Oolite Bulletins

Posted: **Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:20 pm**

ClymAngus wrote:
Ooo do you mind if I eyeball your code? I might slap one of those fine new items on my Caducious.

Examine away, but you won't find any special scripting; the engine that makes the turrets work is built natively into Oolite itself.
Player ship turrets are the same as NPC turrets, they just follow the player's lead.

Posted: **Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:00 pm**

I love the way something like a sidewinder flies past you never to be seen again

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2025 12:19 am**

As you may be aware I like the dragon M a lot.

Unfortunately when facing gang bosses from random hits, FDL 3G+9t) , ships from aquatics and similar in large groups the dragon M is outmatched.

I've been thinking a stronger version would be a good idea.
A suitable name might be Dragon X - the Primus Pilus (the most senior centurion in the roman legions)

How about the following changes :
speed from .38 to .44
max energy from 256 to 384 (6 banks)
thrust from 28 to 32
Turrets now have energy 20 , range 6000 and rate 0.5 .
How about energy 15 and rate 0.25 ?

Other values will stay the same.

Posted: **Wed Dec 10, 2025 9:41 pm**

After experimenting a bit I found no need to increase the firepower/rate of the turrets.

Changes :
energy 384, speed 450, large cargo bay allowed, thrust 32
missiles lowered to 6
price increased to 800k and TL to 10

NOTE : no npc version of the dragon X atm.
Add the below snippets to the existing shipdata.plist & shipyard.plist in the Config folder of the oxp .

EDIT : without explicitly setting max_cargo ship to 15 Dragon X got 25 TC instead of the intended 15
I guess max_cargo isn't inherited with like_ship ?

shipdata.plist

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  <key>dragon-x-player</key>
  <dict>
   <key>like_ship</key>
   <string>dragon-m-player</string>
   <key>max_cargo</key>
   <integer>15</integer>
   <key>max_energy</key>
   <real>384</real>
   <key>max_flight_speed</key>
   <real>450</real>
   <key>max_missiles</key>
   <integer>6</integer>
   <key>name</key>
   <string>Dragon X</string>
   <key>thrust</key>
   <real>32</real>
  </dict>

shipyard.plist

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	<key>dragon-x-player</key>
	<dict>
		<key>chance</key>
		<real>0.4</real>
		<key>optional_equipment</key>
		<array>
			<string>EQ_CARGO_BAY</string>
			<string>EQ_ECM</string>
			<string>EQ_ESCAPE_POD</string>
			<string>EQ_FUEL_INJECTION</string>
			<string>EQ_ENERGY_BOMB</string>
			<string>EQ_ENERGY_UNIT</string>
			<string>EQ_NAVAL_ENERGY_UNIT</string>
			<string>EQ_DOCK_COMP</string>
			<string>EQ_WEAPON_BEAM_LASER</string>
			<string>EQ_WEAPON_MILITARY_LASER</string>
			<string>EQ_SCANNER_SHOW_MISSILE_TARGET</string>
			<string>EQ_MULTI_TARGET</string>
			<string>EQ_GAL_DRIVE</string>
			<string>EQ_ADVANCED_COMPASS</string>
			<string>EQ_SHIELD_BOOSTER</string>
			<string>EQ_NAVAL_SHIELD_BOOSTER</string>
			<string>EQ_HEAT_SHIELD</string>
		</array>
		<key>price</key>
		<integer>800000</integer>
		<key>standard_equipment</key>
		<dict>
			<key>extras</key>
			<array>
			<string>EQ_FUEL_SCOOPS</string>
			</array>
			<key>forward_weapon_type</key>
			<string>EQ_WEAPON_MILITARY_LASER</string>
			<key>missiles</key>
			<integer>4</integer>
		</dict>
		<key>techlevel</key>
		<integer>10</integer>
		<key>weapon_facings</key>
		<integer>1</integer>
	</dict>

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2025 11:05 am**

Lone_Wolf wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 9:41 pm
EDIT : without explicitly setting max_cargo ship to 15 Dragon X got 25 TC instead of the intended 15
I guess max_cargo isn't inherited with like_ship ?

It should be. Is the Large Cargo Bay installed on your Dragon X? That might have a bearing.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:52 pm**

phkb wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 11:05 am
It should be. Is the Large Cargo Bay installed on your Dragon X? That might have a bearing.

Without max_cargo= Dragon X gets 25 TC cargo space. Adding LCB increase it to 40 .
With max_cargo=15 the numbers are 15 TC and 30 TC.

oops, forgot that I had max_cargo=25 for dragon M in a shipdata-override.plist in another oxp .

So inheriting max_cargo does work as intended.

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