Oolite - Revision history

Cholmondely: Updated for v.1.92

2026-03-29T13:08:24Z

Updated for v.1.92

Phkb: /* In a nutshell */

2026-02-05T02:34:01Z

‎In a nutshell

Cholmondely: /* Downloading Earlier versions */ Added Dizzy's collection. Put in order

2025-07-28T15:27:57Z

‎Downloading Earlier versions: Added Dizzy's collection. Put in order

Cholmondely: /* Nightly builds */ Tweak

2025-07-17T12:38:25Z

‎Nightly builds: Tweak

Cholmondely: /* Jens (2007-13) */ Added note on Strict Option, and on Different/Larger Galaxies.

2025-05-28T07:45:54Z

‎Jens (2007-13): Added note on Strict Option, and on Different/Larger Galaxies.

Cholmondely: /* Developing Oolite */ Added a link

2025-01-29T19:53:48Z

‎Developing Oolite: Added a link

Phkb: Updating BB links

2024-02-29T02:18:04Z

Updating BB links

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Phkb: /* Sources for more detail */

2023-12-11T07:23:58Z

‎Sources for more detail

Phkb: /* Sources for more detail */

2023-12-11T07:23:26Z

‎Sources for more detail

Phkb at 11:25, 6 November 2023

2023-11-06T11:25:05Z

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 | developer = [[Giles Williams]]|
 | publisher = [https://oolite.space oolite.space]
-| version   = 1.90|
+| version   = 1.92.1|
-| released  = August 30, 2020
+| released  = March 22, 2026
-| operating_system = Mac OS X, Linux
+| operating_system = Microsoft Windows, Linux
-| platforms = Mac OS X<br/>Linux<br/>Microsoft Windows
+| platforms = Linux<br/>Microsoft Windows<br/>Mac OS X (up to v.1.91)
 }}
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 '''v1.80''' - Cim's first radical version with structured consultation - many OXPs fall by the wayside. OXZs & Expansions Manager introduced. ''E:D released''
 '''v1.82''' - Cim's second radical version with structured consultation - pirates toned down, changes to trade
-'''v1.90''' - Last version to support the Mac. Lost of graphical improvements.
+'''v1.90''' - Last version to support the Mac. Lots of graphical improvements.
-'''v1.92''' - current version for Windows and Linux
+'''v1.92''' - current version for Windows and Linux. Even more graphical improvements.
 === Sources for more detail ===

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 '''v1.80''' - Cim's first radical version with structured consultation - many OXPs fall by the wayside. OXZs & Expansions Manager introduced. ''E:D released''
 '''v1.82''' - Cim's second radical version with structured consultation - pirates toned down, changes to trade
-'''v1.90''' - current version
+'''v1.90''' - Last version to support the Mac. Lost of graphical improvements.
 === Sources for more detail ===

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 === Downloading Earlier versions ===
 *[[Previous Oolite Versions]] (for v1.65-1.70)
 *For those who know what they are doing, recent versions (back to v.1.77.1) can be downloaded from [https://github.com/OoliteProject GitHub]
 ==== Note on nomenclature ====
 *Since 2013 the stable versions are numbered 1.80, 1.82, 1.84 ... 1.90 ''etc''. Trial "nightlies" are numbered 1.79, 1.81, ... 1.91 ''etc''.
 *Under Ahruman there were only two stable versions 1.76 & 1.77 each of which needed a final debugging to 1.76.1 & 1.77.1 (there were many other non-stable versions).
-*Under Aegidian there was only the one stable (Mac) version 1.65
+*Under Aegidian there was only the one "stable" (Mac) version 1.65, and others produced Linux & Windows ports
 [[File:Oosat 1.png|thumb|right|200px|Oosat 1]]
 === Early .OXPs ===
 *[http://capnhack.com/hosting/oolite/Oolite/OoSat.html Oosat 1] oxps should run on the older versions.

