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*[[XenonUI]] provides the references on the sides which repeat in-game the information given on the left of this screen shot <br> | *[[XenonUI]] provides the references on the sides which repeat in-game the information given on the left of this screen shot <br> | ||
*[[Xenon HUD]] provides the details about the ship in the lower corners of the screen (fuel bar, missiles status, destination, current location ''etc'')]] | *[[Xenon HUD]] provides the details about the ship in the lower corners of the screen (fuel bar, missiles status, destination, current location ''etc'')]] | ||
| + | [[File:BGS 2.5.1 GUI.png|thumb|right|450px|BGS v.2.5.1's overlay for the F6 page.<br>Note systems marked by Smugglers and by Explorers Club]] | ||
| + | [[File:KW Hud trading.jpg|thumb|right|450px|[[Killer Wolf]]'s HUD overlay]] | ||
This page is accessible both while docked and in flight. This is where you select the star-system you wish to jump to (using Witchspace/[[Hyperspace Drive]]). It shows one of two versions of the Galactic Map. | This page is accessible both while docked and in flight. This is where you select the star-system you wish to jump to (using Witchspace/[[Hyperspace Drive]]). It shows one of two versions of the Galactic Map. | ||
*If you have accepted any contracts (''eg'' parcel deliveries) the relevant systems will be marked on the chart. | *If you have accepted any contracts (''eg'' parcel deliveries) the relevant systems will be marked on the chart. | ||
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See [[Advanced Navigational Array]] for more detail. | See [[Advanced Navigational Array]] for more detail. | ||
| − | + | == OXP's Changing the page == | |
| − | == | + | === Overlays === |
*[[BGS]] 2.5.1 provides an overlay displaying the F6 map within a monitor and against a backdrop of a ship's bridge | *[[BGS]] 2.5.1 provides an overlay displaying the F6 map within a monitor and against a backdrop of a ship's bridge | ||
| + | *Several of [[Killer Wolf]]'s HUDs provide an alternate overlay | ||
| + | *[[The Galactic Almanac OXZ]] allows a choice of several overlays | ||
*[[XenonUI]] provides an on-screen reference list of key commands for this and the other F4-F8 pages | *[[XenonUI]] provides an on-screen reference list of key commands for this and the other F4-F8 pages | ||
*[[Xenon HUD]]'s docked HUD version provides the ship information in the bottom margins of the page: fuel bar, missiles & destination on the left; current location on the right. | *[[Xenon HUD]]'s docked HUD version provides the ship information in the bottom margins of the page: fuel bar, missiles & destination on the left; current location on the right. | ||
| + | *[[Docked HUDs]] removes your HUD from the bottom of the page, leaving only the fuel bar & missile display. Some of the more recent [[HUD]]s do this automatically. | ||
| + | === More information === | ||
*[[Galaxy Names OXP]] puts the name of the galaxy at the top of the chart (Santaari for Galaxy 1). | *[[Galaxy Names OXP]] puts the name of the galaxy at the top of the chart (Santaari for Galaxy 1). | ||
*[[Distant Realms]] provides names of regions when a star in a region (''eg'' [[Sector1/The Pulsar Worlds (Region)|the Pulsar Worlds]]) has been targeted. | *[[Distant Realms]] provides names of regions when a star in a region (''eg'' [[Sector1/The Pulsar Worlds (Region)|the Pulsar Worlds]]) has been targeted. | ||
| − | * | + | === Alternate Jump Range indicator === |
| − | + | *[[Alternate jump range indicator OXP]] - by [[User:Spara|Spara]] (2015) - replaces the less accurate green circle with green links | |
| − | + | === Marking systems === | |
*OXPs which allot missions will mark the relevant systems accordingly (''eg'' [[LongWay OXP|Long Way Round]], [[GalCop Missions]] ''etc''). | *OXPs which allot missions will mark the relevant systems accordingly (''eg'' [[LongWay OXP|Long Way Round]], [[GalCop Missions]] ''etc''). | ||
*[[Explorers' Club OXP]] will identify visited systems according to your selected parameters (arrive in system, visit orbital station, land on planet...). | *[[Explorers' Club OXP]] will identify visited systems according to your selected parameters (arrive in system, visit orbital station, land on planet...). | ||
