Category: 1: Lave Radio Episode

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Development News – what have the devs said this week?

1. Thursday Stream – Fight or Flight – Thargoid Hunting
2. Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Q&A- First Footfall
3. Frontier Explicitly state the First Footfall will be enabled at PC Launch and not delayed for the consoles
4. Tuesday’s Stream Supercruise News #22
   1. Bruce and Stephen do the CG

In-Game Events – what’s happened this week?

1. Empire Denies the Secret prison.
2. Mining CG
   1. Engineer’s Enhanced Missile Rack Initiative
      1. Reward: The module is a fully engineered lightweight and high capacity Class 2 Seeker Missile Rack with thermal cascade. It was offered in October 3306 to pilots who helped defend the Eurybia system from Imperial forces.
   2. ANNOUNCEMENT Important Information on the Enhanced Missile Rack Initiative
      1. materials need to be mined in order to count. 
      2. The reward for this week’s goal works differently to how you may expect. Rather than unlocking the item in outfitting, you directly purchase the module with the resources. You can get two by obtaining double the resources.
      3. We’ve seen some confusion in regards to the resources needed for the module. You use the resources listed (Proto radiolic alloy, conductive ceramics, hybrid capacitors, phosphorus and osmium) for the purchase rather than the mined materials (bromellite, lithium hydroxide, and samarium). Apologies for any confusion caused.
3. Jupiter Rochester named as a co-conspirator in the destruction of Starship One.
4. Admiral Vincent found guilty – sentenced to life (?). Jupiter Rochester makes a run for the permit locked HIP 54530
5. Warning about the The Fleet Carrier Scammer Scandal.
   1. The Pilot’s Interview with the ‘Slaver’
   2. Has also been covered by Obsidian Ant, D2EA and MassivelyOP MMO Site

Newsletter

1. Store Alert

Main discussion

1. Currently Star Citizen is running the “Xeno Event” those of us who have played SC can describe the event and then compare it to events that FD have run
   1. SC Xeno Event
      1. You Tube Intro video and In game voice over video when you log in asking you for help.
      2. Has different phases… currently (8th Feb) in phase 2 – rearming
      3. This directs you to a mission
      4. Mission asks you to go to a location in the system where you are assigned tasks
      5. Tasks so far include: 
         1. Defending the capital ship from attack
         2. Collecting Resources 
            1. Search through debris field looking for wrecks
            2. Search through the wreck (on foot) looking for Canisters to load on to your ship
            3. 3 types… one basic, one which is time sensitive, one which is quantum drive sensitive. (i.e. take too long or go faster than light the resource goes boom!)
            4. Potential for combat whilst exploring the wrecks
         3. Fighting off smaller fighters whilst looking for the resources

Community Corner

1. Gold Sellers Arrive in Elite Dangerous
   1. One Billion Credits for $75…
2.  AXI – The Eye of the Odyssey Event is now finished. Thank you to all who have participated in the event and congratulations to our challenge winners:
   1. :first_place: Winner – CMDR Aranionros Stormrage in a Krait Phantom (8:03)
   2. :second_place: Runner-Up – CMDR Orodruin in a Krait Mk 2 (8:19):
   3. third_place: Consolidator – CMDR Hyper Recursive in a Challenger (8:33)

Any other business

1. Ex-Bioware Devs would love to do Elite:Dangerous in the Mass effect Universe.https://www.thegamer.com/mass-effect-open-world-space-pirate-game/

Shoutouts

1. Cmdr IvIePhisto (Pronounced Mephisto) is arranging a Fleet Carrier Assisted version of the Cannon Challenge:
   
   Come along on the Comfy Canonn Cruise, following in CMDR Marxanthius steps on the Canonn Challenge to visit every life form and notable stellar phenomena discovered by Canonn Research. To participate, hop on board the fleet carrier Khonsu XLF-5XY in Varati until 15:00 UTC on March the 14th. The journey is planned to take 4 to 5 months for the 448 thousand lightyears journey through 1006 systems. For more info see @5xyXlf on Twitter or contact via email at XLF-5XY@gmx.info.
2. Our sister station, Hutton Orbital Radio, Broadcasts on Thursdays from 20:30. You can tune in at twitch.tv/huttonorbitaltruckers  or, for just the audio, at radio.forthemug.com/.
3. For the discerning Commander who likes a bit of CQC action, check out the CQC Discord at “discord.me/elitedangerouscqc”.
4. For those who want a literary discussion about Sci-fi and fantasy books. Please subscribe to the Dataslate podcast created by station commander Allen Stroud.
5. We’re also giving a shout outs to the following Elite Dangerous podcasts which have appeared over the last year or are standard regular contributors;-
   1. Loose Screws
   2. Elite Week
   3. Flight Assist – 2nd Season Coming Soon
   4. For Spanish Speakers there is the Elite Cast 
   5. Cannon Podcast
   6. Fatherhood Podcast.
   7. Squeaking Fuel
   8. The Guard Frequency (who do other space sims)
   9. What happened to the Pixel Bandits?
6. We’d also like to thank MassivleyOP (One of the best MMO websites) for giving Lave Radio a shout out being the first Elite:Dangerous Dangerous Podcast : https://massivelyop.com/2021/02/03/perfect-ten-a-guide-to-podcasts-for-your-favorite-mmos/
7. Thanks to those who have chipped in on Twitch chat and in-game commanders

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Development News – what have the devs said this week?

