Galnet News Digest

The Rhino Surface Mining Vehicle enters Early Access on Wednesday 2 September, alongside new deployable mining rigs and a brand new Operation, "Under Siege".The Rhino will be made available to the press for review on Friday 28th August, and will be available to purchase for ARX on Wednesday 2nd September. Early adopters will get the Rhino Surface Mining Vehicle, the Mk II Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar and the Planetary Mineral Scanner in a bundle with the Rhino Outfitting Unlock, so you have exclusive access to buy more Rhinos, and a Rhino Owners Club Decal. The Stellar and Galactic editions come with additional cosmetic options.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

New deployable rigs for surface mining could be available within days, according to information published by a major mining corporation. There's talk of "deployable laser drills and refinery modules" intended to open up planetary surfaces to exploitation, making available "previously unobtainable resources", and of an upgraded Detailed Surface Scanner too.

The Colonia Council has announced that the new Megamarket is open for business. Only, it isn't.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

The Emperor has made large quantities of Soontill Relics available for a limited time only, giving an opportunity for Power Agents to earn a care package for every load delivered.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

Preparations for the Colonia Tenth Anniversary Celebrations are complete. And Commanders left with nothing to do are wondering: should they stay or should they go?

Surface mining is coming to the Galaxy this month, along with a new Operation. At the heart of it all: the brand new Rhino SRV, an armoured mining vehicle that can be dropped onto the planet's surface and can carry up to three crew.

The Rhino will initially be available in early Access, in exchange for ARX.

Commanders carrying Curated Commodity Care Packages for the Colonia Council's tenth anniversary celebration have noticed that there appears to be a sliding scale of difficulty, with the demand at one of the four ports unlikely to be met.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

The Pilots' Federation has obtained an image of a not-yet-announced ground vehicle that looks like it may be a successor to the MB4 surface mining rig, opening up opportunities to exploit landable planets with geological features. Confirmation (or otherwise) of this conjecture is expected on Thursday 6th August.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

The Colonia Council has welcomed commanders to Colonia with four cargo-hauling initiatives, all of which offer a Size 5 Expanded Cargo Rack as a reward to participants who deliver one tonne or more. So, for four cargo delivered, you can get 44 additional cargo space.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

The Pilots' Federation has invited its members to visit Colonia, to assist in the next part of the tenth anniversary celebrations, asking all pilots willing to distribute rare goods and commodities to make their way to Colonia over the next few days. The Megaships loaded up last week in Facece are expected to arrive in Colonia on Thursday, and the distribution of their cargo, which is being organised by the Colonia Council, will be important to the success of events planned to mark the anniversary of the founding of Colonia in 3302.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.