*[[Smugglers]] will mark systems with various trade embargoes with orange or yellow diamonds accordingly. | *[[Smugglers]] will mark systems with various trade embargoes with orange or yellow diamonds accordingly. | ||
*[[Home System]] OXP: Home systems will be marked on the galactic chart with a purple diamond shape. | *[[Home System]] OXP: Home systems will be marked on the galactic chart with a purple diamond shape. | ||
| − | + | === Changing details === | |
| − | *[[ | + | *Some OXPs change the details of systems from those shown in the [[Vanilla game]] |
| + | ::[[Famous Planets]] changes the details of Sori (bottom right-hand corner: TL9 dictatorship) to Ascension (TL16 anarchy) | ||
| + | ::[[Lave OXP]] increases Lave's TL from 5 to 8 | ||
== Guide to Icons (Incomplete) == | == Guide to Icons (Incomplete) == | ||
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=== Vanilla game Icons === | === Vanilla game Icons === | ||
*For "i" icons (Government & Economy types) see on the right - or add the [[Xenon UI]] oxp to your game! | *For "i" icons (Government & Economy types) see on the right - or add the [[Xenon UI]] oxp to your game! | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Vanilla game system markers === | ||
*Green Cross (large, thick arms): current system | *Green Cross (large, thick arms): current system | ||
| + | *Green Square: Point of interest. ([[Cody's Square]]): player-marked system for reason chosen by player. Go to F6F6 then Find Planet/enter planet name - that will put the green square on it, then select a different target system with mouse or cursor keys, and the green square will remain where it was. | ||
*Red Cross (short, thick arms): target system | *Red Cross (short, thick arms): target system | ||
*Orange Cross (long, thin arms): cargo or parcel delivery contract | *Orange Cross (long, thin arms): cargo or parcel delivery contract | ||
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*Orange Square: cargo delivery contract | *Orange Square: cargo delivery contract | ||
| − | === OXP | + | === OXP system markers === |
''the following oxp derived icons add to the list above'' | ''the following oxp derived icons add to the list above'' | ||
| − | *Cross | + | *Cross, Red (long, thin arms): [[GalCop Missions]]: GalCop missions contract ''or'' default marker for other contract "managed" by GalCop Missions (see below) |
| − | *Cross | + | *Cross, Orange (long, thin arms): [[GalCop Missions]]: secondary contract derived from an "Investigate unknown beacon" missions |
| − | *Diamond: Orange: ''either'' [[Explorers' Club]]: Unvisited system | + | *Diamond, Blue: [[BlOomberg Markets]]: system with markets-related event |
| − | + | *Diamond, Orange: ''either'' [[Explorers' Club]]: Unvisited system | |
| − | *Diamond | + | :::::: ''or'' [[Smugglers]]: systems where only Firearms are illegal |
| − | *Diamond | + | *Diamond, Purple: [[Home System]]: one of your Home systems |
| − | *Square Orange: [[GalCop Missions]]: second system in a two-step mission (first system marked by red cross, as above) | + | *Diamond, Yellow: [[Smugglers]]: systems where commodities other than just firearms are illegal |
| − | *X | + | *Square, Orange: [[GalCop Missions]]: second system in a two-step mission (first system marked by red cross, as above) |
| − | *X | + | *X (Saltire), Green: [[Explorers' Club]]: Visited system |
| + | *X (Saltire), Red: [[Illegal Goods Tweak OXP]]: Thankful Slave/Family | ||
| − | ''[ | + | ''[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=277366#p277366 Note about GalCop Missions]'' - this oxp does not just create its own missions. It also collates other "non-GalCop Missions" missions for inclusion on its F4 Bulletin Board. Where these other missions have their own icons, these are then used on the maps. Where they do not, GalCop Missions assigns them a default icon - a Red Cross. |
== Links == | == Links == | ||
*[[Short Range Chart]] | *[[Short Range Chart]] | ||
| + | *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17300 Inaccuracy of the Green Circle showing jump range] (2015) | ||
| + | *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17032 3D F6 chart screen?] (2014) | ||
| + | |||
| + | *[[F? page combinations]] - ''eg'': F6 + F6 + F5 | ||
<div style="clear:both"></div> | <div style="clear:both"></div> | ||
