It's finished. The first draft of the Oolite Game Manual is finshed.
<Sticks his hands in the air and waves like he just doesn't cares.>It's in HTML so everyone can easily read it but there is are few things you should know before you make comments on the work.
The contents are incomplete by intention. I am distributing it for peer-review to check that I have not missed any areas of the game that the newcomer needs to know. The diagrams and images are missing as to keep the file size down. Likewise the tables and charts are in a rough format, they will be recreated in high quality for the final version.
I am primarily interested in that I have covered the game concepts. I have no interest in any spelling and grammatical errors that can be found as it will be dealt with in the second draft. Post replies or PM me only on the errors in the concepts and how they were executed, not the fine details.
I don't like using big type, but I really want to get that point across.
The manual is part of a multi-document project to both make it easier for new comer to get into the game and highlight the depth of the universe behind it. There is a step-by-step Your First Flight document that serves as a trainer for novice commanders. Inspired by the pages found on Oolite.org website, this will be a separate document since it will be so image heavy. The more advanced game information, as `Uncle Blixs’ Upgrade Guide,' will be found in Macrocosmic, a glossy magazine style document that more about the universe than which buttons to push. The work on both manuals will be fed back in to the Oolite Reference Sheets to improve the compactness and quality of it.
The following is the road map for the Oolite Documentation Project to track where I am.
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+--> Oolite Document Templates (Layout Masters)
| +-> Standard A4 layout short run documents > 80%
| +-> Standard A4 layout long run documents > 20%
| +-> Standardisation of text formatting for import > 20%
| +-> Standardisation of graphics formatting > pending
| +-> Designing standard layout bells-&-whistles > pending
| +-> Creation of template pack for upload to berilOS > pending
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+--> OoliteRS (Oolite Reference Sheet)
| +-> 1.72 > done
| +-> 1.73 > pending
| +-> Draft version > pending
| +-> Implement of standard design to match game manual > pending
| +-> improved source documents for ease of translation > pending
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+--> Advice for New Commanders (PDF of Disemboied's excellent text.)
| +-> Current version > done
| +-> revamp to format of manual > done
| +-> improved source documents > pending
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+--> Oolite Your First Flight (Step By Step Guide)
| +-> Draft Version a > done
| | +-> Review concepts covered > pending
| +-> Draft Version b > pending
| | +-> Review grammar and spelling > pending
| +-> Pre-press version > pending
| +-> Finalised print versions > pending
| | +-> Compact Gray Scale Version > pending
| | +-> High resolution Full Colour Version > pending
| +-> Complete source document sets > pending
| +-> Conversion to wiki format for upload > pending
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+--> Oolite Game Manual (Basic Game Information)
| +-> Draft Version a > done
| | +-> Review concepts covered > pending
| +-> Draft Version b > pending
| | +-> Review grammar and spelling > pending
| | +-> Request for illustration and adverts for ‘colour’ > pending
| +-> Pre-press version > pending
| +-> Finalised print versions > pending
| | +-> Compact Gray Scale Version > pending
| | +-> High resolution Full Colour Version > pending
| +-> Complete source document sets > pending
| +-> Conversion to wiki format for upload > pending
| +-> Create blank templates for use in other materials > pending
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+--> Macrocosmic (The advanced game manual)
| +-> Draft Version a > 20%
| | +-> Review concepts covered > pending
| +-> Draft Version b > pending
| | +-> Review grammar and spelling > pending
| | +-> Request for illustrations and adverts for magazine > pending
| +-> Pre-press version > pending
| +-> Finalised print versions > pending
| | +-> Compact Gray Scale Version > pending
| | +-> High resolution Full Colour Version > pending
| +-> Complete source document sets > pending
| +-> Conversion to wiki format for upload > pending
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+--> Uncle Blixs’ Shipyards Catalogue (ship and equipment guide standard & oxp)
| (May be deprecated or be altered due to the OSE work of Lestrad.)
| +-> Draft Version a > pending
| | +-> Review concepts covered > pending
| +-> Draft Version b > pending
| | +-> Review grammar and spelling > pending
| | +-> Request for illustrations and adverts for catalogue > pending
| +-> Pre-press version > pending
| +-> Finalised print versions > pending
| | +-> Compact Gray Scale Version > pending
| | +-> High resolution Full Colour Version > pending
| +-> Complete source document sets > pending
| +-> Conversion to wiki format for upload > pending
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+--> Creation of support documentation for other Oolite materials
| Will be discussed at a later date.
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+--> Project Wordstar (TBA)Anyhow, enjoy and give me that feedback.