1. MCV Develop 964 Odyssey – One Giant Leap
   1. 100 – 140 Devs working on Odyssey
   2. No CGI trailers.
2. Let’s Play Community Goal
   1. Announced that AMA would be coming on Friday 8th
   2. Tuesday 12th – we’re still waiting and FD say it’ll be out “soon”
3. Supercruise News 12th Jan

In-Game Events – what’s happened this week?

1. Aegis continues calls for support against the thargoids due to defunding.
2. Operation IDA has started to move into the coalsack to start repairing a lot of the stations.
3. AXI has moved operations to the witchhead as they’ve now managed to clear all systems in the coalsack.
4. New CG to provide Xenological Samples to Scientists in Colonia!
5. Aegis Supports Galactic Summit – further calls for Galactic unity against the alien threat.
6. Fleet Admiral Vincent’s Trial Date Set. – 25th January.

Main Discussion

1. The Best Memory of Elite you’ve got Discussion!

The Forum Thread : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/lave-radio-needs-your-help.563031/

We also had LOADS on Twitter and will be covering these next week

Community Corner

1. TDW are back from Holiday break and are pushing now. Will go pending expansion this week to go into Sol Test site. After that they are prepped to start the expansion to LFT509 test site. So this month is going to see them test the remaining 2 sites!
2. We hope MalicVR enjoyed his week of fame with his 5hr 48min Beagle Point run … this has now been utterly shattered by previous record holder Dr Chives with a time of 4hrs 18mins 53secs
3. Former Community Manager Paige Harvey AKA Arthremis is doing a multi streamer AMA on life as a marginalised person on Saturday the 30th of January from 12pm to 6pm
   
4. We have to congratulate Cmdr Muskateer for reaching 200,000 kills in CQC (200,003 at the last count).
5. Congratulations must also goto Cmdr Overlight who took 5 seconds off the Hutton Orbital run speed record, which had previously been held by Cmdr Bret Riverboat for over a year.
6. It appears that the company that supplied the Fantastic ED Tracker has gone under. Although you can still buy the device in kit form (https://hobbycomponents.com/234-edtracker), the main website has gone down and there is no support available unless you go via the forums or the amazing Brumster still has software on his website. (http://www.brumster.com/index.php/gaming/6-edtracker-pro-software)
7. Elite Dangerous Ship Anatomy – http://a.teall.info/edsa/ 
   1. Awesome tool, showing you where on your ship your modules actually are
8. Lego Diamondback Explorer :- https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-62251/rylxfrescher/elite-dangerous-diamondback-explorer/
9. Hutton goes to the Antarctic – Voyage 2 (3307), along with the Fuel Rats and Canonn Interstellar
   1. Those huttonorbital & FuelRats and Cannon Interstellar peeps are on their travels again. CMDR Dogsbreath is onboard the MPV Everest to the Antarctica as part of Op HOTMESS
10. The High Wake has released another parody video, this time highlighting how important it is to drive safely around Guardian Sites

Shoutouts

1. Our sister station, Hutton Orbital Radio, Broadcasts on Thursdays from 20:30. You can tune in at twitch.tv/huttonorbitaltruckers  or, for just the audio, at radio.forthemug.com/.
2. For the discerning Commander who likes a bit of CQC action, check out the CQC Discord at “discord.me/elitedangerouscqc”.
3. For those who want a literary discussion about Sci-fi and fantasy books. Please subscribe to the Dataslate podcast created by station commander Allen Stroud.
4. Following this we have the amazing Galactic Digest News as supplied by Cmdr Wotherspoon with contributions by cmdr beetlejude.
5. We’re also giving a shout outs to the following Elite Dangerous podcasts which have appeared over the last year or are standard regular contributers;-
   1. Loose Screws
   2. Elite Week
   3. Flight Assist Off.
   4. For Spanish Speakers there is the Elite Cast (Dunno if they’re still going let us know)
   5. Cannon Podcast
   6. Obsidian Ant and Burr Pitt you can find on You Tube.
6. Thanks to those who have chipped in on Twitch chat and in-game commanders

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Development News – what have the devs said this week?

