Is there a way to find asteroids?

General discussion for players of Oolite.

Moderators: winston, another_commander

Post Reply
User avatar
AndySlater
Above Average
Above Average
Posts: 31
Joined: Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:38 pm
Contact:

Is there a way to find asteroids?

Post by AndySlater »

It seems that Sod's Law can be applied to Oolite in that:

"The number of astroids you will stumble across is inversely proportional to the amount of space in your cargo hold."

Or to put it another way: why do I always seem to stumble across bunches of asteroids when I have a full hold but if I have space, I can never seem to find any? Is there a knack to finding asteroids? Are some systems more likely to have them than others? Are there places in systems where I am more likely to find them?
User avatar
LittleBear
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 2882
Joined: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:02 pm
Location: On a survey mission for GalCop. Ship: Cobra Corvette: Hidden Dragon Rated: Deadly.

Post by LittleBear »

Think it is just random, how many asteroids Oolite adds and where they are. Playing with the piratecoves OXP installed increases their frequency as it always adds asteroids near a pirate cove, at the downside of being attacked by the pirates the cove launches when it spots you.
OXPS : The Assassins Guild, Asteroid Storm, The Bank of the Black Monks, Random Hits, The Galactic Almanac, Renegade Pirates can be downloaded from the Elite Wiki here.
Post Reply