Keyboard Cobra - Revision history

Cholmondely: Made Overview more snappy, added link

2021-11-24T19:38:47Z

Made Overview more snappy, added link

Cholmondely: Added Links

2021-04-09T11:07:20Z

Added Links

Cholmondely: /* Version history */ Death to typos!

2020-11-24T12:27:48Z

‎Version history: Death to typos!

Diziet Sma: typo fix

2012-11-04T08:10:39Z

typo fix

SandJ: /* Quick Facts */ Got date wrong

2012-07-08T11:09:16Z

‎Quick Facts: Got date wrong

SandJ: Added the Far Star Murderer and the 3 Dragon ships. Also, a link to the forum.

2012-07-08T11:08:20Z

Added the Far Star Murderer and the 3 Dragon ships. Also, a link to the forum.

SandJ: Added detail

2012-07-07T21:34:09Z

Added detail

SandJ: moved KeyBoardCobra to Keyboard Cobra: Better name. No typo.

2012-07-07T21:14:08Z

moved KeyBoardCobra to Keyboard Cobra: Better name. No typo.

SandJ: Added {{mechanics-OXP}}

2012-07-07T21:12:54Z

Added {{mechanics-OXP}}

SandJ: New page

2012-07-07T21:05:47Z

New page

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== Overview ==
The "Keyboard Cobra" add-on, when installed, applies a damper to the pitch, roll and yaw of the player's vessel reducing each to 40% to 50% of their original values, thereby making it easier to line up the ship with targets. This aids flying when using the keyboard. It now works with all the standard Oolite ships, not just the Cobra Mk III.

== Background ==
While the Cobra Mark III is a great ship to fly, those species without opposable thumbs, extensible claw-mandibles, pseudopodia or other means of gripping the analogue mouse / joystick astrogational navigation equipment struggle with the alternative press button "keyboard" flight interface, primarily because the digital turn/no turn does not work well with the Cobbie's super performance.

To aid these customers - and any space-travelling cold-blooded, sloth-like or plant-based life forms - the ship's standard rotational attitude performance control mechanism can be modified to have a greater temporal to rotational velocity ratio, that is, make the ship turn more slowly. This is achieved by applying the original KeyboardCobra OXP, which converts the Cobra Mk III into a Cobra Mk III-KB. Resale value is in no way affected and ''there is no cost involved''.

=== Version 1.1: the Omni-Keyboard interface upgrade (the "Keyboard OK") ===
Reinvestment from sales has permitted the enhancement to the KeyboardCobra to make it compatible with ALL the standard ships the modern Commander is flying in the vanilla Oolite Ooniverse. Purchase of the v1.1 KeyboardCobra add-on will function on everything from an Asp to a Boa Class Cruiser ... at the same fantastic price.

=== Privacy concerns ===
There is no need for everyone to know you are using the backup keyboard controls so only you know it is a Mark III-KB. Fitting this device will not result in jibes from grizzled bounty hunters or greater interest from pirates. Equally, this means you will never see a Mk III-KB in the space-lanes. Ships for sale which can take the keyboard adaptation will have "-KB" or "(KB)" at the end of their name. But should you need a new vessel, such as when you use your Escape Capsule, rest assured the dockyard will discretely fit your required keyboard adaptation to your new Cobra Mk III ''at no cost to you''.

== Constraints ==
As at version 1.1 all core Oolite ships are affected, but no OXP ships yet (other than the Shady Sugs Cobbie Mk 3 because that's what I fly.)

Mouse and joystick players who install this OXP will be equally slowed down.

== Download ==
Download from:
* [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25422843/keyboardCobra%20v1.1.zip my DropBox account] (just 2.4 Kb !).

== Requirements ==
* None

==Quick Facts==
{{OXPLevel|0}}{{Infobox OXPb| title = KeyboardCobra
|version = 1.1
|release = 2012-06-15
|license = Public domain
|features = Ship control
|category = Mechanics OXPs
|author = Commander SandJ
|feedback = [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12056 Forum link]
}}

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 * v1.1 2012-06-17 All standard Oolite ships are supported, plus the Shady Sugs Cobra.  The "Keyboard OK".
 * v1 2012-06-15 Initial release.  The KeyboardCobra.
 ==Quick Facts==

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 == Version history ==
-* v1.2 2012-07-08 Added the Far Star Murderer and thte 3 Dragon ships.
+* v1.2 2012-07-08 Added the Far Star Murderer and the 3 Dragon ships.
 * v1.1 2012-06-17 All standard Oolite ships are supported, plus the Shady Sugs Cobra.  The "Keyboard OK".
 * v1 2012-06-15 Initial release.  The KeyboardCobra.

