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Thanks commander! This will strengthen Oolite's community! Oolite was a huge part of my childhood, and while I was (and still am) terribly annoying at times, everyone here has a special place in my heart. I'm looking forward to chatting with you guys!

I made lots of grammar mistakes in this post, and after re-reading it twice I corrected most embarrassing ones, so sorry if there are any I missed! I hope it makes sense! I mostly play as a smuggler, and often avoid fighting bands of pirates. Fighting often results in a net loss when equipment and n...

Dha and Cody: Thanks so much for your help! It's in my amazon cart. I was just wondering if you had to do anything to get it set up, and if so, what? Also, what did you notice going from keyboard to joystick? It seems like joysticks give you more control over your ship, making docking and dog fighti...

An update: I forgot that the Anarchies OXZ makes it harder to clear your legal status. Whoops!

I've been interested in getting a joystick for Oolite, but I know nothing about joysticks and don't know what I should be looking for. I am a mac user and a poor academy student. I'm also an American, but I'm not sure if that will limit my choices or not. What do you guys recommend? Will it be possi...

Commander, were you transporting narcotics when you saw this "UFO"?

I honestly think that the local planets have more influence over Galcop in their systems than most give them credit for. Corporate states depend on business and commerce not for their economy, but for their government itself; they provide Galcop more resources, whether local pilots or otherwise, whi...

The other way to clear your record is to fight your way into the aegis, dock under fire, and pay a fine and/or get sent for 'attitude adjustment'. The fine can be expensive (I've paid 6400 - possibly the max), and the AA will take plenty of in-game time (plus the cost of any ship repairs). I've fou...

Cody wrote:

Unless something has changed (it's been a while since I was a fugitive), each jump halves your bounty. If it's only 300, then 9 or 10 jumps should clear it.

Thanks for the answer, I always thought it was time and not jumps (I had no evidence, this is just what I thought).

Don't panic!

I have been accused (only accused mind you) of smuggling narcotics, shooting down a Galcop Viper, and shooting the main station a whole bunch in the process. I'd imagine that the bounty on my head for these crimes I didn't commit is around 300. After spending some 5 in-game days jumping around I sti...

Now, lets talk about history. The American constitution does grantee "the right to bare arms." .... The idea of "A Nation of Riflemen" is an outdated notion scrapped shortly after it's attempted application. This and a fair number of other Americanisms are covered in Bill Bryson...

Hey guys, I wrote half a post about America's gun culture and the problems America has with guns. I just wanted to say I'm gonna post it in a few hours, but please don't lock this topic before then! Is that what they call a "trigger warning"? Trigger... guns... geddit? :mrgreen: Haha, I s...

Hey guys, I wrote half a post about America's gun culture and the problems America has with guns. I just wanted to say I'm gonna post it in a few hours, but please don't lock this topic before then!

I love the new OXZ's set up. Amazingly smooth, it's just perfect. However, I'm a little confused about installing older OXP's, and if many of them exist from... 8 years ago?!?! I can't believe it's been that long. Anyway, I was wondering about the old ship OXP's, like the Cobra mk IV, and others. Ca...

Thanks for the replies guys! I will be watching TNG very soon, though the fact that I'm addicted to oolite again may delay it. As for Americanism/Colonialism in sci-fi shows, it's such a huge theme it drives me crazy. I'm pretty sure the writers want to make an episode about some "virtue",...