Loose Screws - The Dangerousest podcast

February 28, 2025 Episode 273 - Raw Doggin’ White Dwarfs

#273rd for 27th February, 2025 or 3311! (33-Oh-Leven, not Oh-Eleven, OH-Leven)

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Squad Update:

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All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.

PowerPlay Update:

Imp on Imp violence in HIP 58180
Reinforcement Objectives

Ross 310 – Maintain fortifications to repel enemy undermining. This secures our advance toward Vagho.
Tamor – Ongoing special op with After Dark Initiative. Strengthening defenses near Maikoro to ensure fallback positions.

Acquisition Objectives

Wolf 10 – Continue acquiring control; 100k merits needed for full consolidation against Archer.

Undermine Objectives

V740 Cassiopeia – Critical target. Its fall paves the way for the next fortified system en route to Vagho.

For more information check the PowerPlay Hub for LSN operational orders, discussion and tips to complete those optional powerplay weeklies

Galnet Update: https://community.elitedangerous.com/

Independent Colonisation Support Campaign Goes Live

CG for cargo deliveries and bounty hunting in Minerva

System Colonisation Equipment Reaches Public Market

Dev News:

FU happened! Elite Dangerous | 2025 Roadmap

Roadmap:

4 new ships, 2 new features

Phase 1

Trailblazers

Phase 2 April

New ship: Gutamaya Corsair

Medium Multirole

SIZE 7 THRUSTERS ON A MEDIUM SHIP

Phase 3 summer

New ship

New feature: Vanguards

Spiritual Successor to Squadrons

Communication and interaction with members

Allows you to set objectives for the members of the squad and pay rewards

Can pit vanguards against each other and compete

Vanguard can tie into BGS and powerplay for orders and objectives that need done.

Vanguard banks: credits/ships/modules

Phase 4 Autumn

new ship

Phase 5 Winter

New ship

New Feature

Discussion:

https://www.elitedangerous.com/en-US/UpdateNotes
COLONIZATION UPDATE AND ROADMAP
New Gutamaya Ship Predictions (All we know so far is what it looks like, and that it has size 7 thrusters and is a medium ship)
Feature complete “beta” where they can change the numbers as they see it play out
Galmap system claim mode, scan to verify what the system can support
First starport size matters to what else the system can develop into
24 hours to claim, 7 days to fulfil station building requirements, or it goes back to unoccupied
System architect gets passive income from system with at least 3 constructions. Taxed over 5m

Small discount on ships and outfitting in systems with at least 10 constructions

Name generator with limited rerolls or pay 5000 arx to custom name, unlimited
System architect’s faction will be the 3rd in the new system
New refinery contact who can refine mined commodities into more valuable stuff
New asteroid stations in ice, and a few other fancy models
Mantalay now available with a new kit with ALL THE WINGS

Community Corner:

DISTANT SCREWS 3 Still Ongoing! One more day to submit for the screenshot contest.

Commander Roy Cookson of the Loose Screws has been writing stories of his adventures out exploring with us, if anyone wishes to read them they can be found in the Distant Screws 3 thread, under “Roy’s Stories.”