Episode 194 - Juicing the Viper

<p> </p> <p>#194 July 24, 2023 or 3309</p> <p><a href="http://loosescrewsed.com">http://loosescrewsed.com</a></p> <p>Join us on discord! And check out the merch store! PROMO CODES</p> <p><a href="https://discord.io/LooseScrews">https://discord.io/LooseScrews</a></p> <p>Support us on Patreon: </p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/LooseScrewsED">https://www.patreon.com/LooseScrewsED</a></p> <p><strong>Squad Update:</strong> </p> <ul> <li><p>Victory in BD+44 4389 We’re in 2nd place (Separated from 3rd by 0.2%) -&gt; Time to take the system. </p> </li> <li><p>On-going stabilization efforts in Calarum (see Obl1v1ous post)</p> </li> <li><p>Expansion planning - several systems to prep for the future (currently in 49 systems)</p> </li> <li><p>Large number of “mildly over-heating” systems</p> </li> </ul> <p>All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord.</p> <p><br> </p> <p><strong>Dev news</strong>: </p> <ul> <li><p>Frameshift live #32 - Games played with devs</p> </li> <li><p>Update 16 July 31st</p> </li> <li><p>Launcher is updated today</p> </li> <li><p>Issue tracker items being closed because they can’t fix it</p> </li> <ul> <li><p>AA doesn’t work right</p> </li> <li><p>Game hangs on exit; needs force quit</p> </li> <li><p>Low FPS coincides with low utilization (jnTracks’ post)</p> </li> </ul> </ul> <p><strong>Discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>New Azimuth AX MCs with Overcharge</p> </li> <li><p>D2EA’s “Dear Frontier, We Need to Talk” Video: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyMCwqUuLjs&t=0s">00:00</a> - Start)</p> </li> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyMCwqUuLjs&t=52s">00:52</a> - Thargoids<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyMCwqUuLjs&t=176s"> </a>- focus on Thargoid content alienating 2/3rds of playerbase?</p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyMCwqUuLjs&t=176s">02:56</a> - New ships<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyMCwqUuLjs&t=308s"> </a>- Mamba is the last new one, more