Ship's Library OXP - Revision history

Cholmondely: /* Supplementary Volumes */ Added Ship Configuration Handbook & Rough Guide; restructured list

2025-05-26T13:12:50Z

‎Supplementary Volumes: Added Ship Configuration Handbook & Rough Guide; restructured list

Cholmondely: Added Musings, hid Tweaks (I think that the MFD is now free).

2025-05-21T09:14:29Z

Added Musings, hid Tweaks (I think that the MFD is now free).

Phkb: Updating BB links

2024-02-29T03:24:41Z

Updating BB links

Cholmondely: Added another picture

2023-08-22T13:44:47Z

Added another picture

Cholmondely: /* Links */ Added another

2023-05-16T11:30:25Z

‎Links: Added another

Cholmondely: Added link

2022-03-28T01:27:22Z

Added link

Murgh: dir link mend

2022-01-27T00:51:19Z

dir link mend

Cholmondely: /* Overview */ Added notes

2021-10-07T15:18:03Z

‎Overview: Added notes

Cholmondely: Tagged as Help page

2021-07-12T18:56:20Z

Tagged as Help page

Cholmondely: Added a little more

2021-06-17T00:05:17Z

Added a little more

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 == Supplementary Volumes ==
 You can also download the following volumes:
-:(via the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]: see the ''Equipment'' collection of OXZ's)
+:(either via the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]: see the ''Equipment'' collection of OXZ's; or inside an OXP itself (cf. [[Ship Configuration]] as instructions for it)
 * [[CaptSolos-GoodFortune|Captain Solo's Good Fortune]] by [[User:CaptSolo|Captain Solo]] himself!
 * [[Ship Library Book-Status Quo|Ship's Library Book - Status Quo]]: Volume 1 of [[Drew Wagar]]'s series
 * [[Ship Library Book-Mutabilis|Ship's Library Book - Mutabilis]]: Volume 2 of [[Drew Wagar]]'s series
 :Drew's five volume Series fleshed out a lot of the [[Lore]] of Oolite in the early days, leading to a number of OXPs being written: [[Tionisla Chronicle Array]], [[Tianve OXP]], [[Status Quo Q-bomb OXP]], [[Technical Reference Library]] - all emulating in-game aspects of what he wrote in his books.
-* [[The Traders Almanach]] link is [https://www.dropbox.com/s/ot0gh4uqzr99uci/Traders_Almanach_0.1.zip here]: this is an [[OXP|oxp]] (not an oxz), but is full of advice on what to trade between 90 or so planets in Galaxy 1!
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 == Links ==
 *See the original bulletin board discussion [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13818 here] (2013+)

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 *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5200 Encyclopedia Galactica] (2008)
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 == Tweaks ==
 *How to make the MFD free: See Phkb's Tweak [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=276525#p276525 here] (2021)
 :You may wish to consult [[How to tweak OXZ's]]
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 == Gameplay and Balance indicator ==

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 == Links ==
-*See the original bulletin board discussion [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13818 here] (2013+)
+*See the original bulletin board discussion [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13818 here] (2013+)
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5200 Encyclopedia Galactica] (2008)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5200 Encyclopedia Galactica] (2008)
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 == Tweaks ==
-*How to make the MFD free: See Phkb's Tweak [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=276525#p276525 here] (2021)
+*How to make the MFD free: See Phkb's Tweak [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=276525#p276525 here] (2021)
 :You may wish to consult [[How to tweak OXZ's]]

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 [[File:Ship's Manual F7 page description.png|thumb|right|400px|Ship's Manual: description of F7 interface (for Vanilla game only)]]
 [[File:Ship's Manual (scoops).png|thumb|right|400px|Ship's Manual: showing second page on Fuel/Cargo scoops (a standard optional equipment)]]
 [[File:Ship's Library MFDs.png|thumb|right|400px|Vimana HUD's differently sized MFDs with a snippet on each from the Ship's Library Manual]]
 == Overview ==

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 == Links ==
-*See the bulletin board discussion [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13818 here] (2013+)
+*See the original bulletin board discussion [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13818 here] (2013+)
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 == Tweaks ==
 *How to make the MFD free: See Phkb's Tweak [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=276525#p276525 here] (2021)

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 A library of books or of ship/station descriptions:
-    •Ship Library on the starting game screen - descriptions of ships, stations, asteroids and missiles mostly from the [[Vanilla game]]
+    •[[Ship Library]] on the starting game screen - descriptions of ships, stations, asteroids and missiles mostly from the [[Vanilla game]]
     •View Ship Specifications - as above, but on the F4/4 Ship-Station Interface screen when docked
     •[[Gallery]] OXP does something similar to the above but with all encountered items

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 A Library in the programmer's sense: reusable code that people writing OXPs can use. That is to say instead of everyone writing a javascript method to land on a planet, one person does so and everyone else uses that:
-    •[[Library]].oxp
+    •[[Library OXP]]
     •[[Cabal Common Library]].oxp

