Telescope - Revision history

Phkb: Updating BB links

2024-03-18T08:23:37Z

Updating BB links

Phkb: Updating BB links

2024-02-29T03:33:50Z

Updating BB links

Phkb at 03:00, 1 December 2023

2023-12-01T03:00:17Z

Phkb at 05:56, 13 November 2023

2023-11-13T05:56:12Z

Cag: added download info for collect_shipdata utility

2022-03-17T00:59:22Z

added download info for collect_shipdata utility

Cag: removed non-functional download counters

2022-03-05T23:50:53Z

removed non-functional download counters

Cag: updated links, etc. for v2 in expansion manager

2022-02-22T05:23:22Z

updated links, etc. for v2 in expansion manager

Cholmondely: Tweaks!

2021-11-28T09:36:54Z

Tweaks!

Cholmondely: /* Downloads */ Added download links to the most recent versions of everything (with dates for future reference)!

2021-11-28T08:56:08Z

‎Downloads: Added download links to the most recent versions of everything (with dates for future reference)!

Cholmondely: /* Downloads */ Added cag's v.2.0.1

2021-11-24T17:11:33Z

‎Downloads: Added cag's v.2.0.1

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 == Telescope Equipment ==
 [[Image:telescope1.png|400px|right]]
-This OXP realizes some of the requests for an extended scanner described in [http://bb.aegidian.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13274 this] topic (2013).
+This OXP realizes some of the requests for an extended scanner described in [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13274 this] topic (2013).
 Telescope can determine the direction, distance, orientation and legal status of all visible ships. <br>
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 |author = [[User:Norby|Norby]]
 |download = [[https://www.box.com/s/t7vnj3kfinbpc7m1twy3|Download]]
-|feedback = [http://bb.aegidian.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14961 BB-Link]
+|feedback = [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14961 BB-Link]
 }}

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 == Downloads ==
-*Version 2 is '''now''' on the in-game Expansion Manager. Look [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19651 here] for what's new.
+*Version 2 is '''now''' on the in-game Expansion Manager. Look [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19651 here] for what's new.
 :[[Media:Telescope_2.1.4.oxz|Telescope 2.1.4]]
 :[[Media:Norby.cag.Telescope Extender.oxz|Telescope Extender+Gravity Scanner 2.1]] - if you want über equipment which detects beyond the range of your scanner.
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 |author = [[User:Norby|Norby]], [[User:cag|cag]]
 |download = [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/swfwx5klha3dnmp/Norby.cag.Telescope.oxz?dl=0|Download]]
-|feedback = [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19651 BB-Link]
+|feedback = [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19651 BB-Link]
 }}
 {{Infobox OXPb| title = Telescope

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 == Downloads ==
 *Version 2 is '''now''' on the in-game Expansion Manager. Look [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19651 here] for what's new.
-:[[Media:Telescope_2.1.3.oxz|Telescope 2.1.3]]
+:[[Media:Telescope_2.1.4.oxz|Telescope 2.1.4]]
 :[[Media:Norby.cag.Telescope Extender.oxz|Telescope Extender+Gravity Scanner 2.1]] - if you want über equipment which detects beyond the range of your scanner.
 :To keep Telescope up-to-date with you oxp selection, the collect_shipdata utility can be downloaded here:
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 === Changelog ===
 .11.13. v2.1.3 Removed monkey-patches for HUD Selector, as it was conflicting with updated version (phkb).
 .02.21. v2.1  cag's re-write is finally launched!
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 Both Version 1.15 & 2.1 are on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]
 {{Infobox OXPb| title = Telescope 2.0
-|version = 2.1.3
+|version = 2.1.4
-|release = 2023-11-13
+|release = 2023-12-01
 |features = extended targeting and scanning
 |license = CC BY-NC-SA 4

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 == Downloads ==
 *Version 2 is '''now''' on the in-game Expansion Manager. Look [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19651 here] for what's new.
-:[[Media:Norby.cag.Telescope.oxz|Telescope 2.1]]
+:[[Media:Telescope_2.1.3.oxz|Telescope 2.1.3]]
 :[[Media:Norby.cag.Telescope Extender.oxz|Telescope Extender+Gravity Scanner 2.1]] - if you want über equipment which detects beyond the range of your scanner.
 :To keep Telescope up-to-date with you oxp selection, the collect_shipdata utility can be downloaded here:
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 === Changelog ===
 .02.21. v2.1  cag's re-write is finally launched!
 .06.24. v1.15 Further speed improvements by cag.
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 Both Version 1.15 & 2.1 are on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]
 {{Infobox OXPb| title = Telescope 2.0
-|version = 2.1
+|version = 2.1.3
-|release = 2022-02-21
+|release = 2023-11-13
 |features = extended targeting and scanning
 |license = CC BY-NC-SA 4

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 :[[Media:Norby.cag.Telescope.oxz|Telescope 2.1]]
 :[[Media:Norby.cag.Telescope Extender.oxz|Telescope Extender+Gravity Scanner 2.1]] - if you want über equipment which detects beyond the range of your scanner.
 :uses ''new'' [[Station Options]] feature: [[Media:Cag.station options.oxz|Station Options 1.1.1]]
 ::''If you have not tried it, Station Options is rather like the cream needed for the Blue Mountain coffee of Telescope 2.0''

