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== List of .oxp's ==
  
== List of .oxp's ==
   
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=== Activities ===
 
*[[Ringpod]] for the racing fraternity.
  
*[[Ringpod]] for the racing fraternity.
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*[[Behemoth]] - the original Oolite battleship.
  
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=== HUDs ===
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*[[CompactHUD]] now incorporated into [[HUDSelector]]: updated version available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] as part of [[HUDSelector]]
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*[[Mega-Walnut Dashboard OXP]] for the luxurious [[Fer-de-Lance_(Oolite)|Fer-de-Lance]].
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=== Missions ===
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*[[LongWay OXP]] - an easy mission in Galaxy 1: updated version available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]
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=== Ships ===
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''[[User:Smivs|Smivs]] updated a number of Aegidian's ships for the newer versions of Oolite.''
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*[[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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:: An updated version of the Asp Mk II is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] in [[Classic X-ships]]
 
*[[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]].
  
*[[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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:: The Python ET Special is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] in [[Classic Super-Pythons]]
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:: An updated version of the Cobra Mk II is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] in [[Classic X-ships]]
 
*[[Cobra 3.5]] a fighter-interceptor.
  
*[[Cobra 3.5]] a fighter-interceptor.
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*[[CompactHUD]] now incorporated into [[HUDSelector]].
  
 
*[[Griffin Two (Oolite)]] - the ship from [[Frontier]].
  
*[[Griffin Two (Oolite)]] - the ship from [[Frontier]].
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*[[LongWay OXP]] - an easy mission in Galaxy 1.
  
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*[[Mega-Walnut Dashboard OXP]] for the luxurious [[Fer-de-Lance_(Oolite)|Fer-de-Lance]].
  
 
*[[Pelamis]], an amphibious cargo carrier.
  
*[[Pelamis]], an amphibious cargo carrier.
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*[[Python Class Cruiser]] - larger and faster than the [[Python (Oolite)|Python]], preferred by some to the newer [[Boa (Oolite)|Boa]].
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*[[Python Class Cruiser]] - larger and faster than the [[Python (Oolite)|Python]], preferred by some to the newer [[Boa (Oolite)|Boa]]. An updated version is available on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] in [[Classic Super-Pythons]].
 
*Weeviloid containing [[Weeviloid Scoutship]] & [[Weeviloid Hunter]].
  
*Weeviloid containing [[Weeviloid Scoutship]] & [[Weeviloid Hunter]].
 
*[[Freaky Thargoids OXP]] examines shading effects.
  
*[[Freaky Thargoids OXP]] examines shading effects.

Revision as of 15:44, 5 May 2021

Our Heroic Helmsman!

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.

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

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
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