Oolite Bulletins

Start witchspace countdown and at around 2 seconds pull up to maximum pitch (using keyboard, joystick does not hit perfect maximum, if I recall correctly). The objective is to reach 0 with maximum pitch up. Doing this will force a misjump.

Finally, I have made the misjump... Surprisingly, there were no Thags around nor any other ships. I have been running the torus drive with no mass disruption. So did I miss something, because I have been flying and the stars or planets or whatever the hell it out there is not coming any closer. Is this something I that I just need to be patient or am I missing something? I am doing about 319490 m/s or nearly 715000 mi/hr. There has to be something out here, right?

If everything worked correctly, you should have seen the planet as soon as you exited witchspace. If you didn’t there might have been a bug - check your latest.log file for any clues.

kcallis wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:37 am

So would someone explain to me how I am suppose to create a misjump?

You should hang aruond in a sleazier kind of bar. You overhear the most useful things. And I think you probably did, but didn't notice that you were being given a HINT.

kcallis wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:37 am

I know that one time I did end up with a misjump, fought off Thars and there were were system ship involved with the dogfight. Did I miss my opportunity at that point?

I didn't complete the mission while I was still in G1 (I'm planning to re-try it when I'm on the second loop, to get the isolated stars in G4.), but it sounds to me like you did miss a chance there.

Bug report. I accepted the mission, but then my ship was destroyed... several times. Note: I have Ship Repurchase, if that matters. Anyway, when I finally got to the place for the mission, I discovered that my ship no longer had the camera equipment (EQ_EREHWON_PHOTOCAMERA). Simple fix might be adding the following line in equipment.plist for the camera equipment:

"portable_between_ships"=yes;

Alternatively, the quest could be modified to detect the missing camera and redirect the player back to Tionisla for a replacement.

Thanks for the report, Milo. I’ll get an update out shortly.

Version 1.3.8 is now out, which makes the camera portable between ships. Thanks again to Milo for the bug report.

Ok, this is one of those missions that has vexed me for a long time. I get ready to make my mis-jump back to Usle and seem to mis-jump correctly. It is just the way things are, or am I going something wrong. When I mis-jump, I am about 165000KM from the only planet that my telescope sees. Is that correct or am I mis-jumping too early, because at the rate I am going now, I am only about 133000KM and I have been running for about 15 minutes or so...

The planet should be generated within visual range of your ship. You shouldn't need a telescope to see it. If it's not being created, either another OXP if causing a conflict or there's a bug. It would be helpful to get a copy of your latest.log file from a session where you jumped in and didn't see the planet.

phkb wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:02 am

The planet should be generated within visual range of your ship. You shouldn't need a telescope to see it. If it's not being created, either another OXP if causing a conflict or there's a bug. It would be helpful to get a copy of your latest.log file from a session where you jumped in and didn't see the planet.

I will give that a try a little later. I realize that I am working with 351 expansions, and I think what I need to do is try to weed out where this hiccup is. So considering that I am using 351 expansions packs, could you explain how to properly use the binary method to better cherry pick my extensions. I am playing latest version under a Arch Linux.

kcallis wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:48 am

So considering that I am using 351 expansions packs, could you explain how to properly use the binary method to better cherry pick my extensions. I am playing latest version under a Arch Linux

If all your AddOns were downloaded via the built-in Download Manager, you'll need to go to that folder. On Linux systems, this should be something like home/username/GNUstep/Library/ApplicationSupport/Oolite/ManagedAddOns (although I can't validate that myself, as I'm running Windows). I'd suggest creating a sub folder in there called "Hold", and move things in an out of that to conduct your testing.

phkb wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:21 pm

although I can't validate that myself, as I'm running Windows

On my box,
username@machinename:~/GNUstep/Library/ApplicationSupport/Oolite/ManagedAddOns$ ls
cim.gsagostinho.systemfeatures.rings.oxz
oolite.oxp.BeeTLeBeTHLeHeM.LifeInTheFrontier.oxz
oolite.oxp.BeeTLeBeTHLeHeM.Life-In-The-Frontier-Revival.oxz
oolite.oxp.CaptMurphy.ExplorersClub.oxz
oolite.oxp.CaptMurphy.PoliceIFFScanner.oxz
oolite.oxp.CaptMurphy.ShipStorageHelper.oxz
oolite.oxp.CaptSolo.Cobra_Mk3-XT.oxz
...
...

(In Unix-ese, "~" is a shorthand for "/home/username", or however your system is configured to provide storage for non-administrator accounts. What the equivalent through the Looking Glass in the World of Windoze, I know not.

Thanks, RockDoctor!

phkb wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:21 pm

kcallis wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:48 am

So considering that I am using 351 expansions packs, could you explain how to properly use the binary method to better cherry pick my extensions. I am playing latest version under a Arch Linux

If all your AddOns were downloaded via the built-in Download Manager, you'll need to go to that folder. On Linux systems, this should be something like home/username/GNUstep/Library/ApplicationSupport/Oolite/ManagedAddOns (although I can't validate that myself, as I'm running Windows). I'd suggest creating a sub folder in there called "Hold", and move things in an out of that to conduct your testing.

I happened upon the directory right after I posted my message. Back on the initial question... I have mis-jumped many times, and the only thing that happens now is sometimes there are a number of VIpers and several Thargoid Battle Cruisers and tharglets; or thargoid robots just floating; or occassionally witch space inhibitors, but never a planets.

That sounds like you've got Interstellar Help, Interstellar Tweaks, and some Thargoid expansions installed. Could you copy the list of OXP's from your latest.log file so I can check to see what might be conflicting? Thanks!