User:Norby

First played Elite on Commodore +4 in 1987. This was the best game in my eyes at that time.

Found Oolite in jan 2013 and enjoy not only the game but OXP programming also as a hobby which can give me the feeling of freedom. I hope the result will entertain my sons and you also. :)

My OXPs

New versions are available within the game and in OXZ list. Some old versions are in my box.

Activities

• EscortDeck - Build up your personal escort fleet. (727 downloads)
• FarPlanets - reach very far planets with fast drives. (109 downloads)
• Gallery - review models of encountered ships and find more in exhibitions. (2158 downloads)
• Towbar - make money from derelict ships, earn high salvager rankings. (1589 downloads)

Ambience

• Ambiences recommended by Norby - install many graphical packs for better look and feel (3013 downloads)
• Headlights - Tune the light level on the dark side of objects in space like you have powerful headlights. (336 downloads)
• Trails - NPC ships leaves condensation trails. (168 downloads)

Equipment

• ILS - semi-automatic Instrument Landing System supports Injector speeds as well. (1348 downloads)
• Q-Charger - I made awardable to NPC ships by ShipVersion OXP from v1.21. (3847 downloads)
• Telescope - extended targeting and scanning features, auto steering, sniper ring and more. (4955 downloads)
• SafetyCatch - prevent accidental Q-Bomb and other mine launches when using missiles. (1270 downloads)

HUD

• Combat MFD - show many data of your ship and your target. (777 downloads)
• HUD Selector - help to choose your HUD from more possibilities. (769 downloads)
• NumericHUD - I updated many parts from v3.1 for my OXPs plus added MFDs and speedup. (2084 downloads)

Mechanics

• HardShips - all ship get 6 side armour, Hard ships get Hard Armour, new defensive equipments and Drones. (822 downloads)
• ReverseControl - you can aim in the aft view as in the front view. (1793 downloads)
• SellAll - sell all cargo with one keypress and can sell to an alternative cutomer if the market is full. (1397 downloads)
• ShipVersion - all ship get version numbers, NPCs get extra equipments scaled with the version. (2172 downloads)
• TorusToSun - reach the Sun and other places faster. (1582 downloads)
• VariableMasslock - based on ship mass from Adder at 17km to Anaconda at 26km. In addition asteroids turn off Torus when needed to prevent impact. (358 downloads)

Misc

• Display reputation - I added parcel reputation into the original OXP in v1.2. (10032 downloads)
• LogEvents - write messages into Latest.log using all event handlers to help debugging OXPs and review battles. (6943 downloads)
• TimeControl - Time Acceleration with Injectors and Torus, stop in Red alert and near a Wormhole. (249 downloads)

Missions

• The Collector - find the rich man and do the jobs he offer. The story is affected by your choices. (9497 downloads)

Ships

• Andromeda - very large ship with decent cargo capacity and rare extensions. (4455 downloads)
• Carriers - build up your personal fleet and take with you on your Carrier. (3132 downloads)
• EscortPack - Escort ships, escpecially useful with EscortDeck. (498 downloads)
• MinerCobra - 75t cargo, miner laser and scoop in change of less energy, recharge and missile pylons. (2442 downloads)

Best of my works

Based on feedbacks in the forum I think these are the most wanted packages:

Combat MFD
Gallery
HUDSelector
ILS Instrument Landing System
Telescope
Towbar
ReverseControl
ShipVersion
TorusToSun

My obsolete OXPs

I do not recommend to use these in regular games.

