Imperial Trader (Oolite)

Imperial Trader (ADCK Imperial Trader OXP)
Size (W×H×L)	156 m×61 m×126 m
Cargo capacity	125 TC
Cargo bay extension	N/A
Maximum speed	0.37 LM
Manoeuvrability	Pitch: 1.50 Roll: 2.00 Yaw: 1.50 Thrust: 30
Energy banks	9
Energy recharge rate	Excellent (4.50)
Gun mounts	Fore: 1x Rear: 1x Port: 1x Starboard: 1x
Missile slots	4
Shield boosters available	Yes
Military shields available	Yes
Hyperspace capable	Yes
OXP or standard	OXP
Available to player	Yes
Base price	800,000 ₢

Overview

Designed along the same line as the Imperial Courier, in the Imperial Navy's Battle Line, the Imperial Trader is a troop transport/boarding vessel.

In civilian life, it does, however, commonly fulfill the role it's name belies.

People venture into space for all sorts of reasons - to live the life they want to live, to make money, impress women, explore the galaxy etc. etc. - This ship will enable you to do all of these things.

Get one as soon as you can.

The Imperial Trader is a military vessel found in the service of the Achenar Empire from David Braben's Frontier game. It is one of a set of three: Imperial Courier (Oolite), Imperial Explorer and this one. These ships have nothing to do with the Imperial Lictor, Imperial Censor, Imperial Qaestor etc from Dictators OXP.

In Oolite various variants of the Imperial Trader exist, some of them outdated while others unmaintained. This page is trying to offer some help for your decision which OXP to install.

ADCK's Versions (2010 & 2011, updated 2022)

Overview

The Imperial Trader from ADCK Transport Ltd is an adaptation of the military vessel found in the service of the Achenar Empire. While inferior to the technology of the Imperial Navy this is a notable vessel for GalCop standards.

History

For years, ships of the Achenar Empire could be spotted in GalCop space, although these encounters were rare. This changed when ADCK Transport Ltd acquired from unknown sources various blueprints from outer-GalCop ships. Adapting this ships to conventional technology caused nightmares to the design department, but finally the Imperial Trader was introduced to the public.

While the ship proved to be a great success, after years of pressure from the authorities the company was forced to stop the production and introduce 2 specialized alternatives instead.

The T-01 (transport) is a well armed trader while the C-01 (combat) is a powerful vessel for individuals and organizations in need of a significant weaponry. Though officially a license is required to own a C-01 a quick check of the shipyards will show that this regulation is widely ignored.

Remarks

• This OXP's features an adaptation of the military vessel found in David Braben's Frontier game.

• The ADCK Imperial Trader OXP ships are based on the Imperial Trader OXP (2010, outdated) and the ADCK's FFE Ships OXP (2011). Most specifications

of the T-01 are from Dertien's version of the Imperial Trader (BBS Shippack OXP).

Credits

All OXP's:

• David Braben (Frontier game)
• ADCK (author, models, basic textures and basic specifications)

ADCK Imperial Trader OXP:

• Dertien (basic specifications of the T-01)
• Slartibartfast (various modifications and corrections)
• Griff (model and basic textures escape pods)
• another_commander (basic specular and normal maps escape pods)

Requirements

Oolite V 1.88 or higher.

Compatibility

If you are currently flying the player-ship from ADCK's FFE Ships OXP and install the updated ADCK Imperial Trader OXP you will face some changes after installing :

• Your energy is a bit decreased, while your trust is a little up.
• The ship texture is replaced with materials using the latest standards.
• The after view and the weapon positions are corrected.

Otherwise, both packages don't interfere with each other.

Tweaks

To remove the big grey blob from the ADCK FFE Ships OXP version rear view (due to the view being located inside the rear engine!) try changing the aft view in the shipdata.plist from

<key>view_position_aft</key> 
<string>0.0 20.0 -31.0</string>

• to (Dertien's tweak):

<key>view_position_aft</key> 
<string>0.0 15.0 -51.0</string>

• or to (Slartibartfast's tweak):

<key>view_position_aft</key> 
<string>0.0 0.0 -35.0</string>

• In ADCK Imperial Trader OXP this error is corrected
• See How to tweak OXZ's if you need more details

Download

• The latest version (ADCK Imperial Trader, 2022/04/23) could be found on the Expansions Manager or alternatively here: ADCK Imperial Trader OXP
• The ship is part of the ADCK's FFE Ships OXP (update of Imperial Trader OXP, 2011/07/03)
• The Imperial Trader can be found in the Imperial Trader OXP (initial release 2010/06/14, outdated and unmaintained !)

