Oolite Bulletins

Thanks for the suggestions Gimbal - especially for Deep Space Pirates. The game is bit too easy when avoiding spacelanes.

Thanks for the correction, maik. Fixed. I guess my memory was playing tricks on me. Modelling for Oolite? Hm - interesting. I'll think about it. FYI - if you're looking for good textures, download Bryce 7 (which is what I use). Free software, easy to use and lots of good textures / materials out the...

FYI: Oolite blog post published, as promised:

http://bit.ly/IoiHWv

Hello All,

FYI: I posted a piece on my blog about Elite / Oolite. Thanks again to all involved parties for helping me out with OXPs.

Loving Oolite after a long absence from the Elite universe...

Link:

http://bit.ly/IoiHWv

I was a Banks fan, but his last few efforts felt a tad flat. Will keep a lookout for the Culture names.

Agree that Feersum Endjinn was the best. Excession was also a good'un. Wasp Factory was a hoot.

Randomshipnames OXP installed - loving it. Thanks for the tip.

I think I got the docking right now; the process is easier in Oolite compared to the days I sweated it out on the C64. Must be due to that handily placed beacon. I like the idea of Tionisla Reporter for an initial mission to get me started, prior to faffing with other mission-based OXPs. Many thanks...

Starting with small changes (even visual) is probably better - given that I'll need some time to familiarise myself with the basic game mechanics again (long weekend coming up, thank goodness). A slightly off-topic question. Would you consider the original Elite as the first real 'open universe' and...

Hello again, and thank you for the advice - much appreciated. Since my post I've been practising docking; amazing how quickly it all comes back following a 20+ year absence from the Elite scene. I still recall the adrenalin rush when a) I figured out that the huge thing in front of me was a space st...

Hello All. First, let me express my delight at discovering Oolite earlier today. I still fondly recall trading heaps of computers in Elite on my old C64. I'm looking forward to starting all over again. I've installed Oolite, but am interested in opinions on an 'Essential List' of Oolite eXpansion Pa...