Cheating - Revision history

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	It is probably worth while taking a close look at Okti's collection in the Guide to Unlisted OXPs and their reception by the community on the BB. Some of the relevant threads seem to have been deleted, but he seems to have responded to the criticisms, taking them on board - see his description of [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9472 SunSkimmerPod.oxp]. It may be possible that the friendly nature of the Oolite community has exerted a social constraint on "cheating" activities - at least where it comes to public activities such as publishing .oxp's.		It is probably worth while taking a close look at Okti's collection in the Guide to Unlisted OXPs and their reception by the community on the BB. Some of the relevant threads seem to have been deleted, but he seems to have responded to the criticisms, taking them on board - see his description of [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9472 SunSkimmerPod.oxp]. It may be possible that the friendly nature of the Oolite community has exerted a social constraint on "cheating" activities - at least where it comes to public activities such as publishing .oxp's.
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		+	There are other matters which used to be regarded as cheating. For example, [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18919 turning away from the space lanes] to avoid mass-locks and piracy.

	{{QuoteText\|Text=What is a cheat?		{{QuoteText\|Text=What is a cheat?

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 *BB thread [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8561 2010] altering your save file (see 2021 comments by Tsoj & Stranger).
 *BB thread [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11927 2012] discussion in middle is based on player-centrist assumptions
 *BB thread [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15443 2013] more focused on cheating OXPs (and with links to other relevant threads)
 *BB thread [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=243615#p243615 2015] Diziet Sma on using Cheat OXP

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	It is probably worth while taking a close look at Okti's collection in the Guide to Unlisted OXPs and their reception by the community on the BB. Some of the relevant threads seem to have been deleted, but he seems to have responded to the criticisms, taking them on board - see his description of [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9472 SunSkimmerPod.oxp]. It may be possible that the friendly nature of the Oolite community has exerted a social constraint on "cheating" activities - at least where it comes to public activities such as publishing .oxp's.		It is probably worth while taking a close look at Okti's collection in the Guide to Unlisted OXPs and their reception by the community on the BB. Some of the relevant threads seem to have been deleted, but he seems to have responded to the criticisms, taking them on board - see his description of [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9472 SunSkimmerPod.oxp]. It may be possible that the friendly nature of the Oolite community has exerted a social constraint on "cheating" activities - at least where it comes to public activities such as publishing .oxp's.
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		+	{{QuoteText\|Text=What is a cheat?
		+	Well, anything that gives the player an unfair advantage by breaking/ignoring/circumventing the 'rules'.<br>
		+	That's the simple answer.<br>
		+	Vanilla Oolite is a very well-balanced game on the whole. A novice will find it very tough, a more experienced player will find it challenging and rewarding. An 'expert' player will find it far too easy, hence the OXPs that re-balance the game in favour of the NPCs such as my ToughGuys.
		+	The problem usually comes when inappropriate OXPs are used. An 'average' player who finds the vanilla game a bit of a challenge sometimes (Anarchy and Feudal systems can be demanding even in the basic game for example) is well advised not to use OXPs that add more danger and hazards. This, I think, is common sense.<br>
		+	And this can lead to a stupid 'arms-race' where the player feels they have to start using 'cheat' OXPs to counter the changes they have made to their Ooniverse.<br>
		+	If you install OXPs that add all sorts of fancy missiles, and tougher ships, and more 'baddies' you should be confident that you can live in that Ooniverse. Just adding more OXPs that 'cheat' in your favour is not the solution. The solution is to remove the problem, not add to it.<br>
		+	With regard to (Okti's) LongRangeScanner and JumpPlanner, yes of course these are cheats. They were originally designed as aids to OXP developers, not for the normal game, and using them in the normal game is frankly ridiculous. It devalues the game to the point where you might as well not bother! It's like playing Football (or any ball game) where the ball has a magnet in it which carries it into the goal whatever you do!<br>
		+	LRS removes all the 'fun' of never quite knowing what you will meet next and the extra information it gives will affect the decisions the player makes about how they will handle a new System, to the detriment of the game. JP is a mega-cheat! Multiple system jumps without using fuel! Come on, for goodness sake, this completely destroys one of the cornerstones of the game.<br>
		+	Great tools for developers, but they really don't have a place in playing the game, and surely that's what it is all about, isn't it? Playing the Game.\|Source=([http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=170713#p170713 Smivs (2012)])}}

	== OXPs ==		== OXPs ==

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 *[[Military Shields Ships]] OXP by [[User:Rustem|Rustem]] (2018)
 *[[NPC Energy Units OXP]] by [[User:Dybal|Dybal]] (2020)
 *[[Q-bomb AI modification]] by [[User:Rustem|Rustem]] (2017) allows NPCs to use their Q-bombs too
 *[[Skilled NPCs OXP]] by [[User:Cim|Cim]] (2013) allows NPCs to be much more skilled than in the [[Vanilla game]]

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 *BB thread [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18526 2017] rather short - but recent
 [[Ubership]]
 [[Category:Oolite]][[Category:Help pages]]

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	[[Category:Cheats]]		[[Category:Cheats]]
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 *[[OMGLaser]] - uberweapon (laser)
 *[[Energy Bomb]] see debate above
 *[[Vimana HUD|Vimana Ship Overrides]] gives extra cargo capacity, flight speed, number of missile pylons & energy banks.
 *[[Target Tracker]] - super-Target Lock which obviates the need for any combat skill
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 *[[Long Range Scanner]] - see everything in the entire system
 *[[Illicit Unlock OXP]] - still seen as a cheat? (see below)
 *[[How to tweak OXZ's]] - tweak stuff to make it uber