Oolite Bulletins

Are you sitting on more old treasure? I have combed the interwebz far and wide, deep into the search pages, and I have collected various digital versions of the original manuals. The only ones I haven't been able to find yet are the 1986 Superior Software BBC 2nd ed. manual, the 1987 Tatung Einstei...

For a recent impression of ArcElite I can recommend Drew Wagar's youtube miniseries, if you haven't seen it. His desire to complete the final "Zartid" mission grows obsessive in the final episode and the game still keeps slaughtering him, making him even more possessed. I'll say the end i...

It would be cool and helpful to read something like a clear narrative of the years since, which I still only have a superficial grasp of (even though Cholmondely leaves a lot of good summaries spread around). The ongoing story under caretakers Jens Ahruman and Cim, the evolution of the modelling of...

Thanks, Murgh. I agree... even only arriving this late to the party, it certainly is a bit melancholic for me too even just trying to imagine what has been lost... never mind imagining the heady euphoric fun of that moment in time... It must have been similar to the Elite: Dangerous kickstarter even...

Frak! That's a nice Viper. So say we all!

"...articulate and adept at choosing his words..." The eager newcomer repeats the salient part of Old Murgh's statement. "I can't think of specific examples off-hand now," he continues opposite the table, "It's been a while, but I vaguely recall that, while reading through A...

I tried to remember and looked around for a few dusty props, and I've added some old-timer anecdote boxes. I might come back with a few more in a couple of weeks after the busy season wanes. The writing feels a bit self-indulgent, but then I only have my own perspective to go by. Hope it's along th...

That might be fun to add a little colour and outside viewer context, something like little sideboxes Old Murgh reminisces: . Maybe some of the other old dogs eventually step by and we could add a varied collection of those. I don’t think my memory is good enough to carry an own page like that, but ...

Great info, Murgh! Thanks for setting my record straight regarding the Oolite theme's composer having been Nigel NoSleep. ...and thanks for listening to Jonnycuba's promptings. ... Would you perhaps, one day... be interested in adding some annotations to the Aegidian Devlog posts on the Oolite wiki,...

Thanks, Murgh. Yes. I've worked through Aegidian's DevLog, and plan on returning to it someday for further study. It certainly is a fantastic read. Highly recommendable for anyone interested in the background and history of the place where our imaginations spend so much time. Thank you for capturing...

Thanks, Murgh.

Welcome back!

Hoping you enjoy your stay. May it be a long and happy one.

Tell us some stories of the old days, and the start of Oolite; anything and everything that comes to mind.

Steve ( https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3011 ), from https://frontierastro.co.uk/ , emailed me. "As for the manual, the line you mention below has the correct wording, no missing line. The rest of the manual is a copy of the Acornsoft version, but with screen grabs...

Judging by Ian Bell's manual at http://www.elitehomepage.org/manual.htm, the alternative spellings of "maneuver" vs. "manoeuvre" and related terms seem to indicate that Ian's text was probably based on the 1988 Rainbird version of the Atari/Amiga Elite manual. However, Ian's sect...

I'm trying to reach Commander Dunny, regarding a question concerning a certain version of the Elite manual, titled "ELMAN.DOC". https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=394 I've sent Dunny a private message, but they've apparently only ever made one single post on thes...

Thanks, MrFlibble.

Edited, as suggested: the chat should now automatically change the "user" name to some "Guest" name after a second or two.