Oolite Bulletins

I've discovered through bitter experience that's it's all-too tempting to load up on every OXP under the sun, only to find yourself lost and overwhelmed in a "ooniverse" (did I say that right?) that's just a tad too unfamiliar from the Elite I wanted to return to. Hence I've gone back to b...

Geraldine wrote:

Zptr wrote:

So, to start, why does Elite still matter?

Want a reason? Read these http://www.wagar.org.uk/?page_id=20

Thank you. I was aware of the first one but not of the others. I've been out of the loop longer than I thought.

Now where did I put my Kindle...

Thank you everyone for your contribution and insight. You've provided me with much food for thought. I get the sense that Oolite isn't so much considered a remake or a tribute (as myself and my "journo" peers would recognise it), but as a natural and very contemporary continuation of Elite...

Oooooh, my first rant on the Oolite board :P It's all about our future and that is why Elite (in all it's forms) still matters :wink: You answer can be applied to all space games, not just Elite. In fact you had me thinking what a great sales pitch your answer would make be for SpaceChem. For scien...

2) Too much plot. A very good point and, I suppose, an obvious one. Eve does do a fairly god job of keeping the background fluff in the background and let players forge their own path. Following from that - and something you mentioned - was that being a singleplayer game, you could advance at your ...

Hello. I'm kinda new here but certainly not new to Elite. Although I've only dabbled rather than immersed myself in Oolite, it's a project I've long admired and kept distant tabs on. I edit a magazine and manage a blog called PlaySF and I'm in the process of writing a little something on why Elite s...