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User talk:Debresser

2021-10-21T18:03:58Z

Debresser: /* Cholmondeley */ Reply.

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== Welcome ==

Heyho. Good to see that someone starts another spring cleaning. Welcome aboard, Debresser. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:40, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

: Thanks for the welcome. I'll be happy to see your replies on the Village Pump. And since I suppose you're an admin, I'll be happy to see you do the things I can't. :) [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 18:42, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Not an admin. Just a simple user .-) [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:59, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

== What I did these last few days ==

These last few days, ever since I was made an editor of EliteWiki, I did the following:
* I started by trying to understand what is going on, what kind of pages, articles, and categories exist here.

When I started editing, I mostly did technical edits:
* I updated and generally improved the explanations on the pages in the Wikipedia namespace, that is in the [[:Category:Wiki]].
* I create new categories and added them, and previously existing categories, to articles. Sometimes that meant replacing old categories with the new ones.
* I fixed all missing download links.
* I fixed a lot of mistakes in names of pages (spelling mistakes, capitalisation, spaces and other minor things like that). Sometimes that including tagging the page for deletion afterwards, and almost always that meant fixing the links that refer to the old, wrong, names.
* I posted a few sections on the [[EliteWiki:Village pump|Village pump]] with proposals for what I think will be improvements.

Only just now I started with a few real edits, major overhauls of articles, so far about authors and works of fiction. That is what I came to do here, add information based on the many Elite Universe (of all types) stories.

Together with that, I am happy to use some of my 8-year experience on Wikipedia, to make general improvements to EliteWiki as well, mostly along the lines of the "technical", as I call it, issues mentioned above. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 20:35, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

* Worked on the categories of the [[Autogenerated Galaxy Guide|Galaxy Guide]] and the [[Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]].
* Overhauled all articles about [[:Category:Authors|authors]].
* Worked on the [[Elite Rating]] article, and the redirects to it. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 20:32, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

* Worked on the categories of the [[Planet Scanner]].
* Added categories to all pages that didn't have any (see [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Special:UncategorizedPages&limit=500&offset=0 Uncategorized pages]). [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 20:56, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

* Made my [[Proposed change to the main page]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:16, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

: I have not been active lately. That is not to say I don't ''daily'' check changes to Elite Wiki. At the beginning I was waiting for a review of the many changes and questions I raised on the Village Pump, and later I was too busy with my work, studies, Pesach cleaning and general household chores (my wife is about to give birth). [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 18:19, 30 April 2016 (BST)

== Cholmondeley ==
I'm been doing a fair amount of work on this wiki and am after some feedback and some advice.

i) From an outside perspective, does the way I've been structuring stuff cohere? And is it helpful to a non-English speaking teenager looking for help?

ii) Is there anything important that needs doing?

: I have not been active here for years, after a short period with many edits, so I really can't help you here. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] ([[User talk:Debresser|talk]]) 19:03, 21 October 2021 (BST)

List of Oolite Songs

2017-04-14T14:25:53Z

Debresser: Improve lead.

The following is a list of Oolite Songs, including partial songs and snippets.

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=93397#p93397 Better Shape Up]
Based on: You're the one that I want (Grease)
<br>Author: Chrisfs

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=94340#p94340 Super Cobra]
Based on: Super Trouper (ABBA)
<br>Author: Rebecca

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=102713#p102713 Keeping Elite on Your Mind]
Based on: The Windmills of Your Mind
<br>Author: ClymAngus

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=102745#p102745 Somewhere over the Wormhole]
Based on: Somewhere over the Rainbow
<br>Author: Disembodied

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=106928#p106928 Bemaeran Rhapsoody (Qoeen)]
Based on: Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
<br>Authors:
[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=102756#p102756 Chrisfs], [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=102815#p102815 JensAyton], [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=106928#p106928 ClymAngus]

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=138004#p138004 Hot Something?? (Commander Cody)]
Based on: Hot Rod Lincoln (Commander Cody)
<br>Author: Cody

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=159998#p159998 A Mostly Deadly Christmas]
Based on: 't Was the night before Christmas
<br>Author: maaarcooose

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=173276#p173276 A Young Spacer Cut Down in His Prime]
Based on: “The Streets of Laredo,” or “The Unfortunate Rake,” or “The Bard of Armagh,” or what have you
<br>Author: Specialist290

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=207386#p207386 Fly into me]
Based on: Dig (Mudvayne)
<br>Author: laxori666

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=207358#p207358 Dumb Ways to Fly] ([http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=207400#p207400 more verses])
Based on: Dumb Ways to Die (Tangerine Kitty)
<br>Authors: Dr.Tripsa, Ranthe, Malacandra, DruidDave, ffutures, Commander Wilmot, romulus, ClymAngus

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=217575#p217575 Convoy]
Based on: Convoy G.B. (Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=218425#p218425 Credits For Nothing]
Based on: Money for Nothing (Dire Straits)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=219045#p219045 Sweet Cobra Mine (Guns 'n' Missiles)]
Based on: Sweet Child o'Mine (Guns 'n' Roses)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=220988#p220988 Life in the Space-Lanes (Space 1999 Eagles)]
Based on: Life in the Fast Lane (Eagles)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=221016#p221016 Life in the Slow Lane]
Based on: Life in the Fast Lane
<br>Author: Ranthe

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=221636#p221636 Adder-Noid]
Based on: Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
<br>Author: Redspear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=222576#p222576 Safety Zone (Lenny Log-in)]
Based on: Danger Zone (Kenny Loggins)
<br>Author: mossfoot

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=222579#p222579 All you need is Lave]
Based on: All you need is Love
<br>Author: Disembodied

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=223020#p223020 Taking Care of Bad Guys (Lance & Ferman Overload)]
Based on: Taking Care Of Business (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
<br>Author: Diziet Sma

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=223158#p223158 Station Oresrati (Space1999 Eagles)]
Based on: Hotel California (Eagles)
<br>Author: Ranthe

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=223159#p223159 Dirty Deeds (DC/AC)]
Based on: Dirty Deeds (AC/DC)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=223535#p223535 Not Easy being Clean]
Based on: Not Easy being Green (Kermit?)
<br>Author: Redspear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=224392#p224392 The Docker]
Based on: The Rocker (Thin Lizzy)
<br>Author: Redspear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=225695#p225695 No Lave Cobra (Durallica)]
Based on: No Leaf Clover (Metallica)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=225695#p225695 Fuel (Durallica)]
Based on: Fuel (Metallica)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=226875#p226875 A Miners Ditty]
Based on: Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=227042#p227042 Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jolly)]
Based on: Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=227608#p227608 Bad Company (Mauvaise Compagnie)]
Based on: Bad Company (Bad Company)
<br>Author: Ranthe

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=228940#p228940 Shot Down by Blaze O’ Glory (Bon Jolly)]
Based on: Going Down in a Blaze of Glory (Bon Jovi)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=232245#p232245 All About That 'Conda (Myflite Trainor)]
Based on: All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=232904#p232904 Turn To Space (Bob Sega)]
Based on: Turn the Page (Bob Seger)
<br>Author: Ranthe

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=235457#p235457 Elite Fly (Plasteel Maiden)]
Based on: Aces High (Iron Maiden)
<br>Author: Thermonuklear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=235457#p235457 Thargoids (ExOOdus)]
Based on: Piranha (Exodus)
<br>Author: Thermonuklear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=235495#p235495 Fat Bottomed Boas (StarQueen)]
Based on: Fat Bottomed Girls (Queen)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=235564#p235564 Fer-de-Lance Race (StarQueen)]
Based on: Bicycle Race (Queen)
<br>Author: Ranthe

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=235568#p235568 Another One Bites the Dust (StarQueen)]
Based on: Another One Bites the Dust (Queen)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=237509#p237509 Bad (Whacko Jaxxon)]
Based on: Bad (Michael Jackson)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=240479#p240479 Don't Worry, Be Happy (Peppy McFerdilans)]
Based on: Don't Worry, Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=255461#p255461 Better Flee]
Based on: Let it Be (Beatles)
<br>Author: hoqllnq

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=256121#p256121 Money from Bounties]
Based on: Money for Nothing (Dire Straits)
<br>Author: hoqllnq

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=256167#p256167 It's Hard To Be Humble]
Based on: It's Hard To Be Humble (Mac Davis)
<br>Author: Redspear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=256178#p256178 Laser Jumble (Bob Maregeis and the Haulers)]
Based on: Concrete Jungle (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
<br>Author: hoqllnq

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=256190#p256190 Don't worry: trigger happy]
Based on: Don't Worry, Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin)
<br>Author: Redspear

List of Oolite Songs

2017-04-14T14:24:48Z

Debresser: Debresser moved page Oolite Songs to List of Oolite Songs: If that is what it is, then that should be the title.

[[Category:Oolite stories]]
== List of Oolite Songs ==
(And partial songs and snippets of songs.)

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=93397#p93397 Better Shape Up]
Based on: You're the one that I want (Grease)
<br>Author: Chrisfs

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=94340#p94340 Super Cobra]
Based on: Super Trouper (ABBA)
<br>Author: Rebecca

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=102713#p102713 Keeping Elite on Your Mind]
Based on: The Windmills of Your Mind
<br>Author: ClymAngus

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=102745#p102745 Somewhere over the Wormhole]
Based on: Somewhere over the Rainbow
<br>Author: Disembodied

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=106928#p106928 Bemaeran Rhapsoody (Qoeen)]
Based on: Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
<br>Authors:
[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=102756#p102756 Chrisfs], [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=102815#p102815 JensAyton], [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=106928#p106928 ClymAngus]

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=138004#p138004 Hot Something?? (Commander Cody)]
Based on: Hot Rod Lincoln (Commander Cody)
<br>Author: Cody

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=159998#p159998 A Mostly Deadly Christmas]
Based on: 't Was the night before Christmas
<br>Author: maaarcooose

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=173276#p173276 A Young Spacer Cut Down in His Prime]
Based on: “The Streets of Laredo,” or “The Unfortunate Rake,” or “The Bard of Armagh,” or what have you
<br>Author: Specialist290

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=207386#p207386 Fly into me]
Based on: Dig (Mudvayne)
<br>Author: laxori666

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=207358#p207358 Dumb Ways to Fly] ([http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=207400#p207400 more verses])
Based on: Dumb Ways to Die (Tangerine Kitty)
<br>Authors: Dr.Tripsa, Ranthe, Malacandra, DruidDave, ffutures, Commander Wilmot, romulus, ClymAngus

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=217575#p217575 Convoy]
Based on: Convoy G.B. (Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=218425#p218425 Credits For Nothing]
Based on: Money for Nothing (Dire Straits)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=219045#p219045 Sweet Cobra Mine (Guns 'n' Missiles)]
Based on: Sweet Child o'Mine (Guns 'n' Roses)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=220988#p220988 Life in the Space-Lanes (Space 1999 Eagles)]
Based on: Life in the Fast Lane (Eagles)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=221016#p221016 Life in the Slow Lane]
Based on: Life in the Fast Lane
<br>Author: Ranthe

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=221636#p221636 Adder-Noid]
Based on: Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
<br>Author: Redspear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=222576#p222576 Safety Zone (Lenny Log-in)]
Based on: Danger Zone (Kenny Loggins)
<br>Author: mossfoot

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=222579#p222579 All you need is Lave]
Based on: All you need is Love
<br>Author: Disembodied

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=223020#p223020 Taking Care of Bad Guys (Lance & Ferman Overload)]
Based on: Taking Care Of Business (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
<br>Author: Diziet Sma

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=223158#p223158 Station Oresrati (Space1999 Eagles)]
Based on: Hotel California (Eagles)
<br>Author: Ranthe

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=223159#p223159 Dirty Deeds (DC/AC)]
Based on: Dirty Deeds (AC/DC)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=223535#p223535 Not Easy being Clean]
Based on: Not Easy being Green (Kermit?)
<br>Author: Redspear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=224392#p224392 The Docker]
Based on: The Rocker (Thin Lizzy)
<br>Author: Redspear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=225695#p225695 No Lave Cobra (Durallica)]
Based on: No Leaf Clover (Metallica)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=225695#p225695 Fuel (Durallica)]
Based on: Fuel (Metallica)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=226875#p226875 A Miners Ditty]
Based on: Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=227042#p227042 Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jolly)]
Based on: Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=227608#p227608 Bad Company (Mauvaise Compagnie)]
Based on: Bad Company (Bad Company)
<br>Author: Ranthe

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=228940#p228940 Shot Down by Blaze O’ Glory (Bon Jolly)]
Based on: Going Down in a Blaze of Glory (Bon Jovi)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=232245#p232245 All About That 'Conda (Myflite Trainor)]
Based on: All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=232904#p232904 Turn To Space (Bob Sega)]
Based on: Turn the Page (Bob Seger)
<br>Author: Ranthe

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=235457#p235457 Elite Fly (Plasteel Maiden)]
Based on: Aces High (Iron Maiden)
<br>Author: Thermonuklear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=235457#p235457 Thargoids (ExOOdus)]
Based on: Piranha (Exodus)
<br>Author: Thermonuklear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=235495#p235495 Fat Bottomed Boas (StarQueen)]
Based on: Fat Bottomed Girls (Queen)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=235564#p235564 Fer-de-Lance Race (StarQueen)]
Based on: Bicycle Race (Queen)
<br>Author: Ranthe

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=235568#p235568 Another One Bites the Dust (StarQueen)]
Based on: Another One Bites the Dust (Queen)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=237509#p237509 Bad (Whacko Jaxxon)]
Based on: Bad (Michael Jackson)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=240479#p240479 Don't Worry, Be Happy (Peppy McFerdilans)]
Based on: Don't Worry, Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin)
<br>Author: SteveKing

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=255461#p255461 Better Flee]
Based on: Let it Be (Beatles)
<br>Author: hoqllnq

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=256121#p256121 Money from Bounties]
Based on: Money for Nothing (Dire Straits)
<br>Author: hoqllnq

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=256167#p256167 It's Hard To Be Humble]
Based on: It's Hard To Be Humble (Mac Davis)
<br>Author: Redspear

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=256178#p256178 Laser Jumble (Bob Maregeis and the Haulers)]
Based on: Concrete Jungle (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
<br>Author: hoqllnq

* [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=256190#p256190 Don't worry: trigger happy]
Based on: Don't Worry, Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin)
<br>Author: Redspear

Oolite Songs

2017-04-14T14:24:48Z

Debresser: Debresser moved page Oolite Songs to List of Oolite Songs: If that is what it is, then that should be the title.

#REDIRECT [[List of Oolite Songs]]

Thargoid Weaponry

2017-01-19T16:04:11Z

Debresser: Improve the English.

This OXP brings you the Thargoid Laser and the Thargoid Plasma Acelerator.

== Overview ==
* Thargoid Laser: Captured Thargoid Weapon. No Self-Aiming (actually works).
* Thargoid Plasma Accelerator: As seen on the Mutabilis and Incursio novels. It can be fired once every 8 seconds.

It is suggested not to fire the Thargoid Plasma Accelerator until the Laser Temperature Bar has gone all the way, because otherwise it'll take twice as much time to cool.

== Availability ==
* The Thargoid Laser can be bought at tech level 14 systems for 500.0 cr.
* The Thargoid Plasma Acelerator can be bought at tech level 14 for 10000.0 cr.

== History ==
GalCop captured a Thargoid craft in the vicinities of Lave. They successfully examined it and acquired the Thargoid Laser. Later on, they acquired the Thargoid Plasma Accelerator by examining the debris of a Thargoid Mothership.

A few years later, four Thargoid ships were attacking a fleet of 3 Navy vessels: a Behemoth and two Escort Vipers. They successfully destroyed the two Vipers and took out the shields of the Behemoth before transmitting this final message: "Rg ceb shegb abfgen gryn cenrovgv!" This message was later translated by the Research Office of Tianve in exactly 13 days.

== Manual Installation ==
After unzipping, move or copy the folder "Thargoid_Weaponry" into your AddOns folder.

== License ==
This OXP is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International.

== Changelog ==
* Thargoid Weaponry 1.0
- OXP Release

* Thargoid Weaponry 1.1
- Increased damage and recharge rate on Thargoid Laser (works now like a Beam Laser)
- Reduced price of the Thargoid Laser (A little more expensive than the Pulse Laser)
- Reduced price of the Thargoid Plasma Accelerator

== Download Link ==
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4twrlyazj1kbiq3/Thargoid_Weaponry.oxp.zip?dl=1

[[Category:Equipment OXPs]]
[[Category:Weapons OXPs]]
[[Category:Oolite expansion packs]]

Thargoid Weaponry

2017-01-19T16:01:20Z

Debresser: /* History */ Use paragraphs. I think the second paragraph is not related, and should be deleted.

== Overview ==
This OXP brings you the Thargoid Laser and the Thargoid Plasma Acelerator.

• Thargoid Laser: Captured Thargoid Weapon. No Self-Aiming. (This actually works)

• Thargoid Plasma Accelerator: As seen on the Mutabilis and Incursio novels. It allows you to fire once and then, after 8 seconds, fire again.

(I suggest you to not fire it until the Laser Temperature Bar has gone all the way, because it'll take twice to cool)

== Availability ==
The Thargoid Laser can be bought at tech level 14 systems for 500.0 cr.

The Thargoid Plasma Acelerator can be bought at tech level 14 for 10000.0 cr.

== History ==
GalCop captured a Thargoid craft in the vicinities of Lave. They successfully examined it and acquired the Thargoid Laser. Later on, they acquired the Thargoid Plasma Accelerator by examining the debris of a Thargoid Mothership.

A few years later, four Thargoid ships were attacking a fleet of 3 Navy vessels: a Behemoth and two Escort Vipers. They successfully destroyed the two Vipers and took out the shields of the Behemoth before transmitting this final message: "Rg ceb shegb abfgen gryn cenrovgv!" This message was later translated by the Research Office of Tianve in exactly 13 days.

== Manual Installation ==
After unzipping, move or copy the folder "Thargoid_Weaponry" into your AddOns folder.

== License ==
This OXP is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International.

== Changelog ==
• Thargoid Weaponry 1.0
- OXP Release

• Thargoid Weaponry 1.1
- Increased damage and recharge rate on Thargoid Laser (works now like a Beam Laser)
- Reduced price of the Thargoid Laser (A little more expensive than the Pulse Laser)
- Reduced price of the Thargoid Plasma Accelerator

== Download Link ==
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4twrlyazj1kbiq3/Thargoid_Weaponry.oxp.zip?dl=1

[[Category: equipment OXPs]][[Category: weapons OXPs]][[Category:Oolite expansion packs]]

Hyperradio js OXP

2016-08-14T19:32:09Z

Debresser: Category:Deprecated OXPs

{{Infobox EquipStats Oolite| title = Hyperradio
|image = [[Image:Hyperradio.png|80px]]
|equipName = EQ_HYPER_RADIO
|equipCost = 1.200
|equipTL = 7
}}
==Overview==
{{OXPNote|This AddOn is deprecated. Please use [[Library]] for new AddOns}}
Trading goods between worlds is an extremely dangerous and hard job and a commander will need some relaxing moments. Listen to your radio station and enjoy Jazz, Folk, Rock or whatever you like. Use one station for all systems or expand it, so you will get different programs in different systems. You can even add your own music to the playlist. So rip your CDs, download songs, or install one or more of the available [[Hyperradio_Musicpacks|musicpacks]]. Everything is possible - and travelling will be much more fun - even 'milkruns' won't be boring business anymore. And with the capacity to be expanded by other users creating their own musicpacks it will always be the right investment.

Additionally Frame has created a nice oxp for [[Random_Docking_Music_OXP|random docking music]].

==Handling==
Adding own songs to the main playlist of the Hyperradio is simple. Please note that only ogg-vorbis is supported by Oolite.

1. Just place your soundfiles in the OXPs Music-folder.<br>
2. Open hyperradio.js in the Scripts-folder (you can use a simple text-editor) and add your filenames to the array.<br>
Example:
this.hyperradio_playListOriginal = [
"Rage-Back_in_time.ogg",
"Stevie_Ray_Vaughan-Voodoo_Child.ogg"
];
Save your additions. That's it.

3. Fire up Oolite and buy the Hyperradio license (it is not everywhere available).
* Launch from the station and select it via priming key (Shift + N).
* Select the station via activation key (n). You can cycle through the available stations.
* To start playing a station press the mode key (b).

To get some more complexity it is possible to use different 'stations' with different playlists. There are a few [[Hyperradio_Musicpacks|musicpacks]] already available for you.

If you are using one or more of the available musicpacks the Hyperradio preselects one of them or the main list.

Documentation about creating own stations is available at the [[Hyperradio_Howto_Musicpacks|HowTo make a own station]] page.

==Infos==
{{OXPConfig-small}}
The Hyperradio is your personal tool for playing music in the game. Before it was a bit tedious to run other applications (like Winamp) for this case, because these music-players are not really connected to Oolite and the user doesn't have control about it (or has to switch to this application). The Hyperradio jumps in here to play your songs and reacts on changes in Oolite.

Additionally it is compatible and configurable via [[OXPConfig|OXPConfig2]] and [[Repair_Bots|Repair Bots]].

Hyperradio can be configured (OXPConfig2 or editing):
* '''logging''': en/disables the extended logging. Default false.
* '''mergePacks''': en/disables copying musicpacks in mainlist. Default true.
* '''podMusic''': en/disables playing a short sample when player ejects. Default true.
* '''onlyMain''': en/disables using only the main playlist. Default false.

* Extended features - if [[Snoopers|Snoopers2.4]] is installed

==Requirements==
* The latest version needs Oolite v1.77.
* [[Cabal_Common_Library|Cabal_Common_Library1.7]]
* [[Snoopers|Snoopers2.4]] or [[Hyperradio_Musicpacks|musicpacks]] to enable extra functions.

==Download==
* [http://deephorizonindustries.com/Downloads/Hyperradio1.26.1.zip Hyperradio1.26.1.zip] (741 KB).
* Download in OXZ format [[Media:Hyperradio_1.26.1.oxz|here]] for Oolite 1.79 or later (downloaded {{#downloads:Hyperradio_1.26.1.oxz}} times).

For Oolite v1.76.1:
* [http://deephorizonindustries.com/Downloads/Hyperradio1.25.zip Hyperradio1.25.zip] (742 KB).

