Oolite Bulletins

Jona wrote:

Okay ... I'm getting serious about the OXP now ... I've created a version of the model specifically for Oolite and have started scaling it up to fit the game (the postage stamp is more football pitch sized) ... Smaller as it is a fighter rather than a freighter ... but too small?

I'm also working on the config files and as a starter I'm defining the ship's role as police on the theory this will make things easy to test ... exit a space station, turn round, fire and then wait for the ship to come to me

Which leads me on to ... when creating the ship I was imagining a naval or government fighter, roughly the equivalent of a Viper, but in Oolite you can't replace a Viper! Pirate? Escort?

Jona wrote:

[...]normally there wouldn't be enough room for a missile pylon as well.

Jona wrote:

As for the rest I will certainly take your advice.

SteveKing wrote:

Might be a good idea to have a look at this bit of fiction. Well, perhaps 'bit' is not quite the right word
https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=16729

About 2/3 the way through the story, Malacandra introduces the 'Claymore' - fighter escort role - with a para-military, anti-pirate squadron of ex-Sidewinder pilots. I can imagine if it was perhaps a little bigger than a Sidewinder (to fit the twin power plant), and wrapped in tartan, that it would fit the bill nicely. If M is still active, send a PM and have a chat.

SirArian wrote:

As for pricing, if you aren't sure what price you want it to be you can check this thread. It has a formula that I think gives pretty reasonable prices for ships. If you do know, though, just ignore this part.

Jona wrote:

... whatever question I will have has probably already been answered several times before (in precise and clear detail)!

Jona wrote:

As for a tartan skin for the ship that could be an interesting challenge!

• There is a problem with the cockpit polys (probably because the interior polys are still in the model and in looks like Oolite is drawing these first to the depth buffer and then not drawing the exterior polys as a result ... I would guess). Anyway I'll clean up the model a bit more
• All the SFX are borrowed from another ship with a very different configuration
• Likewise the equipment and performance are from the previous ship
• There is no normal map so the ship hull at least looks a bit flat (this may be the trickiest thing to sort out and will take a bit of time)
• When using the ship as the player ship the forward view is a fantastic view ... of the back of the pilot's seat
• Etc, etc

• Is it possible to spawn a ship as required ... it is occasionally difficult to hunt down and see the new model in action (except by attacking a space station and then things move a bit too quickly to position for nice views)
• How do I get the ship into the ship library? I've found and played with the shiplibrary file to no result - do I create a second one in the OXP?

Jona wrote:

Is it possible to spawn a ship as required...

 this

Jona wrote:

• Is it possible to spawn a ship as required ... it is occasionally difficult to hunt down and see the new model in action (except by attacking a space station and then things move a bit too quickly to position for nice views)

:spawn [shipkey]

Jona wrote:

[*]How do I get the ship into the ship library? I've found and played with the shiplibrary file to no result - do I create a second one in the OXP?

Jona wrote:

Is it possible to spawn a ship as required

this.shipWillLaunchFromStation = function() {
	if( system && !system.isInterstellarSpace ) { //make demo targets
		var m = system.mainStation;
		var ships = system.addShips("[dataKeyOfYourShip]", 12,
			m.position.add(m.vectorForward.multiply( 4000 )), 1000);
		for(var i=0; i<ships.length; i++) {
			ships[i].awardEquipment("EQ_ESCAPE_POD");
			if(i == 0) { //make first ship to weakened offender without injectors
				ships[i].removeEquipment("EQ_FUEL_INJECTION");
				ships[i].bounty=33;
				ships[i].energy=33;
			} else ships[i].abandonShip(); //other ships derelict
		}
	}
}

Norby wrote:

Jona wrote:

Is it possible to spawn a ship as required

If you install [wiki]Gallery[/wiki] OXP then you can see and rotate playable ships ship without undocking in F4 / Gallery of encounters / Search / type a few starting letters of your ship.

Diziet Sma wrote:

Norby wrote:

Jona wrote:

Is it possible to spawn a ship as required

If you install [wiki]Gallery[/wiki] OXP then you can see and rotate playable ships ship without undocking in F4 / Gallery of encounters / Search / type a few starting letters of your ship.

Which is not, of course, the same thing as spawning them for testing purposes..

Thargoid wrote:

Looks nice - a quick heads-up though on the name. There is already a  Manta and also a  Manta Ray ship in various OXPs.

Norby wrote:

Alternatively the following code in a worldScript put a dozen of your ship in front of the station when you launch
...
All ships will be derelict except one.