Alec's best of the forum (and elsewhere) [v2]
Just wanted to say that there's not much happening on "Alec's Best of the Forum" recently because, quite frankly, the forums are drowning under so much fleet carrier negativity at the moment that I'm struggling to find anything to feel positive about. Partly it's the global situation, partly some burn-out on my part but mostly I'm just not feeling it. Anyway, I did just want to shout out a couple of things despite all that.
Firstly this Saturday (that's tomorrow) is v-ECM. For those that don't know this is the virtual Elite Community Meet that's been organised to replace the actual Elite Community Meet which should have been taking place this weekend in Cambridge but had to be cancelled due to "you know what". Anyway, there's all sorts of stuff going on (including the charity raffle that would have happened at the live event, online social games like Artemis and Second Life, some Elite racing and a special episode of Hutton Orbital radio). Find all the details over here: vecm-the-virtual-elite-community-meet-sat-11th-april. Please go and show that thread some love because so much effort has gone into this (effort redirected from the heartbreak of the actual ECM having to be cancelled) and it really deserves more attention than it's getting - probably due to the virulent outbreak (no, not "you know what" ... I'm talking about the tide of fleet carrier criticism that the forums are currently drowning under).
Secondly, and also related to the Hutton Truckers - I just wanted to highlight the fact that Operation HOT MESS (the seemingly ludicrous and impossible mission to deliver a Hutton Mug to every single market in the galaxy) is, beyond all belief, now incredibly close to being completed. As of last Wednesday, out of the 55,469 stations on the list, only 15 now remain mugless! This is an absolutely mind-bending achievement! Full details over here: pilots-of-the-galaxy-hutton-has-a-mission-for-you-operation-hot-mist.
And lastly, since fleet carriers are inescapable, here's something actually quite cool that I spotted. Basically @Mysteron has collected together a whole bunch of screenshots from various fleet carrier construction yards around the bubble which illustrate the range of fleet carrier styles and configurations that seems to be possible, presumably something which will come as cosmetics and kits that can be applied. Really quite cool! carrier-livery-portraits.
Firstly this Saturday (that's tomorrow) is v-ECM. For those that don't know this is the virtual Elite Community Meet that's been organised to replace the actual Elite Community Meet which should have been taking place this weekend in Cambridge but had to be cancelled due to "you know what". Anyway, there's all sorts of stuff going on (including the charity raffle that would have happened at the live event, online social games like Artemis and Second Life, some Elite racing and a special episode of Hutton Orbital radio). Find all the details over here: vecm-the-virtual-elite-community-meet-sat-11th-april. Please go and show that thread some love because so much effort has gone into this (effort redirected from the heartbreak of the actual ECM having to be cancelled) and it really deserves more attention than it's getting - probably due to the virulent outbreak (no, not "you know what" ... I'm talking about the tide of fleet carrier criticism that the forums are currently drowning under).
Secondly, and also related to the Hutton Truckers - I just wanted to highlight the fact that Operation HOT MESS (the seemingly ludicrous and impossible mission to deliver a Hutton Mug to every single market in the galaxy) is, beyond all belief, now incredibly close to being completed. As of last Wednesday, out of the 55,469 stations on the list, only 15 now remain mugless! This is an absolutely mind-bending achievement! Full details over here: pilots-of-the-galaxy-hutton-has-a-mission-for-you-operation-hot-mist.
And lastly, since fleet carriers are inescapable, here's something actually quite cool that I spotted. Basically @Mysteron has collected together a whole bunch of screenshots from various fleet carrier construction yards around the bubble which illustrate the range of fleet carrier styles and configurations that seems to be possible, presumably something which will come as cosmetics and kits that can be applied. Really quite cool! carrier-livery-portraits.
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P.S. Oh and if anyone missed these, the Frontier community managers were out and about, popping into various livestreams and podcasts this week. Two particularly notable ones were Tuesday's Lave radio ..
(also available as a podcast)
.. and Thursday's breakfuurst stream with the Buur Pit crew ..
.. both of which feature Q&A's with various members of the Frontier team.
.. and Thursday's breakfuurst stream with the Buur Pit crew ..
.. both of which feature Q&A's with various members of the Frontier team.
Just listened to the Buur Pit interview. Really, really good. Bruce and Stephen talked as openly as they could about what was happening on the forums and some really interesting background on the initial support ship concept and why they pivoted away from that. They're also funny (also Buur and Rheeney are always great)
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Right then ladies and gentlemen, I've been waiting for the right moment to post this but ... they've done it ... they've only bloomin' well gone and flippin' done it!
