Oolite Bulletins

Oops :oops: good point, one can only fire an integer number of shots ... OK, in that case my figures are in generally good agreement with yours: calculated_dmax quoted_dmax rel_err_percent [1,] 700 700 0.00000 [2,] 960 960 0.00000 [3,] 780 780 0.00000 [4,] 900 900 0.00000 [5,] 600 600 0.00000 [6,] 1...

Thanks for making the change. Another thing: where do the damage-before-overheat figures come from? Assuming cooldown at 6 heat units/sec and overheat at .85*256 = 217.6 heat units, I get some discrepancies with your quoted figures: calculated_dmax quoted_dmax rel_err_percent [1,] 673.2000 700 3.980...

Looks like there's a bug on the wiki page: the Rate figure should be the reciprocal of its current value. Or, instead of calling it the Rate, call it the Period (i.e. average time between shots).

<offtopic>I can't be sure I didn't make a mistake, but when I was setting up five-a-side shoot-outs (team A = five ships of a certain type, B = five of another type), I found accuracy 10 ships ineffective. They just drifted and couldn't be persuaded to attack the other team.</offtopic> <ontopic>Yes,...

Also: I have considerable trouble getting a bean on cloaked ships, as soon as their flickering shapes move off my viewscreen (and my combat rating is Elite, although admittedly I am rusty at present). It would be nice to see that human behaviour better mimicked by NPCs. For example: When cloaked an...

I encountered the problem plenty often enough without "violently assaulting" my keyboard. A single tap on F12 on startup, done quick enough (as I often did due to impatience), was sufficient to trigger keyboard lock-out. I can't see the problem modifying the trunk nightly as I described. Y...

The button?! You have only one?!

Seriously: what's the recipe to reproduce the bug?

I vote we modify the start script and wait for complaints. Specifically, if XMODIFIERS points to ibus, set it null, print a big warning to stderr, then start Oolite. Give this (or another relevant) thread id in the warning for feedback.

While we're talking about the FdL 3G, would it be worth changing the external views? Maybe pull the camera back from the ship a little?

Great sleuthing! I found another post implicating ibus . I'll see if I can make sense of that when I'm back on my otherwise-lovely Ubuntu box. :D Update: I think I've got it! :D Just unset XMODIFIERS for Oolite: $ XMODIFIERS= ./oolite-wrapper ... That probably has an adverse effect on accented or no...

I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us. Mr. Stay Puft! Just a simple survey ...

(That's it for Ghostbusters-themed responses, at least until someone shuts off the power grid.)

Thanks for taking part, Egon, I mean Layne. I'm not trying to figure anything out except to get you all together in a virtual room and ask "what in-game add-ons do you like?". Such conversation seems to be frowned upon on the board -- Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers a...

Smivs wrote:

However, just out of interest could you give some idea what the survey is actually about?

All 300+ OXZs are listed; the survey asks you to "tick" which OXZs (as many as you care to) you would recommend.

3 responses so far -- thank you!

Moderator, could you move this topic to the discussion forum? It might get more hits.

If you don't like OXP/OXZ recommendations, look away now. Still with me? Then please complete the crudely-crafted survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LJM8QL3 . WARNING: it records your IP address along with your answers. I can't do anything about that. Survey closes 19 June 2015. I will report ...