Griff Industries - Revision history

Cholmondely: /* Griff's Ship Sets */ Added a_c's suggestions

2026-08-03T22:18:49Z

‎Griff's Ship Sets: Added a_c's suggestions

Cholmondely: Tweaks

2026-08-03T06:59:06Z

Tweaks

Cholmondely: /* Griff's OXP Downloads */ Added more, tweaks

2026-08-02T13:49:36Z

‎Griff's OXP Downloads: Added more, tweaks

Cholmondely: Added link

2025-10-16T11:10:06Z

Added link

Phkb: Updating BB links

2024-02-29T01:51:47Z

Updating BB links

Cholmondely: /* Lore */ Links!

2021-03-23T12:59:16Z

‎Lore: Links!

Cholmondely: Added lore from The Assassins Guild

2021-02-09T14:48:01Z

Added lore from The Assassins Guild

Debresser: Sort.

2016-01-24T01:06:04Z

Sort.

Debresser: Category:Griff Industries

2016-01-24T01:05:14Z

Category:Griff Industries

Debresser: {{Retextures-OXP}}, and replace cat.

2016-01-24T01:02:07Z

{{Retextures-OXP}}, and replace cat.

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 *The Vanilla game ships in Oolite v.1.92 and later
 ::2026
-:These are taken from the [[Oolite v1.88 Base Shipset Normal and Specular/Gloss Maps]] OXP
+:These are taken from the [[Oolite v1.88 Base Shipset Normal and Specular/Gloss Maps]] OXP. They are the exact versions of this OXP on the Expansions Manager with support for '''PBR''' (Physically Based Rendering) materials, using the new Oolite shaders system.
-:They are simplified versions of the OXPs on the Expansions Manager but with normal, specular & gloss texture maps added - and using the new Oolite shaders system.
+:'''PBR''' has been progressively introduced with Oolite versions 1.88, 1.90 & 1.92. The basic PBR requirements are light energy conservation, microfacet surface modelling and a physically based Bidirectional Reflective Distribution Function (BRDF)
 *The Vanilla game ships in Oolite v.1.90 and earlier
 ::2013
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 *The unfinished very high poly "SpecGloss" series (only the SpecGloss Sidewinder is on the Expansions Manager - the other ships are on Box.com - see below).
 ::In Progress (2022 - date)
-:These resemble Griff's OXPs but with much ''much'' more detail - and adding in SpecGloss and Glowmaps. They also use the newer Oolite shaders system. See [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_8EtoVvwNyXXvqe5GCGy1HuFRRw3NxB7?usp=sharing here] for downloads.
+:These resemble Griff's OXPs but with much much more detail - and adding in '''PBR''' materials. They also use the newer Oolite shaders system. See [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_8EtoVvwNyXXvqe5GCGy1HuFRRw3NxB7?usp=sharing here] for downloads.
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 == Griff's "Expansions Manager" Downloads ==
 All these ships are available in the Oolite [[Expansions Manager|Expansion Pack Manager]].

