I have found that during the game, if you hit [P]ause and then F2->Joystick set-up, it actually sets/unsets restricted play, and sets you back to the start of the game. Do NOT hit save here, as you will lose everything.
I am running the GNU/Linux version on Slackware 64 bit (Slamd64 32 bit emulation mode).
My version of Oolite is 1.65, but I did rsync to latest version via this instruction:
https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=5237
...although /usr/lib/Oolite/release.txt still states 1.65
Nick
Pause F2 joystick issue
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