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Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 2:37 pm
by Disembodied
"Oolite BB: Mainly Industrial, Anarchy, TL 9: Human Colonials (mostly).
The Oolite BB is mostly noted for its exotic night life but scourged by deadly edible arts graduates."
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 11:33 pm
by spud42
Disembodied wrote:"Oolite BB: Mainly Industrial, Anarchy, TL 9: Human Colonials (mostly).
The Oolite BB is mostly noted for its exotic night life but scourged by deadly edible arts graduates."
"Anarchy" really? i find this a most civilized place to berth.
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 8:57 am
by another_commander
The anarchy part of the discussion has been moved to its own thread. I think it's important that this topic remains focused on Oolite itself.
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 9:39 am
by Diziet Sma
Thanks.. I was feeling kinda guilty about that thread-jack..
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 1:55 pm
by Disembodied
aegidian wrote:So, I've been asked to talk about Oolite for a bit at
Lavecon in July.
I'd like to say something about how it's continuing to develop, but realise that I've been rather out of the loop. So, what should I say about version 1.80 and what would you like to hear me say about versions 0.0 to 1.6?
Or would you rather I just stopped mid-talk and break into a few of the numbers from Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be?
It would be interesting to know if there was a historical tipping point - a stage at which Oolite stopped being a personal project and started to become a community, and if/how that affected you. Did you ever think it would go this far? Do you have ambitions/hopes for where Oolite might go?
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 7:31 am
by spud42
now that is an interesting question, well series of questions but would be interested to know.
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 7:32 am
by Thargoid
And indeed how oolite has actually become what it is today, compared to what you originally envisioned for it to become. Both in terms of how the development team have taken it since you stepped back and Jens, Cim and all the other fine contributors gave their inputs. And also indeed how the OXP modifications have taken it to different and deeper places than just what the trunk offered.
Is there anything you would do differently if you knew back then where the game and the community would be today? And indeed where the wider game selection including E:D have placed Oolite and what it can offer.
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:17 am
by Diziet Sma
And make sure someone records it!
(please)
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 11:15 pm
by Gimi
Diziet Sma wrote:And make sure someone records it!
(please)
And by that, you mean video of course....
<Please!>
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 1:48 pm
by drew
I think good questions would be :
What was your background with Elite itself?
Why did you start writing Oolite in the first place?
Did you reverse engineer anything/how much?
Why Elite and not FE2/FFE?
When did it become a 'thing'?
What surprised you about how the community appeared around the game?
What did you think about the side projects OXPs/Fiction/Maps/Website etc?
Where you worried about how it might be perceived by DB/IB/Frontier Developments?
Any particular highlights you'd particularly point out over the years?
On a side note. It's about ten years old isn't it? 10 year anniversary party?
Cheers,
Drew.
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:30 pm
by Cody
A 'submit your questions to the Lavecon Oolite panel'
thread has been started on the E: D forum. <grins>
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:21 am
by Gimi
How did the event go? Did anyone record it?
Re: So, what should I say about Oolite at Lavecon
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:38 am
by Zireael
Gimi wrote:How did the event go? Did anyone record it?
Seconding
