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by bobalicious
Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:20 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: The beginning of the game is too slow -- any workaround?
Replies: 33
Views: 28284

Re: The beginning of the game is too slow -- any workaround?

It sounds like this has been thought about to a pretty good degree already, that's most certainly welcome and great to see aired out in this thread a bit more. Thanks for the responses. I like the AI idea - essentially if you as a player would perform particular actions then maybe the AI should try ...
by bobalicious
Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:26 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: The beginning of the game is too slow -- any workaround?
Replies: 33
Views: 28284

Re: The beginning of the game is too slow -- any workaround?

Of particular interest is the fact that it now appears to take about 5 minutes to get to the space-station from the point that the station mass locks your ship. I suggest you are being mass locked by the planet, not the station. Are you flying to the planet then aiming at the station. Try finding t...
by bobalicious
Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:08 pm
Forum: Porting to other platforms
Topic: Oolite for Android please
Replies: 36
Views: 71734

Re: Oolite for Android please

For tablet lovers, it's worth checking out Beebdroid - it comes with Elite. On my Nexus 10 with a bluetooth keyboard it's an absolute dream (without a keyboard it's hardly worth installing). However, I'd still like to put my vote in for an Android tablet version of Oolite as and when the foundation ...
by bobalicious
Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:04 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: The beginning of the game is too slow -- any workaround?
Replies: 33
Views: 28284

Re: The beginning of the game is too slow -- any workaround?

I applaud the idea that you do not want to change the basic structure of the game and that too many changes can take the game far away from the original. However, I think that some things need to be borne in mind. I say these things as someone who has recently started playing the original BBC versio...