• Detectors - show your energy on the HUD and more target informations. (174 downloads)
• HardBase - one of the biggest playable entity with huge cargo capacity and almost no agility. (53 downloads)
• HudRequests - tech demo and requests to make dynamic HUDs and a mini-game to earn highscores. (98 downloads)
• OMGLaser - player can fit an ultimate laser into his Anaconda-class ship. (147 downloads)
• RocketMiner - can dock without rolling if well centered due to the barrel form (requested by my little son). (50 downloads)
• RocketShips - 8 new ship, can fly faster for some cost, get secondary autofire weapons and malfunctions. ;) (52 downloads)
• TimeSlip - predecessor of TimeControl, use Time Acceleration Torus Jump Drive and Injectors. (113 downloads)

Documents

My Documents folder filled with Elite-related writings:

• Board Games
• Fictions
• Oolite keys and galaxy maps
• Paper Models of Oolite ships
• Quaternion calculator
• Shader tutorial

Recommended OXPs

The following metapackages are able to install many addons in one step.

Addons for Beginners

Addons_for_Beginners.oxz contain dependency links to install the following packages designed for new players. Please comment it in the forum. (downloaded 10668 times)

Ambiences recommended by Norby
Combat Simulator
ETT Homing Beacon
Miner Cobra
Neo-Docklights
Lave Academy
Target Autolock
Tionisla Reporter
Torus To Sun
Traffic Control
Reverse Control
Ring Racer OXP
Safety Catch
The Collector
Welcome Mat

Ambiences recommended by Norby

Ambiences_recommended_by_Norby.oxz contain dependency links to install the following ambience and similar packs in one step for better look and feel without changing the gameplay. (downloaded 3013 times)

Additional Planets
Asteroid_Storm
BetterBuoys
BackGroundSet
BGS Soundset by P.A. Groove
Cabal_Common_Library
Camera_Drones
Captain Solo's Good Fortune
Combat MFD
Commanders_Log_OXP
Communications_Pack_A
Contracted Goods Reminder
Delightful Docking
Display_reputation_OXP
Docking Fees
Email System
Escort_Formations
Explorers'_Club_OXP
Extracts from the Tre Clan
Famous_Planets_OXP
Fireworks
Flight_Log_OXP
Gallery
Griff Station Bundle
Headlights
HUDSelector
Hyperradio
Icesteroids
LogEvents
MarketObserver
MFD - BroadcastComms
MFD - CommsLog
MFD - Manifest
MFD - Navigation]
Planetary_Compass_OXP
Randomshipnames_OXP
Random Player/Ship Name
Realistic_Stars
Satellites
Snoopers
Ship Respray
Ship Storage Helper
Ship's Library
Start_Choices
Status Quo
System_Features_Rings
System_Features_Sunspots
TrackerCam_OXP
Trails
Trophy_Collector
OXPConfig

Addons for Competent Commanders

Nice OXPs since 2012:

Aliens
Anarchies_Facelift
APRIL_OXP
Black_Monk_Monastery
Breakable_Life_Support_System
Bullet Drive
BuoyRepair
CustomShields
DeepSpacePirates
EnergyBomb
Escort_Contracts_OXP
Feudal_States
Friend_or_Foe
Galactic_Navy_Additions
GalTech_Escape_Pods
Griff_Industries
Hired_Guns_OXP
Illegal_Goods_Tweak_OXP
ILS Instrument Landing System
In-System_Market_Restore
In-System_Taxi
Laser_Mount_Switching_System_OXP
Market Inquirer
New_Cargoes
NumericHUD
Ore_Processor
Planetfall_OXP
PovrayPlanets_OXP
Quirium_Cascade_Mine_Detector
Random_Hits_OXP
Rescue Stations
ShieldCycler
Skilled_NPCs_OXP
Sonoran
Stations_for_Extra_Planets
Taxi_Galactica
Tionisla_Orbital_Graveyard
Total_patrol_OXP
Trident_Down
UPS_Courier
Variable Masslock
Vector_OXP
WildShips_OXP
Xeptatl's_Sword
ZygoCinematicSky&Nebulas

I like more than 300 OXPs in total so I made an OXP Collection. There are many small but good OXP what you probably missed if you do not read through the OXP List, I grouped these to match different player levels.

Enjoy!

Norby