The crew discuss Radicoida Unica, Operations, and Colin rolls a critical fail for internet connectivity.

Development News:
Balancing Update – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-update-on-balancing-changes-to-system-development.643111/#post-10742026
Vote for Frontier in the Simulation/Strategy in The Game Awards – https://thegameawards.com/

Community Corner:
“Player made outpost Orbiting a Black Hole” by CrazyHank – https://youtu.be/7IGXE8-0zQ0
“The Official Distant Worlds 3 Podcast | Episode 03 – MetaElite” by Distant Radio 3305 – https://youtu.be/TkP0uW5gBR4
“A Forest (an Elite Dangerous SRV hoon around HIP 87621 2 b a)” by Alec – https://youtu.be/_ctpSmY91fo
Cmdr Pete “ProjectSimstar” Wacko adds a smoke machine to his rig! – https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VfKF5_wo_xc
“Mountains of Madness” Buckyball Race – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-mountains-of-madness-13th-24th-november-3311.642860/

Other Business:
Cozy Quest – https://store.steampowered.com/sale/cozyquest2025
Secret Mode – https://tiltify.com/@secret-mode/secret-modes-cozy-quest-fundraiser

There’s been a new update which includes the Dodec and Colonisation changes we’re disappointed by, but some of the other stuff is getting us going!

Development News
Update Notes – https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes

Community Corner
The Winged Hussars – https://www.thewingedhussars.com/en
“An Elite Adventure” by VRFlorian – https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwSSMXOUo_5WDm_XKg4nBrtD9ysTsuZ_S
“The Big 12 in the Big 25 | Elite Dangerous Powerplay” by Xpeigh – https://youtu.be/YBY1ulYmt4I
New Buckyball Race – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-mountains-of-madness-13th-24th-november-3311.642860/

Frontier have given us all so much to talk about we’ll be chatting about this for weeks!

Development News
November Developer Log: https://youtu.be/e6kQYtfz1sk?si=gkW1ejrq7amdroO4
Frontier’s Odyssey Guide: https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/odyssey-guide

Community Corner
Élite Dangereuse :
“3 Years of Élite Dangereuse, by the numbers”
https://www.patreon.com/posts/3-years-of-elite-142719717?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share
“This Nov 7–8: we’re going live to celebrate 3 years of Élite Dangereuse!”
https://x.com/elitedangereuse/status/1984994435122532688
https://twitch.tv/elitedangereuse
Replacement to CMDR Astro’s (D2EA) CMDRs Toolbox site: https://wanderer-toolbox.com/
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1oo4bu9/wanderers_toolbox_a_restoration_expansion_project/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

It’s Halloween week! We’re talking about our favourite spooky things that are in Elite!

Community Corner:
“The Endless | Out There Series Finale” by Commander Exorcist https://youtu.be/70aXDAjIPrE
“Alzo 40_#5” by Alzo Music https://youtu.be/HCqrFNigIFI

“Distant Worlds 3 Training Expedition – HR 6164 Mass Jump” by tomcat
https://youtu.be/m17torGEtoI

“Elite Dangerous Distant Worlds 3 prelude: high-G exercise event mass jump 1” by ASmallerMolecule https://youtu.be/zEdBS1tmOOA

“DW3 | High Gravity Training Exercise | Launch Day” by Cmdr Dr. Nagi https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxK8fVvDP3GCctzKou6MZdyeGZx_shOJH4

Colin is back and he has notes about the last show! We’re discussing what we’d love to see as the new feature at the end of the year.

Community Corner:
The Official Distant Worlds 3 Podcast – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juMMw4rpxBs
Elite Dangerous Colonization Mega Guide – Version 2.0.0 by Cmdr Mechan – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-colonization-mega-guide-version-2-0-0-released.642317/
Phantom Explorers Monthly August/September double feature by Mint_the_Mighty – https://phantomexplorers.wixsite.com/phantom-explorers-1/post/august-september-2025-double-feature
“3rd Party Tools and Apps” by The Buur Pit – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUlcR74eLGU
“Illegal Download” by The High Wake – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKaYLKGmcPI
“Hide your valuables! (Sideshow Episode 3)” by Commander Tommen – https://youtu.be/gRWg3YhPO44
“Players are Creating a 3rd Bubble in Elite Dangerous” by Erad*Prime – https://youtu.be/0iRQS12rr7g

The crew discuss back to back CGs, and predict what Frontier could surprise us with in the final new feature of the year.

