So, sadly, we say goodbye to my beloved Cobra Elyanna who carried me through my viva and @distantworlds3.bsky.social - she will rest in Jaques with Zell's DBX! Time for Yazra's Krait Mk II to take the stage as we prepare for the Nomad release and my monograph proposal. Onwards 🍻 #elitedangerous

On my way to Colonia to see my Dad's memorial tonight. 150 jumps done today, 177 to go 🍻 The second half of Elyanna's final expedition - my beloved Cobra Mk V for @distantworlds3.bsky.social - now commences 🫡 #elitedangerous

I have finally found the .wav files for Sulphur Run OST. I am so happy after I lost them. Honestly after listening to it over several months, it's the musical work I am most happy with... ironically (or not?). I put a lot of effort into it. Will re-upload very soon. #elitedangerous

One screenshot to show why I've lived on the same moon for ten months now 🌕 This place never gets old... but my mouse did! I replaced my 16 year old Logitech MX 518 with a G502 X. Loving it so far, and my, does Miley move smoothly with it! 🍻 #elitedangerous #lovenahla

And at the culmination of @distantworlds3.bsky.social, as I was searching for the Pilgrim's Star, Yazra found.... an ELW which is also a moon 🌒 That is a first for me - and therefore a first for her! Juenae YE-Z e1045 contains the Pilgrim's Star now. What a lovely way to end. #elitedangerous

If you play #elitedangerous regularly and you don't have a vibe-planet that you've been living on for nearly a year... ...what are you doing?! What else is there to do? 💀 When will I leave? It's currently a very decisive "if", not a "when"! 🪐 🌕 lysander666.github.io/nahla-tracke...

Following in the footsteps of the greats in @distantworlds3.bsky.social I will set up a muffin shop 🧁 #elitedangerous

Back to it! And Nahla Tracker is still correct as the one year mark creeps up 🌕 We are nearly at version 1.0. What has changed? Very little but we're nearly there! Zell is still doing her thing far away from the rest of the @distantworlds3.bsky.social fleet, and we love it here 🖤 #elitedangerous

In all my time playing #elitedangerous and being with @distantworlds3.bsky.social, I have never seen the galactic band reflected on ice like this. The galaxy is full of surprises. That is all 🌌

A big thank you to Karnath, @nvgg.online and the @distantworlds3.bsky.social team. A memorial for my Dad will now be included in the next monthly update of #elitedangerous - will post more when it's done. I may have to go to Colonia to visit it, but I will do so if necessary. Thank you, all <3

Rainbow's End, the station built during @distantworlds3.bsky.social is in a very nice location indeed - congrats Mr Burnage for finding it! Rather dark around here though! Space bats incoming 🖤🦇🖤 P.S. the station name has something to do with Eyes Wide Shut? I approve if so! #elitedangerous

Miley had a treat tonight! Time for a flight around Pâte Sablée crater after being dormant for so long! What a beautiful ship to fly. Future plans? Stay in the system for a little more. At least make it a year in Hope system, but we like it! 9 months so far! 🤞🌖 #elitedangerous

Yazra's fleet carrier dilemmas in @distantworlds3.bsky.social #elitedangerous

I needed something to occupy myself with for the last few days, so here's a new single and video from Nahla-esque 🌕 Absolutely nothing to do with Elite or @distantworlds3.bsky.social apart from the band name! New EP coming very soon 🎵 #gothicmetal #blackmetal www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkb3...

Every explorer eventually reaches a horizon we can’t follow, but they leave their coordinates in our hearts so we’re never truly lost. The whole Distant Worlds Team ❤️

I've thought about making this post but it seems I can't move forward without it. This time last week my Dad died, unexpectedly. This is the moon and coords I was on when I heard the news. Thanks to @distantworlds3.bsky.social for the support, and sympathies to those who have endured the same <3

Been a while since I made a post about @distantworlds3.bsky.social since I've been so busy. Sometimes it's important to just... be. To exist here. And I am very thankful of that! Special prize for the AspX behind me on Odysseus if they can ID themselves [that prize may or may not be an emoji] 🍍

