Oolite Bulletins

Musa, however, does not simply want to give the [Buran] vehicle back to Russia. In September, reports emerged that he would only return Burya to Russia in exchange for the skull of the last Kazakh Khan, a man named Kenesary Kasymov. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/kazakh-entrepreneur-seeks-...

Any chance of telling us a bit about your HUD? Or even publishing it at some stage? And... Happy New Year for 2022! How was the Xmas break? Awakening from my slumber to say- The HUD was part of an old project to give each ship a unique cockpit, similar to the style of the x-wing / TIE fighter games...

I was not aware that we had much left, colony-wise. Ever since John Lackland lost Normandy, it's been a downwards trend... Which begs the question- if there was a multi-planet empire, would one say that “the suns never set on x empire”? Don’t know if that really works. I'm not sure that "not-w...

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:55 pm

I was not aware that we had much left, colony-wise. Ever since John Lackland lost Normandy, it's been a downwards trend...

Which begs the question- if there was a multi-planet empire, would one say that “the suns never set on x empire”? Don’t know if that really works.

EDIT: Ah, I was referring to the American Revolutionary War. There’s a large contingent of Brits on this board, and I have a habit of poking fun at them for losing their colony. But yes, 100% what Disembodied said below. My apology, I should have thought about that. The original post just reminded ...

"The planet America is frequently plagued by lethal stupidity." Apparently not so frequent that we couldn't whip someone soundly in a revolutionary war, hm! [/patriotism] Yeah, you really whipped them hard. Just remember me how many followers of your insane cult leader and members of the ...

CaptSolo wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 1:41 pm

"The planet America is frequently plagued by lethal stupidity."

Apparently not so frequent that we couldn't whip someone soundly in a revolutionary war, hm!

[/patriotism]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czjS9h ... e=emb_logo

Probably already been seen by most of you, but just in case. A full video of the landing. Quite impressive.

Looks the same using core buoys and OXP buoys. Something about the lighting just doesn't 'feel' right. Is it only me? I've put this in the wrong thread for some reason. Could be the lighter and more saturated colors present in both buoy styles. The buoys, new and old, both seem to clash a little wi...

Another question: witchpoint beacons are in the core game, so they're a thing. What exactly is their purpose? Are they simply markers, or are they perhaps needed for incoming ships to lock onto - no witchpoint beacon, no inbound traffic? The witchdrive seems to be able to access any area within 7ly...

Something I’ve found helpful is to import the model in to a program such as Blender, position the cameras in there, and copy the coordinates. It gives a somewhat accurate preview without the hassle of reloading. Do be warned that Blender swaps the Y and Z axes, and they may be inverted.

2 questions for the community: Since I am already in the middle of it, should I create shiplibrary entrances for the fixes as well ? If so, what would be a matching synonym for ships from outside of GalCop space, except the obvious "Alien" ? I mainly got Cylons and Starfleet in mind, but ...

That's amazing. I always thought Adder sounded to close to suicide. A single energy bank with poor recharge rate and only 2-ton cargo capacity. I find it quite hard to survive having beam lasers (and nothing else) on my Cobra Mk3. I think I wouldn't last 20 seconds with Adder. Ah, it is so very clo...

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:00 pm

what is the collective noun for a bevy of pirates?

Murder, maybe? Or a gaggle, perhaps.

Well that’s bizarre. It appears those numbers are the same in 2.17. Will fix in the next version, whenever that comes out.