Oolite Bulletins

Ok, i finally manged to get oxp's to work,so can you recomend any oxp's that work well together, im only after a few for the moment, ones that make the game look and sound good. I already have realistic stars and griff industries ships

A couple for you - both are eye-candy/ambience, and do not affect gameplay etc:

[wiki]BGS[/wiki] - check its requirements
[wiki]Randomshipnames_OXP[/wiki]

and possibly [wiki]Sensible_Sun[/wiki], and a  Hud of your choice (some of which may affect gameplay).

Also a sound set is nice to have, I'm using Hawksound, great engines, nice calm posh computer voice.
http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Hawksound

Grab the patch for BGS with it.

Also I suggest new planet textures.
I use Povray Planets.
http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/PovrayPlanets_OXP
I only have chart 1 installed atm, but as I move to each new chart I'll add the others.
I can't remember where exactly but somewhere on the wiki a very kind Commander has finished the missing charts in the list.

Finally my current new fave, Custom Shields.
https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12507
I like the pretty lights.
It does affect gameplay somewhat but it's not a huge impact (and watching a crippled ship trail fuel in a death spiral is quite epic) and it makes battles look so awesome.

superbatprime wrote:

Also a sound set is nice to have, I'm using Hawksound, great engines, nice calm posh computer voice.
http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Hawksound

Grab the patch for BGS with it.

Also I suggest new planet textures.
I use Povray Planets.
http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/PovrayPlanets_OXP
I only have chart 1 installed atm, but as I move to each new chart I'll add the others.
I can't remember where exactly but somewhere on the wiki a very kind Commander has finished the missing charts in the list.

Finally my current new fave, Custom Shields.
https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12507
I like the pretty lights.
It does affect gameplay somewhat but it's not a huge impact (and watching a crippled ship trail fuel in a death spiral is quite epic) and it makes battles look so awesome.

Welcome gavchap! What he said.

CustomShields is configureable to not affect gameplay if that is a concern. Simply read the readme contained in the oxp and follow the directions to configure the options at the top of the script. And remember to use a safe editor like Notepad++ to avoid problems.

I like having lots of stuff going on in systems, so Galactic Navy & Your Ad Here are good, as with practically all of the political systems stuff like Anarchies, Commies, The Feudal States, Dictators, & Factions. Buoy Repair, & Rescue Stations also add a bit of fun.

Also, you need a Beer Cooler or you might die of thirst out where no-one can hear you call for another round.

I'll need a beer cooler when I go down the pub with some of my friends and it's their round...