Oolite Bulletins

phkb wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:52 am

That's certainly strange. This command works fine from my debug console:

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player.ship.manifest.food += 10

Is %d a decimal? If so, it should really be an integer.

phkb wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:52 am

That's certainly strange. This command works fine from my debug console:

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player.ship.manifest.food += 10

Is %d a decimal? If so, it should really be an integer.

Milo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:25 pm

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Try [“%s”] instead of .%s
Or make sure commodity name is correct

Selezen wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:57 am

That's an interesting idea. Instead of Elite in its entirety, why not take one aspect of it and turn it into a networkable game?

For example:
Academy: players are flight school students learning the ropes around Lave.

Thargoid War: players are navy or thargoid pilots in the deadly Sector 32.

Pirates: in the lawless sytem of Zaonce, pirate clans take on the cops and the navy.

System Trader: A natural disaster has decimated the main world of the Ededleen System. The players are either escorts, pirates, traders or the law and must help to rebuild the world. The navy has set up a boundary where large tradeships must stop, and the player ships must load up from these big ships and take stock to the world's station.

All of these would run on a smaller timeline than the main game - maybe a set span of up to 10 years in game, maybe with a running plot and maybe just a free-for-all.

JensAyton wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2006 11:59 am

Mission ideas for single-system non-massive Oolite:

• Much as Pirk says, one side defending a transport or similar from the other. Two rounds, one attacking and one defending for each team.
• Team combat. Each team spawns around a station, then tries to rack up the kills. The station can be used to refuel, recharge shields and possibly buy missiles. Obviously no auto-docking.
• Team combat 2. Each team spawns some distance away from a single, shared station.
• Individual combat. Each player spawns some distance from the station, distributed roughly in a spherical shell around it.
• Team mothership. Each team spawns around a dockable mothership, which is destructible. The goal is to destroy the enemy mothership.
• Ring race. With and without weapons.
• More creative games I thought of once but can’t remember.

General setup:

• No energy bombs, escape pods, hyperdrives, energy bombs or docking computers.
• Everyone has an advanced targeting system and a space compass from the start. Stations/motherships show up on the compass and are colour-coded. Teams are also colour-coded on the scanner. You should probably start with a fuel injector too.
• Optionally, kills are worth money which can be used to buy stuff (excluding the banned items above) on stations and motherships. Otherwise, missiles and fuel are free and other stuff isn’t available.

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:51 pm

Just came across these:
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That thread also contains some links to others as well as two analyses of issues with multi-player, one of which looks at the economics (more expensive back in 2005/6, I'm sure...)

hiran wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:54 am

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:51 pm

Just came across these:
[...]

That thread also contains some links to others as well as two analyses of issues with multi-player, one of which looks at the economics (more expensive back in 2005/6, I'm sure...)

I totally agree this is somehow within reach.
After all I realize that I stabilized my code somewhat so it can run as proof of concept and we could start discussing how to actually implement the above visions.

But on the other hand I notice there is not much feedback or resonance about the stuff we achieved so far. So who else would dive in to play together? Who would help create combined missions?

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:04 pm

hiran wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:54 am

I totally agree this is somehow within reach.
After all I realize that I stabilized my code somewhat so it can run as proof of concept and we could start discussing how to actually implement the above visions.

But on the other hand I notice there is not much feedback or resonance about the stuff we achieved so far. So who else would dive in to play together? Who would help create combined missions?

I'm happy to do whatever I can.

caracal wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:00 am

Top 10 OXPs

ADCK wrote:

I came into this thread expecting a lame-yet-slightly-funny David Letterman style Top 10, so disappointed

How's this?

10. Bunny Rabbit OXP: Lets your ship witchjump directly from inside one station to inside another, so you never have to worry about getting your ass shot off. Especially popular among traders.

9. Magic Laser OXP: With the Scanner Targeting Enhancement installed, allows you to instantly destroy any object you have locked your scanner on. For those who find the current game too challenging.

8. Arrrgh My Eyes OXP: Paints all stations neon pink, and decals a flashing photo of a trumble onto all ships. Requires full shaders.

7. CTD OXP: Waits until you've had a particularly successful run, then crashes oolite just as you're docking. Compatible with all releases 1.65 and newer.

6. Random Hits Back OXP: Whenever your ship is hit by a laser or missile, there is a 1 in 3 chance that this OXP will route your system's power supply to your keyboard, mouse, or joystick, delivering a nasty shock. For those who find the current game too enjoyable.

5. Super Duper Cobra OXP: Adds the deadly Cobra Mk. VIII, with 850 TC, speed .999LM, roll 6, pitch 3, 12 energy banks, a recharge rate of 24, 4 plasma cannons mounted for and aft, and 16 missile slots. Comes standard with a Naval Energy Unit and a forward-mounted pulse laser. For those to whom "uber" means nothing.

4. Stalker OXP: Adds a new ship that launches right after you from the station, follows you into witchspace, and makes sure you are always mass-locked. Some say the ship cannot be killed, but the author says they merely haven't tried hard enough.

3. Mission: Impossible OXP: Sends you to the farthest point in the galaxy from where you are, at which point you must fight 12 GalCops flying iron-assed NeoCaduceus interceptors, pick up a special cargo that constantly drains your energy, then jump through every Anarchy system on the map before flying to the previous galaxy and doing it all again. Twice. Deemed "too easy" by some players.

2. Multiplayer OXP: With a properly configured network connection, allows two or more people to play oolite at the same time. Not in the same universe, of course ... what are you, nuts?

1. MNSR OXP: Causes the oolite version to increment to 2.0, and allows the developers to take a year's vacation.

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:20 pm

Here's another oldie:

caracal wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:00 am

Top 10 OXPs

ADCK wrote:

2. Multiplayer OXP: With a properly configured network connection, allows two or more people to play oolite at the same time. Not in the same universe, of course ... what are you, nuts?

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:51 pm

Just to say.

I managed to register for an XMPP account with 404.city