OXP

An OXP (Oolite eXpansion Pack) is an enhancement to the game Oolite. Typically, an OXP is downloaded as a ZIP file, which is expanded and placed in Oolite's AddOns folder. On the Mac the OXP itself is a folder which takes the form of the icon shown here. On Windows the OXP appears as a normal folder ending ".oxp". An OXP could be a new game object (such as a ship, space station or a moon), a mission, or a combination of several elements. OXPs can use all of the facilities of Oolite, including some that are not used in the standard, unexpanded game. Oolite will only read an OXP if you place the .oxp folder in Oolite's AddOns folder.

Downloading OXPs

On this page you will find download links to all the OXPs. Most OXPs can also be found at The Oolite Satellite Resource Site or the older Captain Hack OoSat Site).

Please note however that neither of these sites have been updated for a long time, nor will they be. All updating is now done on this page of the Wiki, so you should use the link shown on this page to get the latest version of the OXP. For example, the versions of Assassins.oxp, Ionics.oxp and Spyhunter.oxp on the Captain Hack site are old versions (and contain bugs). The links on this page will take you to the latest versions.

The download will create a .ZIP file. Unzip it and a new folder will appear. Open this folder and you will see a folder ending .oxp and usually a README file. Move the folder ending .oxp into the Oolite AddOns folder. Next time you load up Oolite the new features added by the OXP will be added to the game. Do read the README file, as this will tell you what the OXP does.

Below you will see a table giving download links to all the OXPs set out in alphabetical order. The links in the next column will take you to Wiki Pages giving information on ships or stations added by the OXP. Many of the Mission OXPs will contain lots of other ships, stations or weapons that are not listed here. The Wiki only gives information on the Ships listed in the galaxy wide "Jane's Spacecraft". Many military, criminal and corporate powers do not make information on the craft they build or use available to the galactic public! Listed below the table are all the OXPs broken down by category.

