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<font size="5">'''Collection of Help pages for playing [[Oolite]]'''</font>
 
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*For playing [[:Category:Classic|Classic Elite]], [[:Category:FE2|FE2]] & [[:Category:FFE|FFE]] see those respective categories for ''their'' help pages.
 
*For playing [[:Category:Classic|Classic Elite]], [[:Category:FE2|FE2]] & [[:Category:FFE|FFE]] see those respective categories for ''their'' help pages.
 
*For help with [[The Dark Side]] - see [[:Category:Oolite scripting]] for more information.
 
*For help with [[The Dark Side]] - see [[:Category:Oolite scripting]] for more information.
 
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''Note that three different Ship's Manuals are on offer''
 
''Note that three different Ship's Manuals are on offer''
:The Ship's Manual in the [[Ship's Library OXP]] is the most recent (''and'' is readable in-game - ''and'' is adjusted to your ship)
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:The Ship's Manual in the [[Ship's Library OXP]] is the most recent
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::(''and'' is readable in-game - ''and'' is adjusted to your ship ''and'' to your keyboard!)
 
:The [[Pilot's Reference Manual]] was written for the Oolite Cobra MkIII
 
:The [[Pilot's Reference Manual]] was written for the Oolite Cobra MkIII
 
:[[The Space Traders Flight Training Manual]] was written for the Classic Elite Cobra MkIII but is still good.
 
:[[The Space Traders Flight Training Manual]] was written for the Classic Elite Cobra MkIII but is still good.
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The in-game [[Tutorial]] & the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] have their own explanatory wiki pages.
 
The in-game [[Tutorial]] & the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] have their own explanatory wiki pages.
 
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''Please note that your game download includes [[Mr Gimlet]]'s advice to new pilots and the RS Reference Sheet'': (search for '''OoliteRS''' - stashed away in the entrails of your computer - or [[File:OoliteRS rev1.8.zip]]): it is well worth printing out.
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''Please note that your game download includes [[Mr Gimlet]]'s advice to new pilots and the RS Reference Sheet'': (search for '''OoliteRS''' - stashed away in the entrails of your computer - or 2008 version - [[File:OoliteRS rev1.8.zip]]): it is well worth printing out.
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== Old Help ==
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*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=56825#p56825 Manual for Oolite v.1.65] (polyh, 2008)
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== Videos ==
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*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10454 Links to 12 videos featuring oxp-laden Oolite] (2012/3) Flying a python.
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== Helpful OXPs for new pilots ==
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There is a ''lot'' of information in Oolite. These vital OXPs help give you access to the information you need to play/enjoy the game
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*[[Addons for Beginners (Vital Statistics)]] will download the following
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:*[[Ship's Library]] (with ships manual)
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:*[[XenonUI]] (handy guide to the buttons on your astrogation console)
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:*[[Technical Reference Library]] identifies ships when you target them (just ships)
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:*[[GalCop Galactic Registry]] - guide to the galaxy you are in
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:*[[Market Observer]] - useful statistics for analysing the F8 markets page (with Market Ads at the bottom)
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:*[[Vimana HUD]] (flashes warnings for High Temperature, Low Altitude, Low Energy & Low Shields)
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:*[[HUD Selector]] - optional extra (for selecting HUDs)!
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You might also care to add [[The Galactic Almanac OXZ]] - a guide to everything in your current solar system - stations, planetary bodies, rock hermits, ''etc''. (not yet on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]).
 
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Latest revision as of 01:40, 30 December 2021

Collection of Help pages for playing Oolite

Oolite-336.png




Note that three different Ship's Manuals are on offer

The Ship's Manual in the Ship's Library OXP is the most recent
(and is readable in-game - and is adjusted to your ship and to your keyboard!)
The Pilot's Reference Manual was written for the Oolite Cobra MkIII
The Space Traders Flight Training Manual was written for the Classic Elite Cobra MkIII but is still good.



The in-game Tutorial & the in-game Expansions Manager have their own explanatory wiki pages.

Please note that your game download includes Mr Gimlet's advice to new pilots and the RS Reference Sheet: (search for OoliteRS - stashed away in the entrails of your computer - or 2008 version - File:OoliteRS rev1.8.zip): it is well worth printing out.


Old Help


Videos


Helpful OXPs for new pilots

There is a lot of information in Oolite. These vital OXPs help give you access to the information you need to play/enjoy the game

You might also care to add The Galactic Almanac OXZ - a guide to everything in your current solar system - stations, planetary bodies, rock hermits, etc. (not yet on the in-game Expansions Manager).