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Five years? Where did they go?

Cody wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:44 pm

The  Wiki is a good place to start.

It is. Welcome aboard, Blue Lake!

Could you elaborate more on why you think it wouldn't be Oolite anymore? Oolite is indeed more than its game mechanics and media that come with the initial download. Its moddability and collection of OXPs/OXZs are a core part of it. A port that makes them incompatible results in a different Elite-b...

Cody wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:14 pm

After all the years of waiting, he's finally turned up, has he?

Good luck with that!

Hi skyace65,

Sounds interesting, which engine do you have in mind? And what improvements are you planning with the engine switch?

Welcome to the BB!

On the good news side, it is much more mobile friendly. Depends on what it means to you. With the theme from the old version I could see the complete list of forums with status information (new posts yes/no) on one page without scrolling on my phone, now it takes quite precisely two pages with scro...

Welcome, and thanks for the good feedback!

Try some of the mission OXPs for scripted stories, check their wiki pages for explanation on what they are about.

Hi Grindalf, welcome. For me, playability is linked to enjoying the visuals, e.g. BGS. In addition I like to have missions, most OXZs in that category are part of my game.

All those screenshots look gorgeous, but what is it with the shininess of the planets? They look a bit like they are from metal... or is it just me?

Srečno!
Frohes Neues Jahr!

Just wow! I never liked the rings until this recent round of improvements. Thanks, folks

Nothing to worry about. If you have an iTunes playlist called Oolite-Docked then Oolite will play that music when docked. If I recall correctly, there are other iTunes playlists for other situations that will be played if they exist. Info should be on the wiki.

Welcome, Redhouse. Similar story here