As @distantworlds3.bsky.social moves towards Waypoint 4 after BP... Zell from the Rawrunners is still on Nahla - of course! 🌕 And why not re-share my favourite number from the Sulphur Run OST! Still a looong way to go on this expedition! What a journey! youtu.be/KZt1uBrvpZI?... #elitedangerous

New piece by Yazra Ak'inyi of the Rawrunners for @distantworlds3.bsky.social 🪐🌌 docs.google.com/document/d/1... #elitedangerous

I passed my doctoral exam [viva] this morning! It was time for Miley to do a victory lap of Natalja's Pass afterwards, pictured. Time to leave Nahla now, right?... ...no, not quite yet! Soon I'll get back to @distantworlds3.bsky.social - maybe tomorrow! 🪐✨🖤 #elitedangerous

First edition of the @distantworlds3.bsky.social newsletter is online! I would particularly like to draw your attention to page 18! 🌕🪐 This is probably my last post before PhD viva. Have a good night, all! 🙏❤️ betweenwaypoints.com/pdfviewer/be... #elitedangerous

An armada of 6,500 Elite Dangerous players just embarked on a three-month expedition to explore the Milky Way, and there's still time to join them www.space.com/entertainmen...

A shot of the pace carrier DSEV Odysseus in @distantworlds3.bsky.social, which commenced yesterday. This shot was taken from Yazra's Cobra Mk V. Hope you are all enjoying the start to this mammoth expedition 🪐 #elitedangerous P.S. space mammoths not included [as yet] 🦣

From Nahla with Love 🌕 With the @distantworlds3.bsky.social launch commencing in around 24 hours, the hype is off the map... ... as we nearly are out here 🎉 Good luck to all commanders - have a fantastic evening and final preparations before the big day tomorrow 🖤 #elitedangerous

Two shots before I disappear into my studies. PhD viva is scheduled for end of Jan. 1. Miley keeping vigil on Nahla last night, phase λ 2. Elyanna makes her way to pace ship DSEV Odysseus for the last time before @distantworlds3.bsky.social Thank you to all who have supported me 🖤 #elitedangerous

Nahla-esque are now on Spotify and all releases are also on Bandcamp 🖤🦇🌕 #elitedangerous references and black metal/gothic metal finally collide! I'd say this was an Arabic version of Darzamat or Astarte 🖤 Enjoy [if it's your thing]! open.spotify.com/artist/2asay... nahla-esque.bandcamp.com

My two ships/girlies are locked in from their specific locations and ready for @distantworlds3.bsky.social! Nothing much more to do but be patient... and get on with other stuff! See you all out there in a couple of weeks, #elitedangerous people 🪐 🖤 ☕

Happy New Year all, from here in my favourite pub, Ship & Whale in south east London 🍻 Here's to many great things with @distantworlds3.bsky.social and #elitedangerous... in 3312!! 🪐

It may be unusual, but when I land on the rim of the main crater here... I'm always reminded of why this love affair started. Yes, nobody else does this. Nobody spends nearly six months on a single moon 🌕 But... if that place gives you something nothing else can? Why leave. #elitedangerous

In a move that nobody asked for or expected, here is the first single from metal band "Nahla-esque". ✔️ female-fronted oriental death/black metal ✔️ Arabic lyrics ✔️ songs NOT about space ✔️ named after a planet in an Elite system just because of reasons #elitedangerous youtu.be/vtD0WscD9BQ?...

Nahla isn't closed for Christmas, and neither is the tracker [and it's still accurate]! We remain here! 🌕 Here's a piano version of Nahla's Theme as something a little different - a sheet music version is available on the channel too 🍸 #elitedangerous youtu.be/_OltWxfkMAg?...

I have a new #elitedangerous alt - Yazra, Rawrunner Zell's sister - who I will put on a fleet carrier as her observer in the field. The Cobra Mk V is a beautiful little vessel for exploration! Currently I'm at @distantworlds3.bsky.social HQ, I'm in awe of what's been created in this system!

