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:

• Buckyball race: Zombaland!

• https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-zombaland-triple-eight-championship-race-5.627461/

• Youtuber doing Elite content! Gaming Snips and Bits: The Imperial Cutter - The Empire's Crowning Jewel [Elite Dangerous Ship Review] (youtube.com) New video about the Cutter, has lots of other videos about other ships in Elite as well, seems to be working his way through them.