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by Wardy
Thu May 17, 2012 3:14 am
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Antikythera Mechanism
Replies: 33
Views: 29422

Re: Antikythera Mechanism

Two years ago, I was in a play that had a scene about this thing. We put in some research and it was really interesting. The premise was that someone was building the machine, and then a series of ancient Greek management execs would come in and say "we would like it to do this" or "h...
by Wardy
Thu May 17, 2012 12:44 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: cheats in OOLITE a traders viewpoint
Replies: 44
Views: 22636

Re: cheats in OOLITE a traders viewpoint

I have a lot of free time on my hands, so when I discovered this game around Christmas, I was determined to give it the time and respect that its heritage demands. Since then, I have installed a lot of OXPs, seriously expanding the scope of the game. Many of these have made the overall experience ha...
by Wardy
Wed May 16, 2012 11:07 pm
Forum: Expansion Pack
Topic: New ships under development
Replies: 324
Views: 92502

Re: New ships under developemnt

Very nice. Though it isn't something I would use, your Enterprise is quite excellent. Kirk and the crew would be proud.
by Wardy
Mon May 07, 2012 2:40 am
Forum: Expansion Pack
Topic: (TEST RELEASE)CustomLasersv0.21 WIP for 1.77trunk/may31,2012
Replies: 75
Views: 34607

Re: Custom Lasers WIP for 1.77

On the subject of "Cool things to do with lasers", how about an adjustable laser, with some sort of interface to increase/decrease the damage, traded off against increased/decreased heat generation and power consumption. Of course, such a laser would be more expensive, and if you pump up t...
by Wardy
Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:22 pm
Forum: Expansion Pack
Topic: [RELEASE] New Cargoes OXP (1.2.3 released 9 February 2013)
Replies: 256
Views: 114594

Re: [RELEASE] New Cargoes OXP (1.0.3 released 15 April 2012)

An interesting thing happened today. I was mining an asteroid, as I do when I have some free cargo space and found thanks to my ore processor a ton of radioactives. When I next docked, I caught part of a message, something about Terraforming Nanobots. Sure enough, when I checked my manifest, there t...
by Wardy
Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:41 am
Forum: Expansion Pack
Topic: [RELEASE] New Cargoes OXP (1.2.3 released 9 February 2013)
Replies: 256
Views: 114594

Re: [WIP] New Cargoes OXP (0.8.1 released 1 April 2012)

Would it be possible to make New Cargoes compatible with Planetfall and offer things on the planet's surface?
by Wardy
Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:13 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Elite IV's out for the Raspberry Pi - but outside EU :-(
Replies: 6
Views: 3446

Re: Elite IV's out for the Raspberry Pi - but outside EU :-(

My personal choice would be "I'm happy playing Oolite until everything is sorted out."

[Edit: typo]
by Wardy
Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:46 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Next ship after Cobra Mk III?
Replies: 31
Views: 14155

Re: Next ship after Cobra Mk III?

I recently upgreded to a Moray Star Boat. Me and the "Flathead" have had some success, mainly with escort contracts. Despite being slower than the Cobra III and having a small cargo hold, I find the handling to be excelent. I do well in combat despite only having a forward laser, and seven...
by Wardy
Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:26 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7365
Views: 1756661

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

Having read this thread, it makes clear to me just how much Sci-Fi I have Not read.

Edit: typo.
Edit: another typo :p
by Wardy
Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:16 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Crew discussion 2012
Replies: 52
Views: 30773

Re: Crew discussion 2012

Note to self: Don't confuse Sid meier with Russ Meyer. :shock:

Edit: Inappropriate.
by Wardy
Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:31 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Douglas Adams (60th) B'day Party
Replies: 26
Views: 9421

Re: Douglas Adams (60th) B'day Party

Every 25th of May I carry a towel with me. In fact I wait for people to come up to me and say "why are you carrying a towell with you?", so that I can have the pleasure of explaining. Douglas Adams is one of the best reasons to be British.
by Wardy
Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:48 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Next ship after Cobra Mk III?
Replies: 31
Views: 14155

Re: Next ship after Cobra Mk III?

Thanks to Switek's Shipping mod and the saves that come with it, I've been roaming Galaxy 1 in an Adder for six game months. Me and the 'Underdog' have made a name for ourselves as a capable all-rounder and I've made her about as iron-assed as you can get. There's a lot to be said for starting below...
by Wardy
Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:34 pm
Forum: Expansion Pack
Topic: Switeck's Shipping v0.5 OXP - Ai, Economy, and Ship changes
Replies: 203
Views: 65161

Re: Switeck's Shipping v0.5 OXP - Ai, Economy, and Ship chan

Started playing Oolite about a week ago, and already have a good few OXPs, including this one. It's good to have a bit more variety (realism probably isn't quite the right word for a futuristic space combat/trade/exploration game) in ship behavior and this certainly helps. The alternate starts are a...
by Wardy
Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:05 am
Forum: Oolite-PC
Topic: Problem launching 1.76
Replies: 14
Views: 7812

Re: Problem launching 1.76

After a short rest and a long sleep, 9.3 solved the problem.
All this time i've been going along with a totally useless graphics driver. Just goes to show that newest doesn't always mean best.
Thanks everyone.
by Wardy
Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:02 pm
Forum: Oolite-PC
Topic: Problem launching 1.76
Replies: 14
Views: 7812

Re: Problem launching 1.76

I think I have it now. I'm running Catalyst Control 10.02, which is completely incompatible with the graphics card. Any Idea how I get rid of it so I can put 9.3 back on? There doesn't seem to be any way of uninstalling it, most of the files are buried somewhere in system/32 and it won't let me put ...