Community Corner:
Alec’s interesting colonisation systems thread – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/alecs-guide-to-interesting-colonisation-systems-and-stations.638893/
“Heart in the Infinite | Out There” by Commander Exorcist – https://youtu.be/Z3nmL-Gnuo8
“A Friendly Canyon Race in The Fatherhood Squadron” by DangerPencil – https://youtu.be/aHD6VREuHn0
“A Beginner’s Guide to Elite Dangerous in 2025” by Dituri’s Elite
https://youtu.be/f-eETEUQ8-Y
“Sideshow” by Commander Tommen – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqGsnLqzkNe9eylrRMot0DwAwsVDJ9f8g
Elite Dangereuse Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/EliteDangereuse
EDCoPilot discord:
https://discord.com/channels/762683864589271060/1186680864915075183/142754135985357214

Alec’s been playing with his ring so much we might need to stage an intervention, but in the meantime we’ll talk about your suggestions for the final ship of the year.

Development News

Colonisation Stats – https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1974523433598779657

Galaxy Percentage Explored – https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1973793885731119491

Community Corner

Colonisation stats from Ian Doncaster – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/colonisation-statistics.641952/

“Mission Farsight, day 3,200” by Commander Picard – https://x.com/MissionFarsight/status/1975377074446573582

“A Beginner’s Guide to COLONISATION!” by Dituri’s Elite – https://youtu.be/erwCDjxsh50

“How to MASTER your Combat Skills in Elite: Dangerous” by Xpeigh – https://youtu.be/2QnJ1_kWMcE

“A Galaxy of Stars – William Shatner, John de Lancie – HCS Voicepacks” by Obsidian Ant – https://youtu.be/mJ4HOtanPw8

“Ship Anatomy” by Cmdr Teall (rehosted here by Winter Ihernglass via the wayback machine)

https://siriuscorp.cc/edsa/

Original blog post: https://web.archive.org/web/20230329182234/http://www.teall.info/2020/05/elite-dangerous-ship-anatomy.html

“Ring-a-Ring o’ Limpets” by Alec Turner – https://youtu.be/GEygwG7OsM8

Port forwarding guide by Nicey – https://niceygy.net/games/elite-dangerous/ed-port-tester/

Anthony Hunt’s Imperial Interdictor 3D print – https://x.com/achunt/status/1975087034508443697

The crew discuss the Type-11 prospector update and sing the praises of this entirely bonkers ship, while Ben pines for more back door access.

Development News
Type-11 Prospector Update Notes – https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-2-1-0
Type-11 Prospector Page – https://www.elitedangerous.com/prospector
Frontiers Getting Started Guide – https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/getting-started-elite-dangerous

Community News
imgur access – https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/41592665292443-Imgur-access-in-the-United-Kingdom
Canonn have colonised Shepherd’s Warning in Synuefai ZL-O b51-0 – https://edastro.com/gec/view/112
“Elite’s New Event Could Lead To Something Big” by indigo – https://youtu.be/gcNG_hqsVsI
“Saying Goodbye to Out There – A Brief Message” by Commander Exorcist – https://youtu.be/y_PV6sirWo0
“Jump Start an Exploration Career in Elite Dangerous!” by Commander Exorcist – https://youtu.be/cT4V7Gxtgvs
“Elite Dangerous Mining for Beginners – Laser Mining Explained (2025 Update)” by Ricardos Gaming – https://youtu.be/8XlcOsLrs-U
“Sightseeing in Elite – Mitterand Hollow” by Pappa Wolf – https://youtu.be/olPCIRexa2M
“Presenting: The Spiralizer (a new EDCoPilot time trial course for small ships)” by Alec Turner – https://youtu.be/cciE_XZuvSY

On a week full of anticipation, the crew discuss what they think could be lurking in HIP 87621.