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 === Constraints ===
-As at version 1.2 all core Oolite ships are affected, plus five OXP ships, the Shady Sugs Cobbie Mk 3, the Far Star Murderer and the three Dragon ships.
+As at version 1.2 all core Oolite ships are affected, plus five OXP ships, the Shady Sungs Cobbie Mk 3, the Far Star Murderer and the three Dragon ships.
 Mouse and joystick players who install this OXP will be equally slowed down.

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 {{OXPLevel|0}}{{Infobox OXPb| title = KeyboardCobra
 |version = 1.2
-|release = 2012-07-
+|release = 2012-07-08
 |license = Public domain
 |features = Ship control

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 To aid these customers - and any space-travelling cold-blooded, sloth-like or plant-based life forms - the ship's standard rotational attitude performance control mechanism can be modified to have a greater temporal to rotational velocity ratio, that is, make the ship turn more slowly. This is achieved by applying the original KeyboardCobra OXP, which converts the Cobra Mk III into a Cobra Mk III-KB. Resale value is in no way affected and ''there is no cost involved''.
-=== Version 1.1: the Omni-Keyboard interface upgrade (the "Keyboard OK") ===
+=== The Omni-Keyboard interface upgrade (the "Keyboard OK") ===
-Reinvestment from sales has permitted the enhancement to the KeyboardCobra to make it compatible with ALL the standard ships the modern Commander is flying in the vanilla Oolite Ooniverse.  Purchase of the v1.1 KeyboardCobra add-on will function on everything from an Asp to a Boa Class Cruiser ... at the same fantastic price.
+Reinvestment from sales has permitted the enhancement to the KeyboardCobra to make it compatible with ALL the standard ships the modern Commander is flying in the vanilla Oolite Ooniverse.  Purchase of the v1.1 KeyboardCobra add-on will function on everything from an Asp to a Boa Class Cruiser ... at the same fantastic price.  The v1.2 release also includes the far Star Murderer, the Dram AN, the Dragon SE and the Dragon M.
 === Privacy concerns ===
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 === Constraints ===
-As at version 1.1 all core Oolite ships are affected, but no OXP ships yet, other than the Shady Sugs Cobbie Mk 3 because that's what I fly.
+As at version 1.2 all core Oolite ships are affected, plus five OXP ships, the Shady Sugs Cobbie Mk 3, the Far Star Murderer and the three Dragon ships.
 Mouse and joystick players who install this OXP will be equally slowed down.
 == Download ==
-Download from [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25422843/keyboardCobra%20v1.1.zip my DropBox account] (just 2.4 Kb !)
+Download from [http://db.tt/nWTFHFWB my DropBox account] (just 2.6 Kb !)
 == Requirements ==
 * None
 == Version history ==
 * v1.1 2012-06-17 All standard Oolite ships are supported, plus the Shady Sugs Cobra.  The "Keyboard OK".
 * v1 2012-06-15 Initial release.  The KeyboardCobra.
@@ Line 33: / Line 37: @@
 ==Quick Facts==
 {{OXPLevel|0}}{{Infobox OXPb| title = KeyboardCobra
-|version = 1.1
+|version = 1.2
-|release = 2012-06-15
+|release = 2012-07-
 |license = Public domain
 |features = Ship control

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 == Overview ==
-The "Keyboard Cobra" add-on, when installed, applies a damper to the pitch, roll and yaw of the player's vessel reducing each to 40% to 50% of their original values, thereby making it easier to line up the ship with targets.  This aids flying when using the keyboard.  It now works with all the standard Oolite ships, not just the Cobra Mk III.
+"Keyboard Cobra" applies a damper to the pitch, roll and yaw of the player's vessel reducing each to 40% to 50% of their original values, thereby making it easier to line up the ship with targets.  This aids flying when using the keyboard.  It now works with ''all'' the standard Oolite ships, not just the Cobra Mk III.
 == Background ==
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 |features = Ship control
 |category = Mechanics OXPs
-|author = Commander SandJ
+|author = Commander [[User:SandJ|SandJ]]
 |feedback = [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12056 Forum link]
 }}

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