OXP
An OXP (Oolite eXpansion Pack) is an enhancement to the game Oolite. Typically, an OXP is downloaded as a ZIP file, which is expanded and placed in Oolite's AddOns folder. On the Mac the OXP itself is a folder which takes the form of the icon shown here. On Windows the OXP appears as a normal folder ending ".oxp". An OXP could be a new game object (such as a ship, space station or a moon), a mission, or a combination of several elements. OXPs can use all of the facilities of Oolite, including some that are not used in the standard, unexpanded game. Oolite will only read an OXP if you place the .oxp folder in Oolite's AddOns folder.
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Downloading OXPs
On this page you will find download links to all the OXPs. Most OXPs can also be found at The Oolite Satellite Resource Site or the older Captain Hack OoSat Site).
Please note however that neither of these sites have been updated for a long time, nor will they be. All updating is now done on this page of the Wiki, so you should use the link shown on this page to get the latest version of the OXP. For example, the versions of Assassins.oxp, Ionics.oxp and Spyhunter.oxp on the Captain Hack site are old versions (and contain bugs). The links on this page will take you to the latest versions.
The download will create a .ZIP file. Unzip it and a new folder will appear. Open this folder and you will see a folder ending .oxp and usually a README file. Move the folder ending .oxp into the Oolite AddOns folder. Next time you load up Oolite the new features added by the OXP will be added to the game. Do read the README file, as this will tell you what the OXP does.
Below you will see a table giving download links to all the OXPs set out in alphabetical order. The links in the next column will take you to Wiki Pages giving information on ships or stations added by the OXP. Many of the Mission OXPs will contain lots of other ships, stations or weapons that are not listed here. The Wiki only gives information on the Ships listed in the galaxy wide "Jane's Spacecraft". Many military, criminal and corporate powers do not make information on the craft they build or use available to the galactic public! Listed below the table are all the OXPs broken down by category.
List of known OXPs
| Download | Ships | Stations | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aegidian's Specials | Mussurana | Ships. The powerful Mussurana and an improved Asp. | |
| Aegidian's X-Ships | Python ET Special | Ships. An improved Python, the experimental Cobra Mk II and the fearsome Taipan. | |
| Amiga Replacement Sounds | Sound Set. | ||
| Anarchies V 0.1 | Customised Anarchy systems. Hackers can be found in the higher tech anarchy systems, willing to clear a fugitive's legal record. For a price of course! | ||
| Aphid Escort Service | Ships. Adds the stylish Aphid escort service. | ||
| Armoured Transport Type 1 | Gaundlet Armoured Transport Type 1 | Ships. Convoys of well armed craft ferry gold and other valuables through the space lanes. Only a pirate with an Iron Ass would dream of attempting a robbery! | |
| Assassins Guild V1.2 | Deamon Cruiser | Navy Station | Mission. 21 missions involving murder to order in Galaxy 7. More Information is given by clicking the download link. Can you hear the drums? |
| Asteroid Storm | Mission. A well known station in Galaxy 1 comes under threat from an asteroid strike. Also adds new types of asteroids to the universe. | ||
| Bandersnatch | Bandersnatch | Ships. Adds a pirate capital vessel armed with plasma turrets. | |
| Bank of the Black Monks | Black Monk Gunship | Black Monk Monastary | Mission. Monks aboard well armed stations appear in advanced systems. Loans are offered, defaulters will be executed. |
| Behemoth | Behemoth | Ships. Adds a powerful Navy Cruiser. | |
| Boomslang | Boomslang | Ships. Adds a mid-range multi-role ship. Used by pirates and traders alike. | |
| Capisastra | Capisastra Defender | Ships. Capisatra pirates appear in Galaxy 4. | |
| Cargo & Wrecks | Cargo. Adds lots of different types of cargo canisters. | ||