Development News:
Type 11 Galactic Edition – https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/type-11-galactic-edition
(Other Frontier Game) Planet Coaster 2 Sorcery Pack DLC – https://www.planetcoaster.com/dlc/sorcery-pack

Community News:
“All Ships Reviewed 2025” by Infer A Good Time – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI6FFQ2tcfI
Chiggy Von Rictoffen RIP – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/end-of-the-road.308075/page-60#post-10706275
“The INSANE Real Size of the ANACONDA” by MT Major – https://youtu.be/zkV2G–8900
“How far have we colonised – and how far will we go?” by Pappa Wolf – https://youtu.be/DX6olyPxVo
“TOP 5 ways to EARN CREDITS in Elite: Dangerous” by Xpeigh – https://youtu.be/jn2XSmozRrU
MetaElite (and MetaLens) announcement – https://raxxla.org/

There’s been a gas leak at the Orange Sidewinder and the crew try to discuss updates, semantics and their Type-11 Prospector thoughts while becoming increasingly unhinged.

Development News
Type 11 Prospector Highlights https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/type-11-prospector-highlights
Inactive Squadron Leader Changes https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/inactive-squadron-leader-changes.641190/

Community Corner
TheBigBoo’s write-up of NinjaSpaceUnicorn’s revisiting of the DW1 and DW2 expeditions. https://jonbaker.me/beaglepointrevisited/
“HIP 18085 News – Blossoming and Thriving” by Kerensky https://youtu.be/1fhmiYSgRuA
“Daddy’s In The House” by The High Wake https://youtu.be/TTVxsLz1Dq4
“Making Your Own Home Amongst The Stars Pt.1: Looking For A Home” by Foxyloxy.X https://youtu.be/6-gtHj1sv80
elitedangereuse.fr – Galactic Mission #2 — A New Horizon https://elitedangereuse.fr/en/gm.php
The Steam PC Gaming Podcast try Elite Dangerous for the first time. (They like it but have trouble with the onboarding) https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zxio71gJSrBgKMM5WEOHl?si=vVg3M9e1RcyXmdIsr4sLeA

We finally have time to talk about the Vanguards update, and have many thoughts about a very content heavy week!

Elite Dangerous Vanguards Patch 2 – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-vanguards-patch-2.640923/
Mystery to be unlocked – https://canonn.science/codex/a-secret-to-be-uncovered-a-trail-to-be-followed/

Community News
Fan made colonisation map – https://oasis-cartograph.onrender.com/
Alec’s colonisation systems forum thread – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/alecs-guide-to-interesting-colonisation-systems-and-stations.638893/#post-10659743

The crew are joined by the wonderful ToCoSo to talk all about his new album, Radio7: Attack of The Onionheadz.

Community Corner
“TITAN Contractors – Cinematic Trailer” by Radium – https://youtu.be/qAgJfS8QJHM
“I’m Making a Player Group, You’re Invited” by Indigo – https://youtu.be/jFSTdhR0L7k
“A Beginner’s Guide to Exploration” by Xpeigh – https://youtu.be/mDqwHJhEUWA
SRVSurvey – RavenColonial’s gallery of all orbital and surface colonisation constructions.
https://ravencolonial.com/#vis
“A History Of Expeditions in Elite Dangerous | Tribute poster v2 2025” by Qohen Leth
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/a-history-of-expeditions-in-elite-dangerous-tribute-poster-v2-2025.640516/
Anthony Hunt’s blueprint and 3d print website – https://www.elite-dangerous-blog.com/
ToCoSo – https://bsky.app/profile/tocoso.bsky.social
ToCoSo patreon – https://www.patreon.com/tocosomusic
ToCoSo bandcamp – https://tocoso.bandcamp.com/

The crew discuss the latest update, Vanguards and Shadows, and reflect on a fantastic ECM.

