GAME NEWS
The big news this week is the next Developer update from FDev. This provides some useful info on where they have got up to with their fixes and improvements, and what is coming next. Importantly it also includes a decent amount of information about update 7 which is coming in “mid-September”.
GALACTIC NEWS
A new community goal this week will enable players to get their hands on a delightful onionhead decal, and in the process bring the joys of this interesting substance to the a wider selection of the galactic population.
SQUADRON NEWS
Reminder to everyone that we are now running a weekly competition in the shameless-selfie channel on discord. Each week, the best photos dropped in there get reviewed and voted on by mentors, and the best gets featured on our website for the week. Here’s this week’s winner:
FACTION NEWS
On our front lines, New Pilots Initiative expands again, this time into LHS 3006! The NEWP expansion fleet arrived on August 29, ready to bring freedom to the system’s residents, the planet Vulcan, and Leonard Nimoy Station- named after the famous poet from Earth’s 20th century. Surviving historical records from pre-WW3 say Nimoy was also a narrator in ancient video games and had a career in 2D television. NEWP has its eyes on deposing the evil confederacy ruling the system. Let’s go get ‘em, Commanders! For Leonard Nimoy!
If you would like to see the NEWP banner on Leonard Nimoy Station, come down to faction-chat and enlist! All pilots, regardless of skill, disposition, nationality, profession, or preferred liquid inebriant are welcome!
EVENTS
Rackhams Peak - the Roof of the Galaxy
Ever wondered what the galaxy would look like from above? Well now is your change to find out. Rackhams Peak is an outpost in the HIP 58832 system located over 5000ly above the galactic plane, it is the furthest point “up” which can be reached by CMDRs, and can only be reached at all through the use of fleet carriers.
As a result, we have scheduled a fleet carrier heading up there. Details are in the event-chat on discord as always.