GalDrivePod

Portable Galactic Hyperdrive Unit (GalDrivePod v1.1)

Overview

N.B. This OXP contains a modified planetinfo.plist which allows for Galactic Jumps into the 'un-reachable' systems that the Oolite code would normally make inaccessible. In some of these systems you may not be able to buy a galactic Hyperdrive or GalDrivePod, and could therefore get stuck there if you do not have a GalDrivePod installed. Please ensure that you have a GalDrive Pod installed before making ANY Galactic Jump to avoid this problem from occuring. This issue will be addressed in the next version of GalDrivePod.

The portable Galactic Hyperdrive unit can be pylon mounted for use when a standard drive is not available. It is activated the same way as missiles and mines, and once activated/installed works the same way as a regular Galactic Hyperdrive. The Portable Galactic Hyperdrive Unit is available from Tech Level 12 and above, and costs 7 500 Credits. You can have as many of them as you have spare Pylons, and they can be dis-mounted and sold. The Portable Galactic Hyperdrive Unit cannot be accidently activated when a standard Galactic Hyperdrive is already installed, and a console warning will remind you that you already have a standard Galactic Hyperdrive fitted should this be attempted.

This piece of equipment is a must-have if you are planning on visiting Oresrati, but has plenty of other useful applications.

One recommendation is to do the "Lost Worlds Grand Tour", from Galaxy 6 to Galaxy 1.
Before you set off, buy a GalDrivePod, then starting at Adien in the bottom-left corner of galaxy 6, jump to the systems on the 'wrong side' of the Great Rift in Galaxy 7, where you can experience planets that you would not otherwise ever see. There are a wide variety of Government types and Tech levels from a nice TL 1 Anarchy, up to some stable, Industrial worlds. You will be able to buy a new Galactic Hyperdrive in this region, then by going down to Onteised in the very bottom-left corner, Galactic jump to the near-mythical World of Oresrati in Galaxy 8. Oresrati is remote and isolated, and with a tech Level so low you cannot buy a Galactic Hyperdrive unit there.
Previously this has made any trip to Oresrati a dead-end one-way trip, but no more! Now you can return to Galaxy 1 using the Portable Galactic Hyperdrive unit.

Licence/Author

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
The OXP was developed by Smivs.

Installation

Place the 'GalDrivePod v1.0.oxp' folder into your 'AddOns' folder and when you start the game, hold down 'Shift' until you see the spinning Cobra.

Version History

v1.1 Released 2011/03/03 Updated readme file included.

v1.0 Released 2011/02/19

Download

Download GalDrivePod v1.1 OXP here