A Moment of Dignified Silence, Ladies and Gentlemen, Please

General discussion for players of Oolite.

Moderators: another_commander, winston

User avatar
Captain Hesperus
Grand High Clock-Tower Poobah
Grand High Clock-Tower Poobah
Posts: 2312
Joined: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:10 pm
Location: Anywhere I can sell Trumbles.....

A Moment of Dignified Silence, Ladies and Gentlemen, Please

Post by Captain Hesperus »

On this day 365 days ago, our Glorious Master and Commander Giles Williams a.k.a. aegidian, stepped back from the devving of this, our obsessive addictive favourite game, Oolite to rest his fevered mind and address long-neglected issues in Real Life®™.

I'd like to take this moment to say another big
Thank You
to Giles for his blood, sweat, tears, hard work and above all, vision in creating probably the best space sim game since Elite.

I'd also like to give a big Thanks! to Ahruman, another_commander, Commander McLane, Eric Walsh, and all the others who have continued Giles' work and taken us from Oolite 1.65 up to 1.69.1(.1?), adding new and exciting toys to make the Oolite Experience that little bit more WOW!!! I'm sure that if Giles had a peek (and I'm sure he does every so often!) he'd be proud to see all the advancements and the continued interest in this project.

Thanks again, I love you guys.

Captain Hesperus
Last edited by Captain Hesperus on Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The truth, revealed!!
Image
User avatar
Dr. Nil
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 985
Joined: Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:11 pm
Location: Nearest Hoopy Casino
Contact:

Post by Dr. Nil »

Image

What a glorious Ooniverse he created :D
Image

300 billboards in Your Ad Here!
Astromines and more in Commies.
AVAILABLE HERE along with other Oolite eXpansion Packs.
User avatar
JensAyton
Grand Admiral Emeritus
Grand Admiral Emeritus
Posts: 6657
Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:43 pm
Location: Sweden
Contact:

Re: A Moment of Dignified Silence, Ladies and Gentlemen, Ple

Post by JensAyton »

Captain Hesperus wrote:
I'd also like to give a big Thanks! to Ahruman, Commander McLane, Eric Walsh, and all the others who have continued Giles' work…
Aw, shucks.

I’d particularly like to add to that list another_commander, who I basically mugged and shanghaied into maintaining the Windows port after Dajt, too, got distracted by the siren call of the outside world.
User avatar
Disembodied
Jedi Spam Assassin
Jedi Spam Assassin
Posts: 6880
Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:54 pm
Location: Carter's Snort

Post by Disembodied »

Hear, hear. Well said, Captain H.! To all those who make possible this excellent, enjoyable, exciting, way-down-bone-deep satisfying gaming experience on so many levels, my fulsome and heartfelt thanks. It's a brilliant continuing achievement.
User avatar
Wolfspirit
Above Average
Above Average
Posts: 27
Joined: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:44 pm
Location: Salem OR USA

Post by Wolfspirit »

*bows head in reverence and respect*
Killer Instinct
Dangerous
Dangerous
Posts: 103
Joined: Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:20 pm
Location: Czech Republic

Post by Killer Instinct »

respect dudes - respect
It's a fine line between clever and stupid
User avatar
drew
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 2189
Joined: Fri May 19, 2006 9:29 am
Location: In front of a laptop writing a book.
Contact:

Post by drew »

Keep it going! Glory awaits!

Cheers,

Drew.
Drew is an author of SF and Fantasy Novels
WebsiteFacebookTwitter
User avatar
GothStag
Dangerous
Dangerous
Posts: 66
Joined: Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:10 pm
Location: Fareham, Hampshire, England, Sol system, Galaxy 1.
Contact:

Post by GothStag »

Well done everyone on building such a glorious, and sometimes dangerous universe! :D
In memory of ma homey H-Dog.
Krunchin tha numbaz with tha Angels.

http://www.midstateoffice.com/index.php
ovvldc
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 344
Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:32 am
Location: Netherlands

Post by ovvldc »

I can but humbly join in giving thanks.

-Oscar
User avatar
TGHC
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 2157
Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:16 pm
Location: Berkshire, UK

Post by TGHC »

We are not worthy.

A heartfelt thanks guys.
The Grey Haired Commander has spoken!
OK so I'm a PC user - "you know whats scary? Out of billions of sperm I was the fastest"
User avatar
Commander McLane
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 9520
Joined: Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:08 am
Location: a Hacker Outpost in a moderately remote area
Contact:

Re: A Moment of Dignified Silence, Ladies and Gentlemen, Ple

Post by Commander McLane »

Captain Hesperus wrote:
I'd like to take this moment to say another big
Thank You
to Giles for his blood, sweat, tears, hard work and above all, vision in creating probably the best space sim game since Elite.
Wholeheartedly I join these biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig thanks!
I'd also like to give a big Thanks! to Ahruman, another_commander, Commander McLane, Eric Walsh, and all the others who have continued Giles' work and taken us from Oolite 1.65 up to 1.69.1(.1?), adding new and exciting toys to make the Oolite Experience that little bit more WOW!!!
Oh, I am in this list! I'm so moved! :sniff: :oops: (And of course another_commander belongs here, too!)
User avatar
Shade
Above Average
Above Average
Posts: 31
Joined: Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:29 pm

Re: A Moment of Dignified Silence, Ladies and Gentlemen, Ple

Post by Shade »

Captain Hesperus wrote:
On this day 365 days ago, our Glorious Master and Commander Giles Williams a.k.a. aegidian, stepped back from the devving of this, our obsessive addictive favourite game, Oolite to rest his fevered mind and address long-neglected issues in Real Life®™.

I'd like to take this moment to say another big
Thank You
to Giles for his blood, sweat, tears, hard work and above all, vision in creating probably the best space sim game since Elite.

I'd also like to give a big Thanks! to Ahruman, another_commander, Commander McLane, Eric Walsh, and all the others who have continued Giles' work and taken us from Oolite 1.65 up to 1.69.1(.1?), adding new and exciting toys to make the Oolite Experience that little bit more WOW!!! I'm sure that if Giles had a peek (and I'm sure he does every so often!) he'd be proud to see all the advancements and the continued interest in this project.

Thanks again, I love you guys.

Captain Hesperus
Yes... Great game, especially for those of us who try to stay 100% free (as in freedom and beer) software.
User avatar
Rxke
Retired Assassin
Retired Assassin
Posts: 1757
Joined: Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:54 pm
Location: Belgium

Re: A Moment of Dignified Silence, Ladies and Gentlemen, Ple

Post by Rxke »

Captain Hesperus wrote:
Thank You

hear, hear
User avatar
Star Gazer
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 633
Joined: Sat Aug 14, 2004 4:55 pm
Location: North Norfolk, UK, (Average Agricultural, Feudal States,Tech Level 8)

Post by Star Gazer »

yes, absolutely. Huge amounts of the above to all you guys for contributing to my enjoyment of Oolite... :wink:
Very funny, Scotty, now beam down my clothes...
User avatar
Arexack_Heretic
Dangerous Subversive Element
Dangerous Subversive Element
Posts: 1878
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:32 pm
Location: [%H] = Earth surface, Lattitude 52°10'58.19"N, longtitude 4°30'0.25"E.
Contact:

Post by Arexack_Heretic »

Indeed!

I can say increment: thanks for creating the ooniverse which gravity keeps me orbiting in a learning-curve of code.
Riding the Rocket!
Post Reply