Oolite Bulletins

phkb wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 3:52 am

If you use one of the starting scenarios, getting to that point is going to take some time, but if you add Hermitage to your normal game, and then find a Hermitage to buy, you will end up with two ships - your original ship, and a mining vessel that's part of the Hermitage (or you should - I'll have to check and make sure).

phkb wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 4:15 am

Wow! I think from a technical point of view the auto-Heat sink process is probably not firing so heat is never dissipated and, then, well, you know... boom. I'll check that one out as well.

zx_cb wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 3:25 am

I know there is Hyperspace Hangar OXP that does similar things. But - I can believe in having a personal hollowed-out asteroid in the void to call home, and I do not believe in some space-and-numbers magic that just *allows* it.

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 8:51 am

Ditto with movement (torus, regular engine) which uses no fuel.

Cody wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 3:59 pm

That's the beauty of gravitic drives - they don't need fuel.

• fuel expenditure for hyperspace travel is much more costly than for intrasystem travel
• quirium fuel use in the 4th millenium is highly efficient
• negligable is not the same as none - just like a car can travel short distances apparently on nothing more than 'fumes'

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 8:51 am

How super to be able to choose which version of the game one wishes to play!

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 3:20 pm

Turret defense (5 directions) (Sector2/Esceso) SolarTech Industries: Plasma Turret Regulator Device Apparatus (cheaper in Esceso), "Phlaschgyt pulse lasers"

phkb wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 10:21 pm

So, I've made some real progress over the weekend. Aside from fixing a few of the bugs zx_cb identified, and removing the tl/eco limitations on cargo, I've cleaned up the purchasing and hijacking workflows, and tested they work successfully, including giving the player immediate access to all the management facilities of the RH (which I'd completely overlooked before). I've replaced the F8 Market screen, which was simply a matter of sending the player straight to the Market and Cargo management page, which I think makes more sense.

I've also got all the blueprints created and assigned, including methods for limiting their distribution. There's a blueprint for most items, and they can only be purchased from other RH's, so it will require a bit of work to unlock. My next step in this plan is to have "bundles" of blueprints available at some locations, which can accelerate the collection process. Also, you'll be able to purchase these blueprints even if you don't own a RH yet, so if you're working towards ownership one day, you can do some pre-work before you settle down. The only missing component is providing some place to view all the blueprints you've collected so far.

I've also implemented some of the specialised components Cholmondely has been compiling. It's this section that I'd like to bat around a bit more.

Taking, for example, the "Turret Defense" components:

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 3:20 pm

Turret defense (5 directions) (Sector2/Esceso) SolarTech Industries: Plasma Turret Regulator Device Apparatus (cheaper in Esceso), "Phlaschgyt pulse lasers"

First, "Plasma Turret Regulator Device Apparatus" is just too long. With apologies to purists, I've shortened this to "Plasma power regulator", otherwise things start overflowing columns and looking untidy.

Secondly, limiting the location to a particular system (Sector 2 Esceso) creates a lot of technical and gameplay issues issues. If I'm in Sector 1, that's a really, really long trip to get the part. And even if I'm in Sector 2, if my RH is in Escebele, that's still a very long round trip. So I'm leaning more towards some other sort of limiter, based on TL, government and economy. That way, there will more likely be a source somewhere within a reasonable travel distance of the player's RH, without it being overwhelmingly far away. Obviously, there is still a chance that a specific combination of TL/gov/eco will be rare, but it would be easily tweakable in the event outliers are found. What do you think?

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 10:59 pm

Re-edited twice while Phkb wasn't watching!

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 10:59 pm

But it just that it is cheaper in Esceso, not that it is unavailable elsewhere.

phkb wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 11:23 pm

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 10:59 pm

Re-edited twice while Phkb wasn't watching!

Oh, I was watching!

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 10:59 pm

But it just that it is cheaper in Esceso, not that it is unavailable elsewhere.

Well, I can certainly do variable pricing for some components in certain systems. A lot more work though (the coding is easy, coming up with the process for each component is where the effort lies). I'll put the code together and leave the details for later.

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 6:03 am

You can't just use the code from Darkside Moonshine Distillery?

(
	(
		1,
		2500,
		"Component: Power regulator", 
		"EQ_HERMITAGE_ITEM_REGULATOR", // items must have "EQ_HERMITAGE_ITEM" as prefix
		"Component required for construction tasks on a Rock Hermit.",
		{
			available_to_all = yes;
			available_to_NPCs = no;
			available_to_player = yes;
			condition_script = "hermitage_conditions.js";
			damage_probability = 0.0;
			installation_time = 1.0; // install time should be kept at 1.0, because these items will not be installed in the player ship
			script_info = {
				equipment_space = 0.1;
				equipment_weight = 0.1;
				// vary price in some systems. dictionary object of galaxy sectors ("0"-"7") followed by system ID ("0"-"255") and a percentage to apply to base price
				price_variations = {"0 7" = 0.5; "1 75" = 0.5;}; // 50% off in Lave (G1) and Esceso (G2)
				avail_economies = ();
				avail_governments = ();
			};
			sort_order = 9999; // components should have this sort order to put them at the bottom of the equip list
			visible = yes; // listed on the F5F5 screen.
		}
	),
)

this.updateEquipmentPrice = function(equipment, price) {
    if (equipment.indexOf("EQ_HERMITAGE_ITEM") == -1) return price;
    var eq = EquipmentInfo.infoForKey(equipment);
    var newPrice = price;
    if (eq.scriptInfo.price_variations) {
        var discount = eq.scriptInfo.price_variations[galaxyNumber.toString() + " " + system.ID.toString()];
        if (discount) newPrice *= parseFloat(discount);
    }
    return parseInt(newPrice);
}

phkb wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 10:21 pm

So, I've made some real progress over the weekend.

zx_cb wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 8:39 am

phkb wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 10:21 pm

So, I've made some real progress over the weekend.

But also seemed to forget to update the files on the Box link, judging by their dates

Or is it another source somewhere that I do not see?..