==See Also==
[[Hyperradio_Musicpacks]]<br>
[[Hyperradio_Howto_Musicpacks]]<br>
[[Random_Docking_Music_OXP|Random docking music]]

==Quick Facts==
{{OXPLevel|0}}{{IconOXP
|ooVersion = "1.77"
|oxpCPU = "Average"
|oxpMEM = "Average"
|oxpGPU = "Low"
|oxpIsParent = true
|oxpIsChild = true
|oxpIsAPI =
|oxpIsDocumented = true
|oxpIsConfigurable = true
}}
{{Infobox OXPb| title = Hyperradio
|image = [[Image:Hyperradio.png|220px]]
|version = 1.26.1
|release = 2013-01-22
|license = CC-by-nc-sa-3.0
|features = Equipment, Music
|category = Equipment OXPs
|author = Svengali
|download = [[#Download|See Download]]
|feedback = [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4067 BB-Link]
}}

{{Required OXP|Cabal Common Library}}
{{Required OXP|Snoopers}}

[[Category:Deprecated OXPs]]

Classic Elite ships firepower

2016-06-17T11:20:09Z

Debresser: 1. Add category. 2. Use See also section. 3. Use notes.

== BBC Disk version ==

In the BBC Disk [[Classic_Elite|classic]] version, just one missile launched by the player can take out any ship outright; whereas your Cobra Mk 3 can survive a maximum of 3 missile hits. Later versions tried to reduce this imbalance. Likewise there is no distinction between shields and energy for the enemy ships, only a total '''Hull Strength''' which must be depleted by your laser fire. The class of '''Laser Power''' carried by each ship attacking you is also listed below, along with the maximum number of '''Missiles''' (or '''Thargons''') they carry.

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Ship
! Hull Strength
! Laser Power
! Missiles
|-
|Adder
| style="text-align:center;"|85
|2
|0
|-
|Anaconda*
| style="text-align:center;"|252
|7
|7
|-
|Asp Mk2
| style="text-align:center;"|150
|5
|1
|-
|Boa
| style="text-align:center;"|250
|3
|4
|-
|Cobra Mk1
| style="text-align:center;"|90
|2
|2
|-
|Cobra Mk3
| style="text-align:center;"|150
|2
|2 or 3
|-
|Fer-de-Lance
| style="text-align:center;"|160
|2
|2
|-
|Gecko
| style="text-align:center;"|70
|2
|0
|-
|Mamba
| style="text-align:center;"|90
|2
|2
|-
|Moray
| style="text-align:center;"|100
|2
|0
|-
|Krait
| style="text-align:center;"|80
|2
|0
|-
|Python
| style="text-align:center;"|250
|3
|3
|-
|Shuttle
| style="text-align:center;"|32
|0
|0
|-
|Sidewinder
| style="text-align:center;"|70
|2
|0
|-
|Transporter
| style="text-align:center;"|32
|0
|0
|-
|Thargoid
| style="text-align:center;"|240
|2
|6
|-
|Thargon
| style="text-align:center;"|20
|2
|0
|-
|Unknown
| style="text-align:center;"|252
|6
|4
|-
|Viper
| style="text-align:center;"|100
|2
|1
|-
|Worm
| style="text-align:center;"|30
|1
|0
|}

* Although the ''Anaconda'' may appear to be formidable recall that its manoeuvrability and speed are very poor.

== See also ==

* Other details on the Classic Elite ships can be found at [[Classic Elite ships]].

[[Category:Classic]]

Elite Wiki:Village pump

2016-05-15T19:21:21Z

Debresser: /* Main page */ Then perhaps let's go ahead.

{| class="wikitable" align="right"
|-
! What
! Number
|-
| [[:Category:Broken_download_link|Broken download link]]
| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Broken download link}}
|-
| [[:Category:Citations_needed|Citations needed]]
| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Citations needed}}
|-
| [[:Category:Deletion_requests|Deletion requests]]
| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Deletion requests}}
|-
| [[:Category:Unclassified_OXPs|Unclassified OXPs]]
| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unclassified OXPs}}
|-
| [[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]]
| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Stubs}}
|}

Most of the discussions around the EliteWiki happen on the [http://aegidian.org/bb/index.php Oolite Bulletin Board] these days.

New topics should be placed on top.

If you drop in the discussions here, please sign your message (like this: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>).

__TOC__

{{Clear}}

== Discussions ==

=== Capitals ===

I noticed that capital letters are used on Elite Wiki in article titles and headers indiscriminately, like the Americans do, not just for proper nouns. I even made a note about this in the [[EliteWiki:Manual of Style|MoS]]. By the way, in the most contradictory way, on Wikipedia this is not allowed and proper capitalsation rules must be followed in all titles and headers. Do we want to keep things as they are, or do we want to implement the rules from Wikipedia here as well and try to change to correct usage of capital letters? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:43, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

As far as I am concerned, no need to change [[User:Maik|Maik]] 15:57, 15 May 2016 (BST)

=== Community portal ===

The navigation pane on the left has a link to [[EliteWiki:Community portal]], which was an empty page till I recently directed it here, to the Village pump. We also have a page [[EliteWiki:Community Portal]] (note the capitalisation), which actually looks more like a portal. So perhaps it would be a good idea to have the link in the navigation pane redirect there. On the other side, the Village pump is a very important page, IMHO, where all kinds of proposals can be discussed, and it is a good idea to have it in the navigation pane.

I think we can resolve this by moving "EliteWiki:Community Portal" to "EliteWiki:Community portal" (which only an admin can do), and have it link "Community portal" in the navigation pane point there, and then add a link to the Village pump to the navigation pane. We could also replace the link to "Current events", which IMHO is not needed, by a link to the "Village pump". We could also keep things as is, i.e. have the link to "Community portal" point to the Village pump, and no link to the [[EliteWiki:Community portal]] in the navigation pane. Your opinions please. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:11, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Main page ===

See [[Proposed change to the main page]], which I warmly recommend to implement. Note, btw, that not I created that article, and as a matter of fact, I think it should be deleted, since proposals like this should be made on the talkpage or on a userpage, and not in main article namespace. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:03, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

I like it [[User:Maik|Maik]] 15:59, 15 May 2016 (BST)

: Then perhaps you can implement it. The Mian Page is about the only protected page on the EliteWiki, and I can't make the change. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 20:21, 15 May 2016 (BST)

=== Please help merge article ===

Please help merge [[Elite 4 known facts]] into [[Elite: Dangerous]] now that the latter is known to be the official name of the new game. Preferably somebody who knows the game and knows what is fact and isn't. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 06:28, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

=== WikiMedia ===

There are no dropdown suggestions for searches. See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Enabling_autocomplete_in_search_box Manual:Enabling autocomplete in search box] on how to enable this.

There are no references on Wikipedia. I mean, the <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> tags don't work. Apparently the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite Cite Extension] has not been installed. I am not sure we need/want to use real references, and that is a question in its own right.

I tried sorting articles in categories per subpage, see [[Template:Quote The Traders Almanach]], however, it doesn't work on EliteWiki, even though on Wikipedia it works. Do we have [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgNamespacesWithSubpages subpages] enabled on all namespaces? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:50, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Userfy ===

I think the following pages should be userfied, i.e. moved to user subpages. I have posted on their discussion pages, but I wanted to centralise discussion.
* [[Thargoid-OXZs]]
* [[Jaguar Company/Version History]]
[[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 20:07, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Galaxy Guide ===

[[Autogenerated Galaxy Guide]] should be moved to EliteWiki namespace, since it is a project page, as stated clearly in the very first sentence of that article. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:54, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

=== User profiles ===

What about articles like [[Break]], which was in [[:Category:Real People]]; [[User:RyanHoots/Commander Ryan Hoots]], [[User:Tricky/Commander Tricky]], which are in [[:Category:User]]; and all the articles in [[:Category:Profile]]. Are these all user profiles? If so, let's put them all in [[:Category:Profiles]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 07:38, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

: Update: it seems only one of the articles in [[:Category:Profile]] was a user profile, the other 8 were fictional characters. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 07:53, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Reminder ===

Can some admin please delete all the pages that need to be deleted? See the template above. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 05:42, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

: Update: I had a look at who are [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop admins], and I noticed that none of the 5 admins has edited EliteWiki for the last year, and one of them made a total of [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Special:Contributions/Star_Gazer 11 edits] over 5 years ago. I see I'm going to have to be patient. :) [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 12:22, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Yep. And I doubt that anybody reads this. Your best bet is to contact Maik through the [http://aegidian.org/bb/index.php Oolite-BB]. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 16:41, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

::: By the way, I think it would be a good idea to de-sysop at least that one editor who never really edited. Probably was a mistake he was made admin. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 09:24, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

::: I contacted Maik. He said he'll look at all of my proposals as soon as he has the opportunity. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:50, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Wikipedia ===

I propose to move all the articles in the Wikipedia namespace to EliteWiki namespace and to delete the Wikipedia namespace. This is not Wikipedia, after all, but the EliteWiki, and that is why our default namespace should be EliteWiki. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 05:41, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

:Sounds good. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 16:37, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Done. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 17:30, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Rough Guide ===

We have two parallel categories: [[:Category:Rough Guide on the Ooniverse]] (using "on") and [[:Category:Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]] (using "to"). The main article is at [[Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]], which is the actual title with "to". Can we merge the "on" category into the "to" category? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 23:18, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: By the way, this was also the intention of the first poster on [[Category talk:Rough Guide on the Ooniverse]], which was not understood by the second editor there. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 06:04, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Done. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:51, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Account creation ===

The main page says: Important note - Due to the increasing number of spam accounts, new account creation has been disabled. If you want an account, please send a PM via the Oolite Bulletin Board to 'maik'.

I would replace that by: Important note - Due to the increasing number of spam accounts, new account creation has been disabled. If you want an account, please follow the instructions at [[Wikipedia:How to created an account]]. Or: ...please follow the instructions [[Wikipedia:How to create an account|here]].

At that page I would add a bit about that they'll have to create and account at the Oolite Bulletin Board, if they don't have one. About how to find maik. That they'll have to post something somewhere before they'll be able to write maik a private message. Things like that, which I found a bit confusing when I went through the steps. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:54, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

'''Note''': this post is outdated in view of my [[Proposed change to the main page]], see [[#Main page]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:46, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Go button ===

I think that [[Wikipedia:Go button]] is a bit redundant. For beginners it is too detailed and complicated, and more experienced users will not need it. I recommend to delete it.

Regarding the search function. I noticed that the "search" field does not show any suggestions. Can functionality like that be added? That would also make instructions regarding capitalization superfluous. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:47, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Fiction ===

The [[:Category:Fiction|Fiction category]] lacks a definition, and seems to include both works of fiction, authors, fictional characters and entities, and [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Iron_Ass&diff=50314&oldid=1960 until recently] terms. I think this category should be diffused into the appropriate story categories (like [[:Category:Elite stories|Elite stories]], [[:Category:Frontier stories|Frontier stories]] and [[:Category:Oolite stories|Oolite stories]]), and the to be created [[:Category:Authors]], [[:Category:Fictional people]] and [[:Category:Fictional organisations]] (or simply [[:Category:People]] and [[:Category:Organisations]]) categories. Would that make sense? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:40, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: I started implementing this. By the way, [[:Category:Factual]] is even more vague in definition and scope. I think we should strive to move all articles in it to other, more appropriate categories (partly to be created still). [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 18:48, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

: I finished cleaning out the Fiction category. One of the things I did was create [[:Category:The Traders Almanach]]. There are literally hundreds of articles that have a section about [[The Traders Almanach]], and need this category added. See [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Sector1/Vetitice&diff=51626&oldid=26883 this edit] for an example how to do best this. Please help. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 22:41, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Top or bottom ===

On Wikipedia it is customary to add new discussions to the bottom. Here I saw the opposite: the newer discussions are above the older ones. There is even a specific instruction to that extent, see above. Is that the way we want to keep it, or do we want to conform with the Wikipedia custom in this regards? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 19:38, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: I think scrolling through >2 years old topics is not really helpful and I would stick with 'new on top'. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:48, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

:: I get your point. At the same time, all of Wikipedia does it, and on pages that are significantly longer than here. Please also check your talkpage, where I crated a section by pressing the "+" button, and you'll see that the WikiMedia default is to create new section at the bottom of a page. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 17:35, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

:::°grins° Sure, it's not the default and it was just my personal setting when I created this page (and I was the only user for more than a year). Feel free to remove the instruction. But either way - it won't give pleasing results. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 17:35, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

=== Ooniverse ===

I thought it might be prudent to create a category for the Ooniverse-related stuff, and make Fiction a subcategory of this. For example, I have this idea of moving the Rough Guide to the Ooniverse stuff and even creating some more Oocanon for us. Thoughts? [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 13:40, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

:Actually, I see that the Guide is listed under Fiction, so maybe I'll start moving the Oocanon stuff there... [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 16:47, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

=== Dynamic Ship List ===

Some pages are inserting multiple entries in [[Dynamic_Ship_List_(Oolite)]] which renders its sorting functionality useless. Either remove the SMW template from these pages or split in single pages which can be transcluded? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 09:56, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

=== EliteWiki namespace ===

Some OXP related pages are using the EliteWiki namespace (e.g. [[EliteWiki:The SunBat Line]]). Move? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 09:56, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:The same applies for the other WIKI related namespaces (e.g. Wikipedia), etc. I also think that the redirects for Oolite, FFE, etc. related pages in that namespace should be removed. Opinions? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:00, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
:: Should definitely be moved. Done, see [[The SunBat Line]]. I found no other. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 22:44, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

=== OXPs in Oolite category ===

What is the proposed approach for OXPs - placing them in the [[:Category:Oolite]] or not? >90% of the OXPs do not push into it. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:The same applies for Fiction. Fiction has a own main category and a subcategory in Oolite, so removing the category Oolite from these pages is probably the way here. Mixing different approaches for navigation trees is not really that helpful. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 20:18, 5 May 2013 (BST)

=== Template mess ===

We currently have quite a few different templates to place pages in categories. Some are using the the OXP-in-category template, others are simply using the passed parameter. Time to stick with one approach, I'd think. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:I've also seen that some templates (e.g. HUD-OXP) have been cleared. What should this be? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 14:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

=== Wanted pages ===

[[:Special:WantedPages]] contains a lot of requested articles. Some are lurking there for several years. Specially Classic, FFE and FE2 stuff hasn't been touched for ages. Should we go and simply turn the links in plain text? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:I've filled out some wanted articles recently but I don't know enough about Classic/FE2/FFE to do anything. I guess we need to find someone who knows his Elite history? [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 13:40, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

[[Category:Elite Wiki]]

User talk:Debresser

2016-04-30T17:19:21Z

Debresser: /* What I did these last few days */ On standby.

Rescaling experiment

2016-03-23T18:44:23Z

Debresser: Some first, technical improvements.

Almost for as long as oolite has existed, various discussions have arisen concerning the issue of scale. There have been two main points of contention:

1. Planets, suns (stars), distances are all rather small

2. Ships are rather big (roughly three times bigger than in the elite manual - the game that oolite draws heavily from)

By no means was there a consensus that these issues were worth bothering about, or even that they could be improved upon without 'breaking the game'. Then in late 2013/early 2014 it was argued that both issues could be addressed without major upheaval and a basic plan was proposed with which to do so.

A third issue was also highlighted:

3. The ships are all rather similar in size. The biggest freighter is only a few times bigger than the smallest fighter.

Again, some didn't see this as a problem. However, with a lot of help, and quite a bit of experimentation, the necessary source code alterations for a rescaled oolite were presented in late 2014. In early 2016 an updated version for Oolite 1.83 was released and feedback is very much welcome.

The relevant thread on the bulletin boards can be found [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16159&sid=e96495afedfdd1147935d575112103bf here].

'''Why bother?'''

The goal is not for a 'realistic' scaling of everything in the game, rather it is for the scaling to be a little less 'immersion breaking' than that of the standard game.

For example:
Stations that don't make the planets look really small

Fighters that don't make freighters look small

Stations and 'big ships' that don't make the system look small (by being visible almost the entire trip from witchpoint to main station)

Suns that don't look utterly tiny (but admittedly, still look small...)

So scaling is not truly 'fixed' or 'corrected', instead some of its edges are smoothed in order to make its inaccuracies less glaring.

'''How does it work?'''

Essentially the experiment functions by recognising two different arenas in which the player operates (where issues of scale are apparent):

1. Space or the 'system' in which the player is currently operating - The travel arena.

2. The range of the player-ship scanner - The combat arena.

In attempting to achieve the goals of the experiment, #1 was enlarged by a factor of 3.3 and shrunk by a factor of 0.5.

So, planets, suns and distances are all bigger. For that to remain interesting, the torus drive has been made considerably more powerful.

Some ships (but not all) have been made smaller. For combat to remain similar to the standard game, ship speed, scanner range and laser ranges have also been reduced.

So, ships (generally) are smaller but they must come closer to engage in combat. The scanner range is smaller but takes just as long to cross as before (reduced speeds).
Space is bigger with greater travel distances but the torus drive is significantly more powerful to compensate for that.

There are also a few cosmetic changes to exploit the possibilities of a rescaled oolite:

Greater distance from witchpoint to planet

Reduced distance (proportionally speaking) from planet to main station

Some of the larger ships remain at their original size (but not speed) to spread out the range of ship sizes.

'''Like to try it for yourself?'''

Some things that can be fixed by oxp have not yet been addressed in the code (e.g. sun to planet distances) but testers are very welcome to try it out and hopefully report their experience of using it on the relevant thread: http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16159&sid=e96495afedfdd1147935d575112103bf

A build for windows computers can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwG6R5Qjd1f2Rm8tTWxoa2ZzZ00/view?usp=sharing here].

[[Category:Oolite]]

Dave Hughes

2016-03-02T19:44:10Z

Debresser: Undo revision 52022 by Debresser (talk) Formats not needed, revert previous edit.

Dave Hughes is an author of Elite stories.

== Stories ==
* [http://daftworks.co.uk/elite/data/_uploaded/media/fanfic/dtwh/T01_Broken_Dreams.pdf Galaxy of Broken Dreams]
* [http://daftworks.co.uk/elite/data/_uploaded/media/fanfic/dtwh/T02_Justice_For_All.pdf Justice for All]
* [http://daftworks.co.uk/elite/data/_uploaded/media/fanfic/dtwh/T03_Friends_In_Deed.pdf Friends in Deed]

An additional short story is [http://daftworks.co.uk/elite/data/_uploaded/media/fanfic/dtwh/unforgiving_stars.txt The Unforgiving Stars].

[[Category:Authors]]

Jason Togneri

2016-03-02T19:43:34Z

Debresser: /* Stories */ Keep it osmple.

Jason Togneri has written several stories set in the [[ArcElite]] universe.
He is a fairly prolific writer of [[FEU]] fiction, also known as '[[Break]]' on the [[EBBS]], and he maintains the infamous [[Complete ship object list|CSOL]].

== CSOL ==

The Complete Ship/Object Listing is a complete list of ships and major unique objects in the Elite universe, from versions such as the original BBC Elite and the abandoned BBC Elite 2, through Elite-A, ArcElite, and sequels, to FE2, FFE and Oolite. It combines ship notes as to game versions, and demonstrates which ships and objects are common to all. It also reproduces the OffRat/DefRat ratings from the ArcElite ship stats.

== Stories ==
* ''[http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/vendetta/vendetta.htm Vendetta]'', based largely on the hints in the manual about generation ships and the Zurid Pino storyline ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/vendetta/vendetta.pdf PDF])
* ''[http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/darkweb/darkweb.htmDarkness Falls I: 3110]'', originally the official novella for Christian Pinder's Elite: Darkness Falls spin-off ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/darkweb/darkness.pdf PDF])
* ''[http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/25th/25th.htm The 25th Hour]'' ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/25th/25th.pdf PDF])
* ''[http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/the_lady_loves/the_lady_loves.doc And All Because the Lady Loves]'', based on old UK 'Milk Tray' adverts
* ''[http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/pieces_of_glass/pieces_of_glass.doc Pieces of Glass]'' ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/pieces_of_glass/pieces_of_glass.pdf PDF])

=== Poetry ===
* ''The Ballad of the Frontier Trader''
* ''Tales of Excitement and Adventure''
* ''A Lost Traveller's Memoir''

== External links ==
* [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/ Jason's ArcElite site, 'Gold Edition']
* CSOL in [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/csol/ships.rtf RTF] format
* Main ship stats excerpt of the CSOL in [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/csol/ships_basic.xls XLS] format

[[Category:Authors]]
[[Category:Classic]]

Walking Shadow

2016-03-02T18:18:29Z

Debresser: format

''...but a walking shadow, poor player'' is a piece of fanfiction by [[Ben Peake]] set in the [[Frontier]] universe.

== Short abstract ==

''Walking Shadow'' describes [[Red Ravens]] and his co-pilot Pradesh's encounter with an entertainment industry agent called Kasparowicz and his "talent", a digital actor named Michael-17. An ethical dilemma raises its ugly head as concepts of freedom and duty conflict.

== Notes ==
The title is from Macbeth, Act V., Scene V.

== Downloads ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060824062950/http://www.alioth.net/Fiction/walkingshadow.pdf The Story] - in PDF format

[[Category:Frontier stories]]

Jason Togneri

2016-03-02T18:17:33Z

Debresser: Layout.

Jason Togneri has written several stories set in the [[ArcElite]] universe.
He is a fairly prolific writer of [[FEU]] fiction, also known as '[[Break]]' on the [[EBBS]], and he maintains the infamous [[Complete ship object list|CSOL]].

== CSOL ==

The Complete Ship/Object Listing is a complete list of ships and major unique objects in the Elite universe, from versions such as the original BBC Elite and the abandoned BBC Elite 2, through Elite-A, ArcElite, and sequels, to FE2, FFE and Oolite. It combines ship notes as to game versions, and demonstrates which ships and objects are common to all. It also reproduces the OffRat/DefRat ratings from the ArcElite ship stats.

== Stories ==
* ''[http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/vendetta/vendetta.htm Vendetta]'', based largely on the hints in the manual about generation ships and the Zurid Pino storyline (in HTM format) (in [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/vendetta/vendetta.pdf PDF] format)
* ''[http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/darkweb/darkweb.htmDarkness Falls I: 3110]'', originally the official novella for Christian Pinder's Elite: Darkness Falls spin-off (in HTM format) (in [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/darkweb/darkness.pdf PDF] format)
* ''[http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/25th/25th.htm The 25th Hour]'' (in HTM format) (in [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/25th/25th.pdf PDF] format)
* ''[http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/the_lady_loves/the_lady_loves.doc And All Because the Lady Loves]'', based on old UK 'Milk Tray' adverts (in DOC format)
* ''[http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/pieces_of_glass/pieces_of_glass.doc Pieces of Glass]'' (in DOC format) (in [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/pieces_of_glass/pieces_of_glass.pdf PDF] format)

=== Poetry ===
* ''The Ballad of the Frontier Trader''
* ''Tales of Excitement and Adventure''
* ''A Lost Traveller's Memoir''

== External links ==
* [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/ Jason's ArcElite site, 'Gold Edition']
* CSOL in [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/csol/ships.rtf RTF] format
* Main ship stats excerpt of the CSOL in [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/csol/ships_basic.xls XLS] format

[[Category:Authors]]
[[Category:Classic]]

Dave Hughes

2016-03-02T18:14:29Z

Debresser: Add formats.