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= F6F6 page (long range chart) = | = F6F6 page (long range chart) = | ||
| − | This page is accessible both while docked and in flight. This shows the second version of the Galactic Map: the entire galaxy. It | + | This page is accessible both while docked and in flight. This shows the second version of the Galactic Map: the entire galaxy. It used to be known as the "long range chart". |
*Unlike the F6 chart, this chart allows searching for systems by name. The "i" toggle no longer works as the names/icons would be too crowded if all were shown. The "?" toggle does work. The Vanilla game chart on the right shows star type colours, the OXP'd chart beneath shows political system colours. | *Unlike the F6 chart, this chart allows searching for systems by name. The "i" toggle no longer works as the names/icons would be too crowded if all were shown. The "?" toggle does work. The Vanilla game chart on the right shows star type colours, the OXP'd chart beneath shows political system colours. | ||
| + | |||
| + | :Holding down the '''Shift''' key while using the arrow keys allows skipping from one searched system to another | ||
| + | :Holding down the '''Control''' key while using the arrow keys speeds movement across the chart | ||
Note that when the F6 chart is fully zoomed out that it looks identical to the F6F6 chart. In such cases the F6 chart remains zoomable, the F6F6 remains searchable! | Note that when the F6 chart is fully zoomed out that it looks identical to the F6F6 chart. In such cases the F6 chart remains zoomable, the F6F6 remains searchable! | ||
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*[[Galaxy Names OXP]] puts the name of the galaxy at the top of the chart (Santaari for Galaxy 1). | *[[Galaxy Names OXP]] puts the name of the galaxy at the top of the chart (Santaari for Galaxy 1). | ||
*[[Docked HUDs]] removes your HUD from the bottom of the page, leaving only the fuel bar & missile display. Some of the more recent [[HUD]]s do this automatically. | *[[Docked HUDs]] removes your HUD from the bottom of the page, leaving only the fuel bar & missile display. Some of the more recent [[HUD]]s do this automatically. | ||
| + | *[[Alternate jump range indicator OXP]] - by [[User:Spara|Spara]] (2015) - replaces the less accurate green circle with green links | ||
*[[Explorers' Club OXP]] will mark visited systems according to your selected parameters (arrive in system, visit orbital station, land on planet...). Only on '''this chart''' - not on the short range chart. | *[[Explorers' Club OXP]] will mark visited systems according to your selected parameters (arrive in system, visit orbital station, land on planet...). Only on '''this chart''' - not on the short range chart. | ||
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*[[Here be Dragons]] OXP blanks details of unvisited systems from both charts and from F7 page. | *[[Here be Dragons]] OXP blanks details of unvisited systems from both charts and from F7 page. | ||
*[[Zero Map - Explore the galaxy]] does the same (older, but allows more choice of how blanking is done). | *[[Zero Map - Explore the galaxy]] does the same (older, but allows more choice of how blanking is done). | ||
| + | *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12273 Buyable Map OXP] - you now have to buy the F6 maps (partial or complete). Spara (2012 - BB Thread). Available from [https://app.box.com/s/sgjyd0k2kwsf82lnucc895le4nrlq2fr The Munificent Maik's] Mirror download site. This OXP needs to be included in your game manually - see [[OXP]] for details. Only works on older versions of Oolite. | ||
== Other Links == | == Other Links == | ||
| − | *[[Galaxy Seeds]] for information on changing the | + | *[[Maps]] for other, non-F6 screen Maps of [[The Eight]] (artistic, dynamic, ''etc''.) |
| − | *[[SOTL Exploration]] & [[SOTL Altmap]] for examples of | + | *[[Galaxy Seeds]] for information on changing the galaxies themselves! |
| + | *[[SOTL Exploration]] & [[SOTL Altmap]] for examples of new maps (and different games too!) | ||
| + | *[[User:Ahruman|Ahruman]]'s 2011 abandoned attempt at making this page 3D is on [https://github.com/JensAyton/OoliteGalaxyExtruder GitHub]. (See also [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=234249#p234249 here]) | ||
