Lave Radio Episode 558 - Dungeons and Disconnections

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-10742026Vote 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/_ctpSmY91foCmdr 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/cozyquest2025Secret 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 NewsUpdate Notes – https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notesCommunity CornerThe 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/YBY1ulYmt4INew 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 NewsNovember Developer Log: https://youtu.be/e6kQYtfz1sk?si=gkW1ejrq7amdroO4Frontier’s Odyssey Guide: https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/odyssey-guideCommunity CornerÉlite 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/1984994435122532688https://twitch.tv/elitedangereuseReplacement 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 tomcathttps://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=juMMw4rpxBsElite 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 Elitehttps://youtu.be/f-eETEUQ8-Y“Sideshow” by Commander Tommen – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqGsnLqzkNe9eylrRMot0DwAwsVDJ9f8gElite Dangereuse Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/EliteDangereuseEDCoPilot 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 NewsColonisation Stats – https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1974523433598779657Galaxy Percentage Explored – https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1973793885731119491Community CornerColonisation 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/GEygwG7OsM8Port 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 NewsType-11 Prospector Update Notes – https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-2-1-0Type-11 Prospector Page – https://www.elitedangerous.com/prospectorFrontiers Getting Started Guide – https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/getting-started-elite-dangerousCommunity Newsimgur access – https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/41592665292443-Imgur-access-in-the-United-KingdomCanonn 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-packCommunity News:“All Ships Reviewed 2025” by Infer A Good Time – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI6FFQ2tcfIChiggy 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/jn2XSmozRrUMetaElite (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 NewsType 11 Prospector Highlights https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/type-11-prospector-highlightsInactive Squadron Leader Changes https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/inactive-squadron-leader-changes.641190/Community CornerTheBigBoo’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-gtHj1sv80elitedangereuse.fr – Galactic Mission #2 — A New Horizon https://elitedangereuse.fr/en/gm.phpThe 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