Dave Hughes is an author of Elite stories.

== Stories ==
* [http://daftworks.co.uk/elite/data/_uploaded/media/fanfic/dtwh/T01_Broken_Dreams.pdf Galaxy of Broken Dreams] (in PDF format)
* [http://daftworks.co.uk/elite/data/_uploaded/media/fanfic/dtwh/T02_Justice_For_All.pdf Justice for All] (in PDF format)
* [http://daftworks.co.uk/elite/data/_uploaded/media/fanfic/dtwh/T03_Friends_In_Deed.pdf Friends in Deed] (in PDF format)

An additional short story is [http://daftworks.co.uk/elite/data/_uploaded/media/fanfic/dtwh/unforgiving_stars.txt The Unforgiving Stars] (in TXT format).

[[Category:Authors]]

Dalibor Perkovic

2016-03-02T18:13:03Z

Debresser: Add warning.

Dalibor Perkovic is an author of short stories set in the [[Frontier]] universe.

== Stories ==

* [[Swallowing Pride]]
* [http://www.wattpad.com/70305906-roll-of-the-dice Roll of the Dice] (website will ask to sign up)
* [[Memoirs of Aleksei Corbeau]]

[[Category:Authors]]

Jason Togneri

2016-03-02T18:12:08Z

Debresser: The 3150 sequel was apparently never uploaded.

Jason Togneri has written several stories set in the [[ArcElite]] universe.
He is a fairly prolific writer of [[FEU]] fiction, also known as '[[Break]]' on the [[EBBS]], and he maintains the infamous [[Complete ship object list|CSOL]].

== CSOL ==

The Complete Ship/Object Listing is a complete list of ships and major unique objects in the Elite universe, from versions such as the original BBC Elite and the abandoned BBC Elite 2, through Elite-A, ArcElite, and sequels, to FE2, FFE and Oolite. It combines ship notes as to game versions, and demonstrates which ships and objects are common to all. It also reproduces the OffRat/DefRat ratings from the ArcElite ship stats.

== Stories ==
* ''Vendetta'',based largely on the hints in the manual about generation ships, and the Zurid Pino storyline ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/vendetta/vendetta.htm HTM]) ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/vendetta/vendetta.pdf PDF])
* ''Darkness Falls I: 3110'', originally the official novella for Christian Pinder's Elite: Darkness Falls spin-off ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/darkweb/darkweb.htm HTM]) ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/darkweb/darkness.pdf PDF])
* ''The 25th Hour'' ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/25th/25th.htm HTM]) ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/25th/25th.pdf PDF])
* ''And All Because the Lady Loves'', based on old UK 'Milk Tray' adverts ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/the_lady_loves/the_lady_loves.doc DOC])
* ''Pieces of Glass'' ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/pieces_of_glass/pieces_of_glass.doc DOC]) ([http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/pieces_of_glass/pieces_of_glass.pdf PDF])

=== Poetry ===
* ''The Ballad of the Frontier Trader''
* ''Tales of Excitement and Adventure''
* ''A Lost Traveller's Memoir''

== External links ==
* [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/ Jason's ArcElite site, 'Gold Edition']
* CSOL in [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/csol/ships.rtf RTF] format
* Main ship stats excerpt of the CSOL in [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/csol/ships_basic.xls XLS] format

[[Category:Authors]]
[[Category:Classic]]

Alien Items

2016-02-28T22:39:51Z

Debresser: /* Introduction */ Linked earlier in this same sentence.

[[Image:AlienItems.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Alien Items cover by Blaze O' Glory]]
''Alien items'' is an anthology of stories set in the [[Oolite]] universe.

== Introduction ==

This is a 232 page collection of short stories, edited by [[Drew Wagar]], with contributions from [[Dylan Smith]], [[User:Disembodied|Blaze O' Glory]], [[User:Cody|El Viejo]], [[User:Daddyhoggy|DaddyHoggy]], [[User:Wyvern|Commander Wyvern]], Ganelon and Drew Wagar.

== Included titles ==

The anthology includes thirteen stories:

* ''The Virtuous Misfortune'' - Dylan Smith - What happens when the captain and crew of a Python Class Cruiser recover some cargo that they didn't quite intend
* ''Carver's Anarchy'' (Ganelon)
* ''Nine'' (Drew Wagar) - About an attempt to reach the ninth chart and its tragic consequences
* ''Calliope'' (Blaze O' Glory) - What can happen when the deal to ship some machinery is just too good to be true
* ''Coyote'' (El Viejo)
* ''Ascension'' (Drew Wagar) - What happens when a spaceship crashes on a pre-spacefaring world
* ''Local Midnight at the Vacuum Bar'' (Blaze O' Glory)
* ''Snake Charming'' (DaddyHoggy)
* ''Schism'' (Drew Wagar) - About an anachronistic incident on a [[generation ship]]
* ''Vakume Danserz'' (Ganelon)
* ''Negotiations of Failure'' (Commander Wyvern)
* ''Lazarus'' (DaddyHoggy)
* ''Replay'' (Drew Wagar) - About [[Thargoid]] mind experiments on humans

== Downloads ==

''Alien Items'' is available in [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.pdf PDF] (2.4Mb), [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.epub EPUB] (680Kb) and [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.mobi MOBI] (1.4Mb) formats.

[[Category:Oolite stories]]

Alien Items

2016-02-28T22:39:23Z

Debresser: /* Included titles */ Add links.

[[Image:AlienItems.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Alien Items cover by Blaze O' Glory]]
''Alien items'' is an anthology of stories set in the [[Oolite]] universe.

== Introduction ==

This is a 232 page collection of short stories, edited by [[Drew Wagar]], with contributions from [[Dylan Smith]], [[User:Disembodied|Blaze O' Glory]], [[User:Cody|El Viejo]], [[User:Daddyhoggy|DaddyHoggy]], [[User:Wyvern|Commander Wyvern]], Ganelon and [[Drew Wagar]].

== Included titles ==

The anthology includes thirteen stories:

* ''The Virtuous Misfortune'' - Dylan Smith - What happens when the captain and crew of a Python Class Cruiser recover some cargo that they didn't quite intend
* ''Carver's Anarchy'' (Ganelon)
* ''Nine'' (Drew Wagar) - About an attempt to reach the ninth chart and its tragic consequences
* ''Calliope'' (Blaze O' Glory) - What can happen when the deal to ship some machinery is just too good to be true
* ''Coyote'' (El Viejo)
* ''Ascension'' (Drew Wagar) - What happens when a spaceship crashes on a pre-spacefaring world
* ''Local Midnight at the Vacuum Bar'' (Blaze O' Glory)
* ''Snake Charming'' (DaddyHoggy)
* ''Schism'' (Drew Wagar) - About an anachronistic incident on a [[generation ship]]
* ''Vakume Danserz'' (Ganelon)
* ''Negotiations of Failure'' (Commander Wyvern)
* ''Lazarus'' (DaddyHoggy)
* ''Replay'' (Drew Wagar) - About [[Thargoid]] mind experiments on humans

== Downloads ==

''Alien Items'' is available in [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.pdf PDF] (2.4Mb), [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.epub EPUB] (680Kb) and [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.mobi MOBI] (1.4Mb) formats.

[[Category:Oolite stories]]

Elite: Dangerous

2016-02-28T22:38:34Z

Debresser: -the

[[Image:Elite_Dangerous_logo.jpg|right|350px]]
Elite 4 was for a long time little more substantial than a rumour. Hope was renewed as [[Frontier Developments]] announced a [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous Kickstarter project] to fund Elite 4 - now titled "Elite: Dangerous".

The game has had an alpha stage in early 2014 and two beta releases, followed by a gamma release. The first public release (Version 1.0) was on 16 December 2014. The Frontier Development team continue to release updates, and the background simulation is now running along with the storyline.

== Elite Dangerous: Alliance Wiki (on Alioth.net) ==

Alioth.net will once again be the home of the Alliance (one of the three political groups in the Elite Dangerous universe). This project will be hosted on a separate wiki, details to follow in early 2016.

== Elite: Dangerous Wiki ==

The [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Elite_Dangerous_Wiki Elite: Dangerous Wiki] has been around since January 2013, shortly after Elite: Dangerous itself was first announced.

== Seasons ==

Major versions of the game are called "seasons". So far two seasons are available, with forward and backward compatibility so that all players of both seasons can play in the same galaxy together.

=== Season One ===

Take a ship and 100 credits to make money legally or illegally - trade, bounty-hunt, pirate, assassinate your way across the galaxy.

Our galaxy. Its an awe inspiring, beautiful, vast place; with billions of star systems, planets, moons and asteroid fields just waiting to be explored, and exploited. The triumvirate superpowers of the Empire, Federation and Independents dominate their core system volumes and constantly skirmish to outmanoeuvre one another on their frontiers. Outside their influence, in the vast majority of the galaxy, anarchy reigns supreme and spectacular discoveries await the bold.

Its dog-eat-dog out there – you need to keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

Whether you want to trade for profit between systems, take part in multiplayer co-op mission alliances, free-for-all group battles and team raids to bring down planetary economies, even tip the balance of power in the galaxy (for your own advantage, of course..), or simply explore the wonders of the galaxy (and who knows what you’ll find out there..) is up to you.

Your second-to-second actions could have you taking the roles of trader, pirate, bounty hunter, leader, team player, opportunistic assassin, grand schemer, and more. You are at the centre of the action any time, any place and any way you choose – each action has a consequence, and influences the galaxy around you.

Starting with a few credits and a basic starship, carve your own path through the richest, largest gaming sandbox ever created, set against a backdrop of raw anarchy, galactic powerplays and intrigue. Do whatever it takes to upgrade your ship’s hull, engines, weapons, defences, cargo hold; constantly improve your capabilities and influence on your journey towards the most coveted rank in the history of gaming - ‘Elite’.

Fight, trade, hunt your way across a giant galaxy of billions of star systems, starting with a basic starship and a few credits. You can make money from trading goods between the many star systems, by destroying pirate ships (and collecting bounty), or even by attacking traders and collecting their cargo (which in turn will get a bounty on your head!). There will be missions too, and exploration. Most people will do some combination of these things. Upgrade your ship and specialise in one activity - have a trader with a huge cargo bay, or use the space for weapons and maneuverability.

* Freedom - Go where you like, be what you like - pirate, bounty hunter, trader, assassin, or some mix of all of these.
* Trade - Buy low, cross dangerous space lanes, evade or destroy pirates en route, then sell high, if you make the journey!
* Fight - Take on the pirates or be one yourself
* Progress - Get your pilot rating all the way from "Harmless" to "Elite"
* Explore - Head out to the far reaches of space and discover amazing sights

And the best part - you can do all this online with your friends, or other "Elite" pilots like yourself, or even alone. The choice is yours...

=== Season Two ===

The first paid expansion of Elite: Dangerous was released on 15 December 2015. It is a season of expansions, starting with Planetary Landings (on airless worlds). Other expansions will include Loot and Crafting, Multicrew, Commander Creation and Ship-Launched Fighters. This second seasons is called "Elite Dangerous: Horizons".

[[Category:Elite: Dangerous]]

Raxxla

2016-02-28T22:33:44Z

Debresser: Move, add.

Raxxka is the name of a [[Legends of Elite|legendary]] planet, first featured in the novella [[The Dark Wheel]] by [[Robert Holdstock]], which came packaged with the original [[Classic Elite|Elite]] game in 1984.

Raxxla is prominently featured in the story [[Mutabilis]] by [[Drew Wagar]], where it is an alien artifact, traveling through the galaxies and connecting them.

Raxxla is also featured in many [[:Category:Frontier stories|Frontier stories]], such as [[Jason Togneri]]'s Darkness Falls, where it is the base of an evil group of Elite pilots who found an alien Gateway there to traverse the galaxies at will.

== Overview ==

A fable as old as space travel itself, a mystery and an enigma: Raxxla. The very name causes conversation to cease, and meaningful glances to be exchanged.

The younger generation mocks it, until quelled by stern glares from their greybeard elders. Parents tell their offspring the story of a ghost planet, beyond witchspace, lost in the void. The name is interspersed throughout popular culture as a synonym for futility.

Pervading opinion suggests it is indeed a planet, but no one has ever seen it and lived to tell the tale. Its very existence is in doubt, its reputation spread only by hearsay via notorious borderland trading posts on the edge of inhabited space, far from civilisation.

Where there is any overlap in the reports that have come back, they seem to suggest Raxxla contains some kind of alien construct; a gateway or portal to... somewhere else. The nature of this device remains unclear.

A number of missions have been undertaken with the express purpose of locating Raxxla, some official, others less so. Some pundits have suggested Raxxla is guarded by a corps of ruthless, power crazed Elitists who will stop at nothing to preserve their anonymity.

A planet older than the Galaxy itself, a gateway to different dimensions or a power base for a clandestine group of Elite combateers; Raxxla remains as inexplicable as it is elusive.

== Myths ==

There are many myths surrounding Raxxla, such as:
* Raxxla is a planet, older than the Galaxy itself
* Raxxla is a gateway to different dimensions and time
* [[INRA]] has a base established on Raxxla, thus allowing them access to the gateways above it

[[Category:Classic]]
[[Category:FFE]]
[[Category:FE2]]
[[Category:Oolite]]

Raxxla

2016-02-28T22:27:59Z

Debresser: Fix redlink.

Raxxka is the name of a [[Legends of Elite|legendary]] planet, first featured in the novella [[The Dark Wheel]] by [[Robert Holdstock]], which came packaged with the original [[Classic Elite|Elite]] game in 1984.

Raxxla is prominently featured in the story [[Mutabilis]] by [[Drew Wagar]], where it is an alien artifact, traveling through the galaxies and connecting them.

== Overview ==

A fable as old as space travel itself, a mystery and an enigma: Raxxla. The very name causes conversation to cease, and meaningful glances to be exchanged.

The younger generation mocks it, until quelled by stern glares from their greybeard elders. Parents tell their offspring the story of a ghost planet, beyond witchspace, lost in the void. The name is interspersed throughout popular culture as a synonym for futility.

Pervading opinion suggests it is indeed a planet, but no one has ever seen it and lived to tell the tale. Its very existence is in doubt, its reputation spread only by hearsay via notorious borderland trading posts on the edge of inhabited space, far from civilisation.

Where there is any overlap in the reports that have come back, they seem to suggest Raxxla contains some kind of alien construct; a gateway or portal to... somewhere else. The nature of this device remains unclear.

A number of missions have been undertaken with the express purpose of locating Raxxla, some official, others less so. Some pundits have suggested Raxxla is guarded by a corps of ruthless, power crazed Elitists who will stop at nothing to preserve their anonymity.

A planet older than the Galaxy itself, a gateway to different dimensions or a power base for a clandestine group of Elite combateers; Raxxla remains as inexplicable as it is elusive.

== Myths ==

There are many myths surrounding Raxxla. Some of them include:
* That it is a planet, older than the Galaxy itself.
* It is a gateway to different dimensions and time.
* [[INRA]] has a base established on the planet, thus allowing them access to the gateways above; this has featured in much [[FEU]], such as [[Jason Togneri]]'s [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/darkweb/darkweb.htm Darkness Falls].

[[Category:Classic]]
[[Category:FFE]]
[[Category:FE2]]
[[Category:Oolite]]

Legends of Elite

2016-02-28T22:26:36Z

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Rumours have always abounded strange 'Easter eggs' in Elite and its descendants. [[David Braben]] did nothing to discourage this, in fact: his innuendo strengthened the credibility of these sightings. The legends of Elite have been one of the great factors that have kept fans loyal, even after twenty years.

== The Ninth Galaxy ==

In Elite Plus (aka the 1991 DOS version) it was possible to reach a ninth galaxy by galaxy jumping from interstellar space.

There is a short story based on Elite Generation ships called [[Nine]].

== Space Dredgers ==

The Elite manual mentions [[Deep Space Dredger|space dredgers]]. Immense factoryship agglomerates that scour space for debris, especially at battlesites. Best given a wide berth, they have the reputation of being unscrupulous in what they ingest.

== Generation ships ==

Generation ships are huge colonisation vessels travelling through normal space at near-relativistic speed, many have still to reach their destinations. Of those that have, none have attempted to decelerate and have made no effort to communicate with welcoming parties.

Generation ships were mentioned in the manual of classic elite, and even present in the ArcElite version (unverified, but I have seen pictures).

[[Schism]] is a short story by [[Drew Wagar]] based on generation ships. The short story ''Vendetta'' by [[Jason Togneri]] also features a generation ship.

== Unreachable stars ==

There are many unreachable planets in Elite. Rumour had it, that on one of these the Elite pilots had their hide-out.

== Owning a Thargoid fighter ==

A definite hoax in [[Classic Elite]] and [[Frontier|Frontier: Elite II]]. However, in [[First Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]], the reward for completing the second part of the [[Argent's Quest]] missions was your own [[Thargoid]] ship, complete with Thargoid lasers - given by the Thargoids themselves. As for Oolite, there is an OXP that allows the player to buy a Thargoid ship but the penalty is a fugitive legal status that you cannot get rid of!

== Black holes ==

There were a few stars in FE2/FFE that were un-approachable, and which were rumoured to be black holes.

== Beta Lyrae ==

A star which was unapproachable in [[FFE]] due to the game not being able to cope with it being a binary star system.

== Worm holes ==

Supposedly, there is a wormhole at the centre of the galaxy in Frontier.

This rumour has been affirmed by David Braben, but no evidence has been found in the source code.

== Rock hermits ==

[[Rock hermit]]s were mentioned in the Elite classic manual, but not present in all versions of classic Elite. BBC Elite didn't have rock hermits, but ArcElite and Elite on the ZX Spectrum had them. On the Spectrum version, rock hermits could be recognised by noting whether an asteroid was tumbling or not. Asteroids that were not tumbling were rock hermits, and would release a couple of fighters if attacked.

In ArcElite you may collect the normal bounty for destroying an asteroid (2cr) but you will not find any mineral fragments. This also counts on your legal rating; killing rock hermits is considered a no-no by the police.

On [[Oolite]], it is possible to dock with a rock hermit, and the Pirate Coves expansion pack turns some rock hermits into pirate hideouts (which can be fatal to approach in a lightly armed ship).

== (In)famous pilots ==

Commander Jameson, hero of the Thargoid wars.

Your persona in classic, your grand daddy in FE2/FFE.

== Thargoid warzones ==

There are at least 50 warzones in Intergalactic Space.

== Raxxla ==

The planet [[Raxxla]]. It is fabled to be a gateway to other universes, or at the very least a portal to somewhere else in the galaxy. Many parties actively search for Raxxla, but no-one has ever found it.

== The Dark Wheel ==

A mysterious organisation with many elite members. They mediate in (or engender) conflicts, expose corruption, search for legends and forbidden technology. In short: they are meddling mystics and treasure hunters.

[[Category:Classic]]
[[Category:FFE]]
[[Category:FE2]]
[[Category:Oolite]]

User:Phkb

2016-02-28T22:26:03Z

Debresser: /* phkb's OXPs */ Simplify.

== About phkb==
phkb stands for "play hard, kick butt", to which there is a long and funny story - but not funny enough for this forum. phkb's real name is Nick Rogers, which is what he tends to call himself, rather than an unpronounceable acronym. If you absolutely have to have a pronunciation, then he would suggest adding an "i" and "o" to make it "pihkob", PIH-kob.

Nick first played Elite on the Commodore 64 in the late 80's, rising to the level of Deadly before his C64 was "borrowed" and then never returned. He discovered Oolite at around version 1.70, and has been playing quite a bit since.

Sometime after the release of 1.80 he decided to try his hand at writing his own components and customisations for the game. He now requires a constant supply of dark side cookies to feed his habit.

Nick is currently CEO of Xenon Industries, whose operating mantra is to "make it look good". He's traded in his customised [[Python_Class_Cruiser|Python Class Cruiser]] for a standard Cobra, but is looking to upgrade to a [[Cobra_Mark_III-XT|Cobra III-XT]] once he finishes delivering these parcels. And writing more expansion packs.

== phkb's OXPs==
You can download all my OXP's via the download manager within Oolite itself. Or you can download them from here. It's up to you!

[[media:AutoDock.oxz|AutoDock]] (v1.0.1 downloaded {{#downloads:AutoDock.oxz}} times) gives players without a docking computer the ability to use computer-controlled docking systems at main stations for a small fee. For Oolite 1.82 and above.

[[BroadcastComms_MFD|BroadcastComms MFD]] (downloaded {{#downloads:BroadcastCommsMFD.oxz}} times) provides a way of communicating with other ships during flight.

[[Bounty_System|Bounty System]] (downloaded {{#downloads:BountySystem.oxz}} times) changes the way bounties are stored and processed, making the bounty system a bit deeper and richer.

[[Bulletin_Board_System|Bulletin Board System]] (downloaded {{#downloads:BulletinBoardSystem.oxz}} times) is a utility designed to help OXP authors add custom missions to the Oolite universe.

[[CommsLogMFD|Comms Log MFD]] (downloaded {{#downloads:CommsLogMFD.oxz}} times) displays all communications received by the player in a scrollable multi-function display, as well as an interface screen that provides access to the communications log while docked.

[[Damage_Report_MFD|Damage Report MFD]] (downloaded {{#downloads:DamageReportMFD.oxz}} times) lists all damaged equipment in a MFD, as well as providing an interface screen that can help locate the closest system where repairs can be carried out.

[[media:DeathComms.oxz|Death Comms]] (v1.5 downloaded {{#downloads:DeathComms.oxz}} times) attempts to add a bit of flavour to battles by sometimes having ships give a final comms message when they die.

[[Display Current Course]] (downloaded {{#downloads:DisplayCurrentCourse.oxz}} times) displays your current course on contract detail screens (and most other mission screens that display a long range chart), enabling the player to see if their current course is similar to the proposed course.

[[Email_System_OXP|Email System]] (downloaded {{#downloads:EmailSystem.oxz}} times) gives pilots an email interface, and they will start receiving emails from GalCop and other entities, confirming actions that have taken place.

[[GalCop_Galactic_Registry|GalCop Galactic Registry]] (downloaded {{#downloads:GalCopGalacticRegistry.oxz}} times) give pilots access to galactic chart data to aid in course plotting.

[[Illicit_Unlock_OXP|Illicit Unlock 2.2]] (downloaded {{#downloads:IllicitUnlock.oxz}} times) unlocks player versions of all the core ships, including the Constrictor, Gecko, Krait and Sidewinder.

[[Laser_Mount_Switching_System_OXP|Laser Mount Switching System (LMSS)]] (downloaded {{#downloads:LaserMountSwitchingSystem.oxz}} times) enables multiple lasers to be installed at each mount point, and easily switch between them during flight.

