The crew are joined by the wonderful ToCoSo to talk all about his new album, Radio7: Attack of The Onionheadz.

Community Corner
“TITAN Contractors – Cinematic Trailer” by Radium – https://youtu.be/qAgJfS8QJHM
“I’m Making a Player Group, You’re Invited” by Indigo – https://youtu.be/jFSTdhR0L7k
“A Beginner’s Guide to Exploration” by Xpeigh – https://youtu.be/mDqwHJhEUWA
SRVSurvey – RavenColonial’s gallery of all orbital and surface colonisation constructions.
https://ravencolonial.com/#vis
“A History Of Expeditions in Elite Dangerous | Tribute poster v2 2025” by Qohen Leth
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/a-history-of-expeditions-in-elite-dangerous-tribute-poster-v2-2025.640516/
Anthony Hunt’s blueprint and 3d print website – https://www.elite-dangerous-blog.com/
ToCoSo – https://bsky.app/profile/tocoso.bsky.social
ToCoSo patreon – https://www.patreon.com/tocosomusic
ToCoSo bandcamp – https://tocoso.bandcamp.com/

The crew discuss the latest update, Vanguards and Shadows, and reflect on a fantastic ECM.

Community News:
“Ludicrous! The Drakhyr Rally” by Cmdr Homborger -https://edrushfleet.co.uk/2025/08/19/ludicrous-the-drakhyr-rally/
“A Valley of Ice and Sand” (Out There) by Commander Exorcist - https://youtu.be/u9kS-xiYcoU
“Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Exploration Montage | Episode 19” by coeneman02 - https://youtu.be/d4k-440dchk
“Doing this made Elite Dangerous So much better !” by Erad*Prime - https://youtu.be/ufPO-FLR-X8
“SPECIAL Elite Dangerous: Corsair Mass Meet Up” by The Buur Pit - https://youtu.be/4lRd6mTZj0E
https://edastro.com/galmap/#-366,0,436,6
Alec’s annotated map: https://i.imgur.com/6LjTfoj.png

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The crew fight latency issues and discuss their favourite of the last six ships introduced to the game.

Community News
Nicey's blog the original Elite games on modern hardware - https://niceygy.net/2025/08/09/retro-elite/
ToCoSo's Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tocosomusic
Elite Dangerous - Legend (cinematic)” by AuraxisAnimus - https://youtu.be/NUaFbuLz_dQ
“Step Inside the Panther Clipper Bridge | Elite Dangerous VR Experience” by Ricardos Gaming - https://youtu.be/KC0vJW5sNTY
“Top 10 Community MODS and TOOLS in Elite: Dangerous” by Xpeigh - https://youtu.be/M9x1PhmDPQg
“Easily Destroy ANY Elite Dangerous Settlement with ANY Equipment Level” by Commander Exorcist - https://youtu.be/wYXc0Z5ujBg
The Drakhyr Rally report
Results: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-3311-drakhyr-rally.638651/page-4#post-10683950
Videos:
Shaye - https://youtu.be/gC8moESIXaU
Duck - https://youtu.be/9bRwzT9SQ2E
Alec - https://youtu.be/ELULelTio6A
Simstarr (final 4hrs!) - https://youtu.be/3qsHtiQrY6A
Project Simstar's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectSimStarr
Psykit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwm96G8Ki60

ECM Live - https://www.twitch.tv/ecmlive
Colin's ECM Miniatures sign up form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfD9xVw9IzRpIx1_iMC6Cs3k2ddTnVlFlVOXVw6CpCpPhnQdw/viewform

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The crew discuss the Type 11 Prospector at length, debut a new advert, and lament the lack of in game news.

Community News
Elite Dangerous rated best space flight simulation by space.com
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/best-space-flight-simulation-games-ranked
“Behemoth In The Pink — Timelapse” by SiegfriedOrigin
https://youtu.be/d4gLNwxsbbA
Mechan's Organised PvP - https://youtu.be/eaF18JcFx3I
Low altitude ship racing comes to EDCoPilot! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Be2-7EIl6w
The Drakhyr Rally -https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-3311-drakhyr-rally.638651/
ECM Miniatures Tournament - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfD9xVw9IzRpIx1_iMC6Cs3k2ddTnVlFlVOXVw6CpCpPhnQdw/viewform
Elite Community Meet Twitch Channel - https://twitch.tv/ECMLive

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The crew issue an apology sonnet, and discuss the ship that was teased over the weekend.

Community Corner
“Being An Imperial” by The High Wake - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qye-r5AUiQ
“Looking Around the Panther Clipper MK2 Cockpit in VR” by Midnite Black - https://youtu.be/6YVwdnE8qpc
“10 K Your Way #10 -The Kingfisher” by Beetlejude - https://youtu.be/7F841YvNHPQ
“Engineering Materials with As Minimum Fuss as Possible” by Cmdr Tara Light - https://youtu.be/7F841YvNHPQ
“Special Effect - 10K Your Way Part 2” by Ned McReady - https://youtu.be/8sM6OFeYz3I
Homborger's latest blog “Buckyball 10k: How Elite is helping a charity to transform disabled people’s lives!” - https://edrushfleet.co.uk/2025/07/28/buckyball-10k-how-elite-is-helping-a-charity-to-transform-disabled-peoples-lives/

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The bulk of today's show is spent talking about the Panther Clipper, how does it measure up to expectations? Our bumper sized crew have thoughts!

