Galnet News Digest

We now have more information about the team-based Operations missions that will be launching on 30th June. If you've never done much on-foot combat, will you be ready? Do you know the difference between upgrading and engineering for suits and weapons? Do you know the difference between Goods, Assets and Data, and which ones can be traded or sold? If you're completely clueless, perhaps we can help.

The Nomad will have not one, not two, but three opening hatches, And you can walk around its interior. But you still need to pause for a moment when you get into the pilot's seat.We have prices, and we also have good news for owners of ships other than the Caspian Explorer.

Designed for exploration, the new Nomad Ship Launched Vehicle looks set to make Zorgon Peterson's medium explorer obsolete, with the news that the only exploration ship that can carry a Nomad is the larger Caspian. There are two other ships that can carry a Nomad, but they're not the ones you'd expect.

21,669 contributors wanted Frontline Solutions' Operations solution to launch on time, and they delivered 97.86% of the required components to make sure Frontline doesn't have reason to delay the launch any further.

In a slow news week, we're pleased to present Dodo Land, based on an unpublished (and entirely non-canon) Galnet article written by the Winking Cat in 3304.

This is not about something happening in Elite Dangerous: instead, search the internet for Planet Zoo 2.

Aisling Duval has won control of the famed Hutton Mug, following a stunning victory in Alpha Centauri, allegedly because of her skill as a scrap merchant.In other news, there's a tiny bit more information about Radicoida, and nothing at all about Jaques's promised Colonia celebration.

Commanders have saved Operations, which can now be launched on 30 June as planned.

CMDR Profane Pagan has looked at the images we have of the new Nomad ship-launched exploration shuttle, and wonders if it might be boardable through an opening side door. This is speculation based on limited evidence, but with the Lynx Highliner allowing crew to board by climbing a ramp before transitioning to the cockpit, could the same be true of the Nomad?Thanks to CMDR Profane Pagan for sharing details of their investigation.

If Operations doesn't release on time, it will be our fault, according to Imogen le Ray, CEO of Frontline Solutions. Frontline needs our help to build the fleet of Operation Runner base ships that will make Operations possible. We have two weeks to make it happen, and there are paintjob rewards for us as well: a Type-8 Convoy Chromatic Cherry and a Panther Clipper Mk II ZPG Parcel Red.

A brand-new ship-launched vessel is being released on 30 June. The Nomad is built to explore planetary surfaces, even where the terrain is too rough to land a ship.