Oolite Bulletins

I think Giles left us with a bug free (pretty much) version for all platforms. Do you mean that he stopped working on it? Is the "main Oolite" unmaintained (except for the actively developed OXPs)? (which I don't mean in a bad way; it always ran well for me) Well, doesn't matter though, I...

Rxke, how does scooping cargo earn me money? I find it quite time-intensive to collect all those cargo boxes after killing a couple of offenders, and whatever they carry doesn't earn me a lot of money (and in the case of firearms or slaves I usually dump it to keep my legal status). And about the tr...

And if the offending piece of gravity is a pirate, you can always put up a good fight

(but probably it's much cheaper to get the Fuel injectors than to get a good couple of Lasers)

Another question: if I accept to deliver X tons of computers to some planet, are those computers "special", or can I just sell them to the next high bidder, as long as I buy enough of them later for delivery? That would boost my trade margins incredibly

Alright, thanks for the answers

I think I'll do some more exploring in my Python (and save a few bucks) and then try out the expansion packs...

Well, I have most ship enhancements already, but I'm not sure about the multi-targeting system. Is it any use? I usually try to have one ship targeted, so I always know where it is. Then my military lasers cook it (usually a little battery from the front, then I switch to the back laser until it's h...

Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find any information so far. No offense, but what's the point of the OOlite ships, or rather, why does the Commander start out with one of the best ships in the game? The Cobra III has a good cargo capacity, is very fast, carries four missiles....