Oolite Bulletins

The link should take you to a download file called milhud-4000_1.1_oxp.zip , and Sniper Sight 2.0.2 is now bundled into the same OXP (There are two READ ME files in the .zip, but only one OXP). Ah, that was what confused me; I probably shouldn't be trying to think right now, as my brain filled up w...

Am I just being blind (which would explain my dogfighting style) or is there no link anywhere to the new updated version of the MilHUD 4000 that came out on 6th April? I'd like to get it as I keep seeing a "Gunsight Reticle repair failed" message from a rather put out Self-Repair System th...

The second ship I bought was a Caduceus (probably an Omega, but there's a possibility it could have been an Alpha). The big selling point of this was the DCN (ie an auto-repair system), the speed and the turrets were added extras. I've never found turrets to be that overpowered - it takes some skil...

Here's a question I've been wondering about... What was/will be your next ship after starting with a Cobra Mk III, and why that choice? For those who've jumped ship multiple times, if you'll pardon the pun, what has the progression been? Personally, I stuck with my Cobra Mk III until very recently w...

If you haven't already discovered it, Svengali's [wiki]Keyconfig[/wiki] script will let you generate new keyconfig files for Oolite quite easily. It's discussed here on the bb. Thanks for pointing that at me, it may well come in very useful. I've just remapped another keystroke - this time for the ...

As the subject header implies, "difficulty" is an extremely relative term. I played the original Elite on my rubber-keyed Spectrum, complete with a printed overlay that sat between the keys to remind me what keystroke did what. I played it, but not so much as to get beyond being rated as C...

maik wrote:

Thanks for mentioning it here, I fixed it in the wiki.

Crickey, that was faster than a Fer de Lance NG!

Thanks, I've found it useful, up to a point. I've changed some of the keys I use for different things, so it would be handy if something like this could be reconfigured by users to show what their amended keyboard use is actually like. I'm a keyboard only Oolite player, always have been ever since I...

I love this OXP but... shouldn't each Railgun come with a full complement of ammunition, rather then require one to be purchased afterwards? The ACS comes fully loaded and ready to use after all, as do the missile racks... Also, if excess rounds are discarded, are they bought back by the seller and ...

DaddyHoggy wrote:

CommonSenseOTB wrote:

Soooo....

Jelly babies are actually the minions of the Kandy Man?

Give me back my Trumbles. Where's my toothbrush? Call a doctor.

Not a Doctor. The Doctor...

I'm surprised no-one has has yet made an OXP for a blue, box-shaped ship with flashing light on the top of it...

But back to servicing your ship. I always go to a military station, buy a few war bonds each time. Ye they are a grand a pop. but worth it when you start getting the discounts. I don't know how the % work but I get 75% off with 680 war bonds. Or is it I only pay 75%. will have to read that closer t...

Oolite is much, much more advanced than its father - Elite. Oh yes indeed... but it retains the essence and magic of the original. I first tasted Elite on a ZX Sinclair Spectrum. 48 kB ram with 8 kB used for graphic and channels. So a programmer had only 40 kB to play with. Still don't understand h...

ReadMe? Who reads ReadMe? On a serious note, the readme is included in an OXP because it contains VITAL information about the OXP, such as what it does and how it plays with other OXPs. These should always be read carefully. A large number of issues and problems we resolve on this board could have ...

(Cut for brevity) As for making things to easy : ever tried Random Hits medium diff missions ? In those missions you have 3 -5 opponents, with mil lasers, rear lasers, mil shields. Especially if there are also normal pirates around, you die very fast. I do believe that yours and CommonSenseOTB's OX...

Ok, why can't NPC ships have torus as well? NPC shields? Well yeah, that already exists as an OXP and it's a very good one. To my mind, NPCs already have Torus Drives, you just don't see them being used as they're outwith scanner range. NPC shields I'm ambivalent about, as NPCs almost always have a...