List of known OXPs

Download	Ships	Stations	Other Information
Aegidian's Specials	Mussurana Asp Mk I Special		Ships. The powerful Mussurana and an improved Asp.
Aegidian's X-Ships	Python ET Special Cobra Mk II Taipan		Ships. An improved Python, the experimental Cobra Mk II and the fearsome Taipan.
Amiga Replacement Sounds			Sound Set.
Anarchies V 0.1			Customised Anarchy systems. Hackers can be found in the hight tech anarchy systems, willing to clear a fugitive's legal record. For a price of course!
Aphid Escort Service			Ships. Adds the stylish Aphid escort service.
Armoured Transport Type 1	Gaundlet Armoured Transport Type 1 Gaundlet Armoured Escort Viper		Ships. Convoys of well armed craft ferry gold and other valuables through the space lanes. Only a pirate with an Iron Ass would dream of attempting a robbery!
Assassins Guild V1.2	Deamon Cruiser Mongoose Nemesis Scorpion Frigate	Navy Station	Mission. 21 missions involving murder to order in Galaxy 7. More Information is given by clicking the download link. Can you hear the drums?
Asteroid Storm			Mission. A well known station in Galaxy 1 comes under threat from an asteroid strike. Also adds new types of asteroids to the universe.
Bandersnatch	Bandersnatch		Ships. Adds a pirate capital vessel armed with plasma turrets.
Bank of the Black Monks	Black Monk Gunship	Black Monk Monastary	Mission. Monks aboard well armed stations appear in advanced systems. Loans are offered, defaulters will be executed.
Behemoth	Behemoth		Ships. Adds a powerful Navy Cruiser.
Boomslang	Boomslang		Ships. Adds a mid-range multi-role ship. Used by pirates and traders alike.
Capisastra	Capisastra Defender Capisastra Hauler Capisastra Warrior		Ships. Capisatra pirates appear in Galaxy 4.
Cargo & Wrecks			Cargo. Adds lots of different types of cargo canisters.
Clear Skies			Utility. Reduces nebula effects. Handy if your system is finding it hard to run Oolite.
Cobra 3.5 (chopped Cobra)	Cobra Mk 3.5		Ships. A variation on the Classic Cobra Mk III.
Cobra Clipper SAR	Cobra Clipper SAR		Ships. A custom Cobra Mk III to rescue stranded Commanders.
Cobra Mk III Njx	Cobra III NjX		Ships. A faster, tougher variation on the Classic Cobra Mk III.
Commies	Ray Mk I Giant Ray Mining Pods Scavenger Rays Sturgeon Mk I Worker's Commuter	Astro Mines Collective Zero-G Factory Solar Laboratory and Production Unit	Ships / Stations. Commie systems have their own police forces, stations and miners.
Compact HUD			Alternative HUD.
Condor	Condor		Ships. A very powerful police and Navy Cruiser.
Custom Sounds			Sound Set.
Custom Paint Jobs			Ships. Classic Elite Ships appear with custom paint jobs.
Dark Wheel Cobra - (alternative lo-end version)			Ships. A custom Cobra Mk III model, as seen on the cover of the Elite Manual.
Deposed			Mission. A series of missions set in Galaxy 4 for an experienced Commander.
Diso			Planets. Extra planets and stations are added to the Diso system.
Dr HUD Cobra Mk III version, Custom version			Alternative HUD.
Deep Space Dredger	Sabre	Deep Space Dredger	Ships / Stations. Adds dockable Space Dredgers to the space lanes, defended by a squad of Saber fighters.
Dictators	Imperial Censor Imperial Freighter Imperial Lictor Imperial Quaestor Imperial Tanker Junta Enforcer Revolutionary Guard	Imperial AstroFactory	Ships / Stations. Dictatorship systems gain their own police forces, supply craft and stations.
Eagle Mk II	Eagle Mk II		Ships. Adds the Eagle Long Range Fighter in several versions.
ETT Homing Beacon			Equipment. Mark a position in space by deploying a pylon mounted beacon.
Executive Spaceways	Delta Long-Range Escort Gemini Escort Starseeker Personal Shuttle Strelka Cruise Liner Trident Executive Shuttle		Ships. Adds the Executive SpaceWays fleet of ships. More Information Here.
External Views			Utility. Adds better outside views to all the Classic Elite Ships.
Falcon	Falcon		Ships. Adds the powerful Falcon, used by pirates and traders alike.
Far Star	Far Star Murderer		Ships. A mid-range fighter / trader.
Fer de Lance NG			Ships. Adds a more powerful version of the Fer de Lance with several custom paint jobs.
Ferdepai	Ferdepai		Ships. Adds a new fighter / trader to Galaxy 2.
Fighter HUD			Alternative HUD.
Firewasp	Firewasp		Ships. A fast interceptor.
Freaky Thargoids			Shader example, requires Oolite 1.69. Thargoids will use the new Shaders.
Frog Space Rickshaw	Frog Space Rickshaw		Ships. Adds a chatty space taxi service to the safer systems.
Fuel Tank	Fuel Tank		Equipment. Mounts in place of a missile, to top up 3 light years of fuel.
Generation Ships			Ships. The mythical Generation Ships appear from time to time.
Globe Station		Globe Station	Stations. A new type of station appears at advanced systems.
Greek Ships	Penelope Class Freighter Telemachus Class Escort Ulysses Class Interceptor		Ships. A collection of large trade ships and escorts. Sometimes also used by pirates.
Griffin Mk.II	Griffin Two		Ships. Adds the Griffin Mk II from ArchElite.
Gritty Coriolis			Stations. The Corolis Station gets a more detailed texture.
Hal's Hot Sister			Sound Set, featuring a female cockpit voice.
Hatchling Boyracers	Boy Racer		Ships. The talkative (and often insulting) boyracers appear in the more advanced systems.
Herald	Herald Military Gunboat		Ships. A powerful police and Navy interceptor.
Hognose Tugships	Hognose		Ships. The chatty tug ships can be seen towing broken down ships.
HOopy Casino			Stations. HoOpy Casinos appear near the station in advanced systems. Commanders who chose to dock can win or lose credits in games of chance.