[[MFD_Fast_Configuration|MFD Fast Configuration]] (downloaded {{#downloads:MFDFastConfiguration.oxz}} times) helps pilots manage MFD configurations by providing up to 6 different sets that can be loaded quickly and easily.

[[Ship_Comparison|Ship Comparison]] (downloaded {{#downloads:ShipComparison.oxz}} times) helps players in the market for a new ship, by providing a means by which the specifications of up to 3 different ships can be viewed at once.

[[Ship_Configuration_OXP|Ship Configuration]] (downloaded {{#downloads:ShipConfiguration.oxz}} times) aims to make the process of adding equipment to your ship more deliberate by adding space and weight factors to all equipment in all ships. This OXP is in Beta at the moment.

[[Ship_Respray_OXP|Ship Respray]] (downloaded {{#downloads:ShipRespray.oxz}} times) gives players the opportunity to purchase a new paint job for their ship.

[[Smugglers_-_The_Galactic_Underworld|Smugglers - The Galactic Underworld]] (downloaded {{#downloads:Smugglers.oxz}} times) broadens the appeal of illegal goods by making it far more variable, adds smuggling compartments, and a Black Market interface, and generally tries to shake up the cargo business. This OXP is in Beta at the moment.

[[Station Dock Control]] (downloaded {{#downloads:StationDockControl.oxz}} times) simulates the arrivals and departures of a space station, and gives the player full view of most ships docked at a station. This OXP is in Beta at the moment.

[[Xenon HUD]] (downloaded {{#downloads:XenonHUD.oxz}} times) groups important gauges around the crosshairs, and uses custom crosshair images.

[[XenonUI|Xenon UI]] (downloaded {{#downloads:XenonUI.oxz}} times) adds computer console-like backgrounds to all the various displays, plus new title screen theme music.

phkb has authored a couple of font OXP's, which you can find on the [[Oolite Fonts]] page.

phkb is also the maintainer of [[Flight Log OXP]], [[Generation Ships OXP]], [[Ace_Ships|Ace's ships]] (the Cruzer, Hornet and Night Adder), Selezen's [[Spy_Hunter_OXP|Spy Hunter]] mission pack, and the [[Illegal Goods Tweak OXP]].

[http://aegidian.org/bb/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=27789 phkb]

Generation Ships

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Legends of Elite

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Rumours have always abounded strange 'Easter eggs' in Elite and its descendants. [[David Braben]] did nothing to discourage this, in fact: his innuendo strengthened the credibility of these sightings. The legends of Elite have been one of the great factors that have kept fans loyal, even after twenty years.

== The Ninth Galaxy ==

In Elite Plus (aka the 1991 DOS version) it was possible to reach a ninth galaxy by galaxy jumping from interstellar space.

There is a short story based on Elite Generation ships called [[Nine]].

== Space Dredgers ==

The Elite manual mentions [[Deep Space Dredger|space dredgers]]. Immense factoryship agglomerates that scour space for debris, especially at battlesites. Best given a wide berth, they have the reputation of being unscrupulous in what they ingest.

== Generation ships ==

Generation ships are huge colonisation vessels travelling through normal space at near-relativistic speed, many have still to reach their destinations. Of those that have, none have attempted to decelerate and have made no effort to communicate with welcoming parties.

Generation ships were mentioned in the manual of classic elite, and even present in the ArcElite version (unverified, but I have seen pictures).

[[Schism]] is a short story by [[Drew Wagar]] based on generation ships. ''Vendetta'' by [[Jason Togneri]] also features a generation ship.

== Unreachable stars ==

There are many unreachable planets in Elite. Rumour had it, that on one of these the Elite pilots had their hide-out.

== Owning a Thargoid fighter ==

A definite hoax in [[Classic Elite]] and [[Frontier|Frontier: Elite II]]. However, in [[First Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]], the reward for completing the second part of the [[Argent's Quest]] missions was your own [[Thargoid]] ship, complete with Thargoid lasers - given by the Thargoids themselves. As for Oolite, there is an OXP that allows the player to buy a Thargoid ship but the penalty is a fugitive legal status that you cannot get rid of!

== Black holes ==

There were a few stars in FE2/FFE that were un-approachable, and which were rumoured to be black holes.

== Beta Lyrae ==

A star which was unapproachable in [[FFE]] due to the game not being able to cope with it being a binary star system.

== Worm holes ==

Supposedly, there is a wormhole at the centre of the galaxy in Frontier.

This rumour has been affirmed by David Braben, but no evidence has been found in the source code.

== Rock hermits ==

[[Rock hermit]]s were mentioned in the Elite classic manual, but not present in all versions of classic Elite. BBC Elite didn't have rock hermits, but ArcElite and Elite on the ZX Spectrum had them. On the Spectrum version, rock hermits could be recognised by noting whether an asteroid was tumbling or not. Asteroids that were not tumbling were rock hermits, and would release a couple of fighters if attacked.

In ArcElite you may collect the normal bounty for destroying an asteroid (2cr) but you will not find any mineral fragments. This also counts on your legal rating; killing rock hermits is considered a no-no by the police.

On [[Oolite]], it is possible to dock with a rock hermit, and the Pirate Coves expansion pack turns some rock hermits into pirate hideouts (which can be fatal to approach in a lightly armed ship).

== (In)famous pilots ==

Commander Jameson, hero of the Thargoid wars.

Your persona in classic, your grand daddy in FE2/FFE.

== Thargoid warzones ==

There are at least 50 warzones in Intergalactic Space.

== Raxxla ==

The planet [[Raxxla]]. It is fabled to be a gateway to other universes, or at the very least a portal to somewhere else in the galaxy. Many parties actively search for Raxxla, but no-one has ever found it.

== The Dark Wheel ==

A mysterious organisation with many elite members. They mediate in (or engender) conflicts, expose corruption, search for legends and forbidden technology. In short: they are meddling mystics and treasure hunters.

[[Category:Classic]]
[[Category:FFE]]
[[Category:FE2]]
[[Category:Oolite]]

Legends of Elite

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Rumours have always abounded strange 'Easter eggs' in Elite and its descendants. [[David Braben]] did nothing to discourage this, in fact: his innuendo strengthened the credibility of these sightings. The legends of Elite have been one of the great factors that have kept fans loyal, even after twenty years.

== The Ninth Galaxy ==

In Elite Plus (aka the 1991 DOS version) it was possible to reach a ninth galaxy by galaxy jumping from interstellar space.

There is a short story based on Elite Generation ships called [[Nine]].

== Space Dredgers ==

The Elite manual mentions [[Deep Space Dredger|space dredgers]]. Immense factoryship agglomerates that scour space for debris, especially at battlesites. Best given a wide berth, they have the reputation of being unscrupulous in what they ingest.

== Generation ships ==

[[Generation ships]] are huge colonisation vessels travelling through normal space at near-relativistic speed, many have still to reach their destinations. Of those that have, none have attempted to decelerate and have made no effort to communicate with welcoming parties.

Generation ships were mentioned in the manual of classic elite, and even present in the ArcElite version (unverified, but I have seen pictures).

[[Schism]] is a short story by [[Drew Wagar]] based on Generation ships called [[Schism]]. ''Vendetta'' by [[Jason Togneri]] also features a generation ship.

== Unreachable stars ==

There are many unreachable planets in Elite. Rumour had it, that on one of these the Elite pilots had their hide-out.

== Owning a Thargoid fighter ==

A definite hoax in [[Classic Elite]] and [[Frontier|Frontier: Elite II]]. However, in [[First Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]], the reward for completing the second part of the [[Argent's Quest]] missions was your own [[Thargoid]] ship, complete with Thargoid lasers - given by the Thargoids themselves. As for Oolite, there is an OXP that allows the player to buy a Thargoid ship but the penalty is a fugitive legal status that you cannot get rid of!

== Black holes ==

There were a few stars in FE2/FFE that were un-approachable, and which were rumoured to be black holes.

== Beta Lyrae ==

A star which was unapproachable in [[FFE]] due to the game not being able to cope with it being a binary star system.

== Worm holes ==

Supposedly, there is a wormhole at the centre of the galaxy in Frontier.

This rumour has been affirmed by David Braben, but no evidence has been found in the source code.

== Rock hermits ==

[[Rock hermit]]s were mentioned in the Elite classic manual, but not present in all versions of classic Elite. BBC Elite didn't have rock hermits, but ArcElite and Elite on the ZX Spectrum had them. On the Spectrum version, rock hermits could be recognised by noting whether an asteroid was tumbling or not. Asteroids that were not tumbling were rock hermits, and would release a couple of fighters if attacked.

In ArcElite you may collect the normal bounty for destroying an asteroid (2cr) but you will not find any mineral fragments. This also counts on your legal rating; killing rock hermits is considered a no-no by the police.

On [[Oolite]], it is possible to dock with a rock hermit, and the Pirate Coves expansion pack turns some rock hermits into pirate hideouts (which can be fatal to approach in a lightly armed ship).

== (In)famous pilots ==

Commander Jameson, hero of the Thargoid wars.

Your persona in classic, your grand daddy in FE2/FFE.

== Thargoid warzones ==

There are at least 50 warzones in Intergalactic Space.

== Raxxla ==

The planet [[Raxxla]]. It is fabled to be a gateway to other universes, or at the very least a portal to somewhere else in the galaxy. Many parties actively search for Raxxla, but no-one has ever found it.

== The Dark Wheel ==

A mysterious organisation with many elite members. They mediate in (or engender) conflicts, expose corruption, search for legends and forbidden technology. In short: they are meddling mystics and treasure hunters.

[[Category:Classic]]
[[Category:FFE]]
[[Category:FE2]]
[[Category:Oolite]]

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Feel free to leave a message. :) [[User:Makarius|Makarius]]

== Equipment Categorisation ==

Regarding [[Formation Flight Autopilot]] and [[Escort Targeting System]] I don't know if these make sense as being in the "Oolite Equipment" category. Looking at the other entries it seems that's only used for equipment available in the core game rather than OXP equipment, so they probably shouldn't be there.

Most other equipment that has a description page is in an Equipment OXP, and has an obvious category from that, but there's no current category for equipment that only appears if you install a non-equipment OXP. Maybe there should be a new one?

By comparison with [[Mission_One_-_FAQ]] I'd agree there's no other current category suitable for the [[RRS Group Missions]] page than the base Oolite one.

[[User:Cim|Cim]] 11:16, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

* Done. [[:Category:Oolite_OXP_Equipment]]. Probably most of the pages in [[:Category:Equipment_OXPs]] should also be included - I'll go through them when I have a bit more time. [[User:Cim|Cim]] 13:40, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

== VillagePump started again ==

Hello Makarius, I've restarted the [[EliteWiki:Village_Pump|Village Pump]]. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 10:06, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

== Missing image ==

I noticed that [[Mandotech WarBirds]] is in the (redlinked) [[:Category:Pages with broken file links]], because it invokes the non-existing image [[:File:TBird6.png|TBird6.png]]. Please be so kind to add that image, if you can, or replace it by another image. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:01, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
:Hi, I fixed the link (it linked to TBird6.png, but the picture name is T'''-'''Bird6.png). Greeting: [[User:Makarius|Makarius]] 19:08, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
:: Thanks. That was easy. :) [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 20:48, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Archimedes Elite

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== Introduction ==

Archimedes Elite - or ArcElite as it's commonly known - is an implementation of Elite for the Acorn Archimedes platform. It is a bottom-up rewrite of Elite for the Acorn platform developed by Warren Burch and Clive Gringras, and based roughly on [[Elite-A]], although it contains a number of alterations and additions from the original Elite series so that many people don't consider it part of classical Elite canon. Additions and changes include the Asp II custom edition (note the original Asp MkII is still in play), Boa II (the original Boa has been removed), Bushmaster, Caiman, Copperhead, Hognose, Moccasin (at least two clearly distinct variants exist), Racer, Urutu. The Urutu is often considered to be the same as the original Elite Constrictor, although visually it is similar to the Bushmaster. Despite these, Archimedes Elite is, however, widely regarded as one of the best implementations of Elite.

ArcElite is perhaps most famous for being the first non-player-centric version - meaning that the AI would fight amongst itself and pursue its own interest. The player was no longer the centre of the universe. From the [[Alt_Fan_Elite_FAQ|AFE FAQ]]: "Now you can encounter pirate packs battling it out for dominance of their private patches, traders under attack, Bushmaster mining vessels smashing asteroids into chunks and scooping up the pieces, vipers towing disabled ships back to the station, vipers flying along in formation looking for some lawbreaker to fight. There are even other ships like yourself - Cobras armed to the teeth looking for pirates to fight, to boost their Elite rating. A considerable range of new ships, all with their own unique characters. And then there's the oddities."

To quote from Mark Rowan:

"Archimedes Élite for the Acorn range of computers is probably the best conversion of the original BBC Elite ever seen. It has full-colour solid 3D graphics, excellent sound effects, and gripping gameplay. There are many different types of spaceships - lots of pirates, traders, bounty hunters and, of course, police in their powerful Viper ships - all with their own different characteristics. Game play is enhanced in many ways over the original BBC Micro version, for example pirates and police have their own skirmishes in the distance which you are welcome to join in, rather than your ship constantly being the centre of attention as it is in the BBC version!"

[[ArcElite_DataCards|Ship DataCards are available here]].

== Missions ==
''See the [[ArcElite Missions]] article for more details.

There are four scripted missions for ArcElite:

;1) Genesis Capsule

Requirements: Galaxy 1, 550 kills, 1200CR.

Mission: You get hired by GalFam to drop an ecology seed capsule on a starving world to revitalise its economy. To succeed, simply jettison it while facing the planet at very low altitude. First, of course, you have to go and pick it up...

Reward: 500CR and a rosy glow. The system data changes from "A hopless starving planet" to "A starving planet with a glimmer of hope".

;2) Kill Zartid III

Requirements: 1450 kills, 4000CR, any galaxy.

Mission: A respected member of the Tri-Alliance (Note for TEP members - in those days, the Thargoids were the baddies) has been running plans to the enemy. Find him and kill him. You are told where he was last seen. Zartid flies blue gullwing-like ship, and is escorted by a small fleet of Mambas. If you take too long to kill him he gets reinforcements.

Reward: Yaw boosters. These turn a good pilot into a deadly pilot. In the right hands they can improve laser accuracy by as much as 50%. Best used with mouse control - right hand on the mouse, left on the cursors.

;3) Kill Zurid Pino

Requirements: 2600 kills, any galaxy.

Mission: You have killed Zurid‘s father, the infamous pirate Rantan Pino. Zurid has stolen a top-secret Cobra with a cloaking device and missile autolock and is coming to get you. Zurid flies a red-brown cobra which does not appear on scanners and has 8 missiles. Another difficult fight.

Reward: Missile Autolock. A little cross on your current missile target and a lot of pose value.

;4) Medicine Run

Requirements: 4600 kills, planet no. MOD3 = 1, any galaxy.

Mission: Travel around the galaxy gathering components for a medical cure. The chemicals may have various side effects - one makes you likely to explode if you get too hot sun-scooping, another seems to increase the damage of enemy lasers to your shields and energy, and a third reacts with any of the others if your shields are reduced to nil while it‘s in the hold. Advice: As soon as you find the mixing centre, drop off the more troublesome ones!

Reward: 2000CR and innoculation!

You can download all of the missions from [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/downloads Gold Edition's ArcElite download page].

== Other features unique to ArcElite ==

(Mostly taken from the [[Alt_Fan_Elite_FAQ|AFE FAQ]])

'''1) Space Beacons'''

Navigational aids for the lost spacer, these are a feature of ArcElite only. Brightly coloured tetrahedrons registering as cargo on the scanner, no benefit is gained from shooting them, and they do not appear on the hold contents register when scooped. They do take up 1t of storage, however, and cannot be shifted short of using an escape capsule. Space beacons do not stop you jumping.

'''2) The Urutu'''
[[Image:ArcElite_DataCard_Moccasin.jpg|thumb|right|Moccasin card]]
Mentioned on the Moccasin card in ArcElite Gold, this is the name frequently associated with the yellow ship with a grey underside and green nose border and triangles on its back. This ship is
rectangular with a rounded nose and may be pirate or trader. It is almost as fast as a Cobra and ''very'' manouverable.

Notes released on an Acorn Computing cover disk pertaining to be documentation of the state of the game, however, suggest otherwise, recording that dredgers may have been included in some of the jump-emergence event possibilities. Maybe these ships are dredgers. They certainly seem meaner than your run-of-the-mill bad guy. However, dredgers are apparently huge. This ship just doesn't seem big enough.

On the other hand, there are two very distinct forms of Moccasin and it is possible that the one not on the card is the Urutu and that the green and yellow ship is a dredger. After all, the Urutu is described as a close cousin of the Moccasin. For convenience I refer to them as the Moccasin, Special Moccasin and Urutu.

'''3) Crazy Craft'''

ArcElite only. These ships fly in erratic circles. They are mentioned in the handbook. From the game's perspective, they are in fact trying to shoot themselves!

'''4) Missionaries'''

ArcElite only. Harmless weak unarmed ships originally created for target practice by the navy and bought up en masse by a religious sect who fly around dangerous planets spreading the word. Darwin in action.

'''5) Messages'''

Sometimes, the unexpected can flash up on the bottom of your screen. Watch out for:

REPENT, SINNER! REPENT! - cried occasionally over the radio by missionaries in hognoses.

MEGAWEED!!! - displayed occasionally upon scooping a cargo cannister. A particularly potent narcotic. Sells as normal though.

WHY DID THE GROIGAN DANCE? / WHY WAS THE KANGAROO HAPPY? - Thargoids ambushing an unlucky pilot in witch-space.

'''6) Scrolltext'''

If you bring up the info window in desktop and leave your pointer on the copyright message, you get a scrolltext. Apparently one of the names credited is that of the Mad Hatter, of Micro User Elite column fame.

'''7) Escorts'''

If you attack a ship with escorts, it does a runner while you fight them.

'''8) Rentadock'''

At Tech Level 8+ if you have no docking computer, you can press C anyhow and pay a charge of 50CR for use of the remote Rentadock. This puts rather a dint in the income.

'''9) Fluffy Dice and friends'''

There are a number of worthwhile expansion modules for Elite and one such gives you a pair of fluffy green dice hanging in your front viewscreen, which swing when you bank left or right. You also get a customisable rear-screen sticker which reads (in reverse), "My other ship is a Thargoid". You can edit this for whatever you wish. Other expansion modules simply include cheat modes and functions. You can find all of the cheat and expansion modules on [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/downloads Gold Edition's ArcElite download page]. Also there you can find an [http://filecore.net/arcelite/ims/logo.jpg enlarged version] of the rear window sticker, which has also been used to print an ArcElite t-shirt.

== Further Reading ==

You can find more information (including technical information) relating to ArcElite and also to the missions at [[Jason Togneri]]'s site, [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite Gold Edition] - the technical information is kept in SparkFS (Acorn archive format) archives at [http://www.filecore.net/arcelite/files/downloads this location]. Note however that the SparkFS archives have been appended with the .zip extension so you can play with them in Windows a bit if you like.

Other sites hosting useful information on ArcElite include [[Simon Challands]]' [http://elite.acornarcade.com/ Acorn Elite Pages], and Mark Rowan's [https://web.archive.org/web/20070806061133/http://www.tamias.co.uk/elite/ Elite Pages]. Sadly the AFE FAQ is no longer available on Rob Pfeifer's site, but a copy of it can be found [[Alt Fan Elite FAQ|here on the Elite Wiki]].

[[Category:Classic]]

Swallowing Pride

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''Swallowing Pride'' is a short story by [[Dalibor Perkovic]] set in the [[Frontier]] Universe.

== Abstract ==
So how much mischief can a commander get himself into when he picks up a rich and famous movie star? And how will the said movie star react when she sees the 'fertilizer' drift past after a little bit of trouble with the trip to [[Arexack]]...

== Story ==

'''SWALLOWING PRIDE from the memoirs of [[Aleksei Corbeau]]'''

I have to admit it, I did it just to annoy Sylvie. I mean, it's not nice to say that a girl is a pain in the ass, but she's been bugging me in the way only women can since we landed at Mackenzie Depot at Miphifa yesterday. I had a lot on my mind even without her attention-hungry sighing and sniffing and looking the other way when I try to make conversation - call me a wimp, but when my girl is in a bad mood, I can't not try to make her feel good. And if I don't succeed, the next thing that happens is me feeling guilty, the best manipulation material since the first caveman came from the hunt emptyhanded and, as a punishment, was carrying stoneblocks all over the cave making redecoration for the rest of the week.

Anyway, after all my communication and mood enhancing attempts, including pointing out of the stuff that makes our lives nicer, her nose was still circling the higher orbit, leaving me with the old well known feeling that this is one of those days when she is deliberatly making scenes just in order to show who really is the boss 'round 'ere.

That's why I think I can't be blamed for leaving the hotel room (that I, of course, paid extra credits) and went into the city to cool off and put my thoughts together. At first I walked the roofed park, then went to the panorama restaurant where I had a drink, only to end up in a commbox checking the ads and the marketplace. After all, while the best of all girlfriends is passing through another one of her phases (on a round trip, of course, do you think I haven't been through this before?), someone ought to plan the path for the Asp, that is still officially mine, to make its way to the southern sectors.

The the Imperial navy offers didn't interest me anymore. It was long gone, the adolescent passion that made me feel important while talking to stiff-faced military commanders, who made me play their paperboy, later a paparazzo, and then an assasin. Bigshots will be able to make their big plans without me, I decided years ago. Then, just for a change, I decided to look at the Federation side of the medal, only to realise that they are all the same authoritarian bastards and went off, thank you very much, my way. All that political bullshit made me leave my home after all, and it was sad that it had taken me years to figure it out.

But, some were still waging their small wars. Someone wanted a senator dead, the other didn't like his colleague the trader. Lately, I literally fell in love with people who pay unnatural amounts like 150 credits just in order to send a book to a friend. I accepted jobs like that without bartering. I'd even have lowered the price if I could. At the moment, we had all the money we needed anyway. So, even now I found such ad. Unfortunately, the friend that needed the book was in the opposite direction - Facece. Sorry, buddy, better luck next time.

And then it hapened. I noticed an ad: "Need transport on a fast ship to Arexack." I checked the map, yup, right in my direction. (OUR direction, I corrected myself and started to imagine Sylvie sitting on my neck, whipping me with an animal skin whip and making me wipe the dust under the console, and under the chair, and there's a little left there, and there, and there...)

I shook my head and pressed the button. The person who wanted a lift was... Whoops! Does the name Debbie Swallow mean anything to you? If I tell you that she's an actress and that there was a reason why her name was Swallow, you probably won't ask for details, right? I had two or three recordings in the memory of my AI in my own time, but as Sylvie came into my life this part of pleasure went out of my part of the universe.

