Wars in Imiutli and Xians (AGAIN)!

Election in LHS 3980

Operation Red Dawn - ADI is pushing hard to retake control of Arinna and G 130-9 and prevent takeovers of the other three systems we’ve targeted in retaliation. Our goal is, by removing systems with res sites from their control, taking away bounties as a source of BGS currency

No systems overheating, some are tepid

Thank you to everyone working hard in the BGS, ADI’s new management has been keeping us busy so thanks to everyone, we couldn’t do it without you.

LOTS going on with Squad right now, get involved, we don’t bite. 

Attack Hadad

Just 2 control system remains; titan dies this weekend

2 hearts already down at recording time…it might be dead by the time you hear this.

Update 18.06 coming May 28 https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-update-18-06-thargoid-war-overhaul-tuesday-28-may-2024.625728/

Thargoid war activities rebalanced to more correctly weight them

Combat is significantly more influential

Interceptor kill bonds increased to around pre-nerf levels; Orthrus reduced to 15m

Spire site effects restructured to be linear and more fairly capped

Counter strike system marking partially reworked

Titan vulnerability is now a two tier system:

At 3 controlled systems or below, the Titan will be vulnerable to attack

At 4 or above controlled systems, the Titan will take almost no damage from attacks

Buckey Ball ON NOW!.  CNDR Mr. Indigo hosting May’s race

Priorities: Tamor win the war (again) and Howard win the war we couldn’t prevent

Wars in progress in Bagalis and Xians.  Election on -going in Yen Ti.

Operation Red Dawn - We’re pushing After Dark Initiative out of control of systems where there are Res Sites for bounties. ADI is being used by anonymous players…details in standing orders.

Systems overheating and systems needing a beat down - all in the standing orders.

LOTS going on with Squad right now, get involved, we don’t bite. 

Next target - Hadad

Down to 11 controlled systems - predict full attack after next week’s Thursday tick.

Update 18.05

Fixed issues with Guardian Fighters hit check not behaving correctly.

Fixed an issue where attempting to swap a core internal module with a stored module was being blocked for Pre-Built ships.

Ensured new players correctly remain in Solo Play until performing an initial hyperspace jump which will then transition players into Open Play.

Buckey Ball ON NOW!.  CNDR Mr. Indigo hosting May’s race

Elite Dangerouse (French) working on Project Icarus to test what players would do with ship interiors to “de-risk” FDev from working on it 

https://t.co/RB7c64FwD3

Pole Master!

Tamor (win the war) and Howard (prevent the war by raising LSN influence) are top priorities!

Howard: raise influence of any faction EXCEPT AfterDark!

Wars in progress in 4 other system (Gram, LTT 17156, TT 58343, Imiutil)...none as critical as Tamor and Howard. 

Remember the War Rule: ground CZ are for making money, spaces CZ as for winning wars.

Operation Red Dawn - We’re pushing After Dark Initiative out of control of systems where there are Res Sites for bounties. ADI is being used by anonymous players…details in standing orders.

Systems overheating and systems needing a beat down - all in the standing orders.

Expansion Planning: BD+67 1409 is at 74.7%.

LOTS going on with Squad right now, get involved, we don’t bite. 

Next target - Hadad

Has a bunch of systems - do all the activities

Update 18.04 post-deployment boo-boos

Player issues purchasing ARXs packages through the store.

Python MkII locked modules/swap/replace “issues”

Super-accelerated Thargoid war progress (now corrected)

Python MkII details first impressions

Stats: Comes with SCO drive - handles better and lower heat

4 Large, 2 Medium HP

6 Utilities

6 power plant, 6 drives, 6 distributor

5 FSD 

Optionals: 6, 4, 3, 2, 1x3 

Have SCO’s made “old” FSD obsolete?

Have SCO’s made “old” FSD obsolete?

Pay to Win…the community panic continues.

Buckey Ball ON NOW!.  CNDR Mr. Indigo hosting May’s race

Elite Dangerouse (French) have created the tool to allow others to design their own adventures. 

Buy arx

New Video from Dutiri, the basics of Bio.

72 Page manifesto / open letter 

Ticks are coming at 7:30 central so Standing Orders are coming in at 9 PM or so

6 Andromedae Expansion - We landed in Uchagan - We are not planning on taking control as an active PM controls it

LSN has departed Calarum - PE is retreating all non-native factions to attempt to stop the fire

Kolyawa is under our management

Election in MCC 858, wars in TT 58343 and Xians

Operation Red Dawn - We’re pushing After Dark Initiative out of control of systems where there are Res Sites for bounties. ADI has been taken over by anonymous players…

Systems overheating and systems needing a beat down - all in the standing orders

LOTS going on with Squad right now, get involved, we don’t bite. 

