Skilled NPCs OXP - Revision history

Cholmondely: Added notes

2025-07-25T07:14:04Z

Added notes

2025-07-24T23:41:50Z

2025-03-27T00:50:25Z

Added cim's note on side lasers & yaw

2024-02-29T03:26:21Z

Updating BB links

2023-09-21T02:49:33Z

‎Quick Facts

2023-09-21T02:49:23Z

‎Download

2023-09-21T02:49:06Z

‎Configuration

2022-10-27T00:15:59Z

‎Links: Added another

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Added a "pretty" picture...

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 The pirates and bounty hunters of the spacelanes can easily challenge an inexperienced commander. But once you're climbing the Elite Rankings and buying that iron ass, you might find them starting to get a little too easy. This OXP improves their combat skills so that you don't get too overconfident.
 == Difficulty ==
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 === Note ===
-NPCs with side lasers will use yaw to line up their shots - but no core NPC has side lasers. ([https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=234057#p234057 Cim, 2015])
+NPCs with side lasers will use yaw to line up their shots - but no [[vanilla game]] NPC has side lasers. ([https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=234057#p234057 Cim, 2015])
 === Configuration ===
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 From version 1.6, the reaction time of all groups can be adjusted.
 == Compatibility with other OXPs ==
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 In version 1.2 or later, only ships with <code>auto_weapons</code> set will ever have their accuracy changed.
 == Links ==

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 |}
 {{Infobox OXPb| title = Skilled NPCs
-|version = 1.6
+|version = 1.7
-|release = 2017-10-28
+|release = 2025-07-25
 |license = CC-BY-SA 3.0
 |features = Mechanics

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 == Difficulty ==
 You won't necessarily need a full iron-ass to deal with the new pilots - but you will need to know how to fly your ship. Still, without basic combat equipment such as ECM, beam lasers, and injectors you'll find it even harder to survive than normal. Even a fully-equipped ship won't keep you alive in the worst Anarchy systems, unless you earned that Elite Ranking.
 === Configuration ===

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 *[[Enhanced Vipers]] just improves the skills of the [[GalCop (Police)]], ''not'' the pirates.
 *[[GalCop's Most Wanted]] adds much larger bounties to Oolite. But do their combat skills match the bounties?
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18612 Unusual behavior of ships: Could IT BE due to skilled NPC OXP?] (2017)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18612 Unusual behavior of ships: Could IT BE due to skilled NPC OXP?] (2017)
 == Quick Facts ==
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 |author = [[User:cim|cim]]
 |download = [[#Download|See Download]]
-|feedback = [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13308 Bulletin Board thread]
+|feedback = [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13308 Bulletin Board thread]
 }}

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 |}
 {{Infobox OXPb| title = Skilled NPCs
-|version = 1.5
+|version = 1.6
 |release = 2017-10-28
 |license = CC-BY-SA 3.0

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 == Download ==
-For Oolite 1.79 or later, download [[Media:Skilled_NPCs.oxz|Skilled_NPCs.oxz]] v1.5 (downloaded {{#downloads:Skilled_NPCs.oxz}} times) and place the OXZ in your AddOns folder.
+For Oolite 1.79 or later, download [[Media:Skilled_NPCs.oxz|Skilled_NPCs.oxz]] v1.6 (downloaded {{#downloads:Skilled_NPCs.oxz}} times) and place the OXZ in your AddOns folder.
 == Difficulty ==

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	From version 1.5, pirate and assassin roles are now separated. You can also set the levels of each role individually.		From version 1.5, pirate and assassin roles are now separated. You can also set the levels of each role individually.
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		+	From version 1.6, the reaction time of all groups can be adjusted.

	== Compatibility with other OXPs ==		== Compatibility with other OXPs ==

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		+	[[File:NPC Weapons and Skills.png\|thumb\|right\|320px\|F4 screen configuration page (through Library OXP) for ''this'' oxp]]
	The pirates and bounty hunters of the spacelanes can easily challenge an inexperienced commander. But once you're climbing the Elite Rankings and buying that iron ass, you might find them starting to get a little too easy. This OXP improves their combat skills so that you don't get too overconfident.		The pirates and bounty hunters of the spacelanes can easily challenge an inexperienced commander. But once you're climbing the Elite Rankings and buying that iron ass, you might find them starting to get a little too easy. This OXP improves their combat skills so that you don't get too overconfident.

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 In its default configuration, this OXP replaces some but not all of the pilots with trained pilots at various levels of skill. The best will probably be as good as a Competent or even Dangerous player, and there'll be more than one of them. If they're still not tough enough for you, the difficulty can be increased on a sliding scale from 0 to 10 (0 is the default and still a noticeable change). This can be done either by editing the OXP script directly, or by using [[OXPConfig]] (2.2.4 or later). Each step up will give a significant increase in difficulty - by step 10, all pilots will be as skilled as Oolite can make them.
-From version 1.3, these same configuration settings can also be adjusted using [[Library]].
+From version 1.3, these same configuration settings can also be adjusted using [[Library OXP|Library]].
 From version 1.5, pirate and assassin roles are now separated. You can also set the levels of each role individually.
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 {{OXPLevel|4|6}}
 {|class="floatright" style="alignment:right;margin: 0 auto;"
-|[[Image:IconLib.png|48px|right|link=Library|alt=Config options available through 'Library']]
+|[[Image:IconLib.png|48px|right|link=Library OXP|alt=Config options available through 'Library']]
 |{{OXPConfig-small}}
 |}