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| + | Oolite v1.77-test released on Tuesday 8th January 2013. Download from [http://www.oolite.org Oolite.org]. |
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| − | == Oolite Test Version 1.74 released == |
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| − | The latest test version was released on Sunday 13th June 2010. Download from [http://www.oolite.org Oolite.org]. |
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| − | [[User:JazHaz|JazHaz]] 15:52, 16 June 2010 (UTC) |
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| − | == Elite Wiki back up == |
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| − | The Elite Wiki came back up today after nearly two weeks offline, due to the server breaking. Now on a replacement server, hopefully we should have no more problems. |
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| − | [[User:JazHaz|JazHaz]] (on behalf of [[User:Winston|Winston]]) 13:35, 22 April 2010 (BST) |
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| − | == B.U.F.F.E.T. version 2 released == |
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| − | A new version of B.U.F.F.E.T. (Big Universal Frontier First Encounters Trainer) has been released by whertz. It boasts numerous new features, including a ship manipulator, ship replacement editor and much more. |
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| − | Download the new version from [http://www.spacesimcentral.com/downloads.php?view=detail&df_id=268 here] |
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| − | [[User:Steve|Steve]] 14:58, 03 April 2010 (BST) |
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| − | == Robert Holdstock 1948-2009 == |
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| − | The sad news has emerged that Robert Holdstock - author of the Elite novella The Dark Wheel - has died in hospital at the age of 61. |
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| − | Full story [http://robertholdstock.com/ here] |
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| − | [[User:Steve|Steve]] 22:15, 29 November 2009 (GMT) |
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| − | == Oolite test v1.73.4 released == |
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| − | Oolite version 1.73.4 is now available for Mac, Windows and Linux systems. This is a bug-fix update to v1.73-1.73.3. Download from [http://www.oolite.org oolite.org]. |
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| − | [[User:Ahruman|Ahruman]] 20:35, 24 September 2009 |
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| − | == Elite - 25th Anniversary == |
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| − | It's now a quarter of a century since David Braben and Ian Bell changed the face of computer gaming with the release of Elite on the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. |
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| − | Frontier Developments have launched a [http://elite.frontier.co.uk/ 25th Anniversary Website] to celebrate. |
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| − | [[User:Steve|Steve]] 16:25, 21 September 2009 (BST) |
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Revision as of 15:14, 8 January 2013
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Oolite Version 1.77 released
Oolite v1.77-test released on Tuesday 8th January 2013. Download from Oolite.org.
Elite:Dangerous hit its funding target
The Kickstarter for Elite: Dangerous hit its funding target of £1.25 million today, 52 hours ahead of the deadline. This means that the game WILL be made, with release estimated for March 2014.
Elite:Dangerous Novels
There are currently four crowd source funding projects to create official/canon Elite novels to be released with the game in March 2014.
The links are:
John Harper: http://www.indiegogo.com/EliteDangerous-And-here-the-wheel?show_todos=true&a=1801378
Drew Wagar: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1245019716/reclamation-an-elite-novella-by-a-fan-for-the-fans?ref=live
'Commander Boz': http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/336512366/the-cost-of-exploration-an-elite-dangerous-world-b?ref=live
Vasileios Kalampakas: http://www.indiegogo.com/elite-dangerous-novel?a=1801378
Stop by, check them out and please (if you can) help us get some real stories into the Elite universe.
Elite:Dangerous (A.K.A Elite IV) on Kickstarter
Here it is:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous
Its been going for a week and a bit now and is nearly half way to its goal. 37 days and under 700,000 pounds to go. Lets rally around the 'Creator' and get him over the line!
Oolite Version 1.76 released
Oolite v1.76 stable released on Friday 16th December 2011. Download from Oolite.org.
JazHaz 23:23, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
Older news
You can see older news by viewing the archive pages - see Category:News
