The Galactic Almanac OXZ - Revision history

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−	{{ambience-OXP}} [[Category:Equipment]] [[Category:HUDs OXPs]] {{equipment-OXP}} {{mission-OXP}}	+	{{ambience-OXP}} [[Category:Equipment]] [[Category:HUDs OXPs]] {{equipment-OXP}} {{mission-OXP}} [[Category:Fictional organisations]]

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 Since the expansion is a pure ambience OXZ which only changes the display names of game objects, it is not really capable of introducing any game breaking bugs. The worst it can do if it goes wrong is either fail to name an object it should have done or add a name which is a duplication of name used by another object in another system.
-Before release I visited 715 systems across the eight galaxies to check for howlers in the naming system. However, the OXP uses both long lists of real names and procedurally generated names. It is possible therefore that I have created my own [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-david-braben-from-elite-to-today/1100-6162140/ Fabled Planet Arse]  in Latin, Hindi, Russian, Arabic, Ancient Sumerian or one of the other languages the generator uses as a base. The OXZ also features long lists of proper names from all Real Life Earth cultures. It is possible therefore that a name which sounds cool and exotic to my English ear is the equivalent of coming across a planet named Dave to a native speaker.
+Before release I visited 1,060 systems across the eight galaxies to check for howlers in the naming system. However, the OXP uses both long lists of real names and procedurally generated names. It is possible therefore that I have created my own [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-david-braben-from-elite-to-today/1100-6162140/ Fabled Planet Arse]  in Latin, Hindi, Russian, Arabic, Ancient Sumerian or one of the other languages the generator uses as a base. The OXZ also features long lists of proper names from all Real Life Earth cultures. It is possible therefore that a name which sounds cool and exotic to my English ear is the equivalent of coming across a planet named Dave to a native speaker.
 As you play the game you will receive a news broadcast from GNN reporting that GalCop is offering a 1,000 Credit reward to any Commander reporting errors in the Galactic Almanac. This is a genuine offer, although you will have to wait for me to release the next version of the OXZ to receive your in game reward. Please post any bug reports on the [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21053 Galactic Almanac Beta 1.0 Thread].

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 ===Version History and Updates===
-Full Version 0.94 - 14.04.25. This version makes some code changes to ensure that stations and planets added by the forthcoming release of [[The Assassins Guild OXP|The Assassins Guild Rebooted OXP]] are correctly named. The number of hand named systems are also increased (1,002).
+Full Version 0.94 - 14.04.25. This version makes some code changes to ensure that stations and planets added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP|The Assassins Guild Rebooted OXP]] are correctly named. The number of hand named systems are also increased (1,002).
 Full Version 0.93 - 04.05.24. New Features: Further improves the naming pools for HoOpy Casinos, GRS Buoy Factories, Penal Colonies, Pirate Coves, Extra Stations for Extra Planets, Stranger’s World Orbitals and the automatic naming pool. Adds a naming pool for the Isis Interstellar Station. If Planetfall 2 is installed then landing sites will be marked as landing sites rather than stations on the F4 Screen and MFD. Changes the category on the F4 screen from 'Atlas' to Informational, so that the Almanac entry will be listed next to other map related OXZs on the F4 Screen. Changes the descriptive text as the Almanac will now also show landing sites as well as stations and satellites. Further typo corrections spotted by Commander Aquebus and Mr Flibble. Increases the number of hand named systems (853). Bug Fixes: Removed the script entry from the Galactic Almanac MFD in equipment.plist so that it is no longer listed as primeable equipment (as the MFD works automatically and does not need priming). Adds a check to stop script timers which are already running before they are restarted. Adds a check for OXZs such as Here Be Dragons or ZeroMap, If installed, the names of unvisited planets and the stars they orbit are now hidden on the F7 screen. Improves the test under this.ship.spawned to check for whether auto-naming is off, the test for custom scriptinfo on MFD targets and the test for being docked or landed whilst in interstellar space (solutions by PHKB).