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 == About ==
-Griff has been working on producing some fantastic models of ships, which use normalmapping and shaders to produce some of the best looking ships available in Oolite. All core ships and stations are now supported, with the release on the 3rd of November 2012 of the Ico station. Announcements are made on the forum, so keep an eye on [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=6586 this thread].
+Griff produced some fantastic models of ships, using normalmapping and shaders to produce some of the best-looking ships available in Oolite. All vanilla-game ships and stations are supported.
 == Gallery ==
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 </center>
 <br />
+----
 == Griff's Ship Sets ==
 There are ''four'' sets of Griff ships!
 *The Vanilla game ships in Oolite v.1.92 and later
-:2026
+::2026
 :These are taken from the [[Oolite v1.88 Base Shipset Normal and Specular/Gloss Maps]] OXP
 :They are simplified versions of the OXPs on the Expansions Manager but with normal, specular & gloss texture maps added - and using the new Oolite shaders system.
 *The Vanilla game ships in Oolite v.1.90 and earlier
-:2013
+::2013
 :These are simplified versions of Griff's OXPs on the Expansions Manager
-*The OXPs on the Expansions Manager (excluding his specials such as Griff Clippers, Griff Prototype Boa, Griff's Glowroids ''etc''.)
+*The OXPs on the Expansions Manager (excluding the "specials" such as Griff Clippers, Griff Prototype Boa, Griff's Glowroids ''etc''.)
-:2013
+::2013
-:These do not have specular maps, but the ship models are more complex, and the textures and the shaders are ''much'' more complex. But they use the older Oolite shaders system.
+:These do not have specular maps, but do have normal maps. These ship models are more complex - and the textures and the shaders are ''much'' more complex. But they use the older Oolite shaders system.
 :They also have special effects: more realistic exhausts, running lights and emergency lights (which dim when power is low), the Thargoids have special reflecting hulls, ''etc''.
-*The unfinished SpecGloss series (only the SpecGloss Sidewinder is on the Expansions Manager - the other ships are on Box.com - see below).
+*The unfinished very high poly "SpecGloss" series (only the SpecGloss Sidewinder is on the Expansions Manager - the other ships are on Box.com - see below).
-:In Progress (2022 - date)
+::In Progress (2022 - date)
-:These resemble Griff's OXPs but with much more detailed textures added - and adding in SpecGloss and Glowmaps. They also use the newer Oolite shaders system. See [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_8EtoVvwNyXXvqe5GCGy1HuFRRw3NxB7?usp=sharing here] for downloads.
+:These resemble Griff's OXPs but with much ''much'' more detail - and adding in SpecGloss and Glowmaps. They also use the newer Oolite shaders system. See [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_8EtoVvwNyXXvqe5GCGy1HuFRRw3NxB7?usp=sharing here] for downloads.
+----
 == Griff's "Expansions Manager" Downloads ==
 All these ships are available in the Oolite [[Expansions Manager|Expansion Pack Manager]].
-*'''Category:''' Retextures
+=== "Retextured" ship OXPs ("Normalmapped") ===
-*'''Griff Adder, Griff Alloys and Wreckage, Griff Anaconda, Griff Asp, Griff Asteroids, Griff Boa, Griff Boa MkII, Griff Cargopod, Griff Cobra MkI, Griff Cobra MkIII, Griff Cobra MkIII Alt, Griff Constrictor, Griff Escape Capsule, Griff Ferdelance, Griff Gecko, Griff Krait, Griff Mamba, Griff Mamba Alternative, Griff Missiles, Griff Moray, Griff Python, Griff Shuttle, Griff Sidewinder, Griff Station Bundle, Griff Thargoids, Griff Transporter, Griff Viper, Griff Worm
+:These constitute the third set mentioned above. These OXPs were created when normal mapping (allowing "bumps" and other such) was added into Oolite.
 *'''Griff's Normalmapped Ships (Replace):'''
-:This is a meta-OXP, downloading all the individual OXPs listed above
+:'''Note''': Spara's rebalanced bundle 'Meta-OXZ'. Available via the Oolite Expansion Pack manager, provides a single click install for all the Griff core shipset ships, bugfixed and rebalanced for better gameplay! This expansion pack is highly recommended over installing the shipset ships individually
-*'''Note''': Spara's rebalanced bundle 'Meta-OXZ'. Available via the Oolite Expansion Pack manager, provides a single click install for all the Griff core shipset ships, bugfixed and rebalanced for better gameplay! This expansion pack is highly recommended over installing the shipset ships individually
+*'''Griff Adder, Griff Alloys and Wreckage, Griff Anaconda, Griff Asp, Griff Asteroids, Griff Boa, Griff Boa MkII, Griff Cargopod, Griff Cobra MkI, Griff Cobra MkIII, Griff Cobra MkIII Alt, Griff Constrictor, Griff Escape Capsule, Griff Ferdelance, Griff Gecko, Griff Krait, Griff Mamba, Griff Mamba Alternative, Griff Missiles, Griff Moray, Griff Python, Griff Shuttle, Griff Sidewinder, Griff Station Bundle, Griff Thargoids, Griff Transporter, Griff Viper, Griff Worm
 *Griff Shipset Decals - this OXP is for adding Decals to Griff's ships (and is needed by his OXPs). See [[Decal]] for more on this
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 *[[Griff's Glowroids]] - massive asteroids with a difference!
-[https://app.box.com/shared/rpkms25cc9 ''Griff Ship Downloads''] on Box.com
+=== Relevant resources not on the Expansions Manager ===
 * '''Resources''' - ''Not needed for gameplay'' - this folder contains various ship meshes and textures in .obj and .png format for interested modders
+:[https://app.box.com/shared/rpkms25cc9 ''Griff Ship Downloads''] on Box.com
 == Griff's Other OXPs ==
-[http://www.box.com/shared/jf1et41yu3 ''Dodo Stations OXP by Griff and CaptKev''] (1.4Mb).<br />
+[http://app.box.com/shared/jf1et41yu3 ''Dodo Stations OXP by Griff and CaptKev''] (1.4Mb).<br />
 Retextured Dodecahedron stations OXP, v1.1. Updated version released 18th May 2010, Griff has fixed a problem with the shaders.
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 [[Griff Boa|''Griff's Boa OXP'']] (2.7Mb).<br />
 Wiki link containing the famous Griff Boa, as featured in the ''"Oolite - It's not just for triangles anymore"'' images. <u>Note:</u> the Boa is <u>not</u> included in the ''Normalmapped Ships OXP'' as above. Note also that this OXP only works on Oolite 1.74 and higher.
 [https://www.box.com/s/162d02b7e79b1202689c ''Griff's Alloys & Wreckage OXP''] (1.5mb).<br />
 Box.com link to an OXP for Oolite v1.75 and higher that adds a new models & texture for the 'Alloys'. The OXP also generates extra clouds of burning wreckage whenever ships explode. This OXP was updated on 24th March 2013 for more compatibility with the Griff Normalmapped Ships, Replacement version, and should be used in preference to the old ''Griff's Explosion Debris OXP''.
-[[Griff Krait|''Griff's Krait OXP'']] (2.5Mb).<br />
+There are other non-normal mapped OXPs linked in Griff's "Complete Catalogue" beneath.
-A heavily modified Krait, similar in design to the Griff Boa. <u>Note:</u> ''this'' Krait is <u>not</u> included in the ''Normalmapped Ships  OXP'' as above.
+----
-== Related OXPs by Other Authors ==
+[http://app.box.com/shared/t3n98yhk6n ''Illicit Unlock - Griff Version''] by ADCK (3.5Kb).<br />
-[http://www.box.com/shared/t3n98yhk6n ''Illicit Unlock - Griff Version''] by ADCK (3.5Kb).<br />
+Bugfixed and updated files for the oxp by Dertien (requires overwriting files in ADCK's original oxp) -  [http://app.box.com/shared/jq8biuf21o ''Download'']
-Bugfixed and updated files for the oxp by Dertien (requires overwriting files in ADCK's original oxp) -  [http://www.box.com/shared/jq8biuf21o ''Download'']
+[[Black_Monk_Monastery|''Bank of the Black Monks'']] by LittleBear. The station and Gunships are Griff's.
 ''[[Random Hits OXP]]''.<br />
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 Using Griff's station textures, adds five new model stations, from the small Tetrahedron and Octahedrons, through the standard sized Coriolis, to the large Dodecahedron and Icosahedron stations.<br />
-[[Black_Monk_Monastery|''Bank of the Black Monks'']] by LittleBear. Version 2.0 maintained by spara [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=238880#p238880 ''See here for details''].
+----
 == Lore ==
 Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
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 The company's main ship design work is however highly classified, their most regular client being the [[Galactic Navy]]. Griff Research Ltd has constructed several Frigate Class vessels for the Navy, in addition to new types of weapons. No further details are available, although it is rumored that the Company is returning to its roots as a robotics company, in a current design brief.
 == Complete Catalogue of Griff's oeuvre (2006 - date) ==
 See here: [[User:Griff/OXP Catalogue‎]] for an attempt at this (not fully formatted yet)