Community News:
“Ludicrous! The Drakhyr Rally” by Cmdr Homborger -https://edrushfleet.co.uk/2025/08/19/ludicrous-the-drakhyr-rally/
“A Valley of Ice and Sand” (Out There) by Commander Exorcist - https://youtu.be/u9kS-xiYcoU
“Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Exploration Montage | Episode 19” by coeneman02 - https://youtu.be/d4k-440dchk
“Doing this made Elite Dangerous So much better !” by Erad*Prime - https://youtu.be/ufPO-FLR-X8
“SPECIAL Elite Dangerous: Corsair Mass Meet Up” by The Buur Pit - https://youtu.be/4lRd6mTZj0E
https://edastro.com/galmap/#-366,0,436,6
Alec’s annotated map: https://i.imgur.com/6LjTfoj.png

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The crew fight latency issues and discuss their favourite of the last six ships introduced to the game.

Community News
Nicey's blog the original Elite games on modern hardware - https://niceygy.net/2025/08/09/retro-elite/
ToCoSo's Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tocosomusic
Elite Dangerous - Legend (cinematic)” by AuraxisAnimus - https://youtu.be/NUaFbuLz_dQ
“Step Inside the Panther Clipper Bridge | Elite Dangerous VR Experience” by Ricardos Gaming - https://youtu.be/KC0vJW5sNTY
“Top 10 Community MODS and TOOLS in Elite: Dangerous” by Xpeigh - https://youtu.be/M9x1PhmDPQg
“Easily Destroy ANY Elite Dangerous Settlement with ANY Equipment Level” by Commander Exorcist - https://youtu.be/wYXc0Z5ujBg
The Drakhyr Rally report
Results: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-3311-drakhyr-rally.638651/page-4#post-10683950
Videos:
Shaye - https://youtu.be/gC8moESIXaU
Duck - https://youtu.be/9bRwzT9SQ2E
Alec - https://youtu.be/ELULelTio6A
Simstarr (final 4hrs!) - https://youtu.be/3qsHtiQrY6A
Project Simstar's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectSimStarr
Psykit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwm96G8Ki60

ECM Live - https://www.twitch.tv/ecmlive
Colin's ECM Miniatures sign up form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfD9xVw9IzRpIx1_iMC6Cs3k2ddTnVlFlVOXVw6CpCpPhnQdw/viewform

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The crew discuss the Type 11 Prospector at length, debut a new advert, and lament the lack of in game news.

Community News
Elite Dangerous rated best space flight simulation by space.com
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/best-space-flight-simulation-games-ranked
“Behemoth In The Pink — Timelapse” by SiegfriedOrigin
https://youtu.be/d4gLNwxsbbA
Mechan's Organised PvP - https://youtu.be/eaF18JcFx3I
Low altitude ship racing comes to EDCoPilot! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Be2-7EIl6w
The Drakhyr Rally -https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-3311-drakhyr-rally.638651/
ECM Miniatures Tournament - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfD9xVw9IzRpIx1_iMC6Cs3k2ddTnVlFlVOXVw6CpCpPhnQdw/viewform
Elite Community Meet Twitch Channel - https://twitch.tv/ECMLive

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The crew issue an apology sonnet, and discuss the ship that was teased over the weekend.

Community Corner
“Being An Imperial” by The High Wake - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qye-r5AUiQ
“Looking Around the Panther Clipper MK2 Cockpit in VR” by Midnite Black - https://youtu.be/6YVwdnE8qpc
“10 K Your Way #10 -The Kingfisher” by Beetlejude - https://youtu.be/7F841YvNHPQ
“Engineering Materials with As Minimum Fuss as Possible” by Cmdr Tara Light - https://youtu.be/7F841YvNHPQ
“Special Effect - 10K Your Way Part 2” by Ned McReady - https://youtu.be/8sM6OFeYz3I
Homborger's latest blog “Buckyball 10k: How Elite is helping a charity to transform disabled people’s lives!” - https://edrushfleet.co.uk/2025/07/28/buckyball-10k-how-elite-is-helping-a-charity-to-transform-disabled-peoples-lives/

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The bulk of today's show is spent talking about the Panther Clipper, how does it measure up to expectations? Our bumper sized crew have thoughts!