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 * You can also buy an in-flight reader for 200₢. This will provide an MFD. It will need priming with the n/b keys to allow you to scroll through your books (see [[Priming Equipment]]). Note that even the [[Vanilla game]] HUD supports 2 MFDs. See [[MFD]] for details on managing them (using the :/; keys). Your MFD might not show all the illustrations. But only the Ship's Manual has any, the other books don't.<br><br>
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 ==== Thanks ====
-''Tip: have a look at some of the ships in the last section while docked. Cim just lists the Vanilla game ships... but just look at how he did it!''
+''Tip: have a look at some of the ships in the last section while docked. Cim just lists the Vanilla game ships... but look at how he did it!''
-You will also find that the Ship's Manual is customised to whatever sort of ship you are currently in.
+You will also find that the Ship's Manual is ''customised'' to whatever sort of ship you are currently in. Eg.: The speed given is that of the ship you are currently in, with whatever modifications you have introduced.
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 == Supplementary Volumes ==
 You can also download the following volumes:

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	Cim's Ship's Manual is really top-notch. Oodles of valuable game information. And his Extracts from the Tre Clan are also well worth reading. Tweak the OXP to make the [[MFD]] free and read en-route from witchpoint beacon to planet (...if you can avoid getting marmalised by the McNasties)!		Cim's Ship's Manual is really top-notch. Oodles of valuable game information. And his Extracts from the Tre Clan are also well worth reading. Tweak the OXP to make the [[MFD]] free and read en-route from witchpoint beacon to planet (...if you can avoid getting marmalised by the McNasties)!

−	{{equipment-OXP}}[[Category:Fiction]][[Category:Lore]]	+	{{equipment-OXP}}[[Category:Fiction]][[Category:Lore]][[Category:Help pages]]

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 [[File:Ship's Manual F7 page description.png|thumb|right|400px|Ship's Manual: description of F7 interface (for Vanilla game only)]]
 [[File:Ship's Manual (scoops).png|thumb|right|400px|Ship's Manual: showing second page on Fuel/Cargo scoops (a standard optional equipment)]]
 == Overview ==
-* Download the OXZ (listed under ''Equipment'' in the Expansions Manager).
+* Download the OXZ (listed under ''Equipment'' in the Expansions Manager).<br><br>
-The Library comes with your '''Ship's Manual''':
+* You get access to the books in your library when you are docked - Try the '''F4''' interface and look towards the end of the list under '''Ship Systems'''. Note that your library does not give you comparisons of Spacecraft & Orbital Stations - for that you need '''View Ship Specifications''', which is called the ''Ship Library'' when you are inside it!<br><br>
 === Ship's Manual Contents ===
 *''Tip of the Day (varies!)''
 ==== Ship controls and information displays ====
 *Ship Systems Controls
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 *Combat Equipment
 *Extra Equipment
 ==== A brief introduction to life in space ====
 *Galactic Cooperative
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 *Thargoids
 *History
 ====A guide to Ship Identification and capabilities ====
 ==== Thanks ====
 ''Tip: have a look at some of the ships in the last section while docked. Cim just lists the Vanilla game ships... but just look at how he did it!''
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 == Supplementary Volumes ==
-You can also download (via the in-game Expansions Manager: also under ''Equipment'') the following volumes:
+You can also download the following volumes:
 * [[CaptSolos-GoodFortune|Captain Solo's Good Fortune]] by [[User:CaptSolo|Captain Solo]] himself!
 * [[Extracts from the Tre Clan]] Addresses on Interplanetary Life: lectures on the nomadic life of a space-farer (also by Cim).
 * [[Ship Library Book-Status Quo|Ship's Library Book - Status Quo]]: Volume 1 of [[Drew Wagar]]'s series
 * [[Ship Library Book-Mutabilis|Ship's Library Book - Mutabilis]]: Volume 2 of [[Drew Wagar]]'s series
 * [[The Traders Almanach]] link is [https://www.dropbox.com/s/ot0gh4uqzr99uci/Traders_Almanach_0.1.zip here]: this is an [[OXP|oxp]] (not an oxz), but is full of advice on what to trade between 90 or so planets in Galaxy 1!
 == Links ==
 *See the bulletin board discussion [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13818 here] (2013+)
 == Tweaks ==
 *How to make the MFD free: See Phkb's Tweak [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=276525#p276525 here] (2021)
-You may wish to consult [[How to tweak OXZ's]]
+:You may wish to consult [[How to tweak OXZ's]]
 == Gameplay and Balance indicator ==
 [[File:Tag-colour-blue.png|right]]{{OXPLevel|0}}
-Cim's Ship's Manual is top-notch. Lots of valuable game information. And his Extracts from the Tre Clan are also well worth reading. Tweak the OXP to make the [[MFD]] free and read en-route from witchpoint beacon to planet!
+Cim's Ship's Manual is really top-notch. Oodles of valuable game information. And his Extracts from the Tre Clan are also well worth reading. Tweak the OXP to make the [[MFD]] free and read en-route from witchpoint beacon to planet (...if you can avoid getting marmalised by the McNasties)!
 {{equipment-OXP}}[[Category:Fiction]][[Category:Lore]]