| Clear Skies | Utility. Reduces nebula effects. Handy if your system is finding it hard to run Oolite. | ||
| Cobra 3.5 (chopped Cobra) | Cobra Mk 3.5 | Ships. A variation on the Classic Cobra Mk III. | |
| Cobra Clipper SAR | Cobra Clipper SAR | Ships. A custom Cobra Mk III to rescue stranded Commanders. | |
| Cobra Mk III Njx | Cobra III NjX | Ships. A faster, tougher variation on the Classic Cobra Mk III. | |
| Commies | Ray Mk I | Astro Mines | Ships / Stations. Commie systems have their own police forces, stations and miners. |
| Compact HUD | Alternative HUD. | ||
| Condor | Condor | Ships. A very powerful police and Navy Cruiser. | |
| Custom Sounds | Sound Set. | ||
| Custom Paint Jobs | Ships. Classic Elite Ships appear with custom paint jobs. | ||
| Dark Wheel Cobra - | Ships. A custom Cobra Mk III model, as seen on the cover of the Elite Manual. | ||
| Deposed | Mission. A series of missions set in Galaxy 4 for an experienced Commander. | ||
| Diso | Planets. Extra planets and stations are added to the Diso system. | ||
| Dr HUD Cobra Mk III version, Custom version | Alternative HUD. | ||
| Deep Space Dredger | Sabre | Deep Space Dredger | Ships / Stations. Adds dockable Space Dredgers to the space lanes, defended by a squad of Saber fighters. |
| Dictators | Imperial Censor | Imperial AstroFactory | Ships / Stations. Dictatorship systems gain their own police forces, supply craft and stations. |
| Eagle Mk II | Eagle Mk II | Ships. Adds the Eagle Long Range Fighter in several versions. | |
| ETT Homing Beacon | Equipment. Mark a position in space by deploying a pylon mounted beacon. | ||
| Executive Spaceways | Delta Long-Range Escort | Ships. Adds the Executive SpaceWays fleet of ships. More Information Here. | |
| External Views | Utility. Adds better outside views to all the Classic Elite Ships. | ||
| Falcon | Falcon | Ships. Adds the powerful Falcon, used by pirates and traders alike. | |
| Far Star | Far Star Murderer | Ships. A mid-range fighter / trader. | |
| Fer de Lance NG | Ships. Adds a more powerful version of the Fer de Lance with several custom paint jobs. | ||
| Ferdepai | Ferdepai | Ships. Adds a new fighter / trader to Galaxy 2. | |
| Fighter HUD | Alternative HUD. | ||
| Firewasp | Firewasp | Ships. A fast interceptor. | |
| Freaky Thargoids | Shader example, requires Oolite 1.69. Thargoids will use the new Shaders. | ||
| Frog Space Rickshaw | Frog Space Rickshaw | Ships. Adds a chatty space taxi service to the safer systems. | |
| Fuel Tank | Fuel Tank | Equipment. Mounts in place of a missile, to top up 3 light years of fuel. | |
| Generation Ships | Ships. The mythical Generation Ships appear from time to time. | ||
| Globe Station | Globe Station | Stations. A new type of station appears at advanced systems. | |
| Greek Ships | Penelope Class Freighter | Ships. A collection of large trade ships and escorts. Sometimes also used by pirates. | |
| Griffin Mk.II | Griffin Two | Ships. Adds the Griffin Mk II from ArcElite. | |
| Gritty Coriolis | Stations. The Corolis Station gets a more detailed texture. | ||
| Hal's Hot Sister | Sound Set, featuring a female cockpit voice. | ||
| Hatchling Boyracers | Boy Racer | Ships. The talkative (and often insulting) boyracers appear in the more advanced systems. | |
| Herald | Herald Military Gunboat | Ships. A powerful police and Navy interceptor. | |
| Hognose Tugships | Hognose | Ships. The chatty tug ships can be seen towing broken down ships. | |
| HOopy Casino | Stations. HoOpy Casinos appear near the station in advanced systems. Commanders who chose to dock can win or lose credits in games of chance. | ||
| Illicit Unlock | Utility. Allows the player to fly all the Classic Elite Ships. | ||
| Imperial Courier | Imperial Courier | Ships. The powerful Imperial Courier from Frontier. Updated! | |
| Ionics | Ionics Funnelweb | Mission. A series of missions set in Galaxy 2 featuring the Ionics Company of Zaria. More Information here. | |
| Ixian Omnibus | Ixian Battle Cruiser | Ships. A set of ships from Dune. Used by pirates and traders alike. | |