| + | *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13999 PhantorGorth's musings on introducing Species Icons] for the F6 screen (2013) | ||
| + | |||
| + | <div style="clear:both"></div> | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | [[File:Galdrive-progammer_1.png|thumb|right|450px|F6F6F6 screen in Galaxy 8 for plotting jump to Galaxy 1]] | ||
| − | + | = F6F6F6 page (next galaxy chart) = | |
| + | This page is introduced by an OXP: Wildeblood's [[Galactic Hyperdrive OXP]] which allows one to choose the galactic hyperdrive jump destination in the next galaxy. | ||
| + | |||
| + | This only works properly on the older versions of Oolite. | ||
[[Category:Help pages]] | [[Category:Help pages]] | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Other Charts = | ||
| + | === System Chart === | ||
| + | This does not (yet) exist. | ||
| + | *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13618 Can we have a system map, please?] (2013) | ||
| + | |||
| + | Equivalent functionality (sort of): | ||
| + | *[[The Galactic Almanac OXZ]] is top notch | ||
| + | *[[Telescope]] | ||
| + | *[[Long Range Scanner]] is a cheat (but jolly useful for OXP developers) | ||
Latest revision as of 01:41, 29 February 2024
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F6 screen from the Vanilla game
*No target system has yet been selected so both red and green crosses rest on the Lave system.
*The colours of the stars displayed represent the star types.
*The green circle represents the 7ly radius of travel of the ship's full tank of fuel (less fuel yields a smaller circle)
*No target system has yet been selected so both red and green crosses rest on the Lave system.
*The colours of the stars displayed represent the star types.
*The green circle represents the 7ly radius of travel of the ship's full tank of fuel (less fuel yields a smaller circle)
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F6 screen after being OXP'd!
*The galaxy name at the top of the page is from Galaxy Names OXP
*The stars are now coloured according to their political system (Anarchies such as Riedquat are purple...)
*Zaonce has been selected as the target destination - and is now marked with a red cross. The green cross shows that the ship is currently in the Lave system. The distance and travel time to Zaonce are displayed beneath the chart.
*XenonUI provides the references on the sides which repeat in-game the information given on the left of this screen shot
*Xenon HUD provides the details about the ship in the lower corners of the screen (fuel bar, missiles status, destination, current location etc)
*The galaxy name at the top of the page is from Galaxy Names OXP
*The stars are now coloured according to their political system (Anarchies such as Riedquat are purple...)
*Zaonce has been selected as the target destination - and is now marked with a red cross. The green cross shows that the ship is currently in the Lave system. The distance and travel time to Zaonce are displayed beneath the chart.
*XenonUI provides the references on the sides which repeat in-game the information given on the left of this screen shot
*Xenon HUD provides the details about the ship in the lower corners of the screen (fuel bar, missiles status, destination, current location etc)
Killer Wolf's HUD overlay
This page is accessible both while docked and in flight. This is where you select the star-system you wish to jump to (using Witchspace/Hyperspace Drive). It shows one of two versions of the Galactic Map.
- If you have accepted any contracts (eg parcel deliveries) the relevant systems will be marked on the chart.
Contents
Key-commands
This screen is primarily an information screen, but also where you select the target system for your Witchspace/Hyperspace Drive. It is also known as the "short range chart".
- The circle shows the range of your jump (changes with fuel available - the circle will grow while scooping fuel, for example).
- The "Arrow keys" move the marker between the systems shown. The "Home" key returns the marker to your current (home) system.
- The "home system" is shown with a green cross, the "target system" with a smaller red cross.
- Pressing the F7 button takes you to information on the selected system.
