Loose Screws - The Dangerousest

It’s #343st for the 6nd August, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights:
Still Quiet

452 -> 455 systems, 138 -> 139 controlled

A war in Juan worth winning, to pick up a planetary port

Another expansion out of New Screwspace IC 2602 Sector XL-I a11-0 - aka Volt’s Trailblazers Trading Post 

 
Short PP Report: 
Cycle 92:
Perfunctory statement - We use the Kruger Five rankings for powerplay for two reasons

It realistically accounts for the weighted efforts to stronghold or fortify systems relative to acquiring systems, while the ‘official numbers’ don’t tell the whole story

We (are free of conflicts of interest and) fought a revolution 250 years ago so we don’t have to feel beholden to the FDev Party Line with their one size fits all ranking system

Third, K5 is one of us

Something something K5

Something something American Ranking System

Something something man on the moon

Antal wins the week with 4 new systems and 2 strongholds

Archon Delaine in second with 5 new bones and a crown

Kaine continues to be busy in 3rd with 6 new systems and 2 new forts

Our frat bro, LYR in 4th with 3 new forts

Winters rounds out the top 5 with 5 new systems and a fort. 

Archer in last this week, continuing the decline and fall that started in week 77, finishing last losing 4 systems and 3 strongholds gaining 3 forts. 

[K5 extra points, if you’d like a few more talking points]:

 All 4 of the imperial powers are in the bottom half of the pack with limited progress. 

Really a subdued week overall for all power. Colonia CG and operations looks like it took the attention of many commanders

Powerplay rankings
Dev News: 
8-6-26 - First Look at the Rhino - (keep this light, remember discussion topic)

Large SRV requiring the new Vehicle Bay

For new loop? - Surface Mining - ‘New Way of Acquiring Raw Mats’ so is it new?

Seats for 3 commanders - so Tracks and Chig can watch me mine

New Equipment?

Release date - later this month for ARX

Pay to mine!

https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/beneath-surface-your-first-look-rhino

7-30-26 - July Dev Log

Look back at the Nomad - (keep this light, remember discussion topic)

Discussion of the Art of Operations

Operations by the numbers

130K operations started

75% completed (it’s not too hard people)

Biohazard Takedown was the fave

Store Sale - Classic Ship Jumpstart ships

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8-6-26 - Colonia 10th Anniversary Celebrations Begin

New Tourist Beacons

More commodities in the markets

7-30-26 - Colonia CGs

Four Hauling CGs for 4 size five non-Euclidian Cargo Racks (nECRs)

All achieved tier 1

Bloom bailed ⅓ of the way to colonia as the first one ended early and he has plenty of nECRs.

Discussion Topic: (Roy interviews Grover, with crew ‘chip-ins’)
Nomad and Rhino: Breaking New Ground, or Covering It Faster?

It’s #342th for the 23st July, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights:
Still Quiet

452 systems, 138 controlled

A few wars of no consequence

 
Short PP Report: 
Cycle 90:
Antal #1 with another big week. 2 new strongholds and 7 new fortifieds

Princess Aisling in second with 17 new systems and 2 new strongholds

Mahon in 3rd, not a lot of new systems gaining 5 new ones, but 2 new strongholds pushed him up.

Archer continues to get hammered with only 1 new system

Archer sucks 

Patreus also with only 1 new system, but I'm not sure if they are getting hammered too or just aren't active anymore

Powerplay rankings
Dev News: 
No game updates since July 9th (4.4.0.3)

Epic launcher default changed to Live game instead of Legacy

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Colonia Supply Initiative Deemed a Partial Success

Discussion Topic: 
Operations - Are you not Entertained?
Alec Turner Report: Intergalactic Mailbox
 
Cease and Desist response from Sir Totttenham Hottentott the Third

Ops update makes CQC worse: https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/86557

It’s #341th for the 16st July, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights:
Quiet

Up to 450 Systems, controlling 137

A few wars and elections, nothing of import

Expansion out of Maikoro (aka the LSN Branch Office of Sirius Gov.)

BD+44 4389 MCC 858 could use a little influence shove

No states of import either

 
Short PP Report: 
Cycle 89:
This week’s winner is Antal with 6 new exploited, 4 new forts and 2 strongholds

Princess Aisling 2nd with 4 forts and 2 strongholds

Princess Aisling also was first to reach the 400 fortified systems mark this cycle

Kaine 3rd by gaining 6 new systems and 2 strongholds

Mahon pulling a yeoman’s 4th 4 forts, losing 2 exploited

Grom rounds out the top 5 with 3 forts.

LYR was in 7th 6 new systems and 1 fortified

This says a lot about the beauty of Kruger and Nicey’s weighed ranking system

Archer lost four exploited systems and claiming the bottom spot.

Powerplay rankings
Dev News: 
Longer server update last night to address connectivity

Sale on weapon and thruster colors

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Major Corporations Promote Colonia Celebrations

Colonia Calls for Assistance as Celebrations Get Underway

Haul any rares and other commodities such as consumer tech (most profit/tonne), wine, beer, polymers, building fabricators, auto fabricators, conductive fabrics to Peters Base in Facece

Top 75% get T8 and PCII paint jobs

Campaign runs 1 week

Discussion : 
Operations: Strangers with Benefits

Alec Turner Report: 
 
He viewed a movie about extravagant sex noises.