1. AMA II: Question Boogaloo – Arthur, Bruce, Stephen and Paul
2. Thursday Stream
   1. Combat bonds, AXI rewards next week
   2. Christmas Stream on the 17th and there will be Drops then
3. The Journey so Far
   1. Saw Alec Turner and Flossy
   2. Nice that they START in the Lave system in a Cobra – just like in the OG
   3. Forum post – ANNOUNCEMENT Elite Dangerous – The Journey So Far | Frontier Forums
   4. Take a look back on the journey so far with our new video and tune into the Game Awards this Thursday 10 December to see our next steps in an exclusive Elite Dangerous: Odyssey gameplay trailer!
   5. Pre-orders?
4. Game Balancing Part III.
   1. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/game-balancing-pt-3.560418/
5. Tuesday’s Stream

In-Game Events – what’s happened this week?

1. Exploration CG; – Looking for Ammonia worlds.
2. 30% off Lakon ships.
3. The Federation debates about what to do with the Marlonist Refugees

Newsletter

1. Newsletter -307 – Cutter paintjobs

Main discussion

1. As suggested by CMDR JThar Birrrelle: Yeah, no pressure. I have a general idea around the current resurgence in narrative (I do love the multiple storylines) and whether FDev can maintain momentum and innovate beyond what we have right now and if Odyssey gameplay will help that. Can they keep me and other commanders engaged in the narrative with different kinds of gameplay? Will they look at emergent gameplay to guide them in their choices? It came to mind because I was out in the black exploring with my carrier when CGs returned and they brought me back to the bubble because suddenly the area became interesting again.
   1. Does the Narrative drive game play?
      1. Bring in new / returning players
      2. Engage people who have been out in the black, for want of nothing better to do
   2. Can FD keep up with the Narrative?
   3. How will Odyssey help with the Narrative?

Community Corner

1. Kai Zen – The Dark Wheel initiative update???
2. Lave radio is #1 in New Zealand and popular in middle east countries too.. Souv’s list
3. Sagittarius Eye: the magazine is returning for Odyssey! No specific release date yet but watch our social channels. Will be a full relaunch.
4. Ghost Girraffe Stream  – Found two colliding gas giants and watched them ‘Bump’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ldN0GXN1II .  According to David Braben, thing like this are supposed to happen in ‘Real Life’ too :- https://twitter.com/DavidBraben/status/1335635211837698050
5. Operation IDA – 3rd Annual Op-Ida Hauliday Haul Event 1: Limbo Organizer: RamblinEngineer, Trainphreak, and AstroSnufkin When: Saturday, 12/12, 4pm EST Where: Bakewell Enterprise – Marici (Planet Marici 3) Return of a Hauliday classic! Race as fast as you can under an ever lowering limbo bar made of Belugas. Event meet up point will be Bakewell Enterprise – Marici (Planet Marici 3). The planet is 2.59 G so get your high gravity flying practice in this week! Expect a rebuy or two (or several), so bring a cheap ship or having plenty of credits to spare. 
6. Open Play and Crime and Punishment; a Proposed Holistic Approach
7. Distant Screws II: Expedition for Evelyn
   1. The Loose Screws community are heading out into the black once again to reach Evelyn’s Light! We will discover what the young scientist has left for us to discover in the deep reaches of space!
   2. (In the August of 2018 Evelyn was a girl hiking up a mountain with her family and complaining of a sore side when she got home. In September of 2018 she was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma with a tumour the size of a grapefruit in her abdomen. Thus began Evelyn’s and her family’s fight against cancer that would last for 1 ½ years. She threw off cancer’s grip on Feb 26, 2020 and ascended to the stars. Hospital treatments to address the disease, radiation, chemo, stem cell transplants and surgery could not weigh down her spirit. She continued to read, play video games and show interest in science, design, fashion, comedy, wookies and the stars. While she slept beside her mother her father spent the long nights in Elite with a new group of comrades, some of whom knew his pain, some of whom shared their own, all of whom shared the game. Our thanks go out to Loose Screws and Frontier, and Drew Wagar for showing their support!)
   3. Depart: Jan 8 3307
   4. Arrive Evelyn’s Light: Feb 26, 3307

Shoutouts

1. Our sister station, Hutton Orbital Radio, Broadcasts on Thursdays from 20:30. You can tune in at twitch.tv/huttonorbitaltruckers  or, for just the audio, at radio.forthemug.com/.
2. For the discerning Commander who likes a bit of CQC action, check out the CQC Discord at “discord.me/elitedangerouscqc”.
3. For those who want a literary discussion about Sci-fi and fantasy books. Please subscribe to the Dataslate podcast created by station commander Allen Stroud. 

4. Following this we have the Galactic News Digest, as provided by Cmdr Wotherspoon. Also you may be interested in the Galactic News Digest’s youtube channel which does mini-updates whenever galnet does : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG8WqlR1ua6mjkq9qQHrnZQ
5. Thanks to those who have chipped in on Twitch chat and in-game commanders