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 These contain extra facilities for OXP developers: they slow the game down a little but help track down errors in the OXP code. See, for example, [[Debug OXP]].
 === Nightly builds ===
-These are the current experimental versions of Oolite - as they are updated and bugs are fixed, new nightlies are generated. While no longer true for AppleMac/Linux, for windows a new GitHub code commit will generate a new windows nightly [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=285304#p285304 in some 8 minutes or so]. These are also called "trunk versions" of Oolite.
+Also known as '''Trunk''', '''trunk versions''' or '''trunk nightly builds'''. These are the current experimental versions of Oolite - as they are updated and bugs are fixed, new nightlies are generated.
 === Alternative binary distribution (Windows) ===

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 By 2010 there were [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=7483 250+ OXPs].
-Version 1.76 was an important release, coming out in Dec '''2011''', with a tweak (v1.76.1) the following May. Jens had nick-named it "the MNSR" (''Mythical Next Stable Release'' (after 1.65)), during the long years of development. Some of the development team at the time (Aegidian, Kaks, Micha and another_commander) even met up in a pub in London with some members of the community, fully equipped with laptops and stuff and did the release from inside the pub in [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=271998#p271998 full celebration]. Versions 1.77/1.771 (2013) were the last of the 'old-style' versions. With these the ''Strict Game'' option did more than just leave out the oxp's -
+Version 1.76 was an important release, coming out in Dec '''2011''', with a tweak (v1.76.1) the following May. Jens had nick-named it "the MNSR" (''Mythical Next Stable Release'' (after 1.65)), during the long years of development. Some of the development team at the time (Aegidian, Kaks, Micha and another_commander) even met up in a pub in London with some members of the community, fully equipped with laptops and stuff and did the release from inside the pub in [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=271998#p271998 full celebration]. Versions 1.77/1.771 (2013) were the last of the 'old-style' versions. With these the ''Strict Game'' option did more than just leave out the oxp's - as it does now. It also emulated Classic Elite in a couple of other respects, re-introducing the Energy Bomb and also imparting a slight forward drift to one's ship when one was "at stop".
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 *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=16704 Core game improvements (OXP code worth inclusion)] (2014) - there is an insightful post by cim explaining why adding OXP's into the vanilla game code is not necessarily so brilliant.
 *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16255 Source Code and Ideas question] (2014) - lengthy thread on altering the source code
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 === Sources for more detail ===
-*From v.1.80 onwards - (2014-date) see [http://www.oolite.space/whatsnew/ What's New] (you will need to scroll back for less recent versions): has graphics comparisons
+*From v.1.80 onwards - (2014-date) see [https://www.oolite.space/whatsnew/ What's New] (you will need to scroll back for less recent versions): has graphics comparisons
 *From 1.75 onwards - (2010-date) see [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewforum.php?f=1 Announcements]
 *From v.1.67 - 1.74 - (2007-10) see [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewforum.php?f=13 Oolite-Development] (you need the 2 oldest pages in the Oolite-Mac forum, and equivalents in the Windows & Linux fora)

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 | image     = [[File:oolite-logo3.png]]
 | developer = [[Giles Williams]]|
-| publisher = [http://oolite.org oolite.org]
+| publisher = [https://oolite.space oolite.space]
 | version   = 1.90|
 | released  = August 30, 2020
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 * [[Running Oolite-Unix|Running Oolite IRIX or BSD]]
-[[File:Oolite Downloads.png|thumb|right|500px|Oolite.org Download page]]
+[[File:Oolite Downloads.png|thumb|right|500px|Oolite.space Download page]]
 == Varieties of Oolite ==
-The three varieties of Oolite are produced for each of the 3 platforms/operating systems. See [http://www.oolite.org/download/ ''here''] for the Downloads.
+The three varieties of Oolite are produced for each of the 3 platforms/operating systems. See [http://www.oolite.space/download/ ''here''] for the Downloads.
 === Current Version ===
 The current stable version for playing Oolite.
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 == External links ==
-* [http://oolite.org/ Oolite web site]
+* [https://oolite.space/ Oolite web site]
 * [http://aegidian.org/bb Oolite Bulletin Board]
 * [https://github.com/OoliteProject GitHub repository]