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 == Downloads ==
 *Version 2 is '''now''' on the in-game Expansion Manager. Look [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19651 here] for what's new.
-:[[Media:Norby.cag.Telescope.oxz|Telescope 2.1]] ({{#downloads:Norby.cag.Telescope.oxz}} downloads).
+:[[Media:Norby.cag.Telescope.oxz|Telescope 2.1]]
-:[[Media:Norby.cag.Telescope Extender.oxz|Telescope Extender+Gravity Scanner 2.1]] ({{#downloads:Norby.cag.Telescope Extender.oxz}} downloads).
+:[[Media:Norby.cag.Telescope Extender.oxz|Telescope Extender+Gravity Scanner 2.1]] - if you want über equipment which detects beyond the range of your scanner.
-:uses ''new'' [[Station Options]] feature: [[Media:Cag.station options.oxz|Station Options 1.1.1]] ({{#downloads:Cag.station options.oxz}} downloads).
+:uses ''new'' [[Station Options]] feature: [[Media:Cag.station options.oxz|Station Options 1.1.1]]
 ::''If you have not tried it, Station Options is rather like the cream needed for the Blue Mountain coffee of Telescope 2.0''
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 :[[Media:Telescope_1.15.oxz|Telescope 1.15]] ({{#downloads:Telescope_1.15.oxz}} downloads).
 :[[Media:Telescope_Extender_1.0.oxz|Telescope Extender+Gravity Scanner 1.0]] ({{#downloads:Telescope_Extender_1.0.oxz}} downloads) - if you want über equipment which detects beyond the range of your scanner.
-:[[Media:Telescope StationOptions.oxz|Telescope Station Options 1.0]] ({{#downloads:Telescope StationOptions.oxz}} downloads) - adds rudimentary Station Options support.
+:[[Media:Telescope StationOptions.oxz|Telescope Station Options 1.0]] - adds rudimentary Station Options support.
 Old versions:

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 [[Image:telescope6.png|thumb|600px|right|Telescope has placed mass-lock boundary lines around the various items showing where they inhibit the Torus drive. There are 3 unseen ships below and in front, as evidenced by the large yellow half-circles, one visible ship's light-ball to the left, with most of its boundary circle ''etc''. <br>
 The station in front has been targeted beyond the 25km boundary, as Telescope allows, and it is duplicated in the sniper ring at the top of the viewscreen]]
 == Quick start as Bounty Hunter ==
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 This OXP realizes some of the requests for an extended scanner described in [http://bb.aegidian.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13274 this] topic (2013).
-Telescope can an determine the direction, distance, orientation and legal status of all visible ships.
+Telescope can determine the direction, distance, orientation and legal status of all visible ships. <br>
 The detection range is equal to the scanner range if you use it without the Telescope Extender (still or willfully). It has the following features:
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 The first 4 functions are actually commands which happen instantly when activated.
-The "Step forward" and "Step back" will rescan if you step over the end of the target list only.
+The "Step forward" and "Step back" will rescan if you step over the end of the target list.
 The Target list contains hostiles first (if any), then all ships in normal scanner range (25.6km), followed by Cargo & Escape Pods, and finally ending with ships which are beyond the normal scanner range.
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 There are no passive gravity sensors so AutoScan will happen only if a new target arrives into the visible range.
 When you undock or arrive at a new system, the telescope scan is performed automatically but if you want to scan the final frontier then you must turn off your weapons.
   Cost: 10,000.0₢
   Techlevel: 5
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 Small Dish will not increase this range further so you can refund it when you buy a Large Dish.
-Ships over 1000t (Hard Anaconda and big OXP ships) can use the hull mass to refine the gravity signals to reach 4 times range than without Large Dish.
+Ships over 1000t (Hard Anaconda and big OXP ships) can use their hull mass to refine the gravity signals to reach 4 times range without the Large Dish.
 Will only show the nearest 200 targets to save CPU and avoid serious FPS drops in systems with many ships.
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 == Tweaking ==
-Rather than bother ripping open the OXZ, try [[Station Options]] which allows you to 'tweak' in an in-game manner via the F4 ship-station interface page.
+''Rather than bother ripping open the OXZ, try [[Station Options]] which allows you to 'tweak' in an in-game manner via the F4 ship-station interface page.''
-One of the issues with Telescope is the locking-on to distant targets which can add a lot of excitement and near-death experiences to docking whilst using  [[ILS]]. This can be prevented by judicious tweaking: set the default value of the $TelescopeGravLock variable in telescope.js to 0, which mean totally disabled, or to 1 which reduce it greatly but leave a minimal 1 degree cone around crosshairs to be able to lock far targets. See [[How to tweak OXZ's]] for more information if needed.
+One of the issues with Telescope is the locking-on to distant targets which can add a lot of excitement and near-death experiences to docking whilst using [[ILS]]. You target a Rock Hermit to dock with it, and Telescope then picks up on a distant ship and aims for that instead! ''Press Space, Commander''!  This can be prevented by judicious tweaking: set the default value of the $TelescopeGravLock variable in telescope.js to 0, which mean totally disabled, or to 1 which reduce it greatly but leave a minimal 1 degree cone around crosshairs to be able to lock distant targets. See [[How to tweak OXZ's]] for more information if needed, or use Station Options instead.
 === Instructions ===
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 ==Quick Facts==
-{{OXPLevel|0}}{{Infobox OXPb| title = Telescope
+Version 1.15 is the one currently on the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]
 |version = 1.15
 |release = 2017-06-24
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 |feedback = [http://bb.aegidian.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14961 BB-Link]
 }}

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 == Downloads ==
 *Version 2.0.1 is '''not''' on the in-game eExpansions Manager. Look [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19651 here] - 3rd & 4th downloads.
 *[[Media:Telescope_1.15.oxz|Telescope 1.15]] ({{#downloads:Telescope_1.15.oxz}} downloads).