It’s #340st for 9 July, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights:
n/a tonight

Short PP Report: 
Cycle 88:
I think a lack of in-game powerplay stat updates from operations instability caused some chaos for powers this week. One of the least productive weeks for nearly all the powers in a while.

Princess Aisling didn't seem too phased though, putting up the best week with 13 new systems including a new stronghold.

Kaine continues her streak with 8 new systems

Both Feds continue to face opposition with no new systems for Archer and losing a fortified, and Winters losing a system and a stronghold

All Imperials besides Aisling also having rough weeks with Patreus joining the Feds with a negative week and Torval showing next to zero improvement.

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Dev News: 
Operations Update 3 - 4.4.0.3

https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-4-0-3

The Operations Update 3 is now live. This update addresses a number of issues, including Operations rewards and lost exploration data.

Please note that Missing Operations Rewards and on-Foot inventories will be returned at a later time.

Quality of Life:

Players unsold exploration data from before the 2nd July Maintenance has now been restored and can be sold as normal. 

Players can now restore their visited star data cache file via the "Resync Local Data" button located within the Help and Info submenu from the Main Menu.

Operations Rewards (Merc Coins, Credits, Materials and Inventory) will be retroactively granted to players at a later date for previously completed Operations which didn't grant rewards as expected

Players whose on-foot inventories may have wiped after completing an operation before 2330 UTC Wednesday 2nd will have their inventories restored.

Merc Engineering / Merc Modules telegraphing improvements:

Improved telegraphing within Outfitting. 

Improved telegraphing within the Ships Internal Panel. 

Bug Fixes:

Resolved an issue where the Operations Rewards screen could appear empty for some players, despite successfully distributing rewards. 

Resolved an issue where the "Mission Updated" notification could minimise the Operations Rewards screen. 

Resolved an issue where the UI could highlight the starting Frontline Runner as a mission objective throughout an Operation. 

Resolved an issue where if a player dies with an active NPC crew during an Operation, the NPC crew may not respawn upon restart. 

Resolved instances of some voice-over line and text discrepancies, within the Reclamation Point Operation. 

Resolved an issue where the wheels of the Scarab SRV could display erratic visual behaviour. 

Resolved a crash that could occur when opening the Powerplay menu during a hyperspace jump. 

Resolved an issue where the fighter bay could clip through the Nomad when launching and docking. 

Resolved an issue where fighter bay doors could clip through support pistons and the main ramp could appear misaligned.

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Terri Tora released

Exobiology CG a ‘success’

Discussion : 
Operations: You Brought What?

what missions have you solo’d?

have you solo’d a hard level mission? 

What ship/suit/weapon are you using for solo

what changes to your loadout do you make for team fighting

if you have a known group of teammates do you see a need or preference for different specially ship/suit/weapon buildout coordination

Any variation for mission type.

It’s #339st for 2 of July, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights:
LSN presence grew from 441 -> 445 Systems, Controlling still 136, up from 134

Booms in Maikoro

Outbreak in 23 Andromedae, Drought in Piscium Sector JY-Q a5-2

Victories in 5 Andromedae and LHS 3980

War Pending in Synuefai ND-M c10-9, a Dodec and control are at stake

Election in Piscium Sector IS-S a4-1 vs. Project Elite - leave it be

Carson Hub - Jellowiggler’s Orbis station in IC 2602 Sector BL-X c1-37 is online!

Thanks to Volt, Borked and everyone else who hauled cargo!

Short PP Report: 
Cycle 87:
A positive week for the top five:

The Emperor with 13 new systems, 3 fortified and 2 stronghold

Nakato Kaine with 12 new systems, 1 fortified and 4 strongholds

Fan favorite Yuri Grom with 8 new, 1 fortified and 1 stronghold

Princess OnlyFeets with 7 new, 4 fortifeet and zero strongholds

LYR with 6 new, 2 fortified and 1 stronghold

Patreus with goose eggs across the board

Torval loses two exploited and gained one fort

Archer with a net positive week - 2 new, 1 stronghold, losing one Hey, fortified

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Dev News: 
Nomad released!

Operations mostly released, patches ongoing 

(missing ‘systems visited’ data - yikes! mention edgalaxy.net/visitedstars utility and using EDDiscovery or EDSM to restore file)

New currency - FARX

New lighting system tweaks - star light illumination corrected on bodies and objects, Milky Way colors corrected

New suits in the store, guns, lots of guns on sale, Caspian & Kestrel paints on sale

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Frontline Solutions Officially Launches Anti-Crime Deployments - 6-30

Faulcon DeLacy Announces New Ship-Launched Nomad 6-30

Vista Genomics Seeks Exploration Data from Sanguineus Rim - 7-2

The most perilous CG yet

Caspian Explorer Skin

Nomad Skin

Faulcon Delacy decal

All for one plant gunning

Discussion : 
Operation-anigans

Alec Turner Report: 
 
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