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I'm just starting to get into Oolite so I thought I'd join up here and say hi. HI!

I just bought a new Mac Mini and for some time had been thinking of setting up an emulator and Elite on it. Then I discovered Oolite. I have to say to those who've had a hand in creating it- EXCELLENT JOB!

I actually never played Elite back in the day. I read about it in Retro Gamer a few years ago and knew straight away this was something pretty special. It also jogged memories of playing Taipan on a (Macintosh I think). A trading game set in the Opium Wars period, obviously inspired by James Clavell. I really enjoyed that game, and it didn't even have any controllable objects in it! A lot of the thrill I guess with both is that age old thrill of buy low, sell high. I invest in shares in real life and Oolite is giving me a safe outlet for crazy strategy. I'm no Gordon Gecko

Anyway, enough of that. I normally join a forum when everything is going completely wrong, like with my last PC, which was Ubuntu. This time, all I can think of for now is a little niggle, which I'll start a different thread for. I'll probably be pretty quiet here until I try my hand at making my own models

danny_galaga wrote:

I'll probably be pretty quiet here until I try my hand at making my own models

When you do there are a few around here who will be eager to help you with that and Welcome the the Friendliest Board this side of RiedquatTM

Hi, and welcome.
Glad you're enjoying the game...it is pretty amazing isn't it, as is this community. You'll certainly be joining a team of dedicated nutters if you do start making models or doing anything OXP, and you'll find plenty of help and good advice here.
Best wishes,
Smivs.

Hi,

Glad you found Oolite. You will find the group here are really friendly.
Remember the most important point about it is to have fun and enjoy.
Best wishes,
Ironfist

Welcome aboard Danny. I'm assuming Galaga is a nod to the 80s?

Cheers,

Drew.

Welcome to the Galcop Frequent flyers club!

We would like to reward your ardent brand loyalty with the most recent G1 orienteering guide:

http://www.crimsonforge.co.uk/cloister/OOmap_G1.pdf

We wish you many happy hours of safe intergalactic trans-location.

drew wrote:

Welcome aboard Danny. I'm assuming Galaga is a nod to the 80s?

Cheers,

Drew.

Yep, I come to this point from a more 'arcade' background. When I signed up to a forum for the first time, it was BYOAC which is arcade related. I actually prefer the game Galaxian, but I thought Danny Galaxian didn't sound as cool!

ClymAngus wrote:

Welcome to the Galcop Frequent flyers club!

We would like to reward your ardent brand loyalty with the most recent G1 orienteering guide:

http://www.crimsonforge.co.uk/cloister/OOmap_G1.pdf

We wish you many happy hours of safe intergalactic trans-location.

Very impressive. Scary, but impressive

danny_galaga wrote:

I'm just starting to get into Oolite so I thought I'd join up here and say hi. HI!

I just bought a new Mac Mini and for some time had been thinking of setting up an emulator and Elite on it. Then I discovered Oolite. I have to say to those who've had a hand in creating it- EXCELLENT JOB!

I actually never played Elite back in the day. I read about it in Retro Gamer a few years ago and knew straight away this was something pretty special. It also jogged memories of playing Taipan on a (Macintosh I think). A trading game set in the Opium Wars period, obviously inspired by James Clavell. I really enjoyed that game, and it didn't even have any controllable objects in it! A lot of the thrill I guess with both is that age old thrill of buy low, sell high. I invest in shares in real life and Oolite is giving me a safe outlet for crazy strategy. I'm no Gordon Gecko

Anyway, enough of that. I normally join a forum when everything is going completely wrong, like with my last PC, which was Ubuntu. This time, all I can think of for now is a little niggle, which I'll start a different thread for. I'll probably be pretty quiet here until I try my hand at making my own models

Yes you sound exactally like a profiteer. You want to control and profit from Oolite.
Ergo the private convo with writers and oxpers.
Did you forget about the Oxpers?

Sorry Ooliters, I tend to get a wee bit upset when the imagination of a game is to be set by profit.

He never played Elite, and never Oolite. What would he know about playing? And the arguments for a good game!

Certainly. If the major writers of Oolite want paid, No worries, But they will have to take into account all the oxpers.

Surely that will be heaps.

Hi Dan G,
Sorry but I get a bit upset sometimes.
Any way play away.

Not to me to say what a game is. Just ask Ooliters.

I'll say this..

Join the seedy bar.

Err well....

Alex wrote:

Hi Dan G,
Sorry but I get a bit upset sometimes.
Any way play away.

Don't worry about it! Nice to meet enthusiastic people (",)

If you think about it though, isn't Elite about being one (or a combination) of three or four different types of profiteer? That is- Trader, Bounty Hunter, Pirate, Smuggler...

You pretty much have to be one of those things to play. Not sure what else I could play as, a Salvation Army Officer maybe

Salvager?

CommonSenseOTB wrote:

Salvager?

A Salvager Army Officer

danny_galaga wrote:

CommonSenseOTB wrote:

Salvager?

A Salvager Army Officer

"We'll save your ship and your soul"

Smivs wrote:

danny_galaga wrote:

CommonSenseOTB wrote:

Salvager?

A Salvager Army Officer

"We'll save your ship and your soul"

But it'll cost ya!