1. The Gutamaya Corsair

We have already known that every time a "multipurpose" ship is introduced, it opens up a vast options for our creative community to use with different purposes. Would it be an upgraded Krait Phantom/Mk II or Python, or the "medium" version of the Imperial Clipper?

Lastest ship introduced being the Cobra Mk V, which is a fantastic small multi-purpose ship, can be used in combat for cmdrs that don't have enough credits to purchase a combat rig yet, or someone who just want to do "everything" on the same ship, but this time with SCO optimized. Being a small ship, it sometimes works as a small hauler for settlements with small pad only, but by being small, it misses out a lot of features that a medium ship might hold, this time the Corsair might be able to cover it:

• Proper anti-xeno combat ship: the best-in-slot vessels for AX combats including the Krait Mk II and the Anaconda, medium-sized and large-sized respectively, both are categorized as multi-purpose ships with decent hardpoints, would the Corsair be able to compete with the Krait Mk II? It all depends on its hardpoints size.

• Exploration: As soon as the Cobra Mk V was released, a large number of cmdrs had already switched from the Mandalay to it for a change, and by it being small, it works very well for exobiology. In fact, the most favorited Exploration ships, the AspX, Anaconda, and Krait Phantom are all "multi-purposed" ship.

• Hauler/Mining ship: It might have some optional spaces for cargo, but maybe the T8 will still keep its place as the best medium-sized mining ship. If it's faster than the Python or the T8, it might be the new best core-ming ship.

• Racer: the ImpEagle, ImpCourier, and the Viper MkIII all have very fast normal space travel speed, with the Viper Mk III being the fastest, but I still prefer the Courier because of its sick cockpit, the Corsair gives me a feeling that it might be very fast, but by being medium, it still might not be able to beat the small ships speed, given that we still have Enhanced Thrusters Module up to size 3, who knows, maybe our beloved engineer Felicity Farseer release some bigger thrusters this year!

• Maybe just a nice bubble jumper: I have my Imperial Courier for the exact same purpose, nothing else, sometimes a bit of short range exploration, but having a fast ship that save your time going in/out of a station is always a good thing, and the corsair could totally that next ship that I'd use for it.

Talking about shipkits, I wouldn't say no to something that makes the wings/thrusters look better. I'm talking about maybe something like the Naboo Royal Starship. I'm totally would get the Chromed paintjob for this ship when I have it!

2. Upcoming ships

I'm excited for another Core Dynamics combat ship, can be of any size, I just want a CD combat ship!

Another ship could be a large hauling ship, given how painful it is to only be able to transfer 792T of commodities on a shieldless Cutter in this newly featured Colonisation, we want a Lakon/Gutamaya with 1000T cargo space! I like how FDev are making their updates connected, maybe then it's time for a bigger hauler ship.

The third ship to be released might be something that could help you with the new features, hauling, something with the Vanguard feature, or the last feature that we don't know what it would be yet. Speaking of which, maybe another Kruger ship? A cruiser but actually you can put some guns on it to fight off some terrorists/Thargoids that want to take over our passengers?

3. New "Vanguard" Feature

   Meanwhile I am excited with the Vanguards feature, we have yet known much about what it is about. I am happy with current squadron feature, though I wish it could use some improvements, maybe this upcoming feature has something to do with colonisation? You can build a "Squadron" headquarter? Maybe it has something with BGS and minor factions too! Or maybe better co-op activities, I can tell that the latest contents are very co-op oriented, from those AX events to this new colonisation feature, I like how they try to bring the players closer to each others.

It could be a fast wing making for certain activities, like Thargoid invasion respond, powerplay stronghold raid respond, or gankers respond, it would be so much more immersive.

4. Phase 5 feature

I wonder if it's a large scale feature like Colonisation, or maybe a better update for it, in both cases it would be fun. Maybe it has something to do with the new ships, as I mentioned maybe a new Kruger ship above, maybe it has something with transfering passengers but on a larger scale with new gameplay mechanics?

Or maybe it marks the return of the Thargoid? Odyssey-related Thargoid content that is better thought than the Banshees and Scavengers? They've already made them, they better make some good uses for them right?

We're certainly looking forward to a year full of contents and excitement, way more than we can ask for a 10-year-old game! I also hope they focus on fixing some small bugs along the way, it's an old game with some very old issues that have yet to be fixed.

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Be a Laser Broo!

From Goids to humans, I see a red spot on my radar, I blow 'em up!

That scene in Twin Peaks: Second Season, episode 9 where James, Maddy Ferguson and Donna Hayward performing and recording a song in Laura's house.

Maybe one of the most cringy moment of the show, and the most cringy moment of James and Donna, given how cheesy the song is, the lyrics, the tune, the performance, and how anti-climatic it was from the scene before and after, and the whole show's premise. Some might love it, some might hate it, some might find it funny, some might find it's a masterpiece (Lynch was so ahead of his time even with memes).

Cat Media (noun)

"A collection of amusing, sharable digital media often spanning several centuries." - ingame description.

In the grim bright future of humanity, the culture of memes persists.

The Engineer Wellington Beck requires clients to sell a combined total of 15 Cat Media before he will offer his service. He only serves those who are aware of memes.

As everyone's working on colonisation

Projected plan of what you gonna do with your newly colonised systems, both mechanic-wise and roleplay-wise

• Superpower/Allegiance/Minor Power faction

• Economy

• Type of station

• System's main activity

• A short backstory

As someone already told a story about Hutton Orbital, I would love to go on with it! The Hutton Mug was actually added to game later on by FDev, after a poll for players to choose which rare good we wanted to add into the game, which was followed by a Community Goal to deliver scrap to Hutton Orbital to make them, so every pilot who got there can drink their Centauri Mega Gin in it.

The interesting part is, you can actually get a real Hutton Mug in real life sent to you by Hutton Orbital Truckers, if you participate in the 2Hot2Messy event that is still going on!

Image credit from Elite Dangerous Wiki

Monty Python

1. Mandalay "My Jolly Sailor Bold"

A song that I heard from a Pirates of the Caribbean movie, as I make the connection between an exploration vessel (in this case the Mandalay) and a sailor in the sea.

2. Mamba "Persephone"

A Greek goddess, and the queen of the underworld in Greek Mythology, she's a symbol everlasting youth, continuity, and life. As the Mamba is so fast, she might as well beat the flow of time and stay young forever, I fly her as a Titan Bomber, protecting the continuity of humanity. Persephone is also a proposed name for the hypothetical ninth planet in the Sol system, and is already discovered by the time of Elite: Dangerous.

3. Python "Monty Python"

Named after a British comedy troupe from 1969, I love funny names sometimes.

4. Anaconda "Saint Cecilia"

Named after a Roman virgin martyr, "the patroness of music", though the only music that my Shards Conda would play would be from the 6 Shard Cannons equipped on her, to the Thargoids.

It's been a long war.

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