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 <br />
-== Griff's OXP Downloads ==
+== Griff's Ship Sets ==
-=== Griff's Normalmapped Ships OXPs ===
+There are ''four'' sets of Griff ships!
-All ships are now available in the Oolite Expansion Pack Manager.
+*The Vanilla game ships in Oolite v.1.92 and later
-'''Griff's Normalmapped Ships (Replace):'''  '''Category:''' Retextures       '''Title:''' Griff's Normalmapped Ships (Replace)
+== Griff's "Expansions Manager" Downloads ==
-Spara's rebalanced bundle 'Meta-OXZ'. Available via the Oolite Expansion Pack manager, provides a single click install for all the Griff core shipset ships, bugfixed and rebalanced for better gameplay! This expansion pack is highly recommended over installing the shipset ships individually
+*'''Category:''' Retextures
 [https://app.box.com/shared/rpkms25cc9 ''Griff Ship Downloads''] on Box.com
 * '''Resources''' - ''Not needed for gameplay'' - this folder contains various ship meshes and textures in .obj and .png format for interested modders
-=== Griff's Other OXPs ===
+== Griff's Other OXPs ==
 [http://www.box.com/shared/jf1et41yu3 ''Dodo Stations OXP by Griff and CaptKev''] (1.4Mb).<br />
 Retextured Dodecahedron stations OXP, v1.1. Updated version released 18th May 2010, Griff has fixed a problem with the shaders.
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 [[Griff Krait|''Griff's Krait OXP'']] (2.5Mb).<br />
-A heavily modified Krait, similar in design to the Griff Boa. <u>Note:</u> the Krait is <u>not</u> included in the ''Normalmapped Ships  OXP'' as above.
+A heavily modified Krait, similar in design to the Griff Boa. <u>Note:</u> ''this'' Krait is <u>not</u> included in the ''Normalmapped Ships  OXP'' as above.
-=== Related OXPs by Other Authors ===
+== Related OXPs by Other Authors ==
 [http://www.box.com/shared/t3n98yhk6n ''Illicit Unlock - Griff Version''] by ADCK (3.5Kb).<br />