Then I felt someone looking at me. I turned my head and met eye to eye with a small red devil sitting on my right shoulder.
He didn't say a word, but he didn't have to. I started to grin. We already had a passenger cabin on board, we kept it for those merry moments in deep space when we weren't using the benefits of our stardreamers. So, why not? My grin got wider. Oh, boy, am I going to give her something to be really pissed about...

"Miss Swallow, we happen to go your direction. When do you want to go?" I asked after we exchanged formalities. I felt like I was teleported into one of those films, first we say hello, than we make some excuse of a dialog, and then we get on to the business.

So it happens she's going on a vacation, the Imperial Populationist Movement is paying for a ten-day vacation at Arexack. Heh, the Imperial Population Movement and Debbie Swallow, what a combination! Religious and patriotic fanatics were very pragmatic when it comes to The Interest Of The Empire. And The Interest is: the more population - the more strength to the Empire. Androids and clones excluded, we need REAL people for REAL challenges. I guess industrial cannon fodder wasn't as good as the real blood, and a bioconstructor that just sold the Navy another cargo of live soon-to-be-corpses can't beat the feeling of a mother weeping for her son killed in some God-forsaken sector, trying to protect The Interest Of The Empire. I was wondering if Debbie was going to repay the IPM somehow or was it a regular sponsorship. Maybe some church officials will happen to be in the same hotel? But 'nuff said. I disconnected and started for the hotel, feeling anxious to tell my dear co-pilot that I've found a refund for the fuel. The girl was paying 600 credits, after all, which goes for 12 tonnes of fuel. Quite enough to look extremely sincere.

I kept grinning while I was approaching the apartment door, and then I forced the grin off my face. The real joy should be from within!

So I came in real cheerful and said I've found a passenger. We get 600CR for the ride, no trouble, no mercenaries on our tail, clean business. She said "Ok," and kept reading some woman magazine. Well, if she doesn't bother to ask, I'm sure not going to tell her. She'll find out, eventually. This is going to be be an interesting voyage...

When she saw Debbie at the dock I felt her freeze. Debbie had a very cute face, but was overdeveloped elswhere. Not my type of woman at all, but she was a kind of a well-built stereotype, and sold well, at least in the backward provinces of the Empire. Dense, curly hair, lips abundant with plastics, as were the other parts of her body. Rich, half-witted, limited vocabulary (so I've heard), a perfect target for other women to gossip. Unfortunately, there were to be no other women on board besides Sylvie, and I'm sure not going to take any sides. Remember, I'm sincere and most innocent!
I was wondering if Sylvie knew who Debbie really was, and how she will react when she finds out. Guess I didn't have to wait for long...

"You're Debbie Swallow, right?" she said and shook her hand. "Sasha didn't tell me who it is we're carrying, I recognised you from the movies."

Didn't quite leave me speechless, but it was close. So, she'd seen a few movies, and was well informed to even know the actress' name. Hmmm, I'll have to inquire deeper into my co-pilot's past. And then I saw her face and all thoughts about having fun on the voyage faded away. My dear Sylvie was real amused. She wasn't jealous, as any decent girl would be when her boyfriend picks up a movie star to give her a ride. How could she not be jealous? She extracted her claws every time a good-looking woman passed near us in the street. Not that I'd be unfaithful in any way (I wouldn't like wearing cybernetic eyes for the rest of my life), but she was a female with ordinary female frustrations, as was I when some goodlooking man passed in the street. I mean, it was the most regular thing, you hiss and grit your teeth when your dearest shows that it's aware of the existence of any other members of the opposite sex besides yours and it was perfectly normal, at least for us provincials (I heard that men born in the industrialised metropolae used to refer to some of their female acquaintances as "friends", but didn't quit belive it, it was probably just an urban myth. I mean, who could be such a wimp? The thing you do with women is you meet her, you make a pass, you make a complete idiot of yourself and then you leave, feeling miserable! Shikata ga nai! There is no other way!).

But this time, she wasn't gritting, she was grinning. I haven't had time to contemplate my dissapointment, because we had a scheduled launch from the station, so we boarded the Asp (I thought I scored when I helped Debbie into the cabin, Sylvie narrowed her eyes with that "wait till I break your arms in several places and then see whom you'll help into the cabin" looks on her face, but it was over as soon as we were in, and Debbie secured in her part of the boat) and got underway.

Hello control, thankyou control, goodbye control, and we were out. I set for the Arexack system, we looked for the beautiful pattern of time dilatation on the screen and then we were out.

"We alright?" I asked, looking at the starfield and checking the maps. Sylvie pressed the button and starport listing appeared on the screen. "Yeah, got it," she said without hesitation. She was getting technical and so was I. When you're in deep space, you leave all that personal stuff for later. First you make sure that there WILL be later. I loved her for being able to get efficient when neccesary, you don't get many female co-pilots like that.

"Gordon and Lopez are stations, Ulrich is underground. The rest are blue skies. What shall it be?" she asked sharply. Meanwhile I was looking at the scanners. Radar is clean, no asteroids, no double arrival cloud, noone near, seems ok. "I say we take the blue skies," I replied, feeling the weight of a small red creature on my right shoulder. "We shold keep our passenger satisfied." "Absolutely. Oh, by the way, will you manage the piloting? I mean, how's your concentration? Got enough blood in your upper brains? Because if not, I could take the seat..." she grinned and checked for Kawasakitown. The ship started turning and the orange sun came into sight, counting down AUs. I streched in my seat and looked behind.
"Debbie, you alright?" I shouted.

"Have we launched yet?" came the answer from behind us. I could hear Sylvie clearing her throat and I didn't have to look at her to see her grin was becoming wider and wider.

"Yes we have, dear," I shouted back. "Don't leave that liquicouch, we're gonna start accelerating now." And as I was speaking out the "d" word, and it wasn't the "don't" one, I started to realise I was behaving like an idiot. Trying to make my girl jealous with a porno star? Get real, man, she'd be more jealous if I bought the inflating doll and brought it on-board! Well, good for me I'm able to laugh at myself. But still, could be an interesting trip. I laid my hand on the stardreamer and the spots marking the planets started moving.

I dreamed music. I dreamed Mozart, Bach and Tchaikovsky... I dreamed being a dolphin, floating peacefuly through the algae, making lazy tail swings up... down... up... down... There may be sharks nearby, I knew, the coral reef is full of them... But the coral reef is big... and the number of sharks is limited, we may not meet them on this voyage... When we get home, the blue skies await, and there will be lots of... fish...

The large mark of Arexack 8 floated by on the left and disappeared from the screen, after a while the same happened with Arexack 6 on the right. I looked at the counter, 1,5 AU away, maybe we'll get away...

ZOOIIING, ZOOIIING, ZOOIIING code red code red get up on your feet no don't you're in liqui should stay there if you don't want to turn into an omlet adrenaline is pumping the invisible needle slowly rectracting one day it'll be a heart attack THE SHIP IS UNDER ATTACK small red letters at the corner and Sylvie is at the controls how come she's always faster than me... Oh God... I shake my head and it's clearer now. My heart is pounding as I lean over the console making a hard turn left, then right, than up, one eye on the scanner... ...nothing there... ...I release the engine button. We're clear, this time. I lean back, looking at Sylvie, but she's never sentimental at moments like this. "Three, at 250 km, red, green, orange. Coming this way," she barks. I return to controls and direct the ship 90 degrees away from the attackers. Sylvie is silent, always is when I'm at it. I'll try to make them split, different ships, different masses, different engines, different accelerations. They could be 20km apart when we make contact. If we're lucky. "Are we there yet?" a sudden shout comes from the back of the ship. Oh, the baby's awake! I completely forgot about miss Swallow. "No, we're half way," I respond trying to match direction with the incoming ships. Please, shut up, don't ...

"Why did we exit the stardreamer?" asks the persistant, inocently interested voice. "I was just having the most beautiful dream, I was at the hair-dressers, and..." talk about nightmares, better.

"Having some problems, we'll be fine. Please, don't interrupt, ok?" I reply, looking at the blue glitch that appeared on the scanner. INCOMING MISSILE, says the screen. I open my mouth, but Sylvie is already pressing the button and the Asp is enclosed in a flashing ball of lightning. But the blue spot is still there. Shit! Sylvie activates ECM again, but again nothing. She aims at the missile, while I maintain direction and acceleration. Nearest ship is at 180 km, missile is at 150 and closing. I shake the stick a little, just for the show.

"Smart missile," she says. I shrug.

"Should've bought the ECM enhancer when had the chance," I reply.

"Remember why we didn't?" she asks. Oh my God! Now she's gonna start nagging!
We're about to start a fight with three ships, we already have one missile tracking us and who knows how many more is about to follow? And Sylivie is about to start nagging about some piece of equipment! It always becomes like this. I think I'm gonna start hating her. Even better, one day I'll just dump her into space.

"No," I reply.

"Neither do I," she says and I realise that I really, really love her, and that I don't want to have another co-pilot ever.

And the missile crosses the magic border at 100km while the boats are from 150 to 180 km away.

"We have eight shields, that can take two..." Sylvie starts...

INCOMING MISSILE

INCOMING MISSILE

We're again engulfed in a sphere of electric blue as Sylvie holds down the button, but the dark blue swarm keeps swarming in.

"Is everything alright?" asks the nagging voice from the passenger cabin, and as I start to reply...

INCOMING MISSILE

INCOMING MISSILE

"Shut up!" I shout as the first missile flies a few km behind the ship and starts turning around. Two more are approaching and the enemy is at 50 km, still in a tight formation, led by two
INCOMING MISSILE

INCOMING MISSILE

Preceded by four more missiles. The light blue flames are dancing all around Asp Explorer, but missile smoke tracks are closing in.

"Maybe we should tell them whom we have on board," whispers Sylvie checking at the attackers. 45km, 40km, two missiles are hurling past the ship and *click*, the engine is offline. I look at the scanner, one blue spot at 4 o'clock above, one above and one below, four more are ganging up from the left. I turn directly downwards not even thinking to release the engine.

"Tell me what's happening, please!" we hear a shout from the rear cabin and I see Sylvie, as in a slow-motion, inraged, screaming "SHADDAFUCKUP OR I'LL RIP YOUR SILICONS OUT!"

I turn back to the screen and seven missiles and three ships now at 10km, which is a lot prettier sight. I hear some kind of frightened whisper from the back, recognise only the word "expensive" but the sound is lost in the screaming of the shields when one missile hits the target and we're at 53% shields. I glance at the scanner and try to find a path that will avoid the remaining six plus three ships. The next moment, another missile explodes far to the left, the white return for a moment made me frightened, is there an Imperial Explorer that we haven't noticed before? but then I come to my senses. And then the star spangled sky blossoms in red and orange, as three coloured laser beams dance from top to the bottom of the screen. I make a tight turn right and then up and then right again, and there is one attacker in sight. Sylvie aims but it dissapears in the top right corner of the screen. Eagle MkIII, say the red letters, and I turn again, she aims at a new one, Viper I, I try to cut it with a laser but he's gone before the beam comes anywhere near. Then I hear whoosh and our only missile is away and the red dot starts to leave the melee that has just become too crowded.
I turn left and there's a Gyr charging from two km with its gun ablazing and suddenly the shield is down to 15 percent and then WHAM, the shields scream and the siren blasts and the metal twitches and the airlocks hiss and the computer says top thurster damaged and the screen says "hull 76%" and the actress screams in the back and I abruptly turn down and there is a Gyr with his back turned on us, trying to rotate, i put the engine out for a second, press the laser button and flames flicker from the Gyr's hull and suddenly the sight is full of smoke but I'm still firing, poking with the laser for the target through the smoke cloud, feeling a pack of missiles behind my back turning in space, noticing that their target has stopped accelerating and converging to finish the 12 percent shields and 76 percent hull and there is a huge blast, the world shatters and I've gone deaf and I feel acceleration as the escape capsule throws me out as the rubbish and metal alloys and rubbish and radioactives hurl past me on the way down but no, I'm still in my cabin, pressing the engine starter like I'm gonna push it down through the console, turning left and up scooping metal alloys avoiding rubbish, I catch a glimpse of two white spots, is it the Viper? no, it's another missile far away, the other white spot is the Gyr, I turn right and down again as the Eagle MkIII hurls by and I see another missile in the distance and turn right again and down again and there are two more white spots, one gives birth to a red spot, Viper has survived, the other is probably another missile gone...

"Two missiles left," says Sylvie as I rotate the ship, the Viper passes across the screen, wounded, smoking, and 10km away and another blue spot turns white at a safe distance. I take a glance at the shields, they're 26 percent and rising, I take a shot at the Eagle, but missile is right behind it, closing in, so I have to turn. The red laser mows accross the screen and shield is down to 11 percent as I find the route between two ships and remaining missile, then turn towards the red spot. Viper is 2 klicks away, burning and firing. I turn fast right then slowly back, peeking at the target over the screen edge, he's coming through NOW I turn firing a full blast at Viper's flank and the explosion blinds the screen and again there are two spots on the radar and a few seconds later there's only one green return in the mess of dark blue.

I say "Check for the missiles," and Sylvie's fingers are flying across the console, numbers rushing all over the screen and than she says "We're clear", and I take a deep breath as I turn the aim at the green Eagle that's charging and puking red. I dodge to the right twice and then slowly return to the left, and then turn sharp and there he is. I fire, but nothing, too small, too fast, too far. I turn at 90 degrees, hold the engine and then turn again, he's coming, but not so straight. Click, click, I send short bursts of photons and the spacecraft blossoms into white and orange, filling the screen with "metal alloys" signs and then, as if the whole universe has returned to its normal mode of existence, the engine returns on-line with a noiseless *click*...
My God, when was the last time I took a breath? I sighed as the tasteful, nice-smelling air filled my lungs. I turned to Sylvie, she turned to me, and we just sat there looking at each other. This one was close. Nothing can be worse than a bunch of missiles while your ECM is having a bad day... But we're not going to argue. Nevermore.

I don't know for how long we've been silent, but the menace from the back decided it was time to acknowlidge her presence.

"Hello, is there anyone alive there?" said the tiny frightened voice. Sylvie smiled and nodded towards the back.

"You should be polite," she said "and explain what was happening."

"Me? I'm not the one who said..."

"Shut up! You got her on board!" she said and turned to the console. So much for not arguing nevermore. But as I got up from my couch and started for the cabin, I saw Sylvie's face widen into a small but happy grin.

"Er, Debbie, we had some problems but it's all over now," i said. And the small red devil was here again. "You can come to the control room and I... We'll show you..."
As if she only waited for an invitation. She catapulted herself out of her cabin, rushed past me and stuck her face into the big screen that showed the beautiful starry sky stained with lots of metal floating around.

I returned to my seat and strapped myself back while Sylvie was checking the damage report, pretending not to notice the guest.

"What are all those metal alloys floating around?" asked Debbie.

"We just got attacked by three pirates, and these are leftovers," I explained as I'd explain to a kid. She kept looking at the screen and then pointed her finger at a speck that floated among the wreckage.

"What's that? It says 'gem stones'! Could it be..."

"Yup," I answered. "It's probably the cargo they looted from some poor fellow who wasn't that lucky. And there..."

I stopped. A few km away was something marked as "fertiliser" and the little red devil started whispering in my ear.

"... there is some, hm, fertiliser." I shut up, waiting for her to ask the obvious question. And she did.

"So, they were carrying fertiliser?"

"Maybe, but not neccecarily. The scanner is of limited capability as far as chemical analysis is concerned. It's got a data entry for stock market supplies only, and if it detects something that isn't listed, it will mark it as the most similar thing it can find in its memory, so, this could be regular fertiliser as well as... some organic leftovers..."

In a corner of my eye I say Sylvie turn, but then she turned back to her job of checking the damage report.

"What kind of organic leftovers?" asked Debbie, but her tone was saying "I know what you are saying but I want you to say something else..."

"Probably carbonised pirate corpses," I sad without hesitation and continued in one breath: "You know, lotsa stuff turns to fertiliser. I once transported slaves from Facece to Vequess and forgot to buy cargo bay life support and when I landed and wanted to sell, I found out I had 30 tons of fertiliser, and at first I thought 'boy, I bought the wrong stuff' and then..."

"I have to go to the toilet!" said Debbie, who turned pretty pale in face, and ran for her cabin. She returned a few seconds later and asked "Excuse me, where IS the toilet?"
I pointed my thumb to the small console-like objest behind my couch. She looked at it and approached it with curiosity.

"Is that a door...?" she started, but again, she already knew the answer and wanted me to say something else. Anything else.

"No, you push that button there and the hole will open. Then you sit on it and do whatever you... want... But we don't use it that often because stardreamers have this bio-plug..."

"Can I go to the stardreamer then, please?" she asked.

"No, it works for the crew as a whole. Just hold on for another ten minutes and we'll engage it again. I just want to pick up these metal alloys, you can stay here and watch. Those are remains of three ships destroyed in combat, there will probably be a lot of blood and spills and other organic material all over it..."

My last words were unheard by the object because it escaped to its cabin and closed the door, for the first time since we left Miphifa.

"Disgusting," murmured Sylvie, but still, the grin on her face was telling a story of its own. She checked the damage report a while ago alright, but she was probably just enjoying all this too much to stop the conversation.

What else is there to say? We didn't pick up metal alloys, who needs them? We continued the trip and got attacked by seven more craft that fired a total of two missiles. They never got past our shields. And all that time the doors to the passanger cabin were tightly shut.

When we got to Arexack, we had to force Debbie out of the cabin, and when she finally got out, she was shivering, but standing tall. I felt sort of sorry for her, but then remembered how much money she makes, and then I felt sort of sorry for myself. But what is money when you are free among the stars with your love by your side?
We got paid off, sold what we scavenged, repaired the ship and then we were free again.

== Downloads ==

Available [https://web.archive.org/web/20100410055829/http://www.alioth.net/Fiction/swpride.html online] or in [https://web.archive.org/web/20100410055829/http://www.alioth.net/Fiction/swpride.pdf PDF] format

[[Category:Frontier stories]]

Marcan Rayger

2016-02-23T20:51:55Z

Debresser: /* External links */ Name o website.

Marcan Rayger is the eponymous protagonist of a series of [[Frontier]] novellas written by [[Marko Susimetsä]].

== Story ==

The stories are set in the [[First Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]] universe, but, as anyone who has tried writing stories set in a game universe knows, involved some decisions of the author about how things and the world work, especially in regards to hyperspace travel.

The stories are interconnected and total in about 150,000 words.

Marcan Rayger is a [[Federation|Federal]] Military Intelligence agent. He starts out as a sergeant, but he also explores other career options.

== Biography ==

Marcan Rayger was born in 3216 on Mars, in the Sol system as the second child of three. His father worked as a lawyer in the city of Quennisset and his mother remained home, preferring to raise the three children - two sons and one daughter - personally.

When he turned 15, Marcan was moved to the [[Eta Cassiopeia]] Federal Military School where he developed an interest in space combat tactics and fighter piloting after a period of intensive melee combat training. He scored above average in several combat simulations and was consequently assigned to a secret Navy base close to the Empire frontier under the command of Sergeant Emic Troy.

== Author ==

[[Marko Susimetsä]] wrote the stories in 1999 and 2000 under the name Marko Lehtinen.

== Novellas ==

; Hunting Troy (Marcan Rayger #1)

Sergeant Marcan Rayger of the Federation Navy returns from a mission to learn that the man who taught him and betrayed his fighter strike group is still alive. His next mission takes him, together with his friend and fellow pilot Sheila Rasche, from his familiar ground of fighter piloting into the treacherous world of military intelligence. His mission is simple: to hunt down and kill the traitor, Emic Troy, at any cost. But as the mission begins, Marcan starts to wonder if that is really the whole story. At the end of the story, Marcan quits the army.

; Castor (Marcan Rayger #2)

Retired from the Federal Military Intelligence, Marcan Rayger attempts to start a career as a trader. But he soon ends up biting a bigger piece than he can manage and winds up on the kill list of certain Mr Jones - a big time corporate who has big plans and no little people can stand in his way. From battling pirates in Riedquat to being stranded in an uninhabited system, Marcan is in for the wildest ride of his life!

; Inter-Mission (Marcan Rayger #3)

Marcan Rayger is trying to find out more information about Castor's past, when he is suddenly drawn back into the intrigue of the FMI and asked to find out how and why a Federation Skeet Cruiser was attacked and destroyed in a far-off un-allied frontier system. But more than the mission, Marcan's life is turned upside down by the officer the FMI sends to partner up with him. When Marcan and Sergeant Sheila Rasche arrive to the Tiessar system, they find out that the Skeet Cruiser was not the only victim of the ruthless attackers.

; Dioscuri (Marcan Rayger #4)

Marcan Rayger's quest to find Castor's brother is coming to an end. We finally get answers to what happened on Professor Bardoff's ship, the Argo II - but who is telling the truth and will Marcan receive the hefty reward that he was promised for finding Polydeuces?

== External links ==
* [http://www.susimetsa.net/elite/ Marko Susimetsä's Elite + Frontier Fiction Corner]

[[Category:Fictional people]]
[[Category:Frontier stories]]

Marko Susimetsa

2016-02-23T20:50:21Z

Debresser: Plausible alternative spelling.

#REDIRECT [[Marko Susimetsä]]

Marcan Rayger

2016-02-22T10:49:30Z

Debresser: /* Biography */ Add a little.

Marcan Rayger is the eponymous protagonist of a series of [[Frontier]] novellas written by [[Marko Susimetsä]].

== Story ==

The stories are set in the [[First Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]] universe, but, as anyone who has tried writing stories set in a game universe knows, involved some decisions of the author about how things and the world work, especially in regards to hyperspace travel.

The stories are interconnected and total in about 150,000 words.

Marcan Rayger is a [[Federation|Federal]] Military Intelligence agent. He starts out as a sergeant, but he also explores other career options.

== Biography ==

Marcan Rayger was born in 3216 on Mars, in the Sol system as the second child of three. His father worked as a lawyer in the city of Quennisset and his mother remained home, preferring to raise the three children - two sons and one daughter - personally.

When he turned 15, Marcan was moved to the [[Eta Cassiopeia]] Federal Military School where he developed an interest in space combat tactics and fighter piloting after a period of intensive melee combat training. He scored above average in several combat simulations and was consequently assigned to a secret Navy base close to the Empire frontier under the command of Sergeant Emic Troy.

== Author ==

[[Marko Susimetsä]] wrote the stories in 1999 and 2000 under the name Marko Lehtinen.

== Novellas ==

; Hunting Troy (Marcan Rayger #1)

Sergeant Marcan Rayger of the Federation Navy returns from a mission to learn that the man who taught him and betrayed his fighter strike group is still alive. His next mission takes him, together with his friend and fellow pilot Sheila Rasche, from his familiar ground of fighter piloting into the treacherous world of military intelligence. His mission is simple: to hunt down and kill the traitor, Emic Troy, at any cost. But as the mission begins, Marcan starts to wonder if that is really the whole story. At the end of the story, Marcan quits the army.

