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 *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13831 Things to do in the spacelanes when you're masslocked] (2013)
 *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16153 Help us make Oolite more immersive!] (2013-14) - stuff to do during mass-lock, giving NPC's personalities, communications,...
 *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18418 Alaric's attempted solution] (2016)
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 [[File:Masslock analysis.png|thumb|right|500px|Station-bound traders are often headed in the same direction as the player and as such can contribute to some of the most time consuming and tedious mass-locks in the game. Slower traders take less time (and/or fuel) to overtake and therefore result in more tolerable mass-locks. <br>
 •The green box highlights that there is already a discrepancy for the Cobra mk.III between player speed (0.35 LM) and non-player speed (0.3 LM).<br>
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 ''From Redspear's [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18672 analysis of Masslock]'' (2017)]]
 == Overview ==
-Masslock is the disabling of the [[Torus Drive]] by the presence of mighty mass (not an asteroid or Rock Hermit, but rather a ship, or something "massier") in the vicinity. It is an inheritance from [[Classic Elite]]. Since this is the fastest method of travel within a star system, masslock can slow travel down greatly.
+Masslock is the disabling of the [[Torus Drive]] by the presence of mighty mass (not an asteroid or Rock Hermit, but rather a ship, or something "massier") in the vicinity. It is an inheritance from [[Classic Elite]]. Since Torusing is the fastest method of travel within a star system, masslock can slow travel down greatly.
-This is ''not'' to be confused with the negation of witchjump/hyperspace jump due to proximity to a massive mass such as an orbital station, planet, star or a moon. It is easy enough to confuse them, because the massive masses inhibit both!
+This is ''not'' to be confused with the negation of witchjump/hyperspace jump due to proximity to a massive mass such as a space station, planet, star, moon or a massive asteroid. It is easy enough to confuse them, because some massive masses inhibit both!
 == Context ==
-In classic elite you would fly from the exit of the witchspace tunnel to the planet. No beacons. The ships you would bump into would be coming in the opposite direction - except for stationary asteroids & rock hermits. You would be thrown out of Torus Drive and would have to decide whether to flee, fight or ignore the oncoming ship.
+In [[Classic Elite]] you would fly from the exit of the witchspace tunnel to the planet. No beacons. The ships you would bump into would be coming in the opposite direction - except for stationary asteroids & rock hermits. You would be thrown out of Torus Drive and would have to decide whether to flee, fight or ignore the oncoming ship.
 In Oolite, the picture is more complex because now you have many ships heading in the same direction, from the beacon to the station. And the masslock with people heading in the same direction takes longer. This is logical and makes sense. But there are also many more ships heading from the station to the witchpoint. This is increased if you have OXPs placing stations (Feudal hunting lodges, Monasteries of St. Herod, RSS stations, ''etc'') near to the witchpoint, or have liners with escorts, or convoys traveling between the witchpoint and the orbital station.
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 == OXP solutions ==
 There are a number of OXPs which have been written to try and ameliorate the joys of masslock:
-*[[VariableMasslock|Variable Masslock]] (by [[User:Norby|Norby]], 2015) reduces the masslock radius depending on the mass of the ship
+{{:Masslock OXP's Summary‎}}
 *[[Telescope Extender]] (by [[User:Norby|Norby]], 2013-7) enables you to see distant ships coming - and thus avoid them
 *[[Star System Lane Indicator MFD]] (by Wesfire, 2019-20) shows you the major in-system space lanes.

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 Masslock is the disabling of the [[Torus Drive]] by the presence of mighty mass (not an asteroid or Rock Hermit, but rather a ship, or something "massier") in the vicinity. It is an inheritance from [[Classic Elite]]. Since this is the fastest method of travel within a star system, masslock can slow travel down greatly.
-This is ''not'' to be confused with the negation of witchjump/hyperspace jump due to proximity to a massive mass such as an orbital station, planet, star or a moon. It is easy enough to do, because the massive masses inhibit both!
+This is ''not'' to be confused with the negation of witchjump/hyperspace jump due to proximity to a massive mass such as an orbital station, planet, star or a moon. It is easy enough to confuse them, because the massive masses inhibit both!
 == Context ==

