermining phase as Antal and we’re looking to push it into a boom state.
The Tartan Spartans have waged war on our ally the Order of the Sepulchre in the western Piscium sector, we sent an expeditionary force in support
We’re in 260 star systems, 71 controlled, 198 stations, 329 settlements, 95 installations, and a megaship
PowerPlay Update: -
Cycle 39
Baromir has been planting cabbages and has neglected his duties this week
Kruger 5’s Power Rankings - https://k5elite.com/
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/
The Panther Clipper Launched 7/22/11.
**Nice Rack** - New hauling CG to restock Trailblazer Megaships - Deliver Titanium, Aluminum (not Alumin-i-um ya limey fecks), CMM Composite and Steel to Starlace station in Minerva at 10x galactic average price.
For participation you get a red metallic Brewer sticker, credits and engineered class 5 and class 6 cargo racks that are bigger on the inside. If you’re in the top 75% you will get an additional set of size 5 and 6 cargo racks.
Class 5 will hold 43 instead of 32 Tonnes and Class 6s will hold 86 instead of 64.
Dev News:
7/22/25 - A release video dropped
Update notes - Panther Clipper Holoscreen ads, topside hardpoint adjustments since Partner Early Access Program, ship does not rise when deploying SRVs; Corsair Thrust Vectoring fixed; a number of Trailblazer fixes, Power CZs still not fixed.
Pulse Paintjobs on sale
I think there’s a FU next Wednesday, the 30th.
Discussion:
The Frog Elephant in the Room - The Panther Clipper!
Tracks’s Ship Museum - The SCO drive, non-Euclidian cargo racks, ship power creep, even the Regulation Cobra Mk. III being replaced with a regulation Mk. V for Buckyball. Are old ships obsolete, or do they still have a place in the game?
Community Corner:
Alec Turner posted a new trailer for the Drakhyr Rally - an SRV rally race. August 10th 33-Oh-leven. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/8SB48QH3aqPeaKJR7
The Final leaderboards for the 10K the Buckyball Way - Shaye Blackwood won the Regulation Cobra Mk. V category and Darplata94 won the unlimited category in his Mandalay, ‘Like a Bat.’
Burr Pit is planning another ‘Pie In’ - Pie Hard: With a Vengance -It is on Saturday - 7/26 at 1800 UTC - basically it’s a ‘hauling CG’ for their Bakery colony in HIP 106080. Materials will be announced at 1745 UTC
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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:
Alec Turner posted a new trailer for the Drakhyr Rally - an SRV rally race. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/8SB48QH3aqPeaKJR7
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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
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Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/
Power Struggle Erupts in Aisling Held Territory
Dev News:
Discussion:
Wither Powerplay state decay?
Community Corner:
Alec Turner posted a new trailer for the Drakhyr Rally - an SRV rally race. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/8SB48QH3aqPeaKJR7
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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
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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:
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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
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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:
upvote this and add your voice. It’s like 28 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