; Castor (Marcan Rayger #2)

Retired from the Federal Military Intelligence, Marcan Rayger attempts to start a career as a trader. But he soon ends up biting a bigger piece than he can manage and winds up on the kill list of certain Mr Jones - a big time corporate who has big plans and no little people can stand in his way. From battling pirates in Riedquat to being stranded in an uninhabited system, Marcan is in for the wildest ride of his life!

; Inter-Mission (Marcan Rayger #3)

Marcan Rayger is trying to find out more information about Castor's past, when he is suddenly drawn back into the intrigue of the FMI and asked to find out how and why a Federation Skeet Cruiser was attacked and destroyed in a far-off un-allied frontier system. But more than the mission, Marcan's life is turned upside down by the officer the FMI sends to partner up with him. When Marcan and Sergeant Sheila Rasche arrive to the Tiessar system, they find out that the Skeet Cruiser was not the only victim of the ruthless attackers.

; Dioscuri (Marcan Rayger #4)

Marcan Rayger's quest to find Castor's brother is coming to an end. We finally get answers to what happened on Professor Bardoff's ship, the Argo II - but who is telling the truth and will Marcan receive the hefty reward that he was promised for finding Polydeuces?

== External links ==
* [http://www.susimetsa.net/elite/ Link to main site]

[[Category:Fictional people]]
[[Category:Frontier stories]]

Marcan Rayger

2016-02-22T10:48:00Z

Debresser: Minor addition to plot.

Marcan Rayger is the eponymous protagonist of a series of [[Frontier]] novellas written by [[Marko Susimetsä]].

== Story ==

The stories are set in the [[First Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]] universe, but, as anyone who has tried writing stories set in a game universe knows, involved some decisions of the author about how things and the world work, especially in regards to hyperspace travel.

The stories are interconnected and total in about 150,000 words.

Marcan Rayger is a [[Federation|Federal]] Military Intelligence agent. He starts out as a sergeant, but he also explores other career options.

== Biography ==

Marcan Rayger was born in 3216 on Mars, in the Sol system as the second child of three. His father worked as a lawyer in the city of Quennisset and his mother remained home, preferring to raise the three children - two sons and one daughter - personally.

When he turned 15, Marcan was moved to the Eta Cassiopeia military school where he developed an interest in space combat tactics and fighter piloting after a period of intensive melee combat training. He scored above average in several combat simulations and was consequently assigned to a secret Navy base close to the Empire frontier under the command of Sergeant Emic Troy.

== Author ==

[[Marko Susimetsä]] wrote the stories in 1999 and 2000 under the name Marko Lehtinen.

== Novellas ==

; Hunting Troy (Marcan Rayger #1)

Sergeant Marcan Rayger of the Federation Navy returns from a mission to learn that the man who taught him and betrayed his fighter strike group is still alive. His next mission takes him, together with his friend and fellow pilot Sheila Rasche, from his familiar ground of fighter piloting into the treacherous world of military intelligence. His mission is simple: to hunt down and kill the traitor, Emic Troy, at any cost. But as the mission begins, Marcan starts to wonder if that is really the whole story. At the end of the story, Marcan quits the army.

; Castor (Marcan Rayger #2)

Retired from the Federal Military Intelligence, Marcan Rayger attempts to start a career as a trader. But he soon ends up biting a bigger piece than he can manage and winds up on the kill list of certain Mr Jones - a big time corporate who has big plans and no little people can stand in his way. From battling pirates in Riedquat to being stranded in an uninhabited system, Marcan is in for the wildest ride of his life!

; Inter-Mission (Marcan Rayger #3)

Marcan Rayger is trying to find out more information about Castor's past, when he is suddenly drawn back into the intrigue of the FMI and asked to find out how and why a Federation Skeet Cruiser was attacked and destroyed in a far-off un-allied frontier system. But more than the mission, Marcan's life is turned upside down by the officer the FMI sends to partner up with him. When Marcan and Sergeant Sheila Rasche arrive to the Tiessar system, they find out that the Skeet Cruiser was not the only victim of the ruthless attackers.

; Dioscuri (Marcan Rayger #4)

Marcan Rayger's quest to find Castor's brother is coming to an end. We finally get answers to what happened on Professor Bardoff's ship, the Argo II - but who is telling the truth and will Marcan receive the hefty reward that he was promised for finding Polydeuces?

== External links ==
* [http://www.susimetsa.net/elite/ Link to main site]

[[Category:Fictional people]]
[[Category:Frontier stories]]

Frantic

2016-02-17T21:59:11Z

Debresser: /* Stories */ Better.

Frantic is an author of Elite stories, and used to be Deputy Chief Administrator of the GalNET website, whilst that website existed.

== Stories ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030519101233/http://galnet.doosh.net/public/docs/fiction/html/001.htm Taipan]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030519100552/http://galnet.doosh.net/public/docs/fiction/html/002.htm Boys and their toys]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030519101413/http://galnet.doosh.net/public/docs/fiction/html/003.htm Salvage Rights]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030520101435/http://galnet.doosh.net/public/docs/fiction/html/004.htm Homecoming]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030520101452/http://galnet.doosh.net/public/docs/fiction/html/005.htm An Interesting Proposition]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030520100242/http://galnet.doosh.net/public/docs/fiction/html/006.htm Hauntings from the past]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030520100406/http://galnet.doosh.net/public/docs/fiction/html/007.htm Closure]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030520100504/http://galnet.doosh.net/public/docs/fiction/html/008.htm The Deal]

These 8 stories are available in Word format [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://galnet.doosh.net:80/public/docs/fiction/doc/* here]

* [[The Huge Plasma Accelerator|The Huge Plasma Accelerator Saga]]

[[Category:Authors]]

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User:Cody

2016-02-17T21:20:15Z

Debresser: /* Fiction */ Add.

Cody is the ingame name of a player of [[Oolite]]. He is author of both fanfiction set in the Oolite universe and [[OXP]]s. The fictional characters Coyote and El Viejo, the old man, are based on him.

==Fiction==
* ''Coyote'' - a ripping yarn set in the fifth octant, starring Coyote and introducing his adopted daughter Sahana Katin
* ''Inside Straight'' - the sequel to ''Coyote'', set entirely after Coyote's death and starring Sahana
* ''Kaxgar'' - the tale of a lost planet in peril
* ''Lucky Moran''

Cody's Oolite fiction may be downloaded [https://www.box.com/s/7ykrang6xmqausxp989e here].

==OXPs==

Cody's OXPs:
* [[Green Gecko]]

Collaborative OXPs:
* Okti: [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14638&hilit=Coyote%27s+Run Coyote's Run]
* [[User:Smivs]]: [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8992 ToughGuys 2]
* [[User:Smivs]]: [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10300 Xeptatl's Sword]

[[Category:Authors]]

User:Cody

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Cody is the ingame name of a player of [[Oolite]]. He is author of both fanfiction set in the Oolite universe and [[OXP]]s. The fictional characters Coyote and El Viejo, the old man, are based on him.

==Fiction==
* ''Coyote'' - a ripping yarn set in the fifth octant
* ''Inside Straight'' - the sequel to ''Coyote''
* ''Kaxgar'' - the tale of a lost planet in peril
* ''Lucky Moran''

Cody's Oolite fiction may be downloaded [https://www.box.com/s/7ykrang6xmqausxp989e here].

==OXPs==

Cody's OXPs:
* [[Green Gecko]]

Collaborative OXPs:
* Okti: [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14638&hilit=Coyote%27s+Run Coyote's Run]
* [[User:Smivs]]: [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8992 ToughGuys 2]
* [[User:Smivs]]: [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10300 Xeptatl's Sword]

[[Category:Authors]]

Sector1/Aate

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{{System|Name=Aate|Sector=1|System=65|XPos=253|YPos=35|Location=in the two o'clock corner|Government=7|Economy=3|Techlevel=10|Population=4.7|Inhabitants=Human Colonials|Productivity=28952|PlanetRadius=6909|MapX=253|MapY=17}}

{{GalacticCatalogueEntry|Name=Aate|Sector=1|System=65|Description=The world Aate is scourged by killer mountain lobstoids.}}
== Witchspace Routes ==
There are 5 direct Witchspace Routes from/to Aate:
{{WitchspaceHeader}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Esbiza|Sector=1|System=12|Distance=3.6|Government=2|Economy=0|Techlevel=9|Population=3.5|Productivity=16800|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Soinuste|Sector=1|System=78|Distance=4.0|Government=0|Economy=2|Techlevel=6|Population=2.3|Productivity=5888|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Qudira|Sector=1|System=116|Distance=6.8|Government=0|Economy=7|Techlevel=1|Population=0.8|Productivity=768|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Inines|Sector=1|System=158|Distance=6.4|Government=4|Economy=0|Techlevel=13|Population=5.3|Productivity=33920|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Ribilebi|Sector=1|System=164|Distance=4.8|Government=4|Economy=3|Techlevel=7|Population=3.2|Productivity=14336|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceFooter}}
{{LocalAreaMapHeader|Name=Aate|Sector=1|X=253|Y=35|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Esbiza|RX=-9|RY=5|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Soinuste|RX=-9|RY=13|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Qudira|RX=-17|RY=4|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Inines|RX=-14|RY=-19|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Ribilebi|RX=-1|RY=-24|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapFooter}}
== Trade ==
{{PricelistEconomy3|LuxuriesNote=Aatese musical instruments}}
== OXPs ==

=== Galactic Navy ===
[[Image:Sector1 Navy Sector Command 13 SmallNavySectorMap.png|right]]This system falls under the responsibility of the [[Sector1/Navy Command Station 13|Navy Command Station 13]] in [[Sector1/Inines|Inines]]. ([[Galactic Navy OXP]])
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== Fiction ==
=== The Traders Almanach ===
{{QuoteText|Text=Once you've got more Credits to spend, this would be best: The top choice in Aate is to haul either memory banks or Aatese musical instruments to Qudira. Moreover, moving furs to Esbiza or Inines is also a viable alternative. Of lately, there have been piracy reports from Qudira.|Source=(Excerpt from: [[The Traders Almanach]] entry for 1:65)}}
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Sector2/Atxein

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{{System|Name=Atxein|Sector=2|System=255|XPos=24|YPos=152|Location=near the nine o'clock edge|Government=3|Economy=0|Techlevel=10|Population=4|Inhabitants=Human Colonials|Productivity=22400|PlanetRadius=3096|MapX=24|MapY=76}}

{{GalacticCatalogueEntry|Name=Atxein|Sector=2|System=255|Description=The world Atxein is very famous for its unusual sit coms but ravaged by lethal spotted batoids.}}
== Witchspace Routes ==
There are 3 direct Witchspace Routes from/to Atxein:
{{WitchspaceHeader}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Qurear|Sector=2|System=35|Distance=3.6|Government=5|Economy=3|Techlevel=9|Population=4.1|Productivity=20664|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Onenti|Sector=2|System=37|Distance=5.6|Government=0|Economy=7|Techlevel=3|Population=1.6|Productivity=1536|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Inoran|Sector=2|System=213|Distance=6.4|Government=0|Economy=2|Techlevel=7|Population=2.7|Productivity=6912|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceFooter}}
{{LocalAreaMapHeader|Name=Atxein|Sector=2|X=24|Y=152|Radius=3}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Qurear|RX=9|RY=-5|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Onenti|RX=14|RY=-11|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Inoran|RX=-3|RY=32|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapFooter}}
== Trade ==
{{PricelistEconomy0}}
== OXPs ==
=== Galactic Navy ===
[[Image:Sector2 Navy Sector Command 2 SmallNavySectorMap.png|right]]The Atxein system falls under the responsibility of the [[Sector2/Navy Command Station 2|Navy Command Station 2]] in [[Sector2/Laraisso|Laraisso]], two hops away. The shortest witchspace path to ComSec Station 2 in Laraisso is Atxein -(6.4LY)-> [[Sector2/Inoran|Inoran]] -(4.0LY)-> Laraisso. ([[Galactic Navy OXP]])
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== Fiction ==
=== The Traders Almanach ===
{{QuoteText|Text=When cash matters more than cargo capacity, I give you this advice: Whatever you buy, haul them to Onenti. And I would buy memory chips, machineries and Atxeinian furniture items made from real wood in that order for this trip. You'll get about 58 to 66% more in Onenti than you pay here for the stuff. Furthermore, some traders mentioned that piracy on the rise in Onenti.|Source=(Excerpt from: [[The Traders Almanach]] entry for 2:255)}} [[Category:The Traders Almanach|Atxein]]
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Sector1/Aanbiat

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{{System|Name=Aanbiat|Sector=1|System=156|XPos=91|YPos=47|Location=in the medium eleven o'clock direction|Government=6|Economy=7|Techlevel=7|Population=3.8|Inhabitants=Blue Fat Insects|Productivity=9120|PlanetRadius=6747|MapX=91|MapY=23}}

{{GalacticCatalogueEntry|Name=Aanbiat|Sector=1|System=156|Description=This planet is fabled for its ancient Aanbiatian Inet banana plantations.}}
== Witchspace Routes ==
There are 13 direct Witchspace Routes from/to Aanbiat:
{{WitchspaceHeader}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Riinus|Sector=1|System=11|Distance=0.8|Government=4|Economy=1|Techlevel=10|Population=4.2|Productivity=24192|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Inera|Sector=1|System=33|Distance=6.8|Government=7|Economy=0|Techlevel=14|Population=6.0|Productivity=52800|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Xeaqu|Sector=1|System=52|Distance=5.2|Government=0|Economy=6|Techlevel=2|Population=1.1|Productivity=1408|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Ororqu|Sector=1|System=54|Distance=4.8|Government=6|Economy=1|Techlevel=12|Population=5.2|Productivity=37440|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Esredice|Sector=1|System=106|Distance=6.4|Government=1|Economy=2|Techlevel=8|Population=3.2|Productivity=10240|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Usatqura|Sector=1|System=109|Distance=2.8|Government=6|Economy=7|Techlevel=5|Population=3.0|Productivity=7200|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Raale|Sector=1|System=123|Distance=3.6|Government=0|Economy=7|Techlevel=2|Population=1.2|Productivity=1152|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Gelaed|Sector=1|System=127|Distance=5.6|Government=1|Economy=3|Techlevel=9|Population=3.7|Productivity=10360|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Diquer|Sector=1|System=130|Distance=6.8|Government=3|Economy=5|Techlevel=5|Population=2.5|Productivity=7000|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Sotiera|Sector=1|System=137|Distance=4.8|Government=1|Economy=6|Techlevel=4|Population=2.0|Productivity=3200|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Dizaoner|Sector=1|System=166|Distance=5.6|Government=2|Economy=1|Techlevel=9|Population=3.6|Productivity=15552|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Esveor|Sector=1|System=172|Distance=1.2|Government=2|Economy=4|Techlevel=5|Population=2.3|Productivity=6624|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Rexebe|Sector=1|System=232|Distance=6.4|Government=7|Economy=1|Techlevel=13|Population=5.7|Productivity=45144|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceFooter}}
{{LocalAreaMapHeader|Name=Aanbiat|Sector=1|X=91|Y=47|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Riinus|RX=2|RY=2|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Inera|RX=-9|RY=-31|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Xeaqu|RX=13|RY=-11|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Ororqu|RX=11|RY=10|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Esredice|RX=-6|RY=-31|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Usatqura|RX=6|RY=-8|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Raale|RX=2|RY=-18|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Gelaed|RX=4|RY=-28|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Diquer|RX=13|RY=22|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Sotiera|RX=-10|RY=-17|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Dizaoner|RX=-14|RY=-6|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Esveor|RX=-3|RY=5|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Rexebe|RX=7|RY=-30|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapFooter}}
== Trade ==
{{PricelistEconomy7|FoodNote=Aanbiatian Inet banana breads}}
== OXPs ==

=== Galactic Navy ===
[[Image:Sector1 Navy Sector Command 6 SmallNavySectorMap.png|right]]This system falls under the responsibility of the [[Sector1/Navy Command Station 6|Navy Command Station 6]] in [[Sector1/Usatqura|Usatqura]]. ([[Galactic Navy OXP]])
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== Fiction ==
=== The Traders Almanach ===
{{QuoteText|Text=When cash matters more than cargo capacity, I give you this advice: You can't do anything wrong with buying Aanbiatian Inet banana breads here. You've got the choice to move them to Inera for a quite nice 230 to 260% profit, with Riinus, Ororqu, Dizaoner, or Rexebe being the second choice in destinations and Esredice last. Trading in Esredice is quite dangerous for beginners. Some people like this stuff, but I found the banana bread way to sweet for my taste. Beside the banana bread, Aanbiat offers a nice milk run opportunity to and from Inera, with both systems being relatively safe for the ambitioned trader.|Source=(Excerpt from: [[The Traders Almanach]] entry for 1:156)}} [[Category:The Traders Almanach|Aanbiat]]
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Sector1/Aate

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{{System|Name=Aate|Sector=1|System=65|XPos=253|YPos=35|Location=in the two o'clock corner|Government=7|Economy=3|Techlevel=10|Population=4.7|Inhabitants=Human Colonials|Productivity=28952|PlanetRadius=6909|MapX=253|MapY=17}}

{{GalacticCatalogueEntry|Name=Aate|Sector=1|System=65|Description=The world Aate is scourged by killer mountain lobstoids.}}
== Witchspace Routes ==
There are 5 direct Witchspace Routes from/to Aate:
{{WitchspaceHeader}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Esbiza|Sector=1|System=12|Distance=3.6|Government=2|Economy=0|Techlevel=9|Population=3.5|Productivity=16800|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Soinuste|Sector=1|System=78|Distance=4.0|Government=0|Economy=2|Techlevel=6|Population=2.3|Productivity=5888|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Qudira|Sector=1|System=116|Distance=6.8|Government=0|Economy=7|Techlevel=1|Population=0.8|Productivity=768|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Inines|Sector=1|System=158|Distance=6.4|Government=4|Economy=0|Techlevel=13|Population=5.3|Productivity=33920|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Ribilebi|Sector=1|System=164|Distance=4.8|Government=4|Economy=3|Techlevel=7|Population=3.2|Productivity=14336|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceFooter}}
{{LocalAreaMapHeader|Name=Aate|Sector=1|X=253|Y=35|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Esbiza|RX=-9|RY=5|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Soinuste|RX=-9|RY=13|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Qudira|RX=-17|RY=4|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Inines|RX=-14|RY=-19|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Ribilebi|RX=-1|RY=-24|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapFooter}}
== Trade ==
{{PricelistEconomy3|LuxuriesNote=Aatese musical instruments}}
== OXPs ==

=== Galactic Navy ===
[[Image:Sector1 Navy Sector Command 13 SmallNavySectorMap.png|right]]This system falls under the responsibility of the [[Sector1/Navy Command Station 13|Navy Command Station 13]] in [[Sector1/Inines|Inines]]. ([[Galactic Navy OXP]])
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== Fiction ==
=== The Traders Almanach ===
{{QuoteText|Text=Once you've got more Credits to spend, this would be best: The top choice in Aate is to haul either memory banks or Aatese musical instruments to Qudira. Moreover, moveing furs to Esbiza or Inines is also a viable alternative. Of lately, there have been piracy reports from Qudira.|Source=(Excerpt from: [[The Traders Almanach]] entry for 1:65)}}
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Sector1/Aesbion

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{{System|Name=Aesbion|Sector=1|System=50|XPos=45|YPos=139|Location=in the medium nine o'clock direction|Government=7|Economy=3|Techlevel=10|Population=4.7|Inhabitants=Green Frogs|Productivity=28952|PlanetRadius=6701|MapX=45|MapY=69}}

{{GalacticCatalogueEntry|Name=Aesbion|Sector=1|System=50|Description=The planet Aesbion is cursed by dreadful civil war.}}
== Witchspace Routes ==
There are 4 direct Witchspace Routes from/to Aesbion:
{{WitchspaceHeader}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Isence|Sector=1|System=35|Distance=3.2|Government=2|Economy=0|Techlevel=9|Population=3.5|Productivity=16800|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Aronar|Sector=1|System=73|Distance=4.8|Government=1|Economy=2|Techlevel=8|Population=3.2|Productivity=10240|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Eninre|Sector=1|System=180|Distance=6.4|Government=0|Economy=2|Techlevel=9|Population=3.5|Productivity=8960|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Zarece|Sector=1|System=186|Distance=4.0|Government=5|Economy=7|Techlevel=5|Population=2.9|Productivity=6264|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceFooter}}
{{LocalAreaMapHeader|Name=Aesbion|Sector=1|X=45|Y=139|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Isence|RX=7|RY=-11|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Aronar|RX=8|RY=21|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Eninre|RX=2|RY=-33|Radius=3}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Zarece|RX=4|RY=-20|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapFooter}}
== Trade ==
{{PricelistEconomy3}}
== OXPs ==

=== Famous Planets ===
[[image:Aesbion (Animation).gif|right]]
[[Image:Aesbionmap.jpg|left|thumb| ''Aesbion map with warzones'']]
The planet Aesbion is a planet with difficult living conditions. The weather is humid and storms are an almost constant factor. Furthermore conflict between the green frogs of Aesbion has been raging for thousands of years now and the fact that the planet is a Corporate State doesn't make it any better: corporate wars are notoriously savage. Luckily for the visitor this war is confined to the surface, for the time being. ([[Famous Planets OXP]]) [[Category:Famous Planets|Aesbion]]
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=== Galactic Navy ===
[[Image:Sector1 Navy Sector Command 4 SmallNavySectorMap.png|right]]This system falls under the responsibility of the [[Sector1/Navy Command Station 4|Navy Command Station 4]] in [[Sector1/Tibionis|Tibionis]]. ([[Galactic Navy OXP]])
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== Fiction ==
=== Routes and Regions ===
==== Spaceway L1 ====
[[Image:Sector1 Spaceway L1 SmallRouteMap.png|right|Spaceway L1]]The [[Sector1/Spaceway L1 (Route)|Spaceway L1]] passes through this system, coming from [[Sector1/Zarece|Zarece]] and going to [[Sector1/Aronar|Aronar]].
[[Category:Sector1/Spaceway L1|Aesbion]]
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=== Rough Guide ===
The [[Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]] also has an entry on [[Aesbion (Rough Guide)|Aesbion]].
{{QuoteText|Text=Regardless of how he feels about GalCop when he's being chased by a blue-light-flashing Viper while carrying a full cargo hold of Benulobiweed, deep down in his heart the average spacer has at least a grudging respect for the system because it /works/. The Galactic Cooperative of Worlds polices the spaceways and provides neutral markets where spacers can trade without being hassled by planet-bound authorities (for which we all should be thankful; heaven /knows/ that GalCop regulations are hassle enough...), in exchange for which they let the local administrations--or lack thereof--run the planets however they see fit. While this setup isn't perfect, it does make traveling among the stars considerably safer. Only very rarely has GalCop ever needed to directly intervene in the affairs of its member planets, but when it does, it brings its full strength to bear, as the example of Aesbion clearly demonstrates.|Source=Excerpt from "Rough Guide to the Ooniverse: Aesbion"}}
[[Category:Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]]
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=== The Traders Almanach ===
{{QuoteText|Text=If the limiting factor is the size of the cargo bay, you've got to get the best gain per unit: The top choice in Aesbion is to move either microprocessors or luxuries to Zarece. I'd say those microprocessors I mentioned are a good choice, indeed, and will probably sell with a profit of 22 Credits for each and every ton you move. Besides, transporting Aesbionian coats to Isence is also a viable alternative. What's more, your ship should have more than a normal pulse laser if you want to trade in Isence. "Fighting like a green frog from Aesbion" is a proverb well known through the galaxy. If you've seen their war, you know that this is not an overstatement.|Source=(Excerpt from: [[The Traders Almanach]] entry for 1:50)}}
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Sector1/Vetitice

