Episode 253 - 12/12 SRVs

Loose Screws - The Dangerousest

#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/

• Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site -

• SHINRARTA DEZHRA ATTACKED!

• Shinrarta Dezhra DEFENDED (as if they wouldn’t)

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:

• FU https://www.youtube.com/live/jn4vJmNCjqE?si=wU8KsHQaSbwxx7VA&t=4101

• PP2.0 Questions - blah blah

• Mandalay details

• Ascendancy update arriving October 22nd

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

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Community Corner:

• Buckyball race: Psykit designed it Ruby’s Road in honor of Elite Dangerous’s 40th (ruby) Anniversary - Starting in 40 Leonis, and taking you through Graill Redd, Ross 94, LTT 12787 and 35 Leonis. Point at some signs, buy some commodities, and deliver them back to 40 Leonis.

• https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-rubys-road-triple-eight-championship-race-6.627944/