#323nd for 12rd March, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh twelvenish)

Squadron Briefing:  

BGS highlights

• The Loose Screws are in 400, yes 400 star systems, controlling 119!

• We are engaged in 6 conflicts - The War for control of Alexandrinus vs. the Marquis du Alexandrinus is the most important. Before tonight’s tick we’re D2 - Score 0-1. We want it to be short and sweet.

• We are in another expansion (out of?)

• States of interest - Boom state in Qama, Civil Unrest in Alexandrinus

• Bust/Lockdowns in V518 Carinae and Cephei Sector MC-V b2-1

Short PP Report:

Lifted with unspoken consent from KrugerFive on the LS discord

Cycle 71:

• Rares are back at 400t for 1 day and the effects are felt!

• Aisling and LYR both of course jumped on the opportunity

• Aisling with the best week with 31 new systems, 4 new forts and a stronghold

• LYR in #2 with 26 systems but growing 2 new strongholds

• Big news of this cycle is Grom getting destroyed and losing 28 systems, 8 of which were forts!

• Archon was triggered by Grom and utterly brutalized them.

• Biggest loss since cycle 23 at least

• Rumor is that Grom has conceded to Delaine and hostilities will end, or at least be contained to a specific area.

• On a related note, Patreus had a great week adding 12 systems

• LSN opened a branch office for LYR in Piscium Sector ZK-X b1-5. Sirius Gov. continues to appreciate the efforts of it’s favorite subsidiary company, The Loose Screws Network, LLC.

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Dev News: 

• Nothing since 4.3.1.0 Kestrel update

Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site 

• Shocking no one, Kestrel Fighter Trials Deemed a Resounding Success

Discussion :

• Ships with Soul

Community Corner :

• Coriolis.io updated to version 4.0 with a revamp of the UI

• Buckyball Racing - The Prison Circuit - 3-20 to 3-30

• Start at Cummings Ring in Vaiurisc with an empty cargo hold

• Fly to The Beefy Boiler in Puppis Sector ON-T b3-5 and purchase 1 unit of Consumer Technology

• Visit each of the following Detention Centres in any order, flying through the habitation rings and then docking at each one:

• Detention Ship Beta, Bei Dou Sector DL-Y d76, 1 ring at the end

• The Fist of the Empire, ICZ KS-T b3-5, 2 rings at the end, ignore the ring in the middle

• The Shield of Resolve, G 203-51, 1 ring in the middle

• Mercy's Hammer, Alrai Sector KH-V b2-7, 2 rings, widely separated, at the end

• Return to Cummings Ring and sell the Consumer Technology

• https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-prison-circuit-20th-30th-march-3312.646130/

• Burr Pit wrote a love letter to the Corvette

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpQs2AL-DXw

• Distant Worlds III - En Route to Waypoint 7 - Guardian of the Twins - Byae Aowsy GR-N d6-52 - Planet 4F - 20.09ª by 26.52ª - Deadline 15 - 03 - 3312 - Their Website is hella cool - and they have a newsletter for those of us with FOMO!

• https://distantworlds3.space/

• Store Sale

• some pre-built ships: Mandalay, Asp Explorer, 

• and some ship kits: Mandalay, Anaconda, Cobra MkIII, Imp Cutter, DBX, Corvette, Python Mk1