Illicit Unlock			Utility. Allows the player to fly all the Classic Elite Ships.
Imperial Courier	Imperial Courier		Ships. The powerful Imperial Courier from Frontier. Use the Wiki link for the updated version.
Ionics	Ionics Funnelweb Ionics Huntsman Ionics Redback Ionics Whitetail		Mission. A series of missions set in Galaxy 2 featuring the Ionics Company of Zaria. More Information here.
Ixian Omnibus	Ixian Battle Cruiser Ixian Bezerka Ixian Freighter Mk I Ixian Gunship Ixian No-Ship Mk I		Ships. A set of ships from Dune. Used by pirates and traders alike.
Jabberwocky			Ships. Adds the powerful Jabberwocky fighter / trader.
JavaScript test			JavaScript scripting example, requires Oolite 1.68.
Kestrel	Kestrel		Ships. An interceptor used by the Police and Navy, but also available on the open market.
Klepto-HUD			Alternative HUD.
Lave			Planets. Gives the Lave System a make-over adding all the features described in The Dark Wheel to the game.
Llama	Llama		Ships. Adds the Llama fighter / trader.
Long Way			Mission. A transport mission well suited to the novice Commander in Galaxy 1.
Longshot	Longshot		Ships. Adds the Longshot fighter / trader, regarded by many as a cheaper alternative to the Cobra Mk III.
Lovecats			Mission. Love and betrayal amongst the feline races of Galaxy 4.
M-Pack (rusties)			Ships. Adds rusty versions of all the Classic Elite ships. Bargain basement prices, although these old bangers are usually in less good condition than a brand new model.
Manta	Manta		Ships. Adds the Manta escort craft.
Marett Space Corporation	Adder Mk II Mosquito Trader Mosquito Sport		Ships. A collection of fighters and traders from Marett Space Corps.
Mega-Walnut Dashboard			Alternative HUD.
Merlin	Merlin		Ships. An interceptor used by the Police and Navy, but also available on the open market.
MildAudio			Sound Set.
Military Fiasco	Basilisk Hydra Leviathan Rattle Cutter		Mission. A mission for the Navy for the Commander with more than 1,000 kills.
Military Station		Military Station	Stations. Well armed Military Stations appear in the more advanced systems.
Military Stingray	Stingray		Ships. Adds the Military Stingray to the GalCop Navy fleet. Second hand versions are sometimes available on the open market.
Milspec HUD			Alternative HUD.
Missionaries	Happy Eye Pulpit Pod		Ships. Clerics of four faiths are added to the Universe, spamming Commanders with requests to worship their Gods.
Monument			Feature. A monument to famous Commanders sometime can be seen near the Sun.
Morrigan			Ships. Adds the Morrigan, a vast trade ship to the Universe.
Murgh's Replacement Sounds			Sound Set.
Murgh's X-Ships	Bandy-Bandy Chuckwalla Eel Rapier		Ships. A fast courier craft and two light escort ships are added.
Navy Starships			Ships. Arms the Navy with powerful cruisers including a docakable Star Treck style Starship.
New Ships	Hamadryad Josher Naga Ringhals		Ships. Adds a variety of mining an trade ships seen in previous versions of Elite.
NG HUD			Alternative HUD.
Nu Vipers	GalCop Viper Mark II GalCop Viper Cruiser		Ships. Increases the types of Viper patrol ships appearing in the space lanes and defending Stations.
Nuclear Torpedo			Equipment. Adds a powerful, but slow moving, missile.
Old Ships	Bushmaster Miner Cat (Cougar) Chameleon Ghavial Iguana Monitor Ophidian Salamander		Ships. A large collection of ships from ArchElite and Elite-A.
Oo-Haul	L-Crate Hauler		Ships. Vast corporate bulk haulers can be seen in the space lanes.
Orb	Orb		Ships. What are they Orb? Why have they suddenly appeared? Are they friends or foes? Adds a new alien race, which may (or may not) help GalCop in the battle against the Thargoids.
Ore Processor			Equipment. When mounted to a ships fuel scoop systems extracts valuable materials from asteroid fragments. A must for any Commander working as a miner.
Outrider	Outrider		Ships. A medium fighter produced by the
Pallas	Pallas
Pelamis	Pelamis
Phoenix	Phoenix
Pirate Coves			Mission
Pirate Traps
Pteradyne Technologies Ships - (bug fix)	Excalibur Paladin
Python Class Cruiser	Python Class Cruiser
Python Class Cruiser version 2.6			Shader example. Shaders require Oolite 1.69 or later.
Racers
Racing Rings
Remorse of Conscience	Remorse Of Conscience
Renegade Pirates
Renegade Viper + Grass Snake
Saleza Aeronautics	Bellatrix Cruiser Rigel Bomber Saiph Interceptor
Santa - (alternative lo-end version)
Scourge of the Black Baron			Mission
Selezen's S-Ships	GalCop SWAT Viper Oresrian Trader
Shady Cobra			Shader example, requires Oolite 1.69 or later.
Skrounk All-Stars Limited	All Stars Large Freighter Seymour Class Sled Starbelly Class Sled Star Hawk Starwolf Mk I
Snark
Spearhead Interceptor Mk.I
Spy Hunter			Mission
Star Wars Ships	A-Wing B-Wing Lambda Shuttle Tie-Fighter Tie-Interceptor X-Wing Y-Wing
Sung's Detailed Textures
Sunskimmers
Supercobra	SuperCobra
Swift	Swift
Taranis Corporation HQ		Taranis Corporation HQ	Mission
Teretrurus Mk.I	Teretrurus Mk I
Terrapin Trader	Terrapin
Tesoura	Tesoura
Thargoid Carrier	Thargoid Carrier
Thargoid Wars			Mission
Thorgorn Threat	Terroriser Frigate Thargoid Thargorn Battleship Thargoid Thorgon Cruiser
Tianve Pulsar
Tiger	Tiger Mark I
Tionisla Orbital Graveyard
Torus Station		Torus Station
Trans-Hab Station		Transhab Station
Transports	CoachWhip Coral Woma
Urutu Mk.III	Urutu Mk III
Urutu Mk.IV	Urutu Mk IV
Velocity
Weeviloid	Weeviloid Hunter Weeviloid Scoutship
Wiggy's Replacement Sounds			Sound Set
Wolf Mk.II	Wolf Mk II
Wolfwood's Variants	Asp Mk I Cobra Courier Cobra Rapier Drake Drake Mk II
Xaotik's Replacement Sounds			Sound Set
Your Ad Here!		Pi-42 Tescoo Oxpress	Mission

