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=== FE Ships === | === FE Ships === | ||
Revision as of 05:51, 18 December 2022
FE Shipyards
The last major project of G.E.T.'s Transport Arm, FE Ships transforms the core Oolite craft into their Frontier First Encounters equivalents and makes all of them flyable. The result: Larger hull capacities and an altered speed scale across the board. Every non-player (AI) ship is replaced by an FE ship, so that no 'unfair advantage' on either side occurs.
Here's the breakdown:
1.SHIP CLASS, 2. FE Thrust, 3. LM (speed), 4. TC (tonnage)
Adder 18.1 0.240 15
Anaconda 6.0 0.080 400
Asp 22.2 0.294 75
Boa 8.0 0.106 700
Cobra 1 16.1 0.213 35
Cobra 3 20.1 0.267 55
Constrictor 22.0 0.292 65
Fer-de-Lance 22.5 0.298 10
Gecko 16.0 0.212 9
Krait 20.1 0.267 17
Mamba 20.5 0.272 20
Moray 14.0 0.186 45
Python 10.0 0.133 320
Sidewinder 23.2 0.308 15
Viper 24.2 0.321 25
Viper 2 25.2 0.334 30
Frontier:FE ships' original prices have also been taken into account.
Benefits
FE Ships will, above all, be of benefit to traders and explorers, since Frontier and First Encounters increased the cargo capacity of all the original Elite ships.
For example, the Adder FE can boast a base 15 TC cargo hold, expandable to 30 TC with Oolite's cargo-bay extension. You will find this enhancement with FE ships across the board, including the now playable Gecko, Krait, Mamba, Sidewinder and Vipers.
To fly the new lightweight ships, you will need to install FE Ships Player alongside FE Ships.
For the full FE experience, use Normal Start and sell your Cobra III pronto!
At Lave, you will find available the Gecko, Krait, Sidewinder, Adder, and Cobra I. All will have the 'FE' suffix in-game.
Recommended upgrade paths for FE Ships Player:
Hunter: Gecko, Krait, Sidewinder, Mamba, Fer-de-Lance, Viper.
Trader: Gecko, Adder, Krait, Cobra I, Cobra III, Asp Explorer, and onward...
Geckos, Kraits, and Sidewinders have no docking computers, no military upgrades, no extra cargo holds, and all except the Krait no missiles. Their successful operation will prove a challenge. Enjoy!
Downloads
Once downloaded, just move or copy the two OXZs to
Oolite->Oolite app->GNUstep->Library->ApplicationSupport->Oolite->ManagedAddOns
They will then appear as installed on your OXZ list in-game.
The easiest way by far of getting FE Ships is via your Oolite Expansions Manager. Both components will be downloaded and installed together straight away.
FE Ships
FE Ships download (BB Thread) and
FE Ships Player
FE Ships Player download (BB thread) Fly the Gecko, Krait, Sidewinder, Mamba, Viper I, Viper II, and several more Frontier FE ships unflyable in 'vanilla' Oolite and Elite.