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{{System|Name=Vetitice|Sector=1|System=100|XPos=105|YPos=152|Location=in the near seven o'clock direction|Government=4|Economy=0|Techlevel=11|Population=4.5|Inhabitants=Human Colonials|Productivity=28800|PlanetRadius=4457|MapX=105|MapY=76}}

{{GalacticCatalogueEntry|Name=Vetitice|Sector=1|System=100|Description=This world is very well known for Vetiticeian lethal brandy and its great parking meters.}}
== Witchspace Routes ==
There are 6 direct Witchspace Routes from/to Vetitice:
{{WitchspaceHeader}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Atrabiin|Sector=1|System=29|Distance=5.6|Government=2|Economy=2|Techlevel=7|Population=2.9|Productivity=11136|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Anarlaqu|Sector=1|System=42|Distance=5.2|Government=1|Economy=7|Techlevel=5|Population=2.5|Productivity=3000|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Xeeranre|Sector=1|System=93|Distance=4.0|Government=2|Economy=4|Techlevel=6|Population=2.7|Productivity=7776|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Ribiso|Sector=1|System=115|Distance=4.0|Government=6|Economy=6|Techlevel=6|Population=3.3|Productivity=10560|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Inonri|Sector=1|System=139|Distance=3.6|Government=4|Economy=1|Techlevel=11|Population=4.6|Productivity=26496|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceEntry|Name=Mariar|Sector=1|System=225|Distance=6.0|Government=7|Economy=2|Techlevel=10|Population=4.6|Productivity=32384|Routes=}}
{{WitchspaceFooter}}
{{LocalAreaMapHeader|Name=Vetitice|Sector=1|X=105|Y=152|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Atrabiin|RX=-9|RY=-22|Radius=3}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Anarlaqu|RX=6|RY=-25|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Xeeranre|RX=0|RY=-20|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Ribiso|RX=-8|RY=14|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Inonri|RX=9|RY=9|Radius=5}}{{LocalAreaMapEntry|Name=Mariar|RX=-9|RY=26|Radius=4}}{{LocalAreaMapFooter}}
== Trade ==
{{PricelistEconomy0|FoodNote=Vetiticeian lethal brandy|FirearmsNote=Vetiticese duel pistols}}

== OXPs ==

=== Famous Planets ===
[[image:Vetitice (Animation).gif|right]]The planet Vetitice is well-known for its luxury parking meters. Vetitice is also renowned as the home of [[GASEC]], the manufacturer and supplier of Coriolis, Dodo and Ico space stations. Travellers visit Vetice from all over the eight galaxies to witness the construction of these massive structures. ([[Famous Planets OXP]]) [[Category:Famous Planets|Vetitice]]
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=== Galactic Navy ===
[[Image:Sector1 Navy Sector Command 7 SmallNavySectorMap.png|right]]This system falls under the responsibility of the [[Sector1/Navy Command Station 7|Navy Command Station 7]] in [[Sector1/Maxeedso|Maxeedso]]. ([[Galactic Navy OXP]])
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== Fiction ==
=== Routes and Regions ===
==== GalCenter G1 ====
[[Image:Sector1 GalCenter G1 SmallRegionMap.png|right|GalCenter G1]]Vetitice is a member of the [[Sector1/GalCenter G1 (Region)|GalCenter G1]] region. [[Category:Sector1/GalCenter G1|Vetitice]]
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=== The Traders Almanach ===
{{QuoteText|Text=When cash matters more than cargo capacity, I give you this advice: You can't do anything wrong with buying memory chips here. You've got the choice to move them to Anarlaqu - in Anarlaqu, they get you a decent profit of 60 to 67% -, with Ribiso being the second choice in destinations and Xeeranre last. For bounty and glory try Anarlaqu, where dangerous pirates have been reported.|Source=(Excerpt from: [[The Traders Almanach]] entry for 1:100)}} [[Category:The Traders Almanach|Vetitice]]
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== Discussions ==

=== Capitals ===

I noticed that capital letters are used on Elite Wiki in article titles and headers indiscriminately, like the Americans do, not just for proper nouns. I even made a note about this in the [[EliteWiki:Manual of Style|MoS]]. By the way, in the most contradictory way, on Wikipedia this is not allowed and proper capitalsation rules must be followed in all titles and headers. Do we want to keep things as they are, or do we want to implement the rules from Wikipedia here as well and try to change to correct usage of capital letters? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:43, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Community portal ===

The navigation pane on the left has a link to [[EliteWiki:Community portal]], which was an empty page till I recently directed it here, to the Village pump. We also have a page [[EliteWiki:Community Portal]] (note the capitalisation), which actually looks more like a portal. So perhaps it would be a good idea to have the link in the navigation pane redirect there. On the other side, the Village pump is a very important page, IMHO, where all kinds of proposals can be discussed, and it is a good idea to have it in the navigation pane.

I think we can resolve this by moving "EliteWiki:Community Portal" to "EliteWiki:Community portal" (which only an admin can do), and have it link "Community portal" in the navigation pane point there, and then add a link to the Village pump to the navigation pane. We could also replace the link to "Current events", which IMHO is not needed, by a link to the "Village pump". We could also keep things as is, i.e. have the link to "Community portal" point to the Village pump, and no link to the [[EliteWiki:Community portal]] in the navigation pane. Your opinions please. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:11, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Main page ===

See [[Proposed change to the main page]], which I warmly recommend to implement. Note, btw, that not I created that article, and as a matter of fact, I think it should be deleted, since proposals like this should be made on the talkpage or on a userpage, and not in main article namespace. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:03, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Please help merge article ===

Please help merge [[Elite 4 known facts]] into [[Elite: Dangerous]] now that the latter is known to be the official name of the new game. Preferably somebody who knows the game and knows what is fact and isn't. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 06:28, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

=== WikiMedia ===

There are no dropdown suggestions for searches. See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Enabling_autocomplete_in_search_box Manual:Enabling autocomplete in search box] on how to enable this.

There are no references on Wikipedia. I mean, the <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> tags don't work. Apparently the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite Cite Extension] has not been installed. I am not sure we need/want to use real references, and that is a question in its own right.

I tried sorting articles in categories per subpage, see [[Template:Quote The Traders Almanach]], however, it doesn't work on EliteWiki, even though on Wikipedia it works. Do we have [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgNamespacesWithSubpages subpages] enabled on all namespaces? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:50, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Userfy ===

I think the following pages should be userfied, i.e. moved to user subpages. I have posted on their discussion pages, but I wanted to centralise discussion.
* [[Thargoid-OXZs]]
* [[Jaguar Company/Version History]]
[[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 20:07, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Galaxy Guide ===

[[Autogenerated Galaxy Guide]] should be moved to EliteWiki namespace, since it is a project page, as stated clearly in the very first sentence of that article. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:54, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

=== User profiles ===

What about articles like [[Break]], which was in [[:Category:Real People]]; [[User:RyanHoots/Commander Ryan Hoots]], [[User:Tricky/Commander Tricky]], which are in [[:Category:User]]; and all the articles in [[:Category:Profile]]. Are these all user profiles? If so, let's put them all in [[:Category:Profiles]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 07:38, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

: Update: it seems only one of the articles in [[:Category:Profile]] was a user profile, the other 8 were fictional characters. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 07:53, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Reminder ===

Can some admin please delete all the pages that need to be deleted? See the template above. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 05:42, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

: Update: I had a look at who are [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop admins], and I noticed that none of the 5 admins has edited EliteWiki for the last year, and one of them made a total of [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Special:Contributions/Star_Gazer 11 edits] over 5 years ago. I see I'm going to have to be patient. :) [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 12:22, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Yep. And I doubt that anybody reads this. Your best bet is to contact Maik through the [http://aegidian.org/bb/index.php Oolite-BB]. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 16:41, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

::: By the way, I think it would be a good idea to de-sysop at least that one editor who never really edited. Probably was a mistake he was made admin. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 09:24, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

::: I contacted Maik. He said he'll look at all of my proposals as soon as he has the opportunity. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:50, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Wikipedia ===

I propose to move all the articles in the Wikipedia namespace to EliteWiki namespace and to delete the Wikipedia namespace. This is not Wikipedia, after all, but the EliteWiki, and that is why our default namespace should be EliteWiki. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 05:41, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

:Sounds good. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 16:37, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Done. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 17:30, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Rough Guide ===

We have two parallel categories: [[:Category:Rough Guide on the Ooniverse]] (using "on") and [[:Category:Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]] (using "to"). The main article is at [[Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]], which is the actual title with "to". Can we merge the "on" category into the "to" category? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 23:18, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: By the way, this was also the intention of the first poster on [[Category talk:Rough Guide on the Ooniverse]], which was not understood by the second editor there. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 06:04, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Done. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:51, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Account creation ===

The main page says: Important note - Due to the increasing number of spam accounts, new account creation has been disabled. If you want an account, please send a PM via the Oolite Bulletin Board to 'maik'.

I would replace that by: Important note - Due to the increasing number of spam accounts, new account creation has been disabled. If you want an account, please follow the instructions at [[Wikipedia:How to created an account]]. Or: ...please follow the instructions [[Wikipedia:How to create an account|here]].

At that page I would add a bit about that they'll have to create and account at the Oolite Bulletin Board, if they don't have one. About how to find maik. That they'll have to post something somewhere before they'll be able to write maik a private message. Things like that, which I found a bit confusing when I went through the steps. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:54, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

'''Note''': this post is outdated in view of my [[Proposed change to the main page]], see [[#Main page]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:46, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Go button ===

I think that [[Wikipedia:Go button]] is a bit redundant. For beginners it is too detailed and complicated, and more experienced users will not need it. I recommend to delete it.

Regarding the search function. I noticed that the "search" field does not show any suggestions. Can functionality like that be added? That would also make instructions regarding capitalization superfluous. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:47, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Fiction ===

The [[:Category:Fiction|Fiction category]] lacks a definition, and seems to include both works of fiction, authors, fictional characters and entities, and [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Iron_Ass&diff=50314&oldid=1960 until recently] terms. I think this category should be diffused into the appropriate story categories (like [[:Category:Elite stories|Elite stories]], [[:Category:Frontier stories|Frontier stories]] and [[:Category:Oolite stories|Oolite stories]]), and the to be created [[:Category:Authors]], [[:Category:Fictional people]] and [[:Category:Fictional organisations]] (or simply [[:Category:People]] and [[:Category:Organisations]]) categories. Would that make sense? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:40, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: I started implementing this. By the way, [[:Category:Factual]] is even more vague in definition and scope. I think we should strive to move all articles in it to other, more appropriate categories (partly to be created still). [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 18:48, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

: I finished cleaning out the Fiction category. One of the things I did was create [[:Category:The Traders Almanach]]. There are literally hundreds of articles that have a section about [[The Traders Almanach]], and need this category added. See [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Sector1/Vetitice&diff=51626&oldid=26883 this edit] for an example how to do best this. Please help. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 22:41, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Top or bottom ===

On Wikipedia it is customary to add new discussions to the bottom. Here I saw the opposite: the newer discussions are above the older ones. There is even a specific instruction to that extent, see above. Is that the way we want to keep it, or do we want to conform with the Wikipedia custom in this regards? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 19:38, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: I think scrolling through >2 years old topics is not really helpful and I would stick with 'new on top'. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:48, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

:: I get your point. At the same time, all of Wikipedia does it, and on pages that are significantly longer than here. Please also check your talkpage, where I crated a section by pressing the "+" button, and you'll see that the WikiMedia default is to create new section at the bottom of a page. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 17:35, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Ooniverse ===

I thought it might be prudent to create a category for the Ooniverse-related stuff, and make Fiction a subcategory of this. For example, I have this idea of moving the Rough Guide to the Ooniverse stuff and even creating some more Oocanon for us. Thoughts? [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 13:40, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

:Actually, I see that the Guide is listed under Fiction, so maybe I'll start moving the Oocanon stuff there... [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 16:47, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

=== Dynamic Ship List ===

Some pages are inserting multiple entries in [[Dynamic_Ship_List_(Oolite)]] which renders its sorting functionality useless. Either remove the SMW template from these pages or split in single pages which can be transcluded? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 09:56, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

=== EliteWiki namespace ===

Some OXP related pages are using the EliteWiki namespace (e.g. [[EliteWiki:The SunBat Line]]). Move? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 09:56, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:The same applies for the other WIKI related namespaces (e.g. Wikipedia), etc. I also think that the redirects for Oolite, FFE, etc. related pages in that namespace should be removed. Opinions? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:00, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
:: Should definitely be moved. Done, see [[The SunBat Line]]. I found no other. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 22:44, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

=== OXPs in Oolite category ===

What is the proposed approach for OXPs - placing them in the [[:Category:Oolite]] or not? >90% of the OXPs do not push into it. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:The same applies for Fiction. Fiction has a own main category and a subcategory in Oolite, so removing the category Oolite from these pages is probably the way here. Mixing different approaches for navigation trees is not really that helpful. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 20:18, 5 May 2013 (BST)

=== Template mess ===

We currently have quite a few different templates to place pages in categories. Some are using the the OXP-in-category template, others are simply using the passed parameter. Time to stick with one approach, I'd think. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:I've also seen that some templates (e.g. HUD-OXP) have been cleared. What should this be? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 14:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

=== Wanted pages ===

[[:Special:WantedPages]] contains a lot of requested articles. Some are lurking there for several years. Specially Classic, FFE and FE2 stuff hasn't been touched for ages. Should we go and simply turn the links in plain text? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:I've filled out some wanted articles recently but I don't know enough about Classic/FE2/FFE to do anything. I guess we need to find someone who knows his Elite history? [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 13:40, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

[[Category:Elite Wiki]]

Elite Wiki:Village pump

2016-02-14T14:52:00Z

Debresser: /* Top or bottom */ Explain better.

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| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Citations needed}}
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| [[:Category:Deletion_requests|Deletion requests]]
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| [[:Category:Unclassified_OXPs|Unclassified OXPs]]
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Most of the discussions around the EliteWiki happen on the [http://aegidian.org/bb/index.php Oolite Bulletin Board] these days.

New topics should be placed on top.

If you drop in the discussions here, please sign your message (like this: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>).

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== Discussions ==

=== Capitals ===

I noticed that capital letters are used on Elite Wiki in article titles and headers indiscriminately, like the Americans do, not just for proper nouns. I even made a note about this in the [[EliteWiki:Manual of Style|MoS]]. By the way, in the most contradictory way, on Wikipedia this is not allowed and proper capitalsation rules must be followed in all titles and headers. Do we want to keep things as they are, or do we want to implement the rules from Wikipedia here as well and try to change to correct usage of capital letters? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:43, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Community portal ===

The navigation pane on the left has a link to [[EliteWiki:Community portal]], which was an empty page till I recently directed it here, to the Village pump. We also have a page [[EliteWiki:Community Portal]] (note the capitalisation), which actually looks more like a portal. So perhaps it would be a good idea to have the link in the navigation pane redirect there. On the other side, the Village pump is a very important page, IMHO, where all kinds of proposals can be discussed, and it is a good idea to have it in the navigation pane.

I think we can resolve this by moving "EliteWiki:Community Portal" to "EliteWiki:Community portal" (which only an admin can do), and have it link "Community portal" in the navigation pane point there, and then add a link to the Village pump to the navigation pane. We could also replace the link to "Current events", which IMHO is not needed, by a link to the "Village pump". We could also keep things as is, i.e. have the link to "Community portal" point to the Village pump, and no link to the [[EliteWiki:Community portal]] in the navigation pane. Your opinions please. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:11, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Main page ===

See [[Proposed change to the main page]], which I warmly recommend to implement. Note, btw, that not I created that article, and as a matter of fact, I think it should be deleted, since proposals like this should be made on the talkpage or on a userpage, and not in main article namespace. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:03, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Please help merge article ===

Please help merge [[Elite 4 known facts]] into [[Elite: Dangerous]] now that the latter is known to be the official name of the new game. Preferably somebody who knows the game and knows what is fact and isn't. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 06:28, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

=== WikiMedia ===

There are no dropdown suggestions for searches. See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Enabling_autocomplete_in_search_box Manual:Enabling autocomplete in search box] on how to enable this.

There are no references on Wikipedia. I mean, the <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> tags don't work. Apparently the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite Cite Extension] has not been installed. I am not sure we need/want to use real references, and that is a question in its own right.

I tried sorting articles in categories per subpage, see [[Template:Quote The Traders Almanach]], however, it doesn't work on EliteWiki, even though on Wikipedia it works. Do we have [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgNamespacesWithSubpages subpages] enabled on all namespaces? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:50, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Userfy ===

I think the following pages should be userfied, i.e. moved to user subpages. I have posted on their discussion pages, but I wanted to centralise discussion.
* [[Thargoid-OXZs]]
* [[Jaguar Company/Version History]]
[[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 20:07, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Galaxy Guide ===

[[Autogenerated Galaxy Guide]] should be moved to EliteWiki namespace, since it is a project page, as stated clearly in the very first sentence of that article. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:54, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

=== User profiles ===

What about articles like [[Break]], which was in [[:Category:Real People]]; [[User:RyanHoots/Commander Ryan Hoots]], [[User:Tricky/Commander Tricky]], which are in [[:Category:User]]; and all the articles in [[:Category:Profile]]. Are these all user profiles? If so, let's put them all in [[:Category:Profiles]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 07:38, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

: Update: it seems only one of the articles in [[:Category:Profile]] was a user profile, the other 8 were fictional characters. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 07:53, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Reminder ===

Can some admin please delete all the pages that need to be deleted? See the template above. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 05:42, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

: Update: I had a look at who are [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop admins], and I noticed that none of the 5 admins has edited EliteWiki for the last year, and one of them made a total of [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Special:Contributions/Star_Gazer 11 edits] over 5 years ago. I see I'm going to have to be patient. :) [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 12:22, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Yep. And I doubt that anybody reads this. Your best bet is to contact Maik through the [http://aegidian.org/bb/index.php Oolite-BB]. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 16:41, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

::: By the way, I think it would be a good idea to de-sysop at least that one editor who never really edited. Probably was a mistake he was made admin. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 09:24, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

::: I contacted Maik. He said he'll look at all of my proposals as soon as he has the opportunity. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:50, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Wikipedia ===

I propose to move all the articles in the Wikipedia namespace to EliteWiki namespace and to delete the Wikipedia namespace. This is not Wikipedia, after all, but the EliteWiki, and that is why our default namespace should be EliteWiki. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 05:41, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

:Sounds good. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 16:37, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Done. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 17:30, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Rough Guide ===

We have two parallel categories: [[:Category:Rough Guide on the Ooniverse]] (using "on") and [[:Category:Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]] (using "to"). The main article is at [[Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]], which is the actual title with "to". Can we merge the "on" category into the "to" category? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 23:18, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: By the way, this was also the intention of the first poster on [[Category talk:Rough Guide on the Ooniverse]], which was not understood by the second editor there. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 06:04, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Done. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:51, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Account creation ===

The main page says: Important note - Due to the increasing number of spam accounts, new account creation has been disabled. If you want an account, please send a PM via the Oolite Bulletin Board to 'maik'.

I would replace that by: Important note - Due to the increasing number of spam accounts, new account creation has been disabled. If you want an account, please follow the instructions at [[Wikipedia:How to created an account]]. Or: ...please follow the instructions [[Wikipedia:How to create an account|here]].

At that page I would add a bit about that they'll have to create and account at the Oolite Bulletin Board, if they don't have one. About how to find maik. That they'll have to post something somewhere before they'll be able to write maik a private message. Things like that, which I found a bit confusing when I went through the steps. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:54, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

'''Note''': this post is outdated in view of my [[Proposed change to the main page]], see [[#Main page]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:46, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Go button ===

I think that [[Wikipedia:Go button]] is a bit redundant. For beginners it is too detailed and complicated, and more experienced users will not need it. I recommend to delete it.

