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non-GCW stations

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:16 pm
by maxskunk
Hi,

I'm new to Oolite, what a great game!

The reference sheet notes "non-GCW" stations. How do I know when im at a GCW station or not? What I would like to try is buying the "illegal" commodities from non-GCW stations to sell to GCW stations, while keep my legal status clean.

Thanks.

Re: non-GCW stations

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:35 am
by Diziet Sma
G'day maxskunk, and welcome aboard!

The "Main" Station around the planet, the one the Nav-beacon on the Compass relates to, is the GCW (Galactic Cooperative of Worlds) station, be they coriolis, dodo, torus, etc.. Any other station/dockable object, such as a Superhub, Rock Hermit, Black Monks Monastery, etc, is a non-GCW station.

Re: non-GCW stations

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:44 am
by maxskunk
Diziet Sma wrote:
G'day maxskunk, and welcome aboard!
Thank you!
Diziet Sma wrote:
The "Main" Station around the planet, the one the Nav-beacon on the Compass relates to, is the GCW (Galactic Cooperative of Worlds) station, be they coriolis, dodo, torus, etc.. Any other station/dockable object, such as a Superhub, Rock Hermit, Black Monks Monastery, etc, is a non-GCW station.
OK, that sounds great. I was thinking that maybe those stations in Anarchy systems might be non-GCW, guess not. Of those places you mentioned I have only found a couple of Rock Hermits thus far. Thanks!

Re: non-GCW stations

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:46 am
by Diziet Sma
maxskunk wrote:
Of those places you mentioned I have only found a couple of Rock Hermits thus far. Thanks!
Well, that would depend on what OXPs you have installed. Most non-GCW stations are added via OXP, Rock Hermits being the exception, as they're in the core game.

Re: non-GCW stations

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:49 am
by Eric Walch
maxskunk wrote:
How do I know when im at a GCW station or not?
The best detection would be that you can save your game at a GCW station. :P

Re: non-GCW stations

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:40 am
by Diziet Sma
Eric Walch wrote:
maxskunk wrote:
How do I know when im at a GCW station or not?
The best detection would be that you can save your game at a GCW station. :P
Yup.. trust me to overlook the simplest test of all.. :lol:

Re: non-GCW stations

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:54 am
by Svengali
maxskunk wrote:
I'm new to Oolite, what a great game!
Welcome to the friendliest Board this side of Riedquat, maxskunk .-)

And yes, it is the game a lot of us had in mind when we've played the good old Elite back in the 80th.