Loose Screws - The Dangerousest

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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It’s #338st for 25 of June, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights:
LSN presence grew from 437 ->441 Systems, Controlling still 134

Booms in Maikoro and 7A

Outbreak in 23 Andromedae

Election in Juan and a War pending in 5 Andromedae

Sutherland Station, the pride of IC 2602 Sector ZU-Y D49 is online! 

As a parenthetical the ‘ZU-Y Dxx’ section of the IC 2602 Sector is the fancy section

Short PP Report: 
Cycle 86:
Kaine (#1) and Grom (#2) top the charts this week.

Kaine had the edge with the addition of 2 new strongholds and 5 new fortifieds

Grom with an impressive looking 12 new systems, 1 new stronghold, and 4 new fortifieds

Aisling, Mahon, and Grom all added 12 new systems

Aisling the first power to make the 2000+ exploited systems club

Losers for this cycle were Torval, Winters, and Archer. All losing fortifieds with Torval not gaining any new systems, Archer and Winters both losing systems

Looks like Winters is joining Archer as an undermining target, have the imperials expanded their attacks against the federation?

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Dev News: 
Anything to the rumor that NPCs will fly ‘up to the T-11’ in new ships with the update?

Dev Log 

MK 1 and II Hangers for Nomad

Operations Missions Described

https://www.elitedangerous.com/en-US/news/elite-dangerous-june-dev-log-2026

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25 June - Kestrel Fighter Enters Full Production

Discussion : 🧂
Nomad or Operations? I’ve got question sets for both - mix & match?

Alec Turner Report: 
 
We’re sorry to report that Scotland lost to Brazil in the world cup. They are now the 8th-best 3rd-place team.

It’s #337nd for 18th of June, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights:
LSN presence grew from 433 to 437 Systems, Controlling grew by one to134

Booms in Qama and 7A

Wars and elections of little consequence

Expansion out of HIP 50828 - Ty Worsham’s lovely colony in New Screwspace!

Interesting little development in Darahk

Short PP Report: 
Cycle 85:

Big week for Grom with 10 exploited and 2 strongholds to land in first

Antal number two with 10 exploited and 4 fortified

LYR in third with 2 new systems and 2 strongholds

Four factions in negatives 

Nakata Kaine after a hot streak gained four systems and two fortified but lost 2 stronghold

the Emperor with 10 lost system, gaining one fortified

Torval lost one system and one stronghold and gained a fortified

The big loser was Archer with a ‘negative full house’ losing 3 exploited, 2 fortified and 1 stronghold

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Dev News: 
Elite makes 7% of frontier’s profits, again

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Frontline Solutions Begins Runner Production

Discussion : 
Alec Turner Report:

It’s #336nd for Eleventyeth of June, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights:
LSN presence grew from 431 to 433 Systems, Controlling grew by one to133

Booms in Qama and 7A

Wars in BD+44 4389, Juan, MCC 858 and the Piscium Sector that we’re interested in winning, Pleiades Sector VF-N a7-2 that we’re interested in losing

Brick Memorial Station is online in IC 2602 Sector ZU-Y d103

Borked has a coriolis he’s starting in IC 2602 Sector WE-Z c35

Feel free to pitch in, Volt has details

There’s a few systems we need a boost in influence in

Details in our squadron orders in the discord. 

Short PP Report: 
Cycle 84:

What a week of fortification and acquisition! You would think there was a relics rush

Mahon is hot! #1 for the cycle with 18 news systems but gaining 5 new strongholds and 2 new fortifieds!

LYR posted the most new systems this week with 20

Grom and Antal right there with solid weeks as well

The dark horse of the week is Delaine. Hidden down in the numbers with only 3 new systems overall, but adds 4 new strongholds and 2 new fortifieds. Strong fortification showing

Looks like we are getting some Alpha Centauri fallout:

Aisling over extends and gains NO systems. Someone is spending too much time in one place and others are taking advantage

Archer with the worst week. Gaining only 2 systems but losing 2 fortifieds

Torval with an absolute 0. Anyone there?

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Dev News: 

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Radicoida Unica ‘Cultivated, Not Created’ By Guardians

Discussion : Where have all the cowboys gone?
All the community news Alec Turner refuses to report on : 
 
NastyNate Spiralizing

Distant Worlds 3 - a tribute from SRV Banksy

 Distant Worlds 3 in 100 screenshots