Oolite Bulletins

Another question: witchpoint beacons are in the core game, so they're a thing. What exactly is their purpose? Are they simply markers, or are they perhaps needed for incoming ships to lock onto - no witchpoint beacon, no inbound traffic? The witchdrive seems to be able to access any area within 7ly...

Something I’ve found helpful is to import the model in to a program such as Blender, position the cameras in there, and copy the coordinates. It gives a somewhat accurate preview without the hassle of reloading. Do be warned that Blender swaps the Y and Z axes, and they may be inverted.

2 questions for the community: Since I am already in the middle of it, should I create shiplibrary entrances for the fixes as well ? If so, what would be a matching synonym for ships from outside of GalCop space, except the obvious "Alien" ? I mainly got Cylons and Starfleet in mind, but there are ...

That's amazing. I always thought Adder sounded to close to suicide. A single energy bank with poor recharge rate and only 2-ton cargo capacity. I find it quite hard to survive having beam lasers (and nothing else) on my Cobra Mk3. I think I wouldn't last 20 seconds with Adder. Ah, it is so very clo...

Cholmondely wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:00 pm

what is the collective noun for a bevy of pirates?

Murder, maybe? Or a gaggle, perhaps.

Well that’s bizarre. It appears those numbers are the same in 2.17. Will fix in the next version, whenever that comes out.

Thank you! I haven't had much time to work on Oolite, although I do check the forums pretty frequently. I've made a touch of progress on the Astromine since then and will probably move on to texturing before too long. https://i.imgur.com/Mnq9gu1.png https://i.imgur.com/XD3fZhs.png Hopefully the SLAP...

Cody wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:36 am

It was Colonel Mustard, in the Library, with the Revolver!

Or Clooedo, for all you brits.

Ah, I see. I am from a far less noble lineage and a far more pragmatic culture. My fellow citizens and I lack the refined architectural and culinary palate of the residents of your empire (may the suns never set on it). We find a tin can to be more valuable than an heirloom bowl of fine asteroid sil...

This has most likely been suggested before, but here we go. One of the many impressive features of Griff's ships (with shaders) is the lighting. Cabin lights flicker and turn red, while engines sync with the exhaust color and subtly pulsate. Unfortunately, these custom shaders don't work the best wi...

Come the counter-revolution we'll convert them into caviar-carriers! I assume that one of them should be able to transport enough for a decent-sized banquet! I'm a fan of that idea! The craft was designed around two angled-gravity passenger decks (poorly made cross-section below). Probably part of ...

Beautiful shots as always! I am really a fan of that brighter lighting. It brings out the colors and detail and adds a lot to the realistic look.

That might be a possibility … does the station hand out Offender tags to people who shoot Clean ships in the aegis? And if so, do they only do it to the player, or to NPCs as well? Any time anyone, npc or player, shoots at and hits a clean ship within aegis or police range, they are marked as an of...

Perhaps a few different start scenarios that vary in difficulty might be a good way to go, giving an opportunity for different playstyles. Some ideas: Easy: Cobra 1 and 1000cr in a somewhat stable system Normal: Modified Adder and 1000cr in a moderately stable system Hard: Stock Adder with 100cr in ...

So, I got a little distracted and tried to make some new textures for the Commuter, but the UV map I originally made was not exactly easy to work with. Lines were crooked, nothing aligned, everything was a different size- the works. I straightened the UVs and pretty much remade the textures. The res...