User:Norby

First played Elite on Commodore +4 in 1987. This was the best game in my eyes at that time.

Found Oolite in jan 2013 and enjoy not only the game but OXP programming also as a hobby which can give me the feeling of freedom. I hope the result will entertain my sons and you also. :)

My OXPs

New versions are available within the game and in OXZ list. Some old versions are in my box.

Activities

• EscortDeck - Build up your personal escort fleet. (727 downloads)
• FarPlanets - reach very far planets with fast drives. (109 downloads)
• Gallery - review models of encountered ships and find more in exhibitions. (2158 downloads)
• Towbar - make money from derelict ships, earn high salvager rankings. (1589 downloads)

Ambience

• Ambiences recommended by Norby - install many graphical packs for better look and feel (3013 downloads)
• Headlights - Tune the light level on the dark side of objects in space like you have powerful headlights. (336 downloads)
• Trails - NPC ships leaves condensation trails. (168 downloads)

Equipment

• ILS - semi-automatic Instrument Landing System supports Injector speeds as well. (1348 downloads)
• Q-Charger - I made awardable to NPC ships by ShipVersion OXP from v1.21. (3847 downloads)
• Telescope - extended targeting and scanning features, auto steering, sniper ring and more. (4955 downloads)
• SafetyCatch - prevent accidental Q-Bomb and other mine launches when using missiles. (1270 downloads)

HUD

• Combat MFD - show many data of your ship and your target. (777 downloads)
• HUD Selector - help to choose your HUD from more possibilities. (769 downloads)
• NumericHUD - I updated many parts from v3.1 for my OXPs plus added MFDs and speedup. (2084 downloads)

Mechanics

• HardShips - all ship get 6 side armour, Hard ships get Hard Armour, new defensive equipments and Drones. (822 downloads)
• ReverseControl - you can aim in the aft view as in the front view. (1793 downloads)
• SellAll - sell all cargo with one keypress and can sell to an alternative cutomer if the market is full. (1397 downloads)
• ShipVersion - all ship get version numbers, NPCs get extra equipments scaled with the version. (2172 downloads)
• TorusToSun - reach the Sun and other places faster. (1582 downloads)
• VariableMasslock - based on ship mass from Adder at 17km to Anaconda at 26km. In addition asteroids turn off Torus when needed to prevent impact. (358 downloads)

Misc

• Display reputation - I added parcel reputation into the original OXP in v1.2. (10032 downloads)
• LogEvents - write messages into Latest.log using all event handlers to help debugging OXPs and review battles. (6943 downloads)
• TimeControl - Time Acceleration with Injectors and Torus, stop in Red alert and near a Wormhole. (249 downloads)

Missions

• The Collector - find the rich man and do the jobs he offer. The story is affected by your choices. (9497 downloads)

Ships

• Andromeda - very large ship with decent cargo capacity and rare extensions. (4455 downloads)
• Carriers - build up your personal fleet and take with you on your Carrier. (3132 downloads)
• EscortPack - Escort ships, escpecially useful with EscortDeck. (498 downloads)
• MinerCobra - 75t cargo, miner laser and scoop in change of less energy, recharge and missile pylons. (2442 downloads)

Best of my works

Based on feedbacks in the forum I think these are the most wanted packages:

Combat MFD
Gallery
HUDSelector
ILS Instrument Landing System
Telescope
Towbar
ReverseControl
ShipVersion
TorusToSun

My obsolete OXPs

I do not recommend to use these in regular games.

