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== Overview ==
  
== Overview ==
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Okti joined the community back in 2010 and still occasionally lurks in the wings! Many of his oxp's were tarred as being cheats at the time. But, as with all oxp's, nobody was forced to use any of them! Some of his "cheats" are incredibly useful for .oxp developers and testers, though. And some of these were brilliant, were taken up by Phkb, polished and expanded, and put on the in-game Expansions Manager.
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Okti joined the community back in 2010 and still occasionally lurks in the wings! A number of his oxp's were tarred as being "cheats" at the time. But, as with all oxp's, nobody was forced to use any of them! Some of his "cheats" are incredibly useful for .oxp developers and testers, though. Some might have been seen as cheats by the original Elite players, but one would expect to find with advanced technology. And some of these were brilliant, were taken up by Phkb & others, polished and expanded, and put on the in-game Expansions Manager.
   
 
== OXP's ==
  
== OXP's ==
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=== Elsewhere ===
  
=== Elsewhere ===
 
*[[Colonization]] - massive dockable which you can fly through (also listed in Dockables, above)
  
*[[Colonization]] - massive dockable which you can fly through (also listed in Dockables, above)
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*[[Coyote's Run]] - did the tough programming to get [[User:Cody|Cody]]'s novel transmogrified into an OXP.
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*[[Coyote's Run]] - Okti did the tough programming to transmogrify [[User:Cody|Cody]]'s novel into an OXP.
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==== Okti's BoxCN collection (2011-12) ====
  
==== Okti's BoxCN collection (2011-12) ====
 
*[https://app.boxcn.net/s/bpl582x1hu Okti's Collection] from 2011-2
  
*[https://app.boxcn.net/s/bpl582x1hu Okti's Collection] from 2011-2
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::[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11921 SafeJumps] warns if target system's sun has gone nova
  
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*Offensive
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::[[Galaxy Info]] forerunner of Phkb's [[GalCop Galactic Registry]] & see [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9943 BB thread here]
  
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::[[Pylon-based Equipment Remover]] Since rewritten by Phkb and now on the [[Expansions Manager]] as [[Remove Individual Pylon]].
 
::[[Primable Laser]] - adds a second primable fore-laser for clobbering the McNasties with! From the early days when player ships could only have the one forwards laser.
  
::[[Primable Laser]] - adds a second primable fore-laser for clobbering the McNasties with! From the early days when player ships could only have the one forwards laser.
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::[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10625 Autoskim] for automatic sunskimming
  
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::[[Target Tracker]] - [[Cheating|"cheat"]] - an infallible tracker for laser targets!
 
::PirateEBomb: - [[Cheating|cheat]] - kills every pirate in the system and then calls you a cheat!
  
::PirateEBomb: - [[Cheating|cheat]] - kills every pirate in the system and then calls you a cheat!
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::[[Long Range Scanner]] - [[Cheating|cheat]] - see ''everything'' in the star system
  
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::CargoScanner: Since updated by Timer and now on the [[Expansions Manager]] as [[Cargo Scanner OXP]]
  
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*Astrogatory
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::[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9182 OresratiChallenge]: For getting to [[Sector8/Oresrati]]
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::[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11921 SafeJumps] warns if target system's sun has gone nova
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::[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9615 InterstellarRescue]
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::[[Galaxy Info]] forerunner of Phkb's [[GalCop Galactic Registry]] & see [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9943 BB thread here]
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::[[Pylon-based Equipment Remover]] Since rewritten by Phkb and now on the [[Expansions Manager]] as [[Remove Individual Pylon]].
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::[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9615 InterstellarRescue]: miraculous rescues in interstellar space
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::[[Target Tracker]] - [[Cheating|cheat]] - an infallible tracker for laser targets!
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::[[Miner Pod OXP]]
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*Galaxies 7 & 8
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::[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=134292#p134292 SunSkimmerPod]
  
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::OneWayTicket2Oresrati [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=139500#p139500 mentioned here]. For getting to [[Sector8/Oresrati]]
  
 
::LinkG7 Links to the lost part of G7 (some two dozen systems in the bottom left corner of the map). For navigating [[The Great Rift]]
  
::LinkG7 Links to the lost part of G7 (some two dozen systems in the bottom left corner of the map). For navigating [[The Great Rift]]
 
:::Note this issue and the solution: [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=267490#p267490 (Problem, 2019)]
  
:::Note this issue and the solution: [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=267490#p267490 (Problem, 2019)]
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::[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9182 OresratiChallenge]: For getting to [[Sector8/Oresrati]]
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::OneWayTicket2Oresrati [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=139500#p139500 mentioned here]. For getting to [[Sector8/Oresrati]]
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*Miscellaneous
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::[[Auto Skim OXP]] takes control of your ship and performs automatic sunskimming
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::[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=134292#p134292 SunSkimmerPod] - "missile" which skims fuel from the sun for you
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::[[Long Range Scanner]] - [[Cheating|"cheat"]] - see ''everything'' in the star system
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::[[Miner Pod OXP]] - a pylon-mounted mining machine that locks on a large asteroid and extracts the minerals for you
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::CargoScanner: Since updated by Timer and now on the [[Expansions Manager]] as [[Cargo Scanner OXP]]
   
 
== Links ==
  
== Links ==

Revision as of 23:54, 28 November 2021

Coyote's Run
Flying inside Okti's Colonization oxp
Long Range Scanner: invaluable for oxp designers
Miner Pod

Overview

Okti joined the community back in 2010 and still occasionally lurks in the wings! A number of his oxp's were tarred as being "cheats" at the time. But, as with all oxp's, nobody was forced to use any of them! Some of his "cheats" are incredibly useful for .oxp developers and testers, though. Some might have been seen as cheats by the original Elite players, but one would expect to find with advanced technology. And some of these were brilliant, were taken up by Phkb & others, polished and expanded, and put on the in-game Expansions Manager.

OXP's

On the in-game Expansions Manager

Phkb's polished and expanded versions

Elsewhere

  • Colonization - massive dockable which you can fly through (also listed in Dockables, above)
  • Coyote's Run - Okti did the tough programming to transmogrify Cody's novel into an OXP.

Okti's BoxCN collection (2011-12)

Pylon-based Equipment Remover Since rewritten by Phkb and now on the Expansions Manager as Remove Individual Pylon.
Primable Laser - adds a second primable fore-laser for clobbering the McNasties with! From the early days when player ships could only have the one forwards laser.
Target Tracker - "cheat" - an infallible tracker for laser targets!
PirateEBomb: - cheat - kills every pirate in the system and then calls you a cheat!
  • Astrogatory
SafeJumps warns if target system's sun has gone nova
Galaxy Info forerunner of Phkb's GalCop Galactic Registry & see BB thread here
InterstellarRescue: miraculous rescues in interstellar space
  • Galaxies 7 & 8
LinkG7 Links to the lost part of G7 (some two dozen systems in the bottom left corner of the map). For navigating The Great Rift
Note this issue and the solution: (Problem, 2019)
OresratiChallenge: For getting to Sector8/Oresrati
OneWayTicket2Oresrati mentioned here. For getting to Sector8/Oresrati
  • Miscellaneous
Auto Skim OXP takes control of your ship and performs automatic sunskimming
SunSkimmerPod - "missile" which skims fuel from the sun for you
Long Range Scanner - "cheat" - see everything in the star system
Miner Pod OXP - a pylon-mounted mining machine that locks on a large asteroid and extracts the minerals for you
CargoScanner: Since updated by Timer and now on the Expansions Manager as Cargo Scanner OXP

Links

  • Cheating - essay on the different views on this
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