BigShips OXP - Revision history

Cholmondely: Tweaks hopefully enhancing readability

2025-12-10T10:00:16Z

Tweaks hopefully enhancing readability

Cholmondely: Added Switeck's note on spawning

2025-12-10T09:17:05Z

Added Switeck's note on spawning

Cholmondely: Added links

2024-07-07T07:40:41Z

Added links

Phkb: Updating BB links

2024-02-29T01:18:40Z

Updating BB links

Phkb at 11:49, 21 November 2023

2023-11-21T11:49:09Z

Cholmondely: Added Version History

2023-10-22T11:16:42Z

Added Version History

Phkb: /* Requirements */

2023-10-21T00:36:08Z

‎Requirements

Phkb at 00:34, 21 October 2023

2023-10-21T00:34:51Z

Cholmondely: Tagged as neutral re Gameplay, general tweaks

2021-04-23T09:31:21Z

Tagged as neutral re Gameplay, general tweaks

Cholmondely: /* Links */ Added BB Thread

2021-04-23T09:21:48Z

‎Links: Added BB Thread

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 ==Overview==
-A small (5kb) OXP by Thargoid and Eric Walch. Whilst it does not add any ships of its own to Oolite, it creates the new role of "'''bigTrader'''" which other designers of large trader ships may wish to make use of. A populator script is included to add ships of such role to the game, plus an AI is offered which can be used to control those ships and prevent them trying to dock with or launch from the main station.
+A small (5kb) OXP. Whilst it does not add any ships of its own to Oolite, it creates the new role of "'''bigTrader'''" which other designers of large trader ships may wish to make use of. A populator script is included to add ships of such a [[Oolite Ship Roles|role]] to the game, plus an AI is offered which can be used to control those ships and prevent them trying to dock with or launch from the main station.
 == OXPs using bigTrader role ==
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 == [[Dark Side]] note on populations ==
-BigShips defines the vanilla game [[Anaconda (Oolite)|Anaconda]] as a "BigShip". So, if you are waiting for your OXP big ship to be spawned - and it isn't, then this OXP might merely be adding more anacondas to your game instead of spawning the BigShip you are after! [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=302878#p302878 Switeck's explanation]
+*It is envisioned that makers of large trading ship OXPs should use this OXP too. Our aim is to prevent too many system populator scripts adding new and large ships to the space lanes, and so making them unbalanced and overcrowded. By using the new "bigTrader" [[Oolite Ship Roles|role]] in place of "trader", any such ship will be selected from the available pool by the common populator in this OXP, and so avoid duplication.
 ==Links==
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 *[[User:Thargoid|Thargoid's OXP page]].
 === Related OXPs ===
-*[[External Docking System]] OXP - takes BigShips too large to dock with regular stations. [[Nuit Space Station OXP]] has been modified for External Docking.
+*[[External Docking System]] OXP - takes BigShips too large to dock with regular stations. [[Nuit Space Station OXP]] has been modified to allow External Docking.
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 ::Added Library Config option to control the maximum number of traders spawned.
 *1.4   - Fixed issue with not saving the max number of traders setting.
 ==Links==
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 *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=7921 Big Ships OXP] (2010) - what happens with Big Ships docking at Big Stations? (eg: Superhubs)
 *[[User:Thargoid|Thargoid's OXP page]].
+=== Related OXPs ===
-*[[External Docking System]] OXP - and see it work with the new rejigged [[Nuit Space Station OXP]]
+*[[External Docking System]] OXP - takes BigShips too large to dock with regular stations. [[Nuit Space Station OXP]] has been modified for External Docking.
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 ==Links==
 *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6122 BB Thread] (2007-12)
 *[[User:Thargoid|Thargoid's OXP page]].
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 ==Links==
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6122 BB Thread] (2007-12)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6122 BB Thread] (2007-12)
 *[[User:Thargoid|Thargoid's OXP page]].

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 ==Download==
-*Downloadable through the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] or here: [[media:BigShips_1.3.oxz|BigShips_1.3.oxz]]
+*Downloadable through the in-game [[Expansions Manager]] or here: [[media:BigShips_1.4.oxz|BigShips_1.4.oxz]]
-*[https://app.box.com/s/377lmxz72kcs1g7cu8w0a3vmkpf4zjfo BigShips_1.3.oxz] from Box.com.
+*[https://app.box.com/s/bkjlcwjicnvnkkssufrzlag3gx86l4rn BigShips_1.4.oxz] from Box.com.
 ===Previous Version===
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 *1.3   - Switched to using new populator routines. Added role-categories.plist file to replace pirate-victim-roles.plist.
 ::Added Library Config option to control the maximum number of traders spawned.
 ==Links==

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 ==Requirements==
-This OXP requires at least test version 1.72 of Oolite.
+This OXP requires version 1.80 of Oolite.
 ==Download==