Lave Radio: an Elite Dangerous podcast

Distant Worlds 3 has set off, two of the crew are on board… sort of, but we have a show to do!Development NewsH1 FY26 Financial Results – https://cms-cdn.zaonce.net/2026-01/frontier-h1-fy26-results-presentation.pdfCommunity News“The Contubernium (edition 36)” – https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1qco1nn/ncn_presents_the_contubernium_edition_36_getting/“Club Neverest” – https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1qda1i6/club_neverest_wants_you_to_climb_mountains_and_do/Club Neverest Discord https://discord.gg/34wbF9zEFjSpace.com DW3 article – https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/an-armada-of-6-500-elite-dangerous-players-just-embarked-on-a-three-month-expedition-to-explore-the-milky-way-and-theres-still-time-to-join-them“MAXIMIZING your mining | A Beginner’s Guide to Elite” by Xpeigh – https://youtu.be/Z5I8HSZghDg“1-800 Bounty Time” by Geno Garon – https://youtu.be/yciVUzecxmw“Community Goal Hauling is fun” by jnTracks – https://youtu.be/DYq_PejwxlY“Instancing is Fun” by Jensen20

The crew talk about their expectations for the upcoming Distant Worlds 3 expedition.Community Corner“3311: In Review” by Nicey – https://niceygy.net/2025/12/30/3311-in-review/Mandalay planetary descent Blender animation by Ryferion –https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1q61dd7/made_a_short_mandalay_animation/Beautiful 3D printed Lakon Type-8 by SecretHot8057 –https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1q8ntty/3d_printed_lakon_type8_transporter/“Multi-cannon 1” by eVa (Shoutout by Paperri) – https://youtu.be/ij2KeSjs9VU“Buur’s roadtrip #3 – Dav’s Hope” – https://youtu.be/1MaH7hxqS78“Elite Dangerous Dispatch | January 12, 3312” by Digmbot – https://youtu.be/pOo00WdbJuM“Spacedock Spaceship Awards 2025” by Spacedock – https://youtu.be/-jt6ANL9p_I?si=S8AurDELLuI70f0W

We're back! It's 3312 and the crew speculate what could be coming in the coming year, and discuss your speculations as well!Development NewsCharlie Hall article with executive producer Gauthier Verquerre and Curtis Griffiths - https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/2025-was-huge-for-elite-dangerous-here-s-what-2026-has-to-offerCommunity News“Elite Dangerous - Voyage” by Nug - https://youtu.be/3-ieJ00nNO0“Elite Dangerous - Distant Worlds (cinematic)” by AuraxisAnimus - https://youtu.be/lzgrAnShP1c“We Need To Talk About The New Ships” by Loot And Grind - https://youtu.be/6rXPOeByTp8“Elite Is Empty, And That's A Good Thing” by Loot And Grind - https://youtu.be/4vHn9UWrHrs“Galnet News Digest Review of the Year, 3311” by Galnet News Digest - https://youtu.be/FrIml0lYkpI“Elite Dangerous: Santa is Coming” by The High Wake - https://youtu.be/HKsjDTIKwr8“Flew My SRV To Another Planet” by Savage Samurai - https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1q4zrzz/flew_my_srv_to_another_planet/“Antal petitions to ban slav

It’s the last show of 2025/3311! A packed crew discuss their personal highlights of the last year – Happy Holidays everyone!Development NewsHoliday post – https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/holidays-2025-festive-event-paint-jobs-and-moreCommunity News(Alec’s top ten of the community this year!)ToCoSo and High Wake (Don’t Forget Your Limpets) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIzLe8sJ6IgAitolu’s Isinona inspired series – https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW_5BeT-CR_d6n-bCGzmCx_eIgptoRtpDElite Dangerous Fan Trailer by CMDR Fey Sky – https://youtu.be/GKxIxLe5h0gJust about – This is my Elite Dangerous’ Challenge – https://justabout.com/elite-dangerous/38691/take-part-in-this-is-my-elite-dangerous-rewardElite Dangereuse Galactic Missions – https://elitedangereuse.fr/en/gm-weekly.phpLantern Light in a Motion Simulator by Project SimStarr – https://youtu.be/TJHB5uEurXACan a New Generation Love Elite Dangerous? by Spacefaring Chronicles – https://youtu.be/uRD3T3Fwh_oHow to Make it “Out There” by Commander Exorcist

There’s been an overhaul to the Elite on Foot Combat, and we have thoughts!Community NewsDW3’s Launch Site – https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1pguc37/followup_we_did_it_a_t3_planetary_port_in_1hr/Project Galtea – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/project-galtea-long-distance-colonization-project.643888/ https://projectgaltea.org/“Elite Dangerous | Did They Fix On Foot Combat?” by Digmbot – https://youtu.be/Llpg__QB56E“Sol to Colonia Caspian Speed Run (39m 55s)” by CMDR Steve Falken – https://youtu.be/3b9-0LWYzlg“Joining the war for HIP 87621 – Elite Dangerous” by VRFlorian – https://youtu.be/_sW9tF5kKW0“Elite Dangerous – Cosmic Castaway” by Cmdr Reggit – https://youtu.be/zxG6_VgAZTwCMDR ASCORBIUS – https://www.youtube.com/@CommanderAscorbiusLCU NO FOOL LIKE ONE – https://www.youtube.com/@lcunofoollikeone

The Caspian Explorer is out! We’ve had a good chance to fly it and have thoughts! Also, Ben blows and Colin plays with himself.Development News:Caspian Explorer Update Patch Notes – https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-3-0-0Community Corner:Update on sniped systems returned to rightful owners – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/a-number-of-previously-claimed-systems-were-made-available-again.643514/“The Long Break (inspired by CMDR Sulu’s Story)” by The High Wake – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ayb3CKhLjs“This is EDGIS – The Fast Elite Dangerous Explorer Tool” by Elite Dangereuse – https://youtu.be/JKNaHRLdb6s“Privateer – Elite: Dangerous (Flight Assist Off)” by Aitolu – https://youtu.be/MAmoB8di2VEStack Up Charity Stream – https://tiltify.com/+2025-aggressively-helpful/2025-aggressively-helpful

It’s time to catch up on your questions of the week from the last two week! What did you think of the Dodec and the Operations announcement?Development NewsDev Blog – https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/november-dev-blogCommunity NewsCOL 285 Water Bubble – https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1p3m5nj/the_water_bubble_system_sniping_map_updates_and/DW3 Launch site competition – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/foundations-of-a-journey-scout-out-the-dw3-launch-site-and-make-history.643337/AI fan comic – The Glow by Luvenstein – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/fan-comic-the-glow.643408/“ELITE DANGEROUS: Guardian Beacon – Buur & Rheeney ROADTRIP #1” by The Buur Pit – https://youtu.be/pX-PJdp2ASw“A Fly-Through of Drodinn’s Race Track – Elite: Dangerous Odyssey” by Danger Pencil – https://youtu.be/09_VuVKsXYY“Flying a Spaceship in VR Feels REAL! – Elite Dangerous VR on Pimax Crystal Light” by the15minutegamer – https://youtu.be/odmzq_GmahQ

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/cozyq

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.ar

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 – htt

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.sp

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