Oolite Bulletins

Selezen wrote:

Is there anywhere I can get english-subtitled copies of the episodes? Is there a DVD?

maaarcooose wrote:

How about a flyable Death Star.

Pretty much unlimited fuel, super powerful weapons and can be easily destroyed with one missile to the right spot.

!m!

Smivs wrote:

Maybe not. As Commander Wilmot pointed out elsewhere, cleaning it could be a problem

mandoman wrote:

LOL, okay, I'll run with it. Like I said, though, someone else may want to do the texturing. For me, I would paint it as close to what I see in the pics, but it may not be satisfactory to others.

Storm wrote:

I'd be careful flying an Orion replica, as it could get mistaken for a Thargoid vessel. It might also get into trouble in systems inhabited with Frogs.

Smivs wrote:

The only downside of having B5 StarFuries is the old Oolite scale thing - they would probably be half the size of our escape capsules!

Commander McLane wrote:

Rorschachhamster wrote:

I have seen the first episode just today and my Orion is almost ready... The more the merrier, I guess.

Getting two instead of one is even more exciting.

One thing I have no idea about is which size to use for the model. The dimensions for the original are given as 150m in diameter and 32m high. However, as we all know, there is no easy translation of Earth meters into Oolite "meters". Of course, sticking to the numbers would allow the Orion to fit into a docking bay easily, which is nice. On the other hand, I'm not sure whether I imagine the ship to fit into a docking bay. Actually, I rather envision it as a capital ship. It has shuttles on board, after all. Again, on the other hand, it is capable of landing on the ground. I'm torn.

Diziet Sma wrote:

Considering the pace this Orion Projekt is cracking along at, perhaps we should begin discussing in-game specifications?

(And whether Oolite can handle 3 lasers "light-throwers" spaced at 120° intervals)

forward_weapon_type = "WEAPON_MILITARY_LASER";
	laser_color = "orangeColor";
	max_cargo = 15;
	extra_cargo = 8;
	max_energy = 350;
	max_flight_pitch = 2.6;
	max_flight_roll = 2.8;
	max_flight_speed = 375;
    max_missiles = 6;	
	missiles = 3;	

Diziet Sma wrote:

GGShinobi wrote:

unfortunately I can't use external views because I'm using that mean [wiki]Sniper Camera System[/wiki] But I made the modifications to the shipdata.plist anyway, so I'll at least to check it out! Thanks!

There is a workaround.. Wildeblood's "HUD Vanisher". With it installed, your external views are usable again. It's been withdrawn, pending updating, but I'll PM you a link.

Rorschachhamster wrote:

If somebody could give me a hint how much a ship with this specs should cost (250000? More? Less?), I'll upload the "Schwere Raumkreuzer Orion-Klasse"...
Oh, and I'm considering making a big version, too, that would not take too much time.

GGShinobi wrote:

Diziet Sma wrote:

GGShinobi wrote:

unfortunately I can't use external views because I'm using that mean [wiki]Sniper Camera System[/wiki] But I made the modifications to the shipdata.plist anyway, so I'll at least to check it out! Thanks!

There is a workaround.. Wildeblood's "HUD Vanisher". With it installed, your external views are usable again. It's been withdrawn, pending updating, but I'll PM you a link.

Diziet Sma, thanks for the link - but it doesn't work. The [wiki]Sniper Camera System HUD[/wiki] replaces the external views, so when I press v, instead of giving an external view of my ship, I get the zoomed view from the sniper camera - but without the target reticles! Well, it was worth a try. Common Sense told me he's already working on a new and better version of his Sniper Camera, so I'll wait

Smivs wrote:

I suppose it might be fun to scoop them