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 ===Version History and Updates===
 Full Version 0.93 - 04.05.24. New Features: Further improves the naming pools for HoOpy Casinos, GRS Buoy Factories, Penal Colonies, Pirate Coves, Extra Stations for Extra Planets, Stranger’s World Orbitals and the automatic naming pool. Adds a naming pool for the Isis Interstellar Station. If Planetfall 2 is installed then landing sites will be marked as landing sites rather than stations on the F4 Screen and MFD. Changes the category on the F4 screen from 'Atlas' to Informational, so that the Almanac entry will be listed next to other map related OXZs on the F4 Screen. Changes the descriptive text as the Almanac will now also show landing sites as well as stations and satellites. Further typo corrections spotted by Commander Aquebus and Mr Flibble. Increases the number of hand named systems (853). Bug Fixes: Removed the script entry from the Galactic Almanac MFD in equipment.plist so that it is no longer listed as primeable equipment (as the MFD works automatically and does not need priming). Adds a check to stop script timers which are already running before they are restarted. Adds a check for OXZs such as Here Be Dragons or ZeroMap, If installed, the names of unvisited planets and the stars they orbit are now hidden on the F7 screen. Improves the test under this.ship.spawned to check for whether auto-naming is off, the test for custom scriptinfo on MFD targets and the test for being docked or landed whilst in interstellar space (solutions by PHKB).
 Full Version 0.92 - 12.08.23. This Version makes corrections to the shipdata and script timers suggested by PHKB. Lowers the Version Requirement to 1.80. Corrects some typos spotted by Commander Arquebus. Improves the name pools for Kiota Stations. Adds hand written names to the Hacker Outposts, Imperial AstroFactories, RRS Mining Outposts, Sentinel, Hathor, Nephthys & Nuit Stations, BioSpheres and Zieman Habitats. Adds 2 more news broadcasts. Increases the number of hand named systems (760).

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 {{IconOXP|ooVersion="1.80"|oxpCPU="Low"|oxpMEM="Low"|oxpGPU="Low"}} [[File:Tag-colour-green.png|right|]]
-OXZ Version 0.93 by [[User:LittleBear|Commander LittleBear]].
+OXZ Version 0.94 by [[User:LittleBear|Commander LittleBear]].
-Release Date : 04/05/2024.
+Release Date : 15/04/2025.
 '''BB Threads''':

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 '''Downloads and Requirements''':
-Version 0.93 is in OXZ Format and can be downloaded in game from the [[Expansions Manager]] under Ambiance.
+Version 0.94 is in OXZ Format and can be downloaded in game from the [[Expansions Manager]] under Ambiance.
-You can also [[Media:Oolite.oxp.LittleBear.GalacticAlmanac.oxz|download the Galactic Almanac V0.93 as an OXZ File]] from the Wiki.
+You can also [[Media:Oolite.oxp.LittleBear.GalacticAlmanac.oxz|download the Galactic Almanac V0.94 as an OXZ File]] from the Wiki.
 This OXZ requires Version 1.80 or higher of Oolite. It has no dependencies (although you will only see News Broadcasts if you also have the GNN News OXZ Installed). It is compatible with all OXZs except its own August 2020 Alpha (Random Station Names). Please note however that the In-System Cargo Delivery OXZ refers to planets by the system name and orbital position (eg: Lave II, Lave III, Lave IV etc) rather than the name of the planet. If you are at Lave, for example, with Strangers World installed the first OXZ planet in the system will be named Imperious II but In-System Cargo Delivery will refer to it as Lave II. You will know which planet to go to however as the roman numeral in the description will be the same.

