Oolite Bulletins

Just downloaded Oolite v1.75.3, traded in Cobra Mk3 for a Mk1 and I want to sell the pulse laser to get a beam one but cannot seem to find the sell screen for equipment. I can see how to sell missilies but nothing else. I am sure the answer is obvious so sorry for being a dufus.

Hi, hangar18, welcome to the boards! Friendliest bb this side of Riedquat, and so on ... you don't need to sell the pulse laser first: when you go to the F3 screen and select a beam laser, it'll give you the option of where you want to mount it (front, rear, port, starboard). If you choose "front", or indeed anywhere where you already have a laser mounted, the game will automatically sell the existing weapon and replace it with the new one.

Happy blasting!

Hi Hanger18,
Heh! That's what I did all those years ago...sold the Mk3 and bought a Mk1. It's nowhere near as good a ship, but it frees up some cash which can be useful (I bought a docking computer and upgraded my weapons).
For what it's worth I slogged away doing 'milk runs' for a while untill I could afford a Python, and have never looked back.
If you can learn and survive in a Cobby 1, you'll do really well. It's a tough start but will put you in good stead for the future.
Best of luck, Smivs.

As a little add-on it isn't possible to sell other standard equipment items (other than pylon mounted equipment) in the normal game.

Some OXP equipment includes code to allow it to be resold (normally by a sell xxx entry on the normal equipment purchasing screen), whilst the Sell Equipment OXP provides the same functionality for the standard equipment items and some other OXP equipment.

Many thanks everyone - i am indeed a dufus!