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 •The green box highlights that there is already a discrepancy for the Cobra mk.III between player speed (0.35 LM) and non-player speed (0.3 LM).<br>
 •The yellow, orange and red boxes highlight the difficulty that many slower ships than the mk.III can have in escaping mass-locks.<br>
-''From Redspear's [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18672 analysis of Masslock]'' (2017)]]
+''From Redspear's [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18672 analysis of Masslock]'' (2017)]]
 == Overview ==
 Masslock is the disabling of the [[Torus Drive]] by the presence of mighty mass (not an asteroid or Rock Hermit, but rather a ship, or something "massier") in the vicinity. It is an inheritance from [[Classic Elite]]. Since this is the fastest method of travel within a star system, masslock can slow travel down greatly.
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 *More time consuming
 *More problematic (''e.g.'' trying to overtake an Asp headed in the same direction)
-*Less likely to result in combat|Source=([http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=250873#p250873 Redspear (2016)])}}
+*Less likely to result in combat|Source=([https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=250873#p250873 Redspear (2016)])}}
 There are, of course, two perspectives. What makes sense from a real life perspective ... and what is fun in a game. the fact that the increased traffic from the witchpoint to the station makes sense, does ''not'' mean that you enjoy getting stuck in traffic jams when you play the game!
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 :::  *Speed Difference between player and mass-locking ship (with a large difference in the player's favour being the most desirable)
 :::  *Scanner Range with a larger reach taking longer to clear (as mass-locking extends to the edge of the scanner)
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=276176#p276176 Discussion] on why so much traffic travels to the witchpoint beacon (2021) - an example of [[Handwavium]].
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=276176#p276176 Discussion] on why so much traffic travels to the witchpoint beacon (2021) - an example of [[Handwavium]].
-*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18919 Why was turning away from the space lanes] to avoid mass-locks and piracy regarded as cheating? (2017)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18919 Why was turning away from the space lanes] to avoid mass-locks and piracy regarded as cheating? (2017)
-*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13803 Complaints about mass-lock] (2013) - one of many such threads/posts!
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13803 Complaints about mass-lock] (2013) - one of many such threads/posts!
-*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13831 Things to do in the spacelanes when you're masslocked] (2013)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13831 Things to do in the spacelanes when you're masslocked] (2013)
-*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16153 Help us make Oolite more immersive!] (2013-14) - stuff to do during mass-lock, giving NPC's personalities, communications,...
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16153 Help us make Oolite more immersive!] (2013-14) - stuff to do during mass-lock, giving NPC's personalities, communications,...
-*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18418 Alaric's attempted solution] (2016)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18418 Alaric's attempted solution] (2016)
 [[Category:Factual]] [[Category:Concepts]] [[Category:Help pages]]

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 *[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13803 Complaints about mass-lock] (2013) - one of many such threads/posts!
 *[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13831 Things to do in the spacelanes when you're masslocked] (2013)
 *[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18418 Alaric's attempted solution] (2016)
 [[Category:Factual]] [[Category:Concepts]] [[Category:Help pages]]

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 [[File:SSLI MFD.png|thumb|right|Star System Lane Indicator MFD]]
 == OXP solutions ==
 There are a number of OXPs which have been written to try and ameliorate the joys of masslock:
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 *[[Telescope Extender]] (by [[User:Norby|Norby]], 2013-7) enables you to see distant ships coming - and thus avoid them
 *[[Star System Lane Indicator MFD]] (by Wesfire, 2019-20) shows you the major in-system space lanes.
 == Links ==
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 === BB Discussions ===
-*Redspear's two OXP solutions listed above link to his BB threads with long complex analyses of the situation (one of Redspear's fortés!)
+*Redspear's two OXP solutions listed above link to his BB threads with long complex analyses of the situation (one of Redspear's many fortés!)
 *[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=276176#p276176 Discussion] on why so much traffic travels to the witchpoint beacon (2021) - an example of [[Handwavium]].
 [[Category:Factual]] [[Category:Concepts]] [[Category:Help pages]]

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-[[File:Masslock analysis.png|thumb|right|500px|From Redspear's [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18672 analysis of Masslock] (2017)]]
+[[File:Masslock analysis.png|thumb|right|500px|Station-bound traders are often headed in the same direction as the player and as such can contribute to some of the most time consuming and tedious mass-locks in the game. Slower traders take less time (and/or fuel) to overtake and therefore result in more tolerable mass-locks. <br>
 == Overview ==
 Masslock is the disabling of the [[Torus Drive]] by the presence of mighty mass (not an asteroid or Rock Hermit, but rather a ship, or something "massier") in the vicinity. It is an inheritance from [[Classic Elite]]. Since this is the fastest method of travel within a star system, masslock can slow travel down greatly.
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 {{QuoteText|Text=The mass-lock that Oolite inherited:
-*Mass-lock comes from elite
+*Mass-lock comes from Classic Elite
 *It enables encounters with other ships to occur
 *Despite its flaws, it does its job