Episode 347 - Suckin’ Rubies

It’s #347rd for the 3th of September, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) - JMYou can find us at our website: http://loosescrewsed.com Discord https://discord.gg/3Vfap47ReaSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LooseScrewsEDSquadron Briefing:  BGS highlights: We are now in 459 systems, controlling 141We’ve expanded out of 7 AndromedaThere’s been a little drop in influence in Miola we’re watchingRick FN Dalton announced the Chieftains of Anarchy are purged from his main system, it only took 2 weeks and 2 ticks in retreat. Short PP Report: Cycle 96:Soontil Relics, is there anything they can’t do?Duval won the week54 exploited, 14 forts, 1 strongholdLi was second49 exploited, -3 forts (six strongholds means -6 forts so 3 new forts were created), 6 strongholdsPiscium Sector ZK-X B1-5 (Pavlov’s Hub, Alexandrinus’s neighbor) is now a LYR stronghold thanks to LSN and Sirius Gov. efforts. Of note, Architect Grommer got Universal Cartographics online there (finally). If you want to thank him, he needs CMM Composite delivered to Alexandria Terminal’s orbital construction site, about 40K TonnesAntal was third15 exploited, 11 fortsEmpire also had a good week15 exploited, 5 forts and 1 strongholdMahon rounds out the top 5Loose Screws Punching Bag Jerome Tiberious Archer was 10th8 exploited and 2 fortsFan favorite Archon (Not Archer) Delaine was in 11th4 new forts!Well done! Powerplay rankingsDev News: Rhino Update 4.4.1.0Rhino SRV addedStandard, Stellar, GalacticSurface Mining Gameplay AddedDSS Updated to detect mining locations13 new mining commoditiesNew Operation - Under Siege - Planetary Settlement Distress CallBug Fixeshttps://www.elitedangerous.com/news/updates/4-4-1-04.4.1.1Chunk problem fixedUnder Siege and Biohazard Takedown (easy) tweakshttps://www.elitedangerous.com/news/updates/4-4-1-1Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  Vodel Reveals New SRV Rhino - 9-3-26Wreaken Calls for Surface Mining Support TestsCompeting CGs - 1T Surface Ore vs. 1T Space Ore for rewardsPaint Jobs for T11 and Rhino and a stickerPlatinum at 300K/T and Iridium, Periclase Dunite & Thortveitite at 1M/TBefore Anyone Bitches about Pay to Win - I can collect 4T Platinum faster than 1T of Thortveitite so STFUBloomingwind’s Folly (IC Sector 2602 ZU-Y d103) is rich in Thortveitite and has a legendary Platinum Overlap in the shadow of Brick Memorial Station, so fill up in Bloomingwind’s Folly!Discussion Topic: Rhino & ‘Under Siege’ OperationHold My Beer: Who Actually Makes the Adventure in Elite?Alec Turner Report:   Thank you for the heads-up about Ghost Giraffe’s ‘Weaponizing Rhino’ video https://youtu.be/ADENFhUz678Buckyball Race ROTA LATINA starts tomorrow (4th September) and runs until the 14th Septemberhttps://youtu.be/z1po6Yg-Eu4Full details here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-present-rota-latina-4th-14th-september-3312.649360/