Community Corner
Phantom Explorers Monthly (June 3311) by Mint_the_Mighty - https://phantomexplorers.wixsite.com/phantom-explorers-1/post/june-2025
“Redux - Elite: Dangerous (Flight Assist Off)” by Aitolu - https://youtu.be/GDoZRY1ulus
“Dropping a Panther Clipper down the side of a crater!” by Alec - https://youtu.be/1VcEffaf49Y
Beetlejude’s “10K Your Way” playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp75E0zzZc37c3PtW6jkkJb0J2Fq1W_8E
“Supercruise handling of ships” - updated to include the Panther Clipper - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/supercruise-handling-of-ships.396845/
Sign-ups for Distant Worlds 3 - https://distantworlds3.space/
Sign-ups for The Drakhyr Rally - https://forms.gle/8SB48QH3aqPeaKJR7
10K The Buckyball Way - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-10k-the-buckyball-way-for-special-effect.638954/

Panther Clipper Website - https://www.elitedangerous.com/panther-clipper

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The crew talk about old Elite Dangerous predictions that may no longer come to fruition.

Community Corner
Colonization Removing NSP Issue Tracker - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/77032
Galnet News Digest About it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_bKjwoLUP0
“I Forgot the BEST Part of Elite — Exploring!” by Mile 13 Gaming - https://youtu.be/aEFB54F0AB8
“Elite Dangerous for Absolute Beginners | Your First Mission Step-by-Step!” by Spacefaring Chronicles - https://youtu.be/pufX-EuqLus
“7 Myths of Elite Dangerous DEBUNKED for new players” by Ricardos Gaming - https://youtu.be/ond4gUgHYbA
How to Make it 'Out There' by Commander Exorcist - https://youtu.be/3ZVfHeStNdI
“Taking the Simstarr off-road in Elite Dangerous - Stream Highlight” by Project SimStarr - https://youtu.be/HHbAjSuzstc
10K The Buckyball Way - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-10k-the-buckyball-way-for-special-effect.638954/

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The crew discuss the most recent updates to the game and answer the question - is the corsair worth the credits?

Community Corner
Distant Worlds 3 has opened for applications! https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/dw3-distant-worlds-3-website-roster-signups.639043/
Distant Worlds 3 - https://distantworlds3.space/
Drakhyr Rally Sign Up - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-3311-drakhyr-rally.638651/#post-10653016
Alec's SRV driving tutorials - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSeEFsl5MwqSOdoqhZD_Bom2kK441imiT
BeetleJude's 10k your way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWgYwY0HIG0&t=132s&pp=ygUKYmVldGxlanVkZQ%3D%3D
10K The Nicey Way - https://niceygy.net/2025/07/02/10k-the-nicey-way/
10K The Buckyball Way - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-10k-the-buckyball-way-for-special-effect.638954/
10K Your Way participants - https://tiltify.com/specialeffect/10k-your-way
Deor's 10k Run - https://www.justgiving.com/page/deor
“Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Exploration Montage | Episode 18” by coeneman02 - https://youtu.be/46FF6PB8kLM
ELITE DANGEROUS in 2025 - by CMDR Rheeney
https://youtu.be/S05uP_BfMgA
Elite Dangerous - Gutamaya Corsair Review by Slamscape-X - https://youtu.be/lHMgZQF5alU

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The full crew is back to discuss last week's Frontier Unlocked and share their opinions on the Panther Clipper.

Community Corner
Alec's guide to 'interesting' colonisation systems and stations.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/alecs-guide-to-interesting-colonisation-systems-and-stations.638893/
“In Memoriam 4 - Nebula (an Elite Dangerous Exploration video)” by Primetime Casual
https://youtu.be/vKXU5ehpnm8
“10 K Your Way #1” by BeetleJude https://youtu.be/-YDjjZgrFUw
MartinGW is rehosting Quizengine's fantastic OMG website which has detailed plans for every type of Odyssey settlement. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/a-re-host-of-cmdr-quizengines-fantastic-tool.638913/
“How to Easily Find ANYTHING in a Settlement Raid” by Commander Exorcist - https://youtu.be/jeMNn3CpXlU
Lovely Meet Up 2025 - https://www.psykit.tv/events/lovely-meet-up-25
ECM 2025 - http://elitecommunitymeet.info

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