SothisTC - Revision history

Cholmondely: Tweaks!

2021-06-07T08:26:09Z

Tweaks!

Cholmondely: Tweaks! New picture!

2021-06-04T08:37:04Z

Tweaks! New picture!

Cholmondely: Oops!

2021-06-03T09:54:54Z

Oops!

Cholmondely: Tweaking, structure, etc.

2021-06-03T09:51:13Z

Tweaking, structure, etc.

Cholmondely: Added Stations infobox

2021-05-04T22:04:32Z

Added Stations infobox

Cholmondely: /* Quick Facts */ Oops!

2021-04-29T14:48:35Z

‎Quick Facts: Oops!

Cholmondely: Added more detail, emphasis

2021-04-29T12:17:41Z

Added more detail, emphasis

Cholmondely: Added newer link to SothisTC.oxp

2021-04-29T09:04:00Z

Added newer link to SothisTC.oxp

Cholmondely: /* Gameplay and Balance Indicator */ Tweak!

2021-04-27T08:38:37Z

‎Gameplay and Balance Indicator: Tweak!

Cholmondely: Better pictures!

2021-04-27T08:35:42Z

Better pictures!

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 <div style="clear:left"></div>
-This page currently covers 2 different .oxps: '''Sothis.oxp''' & '''Sothis''TC''.oxp'''. At the moment, one or the other will need tweaking to fully function.
+This page currently covers 2 different .oxps: '''Sothis.oxp''' & '''Sothis''TC''.oxp'''. At time of writing (2021), one or the other will need tweaking to fully function.
 [[File:SothisBuoy.png|thumb|right|KillerWolf's SoThis buoy is a thing of beauty]]
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 === Download ===
 * [http://www.purgatori.net/Sothis.htm Sothis.oxp] & ([https://app.box.com/s/jwz5fc63ld6jiuittp65 mirror])
-* [https://app.dropbox.com/s/uhqwo97a5bcgrt0/Sothis.oxp.zip?dl=0 2017 newest] unnumbered version - with new station markets added by Dizzy/[[User:Diziet Sma|Diziet Sma]]
+* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/uhqwo97a5bcgrt0/Sothis.oxp.zip?dl=0 2017 newest] unnumbered version - with new station markets added by Dizzy/[[User:Diziet Sma|Diziet Sma]]
 ::Install the OXP by copying Sothis.oxp to your AddOns-folder (See [[OXP]] if you need to know where to look)
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 ==SothisTC.oxp==
-This has to be the ''Rolls Royce'' of orbital space stations, with customised interiors, a reading room, specially tailored markets and a flavour all of its own (comments apply to the version which you have tweaked yourself...!).
+This has to be the ''Rolls Royce'' of orbital space stations, with customised interiors, a reading room with a wide selection of inter-galactic news items on offer, specially tailored markets and a flavour all of its own (comments apply to the version which you have tweaked yourself...!).
 '''SothisTC.oxp''' (by Spara) modifies the '''Sothis.oxp''' (by KillerWolf): All Sothis stations are now converted into trading stations and relocated to high TL corporate systems.
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 If you have [[New Cargoes]] OXP by [[User:Cim|Cim]] installed, you can read TradeNet for free when visiting a Sothis station. You will also find that there are more special cargo opportunities than there are in the main orbital station.
-There are also some rather natty screen-shots of maps of the galactic trade routes which may or may not adorn your screens!
+There are also some rather natty screen-shots of maps of the galactic trade routes to adorn your screens!
 The 2013 version of SothisTC does not allow game saving, the New Cargoes facility does not work, nor does it appear in the [[Market Inquirer]] database unless one is docked there. The [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20937 2021 tweaking thread] addresses these issues, and modifies the regular F8 markets too!
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 * Download SothisTC.oxp version 1.0.3 from [https://www.box.com/s/q98qf9z2kxh0gadr2k3m the box]. ([https://app.box.com/s/q98qf9z2kxh0gadr2k3m Mirror])
 ::Install the OXP by copying SothisTC.oxp (& Sothis.oxp if not already there) to your AddOns-folder. (See [[OXP]] if you need to know where to look)
 === Requirements ===

