Episode 165 - Devs Hate This One Weird Trick

<p><a href="http://loosescrewsed.com/"><u>http://loosescrewsed.com</u></a></p> <p>Join us on discord! And check out the merch store! PROMO CODES</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>No current wars or elections.</li> <li>One over-heating system: Maikoro. &nbsp;Nothing else critical.</li> <li>Oya Maelstrom (#7) updates: <ul> <li>fighting back an Alert in Huile (Complete!) and an Invasion in Gliese 9035 (84%). &nbsp;Secondary target will be the Invasion in HIP 7338.</li> <li>Oya will have 3 or 4 active invasions next cycle…estimate 2 weeks to containment.</li> <li>Cycle 6 Starts Thursday (1/5)</li> <li>Maelstrom Report: <ul> <li>51 Alerts (-30), 38 Invasions (-12), 337 Controlled (+84), 18 in Recovery (+8)</li> </ul> </li> <li>What we’ve learned: <ul> <li>Alert mechanic likely very similar to BGS expansion…limited range (likely about 10-15LY from a controlled system).</li> <li>Invasions in the last week on the timer frequently have no active ports and no AXCZs…making them a pain.</li> <li>System recovery is 4 weeks, fixed length.</li> <li>Systems where the Invasion is repelled in the first week, only have a 1-week recovery state.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.</p> <p><u><strong>WhErE tHe ChEeSe At?</strong></u></p> <p>Velveeta, go make some fudge! Lol</p> <p><strong>Movie anniversaries:</strong></p> <p>None..?! (well, Gigi, 65 years ago January 1)</p> <p><strong>Jan 3, 1983 – 40 years ago</strong></p> <p><em>Time</em> magazine put a personal computer on its front cover as ‘Machine of the Year’ instead of its usual ‘Man of the Year’.</p> <p><stron