- This chart is zoomable! Use the "page up" & "page down" buttons (or the mouse).
Changing the displayed information
- The "i" key toggles between the names of the systems - and icons giving essential data on them (economy type, government type & TL).
- The "?" key toggles the display of the colour of each system between four possibilities:
- Sun Colour (important for OXPs such as Hard Way & Star Fuel where the star category impacts on the game)
- Economic system (from deep green for poor agricultural to deep yellow for rich industrial)
- Political system (white: corporate state; grey: democracy; blue: confederate; red: communist; yellow: dictatorship; green: multi-gov; brown: Feudal System; purple: anarchy)
- TL/Technology Level (from red for low TL to blue-white for high TL)
The eagle-eyed will notice that the Economic & Political colours remain constant between the "i" icon-toggle display and the "?" star-colour-toggle display
Purchasing ANA allows jump routes to be shown on the map, and one to select routes to destinations beyond the 7ly limit.
- The "^" key toggles between the regular F6 chart, a second variant showing the shortest route to the target (destination) system and a third variant showing the fastest route to the target system.
See Advanced Navigational Array for more detail.
OXP's Changing the page
Overlays
- BGS 2.5.1 provides an overlay displaying the F6 map within a monitor and against a backdrop of a ship's bridge
- Several of Killer Wolf's HUDs provide an alternate overlay
- The Galactic Almanac OXZ allows a choice of several overlays
- XenonUI provides an on-screen reference list of key commands for this and the other F4-F8 pages
- Xenon HUD's docked HUD version provides the ship information in the bottom margins of the page: fuel bar, missiles & destination on the left; current location on the right.
- Docked HUDs removes your HUD from the bottom of the page, leaving only the fuel bar & missile display. Some of the more recent HUDs do this automatically.
More information
- Galaxy Names OXP puts the name of the galaxy at the top of the chart (Santaari for Galaxy 1).
- Distant Realms provides names of regions when a star in a region (eg the Pulsar Worlds) has been targeted.
Alternate Jump Range indicator
- Alternate jump range indicator OXP - by Spara (2015) - replaces the less accurate green circle with green links
Marking systems
- OXPs which allot missions will mark the relevant systems accordingly (eg Long Way Round, GalCop Missions etc).
- Explorers' Club OXP will identify visited systems according to your selected parameters (arrive in system, visit orbital station, land on planet...).
- Smugglers will mark systems with various trade embargoes with orange or yellow diamonds accordingly.
- Home System OXP: Home systems will be marked on the galactic chart with a purple diamond shape.
Changing details
- Some OXPs change the details of systems from those shown in the Vanilla game
- Famous Planets changes the details of Sori (bottom right-hand corner: TL9 dictatorship) to Ascension (TL16 anarchy)
- Lave OXP increases Lave's TL from 5 to 8
Guide to Icons (Incomplete)
These icons are changed by the Dangerous Square, Dosis & IosevkaAile fonts
Vanilla game Icons
- For "i" icons (Government & Economy types) see on the right - or add the Xenon UI oxp to your game!
Vanilla game system markers
- Green Cross (large, thick arms): current system
- Green Square: Point of interest. (Cody's Square): player-marked system for reason chosen by player. Go to F6F6 then Find Planet/enter planet name - that will put the green square on it, then select a different target system with mouse or cursor keys, and the green square will remain where it was.