As of 9pm last night the Hutton Trucker organised operation HOT MIST has successfully delivered a Hutton Mug (a commodity, lest we forget, which is only available in limited supply at a station so remote that it takes a little under one and a half hours in supercruise to get there) to every single accessible commodity market in the galaxy!!! (and there's over 54,000 of them)
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Utterly incredible.
As of 9pm last night the Hutton Trucker organised operation HOT MIST has successfully delivered a Hutton Mug (a commodity, lest we forget, which is only available in limited supply at a station so remote that it takes a little under one and a half hours in supercruise to get there) to every single accessible commodity market in the galaxy!!! (and there's over 54,000 of them)
pilots-of-the-galaxy-hutton-has-a-mission-for-you-operation-hot-mist
CONGRATULATIONS!
Utterly incredible.
Trending: Nick Web's lego SRV, fleet carrier initiatives, a new Elite: Dangerous book project and Old Duck's ode to Borann.
I've also linked own To Earth Astronomy's excellent new CMDRs ToolBox website from the "other 3rd party sites and tools" section.[/url]
P.S. you've got just 7 days left if you want to earn money for your fleet carrier in the live game in time for the snapshot that will be used for beta 2.
forums.frontier.co.uk
I've also linked own To Earth Astronomy's excellent new CMDRs ToolBox website from the "other 3rd party sites and tools" section.[/url]
P.S. you've got just 7 days left if you want to earn money for your fleet carrier in the live game in time for the snapshot that will be used for beta 2.
Notice - Fleet Carriers - Beta 2 - Commander State Notice
Greetings Commanders! o7 On 30 April, we will be saving your game data to be used in the Fleet Carriers Update - Beta 2. This means that whatever state your account is in, will be the state that we will use for Beta 2. So if you wanted to grab a few more credits, you've got a week to do it...
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I mean the memory, of course. :sad:
Of all the games in all the world, you had to walk into this one.No matter the future of Elite Dangerous, I will always have Borann.
Hi all, just wanted to give a shoutout for the interview between @CMDR Kai Zen of Loose Screws and @Bruce Garrido "Gambit" of Frontier. I'm only about halfway through but it's flippin' brilliant! I know a lot of you will have seen Kai promoting his videos and podcasts in various discord servers and social media platforms around the internet (and may possibly even be starting to develop Zen-fatigue 
) but people REALLY ought to make an effort to listen to this one - it's an absolute delight and very encouraging.
) but people REALLY ought to make an effort to listen to this one - it's an absolute delight and very encouraging.
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Hi all, just wanted to give a shoutout for the interview between @CMDR Kai Zen of Loose Screws and @Bruce Garrido "Gambit" of Frontier. I'm only about halfway through but it's flippin' brilliant! I know a lot of you will have seen Kai promoting his videos and podcasts in various discord servers and social media platforms around the internet (and may possibly even be starting to develop Zen-fatigue
Lol
1. Thanks! and,
2. Mental Note: dial back on the marketing effort.
Nah man, that's just me and my English reserve ... you do you, it's good stuff!
Hey folks ... it's nearly time for some more Buckyball Racing!
In the first of four new Buckyball races now in the racing club calendar, @Edelgard von Rhein brings us "Signs of Life", a brand new time trial event scheduled to run from the 9th to the 17th of May.
Full details for the race can be found in the official race event forum post over here: the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-signs-of-life-9th-may-to-17th-may-3306
It might seem like a bit of a wall of text but it's actually an easy read full of clear and concise instructions on what the race entails and how to take part.
The TLDR is that you have half an hour (in the regulation DBX class) or a full hour (in the unlimited ship class) to set out from the start/finish station and scan as many different signs of life as you can find in the surrounding areas of the galaxy.
So, if you're bored of shooting rocks in Borann and are looking for something genuinely fun, engaging and different to get involved in for a week then why not give it a try. You'll almost certainly learn new things about the game, improve your ship handling skills and become part of a great community that's been around since the game first launched (this is our 71st race).
In the first of four new Buckyball races now in the racing club calendar, @Edelgard von Rhein brings us "Signs of Life", a brand new time trial event scheduled to run from the 9th to the 17th of May.
Full details for the race can be found in the official race event forum post over here: the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-signs-of-life-9th-may-to-17th-may-3306
It might seem like a bit of a wall of text but it's actually an easy read full of clear and concise instructions on what the race entails and how to take part.
The TLDR is that you have half an hour (in the regulation DBX class) or a full hour (in the unlimited ship class) to set out from the start/finish station and scan as many different signs of life as you can find in the surrounding areas of the galaxy.
