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<center>{{Click || image=oolite-logo3.png | link= Oolite | width=128px | height=128px }}[http://www.oolite.org Oolite] is a space sim game, available for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows.
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Oolite is a space sim game, available for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows.
 
  
 
It was written by [[User:Aegidian|Giles Williams]] as a response to the withdrawal of [[Elite: The New Kind]] from the internet. Although inspired by the work of [[Christian Pinder]], following [[David Braben]] and [[Ian Bell]], the work is an independent interpretation and expansion of the original game.
 
It was written by [[User:Aegidian|Giles Williams]] as a response to the withdrawal of [[Elite: The New Kind]] from the internet. Although inspired by the work of [[Christian Pinder]], following [[David Braben]] and [[Ian Bell]], the work is an independent interpretation and expansion of the original game.
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Oolite is designed as a small game that is easy for users to pick up and expand upon. Almost every aspect of the game can be modified using simple, free graphics packages and text-editors.
 
Oolite is designed as a small game that is easy for users to pick up and expand upon. Almost every aspect of the game can be modified using simple, free graphics packages and text-editors.
  
The game and source-code are offered for free under a Creative Commons License.
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Oolite is offered for free under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPL GNU General Public License version 2], with the data files (ship models, graphics etc.) dual licensed under both the GPL and the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons License].
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<font size="4">'''[[:Category:Oolite|Oolite article index]]'''</font>
 
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<font size="3">'''[[OXP|OXPs]]'''</font>
 
<font size="3">'''[[OXP|OXPs]]'''</font>
  
Information regarding Oolite's expansion packs and how to make them.
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Information on how to find, install, and create Oolite's expansion packs. The [[OXP List]] has them all.
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<font size="3">'''[[Oolite FAQ|FAQ]]'''</font>
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Frequently asked questions about how to get started, gameplay and various subjects.
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<font size="3">'''[http://aegidian.org/bb/ Oolite Discussion Forum]'''</font>
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The friendliest Board this side of Riedquat: a place to discuss Oolite, OXPs, game tactics etc.
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<!--The BB is currently off-line. There is a temporary information and contact point at [http://www.smivsonline.co.uk/oolite-messages.htm Smivsonline].
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Many Commanders are staying in touch on the [irc://irc.oftc.net/oolite Oolite chat room]. See the contact page above for details.-->
  
 
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<font size="3">'''[[Oolite Ships|Ships]]'''</font>
 
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Information regarding the ships in Oolite.
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Information regarding the ships in Oolite, both native and OXP.
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<font size="3">'''[[Oolite Stations|Stations]]'''</font>
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Information regarding the stations in Oolite, both native and OXP.
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<font size="3">'''[[Oolite Missions|Missions]]'''</font>
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Information regarding the missions in Oolite, both native and OXP.
  
 
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Information regarding the equipment in Oolite, what they do and how to use them.
 
Information regarding the equipment in Oolite, what they do and how to use them.
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<font size="3">'''[[Oolite_planet_list|Planet List]]'''</font>
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Information regarding all planets that exist in the Oolite Galaxies, together with maps of all the galaxies.
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<font size="3">'''[[Powers and Organisations|Powers & Organisations]]'''</font>
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Some histories of the various corporations and powers, both legal and illicit, that exist in the Oolite galaxies.
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<font size="3">'''[[:Category:Oolite_stories|Oolite Fiction]]'''</font>
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Links to the various novellas, short stories and episodes written about the 'Ooniverse'...
  
 
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[[Category:Oolite]]

Revision as of 01:19, 22 January 2016

Oolite is a space sim game, available for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows.

It was written by Giles Williams as a response to the withdrawal of Elite: The New Kind from the internet. Although inspired by the work of Christian Pinder, following David Braben and Ian Bell, the work is an independent interpretation and expansion of the original game.

Oolite is designed as a small game that is easy for users to pick up and expand upon. Almost every aspect of the game can be modified using simple, free graphics packages and text-editors.

Oolite is offered for free under the GNU General Public License version 2, with the data files (ship models, graphics etc.) dual licensed under both the GPL and the Creative Commons License.

Oolite article index

Instruction Manual

Information on how to play Oolite, including installing the game and the keyboard controls.

OXPs

Information on how to find, install, and create Oolite's expansion packs. The OXP List has them all.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about how to get started, gameplay and various subjects.

Oolite Discussion Forum

The friendliest Board this side of Riedquat: a place to discuss Oolite, OXPs, game tactics etc.

Ships

Information regarding the ships in Oolite, both native and OXP.

Stations

Information regarding the stations in Oolite, both native and OXP.

Missions

Information regarding the missions in Oolite, both native and OXP.

Equipment

Information regarding the equipment in Oolite, what they do and how to use them.

Planet List

Information regarding all planets that exist in the Oolite Galaxies, together with maps of all the galaxies.

Powers & Organisations

Some histories of the various corporations and powers, both legal and illicit, that exist in the Oolite galaxies.

Oolite Fiction

Links to the various novellas, short stories and episodes written about the 'Ooniverse'...