Lave Radio Episode 546 - Vanguards, left in the shadows

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

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 NewsFan 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/mDqwHJhEUWASRVSurvey – 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 Lethhttps://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.socialToCoSo patreon – https://www.patreon.com/tocosomusicToCoSo 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/4lRd6mTZj0Ehttps://edastro.com/galmap/#-366,0,436,6Alec’s annotated map: https://i.imgur.com/6LjTfoj.png Download the episode directly from here

The crew fight latency issues and discuss their favourite of the last six ships introduced to the game. Community NewsNicey's blog the original Elite games on modern hardware - https://niceygy.net/2025/08/09/retro-elite/ToCoSo's Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tocosomusicElite 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/wYXc0Z5ujBgThe Drakhyr Rally reportResults: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-3311-drakhyr-rally.638651/page-4#post-10683950Videos:Shaye - https://youtu.be/gC8moESIXaUDuck - https://youtu.be/9bRwzT9SQ2EAlec - https://youtu.be/ELULelTio6ASimstarr (final 4hrs!) - https://youtu.be/3qsHtiQrY6AProject Simstar's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectSimStarrPsykit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwm96G8Ki60ECM Live - https://www.twitch.tv/ecmliveColin's ECM Miniatures sign up form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfD9xVw9IzRpIx1_iMC6Cs3k2ddTnVlFlVOXVw6CpCpPhnQdw/viewform Download the episode directly from here

The crew discuss the Type 11 Prospector at length, debut a new advert, and lament the lack of in game news. Community NewsElite Dangerous rated best space flight simulation by space.comhttps://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/best-space-flight-simulation-games-ranked“Behemoth In The Pink — Timelapse” by SiegfriedOriginhttps://youtu.be/d4gLNwxsbbAMechan's Organised PvP - https://youtu.be/eaF18JcFx3ILow altitude ship racing comes to EDCoPilot! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Be2-7EIl6wThe 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/viewformElite Community Meet Twitch Channel - https://twitch.tv/ECMLive Download the episode directly from here

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/8sM6OFeYz3IHomborger'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/ Download the episode directly from here

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 CornerPhantom 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/1VcEffaf49YBeetlejude’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/8SB48QH3aqPeaKJR710K 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 Download the episode directly from here

The crew talk about old Elite Dangerous predictions that may no longer come to fruition. Community CornerColonization Removing NSP Issue Tracker - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/77032Galnet 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/ond4gUgHYbAHow 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/HHbAjSuzstc10K The Buckyball Way - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-10k-the-buckyball-way-for-special-effect.638954/ Download the episode directly from here

The crew discuss the most recent updates to the game and answer the question - is the corsair worth the credits? Community CornerDistant 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-10653016Alec's SRV driving tutorials - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSeEFsl5MwqSOdoqhZD_Bom2kK441imiTBeetleJude's 10k your way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWgYwY0HIG0&t=132s&pp=ygUKYmVldGxlanVkZQ%3D%3D10K 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-wayDeor's 10k Run - https://www.justgiving.com/page/deor“Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Exploration Montage | Episode 18” by coeneman02 - https://youtu.be/46FF6PB8kLMELITE DANGEROUS in 2025 - by CMDR Rheeneyhttps://youtu.be/S05uP_BfMgAElite Dangerous - Gutamaya Corsair Review by Slamscape-X - https://youtu.be/lHMgZQF5alU Download the episode directly from here