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[[File:Aegidian.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Our Heroic Helmsman!]]
  
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[[File:Ossuary Dice (Aegidian's).jpg|thumb|right|Ossuary Dice]]
 
Giles Williams, the original author of [[Oolite]] (on Mac OS X). His final version - 1.65 - debuted in 2007.
  
Giles Williams, the original author of [[Oolite]] (on Mac OS X). His final version - 1.65 - debuted in 2007.
   
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See his [http://www.oolite.aegidian.org web page].
  
See his [http://www.oolite.aegidian.org web page].
   
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Giles also designed these [https://www.flickr.com/photos/aegidian/albums/72157627291901798 Ossuary Dice] together with a lot of other natty stuff which can be seen [https://www.shapeways.com/shops/aegidian here].
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Giles also designed these Ossuary Dice together with a lot of other natty stuff which can be seen [https://www.shapeways.com/shops/aegidian here].
   
 
See [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18118 Get Giles on his bike!] for important events in 2016.
  
See [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18118 Get Giles on his bike!] for important events in 2016.
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== Character ==
 
His views in [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16790 this] thread on .oxz's are worth noting.
  
His views in [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16790 this] thread on .oxz's are worth noting.
   
 
''Post by aegidian » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:19 am''
  
''Post by aegidian » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:19 am''
   
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I hesitate to post this, but I've been reminded recently of the value of candour, and I therefore ought to.
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I hesitate to post this, but I've been reminded recently of the value of candour, and I therefore ought to.
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I have come to the conclusion I do not like the concept of OXZs.
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Oolite's chief advantage has been that it is easy to mod and edit, ideally with the simplest of text editors and graphics editors. OXZs seem only to get in the way of doing that. I like the expansion manager, and appreciate the ease it allows new users to download mods, but in my opinion the OXZ format (in hiding information from users) hinders those new users who want to peek and poke behind the curtain - and they are our most important new users.
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So my answer to the question posed in the Opinion Poll is a reluctant, but forthright, NO, OXZs are a mistep and should probably be quietly deprecated.
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Sorry.
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The expansion manager however, is a positive step, but should be rewritten to handle OXP folder hierarchies instead of OXZs, and check, mark and note when a managed folder has been changed (by consulting a checksum or hash) and warning the user in the manager that the OXP and its dependents may no longer work as intended, with the option of downloading and re-installing to fix any issue.
   
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I have come to the conclusion I do not like the concept of OXZs.
  
   
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Oolite's chief advantage has been that it is easy to mod and edit, ideally with the simplest of text editors and graphics editors. OXZs seem only to get in the way of doing that. I like the expansion manager, and appreciate the ease it allows new users to download mods, but in my opinion the OXZ format (in hiding information from users) hinders those new users who want to peek and poke behind the curtain - and they are our most important new users.
  
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== List of .oxp's ==
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[[File:Ringpod.png|thumb|right|200px|Ringpod]]
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[[File:HudMegaWalnutDashHUD.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Mega-Walnut - the first alternative HUD]]
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[[File:Behe3.png|thumb|right|200px|Behemoth (current versions)]]
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[[File:Mussurana1 sm.png|thumb|right|200px|Mussuruna void-yacht (current version)]]
   
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So my answer to the question posed in the Opinion Poll is a reluctant, but forthright, NO, OXZs are a mistep and should probably be quietly deprecated.
  
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Sorry.
  
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The expansion manager however, is a positive step, but should be rewritten to handle OXP folder hierarchies instead of OXZs, and check, mark and note when a managed folder has been changed (by consulting a checksum or hash) and warning the user in the manager that the OXP and its dependents may no longer work as intended, with the option of downloading and re-installing to fix any issue.
  
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== List of .oxp's ==
  
   
 
=== Activities ===
  
=== Activities ===
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*[[Behemoth]] - the original Oolite battleship: updated version available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]
  
*[[Behemoth]] - the original Oolite battleship: updated version available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]
 
*[[Aegidian's Specials]] This expansion pack adds two ships: the [[Mussurana]] and the [[Asp_(Oolite)|Asp Mk II]].
  
