Marko Susimetsä

Quick Links

Tales from the Frontier - A story in the new anthology based on the upcoming Elite: Dangerous by Frontier Developments

Marcan Rayger - Set of stories in the Frontier universe

Wolfwood Interstellar Technologies - A fictional corporation and an ship OXP for Oolite

Elite Bio

Marko Susimetsä first played Elite on Commodore 64 in 1985 and immediately fell in love with it. He was 12 at the time and the game is one that he says "defined" him as a gamer, alongside the Ultima IV and Civilization games. He later played the game also on Amiga 500 and 1200, on which he also played Frontier: Elite 2. It was only when he bought a PC in around 1996 that he started playing Frontier First Encounters.

On Oolite forums, Marko Susimetsä uses "Wolfwood" as his handle, which is a simple translation of his Finnish family name.

Fiction and Game Contributions to Oolite

Marko wrote his Marcan Rayger stories long before Oolite was born, but it tells a story that could have easily happened in Oolite as well.

Marko's main contribution to Oolite remains his Wolfwood's Variants OXP, which adds Asp Mk I, Cobra Courier, Cobra Rapier, Drake, Drake Mk II & Wolf Mk I into the game.

Non Elite interests

• Medieval fairs
• Renaissance era and the 30 Years War of the 17th century
• Exercising
• Reading and Writing mainly historical fiction

Miscellaneous

Marko is married and has one daughter. He enjoys reading and writing and an occasional sip of fine, aged rum.