OXPs by Category

Sound Sets

Amiga Replament Sounds
Custom Sounds
Hal's Hot Sister (female cockpit voice)
Murgh's Replacement Sounds
Wiggy's Replacement Sounds
Xaotik's Replacement Sounds
MildAudio

Alternative HUDs

Compact HUD
Dr HUD Cobra Mk.III version, Custom version
Mega-Walnut Dashboard
Fighter HUD
Klepto-HUD
NG HUD
Milspec HUD

Dockable Objects

Bank of the Black Monks
Deep Space Dredger
Globe Station
Gritty Coriolis
HoOpy Casino
Military Station
Torus Station
Trans-Hab Station
Taranis Corporation HQ

More information on the Stations appearing in Oolite can be found here.

Customisations by Government

Anarchies V 0.1
Commies
Dictators

Other System Objects

Diso
Lave
Pirate Coves
Pirate Traps
Tianve Pulsar
Tionisla Orbital Graveyard
Your Ad Here!

Missions

Assassins Guild V1.2
Asteroid Storm
Deposed
Ionics v.1.2.1
Long Way Around
Lovecats
Military Fiasco
Oo-Haul
Taranis Corporation HQ
Thargoid Wars
Scourge of the Black Baron
Spy Hunter

More information on the numerous Oolite Missions can be found here.

Ship Systems

ETT Homing Beacon
External Views
Fuel Tank
Nuclear Torpedo
Ore Processor

Ships and Ship Variants

More information on the Ships appearing in Oolite can be found here.

