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Thank you for the donations over the past year (2024), it is much appreciated. I am still trying to figure out how to migrate the forums to another community software (probably phpbb) but in the meantime I have updated the forum software to the latest version. SSC has been around a while so their is some very long time members here still using the site, thanks for making SSC home and sorry I haven't been as vocal as I should be in the forums I will try to improve my posting frequency.

Thank you again to all of the members that do take the time to donate a little, it helps keep this station functioning on the outer reaches of space.

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(@bugbear)
Trusted Member

Looks like this place is starting to get invaded by the Oolite crowd.

And I'm another one!

Played Frontier way back on an Amiga. I remember getting out my high school physics to work out a formula that handles the newtonian physics...put in the forward, reverse thrusts and distance and it worked out when I needed to switch from forward to retro.

Currently playing Oolite, cruising around chart 2.

Great to see Frontier being rebirthed as Pioneer. Looked at a video of planetary exploration...looks fantastic and much better than what I remember from the original.

Now if I can just get it to compile on my dodgy Debian install...but that will be the subject for another post.

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Topic starter Posted : November 11, 2010 05:17
(@s2odan)
Noble Member

Hello and welcome Bugbear1973.

Everyone is always going on about Oolite, Im going to have to give it another chance.

I tried to get into it a year ago but it just didnt take.

I suppose its because I never played Elite as a kid, I only ever played Frontier and FFE. Ah those were the days hehe

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Posted : November 11, 2010 09:39
DarkOne
(@sscadmin)
Illustrious Member Admin

Welcome to SSC bugbear

Guess I might have to make a sub-forum for Oolite soon with so many people interested in it. I haven't yet because I knew there was a fairly large community site already. The Pioneer project is going nicely especially for an alpha build.

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Posted : November 11, 2010 10:05
(@stardreamer)
Estimable Member

Not a big fan of Oolite, me. I've tried to get into it but for all its community led innovation, clever shaders, spiffy modelling, fan-created missions and whatnot the basic up-down spin-around gameplay is totally stagnant, a relic of a bygone era that should probably stay bygone. Frontier was a much-needed evolution for the concept and even that paradigm is looking a mite creaky (and yes, this includes the amazing Pioneer).

Just can't see the point of it myself.*shrugs*

Oh but welcome to the site, Bugbear! 😀

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Posted : November 11, 2010 10:49
Geraldine
(@geraldine)
Famed Member

Hi Bug bear

Welcome to the SSC. Hope you enjoy your stay 🙂

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Posted : November 11, 2010 14:53