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* [https://github.com/OoliteProject/oolite/blob/maintenance/1.78/Doc/OoliteRS.pdf Download OoliteRS.pdf] - Essential info reference sheet for a quick start.
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* [https://github.com/OoliteProject/oolite/blob/master/Doc/OoliteRS.pdf Download OoliteRS.pdf] - Essential info reference sheet for a quick start.
 
* [[Pilot's Reference Manual]]
 
* [[Pilot's Reference Manual]]
 
* [[Oolite Docking Clearance Protocol (v1.72 or later)|Docking Clearance Protocol]]
 
* [[Oolite Docking Clearance Protocol (v1.72 or later)|Docking Clearance Protocol]]
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* [[How to Dock|How to Dock]]
 
* [[Oolite Equipment|Equipment]]
 
* [[Oolite Equipment|Equipment]]
 
* [[Oolite Trading|Trading]]
 
* [[Oolite Trading|Trading]]
* [[Oolite Tactics|Tactics]]
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* [[Career Options]]
:* [[How to Dock|How to Dock]]
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* [[Oolite Tactics|General Combat Tactics]]
 
:* [[Dealing with piracy (Oolite)|How to deal with pirates]]
 
:* [[Dealing with piracy (Oolite)|How to deal with pirates]]
 
:* [[Dealing with Thargoids|How to deal with Thargoid ambushes]]
 
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* [[IFF system]]
 
* [[IFF system]]
 
* [[Fuel Scoops|Scooping fuel and cargo]]
 
* [[Fuel Scoops|Scooping fuel and cargo]]
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* [[Contracts]]
 
* [[Oolite Keyboard Controls|Keyboard Controls]]
 
* [[Oolite Keyboard Controls|Keyboard Controls]]
 
* [[Dizzy's guide to Setting up Joystick Axis Profiles in Oolite 1.80|Setting up Joystick Axis Profiles (v1.80+)]]
 
* [[Dizzy's guide to Setting up Joystick Axis Profiles in Oolite 1.80|Setting up Joystick Axis Profiles (v1.80+)]]

Revision as of 21:12, 22 January 2018

Installing the game

Note that from release 1.77 onwards two different release configurations are available for download: "deployment" which includes full optimisation and is most suitable for those just wanting to play the game, and "test" which includes additional debugging and development tools, and is intended for OXP development. If you are unsure, we recommend the "deployment release" - it is easy to convert it into a "test release" later.

A background to the game

  • Alien Items - A series of short stories which set the scene.
  • The Virtuous Misfortune - A story that sets the scene (now included in "Alien Items")
  • Status Quo - Elite came with a Novella called 'The Dark Wheel', which set the scene for the game. 'Status Quo' aims to do the same thing for 'Oolite', introducing Commander Jamesons to the 'Ooniverse'... Status Quo is the first part of a four part series known as the Oolite Saga.
  • Calliope - a Captain Hesperus adventure - An episode from the unorthodox life of the commander of the Dubious Profit
  • Powers and Organisations - Some histories of the various corporations and powers, both legal and illicit, that exist in the Oolite Galaxies.
  • Mr Gimlet - A wise Blue Frog aboard Lave Station has some tips for new Commanders.
  • The Rough Guide to the Ooniverse – A brief overview of the inhabitants, customs and cultures of Lave and other nearby worlds.

Playing the game

Technical help and troubleshooting