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by Star Gazer
Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:06 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Didi you play Elite?
Replies: 78
Views: 42410

Re: Didi you play Elite?

Well, thank you! It's better than being referred to as a miserable old antisocial git, as my erstwhile girl friend did...! :lol:
by Star Gazer
Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:01 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Didi you play Elite?
Replies: 78
Views: 42410

Re: Didi you play Elite?

...only a slipstick. Heh.. I wish I still had the slipsticks from my final year of high school.. I had 3.. a really nice 15 inch high-precision unit, a kinda strange looking but very useful 3-sided 12 inch one, and a 6 inch circular disc that I could tuck into a textbook... Ahhhh...! I was really b...
by Star Gazer
Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:12 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Didi you play Elite?
Replies: 78
Views: 42410

Re: Didi you play Elite?

:lol:
by Star Gazer
Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:38 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Didi you play Elite?
Replies: 78
Views: 42410

Re: Didi you play Elite?

I'm sure this question comes up every couple of years! And my answer is the same; I started with Elite on my trusty ZX Spectrum 48k, replete with LensLok... ...yyyeessss... but even that couldn't put me off playing day and night until I reached Elite. Thing was, I was already 36 when all that starte...
by Star Gazer
Thu May 23, 2013 10:42 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Screenshots
Replies: 6851
Views: 2046919

Re: Screenshots

Wow! Huge thanks to all these selfless souls who pour their efforts into making Oolite look as good as it plays! Be blessed!
by Star Gazer
Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:10 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Oolite Darwin Awards
Replies: 278
Views: 169961

Re: Oolite Darwin Awards

Excellent! Some great contributions!
by Star Gazer
Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:39 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Introduce Yourself.
Replies: 1360
Views: 729173

Re: Introduce Yourself.

...other than the "Welcome to" bit and the "A forum" bit... :wink:
by Star Gazer
Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:59 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Introduce Yourself.
Replies: 1360
Views: 729173

Re: Introduce Yourself.

[rant] It's amazing how we take things for granted. I come from the generation that first computed using punch cards and paper tape, working with physically huge machines with very little ability. The idea of being able to start up a computer on my desk, entering and seeing information displayed in...
by Star Gazer
Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:18 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: What's with the Strawberry on the HUD?
Replies: 5
Views: 4870

Re: What's with the Strawberry on the HUD?

blarss me... wuts funny uboat DOoracell? Thuss how it said, innit?
by Star Gazer
Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:42 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Screenshots
Replies: 6851
Views: 2046919

Re: Screenshots

@ Frame - That's an interesting looking ship on your photobucket account - it looks remarkably like a nicely modelled version of the IDA Frigate from EVNova ...? Any chance of an Aurora Cruiser?
by Star Gazer
Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:25 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Lingo
Replies: 4
Views: 4345

Re: Lingo

I suppose that, if it were considered useful/interesting, the list mentioned in the thread quoted could be posted on the Oolite FAQ pages of the Elite Wiki ...?
by Star Gazer
Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:43 pm
Forum: Expansion Pack
Topic: A request for a simple example of using shaders
Replies: 36
Views: 11521

Re: A request for a simple example of using shaders

Yep. Fascinating, the different perspective knowledgeable people have on the word 'simple', as in:
This simple vertex shader just...
by Star Gazer
Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:20 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Possibly make the BB more "new-user" friendly?
Replies: 8
Views: 5873

Re: Possibly make the BB more "new-user" friendly?

Gosh!! I'm glad to say I missed all the nastiness! :shock:

Thanks Giles for taking the matter in hand so promptly!

Hhhmmm... ...that must mean you visit here far more often than you let on... .... :wink:
by Star Gazer
Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:43 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: New to the forums and new to Oolite.
Replies: 21
Views: 11069

Re: New to the forums and new to Oolite.

I was not saying that EVN was no longer in existence, but remembering a great deal of fun that occurred in being involved in the cooperative writing of a fictional story based on characters abstracted from the EVN storyline. Dan was a particularly enjoyable contributor to that time, and it was with ...
by Star Gazer
Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:27 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: New to the forums and new to Oolite.
Replies: 21
Views: 11069

Re: New to the forums and new to Oolite.

Hey... Hi Dan! Nice to see you back here! I still visit here occasionally and see what's new. I have kept up to date with the game and thoroughly enjoying 1.77 with just a few choice oxps installed - Griff, Famous Planets, BGS and a few others. I did visit the EV Nova site recently, out of nostalgia...