The Galactic Almanac OXZ - Revision history

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 Since the expansion is a pure ambience OXZ which only changes the display names of game objects, it is not really capable of introducing any game breaking bugs. The worst it can do if it goes wrong is either fail to name an object it should have done or add a name which is a duplication of name used by another object in another system.
-Before release I visited 516 systems across the eight galaxies to check for howlers in the naming system. However, the OXP uses both long lists of real names and procedurally generated names. It is possible therefore that I have created my own [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-david-braben-from-elite-to-today/1100-6162140/ Fabled Planet Arse]  in Latin, Hindi, Russian, Arabic, Ancient Sumerian or one of the other languages the generator uses as a base. The OXZ also features long lists of proper names from all Real Life Earth cultures. It is possible therefore that a name which sounds cool and exotic to my English ear is the equivalent of coming across a planet named Dave to a native speaker. The third type of bug which could occur is a name is used by two stations or planets in different systems.
+Before release I visited 516 systems across the eight galaxies to check for howlers in the naming system. However, the OXP uses both long lists of real names and procedurally generated names. It is possible therefore that I have created my own [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-david-braben-from-elite-to-today/1100-6162140/ Fabled Planet Arse]  in Latin, Hindi, Russian, Arabic, Ancient Sumerian or one of the other languages the generator uses as a base. The OXZ also features long lists of proper names from all Real Life Earth cultures. It is possible therefore that a name which sounds cool and exotic to my English ear is the equivalent of coming across a planet named Dave to a native speaker.
 As you play the game you will receive a news broadcast from GNN reporting that GalCop is offering a 1,000 Credit reward to any Commander reporting errors in the Galactic Almanac. This is a genuine offer, although you will have to wait for me to release the next version of the OXZ to receive your in game reward. Please post any bug reports on the [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21053 Galactic Almanac Beta 1.0 Thread].

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 Beta 1.5 adds the [[Galactic Almanac MFD Unit|Fully Functional Galactic Almanac MFD Unit]].
-[https://app.box.com/s/tw28z84idz3lh9u9ozbh2is30h6dc48i Galactic Almanac Beta 1.5 Box Download Link].
+[https://app.box.com/s/vjquw3hoauk3kdzvvsfr0p8z5pbjf066 Galactic Almanac Beta 1.5 Box Download Link].
 This OXZ requires Version 1.90 or higher of Oolite. It is compatible with all other OXZs and has no dependencies. However, the OXZ is not compatible with its own August 2020 Alpha. If you still have this installed then you would need to delete the Alpha. The expansion is an ambience expansion and therefore makes no changes to either the gameplay or difficulty of the game. Other than upgrading the Advanced Space Compass to add OXZ gas giants, planets and moons, the expansion makes no gameplay changes. As any OXZ celestial bodies which exist in your game will be visible to your Mark I Eyeball, adding them to the Advanced Space Compass does not change the difficulty of the game. The OXZ is all text and its code only runs when a system is being populated. It does not put any additional load on Oolite and will run on any computer. To play the OXZ, download and install the OXZ from the in game Expansion Pack Manager or by clicking the link above. Once it is installed all of its features are automatically implemented. As the OXZ is still in Beta, the link will take you to a ZIP file. Unzip the file and move the .oxp folder to your AddOns folder. If you have a previous Beta Version installed, you will need to delete the old version.

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 Beta Version 1.4 - 27.09.2021 (Add names to the Orbitals added by the Stranger's World Expansion and also adds more customised names to significant systems - 509 total).
-Beta Version 1.5 - 30.12.2021 This version is now feature stable. The final Version will add script commands for other OXZ authors to use if they wish and a non-combat exploration based optional mission. Beta 1.5 is however the (almost) complete version of the OXZ and adds the following new features: Adds the [[Galactic Almanac MFD Unit|Galactic Almanac MFD Unit]] with a database of 738 known ships and stations. Supports the Star Classifications used by Distant Stars and Strangers World as well as Distant Suns. Supports Planet Classifications (Planetoids, Dwarf Planets, Planets, Super Terrans, Moons, Ice Giants and Gas Giants). Fully compatible with the Stranger's World Expansion. Compatible with Telescope V2.0. Naming code under this.Ship Spawned better optimised. Optimises the MFD Identification code. Adds more custom named Systems (610). Adds three more News Broadcasts.
+Beta Version 1.5 - 30.12.2021 This version is now feature stable. The final Version will add script commands for other OXZ authors to use if they wish and a non-combat exploration based optional mission. Beta 1.5 is however the (almost) complete version of the OXZ and adds the following new features: Adds the [[Galactic Almanac MFD Unit|Galactic Almanac MFD Unit]] with a database of 738 known ships and stations. Supports the Star Classifications used by Distant Stars and Strangers World as well as Distant Suns. Supports Planet Classifications (Planetoids, Dwarf Planets, Sub Terrans, Terran Planets, Planets, Super Terrans, Moons, Ice Giants and Gas Giants). Fully compatible with the Stranger's World Expansion. Compatible with Telescope V2.0. Naming code under this.Ship Spawned better optimised. Optimises the MFD Identification code. Adds more custom named Systems (610). Adds three more News Broadcasts.
 ===Main Features===

