Oolite Bulletins

Hi, I've recently installed Oolite 1.9.0 and Oolite Starter 0.1.32 on Windows. I have the version set up and selected in Oolite Starter with all the directories mapped. I can install expansions from the left column into the right column under the expansions tab, and I have also made sure that there are no conflicts and that required expansions from dependencies are installed. When I check into my ManagedAddOns folder, the expansions are all there, but when I start Oolite, it starts without the mods. I confirm this by saving the game and checking the save list in the Start Game tab, where the save file has no expansions listed in the expansions field.

Somebody on the Discord provided me with a work around by suggesting I move the expansions from the ManagedAddOns folder into the AddOns folder, which now has the mods working in Oolite. However, I know that this isn't the intended way for Oolite Starter to work. Based on this, it might seem that Oolite isn't recognising the ManagedAddOns folder for whatever reason.

I'll list all the information for directory paths from the Versions tab below.

Home Directory = C:\Oolite\oolite.app
Version = 1.90
Executable = C:\Oolite\oolite.app\oolite.exe
Savegame Directory = C:\Oolite\oolite.app\oolite-saves
AddOn Directory = C:\Oolite\AddOns
Deactivated AddOn Directory = C:\Oolite\DeactivatedAddOns
Managed AddOn Directory = C:\Oolite\ManagedAddOns
Managed Deactivated AddOn Directory = C:\Oolite\ManagedDeactivatedAddOns
Debug Console Protocol = unticked
MQTT = unticked

Hendorne wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 9:53 pm

Based on this, it might seem that Oolite isn't recognising the ManagedAddOns folder for whatever reason.

Just to be sure that there is no misunderstanding here: Oolite was never meant to recognize a folder named <OoliteInstallDir>\ManagedAddOns. This folder appears to be used exclusively by Oolite Starter and has no influence in the game itself.

I'll post the correct managed add-ons path here, as soon as I get to a PC with access to the source code.

Edit: Here is the default managed addons path:
<OoliteInstallDir>\oolite.app\GNUstep\Library\ApplicationSupport\Oolite\ManagedAddOns
You may want to try feeding that to Oolite Starter.

another_commander wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 5:42 am

Edit: Here is the default managed addons path:
<OoliteInstallDir>\oolite.app\GNUstep\Library\ApplicationSupport\Oolite\ManagedAddOns
You may want to try feeding that to Oolite Starter.

I'll give this a try, although it appears a little different than on the GitHub page for Oolite Starter that has screenshots. In the screenshots on the GitHub page it mentions GNUstep as a folder that contains an Application and Library folder, and that application folder is what contains Oolite and the Home Directory for it. Unless that's for Linux or Mac, since the only GNUstep folder I have is the one inside the oolite.app folder like the one you listed.

Edit: This seems to have worked. Thank you very much, another_commander!

Hendorne wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 9:53 pm

Hi,

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