Elite Dangerous
This massive community and the wealth of information not provided on the galaxy map.
Core Sites
Frontier twitch: FDev's official Twitch page for drops and information.
Inara: linking player account allows tracking of ships, engineering unlock progress, community goal progress, and looking up commodities and other information in the galaxy.
Galnet: a comprehensive archive of all galnet news articles dating back to June 3301/2015.
Elite Dangerous Shipyard: or "EDSY", the most current, up-to-date ship engineering tool and layout calculator.
Deep Space Support Array: a community of fleet carrier owners who have various services for deep space explorers away from the bubble.
Odyssey Map Guide: maps to all settlement types and key locations
Fleet Carrier Calculator: Helps calculate yearly upkeep cost, and initial lease of a fleet carrier from the Brewer Corporation.
Elite Dangerous Star Map: a parallel to Cannon's star map and database.
Core Tools
Elite Dangerous Market Connector: or "EDMC", the tool connecting Inara, and any other player resource to reading your in-game journal files.
Some notable plug-ins:
Cannon plug-in: links to Cannon's website and helps complete database entries and expands knowledge of what is out there.
BGS-Tally: helps your local BGS coordinator with activities and participation.
Anti-Xeno Information
Anti-Xeno combat playlist: this YouTube playlist has everything from staring to know key terms, to soloing high level interceptors.
Anti-Xeno ship builds: recommended starting builds, and the theory behind the builds, to modify all ships in game and how to get the most out of them for thargoid combat.
Thargoid specifications: Thargoid specs of all types to help understand them.
Thargoid War FAQ: Google Doc with information on the Thargoid war, and later how to build an AX ship that is survivable.
Player vs Player Information
Starter Videos: a YouTube playlist compilation of helpful starter information on how to fly, fight tactics, and what to look out for.
Flight Assist Off starting: a youtube playlist of videos with techniques, drills, and helpful tips to get the most of flight assist off flight mechanics.
Notable Player Groups (multiple squadrons)
Anti-Xeno Initiative: A wealth's of information from multiple player groups/squadrons/independent pilots in efforts to reveal the history, fight mechanics, and lore of anything thargoids.
Burr Pit: good theories and explanations on the history of the game
Canonn Research Group: an independent cooperative committed to science and discovering the mysteries of the universe; non-exclusive, open group that does not take part in politics and is adamantly neutral.
CQC Discord: matches, fight help, and anything regarding the CQC portion of the game. Ask what game mode is being used.
Fuel Rats: Refueling CMDRs anywhere in (or out of) the galaxy. No rescue is too difficult.
Hutton Orbital Truckers: another long standing hauling player group of multiple squadrons, known for the Hutton Mug.
Hull Seals: repairing CMDRs when their hulls are about to go and they need help.
New Pilots Initiative: a community built on getting new players on their feet.
Operation IDA: Repairing the galaxy after every invasion or incursion, consisting of multiple player groups/squadrons/independent pilots.