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 }}
 <div style="clear:left"></div>
-This page currently covers 2 different .oxps: Sothis.oxp & SothisTC.oxp.
+This page currently covers 2 different .oxps: '''Sothis.oxp''' & '''Sothis''TC''.oxp'''. At the moment, one or the other will need tweaking to fully function.
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 ==Sothis.oxp==
-'''Sothis.oxp''' by itself provides a secondary station at most systems, usually on the witchpoint side of the main planet. There is the rather impressive station - and also a rather natty buoy.
+'''Sothis.oxp''' by itself provides a secondary station at most systems, usually on the witchpoint side of the main planet. There is the rather impressive station - and also a rather natty buoy. It was designed by KillerWolf in 2010.
 === Download ===
 * [http://www.purgatori.net/Sothis.htm Sothis.oxp] & ([https://app.box.com/s/jwz5fc63ld6jiuittp65 mirror])
-* [https://app.dropbox.com/s/uhqwo97a5bcgrt0/Sothis.oxp.zip?dl=0 The newer] unnumbered version (2017) - with new station markets added by Dizzy/[[User:Diziet Sma|Diziet Sma]]
+* [https://app.dropbox.com/s/uhqwo97a5bcgrt0/Sothis.oxp.zip?dl=0 2017 newest] unnumbered version - with new station markets added by Dizzy/[[User:Diziet Sma|Diziet Sma]]
 ::Install the OXP by copying Sothis.oxp to your AddOns-folder (See [[OXP]] if you need to know where to look)
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 ==SothisTC.oxp==
 '''SothisTC.oxp''' (by Spara) modifies the '''Sothis.oxp''' (by KillerWolf): All Sothis stations are now converted into trading stations and relocated to high TL corporate systems.
-If you have [[New Cargoes]] OXP by [[User:Cim|Cim]] installed, you can read TradeNet for free when visiting a Sothis station. You will also find that there are more special cargo opportunities than there are in the main station.
+If you have [[New Cargoes]] OXP by [[User:Cim|Cim]] installed, you can read TradeNet for free when visiting a Sothis station. You will also find that there are more special cargo opportunities than there are in the main orbital station.
-There are also some rather natty screen-shots of the galactic trade routes which may or may not adorn your screens!
+There are also some rather natty screen-shots of maps of the galactic trade routes which may or may not adorn your screens!
-The 2013 version of SothisTC does not allow game saving, nor does it appear in the [[Market Inquirer]] database unless one is docked there. The [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20937 2021 tweaking thread] addresses these issues.
+The 2013 version of SothisTC does not allow game saving, the New Cargoes facility does not work, nor does it appear in the [[Market Inquirer]] database unless one is docked there. The [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20937 2021 tweaking thread] addresses these issues, and modifies the regular F8 markets too!
-=== Requirements ===
+=== Legend for SothisTC ===
-* [http://www.purgatori.net/Sothis.htm Sothis.oxp] is required ([https://app.box.com/s/jwz5fc63ld6jiuittp65 mirror])
+Long ago a business magnate Doonald Troomp placed Sothis stations in high tech corporate systems to act as trade centers. To the public at large Troomp is better remembered by his intergalactic competition, which he called "The Apprentice." The idea was to find the most suitable person to run one of his companies. [[United Stars of the Galaxy (USG)|Mr Troomp is long gone]], but his Sothis Trade Centers are live and kicking.
-: ''or'' Download a newer unnumbered version (2017) - with new station markets added by [[User:Diziet Sma|Diziet Sma]] using Spara's [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=17621#p239979 Basic market fix for old oxps] - which is on Box [https://www.dropbox.com/s/uhqwo97a5bcgrt0/Sothis.oxp.zip?dl=0 here].
-* [[New Cargoes]] is recommended
+Spara's original version also linked in with his Market Observer oxp and was titled Troomp.oxp! As time went on, and Mr Troomp became more and more controversial, that OXP was split, Troomp consigned to oblivion and Market Observer reclaimed from the wreckage.
 === Download ===
 * Download SothisTC.oxp version 1.0.3 from [https://www.box.com/s/q98qf9z2kxh0gadr2k3m the box]. ([https://app.box.com/s/q98qf9z2kxh0gadr2k3m Mirror])
 ::Install the OXP by copying SothisTC.oxp (& Sothis.oxp if not already there) to your AddOns-folder. (See [[OXP]] if you need to know where to look)
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 *[[How to tweak OXZ's]] - see section on OXPs
 === For Sothis.oxp alone ===
-*To include Sothis's market on the [[Market Inquirer]] database look [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=260135#p260135 here] and read to the end of the page.
+*To include Sothis's market on the [[Market Inquirer]] database look [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=260135#p260135 here] and read to the end of the page. This is how Dizzy created his 2017 version.
 === For SothisTC.oxp ===
 *[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20937 Updating SothisTC (2021)]: Masterclass in Tweaking by [[User:Spara|Spara]]: updates spawning mechanism to comply with [[User:LittleBear|LittleBear]]'s upcoming Station Names OXP, allows game saves at the station, tweaks the regular market, ''etc. etc.''
 == Other Links ==
 *[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13660 Oolite BB] (2013)
 *[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13336 related Market Observer discussion] - see middle of first page
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 == Gameplay and Balance Indicator ==
 [[File:Tag-colour-blue.png|right]]
-*Adding an extra station (Sothis.oxp) increases the market supply and capacity.
+*Adding an extra station (Sothis.oxp) increases the market supply and capacity (if you can get the markets to work, haha!).
 *Adding SothisTC.oxp also gives an additional leg-up for NewCargoes advocates.

