After cutting off a complete mountain peak we can safely build our new mining site out of reach of any other than airborne attacks...

Fun fact: When the station was finished within some hours and setup by the system, there were also some Exo-Bio plants placed on the platform. They grow pretty fast... 😂

If crossover means, that when i. e. landing on a planet - like Earth - one enters another game, I would suggest to have a planet or body for each game or MMO people like.

For example, one for GTA, one for Fallout, several for different racing games (AC, ACC, GT, F1), the Planet Coaster planet or the Jurrasic Park Moon, replay medivial ages on the Kingdom Comes planet or land on the Minecraft ringed ewl...

ED Short Movie Contest

Produce an [8] to [15] minutes short movie, filmed in the universe of Elite: Dangerous, in whichever style you want - drama, thriller, romance, suspense, musical, art...

Might be quite an effort, so the prize should be accordingly.

A rudimentary approach to a concept for a Fer-De-Lance Mk II:

Huge hardpoint can be placed below as well, if that doesn't enlarge the hitbox, and the belly can be flat as well. The main idea is to lower her vertical profile and to apply engine-technology used for the new ships (Mandalay etc.), while maintaining the same volume as the Fer-de-Lance Mk I to provide sufficient space for the same modules .

Not sure if a list with one entry is a list, but...

Because it is closest as anyone living on Earth today will ever get to interstellar travel.

A new dawn on an atmospheric planet with its moon greeting the day.