| Jabberwocky | Ships. Adds the powerful Jabberwocky fighter / trader. | ||
| JavaScript test | JavaScript scripting example, requires Oolite 1.68. | ||
| Kestrel | Kestrel | Ships. An interceptor used by the Police and Navy, but also available on the open market. | |
| Klepto-HUD | Alternative HUD. | ||
| Lave | Planets. Gives the Lave System a make-over adding all the features described in The Dark Wheel to the game. | ||
| Llama | Llama | Ships. Adds the Llama fighter / trader. | |
| Long Way | Mission. A transport mission well suited to the novice Commander in Galaxy 1. | ||
| Longshot | Longshot | Ships. Adds the Longshot fighter / trader, regarded by many as a cheaper alternative to the Cobra Mk III. | |
| Lovecats | Mission. Love and betrayal amongst the feline races of Galaxy 4. | ||
| M-Pack (rusties) | Ships. Adds rusty versions of all the Classic Elite ships. Bargain basement prices, although these old bangers are usually in less good condition than a brand new model. | ||
| Manta | Manta | Ships. Adds the Manta escort craft. | |
| Marett Space Corporation | Adder Mk II | Ships. A collection of fighters and traders from Marett Space Corps. | |
| Mega-Walnut Dashboard | Alternative HUD. | ||
| Merlin | Merlin | Ships. An interceptor used by the Police and Navy, but also available on the open market. | |
| MildAudio | Sound Set. | ||
| Military Fiasco | Basilisk | Mission. A mission for the Navy for the Commander with more than 1,000 kills. Also equips the Navy with powerful cruisers. | |
| Military Station | Military Station | Stations. Well armed Military Stations appear in the more advanced systems. | |
| Military Stingray | Stingray | Ships. Adds the Military Stingray to the GalCop Navy fleet. Second hand versions are sometimes available on the open market. | |
| Milspec HUD | Alternative HUD. | ||
| Missionaries | Happy Eye Pulpit Pod | Ships. Clerics of four faiths are added to the Universe, spamming Commanders with requests to worship their Gods. | |
| Monument | Feature. A monument to famous Commanders can sometimes be seen near the Sun. | ||
| Morrigan | Ships. Adds a vast trade ship to the Universe. | ||
| Murgh's Replacement Sounds | Sound Set. | ||
| Murgh's X-Ships | Bandy-Bandy | Ships. A fast courier craft and two light escort ships are added. | |
| Navy Starships | Ships. Arms the Navy with powerful cruisers including a docakable Star Trek style Starship. | ||
| New Ships | Hamadryad | Ships. Adds a variety of mining and trade ships seen in previous versions of Elite. | |
| NG HUD | Alternative HUD. | ||
| Nu Vipers | GalCop Viper Mark II | Ships. Increases the types of Viper patrol ships appearing in the space lanes and defending Stations. | |
| Nuclear Torpedo | Equipment. Adds a powerful, but slow moving, missile. | ||
| Old Ships | Bushmaster Miner | Ships. A collection of ships from ArcElite and Elite-A. | |
| Oo-Haul | L-Crate Hauler | Ships. Vast corporate bulk haulers can be seen in the space lanes. | |
| Orb | Orb | Ships. Adds a new alien race, which may (or may not) help GalCop in the battle against the Thargoids. | |
| Ore Processor | Equipment. When mounted to a ships fuel scoop systems extracts valuable materials from asteroid fragments. A must for any Commander working as a miner. | ||
| Outrider | Outrider | Ships. A medium fighter produced by the Taranis Corporation. | |
| Pallas | Pallas | Ships. A fast but lightly shielded fighter. | |
| Pelamis | Pelamis | Ships. Adds the Pelamis trade ship. | |
| Phoenix | Phoenix | Ships. A strange ship, built from salvaged parts from various Serpent Class ships. | |
| Pirate Coves | Mission. Some rock hermits in the more dangerous systems have been taken over by pirates. Traders coming too close are likely to be assaulted by scrambled pirates keen to relive them of their cargo. | ||
| Pirate Traps | Feature. To combat piracy GalCop sometimes deploys dummies of trade ships. Pirates who fire on them have their details transmitted to the police and face large fines. | ||
