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Would not removing or leaving out the pirates remove most of the risk in getting rich by trade?Kargon Kovon III wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 5:22 amWhat was the last version of the game that did not have all the pirates?
Does anybody play it, and have you had success with any addons?
From what I've picked up, cim changed the game massively with v.1.80 & v.1.82Kargon Kovon III wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 5:22 amWhat was the last version of the game that did not have all the pirates?
Does anybody play it, and have you had success with any addons?
A bit like living during the collapse of the Roman Empire.Among the seven trillion people who are - at least officially - Cooperative citizens, you are nobody. So far, anyway. You've got a ship, some weapons, and enough spare cash to get started - and one day, you might get the fame, wealth or glory you want. Perhaps one day, everyone might know your name. If, that is, you can survive that long.
The two thousand star systems of the Cooperative once enjoyed a golden age of peace and prosperity, and perhaps the wealthiest of them can still pretend to. The trade ships that once safely travelled between planets now have to be well armed and escorted to fend off pirate attacks, from small-time criminals desperate for their next meal, to powerful robber barons extracting tithes from everyone who passes through their space.
The Cooperative's police force, concentrated near a few influential planets, can no longer maintain order. The mercenaries they hire for a few credits a kill are too few, too unreliable to do so either. And in the darkness between the stars, an old enemy lurks, fearless, perhaps waiting for order to collapse entirely.
Good luck, Commander.
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2004 v1.00 - Oolite first version - for Mac only
2006 v1.65 - first stable version, linux & windows versions come out, Aegidian steps down, Ahruman's v.1.69 (Javascripting starts being implemented)
2007 - v.1.67, 1.68, 1.69 & 1.70 }
2008 - v.1.71 & 1.72 }
2009 - v.1.73 } As javascripting is included more and more,
2010 - v.1.74 } oxp's become more and more sophisticated
2011 - v.1.75 } but need regular updating due to the
2011 v1.76 - Ahruman's "Mythical Stable Next Release" } updates in javascript!
2012 - v.1.76.1 }
2013 - v.1.77 & 1.77.1 }
2014 v1.80 - Cim's first radical version with structured consultation - many OXPs fall by the wayside. OXZs & Expansions Manager introduced. E:D released
2015 v1.82 - Cim's second radical version with structured consultation - pirates toned down, changes to trade
2020 v1.90 - current version
I'm pretty sure almost all of those predate v1.80 mostly because older Oolite's pirates/enemies were so inept.Cholmondely wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:18 amAnd my impression is that most of the dog-fighting devotees welcomed the newer tougher v.1.80 - some even preferring it to the piratically toned-down v.1.82 which came out the next year. So many people were creating tougher pirates to fight against (Murgh's Rattle Cutter, Smiv's ToughGuys OXP, Cody's Green Geckoes, etc.) And then of course, there were the half-dozen-odd OXPs swelling the ranks of the Thargoid navies with carriers, destroyers, frigates, cruisers, battleships etc.)
A 'binary' OXP? What is that?Kargon Kovon III wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:50 pmI was going to run the "population" OXP, and try to modify it to my preferences, but it was a binary.
Sorry if binary is not the right word. Not human readable. You open it in a text editor and it looks like nonsense.
Indicator for novice OXP developers:
https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Fuel_Tank - 1 shot - missile pylon mounted - 3ly - 70₢Kargon Kovon III wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:41 pmI have to make shorter jumps, so that I'm not as free to choose where to go and when. I suppose a lot of this could be solved by adding more fuel storage. There used to be fuel tank extensions available in game. I'm sure there's a way to do that with addons.