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 Incoming communiques are displayed forthcoming, but log transcripts may be recalled by pressing the button marked <font size="3">'''&#126;'''</font>, which will also indicate the transmission source on the [[IFF system]], if available within scanner range.
 =====Ship Camera=====
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 *''Local Commodity Market''<br/>Press '''f8''' or '''8'''<br/>Shows local market prices of available goods, and offers the opportunity to buy and sell.
-====Head-up Display (HUD)====
+====Heads-up Display (HUD)====
 ::[[Image:Oolite-numbered-hud.png|580px]]
-The HUD uses holographic litePixel overlay to project essential details onto the main viewscreen, allowing the pilot the maximum available information with minimum eye movement.
+The HUD uses holographic litePixel overlay to project essential details onto the main viewscreen, allowing the pilot the maximum available information with minimum eye movement (note that a [[Viewscreen vs Window debate]] exists!).
 Information shown on the standard HUD layout (pictured above) are outlined below:
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 *''Cabin Temperature'' <br/>This scale reports the cabin temperature. This will rise when a ship nears the corona of a star or encounters too much atmospheric friction near the surface of a planet. If the temperature gets too high, the structure of the ship will begin to break down as the plating melts. If this begins to happen, the ship will explode.
 *''Laser Temperature'' <br/>Although ships do have a laser cooling system on board, coupled with the cooling matrix of each type of laser, rapid firing will still generate more heat than either system is capable of handling. This gauge will report how hot the laser is getting, and if the indicator reaches the top the laser will shut down until it cools.
-*''Altitude'' <br/>Indicates the height of a ship from a planetary body. The drive matrices in most ships are not usually sensitive enough to deal with atmospheric entry. As a result, ships may suffer catastrophic hull failure when coming into contact with a planet's atmosphere. The altitude meter will indicate when the ship is becoming dangerously close to a planet's surface. If the bar reaches the top, the ship's structural integrity will be compromised.
+*''Altitude'' <br/>Indicates the height of a ship from a planetary body. The drive matrices in most ships are not usually sensitive enough to deal with atmospheric entry. As a result, ships may suffer catastrophic hull failure when coming into contact with a planet's atmosphere. The altitude meter will indicate when the ship is becoming dangerously close to a planet's surface. If the bar reaches the top, the ship's structural integrity will be compromised. Some HUDs ([[Vimana HUD]], [[Vimana-X HUD]] & [[CB-HUD Mark IV]] include warning signs for low altitude - planets ''etc'' do not show up on your scanner, so if they are not visible in your viewscreen...).
 ====='''(3) Pylon weapon indicators'''=====
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 ====='''(4) Aegis'''=====
-When this ''S'' is displayed, the ship is within the control zone of a space station, inside its protective ''Aegis''. Any pirate activity detected within this zone will be met by immediate response from members of the Galactic Police.
+When this ''S'' is displayed, the ship is within the control zone of a space station, inside its protective ''Aegis''. Any pirate activity detected within this zone will be met by immediate response from members of the Galactic Police. Crimes committed in the aegis are more likely to be registered by the [[GalCops]].
 ====='''(5) Mass Lock/Status indicator'''=====
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 ====='''(6) Short-range Scanner'''=====
-The scanner is the pilot’s overview of the world outside, and is a protected design, patented by Brell and Baben in 3084, running the [[IFF system]] on a 3D representation of space in a 10 km radius of the ship.
+The scanner is the pilot’s overview of the world outside, and is a protected design, patented by Brell and Baben in 3084, running the [[IFF system]] on a 3D representation of space in a 30 km radius of the ship.
 The three dimensions are represented via an elliptical display showing the horizontal plane plus the use of ‘tails’ on each scanner blip to indicate the vertical position in relation to the scanning ship’s position. To make further use of this tool, see 8, [[Pilot%27s_Reference_Manual#Scanner_Zoom_Factor|Scanner Zoom Factor]].
 ====='''(7) Galactic Standard Time indicator'''=====
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 ====='''(8) Scanner Zoom Factor'''=====
 This shows the zoom factor of the scanner, from 1:1 (normal scale) to 1:5 (macro scale). The key marked <font size="3">'''z'''</font> on your console will toggle through the zoom factors.
 ====='''(9) Space Compass'''=====
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 * [[Image:OoASC-plr.png|50px|]] nearby planet directly ahead.
 * [[Image:OoASC-plf.png|50px|]] nearby planet directly aft.
-When the world's space station is detected, the compass will track that instead. The [[Advanced Space Compass]] may be purchased to offer further options.
+When the world's space station is detected, the compass will track that instead. The [[Advanced Space Compass]] may be purchased to offer further options (registering other beacons).
 ====='''(10) Relative Speed indicator'''=====
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 To further enhance your ship's speed performance, consider installing [[Witch fuel injectors]].
 ====='''(11) Roll/Pitch indicators'''=====