*[[Aegidian's Specials]] This expansion pack adds two ships: the [[Mussurana]] and the [[Asp_(Oolite)|Asp Mk II]].
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:: The Mussurana is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] as [[The Classic Mussurana]]
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:: The Mussurana is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] as [[The Classic Ships|The Classic Mussurana]]
 
:: An updated version of the Asp Mk II is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] in [[Classic X-ships]]
  
:: An updated version of the Asp Mk II is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] in [[Classic X-ships]]
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*[[Aegidian's X-Ships]] adds three new ships: the [[Python ET Special]], the prototype [[Cobra_Mk.2_%28Oolite%29|Cobra Mk II]] and the [[Taipan]].
  
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*[http://capnhack.com/hosting/oolite/Oolite/OXPs/newships.oxp.zip Aegidian's Newships] containing the [[Naga]], [[Hamadryad]], [[Josher]] and [[Ringhals]].
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*[[Aegidian's X-Ships]] adds three new ships: the [[Python ET Special]], and the prototype [[Cobra_Mk.2_%28Oolite%29|Cobra Mk II]].
 
:: The Python ET Special is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] in [[Classic Super-Pythons]]
  
:: The Python ET Special is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] in [[Classic Super-Pythons]]
 
:: An updated version of the Cobra Mk II is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] in [[Classic X-ships]]
  
:: An updated version of the Cobra Mk II is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] in [[Classic X-ships]]
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*[[Freaky Thargoids OXP]] examines shading effects.
  
*[[Freaky Thargoids OXP]] examines shading effects.
   
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*Smiv's [[The Classic Ships]] contains the freaky retextures for Thargoids ''etc''.
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== Of Note ==
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*[[Oolite]] - see the section on Aegidian (2003-6) (under ''A little History & some important early Versions'')
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*[[Church of Giles the Creator]]
   
 
[[Category:Developers]]
  
[[Category:Developers]]

Latest revision as of 17:28, 19 December 2021

Our Heroic Helmsman!
Ossuary Dice

Giles Williams, the original author of Oolite (on Mac OS X). His final version - 1.65 - debuted in 2007.

Aging enthusiast and father of three.

Fons et origo of all of this!.

See his web page.

Giles also designed these Ossuary Dice together with a lot of other natty stuff which can be seen here.

See Get Giles on his bike! for important events in 2016.

Character

His views in this thread on .oxz's are worth noting.

Post by aegidian » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:19 am 

I hesitate to post this, but I've been reminded recently of the value of candour, and I therefore ought to.

I have come to the conclusion I do not like the concept of OXZs.

Oolite's chief advantage has been that it is easy to mod and edit, ideally with the simplest of text editors and graphics editors. OXZs seem only to get in the way of doing that. I like the expansion manager, and appreciate the ease it allows new users to download mods, but in my opinion the OXZ format (in hiding information from users) hinders those new users who want to peek and poke behind the curtain - and they are our most important new users.

So my answer to the question posed in the Opinion Poll is a reluctant, but forthright, NO, OXZs are a mistep and should probably be quietly deprecated.

Sorry.

The expansion manager however, is a positive step, but should be rewritten to handle OXP folder hierarchies instead of OXZs, and check, mark and note when a managed folder has been changed (by consulting a checksum or hash) and warning the user in the manager that the OXP and its dependents may no longer work as intended, with the option of downloading and re-installing to fix any issue.


List of .oxp's

Ringpod
Mega-Walnut - the first alternative HUD
Behemoth (current versions)
Mussuruna void-yacht (current version)


Activities

HUDs

Missions

Ships

Smivs updated a number of Aegidian's ships for the newer versions of Oolite.

The Mussurana is available on the in-game Expansions Manager as The Classic Mussurana
An updated version of the Asp Mk II is available on the in-game Expansions Manager in Classic X-ships
The Python ET Special is available on the in-game Expansions Manager in Classic Super-Pythons
An updated version of the Cobra Mk II is available on the in-game Expansions Manager in Classic X-ships


Of Note

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