Lave Radio: an Elite Dangerous podcast

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/4-3-0-0 Community Corner: Update on sniped systems returned to rightful owners – https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/a-number-of-previously-claimed-systems-were-made-avai...

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 News Dev Blog –  https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/november-dev-blog Community News COL 285 Water Bubble –  https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1p3m5nj/the_water_bubble_system_sniping_map_updates_and/ DW3 Launch site competition – ...

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-10742026 Vote for Frontier in the Simulation/Strategy in The Game Awards –  https://thegameawards.com/ Community Corner: “Player made outpos...

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 News Update Notes – https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes Community Corner The Winged Hussars – https://www.thewingedhussars.com/en “An Elite Adventure” by VRFlorian – https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwSSMXOUo_5WDm_XKg4nBrtD9ysTsuZ...

Frontier have given us all so much to talk about we’ll be chatting about this for weeks! Development News November Developer Log:  https://youtu.be/e6kQYtfz1sk?si=gkW1ejrq7amdroO4 Frontier’s Odyssey Guide:  https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/odyssey-guide Community Corner Élite Dangereuse : “3 Years of Élite Dangereuse, by the numbers” https://www.patreon.com/posts/3-years-of-elite-142719717?utm_...

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 tomcat https://youtu.be/m17torGEtoI “Elite Dangerous Distant Worlds 3 prelude: high-...

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=juMMw4rpxBs Elite 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...

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 C...

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 News Colonisation Stats – https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1974523433598779657 Galaxy Percentage Explored – https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1973793885731119491 Community Corner Colonisation stats from Ian Doncaste...

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 News Type-11 Prospector Update Notes – https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-2-1-0 Type-11 Prospector Page – https://www.elitedangerous.com/prospector Frontiers Getting Started Guide – https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/getting-started-e...

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-pack Community News: “All Ships Reviewed 2025” by Infer A Good Time –  https://www.youtube.com/w...

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 News Type 11 Prospector Highlights https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/type-11-prospector-highlights Inactive Squadron Leader Changes https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/inactive-squadron-leader-changes.641190/ Com...

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 News Fan made colonisation map –  https://oasis-cartogra...

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/mDqwHJhEUWA SRVSurvey – RavenColonial’...

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:...

The crew fight latency issues and discuss their favourite of the last six ships introduced to the game. Community News Nicey's blog the original Elite games on modern hardware - https://niceygy.net/2025/08/09/retro-elite/ ToCoSo's Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tocosomusic Elite Dangerous - Legend (cinematic)” by AuraxisAnimus - https://youtu.be/NUaFbuLz_dQ “Step Inside the Panther Clipper Brid...

The crew discuss the Type 11 Prospector at length, debut a new advert, and lament the lack of in game news. Community News Elite Dangerous rated best space flight simulation by space.com https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/best-space-flight-simulation-games-ranked “Behemoth In The Pink — Timelapse” by SiegfriedOrigin https://youtu.be/d4gLNwxsbbA Mechan's Organised PvP - https://youtu.b...

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...

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 Corner Phantom 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 Panthe...

The crew talk about old Elite Dangerous predictions that may no longer come to fruition. Community Corner Colonization Removing NSP Issue Tracker - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/77032 Galnet 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...

The crew discuss the most recent updates to the game and answer the question - is the corsair worth the credits? Community Corner Distant 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-cl...

The full crew is back to discuss last week's Frontier Unlocked and share their opinions on the Panther Clipper. Community Corner Alec's guide to 'interesting' colonisation systems and stations. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/alecs-guide-to-interesting-colonisation-systems-and-stations.638893/ “In Memoriam 4 - Nebula (an Elite Dangerous Exploration video)” by Primetime Casual https://youtu.b...

There's a lot to cover, Frontier's Financial reports, our engineering QOTW and Panther Clipper expectations! Community News - Kekosummer's Showroom System - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/build-a-system-with-every-odyssey-settlement.637592/ Phantom Explorer's Monthly by CMDR Mint_the_Mighty - https://phantomexplorers.wixsite.com/phantom-explorers-1/post/may-2025 Elite Dangerous in VR with M...

The crew discuss the upcoming Vanguards update and catch up on the last two weeks after an amazing interview with Arthur! Community news CMDR Mechan's Colonisation Guide - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/colonization-mega-guide-v1-0b-released.638126/ Ian Doncaster's Colonisation Thread - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/development-level-figuring-out-what-all-these-numbers-do.634214 Iss...

The crew sit down for a chat with the wonderful Arthur Tolmie, in his final month at frontier. Daisy Bell's Pride Posts - https://bsky.app/profile/daisy-bell.bsky.social/post/3lqk2wvmpdc2e Consider raising money for Special Effect by taking part in the #10kYourWay challenge this July with a special call out to Elite Dangerous Commanders! discord.gg/2f2VAfECAf Download the episode directly from her...