Loose Screws - The Dangerousest

It’s the Sesquarcentennialty-first episode (#351rd) for the 1nd of October, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven)
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights: 
LSN Now Present in 466 (+1)  star systems, controlling 146 star systems (+3).

Lambda Andromedae, Maikoro and Qama in boom

Victory in Synuefai ND-M c10-9 - Control of the system was won

Victory in Praea Euq LX-U b16-6 - Sagal Survey was won

Short PP Report: 
PP Cycle 100
Kaine won the week big with 24 new systems and 5 strongholds (-2 forts)

[K5]: biggest seen outside of a relics rush since 1 ton trading was fixed. Also continuing to hear reports of significant uptick in undermining. The Rhino and surface mining has definitely tilted powerplay.

Duval 2nd with 3 new systems, 4 forts and 2 strongholds

Grom 3rd with 6 new systems, 3 forts and 2 strongholds

LYR is on a corporate retreat in 6th with 5 new systems and 2 strongholds

Delaine is 8th with 6 new systems, -2 forts and 2 strongholds

Archer is in 12th, losing 2 systems and a fort, and the only power in negatives this week…

Powerplay rankings
(9/24/26) Dev News: 
Salvage Paint Jobs

Vibrant Paint Packs

Mamba and Vulture paint jobs

Some packs

(10/1/26) Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  
Mass Prison Breakout Reported at Eve 597 - Community Goal - Fight Criminals in Redonesses - Get skins for your Mamba and Vulture for 1 Combat Bond - Pilots can support this initiative by signing up at the Sword of Iustitia in the Redonesses system, then taking part in conflict zones combatting criminal forces in the system. - There is a question as to who you can kill for credit. There will be two wars live by the time this is broadcast, we shall see…

Discussion Topic: 
Something

Steamframe

Alec Turner Memorial Community Corner: 
Happy 8th Anniversary to the Burr Pit

It’s the Sesquarcentennial episode (#350st) for the 24st of September, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven)
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights: 
LSN Now Present in 465 (+2)  star systems, controlling 143 star systems (+1).

Election in BD+67 1409 -> Le Guin Terminal at risk

War in Synuefai ND-M c10-9 v. The Fatherhood - Weird control war (we’re at 60%, Fatherhood in control at 24.5%).

Short PP Report: 
PP Cycle 99
Kaine won the week with 14 exploited, -1 fort, 4 strongholds

Mahon 2nd with 10 forts and a stronghold, - 3 exploited

Duval 3rd with 5 exploited, 2 forts and 2 strongholds

Antal and the emperor round out the top 5. 

LYR was quiet with 6 exploited, 1 fort, 1 stronghold

Delaine was 10th with 2 exploited and a stronghold

Archer was last, with 1 new system and 1 fort. 

Powerplay rankings
(9/24/26) Dev News:  September 2026 Dev Log | Law & Disorder First Details & Anaconda Mk II Revealed - News - Elite Dangerous 
ANACONDA MK 2 

Crime and Disorder update

(9/24/26) Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  
Missing Prison Ship Discovered Adrift in Redonesses System - There is currently a BGS war about it, with the ship being stolen (defender) and attempting to be rescued (attacker) by the two in system factions. (Tinfoil: Does this relate to the “famous” pirate mentioned earlier in the year?)

Discussion Topic: 
Law, Disorder, and an Extra, Large Problem

It’s #349nd for the 17rd of September, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven)
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights: 
The Pax Screwiana Continues

LSN Now Present in 463 (+4)  star systems, controlling 142 star systems (+1).

Short PP Report: 
PP Cycle 98
The Battle Of FZ Andromedae

The Relics Rush Hangover

Kaine won the week - 12 new systems and 4 new strongholds

Winters in second - Her recent Galnet Speech rousing both of her supporters to win 3 new systems, 2 forts and 2 strongholds

LYR consolidated prior gains, 3 new systems, 4 forts and a stronghold

Mahon with 7 new systems and 2 strongholds

Rounding out the top 5, Duval with 4 new systems, 2 forts and a stronghold

Yuri Grom and ALD lost a number of systems (9 and 12 respectively) but fortifications and strongholds kept them in the black…

Archer was back in the net negatives gaining 3 new systems but losing a fort   

Powerplay rankings
Dev News: 
Store Sale is a bunch of salvage paint jobs for old ships

Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  
Busy News Week

9-11 Federation Condemns Ongoing October Accords Exclusion

9-14 Increased Traffic Near Prison Ships Sparks Concern

9-17 SRV and Surface Mining Trials Deemed Resounding Success

9-17 Prison Ship Reported Missing After Failing Scheduled Transit

A mystery - Twitter’s gonna tweet! https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1961010085498401161?s=20

As of 1PM Central Daylight Time - Canonn still hasn’t found it yet.

