Oolite Bulletins

DeathKnyte wrote:

I took the above picture, because that DS pirate made me laugh with what he said about my "exciting ship".

<chuckles> What OXP are you using for that? Looks like fun

DeathKnyte wrote:

Conclusion:

The Anaconda is a fine ship capable of doing it all as a (mega) trader, and then some.
It has massive cargo capacity, so running passenger / cargo / specialty contracts, can bring in piles of credits.
It can hold it's own, and push through pirate packs to system stations.
The poor top speed, acceleration, and massive target size are definitely a deterrent to making it as your main fighter style craft (but it was never designed as such).

Funnily enough, I've found that the Anaconda's sluggish manoeuvrability actually helps with long-range targeting because you're less likely to overshoot the target - especially if you're flying by keyboard. I've just flown unescorted into an Anarchy system in Galaxy 2 to get jumped en route from the beacon by at least two small groups of raiders... who rapidly found themselves to be on the receiving end of my forward military lasers and got splashed in short order.

The Anaconda in a fighting role seems to be less "fighter" and more "battleship"

DeathKnyte wrote:

I still don't feel like perusing my career of an assassin with one, though.

Or being an independent trader escort

Ranthe wrote:

The Anaconda in a fighting role seems to be less "fighter" and more "battleship"

I concur. In my 249th OXP, I have a tweaked Anaconda filling such a role, supported by modded Cobra 3's.

Ranthe wrote:

What OXP are you using for that? Looks like fun

That's [wiki]DeepSpacePirates[/wiki] for the dialogue (and the deep-space pirates), and [wiki]Randomshipnames OXP[/wiki] for the ship names.

Disembodied wrote:

... [wiki]Randomshipnames OXP[/wiki] for the ship names.

I heartily recommend this OXP - it's the best OXP of the year, immersion-wise!

El Viejo wrote:

Disembodied wrote:

... [wiki]Randomshipnames OXP[/wiki] for the ship names.

I heartily recommend this OXP - it's the best OXP of the year, immersion-wise!

Oh definitely. That and BGS

Ranthe wrote:

El Viejo wrote:

Disembodied wrote:

... [wiki]Randomshipnames OXP[/wiki] for the ship names.

I heartily recommend this OXP - it's the best OXP of the year, immersion-wise!

Oh definitely. That and BGS

[cough] customshields [/cough]

CommonSenseOTB wrote:

Ranthe wrote:

El Viejo wrote:

I heartily recommend (RandomShipNames) - it's the best OXP of the year, immersion-wise!

Oh definitely. That and BGS

[cough] customshields [/cough]

...and of course your game is not complete without *insert your favourite Smivs OXP here

A Target Reticle is Anaconda's best friend.

CommonSenseOTB wrote:

[cough] customshields [/cough]

Just installed that one. Now I can listen to my shields being pummelled in full surround-sound, followed by the satisfying explosion fireworks when some miscreant meets a sticky end

It's a beaut! Definitely adds to the immersion factor.

Ranthe wrote:

CommonSenseOTB wrote:

[cough] customshields [/cough]

Just installed that one. Now I can listen to my shields being pummelled in full surround-sound, followed by the satisfying explosion fireworks when some miscreant meets a sticky end

It's a beaut! Definitely adds to the immersion factor.

Thanks. What I like the most is when you see hull panels flying off your own ship while in the forward view letting you know you're in some serious trouble. I consider that oxp to be my most difficult achievement yet and very 'Outside-the-Box'.

There are many others on my hard drive.