So, if you're bored of shooting rocks in Borann and are looking for something genuinely fun, engaging and different to get involved in for a week then why not give it a try. You'll almost certainly learn new things about the game, improve your ship handling skills and become part of a great community that's been around since the game first launched (this is our 71st race).
Whether or not you're already familiar with the tragic story of Michael Holyland and his love of Elite: Dangerous, I can strongly recommend the following half hour audio documentary made by the BBC as part of the "This Game Changed My Life" series.
www.bbc.co.uk
The original forum thread started by Michael's uncle Mat can still be found over here if people want to know more: michaels-journey-through-the-stars
BBC Sounds - This Game Changed My Life, Mat: Space Buddies and Fuel Rats
How video games gave Mat and his nephew Michael hope in their darkest hour.
The original forum thread started by Michael's uncle Mat can still be found over here if people want to know more: michaels-journey-through-the-stars
And my incredibly infrequent Video Of The Week award goes to ...
In other news, it's fleet carrier beta 2 so there's a gazillion threads on that which I can't be bothered to link or, if you're bored of fleet carriers (or not rich enough to own one), why not give the latest Buckyball Race a go (which is on now and runs until midnight Sunday).
I chatted about it briefly with @CMDR Kai Zen of Elite Week ..
.. and you can find full details over here ..
forums.frontier.co.uk
In other news, it's fleet carrier beta 2 so there's a gazillion threads on that which I can't be bothered to link or, if you're bored of fleet carriers (or not rich enough to own one), why not give the latest Buckyball Race a go (which is on now and runs until midnight Sunday).
I chatted about it briefly with @CMDR Kai Zen of Elite Week ..
.. and you can find full details over here ..
Community Event / Creation - The Buckyball Racing Club presents: Signs of Life (9th May to 17th May 3306)
The Buckyball Racing Club Presents: Signs Of Life The Buckyball Racing Club website: http://www.buckyballracing.org.uk The Buckyball Racing Club Discord server: https://discord.gg/YwxcsCf The Signs Of Life race involves visiting as many different locations where life of one sort or another can...
Quick heads up for those that haven't heard yet - Lavecon 2020 has now officially (and unsurprisingly) been cancelled. You can hear Karen's announcement of this on this week's Lave Radio over here:
lave-radio-a-podcast-about-elite-dangerous
Trending: Tales of life on (and around) the fleet carrier stand to win a prize and, speaking of which ... getting a fleet carrier to Sagittarius A*.
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Trending: Tales of life on (and around) the fleet carrier stand to win a prize and, speaking of which ... getting a fleet carrier to Sagittarius A*.
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A couple of new additions to the "regular newsletters, magazines, blogs, etc" section.
Basically I don't usually pay much attention to the fan fiction stuff (not 'cos I don't like it but simply because I never find time to read it) but a couple of things have come to my attention which really deserve a place here.
The first is an episodic Elite Dangerous story, beautifully presented and illustrated on its own website. Entitled "Dreadnaught CNV-301", this is currently into its second season and the creators have just announced that season three (coming 2021) will be fully animated!
And secondly, there's a brilliantly written Elite: Dangerous novel called "Callsign J-KR" which is being released in episodic form on an almost daily basis right here on the forums.
Also, just wanted to showcase the following video from Cpt Toastman which nicely references 2001 A Space Odyssey with its atmospheric depiction of some weird stellar phenomena.
Basically I don't usually pay much attention to the fan fiction stuff (not 'cos I don't like it but simply because I never find time to read it) but a couple of things have come to my attention which really deserve a place here.
The first is an episodic Elite Dangerous story, beautifully presented and illustrated on its own website. Entitled "Dreadnaught CNV-301", this is currently into its second season and the creators have just announced that season three (coming 2021) will be fully animated!
And secondly, there's a brilliantly written Elite: Dangerous novel called "Callsign J-KR" which is being released in episodic form on an almost daily basis right here on the forums.
Also, just wanted to showcase the following video from Cpt Toastman which nicely references 2001 A Space Odyssey with its atmospheric depiction of some weird stellar phenomena.
Quick shout-out this week for the following fantastic video by Cmdr Zm4rc0 who stitched together 747 x 3 second videos of his journey from Sol to Sagittarius A* to show how the starfield and view of the Milky Way changes throughout the journey.
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In the "mysterious things and lore" section I've fixed a broken link for masCh KisieL's interactive list of ancient "Guardian" ruin sites and also added a new link to the excellent Hozbase Guardian structure list (which includes layout, blueprint type and ability to sort on distance to reference system).
Guess who's revisiting the Guardians with a view to unlocking some more ships and modules!
Guess who's revisiting the Guardians with a view to unlocking some more ships and modules!