Oolite Bulletins

Zark Montor wrote:

extra ranks are 50/50 because some users might prefer the original untampered ranks.

Well, if you follow Pleb's link above, you'll see that the ability for extra ranks will probably also appear in the Oolite core at some point..

Zark Montor wrote:

Firstly, is there going to be any follow ups to the Assassins Guild OXP? I'd like to go a bit Keyser Soze, and wipe the guild out, knowing what they know about my work leaves me a bit uncomfortable...

Hehe.. I like the way you think.. Well, Littlebear, the creator, is kinda up to his eyebrows in legal work these days, (he's a lawyer) and has been for some time, so I'm guessing the answer is "probably not anytime soon"..

Zark Montor wrote:

Is there any way to make donations to Oolite development? I'm not talking loadsa dough, but if we could donate to the development team and maybe some of the creators of the top end OXPs, we might encourage them to continue their fine work!ZM

Hmm.. that's probably something of a grey area, from the perspective of Oolite's "under the radar" status.. Aegidean and the other devs themselves would be best positioned to answer that one.

Diziet Sma wrote:

Zark Montor wrote:

Firstly, is there going to be any follow ups to the Assassins Guild OXP?

Well, Littlebear, the creator, is kinda up to his eyebrows in legal work these days, (he's a lawyer) and has been for some time, so I'm guessing the answer is "probably not anytime soon"..

Leafy got LittleBear's permission to create an  extra mission for Assassins (he was going to make more, but he's gone walkabout).

Zark Montor wrote:

Firstly, is there going to be any follow ups to the Assassins Guild OXP? I'd like to go a bit Keyser Soze, and wipe the guild out, knowing what they know about my work leaves me a bit uncomfortable...

Might get sued by David B if he thinks Oolite it making any money...

Also as for the extra ranks not much interest was shown in it so I stopped working on it. And I'm now working on HIMSN doing the AI for that. But it's definitely possible if you follow the instructions I've provided!

I'd be VERY interested in Extra Ranks, especially any above Elite.

Suggestions - Knight Elite (12800) and Paladin Elite (25600)

Zark Montor wrote:

Is there any way to make donations to Oolite development? I'm not talking loadsa dough, but if we could donate to the development team and maybe some of the creators of the top end OXPs, we might encourage them to continue their fine work!ZM

No, not like that. Oolite is very decidedly a not-for-profit project, and the (relatively slow) turnover in the development team is just part of that. All in all, it has been remarkably stable. As for OXP creators, there will also always be a turnover, which isn't a bad thing, mind you, because while some of the ancients may retire, there is also an influx of new blood (and new ideas).

So, from my point of view, no tip-jar, no financial contributions.

However, having said that, we actually have had some (very small) fundraisers in the past, for instance to help Aegidian to pay the hosting fees for these boards. That's not a contribution towards the game (or towards people associated with the game), but a contribution towards the running costs for this community, which is an important difference. And I could easily see something like this happening again in the future. Maybe Aegidian could drop a message whenever the next bill from his ISP is due, and members who feel inclined to make a small contribution for the community could then respond.

I'd be happy a throw a Tenner in that direction.

Yeah, i'd be up for a general donation of that nature, £10 seems about right!

Keep us posted on that front.

ZM

Yup - up for funding the community.

The moment we start funding "the game" we risk lawyers poking around.

Ok, point taken! I just would like to see this project continue, i always felt Elite could have been more on some of the other Computers of yester year, Elite on the Amiga was nice with its filled vectors, but nothing was added to a straight 8 to 16 bit conversion other than the 8 use retro rockets and the Wolf Mark II.
Frontier was just LAME! a real disappointment. Luckily with both of these games, i got pre production copies, thanks to the fact i was working for Silica Shop and i maintained the software reviews for the company system, so i never had to spend any money on them! I, of course, had to buy the C64 version, which i still have, box and all, somewhere in the loft, with a copy of the novella "The Dark Wheel" purchased at the PCW show, at Olympia in 1985!!

As i say, once i've attained Elite, i'll probably start a new commander, unless someone creates an OXP that enables me to take over the Ooniverse!
Since i've found Oolite, i've neglected my Call of Duty clan, hardly touched our PS4 and have missed most of the new blu rays my son has purchased recently.

Its taking over my life! So it must be worth at least a tenner! I mean, Elite on the C64 was £12.95 back in the day!!

Keep up the good work devs and OXP creators, your work is greatly appreciated!

ZM

Sendraks wrote:

Yup - up for funding the community.

The moment we start funding "the game" we risk lawyers poking around.

Yes, I expect you're right...

Nice idea though Zark. I'd happily chip in too.

Zark Montor wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2014 11:51 pm

As i say, once i've attained Elite, i'll probably start a new commander, unless someone creates an OXP that enables me to take over the Ooniverse!

Did you ever get there? ...and what did you do next?