Oolite Bulletins

aegidian wrote:

I created the contracts options to cater specifically for ships with capacities far above the Cobra, where the 127 unit limit for trading commodities was proving a nuisance, and to give an extra 'mission-like' element. So really designed for ships other than the Cobra3.

If the Anaconda's capacity is reduced then, yes, the contracts system should match it. Actually though, the contract generation system should be adjusted so that it takes account of the largest capacity ships available to the player from the core ships and from OXPs.

Bugbear wrote:

would it be possible / worthwhile to make core ship cargo capacity OXP moddable?

"anaconda" = {
  "max_cargo" = 150;
}
"anaconda-player" = {
  "max_cargo" = 150;
}

Thermonuklear wrote:

Would it be possible to make the 'fix' optional via the settings menu? Or to make a new submenu for 'realism'/'lore-accuracy' settings?

Solonar wrote:

I voted to leave the Anaconda alone, to leave it as is. ... The Anaconda is so slow and difficult to maneuver that its large cargo capacity is not really that much of an advantage.

Eric Walch wrote:

Solonar wrote:

I voted to leave the Anaconda alone, to leave it as is. ... The Anaconda is so slow and difficult to maneuver that its large cargo capacity is not really that much of an advantage.

That is also my opinion. I always fly the BCC and that ship has a cargo space of 175 and cant fit a cargo extension. Most of the time I hardly need more cargo space. When you would give the Anaconda a cargo space of 250 (just 42% more than the BCC), it is hardly an improvement in cargo capacity. Comparing this with the very bad fight characteristics of the anaconda, nobody want to have it. On the other hand, when the cargo space is 4 times higher than the BCC, this makes a big difference and allows for a real career choice of becoming a real trader with limited combat options.

So leave it alone to keep a reel difference between core ships.

JD wrote:

Switeck wrote:

I could even take more cargo contracts than total capacity by temporarily offloading my goods at a station so I had room to get more. This could prove problematic because I'd need to re-buy similar goods later before reaching the destinations.

This has always struck me as a something of a flaw in the cargo business. If someone wants to pay me over the odds to shift some cargo from one end of the chart to the other, you'd think they'd be the tiniest bit particular that the recipient received the same goods at the other end. It should probably penalize you if the contents of your hold drop below the contracted amount.

Switeck wrote:

...whoever is coming up with these contracts deserves to be gamed, scammed, robbed, and put out of business.

m4r35n357 wrote:

... "you have been boarded by pirates"

El Viejo wrote:

m4r35n357 wrote:

... "you have been boarded by pirates"

Remind me... which version of Elite is that from?

El Viejo wrote:

Ah... I certainly don't recall seeing it in BBC Elite.

m4r35n357 wrote:

El Viejo wrote:

Ah... I certainly don't recall seeing it in BBC Elite.

Easily done with an OXP I would think! Might look into it after I've refreshed my other stuff for 1.77 . . .

Commander McLane wrote:

Been there, done that. (Twice.)

Oh, and Eric Walch, too.