Oolite Bulletins

TGHC wrote: I'm not sure adding galaxies is feasible, that's a Giles question Just to clarify, i wasn't actually meaning adding new galaxies, rather an overlaid map of unregistered worlds that would superimpose onto the known galaxy when one obtains the extra information. These world have always be...

A thought occurred to me upon re-reading the mighty* "Dark Wheel" novella, (see http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/dkwheel.htm for full text). Here is the relevant passage: Alex checked up on the planet Cirag and discovered that it was not listed with the Official Planetary Register. Tha...

Yeah, and missiles aren't quite as easy to shoot as back in the day, on the Acorn BBC micro. In fact is it even possible?

hoqlinq wrote: the only way to keep us motivated to make money is to make life more expensive I would have to disagree. When starting out in the game, all the unaffordable toys and gizmos are a huge incentive to trade like fury, and as one gets better equipped the more expensive stuff seems just as ...

However in the case of bulk cruisers (Anacondas and Boas) with a "Clean" legal status, travelling in covoy and showing no pirate tendencies whatsoever... I don't think that applies to them. (Not that I would ever contemplate piracy.)

True, true. But if we’re really going to be logical about this, would any sensible trader not do their utmost to conserve precious cargo space. So if in fact all goods, large or small are kept in standard 1 tonne canisters, then surely one would logically choose to put all ones smaller cargo, (i.e. ...

Can't you just stash them in the glove compartment?

Also, you may have noticed a limit on the amount of Gold or Platinum that can be carried. (I think it's about 450kg.) Perhaps there might be a way to carry more but just reduce the overall cargo space by a tonne to compensate when it the metals get over a certain weight. This would be great as us mi...

So you're saying (he asks hopefully) that long range scanners would be do-able? (In theory at least.) Would they radically alter the gameplay, or the way the game models the behaviour of other ships?

Hmmm, I think I may have just unwittingly suggested making the program about 3 times the size. Sorry aegidian, i'm just rather in love with your game.

stevesims wrote: There's a simple solution to this - long-range scanners. Equip all cops with them, most pirates, and a few traders by default. That would allow for ships to be scattered far and wide. The lanes should still get an emphasis in ship placement, but would no longer be the only place thi...

So I’m thinking what’s needed is some extra “top of the line” toys to keep all us committed cobra pilots motivated to carry on earning the big money. Here’s my wish list, for what it’s worth (apologies if any of these have already been posted): Twin laser mountings – two of the same kind where you’d...