Oolite Bulletins

How very diplomatic. :D You don't want to see me being non-diplomatic. (BTW, artefact is spelt with an E. Artificial is derived from artifice, not artefact.) Unless you read a lot of American fiction growing up, in which they all tended to spell it "artifact", and thus so do I. Sometimes....

The eight charts (yawn, "galaxies") is an 'orrible kludge, arising from Elite's 8-bit origins I would challenge the view that the 8 charts are a kludge. Yes, definitely an artifact of the 8-bit origins and galaxy seeds and so forth, but not a kludge. Bell & Braben could have left the ...

Laie wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 11:35 am

Long story short, I'm used to defining my own keyboard shortcuts and my only complaint is that Oolite doesn't offer an interface to do so.

If you're able to run it, Oolite version 1.91 has a full keyboard configuration system built in. Including the ability to use non US/UK keyboards effectively.

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 12:32 am

Is this available anywhere?

Not yet. Some changes are tied into the Dictators changes and I’ve got a couple more things I want to get into that one. I’ll see if I can finish some things off today and get a test release out these.

I'll make the wiki match the in-game values, as that seems like the obvious link. The DAT files are probably not taking into consideration any subentity additions which is why they're slightly different to the in-game numbers.

I was doing a bit of research, and came across this apparent discrepancy. The Coriolis station DAT file has this at the top // model size: 1000.000 x 1000.000 x 995.918 This corresponds pretty well with the lore, which says the stations were 1km x 1km x 1km in size, with a small rounding issue for t...

I installed a fresh instance of Kubuntu 23.10 in a VM, installed Oolite 1.90, and can confirm there was no sound. After some searching, I found this article: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1284262/default-audio-device-typically-built-in-analog-does-not-show-in-kubuntu-20-10 Instructions are basical...

Daddyhoggy is insteresting in finding out more and popping back into the forum, but he registered here with an email address that lapsed a few years ago. Do we have any administrative staff that could help him change his email address to a new one? I can provide contact details if necessary. PM me ...

Lathanda wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 6:02 am

(an ridiculous amount of enemies), there is no derelict ship to salvage.

Did you get any messages in your log file?

The thing is, we went forward with fixes to other things. If we go back, we will have to redo all that work. Not impossible, mind - just a lot of work. Might it not be better to work out why the internet archive is having problems with the design as it exists now? Surely we can't be the first websit...

You need to use the keyboard - hold down the arrow down when you get to 2 seconds to go until you jump.

That massive gap between the planetary societies and the spacefaring community. I think most worlds are probably unaware that there is a functional space society miling about above their heads. How to you see the issue of the TL of the station being linked to the planet? With a (say) TL2 Av.Ag. wor...

Jane's Galactic Shipset caused the last bug. I have to say, I'm surprised. Jane's Galactic Shipset doesn't do anything with equipment except for the following: 1. On startup, if you have the cargo bay expansion installed, it reduces your ship's max speed. 2. If you install the cargo bay, it reduces...

I'm prepping to add this to the DM. However, I'd value some input on the best approach to take. At the moment, I've kept the identifier from the original Planetfall ("oolite.oxp.Thargoid.Planetfall"), so the new version is a straight upgrade to the old one. However, I've made some radical ...

In honour of Commander IronFist, I've taken the upgrade stick to his (very) old OXP and this is the result: Draven 2.0! Let's start with the screenies, because who doesn't love a screenshot or two: https://i.postimg.cc/tTX2hNfL/draven-stations.png The station upgrade went pretty well. https://i.post...