Lave Radio Episode 418 “Touching four skins on the way to tangent town” – 22/11/2022

Position	Crew Member	CMDR Name
Head of Health and Safety	Ben Moss-Woodward	Eid LeWeise
Staff Liaison Officer	Clare Good	Psykit
Chief Archivist	Colin Ford	Phoenix_Dfire
Apprentice Stunt Diver	Alec Turner	Alec Turner
Tech Gibbon	Chris Mk IV	Newell Turner

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Development News – what have the devs said this week?

1. Frameshift Live #21
   1. Update 14 release Nov 29th update
   2. New Tharg Interceptor… not telling us its name…
      1. Not a normal interceptor – not to be found everywhere
      2. up to mysterious stuff
      3. doesn’t like to be disturbed
      4. Thargs can talk to one an other… if we do disturb it, then it will call for help…. Bruce did say “that it doesn’t like”
   3. Tweaking Biologicals… upping rewards this is coming NEXT WEEK
   4. After 14 they’ll be doing something with AX weaps… not as good as Guardian but better than current
   5. More stuff for Elite planned for after Update 14
   6. Elite Partner Program: “Why not all Content Creators” and Arf let it be known that with the next batch of Twitch Skins, whilst the Content Creators will get more, ALL streamers will have access to one skin / drop
2. Retiring community.elitedangerous.com
3. Elite Dangerous: In Case You Missed It | Update 14 Release Date and More!
   1. Basically Sally summarised what we’ve summarised, but I’m mentioning it because Sally is awesome
4. Discovery Scanner – 21/11/2022 Discovery Scanner – 21/11/2022

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

1. Thursday 17th Nov – The Kingfisher Xeno-Peace Mission
   1. UIA1 has been named Taranis – Taranis, the “Thunderer,” was a Celtic storm god, symbolised by a sacred wheel. Wielding a thunderbolt, he was feared for his command of foul weather, and regarded as a protector and leader of the Celtic pantheon.
      1. Ben: What can’t we call them the names of pretty things, like Buttercup
2. Monday 21st Nov – THE COMING OF TARANIS
3. Tuesday 22nd Nov – KINGFISHER MEGASHIP MAKES FINAL PREPARATIONS
   1. Scheduling conflicts have prevented Congressman Dalton Chase from leading the diplomatic mission, despite his prominent role in organising the Kingfisher’s construction
      1. Ben: what a surprise!
4. ThargAlert!
   1. UIA Vector Survey (Responses)

Store Alert

1. Imperial Clipper Expressway Paintjobs

Voyage

Journey

Passage

Wayfare

Black Friday Sale

Main discussion

1. Thargoid Attack Next week! (Ack Ack Ack)
   1. Where are we going to look for it? (aside from the obvious – forum) 
   2. What unusual activity do we think it will be doing? 
   3. How are we going to try interacting with it? 
   4. What do we think that will lead to? Also, what significant non-AXI changes or bugfixes are we hoping for?

Community Corner

1. Alternative Galnet News Site:
   1. https://elite.drinkybird.net/

Mostly Clueless

1. If you have multiple versions of the game you should be able to download it once and then copy the game files and “verify”

Shoutouts

1. While the team on Dex Island take a well earned break before their series 2 return, there’s plenty of material to fill the void. Point your auto assistant to your favourite podcast app – including Spotify and audible – and search The Dex Legacy. There you’ll find bonus edition interviews with cast members and with the writer, Emily Inkpen! There’s also plenty of bonus materials and merch at www.thedexlegacy.com! All proceeds go towards the making of season 2!
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. 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. Flight Assist
   2. The Guard Frequency (who do other space games )
   3. Loose Screws
5. Following this we have the latest Galnet News Digest as provided by Cmdr Wotherspoon and Cmdr BeatleJude.
6. Thanks to those who have chipped in on Twitch chat and in-game commanders
7. Special Thanks to Cmdr ToCoSo, Jn Tracks and Allen Stroud who created the music used on the Show.