Oolite Bulletins

Hi, I’m a Jameson. I’m sure you know what that is, but in the unlikely circumstance that someone from a non-spacefaring background reads this journal, perhaps I should explain. A Jameson is a newly qualified Commander, fresh from the relentless production line of rookie pilots that is the Lave Acade...

Thanks for the feedback guys, very much appreciated. Shipbuilder, your Chimera reminds me - in mood as much as in appearance - of the Mil-24 Hind helicopter gunship, the most evil looking machine yet made by Terrans! Anyway, lets meet another of the billions of inhabitants in the Ooniverse. A less ...

There is more than just cargo travelling around the universe. Despite modern communication technology, it is sometimes still necessary for a person to be somewhere else. Who are the people that eschew the glory and the financial rewards in order to eke out a more humble living transporting people f...

Cheers Disembodied! I'm a navigator on large container ships, and when I play Oolite and see normal freighters going about their business I think "Wow, that's me in 2000 years!" I thought I'd transfer some of my real-life experiences hauling shipping containers around the world into an int...

We've all read about the heroes and legends. Perhaps some of us are those legends. But what about the little guys? The chaps you fly past - maybe even blast into atoms - without a second thought? I thought it would be interesting to have a little glimpse into the lives of those around us through a ...