Improbability Drive OXP - Revision history

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Now that the wonderful [[D.T.T._Custom_Ship_Designs|DTT Heart of Gold]] has been has been added to the game, would anyone like to try my Improbability Drive OXP? It doesn't - at least reliably - allow travel (it's not an ''Infinite'' Improbability Drive, after all); rather, when activated it makes unpredictable strange things happen.

The download ([https://app.box.com/s/moreq536ht here]) includes a save file - called 'A NJ' - of a ship that has both the Improbability Unit and the tea brewing equipment that you need to activate the unit.

However, you will need
* to have the [[Cup of Tea]] OXP installed (it's that OXP, by Smivs, which grants the necessary tea-brewing ability), and, to use the save file,
* have the [[Fer-de-Lance 3G OXP]] installed (since, as it happens, the ship referenced in the save file is one of those; if you don't use that save file, you'll need to find a TL 13+ station selling the Improbability Unity - and have the Cup of Tea equipment).

== Overview ==

To activate the ''Improbability Unity'', use the shift-N method!

Note that activating the unit depletes two energy banks.

Note also that some of the stuff I have planned for the unit, including changing nearby ships into other ships/things, are not presently implemented. Have a look at the code to see both what is possible at the moment and some of what I have planned. At present, mostly, the Unit does fairly subtle things . .

=== Dependencies ===
Oolite v1.82 or later. No dependencies on other OXPs.

You will need to juggle the version of [[Oolite]] which you are using with the version of [[Tea maker]] to get all this to work!

=== Conflicts ===
Certain OXPs will conflict or interfere with the Improbability Drive. The exact identity of these is of course improbable.

=== Instructions ===
Unzip, and just move the .oxp file into the AddOns folder of your Oolite installation.

=== License ===
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License version 3.0.

''If you are re-using any piece of this OXP, please send a PM to [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2628 UK_Eliter] at the Oolite Bulletin board.

== Links ==
[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=214887#p214887 Bulletin Board Discussion] & [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=198765#p198765 More Discussion!]

== Quick Facts ==
{{IconOXP|ooVersion="1.77"|oxpCPU="??"|oxpMEM="??"|oxpGPU="??"}}

[[File:Tag-colour-blue.png]]
{{OXPLevel|?}}{{Infobox OXPb| title = Elite Trader
|version = Beta
|release = 1979-11-30
|features = Improbability
|license = CC BY-NC-SA 3
|category = Mechanics OXPs
|author = [[User:Uk_Eliter|UK ELiter]]
|feedback = [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=214887#p214887 BB-Link]
}}

{{Mechanics-OXP}}

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 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License version 3.0.
-''If you are re-using any piece of this OXP, please send a PM to [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2628 UK_Eliter] at the Oolite Bulletin board.
+''If you are re-using any piece of this OXP, please send a PM to [https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2628 UK_Eliter] at the Oolite Bulletin board.
 == Download ==
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 == Links ==
 There is no dedicated BB Thread for this oxp. But see: <br>
-[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=214887#p214887 Bulletin Board Discussion (Heart of Gold)] & [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=198765#p198765 More Discussion! (Cup of Tea)]
+[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=214887#p214887 Bulletin Board Discussion (Heart of Gold)] & [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=198765#p198765 More Discussion! (Cup of Tea)]
 Author: [[User:Uk Eliter|Uk Eliter]]
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 |category = Mechanics OXPs
 |author = [[User:Uk_Eliter|UK Eliter]]
-|feedback = [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=214887#p214887 BB-Link]
+|feedback = [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=214887#p214887 BB-Link]
 }}
 {{Mechanics-OXP}}

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-{{OXPLevel|?}}{{Infobox OXPb| title = Improbability Drive
+{{OXPLevel|3}}{{Infobox OXPb| title = Improbability Drive
 |version = Beta
 |release = 1979-11-30

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 Oolite v1.77 or later. No dependencies on other OXPs.
-You will need to juggle the version of [[Oolite]] which you are using with the version of [[Cup of Tea]] to get all this to work!
+You will need to juggle the version of [[Oolite]] (see history section at the end) which you are using with the version of [[Cup of Tea]] to get all this to work!
 === Conflicts ===

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 Oolite v1.77 or later. No dependencies on other OXPs.
-You will need to juggle the version of [[Oolite]] which you are using with the version of [[Tea maker]] to get all this to work!
+You will need to juggle the version of [[Oolite]] which you are using with the version of [[Cup of Tea]] to get all this to work!
 === Conflicts ===

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 Now that the wonderful [[D.T.T._Custom_Ship_Designs|DTT Heart of Gold]] has been has been added to the game, would anyone like to try my Improbability Drive OXP? It doesn't - at least reliably - allow travel (it's not an ''Infinite'' Improbability Drive, after all); rather, when activated it makes unpredictable strange things happen.
 However, you will need
-* to have the [[Cup of Tea]] OXP installed (it's that OXP, by Smivs, which grants the necessary tea-brewing ability), and, to use the save file,
+* to have the [[Cup of Tea]] OXP installed (it's that OXP, by Smivs, which grants the necessary tea-brewing ability), and, to use the included save file,
 * have the [[Fer-de-Lance 3G OXP]] installed (since, as it happens, the ship referenced in the save file is one of those; if you don't use that save file, you'll need to find a TL 13+ station selling the Improbability Unity - and have the Cup of Tea equipment).
 {{Infobox EquipStats Oolite| title = Improbability Drive OXP
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 == Overview ==
-To activate the ''Improbability Unity'', use the shift-N method!
+To activate the ''Improbability Unity'', use the shift-N method (see [[Priming Equipment]])!
 Note that activating the unit depletes two energy banks.
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 Certain OXPs will conflict or interfere with the Improbability Drive. The exact identity of these is of course improbable.
-=== Instructions ===
+== License ==
-Unzip, and just move the .oxp file into the AddOns folder of your Oolite installation.
+This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License version 3.0.
-=== License ===
+Again, you will need both [[Cup of Tea]] & [[Fer-de-Lance 3G OXP]] installed.
-''If you are re-using any piece of this OXP, please send a PM to [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2628 UK_Eliter] at the Oolite Bulletin board.
+=== Instructions ===
 == Links ==

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 == Links ==
-[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=214887#p214887 Bulletin Board Discussion] & [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=198765#p198765 More Discussion!]
+There is no dedicated BB Thread for this oxp. But see: <br>
 == Quick Facts ==

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 === Dependencies ===
-Oolite v1.82 or later. No dependencies on other OXPs.
+Oolite v1.77 or later. No dependencies on other OXPs.
 You will need to juggle the version of [[Oolite]] which you are using with the version of [[Tea maker]] to get all this to work!