Next target - Hadad

Has a bunch of systems - do all the activities

Cosmetic store prices refresh

Most things went up, some by quite a lot

https://www.elitedangerous.com/store/

Update 18.04 planned for Tuesday May 7

SCO drives are engineerable (A rated versions to come? Citation needed?)

Store UI changes

Python MkII early access begins

Pre-built ships / “jumpstart” 25500ARX (20ish dollars)

Do not include unlocks for engineers or tech brokers

Modules can’t be moved to other ships and have zero value

AX Chief and Mining T-6 already mentioned

DBX - A/D rated, FSD booster, cosmetics

Python MkII Standard 16250ARX (12ish dollars)

Ship and shipyard unlock

Python MkII Stellar (pre-built) 33000ARX(28ish dollars)

Ship, A rated incl. SOC drive

Venom Claret Paint Job

Strike Ship Kit

Shipyard Unlock

Python MkII details

Comes with SCO drive - handles better and lower heat

4 Large, 2 Medium HP

6 Utilities

6 power plant, 6 drives, 6 distributor

5 FSD 

Optionals: 6, 4, 3, 2, 1x3 

Buckey Ball ON NOW!.  CNDR Mr. Indigo hosting May’s race

Elite Dangerouse (French) have created the tool to allow others to design their own adventures.

Maikoro Expansion - Landed in TT 58343 - We’re a placeholder until Project Elite is ready to expand

6 Andromedae Expansion - Current Target Uchagan - We’re trying to divert it to NLTT 52560, or we might just expand again!

The Kaupatak Expansion - will be next to plug a hole in a BoTM system

Konquering Kolyawa - We are losing the election at least 2-0. We want to win. Top Priority

Wars in Gram, Xians and Yen Ti

Weekly Reminder - Calarum is quarantined - Leave It Alone

Anti-Guardian field project yields breakthrough - New modifications available

Thargoid War Bulletin: Oya Successfully Attacked

Next target - Hadad

Has a bunch of systems - do all the activities

Python MK II & Updates to the GameStore

ARX pricing adjustments and refresh to gamestore

New “Best sellers” section for things that were previously limited like midnight black and stigyan

Python MK II arrives in game on August 7 (must have EDO)

Python MK II can be added for non-EDO owners for ARX if you don’t want to buy EDO

Python MK II early access starts May 7 for 16250 ARX

Reminder: Legacy gets no content updates what-so-ever

(we shouldn’t have to remind you about this)

Engineering rework and pre-built ship packs 

Reducing the number of materials required for Engineering.

Increasing payout of engineering materials from missions.

Increasing backpack capacity.

They are watching feedback

Pre-built “jumpstart” ship packs:

Buy with ARX - upgraded/unlocked modules - themed cosmetics

TYPE-6 LASER MINING JUMPSTART

ALLIANCE CHIEFTAIN AX COMBAT JUMPSTART

(Follow link for details)

Python MK II will also launch with a jumpstart pack

Frontier Unlocked #4 Elite Dangerous | Frontier Unlocked April | Powerplay 2.0

This video is just the Elite section about PP 2.0

Direct link to Art’s recap at the end

UI overhaul to greater accessibility

More BGS/Thargoid war-like mechanics to do with distance between systems, etc.

Most game actions impact power play, not just pamphlets and kills

Rank system rework, no decay, new leaderboard

Carrier groups in stronghold systems can be attacked

So it doesn’t require opponents to be in open

Launching with open/solo as it is currently, but they are watching how it goes and taking feedback with the option to adjust and balance this.

Buckey Ball Starts next month.  CNDR Mr. Indigo hosting May’s race

Elite Dangerouse (French) have created the tool to allow others to design their own adventures.

Maikoro Expansion - Likely target is TT 58343 - Haven’t Landed Yet

6 Andromedae is on Fire - 77.9% Influence - Keep it above 75% - We Want to Expand from there next

The Kaupatak Expansion -  remains on hold as a consequence

Konquering Kolyawa - In Kolyawa we have the most influence, but we do not have control. We want to push the controlling faction into us and have a rematch election for control. 

Election Day 1 iIn Tripu - We want to win - Can wait until after Oya

War Day 1 in Calarum - Leave. It. Alone. Leave. Calarum. Alone. 

