There are rumours that Radicoida Unica may have rare and wonderful pharmaceutical properties. And the backlog of Power Care Packages has finally been cleared.

18 Nov 3311: Commanders are having fun in HIP 87621. But it feels like we're waiting for something to happen... and there's something about the Radicoida Unica that remind us of a children's book....

A final message from missing exobiology student Terri Tora has been discovered in the HIP 87621 system. It raises questions about what October Consortium has been trying to hide - and what mysteries we are yet to uncover.

The Pilots' Federation has issued HIP 87621 System Permits to all Commanders, allowing a unique form of plant life to be studied for the first time. The October Consortium is offering some impressive rewards for those who assist with its studies.

In this week's news, the Dodec Starport has a rocky start, the Powers sort out their Care Packages, Brewer Corporation is taken over by the mafia, and lots of little fixes make the Galaxy just that little bit more pleasant. Plus, we have a cunning plan to construct a totally free Dodec Starport!

The Pilot's Federation has announced that the Permit Lock will be removed from HIP 87621 on Thursday 13 November. That's next week. And Brewer Corporation has made a change to its plans for the new Dodec Starport.

There are fears that a shortage of a key commodity could significantly slow down Colonisation efforts, following Brewer Corporation's announcement that the Trailblazer megaship fleet is to close its markets next week.From 11 November 3311, Emergency Power Cells will only be available within 30 LY of the Akhenaten system.

In this week's news, there's a new ship, a new starport and a new type of mission coming to the Galaxy. And it all sounds rather exciting.

Starport: Dodec coming 11 Nov 3311.

Ship: Caspian Explorer coming December 3311.

Missions: "Operations" combined on-foot and in-ship missions, including combat inside megaships.

The Panther Clipper has entered general availability. And an awful lot of ports, outposts and settlements have been constructed near the permit-locked HIP 87621.

The systems around HIP 87621 were surveyed by CMDR LilacLight of Canonn Research.

Broadcaster Will Jessup has released a special season of his Macabre and Monsters icecast: and he's offering rewards for those who follow the trail. In other news, the latest Brewer initiative has concluded, with the expectation that a science and security enclave will be built around permit-locked HIP 87621 within days.