Regarding the search function. I noticed that the "search" field does not show any suggestions. Can functionality like that be added? That would also make instructions regarding capitalization superfluous. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:47, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Fiction ===

The [[:Category:Fiction|Fiction category]] lacks a definition, and seems to include both works of fiction, authors, fictional characters and entities, and [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Iron_Ass&diff=50314&oldid=1960 until recently] terms. I think this category should be diffused into the appropriate story categories (like [[:Category:Elite stories|Elite stories]], [[:Category:Frontier stories|Frontier stories]] and [[:Category:Oolite stories|Oolite stories]]), and the to be created [[:Category:Authors]], [[:Category:Fictional people]] and [[:Category:Fictional organisations]] (or simply [[:Category:People]] and [[:Category:Organisations]]) categories. Would that make sense? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:40, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: I started implementing this. By the way, [[:Category:Factual]] is even more vague in definition and scope. I think we should strive to move all articles in it to other, more appropriate categories (partly to be created still). [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 18:48, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

: I finished cleaning out the Fiction category. One of the things I did was create [[:Category:The Traders Almanac]]. There are literally hundreds of articles that have a section about [[The Traders Almanac]], and need this category added. See [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Sector1/Vetitice&diff=51626&oldid=26883 this edit] for an example how to do this. Please help. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 22:41, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Top or bottom ===

On Wikipedia it is customary to add new discussions to the bottom. Here I saw the opposite: the newer discussions are above the older ones. There is even a specific instruction to that extent, see above. Is that the way we want to keep it, or do we want to conform with the Wikipedia custom in this regards? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 19:38, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: I think scrolling through >2 years old topics is not really helpful and I would stick with 'new on top'. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:48, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

:: I get your point. At the same time, all of Wikipedia does it, and on pages that are significantly longer than here. Please also check your talkpage, where I crated a section by pressing the "+" button, and you'll see that the WikiMedia default is to create new section at the bottom of a page. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 17:35, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Ooniverse ===

I thought it might be prudent to create a category for the Ooniverse-related stuff, and make Fiction a subcategory of this. For example, I have this idea of moving the Rough Guide to the Ooniverse stuff and even creating some more Oocanon for us. Thoughts? [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 13:40, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

:Actually, I see that the Guide is listed under Fiction, so maybe I'll start moving the Oocanon stuff there... [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 16:47, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

=== Dynamic Ship List ===

Some pages are inserting multiple entries in [[Dynamic_Ship_List_(Oolite)]] which renders its sorting functionality useless. Either remove the SMW template from these pages or split in single pages which can be transcluded? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 09:56, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

=== EliteWiki namespace ===

Some OXP related pages are using the EliteWiki namespace (e.g. [[EliteWiki:The SunBat Line]]). Move? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 09:56, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:The same applies for the other WIKI related namespaces (e.g. Wikipedia), etc. I also think that the redirects for Oolite, FFE, etc. related pages in that namespace should be removed. Opinions? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:00, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
:: Should definitely be moved. Done, see [[The SunBat Line]]. I found no other. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 22:44, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

=== OXPs in Oolite category ===

What is the proposed approach for OXPs - placing them in the [[:Category:Oolite]] or not? >90% of the OXPs do not push into it. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:The same applies for Fiction. Fiction has a own main category and a subcategory in Oolite, so removing the category Oolite from these pages is probably the way here. Mixing different approaches for navigation trees is not really that helpful. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 20:18, 5 May 2013 (BST)

=== Template mess ===

We currently have quite a few different templates to place pages in categories. Some are using the the OXP-in-category template, others are simply using the passed parameter. Time to stick with one approach, I'd think. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:I've also seen that some templates (e.g. HUD-OXP) have been cleared. What should this be? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 14:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

=== Wanted pages ===

[[:Special:WantedPages]] contains a lot of requested articles. Some are lurking there for several years. Specially Classic, FFE and FE2 stuff hasn't been touched for ages. Should we go and simply turn the links in plain text? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:I've filled out some wanted articles recently but I don't know enough about Classic/FE2/FFE to do anything. I guess we need to find someone who knows his Elite history? [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 13:40, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

[[Category:Elite Wiki]]

Elite Wiki:Village pump

2016-02-14T14:51:18Z

Debresser: /* Rough Guide */ THis is done.

{| class="wikitable" align="right"
|-
! What
! Number
|-
| [[:Category:Broken_download_link|Broken download link]]
| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Broken download link}}
|-
| [[:Category:Citations_needed|Citations needed]]
| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Citations needed}}
|-
| [[:Category:Deletion_requests|Deletion requests]]
| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Deletion requests}}
|-
| [[:Category:Unclassified_OXPs|Unclassified OXPs]]
| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unclassified OXPs}}
|-
| [[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]]
| {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Stubs}}
|}

Most of the discussions around the EliteWiki happen on the [http://aegidian.org/bb/index.php Oolite Bulletin Board] these days.

New topics should be placed on top.

If you drop in the discussions here, please sign your message (like this: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>).

__TOC__

{{Clear}}

== Discussions ==

=== Capitals ===

I noticed that capital letters are used on Elite Wiki in article titles and headers indiscriminately, like the Americans do, not just for proper nouns. I even made a note about this in the [[EliteWiki:Manual of Style|MoS]]. By the way, in the most contradictory way, on Wikipedia this is not allowed and proper capitalsation rules must be followed in all titles and headers. Do we want to keep things as they are, or do we want to implement the rules from Wikipedia here as well and try to change to correct usage of capital letters? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:43, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Community portal ===

The navigation pane on the left has a link to [[EliteWiki:Community portal]], which was an empty page till I recently directed it here, to the Village pump. We also have a page [[EliteWiki:Community Portal]] (note the capitalisation), which actually looks more like a portal. So perhaps it would be a good idea to have the link in the navigation pane redirect there. On the other side, the Village pump is a very important page, IMHO, where all kinds of proposals can be discussed, and it is a good idea to have it in the navigation pane.

I think we can resolve this by moving "EliteWiki:Community Portal" to "EliteWiki:Community portal" (which only an admin can do), and have it link "Community portal" in the navigation pane point there, and then add a link to the Village pump to the navigation pane. We could also replace the link to "Current events", which IMHO is not needed, by a link to the "Village pump". We could also keep things as is, i.e. have the link to "Community portal" point to the Village pump, and no link to the [[EliteWiki:Community portal]] in the navigation pane. Your opinions please. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:11, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Main page ===

See [[Proposed change to the main page]], which I warmly recommend to implement. Note, btw, that not I created that article, and as a matter of fact, I think it should be deleted, since proposals like this should be made on the talkpage or on a userpage, and not in main article namespace. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:03, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Please help merge article ===

Please help merge [[Elite 4 known facts]] into [[Elite: Dangerous]] now that the latter is known to be the official name of the new game. Preferably somebody who knows the game and knows what is fact and isn't. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 06:28, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

=== WikiMedia ===

There are no dropdown suggestions for searches. See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Enabling_autocomplete_in_search_box Manual:Enabling autocomplete in search box] on how to enable this.

There are no references on Wikipedia. I mean, the <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> tags don't work. Apparently the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite Cite Extension] has not been installed. I am not sure we need/want to use real references, and that is a question in its own right.

I tried sorting articles in categories per subpage, see [[Template:Quote The Traders Almanach]], however, it doesn't work on EliteWiki, even though on Wikipedia it works. Do we have [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgNamespacesWithSubpages subpages] enabled on all namespaces? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:50, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Userfy ===

I think the following pages should be userfied, i.e. moved to user subpages. I have posted on their discussion pages, but I wanted to centralise discussion.
* [[Thargoid-OXZs]]
* [[Jaguar Company/Version History]]
[[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 20:07, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Galaxy Guide ===

[[Autogenerated Galaxy Guide]] should be moved to EliteWiki namespace, since it is a project page, as stated clearly in the very first sentence of that article. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:54, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

=== User profiles ===

What about articles like [[Break]], which was in [[:Category:Real People]]; [[User:RyanHoots/Commander Ryan Hoots]], [[User:Tricky/Commander Tricky]], which are in [[:Category:User]]; and all the articles in [[:Category:Profile]]. Are these all user profiles? If so, let's put them all in [[:Category:Profiles]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 07:38, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

: Update: it seems only one of the articles in [[:Category:Profile]] was a user profile, the other 8 were fictional characters. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 07:53, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Reminder ===

Can some admin please delete all the pages that need to be deleted? See the template above. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 05:42, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

: Update: I had a look at who are [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop admins], and I noticed that none of the 5 admins has edited EliteWiki for the last year, and one of them made a total of [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Special:Contributions/Star_Gazer 11 edits] over 5 years ago. I see I'm going to have to be patient. :) [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 12:22, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Yep. And I doubt that anybody reads this. Your best bet is to contact Maik through the [http://aegidian.org/bb/index.php Oolite-BB]. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 16:41, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

::: By the way, I think it would be a good idea to de-sysop at least that one editor who never really edited. Probably was a mistake he was made admin. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 09:24, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

::: I contacted Maik. He said he'll look at all of my proposals as soon as he has the opportunity. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:50, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Wikipedia ===

I propose to move all the articles in the Wikipedia namespace to EliteWiki namespace and to delete the Wikipedia namespace. This is not Wikipedia, after all, but the EliteWiki, and that is why our default namespace should be EliteWiki. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 05:41, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

:Sounds good. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 16:37, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Done. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 17:30, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Rough Guide ===

We have two parallel categories: [[:Category:Rough Guide on the Ooniverse]] (using "on") and [[:Category:Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]] (using "to"). The main article is at [[Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]], which is the actual title with "to". Can we merge the "on" category into the "to" category? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 23:18, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: By the way, this was also the intention of the first poster on [[Category talk:Rough Guide on the Ooniverse]], which was not understood by the second editor there. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 06:04, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Done. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:51, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Account creation ===

The main page says: Important note - Due to the increasing number of spam accounts, new account creation has been disabled. If you want an account, please send a PM via the Oolite Bulletin Board to 'maik'.

I would replace that by: Important note - Due to the increasing number of spam accounts, new account creation has been disabled. If you want an account, please follow the instructions at [[Wikipedia:How to created an account]]. Or: ...please follow the instructions [[Wikipedia:How to create an account|here]].

At that page I would add a bit about that they'll have to create and account at the Oolite Bulletin Board, if they don't have one. About how to find maik. That they'll have to post something somewhere before they'll be able to write maik a private message. Things like that, which I found a bit confusing when I went through the steps. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:54, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

'''Note''': this post is outdated in view of my [[Proposed change to the main page]], see [[#Main page]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:46, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Go button ===

I think that [[Wikipedia:Go button]] is a bit redundant. For beginners it is too detailed and complicated, and more experienced users will not need it. I recommend to delete it.

Regarding the search function. I noticed that the "search" field does not show any suggestions. Can functionality like that be added? That would also make instructions regarding capitalization superfluous. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:47, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Fiction ===

The [[:Category:Fiction|Fiction category]] lacks a definition, and seems to include both works of fiction, authors, fictional characters and entities, and [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Iron_Ass&diff=50314&oldid=1960 until recently] terms. I think this category should be diffused into the appropriate story categories (like [[:Category:Elite stories|Elite stories]], [[:Category:Frontier stories|Frontier stories]] and [[:Category:Oolite stories|Oolite stories]]), and the to be created [[:Category:Authors]], [[:Category:Fictional people]] and [[:Category:Fictional organisations]] (or simply [[:Category:People]] and [[:Category:Organisations]]) categories. Would that make sense? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:40, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: I started implementing this. By the way, [[:Category:Factual]] is even more vague in definition and scope. I think we should strive to move all articles in it to other, more appropriate categories (partly to be created still). [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 18:48, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

: I finished cleaning out the Fiction category. One of the things I did was create [[:Category:The Traders Almanac]]. There are literally hundreds of articles that have a section about [[The Traders Almanac]], and need this category added. See [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Sector1/Vetitice&diff=51626&oldid=26883 this edit] for an example how to do this. Please help. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 22:41, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Top or bottom ===

On Wikipedia it is customary to add new discussions to the bottom. Here I saw the opposite: the newer discussions are above the older ones. There is even a specific instruction to that extent, see above. Is that the way we want to keep it, or do we want to conform with the Wikipedia custom in this regards? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 19:38, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: I think scrolling through >2 years old topics is not really helpful and I would stick with 'new on top'. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:48, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

:: I get your point. At the same time, all of Wikipedia does it, and on pages that are significantly longer than here. Please also check your talkpage, where I crated a section by pressing the "+" button, and you'll see what the WikiMedia default is. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 17:35, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Ooniverse ===

I thought it might be prudent to create a category for the Ooniverse-related stuff, and make Fiction a subcategory of this. For example, I have this idea of moving the Rough Guide to the Ooniverse stuff and even creating some more Oocanon for us. Thoughts? [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 13:40, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

:Actually, I see that the Guide is listed under Fiction, so maybe I'll start moving the Oocanon stuff there... [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 16:47, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

=== Dynamic Ship List ===

Some pages are inserting multiple entries in [[Dynamic_Ship_List_(Oolite)]] which renders its sorting functionality useless. Either remove the SMW template from these pages or split in single pages which can be transcluded? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 09:56, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

=== EliteWiki namespace ===

Some OXP related pages are using the EliteWiki namespace (e.g. [[EliteWiki:The SunBat Line]]). Move? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 09:56, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:The same applies for the other WIKI related namespaces (e.g. Wikipedia), etc. I also think that the redirects for Oolite, FFE, etc. related pages in that namespace should be removed. Opinions? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:00, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
:: Should definitely be moved. Done, see [[The SunBat Line]]. I found no other. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 22:44, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

=== OXPs in Oolite category ===

What is the proposed approach for OXPs - placing them in the [[:Category:Oolite]] or not? >90% of the OXPs do not push into it. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:The same applies for Fiction. Fiction has a own main category and a subcategory in Oolite, so removing the category Oolite from these pages is probably the way here. Mixing different approaches for navigation trees is not really that helpful. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 20:18, 5 May 2013 (BST)

=== Template mess ===

We currently have quite a few different templates to place pages in categories. Some are using the the OXP-in-category template, others are simply using the passed parameter. Time to stick with one approach, I'd think. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:I've also seen that some templates (e.g. HUD-OXP) have been cleared. What should this be? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 14:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

=== Wanted pages ===

[[:Special:WantedPages]] contains a lot of requested articles. Some are lurking there for several years. Specially Classic, FFE and FE2 stuff hasn't been touched for ages. Should we go and simply turn the links in plain text? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:I've filled out some wanted articles recently but I don't know enough about Classic/FE2/FFE to do anything. I guess we need to find someone who knows his Elite history? [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 13:40, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

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Most of the discussions around the EliteWiki happen on the [http://aegidian.org/bb/index.php Oolite Bulletin Board] these days.

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== Discussions ==

=== Capitals ===

I noticed that capital letters are used on Elite Wiki in article titles and headers indiscriminately, like the Americans do, not just for proper nouns. I even made a note about this in the [[EliteWiki:Manual of Style|MoS]]. By the way, in the most contradictory way, on Wikipedia this is not allowed and proper capitalsation rules must be followed in all titles and headers. Do we want to keep things as they are, or do we want to implement the rules from Wikipedia here as well and try to change to correct usage of capital letters? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:43, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Community portal ===

The navigation pane on the left has a link to [[EliteWiki:Community portal]], which was an empty page till I recently directed it here, to the Village pump. We also have a page [[EliteWiki:Community Portal]] (note the capitalisation), which actually looks more like a portal. So perhaps it would be a good idea to have the link in the navigation pane redirect there. On the other side, the Village pump is a very important page, IMHO, where all kinds of proposals can be discussed, and it is a good idea to have it in the navigation pane.

I think we can resolve this by moving "EliteWiki:Community Portal" to "EliteWiki:Community portal" (which only an admin can do), and have it link "Community portal" in the navigation pane point there, and then add a link to the Village pump to the navigation pane. We could also replace the link to "Current events", which IMHO is not needed, by a link to the "Village pump". We could also keep things as is, i.e. have the link to "Community portal" point to the Village pump, and no link to the [[EliteWiki:Community portal]] in the navigation pane. Your opinions please. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:11, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Main page ===

See [[Proposed change to the main page]], which I warmly recommend to implement. Note, btw, that not I created that article, and as a matter of fact, I think it should be deleted, since proposals like this should be made on the talkpage or on a userpage, and not in main article namespace. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:03, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Please help merge article ===

Please help merge [[Elite 4 known facts]] into [[Elite: Dangerous]] now that the latter is known to be the official name of the new game. Preferably somebody who knows the game and knows what is fact and isn't. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 06:28, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

=== WikiMedia ===

There are no dropdown suggestions for searches. See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Enabling_autocomplete_in_search_box Manual:Enabling autocomplete in search box] on how to enable this.

There are no references on Wikipedia. I mean, the <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> tags don't work. Apparently the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite Cite Extension] has not been installed. I am not sure we need/want to use real references, and that is a question in its own right.

I tried sorting articles in categories per subpage, see [[Template:Quote The Traders Almanach]], however, it doesn't work on EliteWiki, even though on Wikipedia it works. Do we have [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgNamespacesWithSubpages subpages] enabled on all namespaces? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 00:50, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Userfy ===

I think the following pages should be userfied, i.e. moved to user subpages. I have posted on their discussion pages, but I wanted to centralise discussion.
* [[Thargoid-OXZs]]
* [[Jaguar Company/Version History]]
[[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 20:07, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Galaxy Guide ===

[[Autogenerated Galaxy Guide]] should be moved to EliteWiki namespace, since it is a project page, as stated clearly in the very first sentence of that article. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:54, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

=== User profiles ===

What about articles like [[Break]], which was in [[:Category:Real People]]; [[User:RyanHoots/Commander Ryan Hoots]], [[User:Tricky/Commander Tricky]], which are in [[:Category:User]]; and all the articles in [[:Category:Profile]]. Are these all user profiles? If so, let's put them all in [[:Category:Profiles]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 07:38, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

: Update: it seems only one of the articles in [[:Category:Profile]] was a user profile, the other 8 were fictional characters. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 07:53, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Reminder ===

Can some admin please delete all the pages that need to be deleted? See the template above. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 05:42, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

: Update: I had a look at who are [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop admins], and I noticed that none of the 5 admins has edited EliteWiki for the last year, and one of them made a total of [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Special:Contributions/Star_Gazer 11 edits] over 5 years ago. I see I'm going to have to be patient. :) [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 12:22, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Yep. And I doubt that anybody reads this. Your best bet is to contact Maik through the [http://aegidian.org/bb/index.php Oolite-BB]. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 16:41, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

::: By the way, I think it would be a good idea to de-sysop at least that one editor who never really edited. Probably was a mistake he was made admin. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 09:24, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

::: I contacted Maik. He said he'll look at all of my proposals as soon as he has the opportunity. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:50, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Wikipedia ===

I propose to move all the articles in the Wikipedia namespace to EliteWiki namespace and to delete the Wikipedia namespace. This is not Wikipedia, after all, but the EliteWiki, and that is why our default namespace should be EliteWiki. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 05:41, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

:Sounds good. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 16:37, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Done. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 17:30, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Rough Guide ===

We have two parallel categories: [[:Category:Rough Guide on the Ooniverse]] (using "on") and [[:Category:Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]] (using "to"). The main article is at [[Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]], which is the actual title with "to". Can we merge the "on" category into the "to" category? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 23:18, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: By the way, this was also the intention of the first poster on [[Category talk:Rough Guide on the Ooniverse]], which was not understood by the second editor there. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 06:04, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Account creation ===

The main page says: Important note - Due to the increasing number of spam accounts, new account creation has been disabled. If you want an account, please send a PM via the Oolite Bulletin Board to 'maik'.

I would replace that by: Important note - Due to the increasing number of spam accounts, new account creation has been disabled. If you want an account, please follow the instructions at [[Wikipedia:How to created an account]]. Or: ...please follow the instructions [[Wikipedia:How to create an account|here]].

At that page I would add a bit about that they'll have to create and account at the Oolite Bulletin Board, if they don't have one. About how to find maik. That they'll have to post something somewhere before they'll be able to write maik a private message. Things like that, which I found a bit confusing when I went through the steps. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:54, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

'''Note''': this post is outdated in view of my [[Proposed change to the main page]], see [[#Main page]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 14:46, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Go button ===

I think that [[Wikipedia:Go button]] is a bit redundant. For beginners it is too detailed and complicated, and more experienced users will not need it. I recommend to delete it.

Regarding the search function. I noticed that the "search" field does not show any suggestions. Can functionality like that be added? That would also make instructions regarding capitalization superfluous. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:47, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Fiction ===

The [[:Category:Fiction|Fiction category]] lacks a definition, and seems to include both works of fiction, authors, fictional characters and entities, and [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Iron_Ass&diff=50314&oldid=1960 until recently] terms. I think this category should be diffused into the appropriate story categories (like [[:Category:Elite stories|Elite stories]], [[:Category:Frontier stories|Frontier stories]] and [[:Category:Oolite stories|Oolite stories]]), and the to be created [[:Category:Authors]], [[:Category:Fictional people]] and [[:Category:Fictional organisations]] (or simply [[:Category:People]] and [[:Category:Organisations]]) categories. Would that make sense? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 21:40, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: I started implementing this. By the way, [[:Category:Factual]] is even more vague in definition and scope. I think we should strive to move all articles in it to other, more appropriate categories (partly to be created still). [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 18:48, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

: I finished cleaning out the Fiction category. One of the things I did was create [[:Category:The Traders Almanac]]. There are literally hundreds of articles that have a section about [[The Traders Almanac]], and need this category added. See [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Sector1/Vetitice&diff=51626&oldid=26883 this edit] for an example how to do this. Please help. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 22:41, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

=== Top or bottom ===

On Wikipedia it is customary to add new discussions to the bottom. Here I saw the opposite: the newer discussions are above the older ones. There is even a specific instruction to that extent, see above. Is that the way we want to keep it, or do we want to conform with the Wikipedia custom in this regards? [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 19:38, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

: I think scrolling through >2 years old topics is not really helpful and I would stick with 'new on top'. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:48, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

:: I get your point. At the same time, all of Wikipedia does it, and on pages that are significantly longer than here. Please also check your talkpage, where I crated a section by pressing the "+" button, and you'll see what the WikiMedia default is. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 17:35, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

=== Ooniverse ===

I thought it might be prudent to create a category for the Ooniverse-related stuff, and make Fiction a subcategory of this. For example, I have this idea of moving the Rough Guide to the Ooniverse stuff and even creating some more Oocanon for us. Thoughts? [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 13:40, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

:Actually, I see that the Guide is listed under Fiction, so maybe I'll start moving the Oocanon stuff there... [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 16:47, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

=== Dynamic Ship List ===

Some pages are inserting multiple entries in [[Dynamic_Ship_List_(Oolite)]] which renders its sorting functionality useless. Either remove the SMW template from these pages or split in single pages which can be transcluded? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 09:56, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

=== EliteWiki namespace ===

Some OXP related pages are using the EliteWiki namespace (e.g. [[EliteWiki:The SunBat Line]]). Move? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 09:56, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:The same applies for the other WIKI related namespaces (e.g. Wikipedia), etc. I also think that the redirects for Oolite, FFE, etc. related pages in that namespace should be removed. Opinions? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 18:00, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
:: Should definitely be moved. Done, see [[The SunBat Line]]. I found no other. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] 22:44, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

=== OXPs in Oolite category ===

What is the proposed approach for OXPs - placing them in the [[:Category:Oolite]] or not? >90% of the OXPs do not push into it. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:The same applies for Fiction. Fiction has a own main category and a subcategory in Oolite, so removing the category Oolite from these pages is probably the way here. Mixing different approaches for navigation trees is not really that helpful. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 20:18, 5 May 2013 (BST)

=== Template mess ===

We currently have quite a few different templates to place pages in categories. Some are using the the OXP-in-category template, others are simply using the passed parameter. Time to stick with one approach, I'd think. [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:I've also seen that some templates (e.g. HUD-OXP) have been cleared. What should this be? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 14:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

=== Wanted pages ===

[[:Special:WantedPages]] contains a lot of requested articles. Some are lurking there for several years. Specially Classic, FFE and FE2 stuff hasn't been touched for ages. Should we go and simply turn the links in plain text? [[User:Svengali|Svengali]] 21:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

:I've filled out some wanted articles recently but I don't know enough about Classic/FE2/FFE to do anything. I guess we need to find someone who knows his Elite history? [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] 13:40, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

[[Category:Elite Wiki]]