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Hiran: /* Managing a stable of OXPs */

2026-04-14T18:23:38Z

‎Managing a stable of OXPs

Cholmondely: /* Creating an OXP */ Corrected to what I think Hiran meant.

2024-07-20T23:16:34Z

‎Creating an OXP: Corrected to what I think Hiran meant.

Hiran: /* Start your own OXP */

2024-07-20T10:02:10Z

‎Start your own OXP

Hiran: /* Creating an OXP */

2024-07-20T10:00:53Z

‎Creating an OXP

Hiran: /* Start your own OXP */

2024-07-20T10:00:11Z

‎Start your own OXP

Hiran: /* OXP resources */

2024-07-20T09:59:23Z

‎OXP resources

Hiran: /* Start your own OXP */

2024-07-20T09:58:47Z

‎Start your own OXP

Hiran: /* Creating an OXP */

2024-07-20T09:57:33Z

‎Creating an OXP

Hiran: /* Creating an OXP */

2024-07-20T09:51:19Z

‎Creating an OXP

Hiran: /* Creating an OXP */

2024-07-20T06:37:07Z

‎Creating an OXP

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 So, if you have large numbers of these oxps, see the following threads from the BB.
 *Issues with [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=273473#p273473 single OXPs]
 *Issues with [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=273490#p273490 multiple OXPs]

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 == Creating an OXP ==
 [[File:Plist-XML-ASCII-ill.png|thumb|right|702px|XML (left) & OpenStep (right)]]
-Legacy script comes in two versions: XML & OpenStep.
+Legacy script comes in two versions: XML & OpenStep. And then there is the much more complex Javascript.
-It is intended to be easy to create expansion packs.
+It is intended to be easy to create expansion packs. OpenStep is relatively easy - XML and Javascript less so.
 === Start your own OXP ===
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 There are two quite extreme ways to go, and a compromise:
-* OXPs are just renamed zip archives. You can uncompress any existing OXP, look inside and start tweaking.
+* OXZs are just renamed zipped OXPs. You can decompress any existing OXZ, look inside and start tweaking.
 * And you can start from scratch by creating everything yourself - this will take some advanced knowledge.
-* There also is the middle path to follow our predefined paths and enjoying a bunch of templates.
+* There also is the middle path - to follow our predefined paths and use a bunch of templates.
-We see three areas your OXP can engage in. Advanced OXP creators can also combine them into a single OXP, while even more advanced creators keep them separate and then link them using dependencies. We'll cover that later.
+We have provided three varieties which your OXP can be. Advanced OXP creators can also combine them into a single OXP, while even more advanced creators keep them separate and then link them using dependencies. We'll cover that later.
 So what style of OXP is on your mind? Take one of the guided tours:
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 *[[Create_Mission_OXP|Mission]]
-Alternatively, or when courious take a look at the [[OXP howto|OXP Howto]] page for full background information.
+Alternatively, or when curious take a look at the [[OXP howto|OXP Howto]] page for full background information.
 === OXP resources ===

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 === Start your own OXP ===
-There are two quite extreme ways to go:
+There are two quite extreme ways to go, and a compromise:
-OXPs are just renamed zip archives. You can uncompress any existing OXP, look inside and start tweaking.
+* OXPs are just renamed zip archives. You can uncompress any existing OXP, look inside and start tweaking.
-And you can start from scratch by creating everything yourself - this will take some advanced knowledge.
+* And you can start from scratch by creating everything yourself - this will take some advanced knowledge.
-There also is the middle path to follow our predefined paths and enjoying a bunch of templates.
+* There also is the middle path to follow our predefined paths and enjoying a bunch of templates.
 We see three areas your OXP can engage in. Advanced OXP creators can also combine them into a single OXP, while even more advanced creators keep them separate and then link them using dependencies. We'll cover that later.

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 == Creating an OXP ==
 It is intended to be easy to create expansion packs.
 === Start your own OXP ===
 There are two quite extreme ways to go:

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 === Start your own OXP ===
 There are two quite extreme ways to go:
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 Alternatively, or when courious take a look at the [[OXP howto|OXP Howto]] page for full background information.
 === OXP resources ===

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	*[https://github.com/cim--/oxp-build-scripts OXP Packaging Scripts] Cim's collection for Linux (2015)		*[https://github.com/cim--/oxp-build-scripts OXP Packaging Scripts] Cim's collection for Linux (2015)
		+	*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=275434#p275434 What can OXP's ''not'' change?] (2021)
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		+	Older OXPs (from [[User:Aegidian\|Aegidian]]'s day were written in [[Legacy Scripting]]. Modern OXPs are written in JavaScript. Specifically oolite.jsVersion 185, an Oolite specific variant of '''ECMAv5'''. It is the same Spidermonkey version (1.8.5 - March 2011) that Firefox 4 shipped with many years ago, but it is a special build for Oolite. This is the version that we have almost always had and it has not changed between versions of the game. It is unlikely to change in the future (due to the [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=256623#p256623 immense amount of work] involved in tampering with it!).

	== Loading Order of OXPs ==		== Loading Order of OXPs ==