Loose Screws - The Dangerousest

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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  
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