Oolite Bulletins

This is a simple MFD that will automatically pop up in the first free MFD slot when equipment items are damaged. It will list items in cost order descending, so the more expensive items are listed at the top. The first line will display a count of the number of damaged items, and then the top 9 damaged items will be listed underneath.

The MFD has a couple of modes, selectable via a primable equipment item. Press "B" to change the mode. Available modes are:

• Visible when damaged - The damage report will always be visible when items are damaged.
• Autohide after 60 sec - The damage report will auto-hide itself after displaying damaged items for 60 seconds.
• Manual - The damage report will only be displayed when the user makes it visible using the MFD selection keys.

The Damage Report MFD costs 250 Cr and is available from any system of tech level 4 or above.

The selected mode is stored in the save game file.

Damage Report Interface
When this OXP is installed, and your ship has damaged equipment, a new interface screen will become available on the F4 screen, called "Damage Report". Opening this screen will list each damaged item, the estimated cost of repairs, and the minimum tech level required in order to repair it.


(Hopefully your ship never gets into a state like this!)

If you select an item in the list and press enter, a long range chart will appear, mapping the route to the closest destination of a suitable tech level where repairs can be conducted. Below this will be details of that equipment item, including the estimated repair cost and tech level required for purchase.

If the closest planet for repairs is not the current planet, you will be able to automatically set your destination to that planet with the option "Set course for (planet name)".



You'll need Oolite 1.82 for this MFD.

Download link here http://wiki.alioth.net/img_auth.php/3/3 ... ortMFD.oxz or from the download manager in the game.

Let me know if you find any problems!

Nice !

Cool idea!

Version 2 of the Damage Report MFD has just been released. I find that, whenever I have damaged equipment, I can never remember the tech level required to get the unit repaired. So I added a dockside interface screen, called "Damage Report" that lists all the damaged equipment, the estimated cost of repairs, and the tech level required to fix it.

Also, you can select the equipment item, which will open a long range chart and show you the route to the closest destination that can fix the item. If you want, you can also set your destination to this location from this screen as well.

All the details are in the first post. Comments welcome!

Also, my apologies for spamming the Expansion Pack forum with updates. I'm just clearing the decks in preparation for my next OXP journey...

Would it be possible to have it compatible with the "Hud and MFD selector oxp" ?

No problem. I'll add that in the next day or so, time permitting.

Nice !

OK, new version 2.0.1 available, which now fully integrates with the HUD selector, and also has better logic for auto-hiding itself when there are no damaged items.

Hehehe...
Thank you, I'll test it in the coming days.

Would there be a way to configure the MFD options in the station interface screen and then be able to hide the primable equipment? I find this extremely useful, but I'm looking for ways to shorten the number of times I have to hit shift-N

Oh yes, hiding primable equipments, generally if possible and not only on this one, would be a must!
I've got so much equipments that I have quit cycling through them.

OK, version 2.1.0 has been released which allows you to set the mode from the interface screen, and also make the MFD "passive", with no primable equipment getting in the way.

phkb wrote:

OK, version 2.1.0 has been released which allows you to set the mode from the interface screen, and also make the MFD "passive", with no primable equipment getting in the way.

Thank you phkb, exactly how I like my mfds :-p

Would there be a way to either set the MFD to always on, or to set which MFD slot it will pop up in when there is damage to report? I'd like it to pop up in the bottom left corner of my hud instead of the slot just below the top left

@avder: try the MFD and HUD selector OXP. It does what I understand of what you ask