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 The Galactic News Agencies keep a close eye on the new software system.]] If you have the GNN News OXZ installed, the expansion also adds 15 News Broadcasts to your News Feed. Over time a series of incidents and difficulties with the new software will emerge and be reported upon by the galactic news agencies. You will also receive software updates from Her Imperial Majesty's Bureau of Records, fixing these difficulties with the new system. These updates are naturally purely for flavour. As with all OXZs any actual bugs in the expansion will only be fixed when I release the next version.
-The Galactic Almanac OXZ is compatible with all other OXZs. It will automatically read changes made by other OXZs and implement them. It is specifically designed to be compatible with the Distant Suns, Distant Stars, Stranger's World, System Redux and Planetary Compass OXZs. The moon names from Thargoid’s Moon Packs will be assigned first to moons. When these have all been assigned, moons will be named using the names lists from the Galactic Almanac OXZ. Compatibility with Distant Suns is achieved by the option to turn the Galactic Almanac naming features on and off. If you have Distant Suns (or any other OXZ which names stars) installed, then the stars will be named using the names from the Galactic Almanac OXZ if you turn Star Naming on in the Settings Menu. If you turn Star Naming off, then all stars will be named by Distant Suns if you have it installed or unnamed if you do not. If you have Distant Suns, Distant Stars or Stranger's World installed, the Almanac will detect and use the Star Classifications used by pack you have installed.
+The Galactic Almanac OXZ is compatible with all other OXZs. It will automatically read changes made by other OXZs and implement them. It is specifically designed to be compatible with the Distant Suns, Distant Stars, Stranger's World, System Redux and Planetary Compass OXZs. The moon names from the Moon Packs will be assigned first to moons. When these have all been assigned, moons will be named using the names lists from the Galactic Almanac. Compatibility with Distant Suns is achieved by the option to turn the Galactic Almanac naming features on and off. If you have Distant Suns (or any other OXZ which names stars) installed, then the stars will be named using the names from the Galactic Almanac OXZ if you turn Star Naming on in the Settings Menu. If you turn Star Naming off, then all stars will be named by Distant Suns if you have it installed or unnamed if you do not. If you have Distant Suns, Distant Stars or Stranger's World installed, the Almanac will use the Star Classifications from the pack you have installed.
 ===Bug Reporting and Feedback===

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 Classified and Secret Stations will not be shown on the Galactic Almanac screen even once you have discovered them as GalCop does not disclose the locations of its Military Installations and Black Operations sites to the Spacefaring community in general. Similarly as GalCop does not know the locations of certain rebel organisations, resistance groups and criminal gangs, stations operated by these outlaws are not recorded in the Galactic Almanac.
-Normally Rock Hermits do not have beacons and so will not be listed in the Galactic Almanac. They will however be named if you have the Random Ship Names OXZ installed. If you have the Rock Hermit Locator OXZ installed, then in your game Rock Hermits will have beacons. The Galactic Almanac OXZ will read this change made by Rock Hermit Locator and the names, distances and orbital positions of Rock Hermits in the local system will be listed in the Galactic Almanac.
+Normally Rock Hermits do not have beacons and so will not be listed in the Galactic Almanac, but are named by Random Ship Names OXZ. If you have the Rock Hermit Locator OXZ installed, then in your game Rock Hermits will have beacons. The Galactic Almanac OXZ will read this change made by Rock Hermit Locator and the names, distances and orbital positions of Rock Hermits in the local system will be listed in the Galactic Almanac.
 ===Download Link and Quick Facts===

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 [https://app.box.com/s/tw28z84idz3lh9u9ozbh2is30h6dc48i Galactic Almanac Beta 1.5 Box Download Link].
-This OXZ requires Version 1.90 or higher of Oolite. It is compatible with all other OXZs and has no dependencies. However, the OXZ is not compatible with its own August 2020 Alpha. If you still have this installed then you would need to delete the Alpha.The expansion is an ambience expansion and therefore makes no changes to either the gameplay or difficulty of the game. Other than upgrading the Advanced Space Compass to add OXZ gas giants, planets and moons, the expansion makes no gameplay changes. As any OXZ celestial bodies which exist in your game will be visible to your Mark I Eyeball, adding them to the Advanced Space Compass does not change the difficulty of the game. The OXZ is all text and its code only runs when a system is being populated. It does not put any additional load on Oolite and will run on any computer. To play the OXZ, download and install the OXZ from the in game Expansion Pack Manager or by clicking the link above. Once it is installed all of its features are automatically implemented. As the OXZ is still in Beta, the link will take you to a ZIP file. Unzip the file and move the .oxp folder to your AddOns folder. If you have a previous Beta Version installed, you will need to delete the old version.
+This OXZ requires Version 1.90 or higher of Oolite. It is compatible with all other OXZs and has no dependencies. However, the OXZ is not compatible with its own August 2020 Alpha. If you still have this installed then you would need to delete the Alpha. The expansion is an ambience expansion and therefore makes no changes to either the gameplay or difficulty of the game. Other than upgrading the Advanced Space Compass to add OXZ gas giants, planets and moons, the expansion makes no gameplay changes. As any OXZ celestial bodies which exist in your game will be visible to your Mark I Eyeball, adding them to the Advanced Space Compass does not change the difficulty of the game. The OXZ is all text and its code only runs when a system is being populated. It does not put any additional load on Oolite and will run on any computer. To play the OXZ, download and install the OXZ from the in game Expansion Pack Manager or by clicking the link above. Once it is installed all of its features are automatically implemented. As the OXZ is still in Beta, the link will take you to a ZIP file. Unzip the file and move the .oxp folder to your AddOns folder. If you have a previous Beta Version installed, you will need to delete the old version.
 ===Version History and Updates===