Oolite Bulletins

allikat wrote:

I wouldn't mind a few of the old ones turning up now and again, maybe in the lower tech systems?

You could take the original OXP, create a new role for the old stations and have them only spawn in populations smaller than 4Bil, and/or feudal and anarchies - this way they wouldn't clash with the new YAH stations (you wouldn't need all the billboard stuff - that would/could still be generated by the new YAH)

EDIT: and spit out some of the old style station-code Sidewinders - since I think the new YAH uses (or was going use) Simon B's new designs.

DaddyHoggy wrote:

My only issue (I like the ad) is that the RR logo is a huge (c) breach - RR cars protect it very vigorously! (To the point where when RR engines was sold off - nobody thought to include the RR logo and so it has to be leased from the car company by the engine company)

OK, here is version two:

Could someone post the last oxp version with the old stations please? I have some ideas...

allikat wrote:

Could someone post the last oxp version with the old stations please? I have some ideas...

I think Dr. Nil still hosts the last version of the old version - look here

Thanks DH

Right, I've retextured it, and renamed all the textures, and amended the plist files to use the new textures.
Now, how do I tell it to spawn these things at smaller planets and feudals? And also, how do I ensure it won't conflict with the main YAH scripts?
I found the spawning script, but I only want it to add my bargin basement style constores in these lower profit places.

Plus:
How do I force one to spawn somewhere? I'd like to check I'd not made a huge mess of it all...

Added a collage of some of my favourite ads to the YAH! wiki page: http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Your_Ad_Here!

What are your favourite ads?

just tried that link and it says no text :-/

Because the exclamation mark isn't contained in his link. The correct link is
phpbb2 doesn't like "!" in a URL, it seems.

http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Your_Ad_Here!

works fine for me. In full 1280 or window reduced to ~800 pix. wide.
I do not remember individual ones, but there were others I liked even more than most in your collection, some of which I have not yet seen.

I always wondered what is the backstory to Thargoids advertising ?
"Your whatwasit are belong to us" - That made me really laugh out loud.

some ads I just do not get them - probably I do not know the original they are a mockery of. But I overall like the variety most.

It took me a while to realise the ships on demo-display had changed, and I could see the ads in their full glory there. Watched them for a moment, then decided I rather have them one by one as surprise in the game.

Thanks for including my "Drink of the stars"

@DH: I PM'd you about the missing "Stop the war!" ad (6 months late ) but in case you missed it, you can find it here: http://www.opstijgendenevel.nl/stuff/bugs.png

snork wrote:

I always wondered what is the backstory to Thargoids advertising ?
"Your whatwasit are belong to us" - That made me really laugh out loud.

It's an oblique reference to this. Also paraphrased by my q-bomb Tharglet ("We boom all your bases poet").

JazHaz wrote:

Added a collage of some of my favourite ads to the YAH! wiki page: http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Your_Ad_Here!

What are your favourite ads?

I love "Mecha Bingo" and actually one of my own - "Oohay!" (because it was so damn obvious (and easy) to do once I saw it in my brain!)

And "blerg" furniture too...

HueijRevisited wrote:

Thanks for including my "Drink of the stars"

@DH: I PM'd you about the missing "Stop the war!" ad (6 months late ) but in case you missed it, you can find it here: http://www.opstijgendenevel.nl/stuff/bugs.png

Yup, just noticed the popup blocker! Thank-you.