Loose Screws - The Dangerousest

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/

It’s #346rd for the 27st of August, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights: 
Only Bloomingwind cares (Lark cares too…)

 Boom and Expansion out of 7A, Boom in V2151 Cygni

In 455 star systems, still controlling 140, we lost a solar system

No wars or elections of import

Short PP Report: 
Cycle 95:
Relics Rush part 2, Perfect pawed princess boogaloo! 

The Soontil Relic Rush bled into this cycle 

The Prismatic Princess won the week with 7 strongholds, 5 forts and 73 new systems. 

Frat boy Yong Rui was 2nd with 4 Strongholds, 7 forts and 29 new systems. 

Kaine, Emperor and Mahon round out the top 5

Friend of the Podcast Archon Delaine, the power several of our squad defected to was 9th this week 7 forts an a stronghold, despite losing 5 exploited systems.

Archer had it’s first positive week in some time, coming in 10th with 9 new systems, a fort and a stronghold

Patreus came in last but with a positive showing

Powerplay rankings
Dev News: 
Ship sale Fleet carrier stuff, Trailblazers stuff, new and old ship stuff and on foot stuff. Too much stuff to discuss. Get it while it is hot.

Dev Blog - Rhino and New Operation

Prepare to be under Siege - On Ground ops

Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  
Research sheds new light on Industrial Mining (Surface mining)

Colonia Celebrations conclude with opening of Megamarket

Discussion Topic: 
Discussion - Rhino: New Career, New Grind, or New Frontier?

It’s #345st for the 20nd of August, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights: 
Only Bloomingwind cares

Boom and Expansion out of 7A

In 456 starsystems, controlling 140

No wars or elections of import

Short PP Report: 
Cycle 94:
Relics Rush! 3 days of 600t stock of Soontil Relics this cycle continuing into next week

As expected Princess Aisling and Li Yong-Rui take full advantage

Aisling with 95 new systems, 3 strongholds, 12 new fortified

LYR 94 new systems, 2 strongholds, and 7 new fortifieds

We have a FDev leaderboard place change!!!

Yong-Rui used the relics to propel past Emperor Arissa for 3rd place in the in-game leaderboard

Archer in 9th place this week, but still lost a fort amidst all the gains

Powerplay rankings
Dev News: 
Store Sale - “Vibrant” packs for all the antiques

Unofficial EDVR patch - https://github.com/characterecho-sean/edvr-unofficial-patch

Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  
Colonia Celebrations Conclude with Megamarket Opening

Discussion Topic: 
Happy 7 years

It’s #344rd for the 13st of August, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) 
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Squadron Briefing:  
BGS highlights: (Updated 8/13 ~ Lark)
Nothing of import

 
Short PP Report: (updated 8/13 ~ lark)
Cycle 93:
Perfunctory statement - We use the Kruger Five rankings for powerplay for two reasons

It accounts for the weighted efforts to stronghold or fortify systems relative to acquiring systems

Kruger Five is one of us

Aisling wins the week, the Emperor loses two strongholds.

Yong-Rui, Kaine and Grom no new strongholds but of the three, Yong Rui wins with 7 new forts to grom’s 5 and Kaine’s 2

Antal even with 3 strongholds but loses 3 forts.

Archer loses a stronghold

Powerplay rankings
Dev News: 
Store Sale - 30% to 45% off classic ships paints.

Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  
None new

Discussion Topic: 
How has the new ships (and which one) made you a better pilot?

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

Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  
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?