Episode 340 - This is Revolting; Give Me More

It’s #340st for 9 July, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-twelven) You can find us at our website: http://loosescrewsed.com Discord https://discord.gg/3Vfap47ReaSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LooseScrewsEDSquadron Briefing:  BGS highlights:n/a tonightShort PP Report: Cycle 88:I think a lack of in-game powerplay stat updates from operations instability caused some chaos for powers this week. One of the least productive weeks for nearly all the powers in a while.Princess Aisling didn't seem too phased though, putting up the best week with 13 new systems including a new stronghold.Kaine continues her streak with 8 new systemsBoth Feds continue to face opposition with no new systems for Archer and losing a fortified, and Winters losing a system and a strongholdAll Imperials besides Aisling also having rough weeks with Patreus joining the Feds with a negative week and Torval showing next to zero improvement.https://www.k5elite.com/Dev News: Operations Update 3 - 4.4.0.3https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-4-0-3The Operations Update 3 is now live. This update addresses a number of issues, including Operations rewards and lost exploration data.Please note that Missing Operations Rewards and on-Foot inventories will be returned at a later time.Quality of Life:Players unsold exploration data from before the 2nd July Maintenance has now been restored and can be sold as normal. Players can now restore their visited star data cache file via the "Resync Local Data" button located within the Help and Info submenu from the Main Menu.Operations Rewards (Merc Coins, Credits, Materials and Inventory) will be retroactively granted to players at a later date for previously completed Operations which didn't grant rewards as expectedPlayers whose on-foot inventories may have wiped after completing an operation before 2330 UTC Wednesday 2nd will have their inventories restored.Merc Engineering / Merc Modules telegraphing improvements:Improved telegraphing within Outfitting. Improved telegraphing within the Ships Internal Panel. Bug Fixes:Resolved an issue where the Operations Rewards screen could appear empty for some players, despite successfully distributing rewards. Resolved an issue where the "Mission Updated" notification could minimise the Operations Rewards screen. Resolved an issue where the UI could highlight the starting Frontline Runner as a mission objective throughout an Operation. Resolved an issue where if a player dies with an active NPC crew during an Operation, the NPC crew may not respawn upon restart. Resolved instances of some voice-over line and text discrepancies, within the Reclamation Point Operation. Resolved an issue where the wheels of the Scarab SRV could display erratic visual behaviour. Resolved a crash that could occur when opening the Powerplay menu during a hyperspace jump. Resolved an issue where the fighter bay could clip through the Nomad when launching and docking. Resolved an issue where fighter bay doors could clip through support pistons and the main ramp could appear misaligned.Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  Terri Tora releasedExobiology CG a ‘success’Discussion : Operations: You Brought What?what missions have you solo’d?have you solo’d a hard level mission? What ship/suit/weapon are you using for solowhat changes to your loadout do you make for team fightingif you have a known group of teammates do you see a need or preference for different specially ship/suit/weapon buildout coordinationAny variation for mission type.