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 * [http://www.purgatori.net/Sothis.htm Sothis.oxp] & ([https://app.box.com/s/jwz5fc63ld6jiuittp65 mirror])
 * [https://app.dropbox.com/s/uhqwo97a5bcgrt0/Sothis.oxp.zip?dl=0 The newer] unnumbered version (2017) - with new station markets added by Dizzy/[[User:Diziet Sma|Diziet Sma]]
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 * [[New Cargoes]] is recommended
-== Download ==
+=== Download ===
 * Download SothisTC.oxp version 1.0.3 from [https://www.box.com/s/q98qf9z2kxh0gadr2k3m the box]. ([https://app.box.com/s/q98qf9z2kxh0gadr2k3m Mirror])
-::Install the OXP by copying SothisTC.oxp (& Sothis.oxp if not already there) to your AddOns-folder.
+::Install the OXP by copying SothisTC.oxp (& Sothis.oxp if not already there) to your AddOns-folder. (See [[OXP]] if you need to know where to look)
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 {{Infobox StationStats Oolite| title = Sothis Station
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 Long ago a business magnate Donald Troomp placed Sothis stations in high tech corporate systems to act as trade centers. To the big public Troomp is better remembered by his intergalactic competition, which he called "The Apprentice." The idea was to find the most suitable person to run one of his companies. Mr Troomp is long gone, but his Sothis Trade Centers are live and kicking.
 '''SothisTC.oxp''' (by Spara) modifies the '''Sothis.oxp''' (by KillerWolf): All Sothis stations are now converted into trading stations and relocated to high TL corporate systems.
 If you have [[New Cargoes]] OXP by [[User:Cim|Cim]] installed, you can read TradeNet for free when visiting a Sothis station. You will also find that there are more special cargo opportunities than there are in the main station.
 The 2013 version of SothisTC does not allow game saving, nor does it appear in the [[Market Inquirer]] database unless one is docked there. The [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20937 2021 tweaking thread] addresses these issues.
 [[File:SothisBuoy.png|thumb|right|KillerWolf's SoThis buoy is a thing of beauty]]
 * Backgrounds are made from vectormaps by G. Presti & C. Angus.
-== Requirements ==
+=== Requirements ===
 * [http://www.purgatori.net/Sothis.htm Sothis.oxp] is required ([https://app.box.com/s/jwz5fc63ld6jiuittp65 mirror])
 : ''or'' Download a newer unnumbered version (2017) - with new station markets added by [[User:Diziet Sma|Diziet Sma]] using Spara's [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=17621#p239979 Basic market fix for old oxps] - which is on Box [https://www.dropbox.com/s/uhqwo97a5bcgrt0/Sothis.oxp.zip?dl=0 here].
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 ::Install the OXP by copying SothisTC.oxp (& Sothis.oxp if not already there) to your AddOns-folder.
 == Tweaks ==
 *[[How to tweak OXZ's]] - see section on OXPs

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:04, 4 May 2021
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−	[[File:Sothis station.png\|640px\|thumb\|~~right~~\|SoThisTC station]]	+	[[File:Sothis station.png\|640px\|thumb\|left\|SoThisTC station]]

		+	{{Infobox StationStats Oolite\| title = Sothis Station
		+	\|image = [[Image:Sothis station.png\|320px]]
		+	\|dimensions = 1503x1503x1589
		+	\|maneuverability = Roll: ?.?<br>Pitch: ?.?
		+	\|isrotating = Yes
		+	\|energyrecharge = 100
		+	\|armaments = None
		+	\|defenders = GalCop
		+	\|isoxp = OXP
		+	\|beacon = $
		+	}}
		+	<div style="clear:left"></div>
	This page currently covers 2 different .oxps: Sothis.oxp & SothisTC.oxp.		This page currently covers 2 different .oxps: Sothis.oxp & SothisTC.oxp.

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 ==Quick Facts==
-{{Infobox OXPb| title = Sothis
+Sothis:{{Infobox OXPb| title = Sothis
 |version = various
 |release = 2010
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 |author = KillerWolf
 |feedback = [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8352 Oolite BB]
 |version = 1.0.3
 |release = 2013-05-16

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-[[File:SoThis station.png|thumb|right|SoThisTC station]]
+[[File:Sothis station.png|640px|thumb|right|SoThisTC station]]
 ==Overview==
 Long ago a business magnate Donald Troomp built Sothis stations to high tech corporate systems to act as trade centers. To the big public Troomp is better remembered by his intergalactic competition, which he called "The Apprentice." The idea was to find the most suitable person to run one of his companies. Mr Troomp is long gone, but his Sothis Trade Centers are live and kicking.
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 If you have [[New Cargoes]] OXP by [[User:Cim|Cim]] installed, you can read TradeNet when visiting a Sothis station. You will also find that there are more special cargo opportunities than there are in the main station.
-[[File:Sothis Buoy.png|thumb|right|720px|KillerWolf's SoThis buoy is a thing of beauty]]
+[[File:SothisBuoy.png|thumb|right|KillerWolf's SoThis buoy is a thing of beauty]]
 == Credits ==