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News from the Elite Dangerous galaxy. Taking information from the in-game Galnet news feed, from events and information received, Galnet news Digest gives the key information Commanders need to know. Guaranteed to be Mostly Accurate.
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Nearly 6,000 Commanders have been given the wrong reward for the Unica Seed initiative: they were promised a Maverick suit, but were instead given a Dominator. The organiser expects to fix the problem shortly.
October Consortium's two-week initiative to gather Radicoida Unica seed pods has ended early, after unexpectedly enthusiastic participation from more than 7,500 Commanders fulfilled the quota in only four days, allowing accelerated development of what a scientist at the Holloway Bioscience Institute described as "Radicoida-based enhancers".
The October Consortium want your help with an egg hunt, and they're offering a pre-engineered maverick suit as an incentive.
The Distant Worlds 3 exploration initiative at the new Rainbow's End starport has concluded, and the expedition is heading to Waypoint 9, and in some comfort.
The Caspian Explorer has entered full production, and is available to buy for Credits. Zorgon Peterson's neutron-jump optimised long range exploration vessel is by far the fastest ship along the Neutron Highway. Plus, there's an exploration CG going on, far, far away.
A brand new deep space starport has been commissioned, using materials gathered by the Distant Worlds III Deep-Space Infrastructure Project initiative back in January. It's in the Roefoo ZE-H d10-0 system, 48,000 LY from Sol.
There's growing concern over reports that the Alliance is becoming overrun by a sense of unexplained and curiously homogeneous physical and mental wellbeing among many of its citizens.
The 16-day-long active service test of the Kestrel Mk II fighter in Duamta has concluded, with Core Dynamics predicting that the Federal Navy will use the new ship to replace its existing fleet of Eagles.
10 Mar 3312: With three and a half trillion credits in bounties issued as rewards for killing pirates, there's confusion about why the number of pirates in systems near Duamta doesn't seem to be decreasing at all. But there's still time to bankrupt the operation's sponsor, Core Dynamics.
Vox Galactica has published an interview with the CEO of the October Consortium. But her future plans for Radicoida Unica remain hazy at best.
Agents working for the seven Powers remaining in the HIP 87621 enclave have been awarded a pair of Imperial Hammer railguns as an initial reward for success. But it remains unclear what the longer-term benefits might be. Meanwhile, the Core Dynamics combat mission initiative is progressing well.
The Kestrel Mk II is available in early access, and Core Dynamics is sponsoring a combat event to celebrate, right in the heart of the Federation.
The Radicoida War may be over, with the seven remaining Powers to share whatever benefits working with the October Consortium will bring.Today's video is brought to you by the Kestrel Mk II, the small ship with the big impact. Core Dynamics introduces its very first supercruise-overcharge enabled ship, designed for combat with its unique Plasma Shock Accelerator and Agile Boost Thrusters. Boasting three large and two small hardpoints on a super-manoeuvrable frame, the Core Dynamics Kestrel Mk II, available for ARX from Tuesday 24th February. The Kestrel Mk II: Style that Strikes.
The truce in the Radicoida enclave is over, but you probably wouldn't notice the difference. And the Distant Worlds 3 expedition is planning an SRV time trial that ends by diving into a crater.
The soon-to-be-released Core Dynamics Kestrel will revolutionise combat, coupling the firepower of a medium fighter with the agility of a small ship.The Core Dynamics Kestrel, coming Tuesday 24 February 3312.Hard Points: 3 Large Hardpoints 2 Small Hardpoints 4 Utility Mounts Core Internals: Size 5 Powerplant Size 5 Power distributor Size 5 Thrusters Size 4 FSD Size 1 Life support Size 2 Sensors Size 4 Fuel Tank Optional Internals: 1 x Size 5 2 x Size 4 (One military slot) 1 x Size 3 3 x Size 2 1 x Size 1 Mk II Plasma Shock Accelerator: A large, fixed mounted modified Shock Cannon. This plasma weapon is equally effective against shields and hull, and features burst-fire with a built in plasma slug modification, using the ship's fuel for ammo.Mk II Agile Boost Thrusters: Size 5 class A thrusters with a unique boost feature that further increases pitch/yaw/roll manoeuvrability while boosting.
There's bad news and good news for Commanders this week. The bad news is that Frontline Solutions has announced a further delay to its team-based Operations feature. The good news is that there will be six new vessels released this year, with the first, the Core Dynamics Kestrel Mk II, available on Tuesday next week.
A new spaceship will be announced tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Distant Worlds 3 expedition has gone as far as it can, and has turned itself around.
There's a warning of increased pirate activity in Federal and Imperial systems, suggesting that bounty-hunting initiatives are soon likely to follow. Also, there's a suggestion that the Radicoida trees can distort reality, and buying ARX just got easier.
There is concern that a Vox Galactica report may have been influenced by agitators keen to see an end to the ceasefire. And some members of the Distant Worlds 3 expedition have expressed disquiet about the unexpectedly long distance to the next waypoint.
Improved physical and mental performance for all humankind. That's what chemicals extracted from the blue trees of HIP 87621 might be able to offer, according to the first published analysis.
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