Oolite Bulletins

I don't know if this has been mentioned or not. In case it hasn't, I'll mention it now. How come when I enter a system I see ships sending distress signals when they are asttacked, but I can't do the same. Where's my distress signal? (The police may or may not get there in time, but it would still b...

Also, now that I think about it, what if someone couldn't afford to buy their own ship? (As in the above example) What if the pilot got paid them to trade for someone? This would mean the owner would make the profit from trading, BUT would have to pay for the ship, equipment, pay the pilot, and poss...

I have been giving this whole "get rich quick" idea a little think. Specifically, the idea that when you graduate from Lave Academy you get your ship for free . 1) Everything in this game costs money: equipment, new ships, fuel etc. Why would Lave Academy be free? 2) If Lave Academy is giv...

Well it's not exactly what I'm looking for... but I might give it a try.

Hello again! I like the idea of OoInsurance! Each player would have to pay a certain amount for the year, according to your Combat Rating (your fees could be higher when you begin, and go down as you get better equipment. OR, it would start out small and increase as you got better equipment, to cove...

Why is there no column in the OXP list to tell you which operating system the OXP is compatible with?
Does it make a difference?
Can I download a OXP for Mac or Linux and use it on my PC? (I know this seems far-fetched, but I suppose it is possible).

Thanks!

WOW! Thanks for all the info dertien! (et al) P.S. I have been using notepad to amend some of my saved games ( read cheat :) ). I've been adding equipment, changing the amount of fuel, and credits! And it seems to work fine. I'll download the other editor you mentioned though, just in case. Is that ...

I'm still having a problem creating a dat file. I think I have figured out how to segment the ship, but I still don't know how to create a png pic. do I use the File + Save the Selected option? Do I somehow export the pic? I have Wings3D V 1.3.01, and am running windows. I tried to create a dat file...

Thanks Thargoid!

Both, plus the texture template file (.png format) that you can also get Wings to spit out with suitable coaxing via the UV mapping menu command. Then run the .obj file through obj2dat.py (it will inhale the .mtl file too) and the .dat file is your model, and the .png file is your texture (to be pa...

I have installed Oolite 1.75, and am running Windows XP.

Icreated a new model using Wings3D. and exported the file in the wave format, but it created 2 files "myshipname.obj", and "myshipname.mtl".

Which do I use to create the model with Python? Or do I use both?

Perhaps these NPC pilots did not go to Lave Academy... maybe they are just working, blue-collar stiffs from the planet... Maybe you could lower the profit the player recieves, so that it isn't all about the profit. The player could just hire the NPCs to do a specific 'milk run' (To one specific plan...

I love this game!
However, I would like to know if there is some way I can dampen the keyboard so it isn't quite so sensitive.
(perhaps editing my save game file??)

I could use a little help here.

Thanks

I like this idea!

I'm back! (Actually this is my front, the other side is my back. ;) ) First I would like to thank those who support my idea. Second, I believe that in the original post I did state that the player would have to have a certain number of credits before buying a ship. As far as a 'get rich quick scheme...