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 Written by Lt. D Hughes (Test Pilot, Cowell & MgRath Shipyards, Lave)<br/>
 [[File:Oolite-543.png|right|800px]]
 Engineering Team:<br/>
 Prof. I. Bell, Prof. D. Braben<br/>

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 Cdr. G. Williams, Cdr. D Smith, Cdr. D. Taylor<br/>
 ==Introduction to the Cobra Mk III==
-===Timeline===
+===Timeline ([[Lore|syncretist]])===
 - 	[[Paynou, Prossett and Salem]] proposal for a successor to the [[Cobra Mk.1 (Oolite)|Cobra Mk I]] receives green light by [[GalCop|Galactic Co-operative]] and [[GASEC]] officials. Financing is arranged.<br/>
 - 	[[Cobra_Mk.2_(Oolite)|Cobra Mk II]] designs authorised – construction of 2 prototype shells begins.<br/>
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 *For a full list of available upgrades, see the [[Oolite Equipment]] section of the Wiki.
 *For notes on priming optional OXP equipment see [[Priming Equipment]]
 [[Category:Oolite]][[Category:Help pages]]

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 The system is normally stowed against a bulkhead, but will open out into a padded treatment table with standard medical supplies and a medical reference commPad. For lone pilots, a medical servitor droid can be purchased as an upgrade, and is capable of performing many forms of treatment depending on the AI package purchased with the unit.
-See the speculation at [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21325 Using the ship's mediStim Bay]
+See the speculation at [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21325 Using the ship's mediStim Bay]
 =====Equipment Locker=====

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	The system is normally stowed against a bulkhead, but will open out into a padded treatment table with standard medical supplies and a medical reference commPad. For lone pilots, a medical servitor droid can be purchased as an upgrade, and is capable of performing many forms of treatment depending on the AI package purchased with the unit.		The system is normally stowed against a bulkhead, but will open out into a padded treatment table with standard medical supplies and a medical reference commPad. For lone pilots, a medical servitor droid can be purchased as an upgrade, and is capable of performing many forms of treatment depending on the AI package purchased with the unit.
		+
		+	See the speculation at [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21325 Using the ship's mediStim Bay]

	=====Equipment Locker=====		=====Equipment Locker=====

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 ====='''(7) Galactic Standard Time indicator'''=====
-Displays the current date and time in galactic meanTime, the standard notation for recording time in space. It is used because it does not rely on point of reference like planetary rotations.  Upon exiting witchspace, the clock will temporarily enter update mode to synchronise with the local time signal as broadcast by all witchspace beacons. This is necessary due to the small amount of relative time distortion experienced during witchspace transit.
+Displays the current date and time in galactic [[Time|meanTime]], the standard notation for recording time in space. It is used because it does not rely on point of reference like planetary rotations.  Upon exiting witchspace, the clock will temporarily enter update mode to synchronise with the local time signal as broadcast by all witchspace beacons. This is necessary due to the small amount of relative time distortion experienced during witchspace transit.
 ====='''(8) Scanner Zoom Factor'''=====

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 =====Comms log=====
-The view screen can also show communication logs as well as incoming communications. This is provided for pilots or crews who are hard of hearing or whose audio range is not supported by the standard audio set-up. An additional add-on is available from Williams Avionics allowing system messages from throughout the ship to be displayed on-screen, and this is now being supplied as standard by Cowell & MgRath.
+The view screen can also show communication logs as well as incoming communications. This is provided for pilots or crews who are hard of hearing or whose audio range is not supported by the standard audio set-up. An additional add-on is available from [[Aegidian Industries|Williams Avionics]] allowing system messages from throughout the ship to be displayed on-screen, and this is now being supplied as standard by [[Cowell & MgRath]].
 Incoming communiques are displayed forthcoming, but log transcripts may be recalled by pressing the button marked <font size="3">'''&#126;'''</font>, which will also indicate the transmission source on the [[IFF system]], if available within scanner range.