Oolite Bulletins

Auto-pause bash script, using Oolite Starter MQTT. This is crude and doesn't bother to check that Oolite has actually paused, but works for me. It should suffice for letting the ship skim fuel in deep space while the commander answers the call of nature. I put it in a fille, chmod +x it, then when i...

 ILS has a link to Is it possible to "steer" the player ship? (2015), which is clearly not quite right.

Should perhaps be viewtopic.php?t=17276

I documented it here: https://github.com/OoliteProject/OoliteStarter?tab=readme-ov-file#feedback-channel Looks like you did not try this form: { 'command': "somestring" } Should OoliteStarter give back error messages if it cannot forward something? Ah! That'll be it then. Thanks. Brain re...

Either I've left my brain in Hyper Cargo, or sending debug via MQTT is not working. I suspect the former, so seek clarification and reminders. I'm subscribed to '#', so see EVERYTHING going to the server. Publishing to games/oolite/debug/oolite/input with messages, trying PS, PS.fuel, {"PS.fuel...

Well, before reading the rest of the replies (I see another page worth), two come to mind. But I'll check for poisoned chalice-traps before posting. Right! TV Series (episode accepted as first answer): Commander_X : Stargate SG1, season 6 episode 5, Nightwalkers. Film : ffutures : Slither (2006) Ra...

This looks like a bug in Galactic Almanac, if naming is turned off: https://i.imgur.com/utbiOwd.png Could it be a moon? :lol: Starting with a plain Jameson, I found my way to G3/Lezaer. With no OXPs I get no moons. With my normal OXP set restored, I see that on ESC as "Mithras II (Moon)" I...

hiran wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:22 pm

I think I found a suitable patch. Sorry for the version fast-forward.

S'all right. I was in t'pub. Mostly unnoticed. All bar the many emails from t'ub.

Will check on the morrow!

What an analysis! Thank you! Obviously my attempt to separate stable from unstable versions was not complete and you spotted it. I'll stick to the file structure that comen with JPackage. But since JPackage fails to handle the launcher I have a postinst script in the deb and forgot to tweak that. I...

This is available in v0.1.33-hoopsnake.2 Re: the deb package. I note that stable and testing can be installed simultaneously (and are if the user doesn't think about it). However the desktop files seem a bit scrambled, and only 'stable' appears in the apps menu, at least on XFCE4. TLDR; Mostly look...

Perhaps: PS.serviceLevel ... P.escapePodRescueTime I quickly added the above items into the messages to oolite/controls. No real design behind that choice - I just wanted to make those values available so we can play around with them and get more experience. Most excellent! So now you should see me...

I just double-checked, and can confirm that cargo stopper doesn't activate for escape capsules. Maybe I should make my own :lol: I did manage to match speed and scoop it this time. Side issue: I find that on Linux, one cannot change speed (w,s) at all while fine-control (ctrl) is depressed. I've add...

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 11:58 pm

How about the "shush!" from Coyote's Run?

Don't think that'll work either. IIRC, that likes things slower, larger, and aft.

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 11:58 pm

And since Phkb wrote the thing and he's down under, perhaps it should be a transpacific issue?

Noted. Non-English Differently evolved English issue.

Is the escape pod speed linked to the PS max-speed? Are the waypoints 'dropped' by the pod rather than behaving like a beacon aboard the pod? Their position updated to a static point when made visible. My ship is has 'fruity' engines. I was chasing the bloomin' thing at near 3000k and barely catchi...

Is the escape pod speed linked to the PS max-speed? Are the waypoints 'dropped' by the pod rather than behaving like a beacon aboard the pod? Their position updated to a static point when made visible. My ship is has 'fruity' engines. I was chasing the bloomin' thing at near 3000k and barely catchin...

Runaway escape capsule mission glitch. I go close to the intermittent waypoint while it's visible, close enough that the waypoint nearly fills the screen, but there's nothing in the middle of it and nothing on the scanner. The pod exists, just not at the waypoint. If I hop to the pod with LRS, it's ...