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	The company's main ship design work is however highly classified, their most regular client being the [[Galactic Navy]]. Griff Research Ltd has constructed several Frigate Class vessels for the Navy, in addition to new types of weapons. No further details are available, although it is rumored that the Company is returning to its roots as a robotics company, in a current design brief.		The company's main ship design work is however highly classified, their most regular client being the [[Galactic Navy]]. Griff Research Ltd has constructed several Frigate Class vessels for the Navy, in addition to new types of weapons. No further details are available, although it is rumored that the Company is returning to its roots as a robotics company, in a current design brief.
		+
		+	== Complete Catalogue of Griff's oeuvre (2006 - date) ==
		+	See here: [[User:Griff/OXP Catalogue‎]] for an attempt at this (not fully formatted yet)

	{{Retextures-OXP}}		{{Retextures-OXP}}

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 == About ==
-Griff has been working on producing some fantastic models of ships, which use normalmapping and shaders to produce some of the best looking ships available in Oolite. All core ships and stations are now supported, with the release on the 3rd of November 2012 of the Ico station. Announcements are made on the forum, so keep an eye on [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=6586 this thread].
+Griff has been working on producing some fantastic models of ships, which use normalmapping and shaders to produce some of the best looking ships available in Oolite. All core ships and stations are now supported, with the release on the 3rd of November 2012 of the Ico station. Announcements are made on the forum, so keep an eye on [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=6586 this thread].
 == Gallery ==
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 Adds more ships based on Griffs models.
-[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9306 ''ZGrOovy Griff System Stations OXP''] by Dertien (on the Oolite BB).<br />
+[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9306 ''ZGrOovy Griff System Stations OXP''] by Dertien (on the Oolite BB).<br />
 Using Griff's station textures, adds five new model stations, from the small Tetrahedron and Octahedrons, through the standard sized Coriolis, to the large Dodecahedron and Icosahedron stations.<br />
-[[Black_Monk_Monastery|''Bank of the Black Monks'']] by LittleBear. Version 2.0 maintained by spara [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=238880#p238880 ''See here for details''].
+[[Black_Monk_Monastery|''Bank of the Black Monks'']] by LittleBear. Version 2.0 maintained by spara [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=238880#p238880 ''See here for details''].
 == Lore ==

