Oolite Bulletins

ffutures wrote:

Maybe it needs to be set up as a sparsely populated galaxy, e.g. say 10% of systems are known to be populated along a few routes, anywhere off those routes you may find an unpopulated system, a primitive world that wants to exchange goods but can't supply ship parts or repairs (you'd need planetary landing gear to do business), an alien culture that is obviously high-tech but will only barter goods or goods for services (e.g. fuel costs 5 tons of food) since they don't have a currency system in common, etc.

ffutures wrote:

Maybe it needs to be set up as a sparsely populated galaxy, e.g. say 10% of systems are known to be populated along a few routes, anywhere off those routes you may find an un-populated system, a primitive world that wants to exchange goods but can't supply ship parts or repairs (you'd need planetary landing gear to do business), an alien culture that is obviously high-tech but will only barter goods or goods for services (e.g. fuel costs 5 tons of food) since they don't have a currency system in common, etc.

Switeck wrote:

What if systems only became visible on the charts if you were within 7 LY of them?

Once visited, they remain on the charts...

This idea could even be used with the regular game and give it a new feel.

Pleb wrote:

Well another issue would also be that contracts can be offered to unexplored systems. Admittedly this wouldn't be an issue with uninhabited galaxies but this would need looking at in populated ones. What would be handy, although I'm not sure if it's possible yet, is to get Oolite to think that any system not yet visited or within 7 lightyears does not exist. As I said unsure of possibility as this is untested.

Wildeblood wrote:

Recall Spara's buy-able maps OXP, that copied all the sysinfo for the galaxy to mission variables then nulled it all and gradually restored it as you either visited systems or bought the information. (At least, I assume that's how it worked.)

Buyable Map OXP ver 0.3.1 (28.8.2012)

Author: spara

_The_Story_

In the world of Oolite, everything comes with a price tag. When you start your game, you get a shining new Cobra mk III with a factory installed map-module. It's somewhat disappointing to notice that your map-module is a bit dated. All you've got is a map with the names of the systems and the current statuses of the "Old Worlds." All other information about the other systems is simply unknown.

You can explore the unknown systems and your map gradually updates itself or you can buy a new map module for the current galaxy with full information and replace the factory installed one. You can also buy short range update on main stations.

The bought-in map-module is a bit fragile, so it can be damaged. If that happens, you simply put back the old one and use it until you get the broken one fixed. The original module is indestructible.

_What_it_does_

This oxp hides information of unknown systems from the short range scanner screen and the system data screen. When you visit an unknown system, the new system is updated to the map. When you visit the main station of a system, you can buy an update that updates all nearby systems the map.

If you buy the galactic map equipment, you will get the whole galaxy of data, but your old map does not get updated. If your bought map get's damaged, your old map module is in use again.

You will need a different map for every galaxy.

_Word_of_warning_

This oxp alters the properties of systems when the player is in the short range scanner screen. The properties are restored in the other views. If another oxp reads system properties when they are altered, problems may occur.