User:Zireael

This is my personal opinion, however, it might be useful for players who have not yet discovered the richness the OXPs bring to the game.

NOTE: With Oolite version 1.80, many of these became available as .OXZ's from the built-in Expansion Manager.

I recommend all new (or returning) players install at least some of the mods in the first section. The other mods are just my personal recommendations.

For the .oxp's/.oxz's which Zireael wrote see here. Zireael is from Poland and allegedly started playing Oolite to teach himself English. There is a rumour that he programmed all his pirates to speak in Received Pronounciation, whilst his police vipers spoke with a cockney accent.

Bring Oolite into the 21st century

These are mostly cosmetic and should run on every machine capable of running the Vanilla game.

• Better Screens
• Better Buoys
• Display Reputation
• Market Observer
• Military Fuel Injectors
• Naval Grid
• Random Ship Names
• Famous Planets
• Distant Suns

Frontier-like experience

This is a list of mods a player may want to install if he/she wants an experience closer to Frontier/FFE.

• System Redux (Oolite) / System Demux (Oolite) / Deep Horizons Systems + Stations for Extra Planets
• Planetary Compass OXP
• Planetfall OXP
• New Cargoes
• Frontier Style Equipment NOTE: this is made by me so that you have complete clarity
• Registration ID
• TimeSlip
• Bulk Haulers
• Eagle Mk II
• ADCK's_Eagles
• Griffin Two (Oolite)
• Imperial Courier (Oolite)
• Imperial Trader (Oolite)
• Thargoid Warship (Flyable)

Ease-of-use

most of this falls into the 'why isn't it in the game itself?!' category

• Dock Assist System_OXP
• Destination ETA
• Military Targeting System
• Q-Charger

Equipment

• Iron Hide
• Repair Bots
• Shield Equalizer & Capacitors

Eye candy

• Chupacabra HUD
• Numeric Style HUDs Note: You know, these two HUDs combine together for 100% more enjoyment!
• Background Sets
• Realistic Stars
• Zygo Cinematic Sky & Nebulas note: I recommend setting sky_n_stars to 10000 for performance reasons

Missions

• Galactic Navy
• Random Hits
• UPS Courier

Various

• Detectors
• Police_IFF_Scanner_Upgrade
• Snoopers note: amazingly cool maps if used with BGS
• Trophy Collector
• Hired Guns
• Custom Shields note: I recommend setting this.customshieldsshieldtype to basic

Ooniverse

most of this also falls into the 'why isn't it in the game itself?! category

• Anarchies (+ Anarchies Facelift if you're using Griff or running 1.79)
• Sunskimmers
• New Cargoes

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Links

• Commander Zi Tweaks for my own lovingly hand-crafted oxp's (2014) - almost all now updated and on the Expansions Manager.
• Dropbox of those and some other oxp's.