Episode 158 - Oops All Gold

<p><a href="http://loosescrewsed.com/"><u>http://loosescrewsed.com</u></a></p> <p>Join us on discord! And check out the merch store!</p> <p><a href="https://discord.io/LooseScrews"><u>https://discord.io/LooseScrews</u></a></p> <p>Support us on Patreon:</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/LooseScrewsED"><u>https://www.patreon.com/LooseScrewsED</u></a></p> <p><strong>Squad Update:</strong></p> <ul> <li>War started again in Yemaia (leading 1-0).</li> <li>Potentially overheating in 7 systems</li> <li>Still trying to build our influence in 7 (other) systems.</li> <li>NOT looking to start another expansion until we know what the Caustic Cloaca’s are up too (and maybe not even after).</li> <li>Please remember to mark the standing orders post with the appropriate emoji when doing BGS work. &nbsp;This not only helps others see what has already been done, so they can better decide where to apply their efforts, there MAY just be a little contest going for the month of November…</li> </ul> <p>All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.</p> <p><strong>Dev news</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Update 14 later this month; repeatedly re-announced</li> </ul> <p><strong>In-Game News:</strong></p> <ul> <li>there are still &nbsp;8 Caustic Cloacas the first within 90ly of sol</li> <li><a href="https://canonn.science/codex/xenotechnology/unidentified-interstellar-anomaly/"><u>https://canonn.science/codex/xenotechnology/unidentified-interstellar-anomaly/</u></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Thargoid Bug Report:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Another shoutout to CMDR Borqed_Bits, hero of the realm</li> <li>Operation Bronze Medal - what can I say?</li> <li>In the final hours several squads made big final pushes, including 2 we weren’t even watching</li> <li>…But so did we. dropping approx 96 billion in the final 4 or 5 hours.</li> <li><strong>Chig: </strong>Our very last run at the mega ship last night was to kill one last 'goid and call it. &nbsp;A clops dropped...we couldn't end on tha