Aegidian's Specials
Aegidian's X-Ships
Aphid Escort Service
Armoured Transport Type 1
Bandersnatch
Behemoth
Boomslang
Capisastra
Cargo & Wrecks
Clear Skies
Cobra 3.5 (chopped Cobra)
Cobra Clipper SAR
Cobra Mk.III Njx
Condor
Custom Paint Jobs
Dark Wheel Cobra - (alternative lo-end version)
Eagle Mk.II
ETT Homing Beacon
Executive Spaceways
Falcon
Far Star
Fer de Lance NG
Ferdepai
Firewasp
Freaky Thargoids (shader example, requires Oolite 1.69)
Frog Space Rickshaw
Generation Ships
Greek Ships
Griffin Mk.II
Hatchling Boyracers
Herald
Hognose Tugships
Illicit Unlock
Imperial Courier
Ixian Omnubus
Jabberwocky
Kestrel
Llama
Longshot
M-Pack (rusties)
Manta
Marett Space Corporation
Merlin
Missionaries
Monument
Morrigan
Murgh's X-Ships
Navy Starships
New Ships
Nu Vipers
Old Ships
Orb
Outrider
Pallas
Pelamis
Phoenix
Plannets
Pteradyne Technologies Ships - (bug fix)
Python Class Cruiser
Python Class Cruiser version 2.6 (Includes shaders which require Oolite 1.69 or later)
Racers
Racing Rings
Remorse of Conscience
Renegade Pirates (Wait until you have an Iron Ass before installing this OXP!)
Renegade Viper + Grass Snake
Saleza Aeronautics
Santa - (alternative lo-end version)
Selezen's S-Ships
Shady Cobra
Skrounk All-Stars Limited
Snark
Spearhead Interceptor Mk.I
Star Wars Ships
Sung's Detailed Textures
Sunskimmers
Supercobra
Swift
Teretrurus Mk.I
Terrapin Trader
Tesoura
Thargoid Carrier
Thorgorn Threat
Tiger
Transports
Urutu Mk.III
Urutu Mk.IV
Velocity
Weeviloid
Wolf Mk.II
Wolfwood's Variants

Installing an OXP

Unzip the OXP and place it in the folder named AddOns. Sometimes the zipped files contain several folders, make sure you only copy the folder -or file for Macintoshes- ending with .oxp into the AddOns folder. This folder is found in different locations, depending on the platform:

Mac OS X

Found in the folder that contains the Oolite application.

Troubleshooting: If you get an error saying "The item could not be moved because "AddOns" cannot be modified", that can happen if you weren't the user that installed Oolite. The solution is to put the OXP's of your choice in ~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/AddOns/ instead (you may need to create this folder). The error could also be triggered because you’re running from the disk image, you’ll need to copy the game somewhere else. Having done so, if you still get the error, use the Get Info command on the AddOns folder, open the Ownership & Permissions pane and check that it says You Can: Read & Write.

Linux

If the game was installed system-wide, it is in /usr/lib/Oolite/AddOns. If it was installed just for the currently logged in user, it will be in the user's home directory, in $HOME/.local/lib/Oolite/AddOns except Debian systems. Debian changes the folder locations to $HOME/.Oolite/Addons., $HOME/Library/Application Support/Oolite/AddOns/ and /usr/lib/GNUstep/System/Applications/AddOns. This, hopefully, solves many a Debian users dilemma of where to put the OXPs.

Windows

If the installable package was used (post Jan 06) then the AddOns folder needs to be created in C:\Programs Files\Oolite. Note that this applies if the default installation location is used. If the install location is changed then use the path to the Oolite folder that correspnds to your installation. If the GNUStep dedicated versions (pre-Jan 2006) is used, then the AddOns folder must be created in the oolite.app folder.

After unzipping the file, make sure that it is the OXP folder that put into the AddOns directory - some zipped OXPs can contain a top level folder with a readMe file, and the actual OXP folder is a level further down. If this is the case, move the item with the .oxp extension into the AddOns folder.

Caveats

If you purchase a ship that is an OXP ship and save the game, you will only be able to load that commander as long as this OXP is installed in AddOns. If it's not, Oolite will give you an error instead of trying to load the commander.

Creating an OXP

It is intended to be easy to create expansion packs. With a few simple tools, a player can make small or big changes, and customize the gaming experience.

• How to make OXPs