• Detectors - show your energy on the HUD and more target informations. (174 downloads)
• HardBase - one of the biggest playable entity with huge cargo capacity and almost no agility. (53 downloads)
• HudRequests - tech demo and requests to make dynamic HUDs and a mini-game to earn highscores. (98 downloads)
• OMGLaser - player can fit an ultimate laser into his Anaconda-class ship. (147 downloads)
• RocketMiner - can dock without rolling if well centered due to the barrel form (requested by my little son). (50 downloads)
• RocketShips - 8 new ship, can fly faster for some cost, get secondary autofire weapons and malfunctions. ;) (52 downloads)
• TimeSlip - predecessor of TimeControl, use Time Acceleration Torus Jump Drive and Injectors. (113 downloads)

Documents

My Documents folder filled with Elite-related writings:

• Board Games
• Fictions
• Oolite keys and galaxy maps
• Paper Models of Oolite ships
• Quaternion calculator
• Shader tutorial

Recommended OXPs

The following metapackages are able to install many addons in one step.

Addons for Beginners

Addons_for_Beginners.oxz contain dependency links to install the following packages designed for new players. Please comment it in the [ forum]. (downloaded 10668 times)

Ambiences recommended by Norby
Combat_Simulator_OXP
ETT Homing Beacon
ILS Instrument Landing System
Market_Inquirer
MinerCobra
Neo-Docklights_OXP
Lave_Academy_OXP
Target_Autolock_OXP
Tionisla_Reporter
TorusToSun
Traffic_Control_OXP
ReverseControl
Ring_Racer_OXP
SafetyCatch
TheCollector
Total_patrol_OXP
VariableMasslock
Welcome_Mat_OXP

Ambiences recommended by Norby

Ambiences_recommended_by_Norby.oxz contain dependency links to install the following ambience and similar packs in one step for better look and feel without changing the gameplay. (downloaded 3013 times)

Additional Planets
Asteroid_Storm
BetterBuoys
BackGroundSet
BGS Soundset by P.A. Groove
Cabal_Common_Library
Camera_Drones
Captain Solo's Good Fortune
Combat MFD
Commanders_Log_OXP
Communications_Pack_A
Contracted Goods Reminder
Delightful Docking
Display_reputation_OXP
Docking Fees
Email System
Escort_Formations
Explorers'_Club_OXP
Extracts from the Tre Clan
Famous_Planets_OXP
Fireworks
Flight_Log_OXP
Gallery
Griff Station Bundle
Headlights
HUDSelector
Hyperradio
Icesteroids
LogEvents
MarketObserver
MFD - BroadcastComms
MFD - CommsLog
MFD - Manifest
MFD - Navigation]
Planetary_Compass_OXP
Randomshipnames_OXP
Random Player/Ship Name
Realistic_Stars
Satellites
Snoopers
Ship Respray
Ship Storage Helper
Ship's Library
Start_Choices
Status Quo
System_Features_Rings
System_Features_Sunspots
TrackerCam_OXP
Trails
Trophy_Collector
OXPConfig

Addons for Competent Commanders

Nice OXPs since 2012:

Aliens
Anarchies_Facelift
APRIL_OXP
Black_Monk_Monastery
Breakable_Life_Support_System
Bullet Drive
BuoyRepair
CustomShields
DeepSpacePirates
EnergyBomb
Escort_Contracts_OXP
Feudal_States
Friend_or_Foe
Galactic_Navy_Additions
GalTech_Escape_Pods
Griff_Industries
Hired_Guns_OXP
Illegal_Goods_Tweak_OXP
In-System_Market_Restore
In-System_Taxi
Laser_Mount_Switching_System_OXP
Market_Inquirer
New_Cargoes
NumericHUD
Ore_Processor
Planetfall_OXP
PovrayPlanets_OXP
Quirium_Cascade_Mine_Detector
Random_Hits_OXP
Rescue Stations
ShieldCycler
Skilled_NPCs_OXP
Sonoran
Stations_for_Extra_Planets
Taxi_Galactica
Tionisla_Orbital_Graveyard
Total_patrol_OXP
Trident_Down
UPS_Courier
Vector_OXP
WildShips_OXP
Xeptatl's_Sword
ZygoCinematicSky&Nebulas

I like more than 300 OXPs in total so I made an OXP Collection. There are many small but good OXP what you probably missed if you do not read through the OXP List, I grouped these to match different player levels.

Enjoy!

Norby