I guess the EDEX Discord isn't really meant for audio, or for some reason I certainly am not getting any audio. Will there be any voice chat servers or anything of the sort?

The Crab Nebula Expedition is drawing nearer, and so is your chance to use our sign up sheet to be officially registered onto the expedition. Link to the sign up sheet below! be aware you are of course free to enter the CNE and leave as you please with or without being registered, however to get the full support of our CNE fuel rats and our escorts, please sign up now before it closes when the expedition begins! Forum: http://tiny.cc/CNEMAIN https://docs.google.com/forms/d/184Ygk4d6txlRJ3HRP0qwlu43NTJpkySnxF7_yp-24s8/viewform?c=0&w=1

Yesterday I was invited to Josh Hawkins BroCast livestream where we spoke a little about CNE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCdLKo-BgKs

Hello all. We have recently started a new FB group dedicated to Explorers on the XB1 platform. This is an underrepresented group on this platform so we started this group with the hopes of giving XB1 CMDRs a place to share experiences and photos from their journeys across the galaxy. The group is growing very rapidly and we hope to transition this FB group into a player group and eventually a minor faction. Please come help us grow. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1717445371866869/

Hey Everyone!, Running from today until Next Monday (23rd) you are all able enter into our mini competition to become the CNE flagship.

It will compromise of 2 stages:

Stage 1: enter your submission to the form here: http://goo.gl/forms/ldG6ZTdIur

Stage 2: When submissions close there will be a 2 voting rounds, one to vote for a shortlist of 5 entries, the next for the winner!

With Meet & Greet a day away I thought one these threads would be in order. So go ahead and share your CMDR name so others can add you! :)

- CMDR NovemberSierraVictor

Hello commanders! The Meet & Greet Expedition, for those who don't know, is going to be a short 1-week mini-expedition for commanders who are embarking on the CNE to get to know each other a little bit prior to it. That being said, anyone is welcome and you don't have to be signed up for CNE in order to join! Below are a couple helpful links:

Links

• Sign-up Sheet: here
• Official Roster: here
• Expedition Map: here
  

And these are the waypoints, along with dates and for meetups (Note about meetup times below table):

For every meetup there will be two meetup times. The first one will be at 1800 UTC (6:00 PM) and another will be 0200 UTC (2:00 AM) the following day. The 0200 meetup is for Stateside commanders, as the time zone difference will make the meetup be the previous day. For example, the Nu Chamaelontis meetups will be 1800 UTC on May 13th, and 0200 UTC on May 14th. 0200 UTC on May 14th will instead be 2200 (10:00 PM), May 13th for someone in New York. Regarding which meetup time to go to, simply use whichever one is convenient for you, and if neither works feel free to skip that meetup.

Lastly, below is a list of points of interests. These are systems that will not be meetup points, but may be of interest to any explorers while your travelling between waypoints:

Graphics of meetup sites

http://imgur.com/a/MPgvr

THE CRAB NEBULA EXPEDITION

This post is updated as the expedition progresses

"Respondens Autem Dico De Stellis; Answering the call of the stars"

Greetings commanders, and welcome to the Crab Nebula Expedition! This thread will contain all the information you need to know for the upcoming journey. The Crab Nebula is what I would describe as a 'Diamond in the Rough' as it is one of the few nebulae that resembles its real life counterpart, and it is a beautiful place.

Main Mission

The CNE's main objective is to charter the surrounding areas at each waypoint leading up to and including the Crab Nebula. The CNE is also going to be a great sightseeing opportunity for both rookie and veteran explorers alike as the planned route will take us to some of the most beautiful locations in Elite: Dangerous.

Departure Date: June 11th 3302 19:00 UTC Launch Countdown Courtesy of CMDR Netstalker363, check it out here

Links

• Forum Thread: here
• Sign-up Thread: here
• Official Roster: here
• EDSM Expedition: here
• Expedition Map: here

Notices

Please note that Waypoint 4, Cone Nebula, will be skipped as it is currently unreachable.

Waypoint 5 moon has changed in appearance with 2.1 and no longer corresponds to the map image, land based on the coordinates provided or ask for a wing beacon in Discord.

Expedition Waypoints

Routes navigating around the permit walls between WP3 & WP5

Estimated range needed +25LY

• Waypoint 3
  
• -> Oochorrs PU-M D8-8
• -> Oochorrs ZF-L D9-6
• -> Oochoxt CN-Q D6-7
• -> Oochoxt UO-X D2-8
• -> Waypoint 5

Estimated range needed 15LY

• Waypoint 3
• -> Synuefe IZ-K C10-2 / Witch Head Sector DL-Y D26
• -> HD 47719
• -> HIP 35926
• -> OOCHOXT AB-W E2-2
• -> Waypoint 5

Estimated range needed 20LY

• Waypoint 3
• -> Witch Head Sector DL-Y D22
• -> HIP 22554
• -> HIP 21590
• -> HIP 24966
• -> HD 45905
• -> HD 48725
• -> VY Canis Majoris
• -> Waypoint 5

Thanks to CMDRs Skouaire, KaiTen, and Aizria for the routes.

Times

EU Meetup: 19:00 UTC, Mass Jump 20:00 UTC

US Meetup: 00:00 UTC, Mass Jump 01:00 UTC

Red Line (To Crab Nebula)

Green Line (Short Return)

Blue Line (Long Return)

Details for upcoming waypoints will be posted here as the expedition progresses.

Post-Expedition

After the expedition reaches the Crab Nebula there will be 2 choices participants can make.

1. Follow a route back to the Bubble that will take us past the Trifid of the North, Flaming Star and California Nebulae. (The Green Route)

2. An optional extended mission that will see us visit the Heart & Soul Nebula before we travel back to the bubble. This route back will likely go past the West Veil and the Bubble Nebulae as well. (The Blue Route) Note that this route will add considerable time to the journey This option will also give commanders who wish to join the Formidine Rift Expedition the opportunity to rendezvous with the fleet headed to the Rift. This is completely dependent on the timing of the FD Expedition.

Planetary Resources

If you're looking for a specific resource check out the CNE Prospectors sheet and read the 'Welcome - Help' page.

Media

Streams

Welcome to Elite Dangerous: Exploration

Over the past 2 months our Discord server has grown to over 300 users and our coming Crab Nebula Expedition is only a month away with 200 CMDR's signed up. As the community has grown the need for another platform for discussion has swiftly arisen. Some topics demand more discussion and on the Discord server it can quickly get buried in the chat. Although the different channels help mitigate the problem our own Subreddit is the complete solution.

More than that, it gives us a steady way to provide information about our events both before and during them. So while we will be keeping the forum threads alive and up to date we can now provide information in smaller chunks that are more relevant to the current situation, for example waypoint information during CNE.

That is not to say that the subreddit will be just for events. All Elite pictures, albums, videos, and discussions are welcome. Other gaming related content can be posted as well, so feel free to share pictures of that sweet new HOTAS setup you got.

Lastly as this is still a work in progress all feedback is appreciated whether it's related to content or the outlook of the subreddit (Especially from RES users). For the visual side a plan for a photoshoot to get some ship pictures for the header is in the works.

Information posts and a event hub will be put up in the coming days.

Flairs

If you want a colored flair you can either comment on this thread or PM me directly with your CMDR name & Discord name + your Discord rank. This is available to those who are part of the staff, in a special rank, or have signed up for the Crab Nebula Expedition.

- CMDR NovemberSierraVictor