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 The [[Sector7/Ateslete|Ateslete]] system in galaxy 7 is reasonably noted for the ice-world, Stymphal. The well known robotics company, '''Griff Research Ltd''', operates factories over most of the planet and maintains an orbital research station near Stymphal.
-The company was originally founded to produce droids and other artificial life forms, enjoying much success winning the coveted “Which Droid?” award for a decade. Perhaps their most famous design was the Robotic Cargo Loader who is still in service in all sectors. In recent years the company has diversified into building high specification ships and stations to order. Examples of their known designs include providing the Bank of the Black Monks of St Herod with a fearsome armed orbital platform and the Holy Avenger Mark II Tri-Laser Gunship.
+The company was originally founded to produce droids and other artificial life forms, enjoying much success winning the coveted “Which Droid?” award for a decade. Perhaps their most famous design was the [[Griff Robotic Cargo Loader|Robotic Cargo Loader]] which is still in service in all sectors. In recent years the company has diversified into building high specification ships and stations to order. Examples of their known designs include providing the Bank of the Black Monks of St Herod with a fearsome [[Black Monk Monastery|armed orbital platform]] and the [[Black Monk Gunship|Holy Avenger Mark II Tri-Laser Gunship]].
 The company's main ship design work is however highly classified, their most regular client being the [[Galactic Navy]]. Griff Research Ltd has constructed several Frigate Class vessels for the Navy, in addition to new types of weapons. No further details are available, although it is rumored that the Company is returning to its roots as a robotics company, in a current design brief.

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	[[Black_Monk_Monastery\|''Bank of the Black Monks'']] by LittleBear. Version 2.0 maintained by spara [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=238880#p238880 ''See here for details''].		[[Black_Monk_Monastery\|''Bank of the Black Monks'']] by LittleBear. Version 2.0 maintained by spara [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=238880#p238880 ''See here for details''].
		+
		+	== Lore ==
		+	Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
		+
		+	The [[Sector7/Ateslete\|Ateslete]] system in galaxy 7 is reasonably noted for the ice-world, Stymphal. The well known robotics company, '''Griff Research Ltd''', operates factories over most of the planet and maintains an orbital research station near Stymphal.
		+
		+	The company was originally founded to produce droids and other artificial life forms, enjoying much success winning the coveted “Which Droid?” award for a decade. Perhaps their most famous design was the Robotic Cargo Loader who is still in service in all sectors. In recent years the company has diversified into building high specification ships and stations to order. Examples of their known designs include providing the Bank of the Black Monks of St Herod with a fearsome armed orbital platform and the Holy Avenger Mark II Tri-Laser Gunship.
		+
		+	The company's main ship design work is however highly classified, their most regular client being the [[Galactic Navy]]. Griff Research Ltd has constructed several Frigate Class vessels for the Navy, in addition to new types of weapons. No further details are available, although it is rumored that the Company is returning to its roots as a robotics company, in a current design brief.

	{{Retextures-OXP}}		{{Retextures-OXP}}

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−	[[Category:Griff Industries]]	+	[[Category:Griff Industries\| ]]

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−	[[Category:~~Fictional organisations~~]]	+	[[Category:Griff Industries]]

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 Using Griff's station textures, adds five new model stations, from the small Tetrahedron and Octahedrons, through the standard sized Coriolis, to the large Dodecahedron and Icosahedron stations.<br />
-[[Black_Monk_Monastery|''Bank of the Black Monks'']] by LittleBear. Version 2.0 maintained by spara [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=238880#p238880 ''See here for details'']<br />
+[[Black_Monk_Monastery|''Bank of the Black Monks'']] by LittleBear. Version 2.0 maintained by spara [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=238880#p238880 ''See here for details''].
+[[Category:Fictional organisations]]