| Pteradyne Technologies Ships - (bug fix) | Excalibur | Ships. A powerful combat ship, the Excalibur is offered for sale on the open market. The Paladin is the even tougher Military version, although sometimes these ships fall into the wrong hands. | |
| Python Class Cruiser | Python Class Cruiser | Ships. A powerful trade ship, which can also hold its own in battle. | |
| Python Class Cruiser version 2.6 | Shader example. Shaders require Oolite 1.69 or later. | ||
| Racers | Chicaneer Mk II | Ships. Adds dedicated racing ships to the Universe. Although very fast, these ships are pure racers and thus unsuited to combat or trading roles. | |
| Racing Rings | Feature. Adds Racing Rings to the Galaxy 1 systems of Lave and Zanoce. Fly through the rings in order and completing the race circuit will transmit the competitors time. | ||
| Remorse of Conscience | Remorse Of Conscience | Ships. A trade ship that can hold its own in combat. A good upgrade from the Cobra Mk III. | |
| Renegade Pirates | Renegade Pirates | Ships / Feature. Adds rare very well armed pirate versions of Classic Elite ships to the more lawless systems. These pirates carry high bounties, but their multiple lasers and plasma cannons will make mince-meat of a young Jameson. Do not install this OXP until you have an Iron Ass! | |
| Renegade Viper + Grass Snake | Renegade Viper | Ships. Sometimes GalCops have their Vipers stolen from their docking berths. The joy-rider gives the stolen viper a new lick of paint and joins a pirate fleet. The Grass Snake is a trade ship with a large hold, often used by pirates. | |
| Saleza Aeronautics | Bellatrix Cruiser | ||
| Santa - (alternative lo-end version) | |||
| Scourge of the Black Baron | Mission | ||
| Selezen's S-Ships | GalCop SWAT Viper | ||
| Shady Cobra | Shader example, requires Oolite 1.69 or later. | ||
| Skrounk All-Stars Limited | All Stars Large Freighter | ||
| Snark | |||
| Spearhead Interceptor Mk.I | |||
| Spy Hunter | Mission | ||
| Star Wars Ships | A-Wing | ||
| Sung's Detailed Textures | |||
| Sunskimmers | |||
| Supercobra | SuperCobra | ||
| Swift | Swift | ||
| Taranis Corporation HQ | Taranis Corporation HQ | Mission | |
| Teretrurus Mk.I | Teretrurus Mk I | ||
| Terrapin Trader | Terrapin | ||
| Tesoura | Tesoura | ||
| Thargoid Carrier | Thargoid Carrier | ||
| Thargoid Wars | Mission | ||
| Thorgorn Threat | Terroriser Frigate | ||
| Tianve Pulsar | |||
| Tiger | Tiger Mark I | ||
| Tionisla Orbital Graveyard | |||
| Torus Station | Torus Station | ||
| Trans-Hab Station | Transhab Station | ||
| Transports | CoachWhip | ||
| Urutu Mk.III | Urutu Mk III | ||
| Urutu Mk.IV | Urutu Mk IV | ||
| Velocity | |||
| Weeviloid | Weeviloid Hunter | ||
| Wiggy's Replacement Sounds | Sound Set | ||
| Wolf Mk.II | Wolf Mk II | ||
| Wolfwood's Variants | Asp Mk I | ||
| Xaotik's Replacement Sounds | Sound Set | ||
| Your Ad Here! | Pi-42 | Mission |
OXPs by Category
Sound Sets
Amiga Replament Sounds
Custom Sounds
Hal's Hot Sister (female cockpit voice)
Murgh's Replacement Sounds
Wiggy's Replacement Sounds
Xaotik's Replacement Sounds
MildAudio
Alternative HUDs
Compact HUD
Dr HUD Cobra Mk.III version, Custom version
Mega-Walnut Dashboard
Fighter HUD
Klepto-HUD
NG HUD
Milspec HUD
Dockable Objects
Bank of the Black Monks
Deep Space Dredger
Globe Station
Gritty Coriolis
HoOpy Casino
Military Station
Torus Station
Trans-Hab Station
Taranis Corporation HQ
More information on the Stations appearing in Oolite can be found here.
Customisations by Government
Anarchies V 0.1
Commies
Dictators
Other System Objects
Diso
Lave
Pirate Coves
Pirate Traps
Tianve Pulsar
Tionisla Orbital Graveyard
Your Ad Here!
Missions
Assassins Guild V1.2
Asteroid Storm
Deposed
Ionics v.1.2.1
Long Way Around
Lovecats
Military Fiasco
Oo-Haul
Taranis Corporation HQ
Thargoid Wars
Scourge of the Black Baron
Spy Hunter
More information on the numerous Oolite Missions can be found here.
Ship Systems
ETT Homing Beacon
External Views
Fuel Tank
Nuclear Torpedo
Ore Processor
Ships and Ship Variants
More information on the Ships appearing in Oolite can be found here.
