Third-Party Resources
Third-party tools are a critical part of the Elite Dangerous flight ecosystem. We have indexed and categorized the best tools to help you sync profiles, plan builds, and coordinate fleet logistics.
New Commander Toolkit
If you are new to the squadron, set up these three essential tools first to integrate with our network
Discord
Our primary voice and text communication server for operations, announcements, and daily wing chat.
Used for coordinating daily gameplay, winging up, and general voice chat during squadron events.
Inara Account & Sync
The master database for Elite Dangerous commanders, tracking ships, credits, ranks, and logs.
Required to join the official IGFV roster, track rank promotions, and view squadron-wide trade/combat operations.
Elite Dangerous Market Connector (EDMC)
A lightweight tool that automatically downloads your flight logs and uploads them to Inara and EDSM.
Essential for automatically updating your Inara profile and syncing market data to help our trade/carrier operations.
Coriolis Ship Builder
A robust web application to design ship builds, estimate engineering costs, and inspect DPS/speed profiles.
Used to share proposed ship builds with mentors and calculate rebuy budgets before purchasing parts.
Galactic Database & Utilities
Required Tools
Discord
Our primary voice and text communication server for operations, announcements, and daily wing chat.
Used for coordinating daily gameplay, winging up, and general voice chat during squadron events.
Inara Account & Sync
The master database for Elite Dangerous commanders, tracking ships, credits, ranks, and logs.
Required to join the official IGFV roster, track rank promotions, and view squadron-wide trade/combat operations.
Recommended Tools
Elite Dangerous Market Connector (EDMC)
A lightweight tool that automatically downloads your flight logs and uploads them to Inara and EDSM.
Essential for automatically updating your Inara profile and syncing market data to help our trade/carrier operations.
EDDiscovery
A powerful desktop program to read Elite Dangerous journal logs, map paths, and manage flight statistics.
An alternative to EDMC for power users, providing detailed organic log inspection and historical voice feedback.
EDSM (Elite Dangerous Star Map)
The community-run ledger of all mapped systems and stars in the galaxy.
Used to track exploration paths, sync system scans, and see coordinates of fellow explorers.
Coriolis Ship Builder
A robust web application to design ship builds, estimate engineering costs, and inspect DPS/speed profiles.
Used to share proposed ship builds with mentors and calculate rebuy budgets before purchasing parts.
EDSY (Elite Dangerous Shipyard)
An advanced ship outfitter providing accurate thermal curves and complex shield generator models.
The preferred builder for anti-xeno pilots to plan exact heat dissipation systems for cold-orbiting.
Squadron Workflow
Inara Squadron Dashboard
The central organizational command page for Interstellar Goodfellas roster and metrics.
Used to coordinate squadron rank achievements, check commander activities, and apply to join.
Exploration
Spansh Neutron Plotter
A routing engine that uses neutron star supercharging to multiply your jump range by 4x.
Essential for plotting long-distance expedition paths, especially when traveling to Colonia or Sag A*.
Trade & Mining
Inara Commodities & Trade Loops
Real-time database showing the best market buy/sell values and active carrier trading loops.
Used to find profitable cargo trade loops and coordinate buying Tritium for the ISS Valhall.
Spansh Trade Route Plotter
Calculates high-profit multi-hop cargo routes based on current market demands.
Used by squadron traders to optimize cargo hauling runs and maximize credit gain per jump.
Research & Discovery
Canonn Research Group
The definitive science archive database for alien ruins, generation ships, and lore coordinates.
Used during exploration events to look up Guardian site structures, coordinate blueprints, and find alien beacons.
Elite Dangerous Astro (ED Astro)
Interactive maps showing player exploration sweeps, tritium hotspots, and stellar cartography logs.
Used to coordinate exploration routes through uncharted galactic regions and find pristine ring areas.
New Commanders Start Here
Follow these steps to establish your wings in the squadron
Join Discord
Start your journey by joining our Discord server. Introduce yourself in the welcome channel and meet the crew.
Meet Your Mentor
Every new member is paired with an experienced commander who will help you find your footing, understand squadron operations, and wing up.
Choose Your Path
Whether you prefer trading, mining, exploring, combat, or influencing the Background Simulation (BGS) - pick the activities you enjoy.
Start Flying
Participate in wing operations, squadron expeditions, and community events. Chart the galaxy together. You will never fly alone.
Need a hand? Our recruiters and mentors are standing by in the Discord communication channels.