Alternate starter ships...

[Switeck]

Like an extra skill setting for the game, you can start out with "Easy" (the default Cobra Mark III), "Medium" (the Cobra Mark I), or "Hard" (an Adder!)

A possible thing to make the Adder more usable/fair is a large cargo bay extension that adds 3 tons capacity for 5 tons total, since the NPC Adders already have 5 tons capacity according to game stats.

[Problem]

I think this is a nice idea. One thing I liked about Frontier was the small ship you started with, so a Cobra Mark III would be something to work for.

In Oolite I don't feel the need to buy a new ship, because the Cobra is a great all-rounder. An option to start with a smaller ship would be an interesting challenge.

[another_commander]

Here is your option:
Start a game, save immediately at Lave, exit game. Then load the save file on a text editor and find where it says:

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<key>ship_desc</key>
<string>cobra3-player</string>

Change it to

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<key>ship_desc</key>
<string>adder-player</string>

Load up Oolite, load your save file and best of luck with your brand new Adder.

[Cmd. Cheyd]

As someone who regularly plays this way, and Ironman games to boot, I have to say the Adder is a VERY rough start but a LOT of fun if you get rolling. No direct comment on the idea of making it a starting option though.

[Switeck]

How would I change the game so the Adder can buy a 3 ton cargo extension? (AKA "Large Cargo Bay"...just not so large.)

[Eric Walch]

How would I change the game so the Adder can buy a 3 ton cargo extension? (AKA "Large Cargo Bay"...just not so large.)

It's al in the wiki

[Switeck]

I tried to edit shipdata.plist ...but that didn't work in the sense of being able to add a LCB that only gave 3 tons extra.

So I put this into my savegame with the Adder:

<key>extra_cargo</key>
<integer>3</integer>

...and the game ignored it.

[Zieman]

You need to edit shipdata.plist in your ..\oolite.app\Resources\Config -folder and then start Oolite while pressing the shift-key until the spinning Cobra mk III appears.

[Switeck]

That's where I looked.
I don't want the player's Adder to start with 5 tons cargo space, that's easy.
I want to have to buy a "large" cargo bay which increases the starting 2 tons to 5 tons, like the ai Adders have.

BTW, your "My OXPs" link in your signature seems to be broken.

[Zieman]

What version of Oolite are you using?

Test version 1.73.4 and the brand new 1.74 both should recognise the change.

Forgot one thing though - when you add

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      extra_cargo = 3;

to "adder-player" -entry in shipdata.plist in your ..\oolite.app\Resources\Config -folder, you also need to add

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     "EQ_CARGO_BAY",

under "optional_equipment" to "adder-player" -entry in shipyard.plist in your ..\oolite.app\Resources\Config -folder.

[Zieman]

BTW, your "My OXPs" link in your signature seems to be broken.

Works fine her & at work - can anyone confirm this broken link -report?

Maybe you run much stricter safety settings with your browser/system?

[Cody]

Working here okay.

[Uncle Reno]

Working here okay.

And okay for me too.

[Switeck]

I've been using the v1.74 windows trunk builds. I'll be using the brand new 1.74 by tomorrow.

I've got FireFox+ Noscript and pop-ups blocked. But the website doesn't even get to a point where that matters. I immediately get:
Unable to connect
Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at koti.mbnet.fi.
Seems my old HOST file was to blame...

Forgot one thing though - when you add

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      extra_cargo = 3;

to "adder-player" -entry in shipdata.plist in your ..\oolite.app\Resources\Config -folder, you also need to add

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     "EQ_CARGO_BAY",

under "optional_equipment" to "adder-player" -entry in shipyard.plist in your ..\oolite.app\Resources\Config -folder.

...didn't work.

I even tried to make a new savegame from scratch and it still didn't work.
The large cargo bay kept trying to add 15 extra tons for 17 tons total.

[Zieman]

Good you got it sorted.