Community Corner
Phantom Explorers Monthly (June 3311) by Mint_the_Mighty - https://phantomexplorers.wixsite.com/phantom-explorers-1/post/june-2025
“Redux - Elite: Dangerous (Flight Assist Off)” by Aitolu - https://youtu.be/GDoZRY1ulus
“Dropping a Panther Clipper down the side of a crater!” by Alec - https://youtu.be/1VcEffaf49Y
Beetlejude’s “10K Your Way” playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp75E0zzZc37c3PtW6jkkJb0J2Fq1W_8E
“Supercruise handling of ships” - updated to include the Panther Clipper - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/supercruise-handling-of-ships.396845/
Sign-ups for Distant Worlds 3 - https://distantworlds3.space/
Sign-ups for The Drakhyr Rally - https://forms.gle/8SB48QH3aqPeaKJR7
10K The Buckyball Way - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-10k-the-buckyball-way-for-special-effect.638954/

Panther Clipper Website - https://www.elitedangerous.com/panther-clipper

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The crew talk about old Elite Dangerous predictions that may no longer come to fruition.

Community Corner
Colonization Removing NSP Issue Tracker - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/77032
Galnet News Digest About it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_bKjwoLUP0
“I Forgot the BEST Part of Elite — Exploring!” by Mile 13 Gaming - https://youtu.be/aEFB54F0AB8
“Elite Dangerous for Absolute Beginners | Your First Mission Step-by-Step!” by Spacefaring Chronicles - https://youtu.be/pufX-EuqLus
“7 Myths of Elite Dangerous DEBUNKED for new players” by Ricardos Gaming - https://youtu.be/ond4gUgHYbA
How to Make it 'Out There' by Commander Exorcist - https://youtu.be/3ZVfHeStNdI
“Taking the Simstarr off-road in Elite Dangerous - Stream Highlight” by Project SimStarr - https://youtu.be/HHbAjSuzstc
10K The Buckyball Way - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-10k-the-buckyball-way-for-special-effect.638954/

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The crew discuss the most recent updates to the game and answer the question - is the corsair worth the credits?

Community Corner
Distant Worlds 3 has opened for applications! https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/dw3-distant-worlds-3-website-roster-signups.639043/
Distant Worlds 3 - https://distantworlds3.space/
Drakhyr Rally Sign Up - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-3311-drakhyr-rally.638651/#post-10653016
Alec's SRV driving tutorials - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSeEFsl5MwqSOdoqhZD_Bom2kK441imiT
BeetleJude's 10k your way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWgYwY0HIG0&t=132s&pp=ygUKYmVldGxlanVkZQ%3D%3D
10K The Nicey Way - https://niceygy.net/2025/07/02/10k-the-nicey-way/
10K The Buckyball Way - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-10k-the-buckyball-way-for-special-effect.638954/
10K Your Way participants - https://tiltify.com/specialeffect/10k-your-way
Deor's 10k Run - https://www.justgiving.com/page/deor
“Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Exploration Montage | Episode 18” by coeneman02 - https://youtu.be/46FF6PB8kLM
ELITE DANGEROUS in 2025 - by CMDR Rheeney
https://youtu.be/S05uP_BfMgA
Elite Dangerous - Gutamaya Corsair Review by Slamscape-X - https://youtu.be/lHMgZQF5alU

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The full crew is back to discuss last week's Frontier Unlocked and share their opinions on the Panther Clipper.

Community Corner
Alec's guide to 'interesting' colonisation systems and stations.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/alecs-guide-to-interesting-colonisation-systems-and-stations.638893/
“In Memoriam 4 - Nebula (an Elite Dangerous Exploration video)” by Primetime Casual
https://youtu.be/vKXU5ehpnm8
“10 K Your Way #1” by BeetleJude https://youtu.be/-YDjjZgrFUw
MartinGW is rehosting Quizengine's fantastic OMG website which has detailed plans for every type of Odyssey settlement. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/a-re-host-of-cmdr-quizengines-fantastic-tool.638913/
“How to Easily Find ANYTHING in a Settlement Raid” by Commander Exorcist - https://youtu.be/jeMNn3CpXlU
Lovely Meet Up 2025 - https://www.psykit.tv/events/lovely-meet-up-25
ECM 2025 - http://elitecommunitymeet.info

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There's a lot to cover, Frontier's Financial reports, our engineering QOTW and Panther Clipper expectations!

Community News -
Kekosummer's Showroom System - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/build-a-system-with-every-odyssey-settlement.637592/
Phantom Explorer's Monthly by CMDR Mint_the_Mighty -https://phantomexplorers.wixsite.com/phantom-explorers-1/post/may-2025
Elite Dangerous in VR with Meta Quest | Full Setup Guide + Tips” by Spacefaring Chronicles - https://youtu.be/D9NFpU1URiY
“How To Collect High-Grade Raw Materials FAST!” by Mile 13 Gaming - https://youtu.be/9D7jG7j9Vo0
“Must-Have Tool for Elite Dangerous: How to Use Odyssey Materials Helper” by Mile 13 Gaming - https://youtu.be/JRcmaX3nhsc
“Panther Clipper Mk2 – How Much Cargo Is Too Much?” by Ricardos Gaming - https://youtu.be/xy5qzVQLUjg
“21 powodów, dla których warto zagrać w Elite Dangerous w 2025 roku”
(aka “21 Reasons to Play Elite Dangerous in 2025”) by Rootsrat - https://youtu.be/n-7dO4IwjdQ
The Drakhyr Rally - 15:00 UTC Sunday 10th August 3311
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-3311-drakhyr-rally.638651/
Lovely Meet Up 2025 - https://www.psykit.tv/events/lovely-meet-up-25

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