Oolite Equipment

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Standard Equipment

Standard equipment comes with the initial Cobra Mk.III. The in-game Tutorial teaches the use of most of it.

Equipment Function Description
Engine/Main Drive Propulsive The main (slowest) drive of your spacecraft. Controlled by w & s on the astrogation board. A slow intra-system drive.
Torus Jump Drive Propulsive The second drive (faster). Turned on and off by j on the astrogation board. A fast intra-system drive. Mass-lockable.
Witchspace/Hyperspace Drive Propulsive The third and fastest drive. Countdown initiated/stopped by h on the astrogation board. An intersystem drive which takes one into witchspace. Only this drive uses fuel.
Pulse Laser Offensive The feeblest laser available! Fired by pressing a on the astrogation board. Armed/disarmed by _
Missiles Offensive One starts with 3 of these. Controlled by t, T, m, u, y, r & _ on the astrogation board.
Shields Defensive These are automatic. There are two, fore and aft. They are filled from the energy banks. Their status is shown on the HUD.
View Screen Astrogatory One can select any of the four compass views (F1/F2/F3/F4) while in flight
HUD Astrogatory This is fully automatic.
Astrogation Console Astrogatory The principal control panel for your ship
IFF Scanner Astrogatory This is automatic and displays what is around you as well as the direction of view. The range can be modified by z/Z on the astrogation board.
Compass Astrogatory This is automatic and shows the direction either to the main planet or (when closer) to the main orbital station in the system.
Energy banks Generic These are automatic. They gather energy from the engines and can then transmit it to the shields and other systems.
Life Support systems Generic These are fully automatic.

Standard Optional Equipment

This is available to all players. These items are found in the Vanilla game and are non-OXP/OXZ. Items may sometimes be available at stations slightly below the normal tech level listed here.

Equipment Function Tech Level Price (Cr.)
Fuel Propulsive 1 varies
Missile Offensive 2 30
Cargo Bay Expansion Mercantile 2 400
E.C.M. System Defensive 3 600
Pulse Laser Offensive 4 400
Beam Laser Offensive 5 1,000
External Heat Shielding Astrogatory 5 1,500
Fuel Scoops various 6 525
Multi-Targeting System Offensive 6 325
Passenger Berth Mercantile 6 825
Advanced Navigational Array Astrogatory 7 2,250
Advanced Space Compass Astrogatory 7 650
Escape Pod Defensive 7 1,000
Maintenance Overhaul Maintenance 7 varies
Quirium Cascade Mine Offensive 7 2,500
Extra Energy Unit Defensive 9 1,500
Target System Memory Expansion Offensive 9 1,250
Docking Computers Astrogatory 10 1,500
ECM Hardened Missile Offensive 10 350
Wormhole Scanner Astrogatory 10 2,395
Galactic Hyperdrive Propulsive 11 5,000
Military Laser Offensive 11 6,000
Mining Laser Mercantile 11 800
Shield Boosters Defensive 11 14,750
Witchdrive Fuel Injectors Propulsive 11 600
Scanner Targeting Enhancement Offensive 12 450
Integrated Targeting System Offensive 12 1,500
Military Shield Enhancement Defensive 14 47,550
Naval Energy Unit Defensive ?? ??

Optional Optional Equipment

No simple list, sorry! There are some 20-odd weapon OXZs alone - some of which contain a dozen or so variations on the theme! New stuff (like barrel roll) gets invented all the time, whilst other stuff gets left behind as Oolite develops and the originators disappear back into RL (real life). The best place to look for OXP equipment is in the OXP List and the OXZ List]. You can also try: OXP Equipment and OXP Weapons.

  • Some OXPs (such as Missile Combat Reimagined or Hard Way) reorganise very many of the elements of Oolite, as well as adding in new pieces of optional equipment.
  • Others (Barrel Roll or ILS) just add in one or two pieces of equipment which help the player (until the pirates get that equipment too!).
  • Here is a taster of some of the latter:
Equipment Function Tech Level Price (Cr.) Notes
Auto-ECM Defensive 6 1200 Automatically engages your ECM for you when a missile is fired by somebody else
Barrel Roll Defensive 9 30 good against lasers, less good against missiles
BroadcastComms MFD Generic all 200 bribe/scare off pirates, or taunt them into messing up a shot. Call for help from other ships/the police
Energy Bomb Offensive 8 900 the original weapon from Classic Elite
Electronic Thumb Astrogatory 6 985 summons help for those marooned in Witchspace
Fast Target Selector Offensive 5 10 targets local ships either for missile use or for information
File:Goods Container1.oxz Mercantile 6 varies mounts in place of a missile to hold 5 or 10 TC
ILS Astrogatory 5 50 Instrument Landing System guides your ship into dock (sometimes through the other side of the wall!)
Market Observer Mercantile - - upgrades your F8 interface with vital information about average prices & past trades
Naval Grid Next Defensive 10+ 2500+ 2 grids (civilian or military) which strengthen your shields
New Lasers Offensive varies varies adds 21 lasers - found on different worlds (eg only lobstoid)
Sniper Lock Offensive 12 500 helps aim your laser more accurately (needs Scanner Targeting Enhancement above)
Torus To Sun Propulsive 4 500 speeds up the Torus jump drive 2x to 8x (depending on proximity to mass)
Useful MFDs Generic - - provides 2 MFDs with information about your ship and about your cargo
Vimana HUD Astrogatory - - HUD with warning lights for high temperature, low altitude etc (has expensive add-ons)



Oolite Equipment
Standard Equipment
Astrogation ConsoleCargo HoldCompassEnergy banksEngine/Main Drive • HUDIFF ScannerLife Support SystemsMissilePulse LaserShieldsShip's HullTorus Jump DriveView Screen • Witchspace/Hyperspace Drive
Optional Equipment
Advanced Navigational ArrayAdvanced Space CompassCargo Bay ExpansionDocking ComputersE.C.M. SystemEscape PodExtra Energy UnitExternal Heat ShieldingFuel ScoopsGalactic HyperdriveIntegrated Targeting SystemMilitary Shield EnhancementMulti-Targeting SystemNaval Energy UnitPassenger BerthScanner Targeting EnhancementShield BoostersTarget System Memory ExpansionWitchdrive Fuel InjectorsWormhole Scanner
Weapons
Beam LaserECM Hardened MissileEnergy BombMilitary LaserMining LaserMissilePulse LaserQuirium Cascade MineTwin Plasma Cannon