Taking a quick break from posting about #elitedangerous to say this is one of the most incredible beers I've had recently. If you can get it - or synthesise it - do so 🍺🪐

'Black Friday' - the Friday night in London the police dislike the most since it's the evening before Xmas when most people get raucously drunk. This is my black Friday, ~3.4k ls from Nahla in Hope system. On Gauri with moon Chaumunda close by [very close!] 🌕 This'll do for me! #elitedangerous

Rimshot 🥁 It is currently galactic night, pre-dawn on Nahla. Tracker is holding up perfectly! In the background there you can see the line of Mocha and her three moons - Hypi Bra EV-P d5-78 7, 7a, 7b and 7c 🪐🌕🌕🌕 #elitedangerous

It's all very well being on Nahla 25/7 but sometimes you just have to take Miley out for a spin! 🌀 🚀 #elitedangerous

This is a first for me, #elitedangerous and Martini. May as well do it style?! 4/1 is peak gin/vermouth ratio! 🍸

A floating point error in the Nahla Tracker code created phase display lag of up to TWO HOURS when anchoring. This was because of a ~0.00000001 ms rounding glitch in the code. Crazy how these seemingly infinitesimal offsets can create such massive differences. Now fixed... but wow. #elitedangerous

Five minute intervals of true night in phase lambda (λ) at Nahla today, showing just how dark λ can get. The phase clock was absolutely correct on the tracker and it's wonderful to see this stellar movement in sync with the clock 🌌 #elitedangerous

Tonight I was given the wonderful opportunity to talk about Rawrunning and 'downscaled play' by the generous @distantworlds3.bsky.social Distant Radio staff! If you didn't happen to catch it the link is below, the RR stuff is about an hour in 🪐 🖤 #elitedangerous www.youtube.com/live/DQFh61F...

As a reminder, tonight at 7pm GMT I'll be on Distant Radio with members of the @distantworlds3.bsky.social staff for #elitedangerous talking about Rawrunning, Elite journalism, moon tracking... and possibly space cheese 🧀 Hope you can tune in then! 🪐 distantworlds3.space/radio/

What's the best way to start your day other than with coffee and synthwave?! ☕ 🎹 My Nahla soundtrack album "Sulphur Run OST" is now on Bandcamp so do have a look/listen! Spotify soon. It's great for exploring, Distant Worlds prep-ing and everything related 🪐 velorin.bandcamp.com/album/sulphu...

Now that all of the creative work about Nahla is done, it's time for the REAL work to begin in situ: PhD viva preparation. This moon now has: ✔️ Its own live tracker 💻 ✔️ A minigame 🎮 ✔️ A soundtrack/album 💿 ✔️ A mention in a thesis 📖 That's more than most planets in #elitedangerous, I would think! 🌕

Track six of my #elitedangerous -inspired album is up. It's the Sulphur Run minigame soundtrack which is a part of the Nahla Tracker 🌕 We do like some worldbuilding around these distant parts 🪐 This is esp for those into #synthwave #goth #EBM and #trance! www.youtube.com/watch?v=U41U...

My #elitedangerous SRV retro-runner is growing in Nahla Tracker! 🪐 No graphics card? No problem! Sulphur Run v0.2: - different collectable nodes added - Hope's arc added - game is now faster-paced - scaled difficulty Soundtrack EP on the way soon! Link: lysander666.github.io/nahla-tracke...

Nahla Tracker beta updated to v0.91 🌕 - We added a minigame! Desktop/laptop friendly, mobile soon! 🎮 - Phase chart added - UI refinements - no sync since last anchor, it's working fine! 🥳 Link to minigame here: lysander666.github.io/nahla-tracke... #elitedangerous

I haven't quite made it back to Nahla yet after my mini trip to the Buqie sector in the halo, but the voyage home has been scenic. #elitedangerous

Ever want to see what it's like landing on the dark side of a moon with no horizon or night vision for guidance? Well, now's your chance! #elitedangerous www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rKv...

Taking a mini trip away from Hope system to the halo! So nice to be doing something different, I forgot how well the Mandy flies! I don't think anyone has been up here 💀 #elitedangerous

In a couple of weeks [12th Dec] I'll be on Distant Radio for @distantworlds3.bsky.social and #elitedangerous talking about Rawrunning, Elite journalism, moon tracking... and possibly space cheese 🧀 More info nearer the time! 🪐 distantworlds3.space/radio/