About Oolite

Oolite is a space sim game, inspired by Elite, powered by Objective-C and OpenGL, and designed as a small game that is easy for users to pick up, modify and expand upon. Almost every aspect of the game can be changed by using simple, free graphics packages and text editors.
Website: Oolite Homepage
Forums: https://bb.oolite.space
Gallery: Oolite Gallery
Downloads: Oolite Downloads
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Oh Oh Elite would have been good enough I think :D
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Cody, thanks for putting my question on the Oolite forum, guess I coulda gone there myself..
I am the Oolite Naval Attaché... that's why I'm here. No problem!
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Cody wrote:
An oolite (oh-oh-lite) is indeed a rock of some sort. Oolite comes from 'Object Oriented Elite' (or maybe because it's powered by Objective-C and OpenGL)!
i had wondered where the name came from myself. thanks for asking overlord.
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Anyone know how to put some deadzone on controller sticks? Am using a xbox 360 controller with "xbox360 wireless receiver for windows".
This may help you, Overlord.
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Thanks for the help Cody, looks like the right sort of thing. However, you might want to let them know that I tried the 30 day trial of pinnacle game profiler they linked to, and it threw up a security threat warning after installing. I'm on AVG 2012 free version(which may not be that good). May be a false alarm but cant be too cautious these days.
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Yeah, false positives can be tricky, and I think that AVG is a bit prone to them... beyond my ken, I'm afraid.My Norton's hates the trunk versions of Oolite, so I have to coerce it to accept and run them.
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Overlord wrote:
Thanks for the help Cody, looks like the right sort of thing. However, you might want to let them know that I tried the 30 day trial of pinnacle game profiler they linked to, and it threw up a security threat warning after installing. I'm on AVG 2012 free version(which may not be that good). May be a false alarm but cant be too cautious these days.
i've always heard avg was garbage. i use avast(free) and love it. they even have a boot scan which is great.
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Overlord wrote:
Anyone know how to put some deadzone on controller sticks? Am using a xbox 360 controller with "xbox360 wireless receiver for windows".
Another suggestion here, Overlord.
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I am the Oolite Naval Attaché... that's why I'm here. No problem!
I suppose that gives you diplomatic immunity from all your atrocities in-game Cody. You should advertise your diplomatic status in your signature Your Excellency.
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I suppose that gives you diplomatic immunity from all your atrocities in-game Cody.
Atrocities? Moi? I didn't do it! Nobody saw me do it! You can't prove anything!Good to see you here, jefe!
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Gimi wrote:
I suppose that gives you diplomatic immunity from all your atrocities in-game Cody.
Atrocities? Moi? I didn't do it! Nobody saw me do it! You can't prove anything!Good to see you here, jefe!
Thank you. I lurk here every now and then. Keeping in touch with what is happening on the other side. Activity has increased since diplomatic relations were established.
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Yeah... one wonders where His Excellency the Ambassador is though.Probably off on some jolly aboard a liner above a famous planet!
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Yeah... one wonders where His Excellency the Ambassador is though.Probably off on some jolly aboard a liner above a famous planet!
You called me sir? ;) The thing I most do nowadays is hunting for a RL job while running my own company at the same time so I have not so much time. But the job is to compensate for less income. But yeah back to this forum: Geraldine mentioned in a discussion over at the Oolite boards that we could showcase the latest OXP developments here. Problem is :D there are coming OXP's out on almost a daly bases (I'm not complaining ;) ). so keeping track and selecting and writing about it is difficult.
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Cody wrote:
Yeah... one wonders where His Excellency the Ambassador is though.Probably off on some jolly aboard a liner above a famous planet!
You called me sir? Salutations, your grace! Aye, RL can be a bastard at times, no doubt of that. As regards OXPs - as you say, too many being released to keep track of (especially ship models, some of which are basically mierda!), and I for one am very selective about which OXPs I use, let alone recommend. I mainly stick to eye-candy, being somewhat of a purist. In test-pilot mode however, I'll run outrageous stuff (such as the Colonial Viper - it has no place in my Ooniverse, but was great fun to test), but it gets removed from my game when I've signed-off on the job.
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"pagroove" wrote:
But yeah back to this forum: Geraldine mentioned in a discussion over at the Oolite boards that we could showcase the latest OXP developments here. Problem is <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//icon_e_biggrin.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /> there are coming OXP's out on almost a daly bases (I'm not complaining <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//wink3.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> ). so keeping track and selecting and writing about it is difficult.
My advice is to pick ones that really grab people's attention. Go for ones that have that WOW factor. Remember, pictures can speak a 1000 words <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//wink3.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> Of course some of the best oxps I've tried are mainly story based, but people can find out about them later once they are on the hook! <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//icon_lol.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />
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Geraldine wrote:
... some of the best oxps I've tried are mainly story based, but people can find out about them later once they are on the hook!
Very true, and 'on the hook' is crucial - the game first, then the OXPs. You've already shown an interest in Xeptatl's Sword, Geraldine - that has a pretty good storyline, and needs an iron-assed ship piloted by an experienced commander who has already completed the native missions and is in G5. As does Coyote's Run (based on the Oofic Coyote) - highly recommended (but then I would say that - I wrote the screenplay).
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Already got em by way of your signature <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//wink3.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />
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