Episode 232 - Pay to no longer be the winner Loose Screws - The Dangerousest

#232 May 2rd, 2024 or 33oh10 

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Squad Update: (Thank you whoever updated it) You’re welcome - Bloomingwind


Ticks are coming at 7:30 central so Standing Orders are coming in at 9 PM or so


6 Andromedae Expansion - We landed in Uchagan - We are not planning on taking control as an active PM controls it


LSN has departed Calarum - PE is retreating all non-native factions to attempt to stop the fire


Kolyawa is under our management


Election in MCC 858, wars in TT 58343 and Xians


Operation Red Dawn - We’re pushing After Dark Initiative out of control of systems where there are Res Sites for bounties. ADI has been taken over by anonymous players…


Systems overheating and systems needing a beat down - all in the standing orders


LOTS going on with Squad right now, get involved, we don’t bite. 



All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/




Thargoid War - http://dcoh.watch


Next target - Hadad



Has a bunch of systems - do all the activities




Dev news: 


Cosmetic store prices refresh



Most things went up, some by quite a lot


https://www.elitedangerous.com/store/



Update 18.04 planned for Tuesday May 7



SCO drives are engineerable (A rated versions to come? Citation needed?)


Store UI changes


Python MkII early access begins



Pre-built ships / “jumpstart” 25500ARX (20ish dollars)



Do not include unlocks for engineers or tech brokers


Modules can’t be moved to other ships and have zero value


AX Chief and Mining T-6 already mentioned


DBX - A/D rated, FSD booster, cosmetics



Python MkII Standard 16250ARX (12ish dollars)



Ship and shipyard unlock



Python MkII Stellar (pre-built) 33000ARX(28ish dollars)



Ship, A rated incl. SOC drive


Venom Claret Paint Job


Strike Ship Kit


Shipyard Unlock



Python MkII details



Comes with SCO drive - handles better and lower heat


4 Large, 2 Medium HP


6 Utilities


6 power plant, 6 drives, 6 distributor


5 FSD 


Optionals: 6, 4, 3, 2, 1x3 




Community Corner:


Buckey Ball ON NOW!.  CNDR Mr. Indigo hosting May’s race


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