Oya “Completely Vulnerable”

Hearts are falling fast

3rd titan reward is Carapace ship kit for Krait MKII and a matching-ish copper paint

Update 18.03 patch notes: https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/titan-oya-and-update-1803

On Thursday 18 April we are releasing Update 18.03 which specifically focuses on improvements to some of the stability issues encountered with the Titans. Please be aware that we are still investigating these issues but this patch should offer significant improvement.

If you experience vents or the core becoming stuck or unresponsive please switch to playing in private group or playing solo.

They are working to release black and white versions of the titan kill commemorative decals

Buckey Ball Starts next month.  CNDR Mr. Indigo hosting May’s race

Screwspace has been on fire lately

Victories in LHS 3877, FF Andromedae, Gram!

Maikoro Boiled Over - Likely target is TT 58343. 

Elections in Yen Ti (we want to win), Calarum (leave it alone)

Wars in Tripu and Cempsigi (we want to win)

We want to trigger an election in Kolyawa

We have a lot of overheating systems due to our recent run of expansions

We have a handful of systems that need a little love

New Supercruise Overcharge module enters the market, a “turning point for humanity”

CMDRs either didn’t get the message, or didn’t feel like doing it, so Oya went mostly unattacked

Current orders for 11 APR - 18 APR

CONDUCT SPIRE OPERATIONS AT Cephei Sector XO-A b3

SITUATION:

We have 9 controls, including an active and a presumably-inactive spire around Oya

Goal is to hit 85% progress on controlled systems ASAP, then proceed to carrier-unloading operations

(85% is the cap of spire site influence on surrounding control systems, so at that point carriers will be unloaded)

Prepare to strike Oya Thursday the 18th; equipping TitanKillers with new 5C FSD and repositioning carriers within 10 LY of Oya is recommended

Update 18.0.2 patch notes: https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-0-18-02

Highlights…

New Rating C Frame Shift Drive modules will be available. They can be found at a number of Outfitting services, especially in more technologically advanced markets, and these will introduce a new functionality: Super Cruise Overcharge.

Fixed being unable to add an experimental effect to pre-engineered 5A FSD modules (Issue ID 63452)

Added support for hardware with up to 128 buttons that is registered as an input device (Issue ID 1763) (Let's all go out and get some button panels! In honor of the new faster FSD there’s a sim racer button box: https://simracingcockpit.com/sim-racing-button-boxes/ )

Thargoid Highlights:

Adjusted Titan turret projectiles so they should no longer appear to "lag".

Performance improvements during multiplayer scenarios when the transition into meltdown happens after the core has been destroyed for the final heart.

Fixed instances of abrupt lighting change on the Titan Core when dealing damage to it. Titan discos are hereby canceled

Fixed the Titan Destroyed decals having flipped orientation on certain ships.

Update from Dituri’s Elite on Exobiology, he tries it for the first time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91qxmrPrpq0&ab_channel=Dituri'sElite

War in Yen-Yi and MCC 858.  Election in Kolyawa. 

We have a lot of overheating systems due to our recent run of expansions

We have a handful of systems that need a little love

Maitis is close to expanding…might as well push it over the top!

Prototype Frame Shift Drive almost production ready, competitor sceptical (sic)

Titan Oya deploys a surprise fleet of Orthrus vessels

Oya spawns 30 alerts

Many more than the usual/allowed number

Many are more than 10 LY from any control system

Some are in systems that were cleared yesterday

There was a Galnet update about it but hours after the fact. (timing?

In response, all AX ops turn to attack Oya now, in spite of high damage resistance

In spite of PFed messages, the rules no-longer apply and efforts to clear systems are wasted

PDES advises it’s pilots to bombard the titan since clearing systems doesn’t matter

Tissue samples already collected will be held on carriers to turn in after Oya is neutralized

War in Tripu - Tied up at 1. 

We have a lot of overheating systems due to our recent run of expansions

We have a handful of systems that need a little love

Hopefully we will be engaging Kolyawa Jet Life Systems for control there soon.

Nothing new since last thursday: CG for titan drive components still active

Deliver one or more Titan Drive Component to earn a paint for each C ship

Frontier Unlocked for March 27th (link with timecode)

https://www.youtube.com/live/05_ct1TL_7Q?si=HV3cEfkNjaNAzced&t=2221

Intended presenter got sick

Powerplay stuff - no gameplay changes described in detail

Visual indications of power states in station concourses

Updates to galaxy map to better show information

Will indicate player actions

Carrier groups in stronghold systems