Aegidian's Specials
Aegidian's X-Ships
Aphid Escort Service
Armoured Transport Type 1
Bandersnatch
Behemoth
Boomslang
Capisastra
Cargo & Wrecks
Clear Skies
Cobra 3.5 (chopped Cobra)
Cobra Clipper SAR
Cobra Mk.III Njx
Condor
Custom Paint Jobs
Dark Wheel Cobra - (alternative lo-end version)
Eagle Mk.II
ETT Homing Beacon
Executive Spaceways
Falcon
Far Star
Fer de Lance NG
Ferdepai
Firewasp
Freaky Thargoids (shader example, requires Oolite 1.69)
Frog Space Rickshaw
Generation Ships
Greek Ships
Griffin Mk.II
Hatchling Boyracers
Herald
Hognose Tugships
Illicit Unlock
Imperial Courier
Ixian Omnubus
Jabberwocky
Kestrel
Llama
Longshot
M-Pack (rusties)
Manta
Marett Space Corporation
Merlin
Missionaries
Monument
Morrigan
Murgh's X-Ships
Navy Starships
New Ships
Nu Vipers
Old Ships
Orb
Outrider
Pallas
Pelamis
Phoenix
Plannets
Pteradyne Technologies Ships - (bug fix)
Python Class Cruiser
Python Class Cruiser version 2.6 (Includes shaders which require Oolite 1.69 or later)
Racers
Racing Rings
Remorse of Conscience
Renegade Pirates (Wait until you have an Iron Ass before installing this OXP!)
Renegade Viper + Grass Snake
Saleza Aeronautics
Santa - (alternative lo-end version)
Selezen's S-Ships
Shady Cobra
Skrounk All-Stars Limited
Snark
Spearhead Interceptor Mk.I
Star Wars Ships
Sung's Detailed Textures
Sunskimmers
Supercobra
Swift
Teretrurus Mk.I
Terrapin Trader
Tesoura
Thargoid Carrier
Thorgorn Threat
Tiger
Transports
Urutu Mk.III
Urutu Mk.IV
Velocity
Weeviloid
Wolf Mk.II
Wolfwood's Variants
Installing an OXP
Unzip the OXP and place it in the folder named AddOns. Sometimes the zipped files contain several folders, make sure you only copy the folder -or file for Macintoshes- ending with .oxp into the AddOns folder. This folder is found in different locations, depending on the platform:
Mac OS X
Found in the folder that contains the Oolite application.
Troubleshooting: If you get an error saying "The item could not be moved because "AddOns" cannot be modified", that can happen if you weren't the user that installed Oolite. The solution is to put the OXP's of your choice in ~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/AddOns/ instead (you may need to create this folder). The error could also be triggered because you’re running from the disk image, you’ll need to copy the game somewhere else. Having done so, if you still get the error, use the Get Info command on the AddOns folder, open the Ownership & Permissions pane and check that it says You Can: Read & Write.
Linux
If the game was installed system-wide, it is in /usr/lib/Oolite/AddOns. If it was installed just for the currently logged in user, it will be in the user's home directory, in $HOME/.local/lib/Oolite/AddOns except Debian systems. Debian changes the folder locations to $HOME/.Oolite/Addons., $HOME/Library/Application Support/Oolite/AddOns/ and /usr/lib/GNUstep/System/Applications/AddOns. This, hopefully, solves many a Debian users dilemma of where to put the OXPs.
Windows
If the installable package was used (post Jan 06) then the AddOns folder needs to be created in C:\Programs Files\Oolite. Note that this applies if the default installation location is used. If the install location is changed then use the path to the Oolite folder that correspnds to your installation. If the GNUStep dedicated versions (pre-Jan 2006) is used, then the AddOns folder must be created in the oolite.app folder.
After unzipping the file, make sure that it is the OXP folder that put into the AddOns directory - some zipped OXPs can contain a top level folder with a readMe file, and the actual OXP folder is a level further down. If this is the case, move the item with the .oxp extension into the AddOns folder.
Caveats
If you purchase a ship that is an OXP ship and save the game, you will only be able to load that commander as long as this OXP is installed in AddOns. If it's not, Oolite will give you an error instead of trying to load the commander.
Creating an OXP
It is intended to be easy to create expansion packs. With a few simple tools, a player can make small or big changes, and customize the gaming experience.