Discussion Topic: 
Getting Ahead of Yourself

Progression, learning, and purpose in Elite Dangerous
Alec Turner Memorial Community Corner: 
 
Rota Latina buckyball results

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-present-rota-latina-4th-14th-september-3312.649360/page-4#post-10885647

Unlimited Class

Tobias Von Brandt in a Cobra V was 3rd

Edelgard Von Rhein in a Courier was 2nd

Shay Blackwood was first in a Mandalay

Regulation Class

Fred Cookson 10th

Feliz Navidad 3rd

Tobias Von Brandt 2nd

Edelgard Von Rhein 1st

Some comments about the Buckyball race - Roy

Listened to Lave - Two highlights

The Elite Community Meetup was in Coventry England

FDev made an appearance according to Alec, but no formal presentation

No word who won the Lady Godiva look-a-like contest

https://www.elitecommunitymeet.info/

The Rhino Planetary Mining Guide is a thing! It’s not as polished as Mechan’s Guide to ~~War Crimes~~ Trailblazers, but it’s only version 0.6

Planetary Mining Site regeneration times are longer than a week, but how long is unknown

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wfvkE73ZEhlvdhVZMjIpyzr5cAsceY4xPWTGdG2yEmo/edit?tab=t.0

It’s #348st for the 10st of September, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven)
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights: 
Wow - no change in the numbers. LSN Present in 459 star systems, controlling 141 star systems.

Last week we flagged a concern for Miola (home of Harris Hospital) but that system looks stable right now.

Short PP Report: 
Cycle 589 / PP Cycle 98
Feet Pic and LYR clearly benefited from the relic rush. Each adding +91 and +65 systems respectively. Next closest system add total was Antel with +37.     

the Rhino seems to be building a role as a must-have powerplay tool

Powerplay rankings
Dev News: 
Jump to discussion topic

Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  
n/a this week

Discussion Topic: 
Frontier’s Six-Step Plan for Failing Upward into Community Engagement
AKA: Gold Rush 2: Palladium Boogaloo
Alec Turner Report: 
 
Rota Latina buckyball results so far

It’s #347rd for the 3th of September, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) - JM
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights: 
We are now in 459 systems, controlling 141

We’ve expanded out of 7 Andromeda

There’s been a little drop in influence in Miola we’re watching

Rick FN Dalton announced the Chieftains of Anarchy are purged from his main system, it only took 2 weeks and 2 ticks in retreat. 

Short PP Report: 
Cycle 96:
Soontil Relics, is there anything they can’t do?

Duval won the week

54 exploited, 14 forts, 1 stronghold

Li was second

49 exploited, -3 forts (six strongholds means -6 forts so 3 new forts were created), 6 strongholds

Piscium Sector ZK-X B1-5 (Pavlov’s Hub, Alexandrinus’s neighbor) is now a LYR stronghold thanks to LSN and Sirius Gov. efforts. Of note, Architect Grommer got Universal Cartographics online there (finally). If you want to thank him, he needs CMM Composite delivered to Alexandria Terminal’s orbital construction site, about 40K Tonnes

Antal was third

15 exploited, 11 forts

Empire also had a good week

15 exploited, 5 forts and 1 stronghold

Mahon rounds out the top 5

Loose Screws Punching Bag Jerome Tiberious Archer was 10th

8 exploited and 2 forts

Fan favorite Archon (Not Archer) Delaine was in 11th

4 new forts!

Well done!

Powerplay rankings
Dev News: 
Rhino Update 4.4.1.0

Rhino SRV added

Standard, Stellar, Galactic

Surface Mining Gameplay Added

DSS Updated to detect mining locations

13 new mining commodities

New Operation - Under Siege - Planetary Settlement Distress Call

Bug Fixes

https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/updates/4-4-1-0

4.4.1.1

Chunk problem fixed

Under Siege and Biohazard Takedown (easy) tweaks

https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/updates/4-4-1-1

Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  
Vodel Reveals New SRV Rhino - 9-3-26

Wreaken Calls for Surface Mining Support Tests

Competing CGs - 

1T Surface Ore vs. 1T Space Ore for rewards

Paint Jobs for T11 and Rhino and a sticker

Platinum at 300K/T and Iridium, Periclase Dunite & Thortveitite at 1M/T

Before Anyone Bitches about Pay to Win - I can collect 4T Platinum faster than 1T of Thortveitite so STFU

Bloomingwind’s Folly (IC Sector 2602 ZU-Y d103) is rich in Thortveitite and has a legendary Platinum Overlap in the shadow of Brick Memorial Station, so fill up in Bloomingwind’s Folly!

Discussion Topic: 
Rhino & ‘Under Siege’ Operation
Hold My Beer: Who Actually Makes the Adventure in Elite?
Alec Turner Report: 
 
Thank you for the heads-up about Ghost Giraffe’s ‘Weaponizing Rhino’ video https://youtu.be/ADENFhUz678

Buckyball Race ROTA LATINA starts tomorrow (4th September) and runs until the 14th September

https://youtu.be/z1po6Yg-Eu4

Full details here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-present-rota-latina-4th-14th-september-3312.649360/