Oolite Bulletins

spara wrote:

Neelix wrote:

....If you mine a splinter, use the ore processor to get 1t of radioactives out of it, then dump them, you'll see them float off into space in a container that wasn't there before.

Really? If I dump a processed splinter, I see a processed splinter, not cargo container. That's because splinters are sort of cargo containers holding minerals. Technically Ore Processor simply changes the contents of the container (splinter).

ffutures wrote:

Unless your ship is really small you would have to be REALLY lucky with the scoop for this to make a huge difference over the course of a flight - I've scooped in 20-30 tons a couple of times since I've fitted this, and I don't think it's ever clawed back more than a ton of space. Bear in mind that you have to catch two or more containers of the same precious material for it to make a difference. It's fun to play with, but I've already had to pay to repair it twice, and that costs a lot more than the average cargo pod of gems, gold, or platinum. I'm probably going to delete it as more trouble than it's worth.

Neelix wrote:

I should lower the damage probability?

Norby wrote:

Neelix wrote:

I should lower the damage probability?

This can strike back when you have more costly equipments also. The wiki say the chance of a particular piece of equipment being damaged is its damageProbability divided by the total damageProbability of all remaining undamaged equipment. So your Shield Boosters can take over the damage for a 7375cr repair bill.

Neelix wrote:

Doesn't that mean that would have an even higher probability if the reduced probability equipment wasn't installed at all?

Neelix wrote:

How are repair costs calculated anyway?

Norby wrote:

Neelix wrote:

How are repair costs calculated anyway?

Half of the new price by default, but OXPs can make exceptions.

Wildeblood wrote:

How's it done?

this.playerBoughtEquipment = function(equipmentKey) {
  if(equipmentKey === ("EQ_TELESCOPE_REPAIR")) {
    PS.setEquipmentStatus("EQ_TELESCOPE", "EQUIPMENT_OK");
    PS.removeEquipment("EQ_TELESCOPE_REPAIR");
  }
}

Diziet Sma wrote:

You could always just tweak it so that it doesn't use cargo space..

Potential Debris wrote:

Might a I suggest a version (or a version that can be modified via OXP config) that doesn't take up a ton of space, and doesn't crush the empty cargopods for alloys? If the existence of hypothetical empty phantom cargopods in your bay really bothers you, have the OXP automatically jettison an the empty 'pod' behind the ship, which explodes a second later.

Bodyarmr wrote:

Great idea. Will there be an OXP version of the Vacuum Pump?