Oolite Bulletins

Firstly hello everyone. I have not played OOlite in years but have recently developed a burning desire to get back into it (the pirate in me will remain forever!). I can see some fantastic packs but what I was I wondering was if anyone has grouped a number of these into a sort of mega expansion pack.

The trouble I had from intalling some of these years ago was they worked fine in isolation but were sometimes incompatable with each other.

Any help on this (or even a very brief summary of what everones favourites are) would be most appreciated!

Cheers.

Hi PumaClipper, welcome to the friendliest boards this side of Riedquat! Yours is a common question, and the reply is, I'm afraid, with regard to OXP mega-packs, "no": too many different authors, too much to keep up-to-date. Favourites would vary wildy, depending on what your machine specs are and what you're looking for: personally though I'd recommend the Background Set (BGS), Griff's ships, and Your Ad Here as excellent additions that don't fight with each other and don't make the game more dangerous for starting players. There's more on this in a recent topic, here.

Hi PumaClipper,
and welcome. Most OXPs will play happily together, and normally any problems will be detailed in the 'readme' which comes with each one and should be read. The best advice is to start with OXPs which don't affect gameplay, so go for eye candy to pretty-up the game in the first case. System Redux or DH Systems for planets, Griff's ships if you have shaders, or maybe my Smivs'Shipset if you don't have shaders - there are actually several ship sets available, so take a look and see what style suits you.
Have a look at the OXP table, which is sortable, and focus on the 'Ambience' OXPs first.
Add them one at a time so you can see what they do. Play each one for a few days, then add another, and so on. This way you will learn what each does, and as your collection grows any problems that do occur will be easily identified.