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	Full Version 0.93 - 04.05.24. New Features: Further improves the naming pools for HoOpy Casinos, GRS Buoy Factories, Penal Colonies, Pirate Coves, Extra Stations for Extra Planets, Stranger’s World Orbitals and the automatic naming pool. Adds a naming pool for the Isis Interstellar Station. If Planetfall 2 is installed then landing sites will be marked as landing sites rather than stations on the F4 Screen and MFD. Changes the category on the F4 screen from 'Atlas' to Informational, so that the Almanac entry will be listed next to other map related OXZs on the F4 Screen. Changes the descriptive text as the Almanac will now also show landing sites as well as stations and satellites. Further typo corrections spotted by Commander Aquebus and Mr Flibble. Increases the number of hand named systems (853). Bug Fixes: Removed the script entry from the Galactic Almanac MFD in equipment.plist so that it is no longer listed as primeable equipment (as the MFD works automatically and does not need priming). Adds a check to stop script timers which are already running before they are restarted. Adds a check for OXZs such as Here Be Dragons or ZeroMap, If installed, the names of unvisited planets and the stars they orbit are now hidden on the F7 screen. Improves the test under this.ship.spawned to check for whether auto-naming is off, the test for custom scriptinfo on MFD targets and the test for being docked or landed whilst in interstellar space (solutions by PHKB).		Full Version 0.93 - 04.05.24. New Features: Further improves the naming pools for HoOpy Casinos, GRS Buoy Factories, Penal Colonies, Pirate Coves, Extra Stations for Extra Planets, Stranger’s World Orbitals and the automatic naming pool. Adds a naming pool for the Isis Interstellar Station. If Planetfall 2 is installed then landing sites will be marked as landing sites rather than stations on the F4 Screen and MFD. Changes the category on the F4 screen from 'Atlas' to Informational, so that the Almanac entry will be listed next to other map related OXZs on the F4 Screen. Changes the descriptive text as the Almanac will now also show landing sites as well as stations and satellites. Further typo corrections spotted by Commander Aquebus and Mr Flibble. Increases the number of hand named systems (853). Bug Fixes: Removed the script entry from the Galactic Almanac MFD in equipment.plist so that it is no longer listed as primeable equipment (as the MFD works automatically and does not need priming). Adds a check to stop script timers which are already running before they are restarted. Adds a check for OXZs such as Here Be Dragons or ZeroMap, If installed, the names of unvisited planets and the stars they orbit are now hidden on the F7 screen. Improves the test under this.ship.spawned to check for whether auto-naming is off, the test for custom scriptinfo on MFD targets and the test for being docked or landed whilst in interstellar space (solutions by PHKB).
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		+	Full Version 0.94 - 14.04.25. This version makes some code changes to ensure that stations and planets added by the forthcoming release of [[The Assassins Guild OXP\|The Assassins Guild Rebooted OXP]] are correctly named. The number of hand named systems are also increased (1,002).

	Full Version 0.92 - 12.08.23. This Version makes corrections to the shipdata and script timers suggested by PHKB. Lowers the Version Requirement to 1.80. Corrects some typos spotted by Commander Arquebus. Improves the name pools for Kiota Stations. Adds hand written names to the Hacker Outposts, Imperial AstroFactories, RRS Mining Outposts, Sentinel, Hathor, Nephthys & Nuit Stations, BioSpheres and Zieman Habitats. Adds 2 more news broadcasts. Increases the number of hand named systems (760).		Full Version 0.92 - 12.08.23. This Version makes corrections to the shipdata and script timers suggested by PHKB. Lowers the Version Requirement to 1.80. Corrects some typos spotted by Commander Arquebus. Improves the name pools for Kiota Stations. Adds hand written names to the Hacker Outposts, Imperial AstroFactories, RRS Mining Outposts, Sentinel, Hathor, Nephthys & Nuit Stations, BioSpheres and Zieman Habitats. Adds 2 more news broadcasts. Increases the number of hand named systems (760).

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	Release Date : 04/05/2024.		Release Date : 04/05/2024.
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		+	'''BB Threads''':
		+	*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=21053 Release Thread] (2021-date)
		+	*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=20703 Development Thread] (2020-2021)
		+	*Also: [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=21672 The many moons of Lezaer] (2024)
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		+	'''Downloads and Requirements''':

	Version 0.93 is in OXZ Format and can be downloaded in game from the [[Expansions Manager]] under Ambiance.		Version 0.93 is in OXZ Format and can be downloaded in game from the [[Expansions Manager]] under Ambiance.

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	Version 0.93 is in OXZ Format and can be downloaded in game from the [[Expansions Manager]] under Ambiance.		Version 0.93 is in OXZ Format and can be downloaded in game from the [[Expansions Manager]] under Ambiance.
−	~~(Not yet appearing on the expansions manager as the list on GitHub has not yet updated. - You can download 0.93 as an OXZ at the link below)~~

	You can also [[Media:Oolite.oxp.LittleBear.GalacticAlmanac.oxz\|download the Galactic Almanac V0.93 as an OXZ File]] from the Wiki.		You can also [[Media:Oolite.oxp.LittleBear.GalacticAlmanac.oxz\|download the Galactic Almanac V0.93 as an OXZ File]] from the Wiki.

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 Version 0.93 is in OXZ Format and can be downloaded in game from the [[Expansions Manager]] under Ambiance.
-(Not yet appearing on the expansions manager - You can download 0.93 as an OXZ at the link below)
+(Not yet appearing on the expansions manager as the list on GitHub has not yet updated. - You can download 0.93 as an OXZ at the link below)
 You can also [[Media:Oolite.oxp.LittleBear.GalacticAlmanac.oxz|download the Galactic Almanac V0.93 as an OXZ File]] from the Wiki.