Random Hits - or Your Murder Here!

LittleBear · Post by **LittleBear** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:34 am

Yep. They have various tactics and what they do when on energy low is determined by a dice roll. They may start begging, fight to the death, flee on injectors or make a H jump. In FFE although you could anyalse a hyperspace cloud you could not make a jump by flying into it. In Oolite however, if you fly into the wormhole then you follow the victim into witchspace. As long as you make it to the wormhole before it collapeses, when you emerge the mark will be at the witchpoint in the system his wormhole lead to. Big ships leave big wormholes that take a while to collapse, but small ships leave small ones that collapse quickly. So I've made it unlikley a mark in a small ship will jump (as it would be very difficult to give chase). The code is basically finished, but I still need to improve the AIs a bit. Hope to do that this week and then put a realeased version up.

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:48 am

Ahruman wrote:
Hmm, what? I’ve been playing with avatars for a while. I’m sure you’ve noticed.

Of course.

It's just that you usually have played more with other people's titles. (And, yes, changed your picture. But I was more referring to the text-line in this case.)

pagroove · Post by **pagroove** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:24 pm

Littlebear,

I have one word to say: Fantastic!

I'm looking forward to many hours of fun. And this OXP has a great potential for further expansion

LittleBear · Post by **LittleBear** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:40 pm

Finally finished it! (Over 22,000 words now). Still need to give it one last playtest and check the Speeeling. But should get V1.0 posted tonight or tomorrow.

PIC (Every word is randomly generated except the IS and CREDITS):-

Ark · Post by **Ark** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:44 pm

For one more time excellent work little bear.

Since I had the misfortune to find out about oolite just after the retirement of Aegidian and the breakdown of the original oosat2, it was oxp creators like little bear and Dr Nil that helped me stuck with oolite. Little bear also takes the credit for reloading almost all of the missing oxps back to oosat2. If it wasn’t him I would never had the opportunity to see the depth of this wonderful game since most of the oxps were nowhere to be found.

TGHC · Post by **TGHC** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:21 pm

Totally agree, this community is indebted to the many contributors, LB is up there at the top table.

Captain Hesperus · Post by **Captain Hesperus** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:21 pm

TGHC wrote:
Totally agree, this community is indebted to the many contributors, LB is up there at the top table.

Hear, hear!

Captain Hesperus

jonnycuba · Post by **jonnycuba** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:24 pm

@ LB that is pure class! I raise a glass to your efforts

Dr. Nil · Post by **Dr. Nil** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:20 pm

LittleBear wrote:
Finally finished it! (Over 22,000 words now).

Good job LB. Another classic is born

LittleBear · Post by **LittleBear** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:34 am

Deadly Rabediraian ants have clearly been chewing my friendly broad-band service provider's fiber optics, as I had no connection. Final Playable version is now completly finished. Connection permitting I'll upload it to the Wiki tomorrow.

LittleBear · Post by **LittleBear** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:14 pm

Have now uploaded it to the Wiki. If you click the link on my signature, you'll be taken to the Random Hits Wiki page where you can download it. My connection only last about 10 mins ATM, so probaley be new year before I add links to the mission page and OXP page. Still uploaded and playable in time for Christmass!

TGHC · Post by **TGHC** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:49 pm

Brilliant! A special happy xmas to you too.

LittleBear · Post by **LittleBear** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:34 pm

Thanks. I'll be off-line for X-mass, but the Documentation is now on the Wiki and I've updated the OXP page and mission pages. Could you post any bugs under the new thread here:-

https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=44759#44759

pagroove · Post by **pagroove** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:18 am

I like this random stuff. Could it also be used to create random 'communication' in all systems? So that you pass a trader for example and they hail you with a random message? That could make the Ooniverse a lot more alive!

Cmdr. Maegil · Post by **Cmdr. Maegil** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:17 am

pagroove wrote:
I like this random stuff. Could it also be used to create random 'communication' in all systems? So that you pass a trader for example and they hail you with a random message? That could make the Ooniverse a lot more alive!

There's the Hognose (tugs.oxp), the Rickshaw (fsr.oxp), Boy Racers (racers.oxp), Missionaries (Missionaries.oxp) and some other COMMing OXPs.

Actually, its a nice idea!
If you care to fiddle with the basic ships' AIs and descriptions.plist, go right ahead...
...just make sure they won't go off every time, as it may become annoying when overcrouded.

Heck, here's a few:

Code: Select all

<key>Trader_Greeting</key>
	<array>
I wish you
We wish you
Have
May you have
Greetings and
	</array>

<key>Trader_Wishes</key>
	<array>
wishes of good luck
a Long and Prosperous Life
open routes and gains galore
a safe journey
a good landfall
the best to you and your crew
	</array>

<key>Trader_Title</key>
	<array>
Commander
Sir
my dear Sir
Captain
Capt'n
Skipper
mate
partner
pa'ner
colleague
	</array>