- Red Cross (short, thick arms): target system
- Orange Cross (long, thin arms): cargo or parcel delivery contract
- Orange Lozenge: passenger delivery contract
- Orange Square: cargo delivery contract
OXP system markers
the following oxp derived icons add to the list above
- Cross, Red (long, thin arms): GalCop Missions: GalCop missions contract or default marker for other contract "managed" by GalCop Missions (see below)
- Cross, Orange (long, thin arms): GalCop Missions: secondary contract derived from an "Investigate unknown beacon" missions
- Diamond, Blue: BlOomberg Markets: system with markets-related event
- Diamond, Orange: either Explorers' Club: Unvisited system
- or Smugglers: systems where only Firearms are illegal
- Diamond, Purple: Home System: one of your Home systems
- Diamond, Yellow: Smugglers: systems where commodities other than just firearms are illegal
- Square, Orange: GalCop Missions: second system in a two-step mission (first system marked by red cross, as above)
- X (Saltire), Green: Explorers' Club: Visited system
- X (Saltire), Red: Illegal Goods Tweak OXP: Thankful Slave/Family
Note about GalCop Missions - this oxp does not just create its own missions. It also collates other "non-GalCop Missions" missions for inclusion on its F4 Bulletin Board. Where these other missions have their own icons, these are then used on the maps. Where they do not, GalCop Missions assigns them a default icon - a Red Cross.
Links
- Short Range Chart
- Inaccuracy of the Green Circle showing jump range (2015)
- 3D F6 chart screen? (2014)
- F? page combinations - eg: F6 + F6 + F5
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F6F6 screen from the Vanilla game.
"D" has been typed into the name search section - all 9 systems beginning D have been highlighted and the last/default selected with the distance to it from the current location (Lave) given
"D" has been typed into the name search section - all 9 systems beginning D have been highlighted and the last/default selected with the distance to it from the current location (Lave) given
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F6F6 page (long range chart)
This page is accessible both while docked and in flight. This shows the second version of the Galactic Map: the entire galaxy. It used to be known as the "long range chart".
- Unlike the F6 chart, this chart allows searching for systems by name. The "i" toggle no longer works as the names/icons would be too crowded if all were shown. The "?" toggle does work. The Vanilla game chart on the right shows star type colours, the OXP'd chart beneath shows political system colours.
- Holding down the Shift key while using the arrow keys allows skipping from one searched system to another
- Holding down the Control key while using the arrow keys speeds movement across the chart
Note that when the F6 chart is fully zoomed out that it looks identical to the F6F6 chart. In such cases the F6 chart remains zoomable, the F6F6 remains searchable!
Changing the page
- XenonUI provides an on-screen reference list of key commands for this and the other F4-F8 pages
- Xenon HUD's docked HUD version provides the ship information in the bottom margins of the page: fuel bar, missiles & destination on the left; current location on the right.
- Galaxy Names OXP puts the name of the galaxy at the top of the chart (Santaari for Galaxy 1).
- Docked HUDs removes your HUD from the bottom of the page, leaving only the fuel bar & missile display. Some of the more recent HUDs do this automatically.
- Alternate jump range indicator OXP - by Spara (2015) - replaces the less accurate green circle with green links
- Explorers' Club OXP will mark visited systems according to your selected parameters (arrive in system, visit orbital station, land on planet...). Only on this chart - not on the short range chart.
Discovery game OXPs
- Here be Dragons OXP blanks details of unvisited systems from both charts and from F7 page.
- Zero Map - Explore the galaxy does the same (older, but allows more choice of how blanking is done).
- Buyable Map OXP - you now have to buy the F6 maps (partial or complete). Spara (2012 - BB Thread). Available from The Munificent Maik's Mirror download site. This OXP needs to be included in your game manually - see OXP for details. Only works on older versions of Oolite.
Other Links
- Maps for other, non-F6 screen Maps of The Eight (artistic, dynamic, etc.)
- Galaxy Seeds for information on changing the galaxies themselves!
- SOTL Exploration & SOTL Altmap for examples of new maps (and different games too!)
- Ahruman's 2011 abandoned attempt at making this page 3D is on GitHub. (See also here)
- PhantorGorth's musings on introducing Species Icons for the F6 screen (2013)
F6F6F6 page (next galaxy chart)
This page is introduced by an OXP: Wildeblood's Galactic Hyperdrive OXP which allows one to choose the galactic hyperdrive jump destination in the next galaxy.
This only works properly on the older versions of Oolite.
Other Charts
System Chart
This does not (yet) exist.
Equivalent functionality (sort of):
- The Galactic Almanac OXZ is top notch
- Telescope
- Long Range Scanner is a cheat (but jolly useful for OXP developers)
