Neolite Ships

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Overview

I am restarting my original project to re-imagine the classic ships to take advantage of the expanded features in Oolite 1.73 (oooh - bleeding edge!) including normal mapping to create ridges, with custom shaders, specular and glow maps. The trick is to create detailed, medium-poly, models which still fit the classic Elite look and feel. I'll also be working to preserve backward compatibility so that 1.69 will still render something which looks respectable. All ships are under the GNU GPL v2 or compatible license. You may use these OXPs to make your own ships, so long as you extend the same courtesy to others. Skins, maps, etc are under creative-commons attribution-sharealake. I don't mind if you want to base your own work off mine, provided due credit is given. If there are any questions or concerns, do ask.

The OXP was written by SimonB.


Gallery of Ships

Note that the screenshots do not show Shaders, this is because they were taken on a non-shader computer!!


Neolite Core

Neolite adder.jpg Neolite anaconda.jpg Neolite asp.jpg Neolite boa.jpg
Neolite boa class cruiser.jpg Neolite boa skiff.jpg Neolite cobra mk1.jpg Neolite cobra mk3.jpg
Neolite constrictor.jpg Neolite escape capsule.jpg Neolite ferdelance.jpg Neolite gecko.jpg
Neolite krait.jpg Neolite mamba.jpg Neolite moray star boat.jpg Neolite moray medical boat.jpg
Neolite python.jpg Neolite shuttle.jpg Neolite sidewinder.jpg Neolite thargoid.jpg
Neolite tharglet.jpg Neolite transporter.jpg Neolite viper.jpg Neolite worm.jpg


Neolite Companion

Neolite Asp MkII Special.jpg Neolite Bushmaster.jpg Neolite Cat.jpg Neolite Chameleon.jpg
Neolite Cobra Mk2x.jpg Neolite Ghavial.jpg Neolite Iguana.jpg Neolite Monitor.jpg
Neolite Mussurana.jpg Neolite Ophidian.jpg Neolite python class cruiser.jpg Neolite Python ETS.jpg
Neolite Salamander.jpg Neolite Sidewinder Xport.jpg


Neolite Wolfies

Neolite Asp Mk1.jpg Neolite Asp Explorer.jpg Neolite Cobra Courier.jpg Neolite Cobra Mk3 Rapier.jpg
Neolite Drake.jpg Neolite Drake Mk2.jpg Neolite Wolf Mk1.jpg


Downloads

Neolite Core v1.0. This is a full replacement set for all native oolite (non oxp) ships.

Neolite Companion v1.0. It replaces the following oxps: oldships.oxp, aegidean specials, aegidean x-ships, and Python Class Cruiser.

Neolite Wolfies v1.0. It replaces the wolfwoods-variants.oxp.

Difficulty Rating

"Noob". This OXP only replaces ships with better looking ones


Version History

v1.0 Original release


Installing and Playing

To play the OXP, unzip the download file. This will create a folder named "Neolite.oxp".Move the "Neolite.oxp" folder to AddOns. As with all OXPs, its the folder ending .oxp that you need to put in Oolite's AddOns folder, otherwise Oolite will not read it.

CAVEAT: non-neolite OXPs which use like_ship entries in their plist may inherit subentities from neolite ships. These oxps will be fixed as they are detected.


Related Links

Players are encouraged to add to the project. See the links for more information.

Project Announcements: I'll try remember to put major announcements in this thread

RFC: Fancy Classics: the original announcement, historical and ongoing discussions. This is where you report your observations and watch for developments.

How to reskin a Neolite Ship: a tutorial covering critical aspects of neolite skins, including special effects.

How to make a Neolite Ship: a tutorial covering the standard neolite conversion formula using Wings3D. If you want to convert you favorite ship to the neolite style, this is your first stop.

Neolite Home: Homepage for various Neolite oxps. Only stable oxps are listed on the wiki. Projects in development may be found here.