License

This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

Version History

• V 2.00 / 2022/04/23 / Slartibartfast & Montana05

conversion of the original OXP (Slartibartfast)

fix of the subentities (Slartibartfast)

correction of a viewpoint (Slartibartfast)

added shiplibrary.plist (Slartibartfast)

improvement of the materials (Montana05)

included 2 new versions, both NPC and player (Montana05)

synchronized the package with ADCK's FFE Ships OXP (Montana05)

minor adjustments of the package (Montana05)

• V 1.00 / 2011/07/03 / ADCK

ADCK's FFE Ships OXP (various ships, including this one)

• V 1.00 / 2010/06/14 / ADCK

Imperial Trader OXP (outdated)

Quick Facts

Version	Released	License	Features	Category	Author(s)	Feedback
2.00	2022-04-23	CC BY-NC-SA 4.0	Ship	Ships OXPs	ADCK, Slartibartfast, Montana05	Oolite BB

Links

• Imperial Trader ship ? (tweaks to correct the rear view in ADCK's FFE Ships OXP)
• ADCK's FFE Ships (ship set including an updated version of Imperial Trader OXP, 2011/07/03)
• Release Imperial Trader (initial release 2010/06/14, now outdated and replaced by ADCK's FFE Ships OXP)

Dertien's Versions (2013-14)

All three Imperial ships (plus 32 others!): see here for the full list. ("stealth" style /more cargo / less speed)

• Download: BBS Shippack includes desktop wallpapers 1920x1080: https://app.box.com/s/d68l3mc8g62qsiqsyuxp (16.6 MB)
• Download: BBS Shippack- no screenshots, just the ships: https://app.box.com/s/7qeqfwcqe1a0ssnga7fy (no hi res screenshots - 4.14 MB)

All NPC's will switch on their green and red navigation lights when in the docking queue by installing this additional oxp:

• Dertien's navigation lights for the above
• Author: Dertien

Credits

A big thank you to:

• Giles Williams, Jens Ayton and contributors for Oolite.
• Griff, for the shaders file he took the time to write to help me create this ship.
• All the other enthusiasts on the forum.

Requirements

ZZ_GrOovy_bbs_EagleMk1.oxp (included in the BBS Shippack OXP). This oxp requires the BBS_Eagle Mk1 since I used that oxp as its escort.
You can always change the escort type ship in the shipdata.plist should you not want to install the Eagle Mk1 for some reason.

Tweaks

Dertien intended to give the player ships 3x fore lasers which, unfortunatly, resulted in none. To get a least 1 fore laser you need to look for

//forward_weapon_type = "WEAPON_BEAM_LASER";

and replace it with

forward_weapon_type = "WEAPON_BEAM_LASER";

in my editor it would be line 20.

License

This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0).
To view a copy of this license visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0.

• This oxp is free to use, distribute, edit or alter as you see fit without my permission.
• It can not be used in any commercial product and cannot be sold. It is free software and should only cost you download time.
• I am not in any way liable if your break your Oolite installation using this oxp. Use at your own risk. I have successfully tested it and it works 4 me.
• Should you publish this mod or an altered version hereof for use in another project please have the courtesy to send me a mail at s.gordts@gmail.com with details.

Quick Facts

Version	Released	License	Features	Category	Author(s)	Feedback
1.00	2014-06-27	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0	Ship	Ships OXPs	Dertien	Oolite BB

Model comparisons

	Imperial Trader (BBS Shippack OXP)	Imperial Trader (ADCK's FFE Ships OXP)	Imperial Trader (ADCK Imperial Trader OXP)	Imperial Trader T-01 (ADCK Imperial Trader OXP)	Imperial Trader C-01 (ADCK Imperial Trader OXP)
Picture (click to fully expand)
Size (meters: WxHxL)	141 x 48 x 124	156 × 61 × 126	156 × 61 × 126	156 × 61 × 126	156 × 61 × 126
Mass (tons)	191.787 t	239.089 t	239.089 t	239.089 t	239.089 t
Cargo capacity (tons)	200 (not expandable)	125 (not expandable)	125 (not expandable)	200 (not expandable)	100 (not expandable)
Maximum speed (LM)	0.250	0.370	0.370	0.270	0.380
Maneuverability	Pitch: 0.80 / Roll: 1.70 / Yaw: 0.80	Pitch: 1.50 / Roll: 2.00 / Yaw: 1.50	Pitch: 1.50 / Roll: 2.00 / Yaw: 1.50	Pitch: 1.50 / Roll: 2.00 / Yaw: 1.50	Pitch: 1.50 / Roll: 2.00 / Yaw: 1.50
Thrust	38	25	30	38	35
Energy banks	10	9	9	10	10
Energy recharge rate	Medium (3.00)	Excellent (4.50)	Excellent (4.50)	Medium (3.00)	Excellent (4.50)
Gun mounts & Turrets	Fore: 1x Rear: N/A Port: N/A Starboard: N/A Turrets: N/A	Fore: 1x Rear: 1x Port: 1x Starboard: 1x Turrets: N/A	Fore: 1x Rear: 1x Port: 1x Starboard: 1x Turrets: N/A	Fore: 4x Rear: N/A Port: N/A Starboard: N/A Turrets: N/A	Fore: 4x Rear: 1x Port: 1x Starboard: 1x Turrets: N/A
Missile pylons	6	4	4	6	7
Shield Upgrades	Boosters & military	Boosters & military	Boosters & military	Boosters & military	Boosters & military
Hyperspace capable	Yes (in 15 sec)	Yes (in 15 sec)	Yes (in 15 sec)	Yes (in 15 sec)	Yes (in 12 sec)
Available to player	Yes (TL 12)	Yes (TL 11)	Yes (TL 11)	Yes (TL 12)	Yes (TL 12)
Base price (Cr)	900,000	600,000	800,000	750,000	850,000

Dertien's Versions (2013-14)

All three Imperial ships (plus 32 others!): see here for the full list. ("stealth" style /more cargo / less speed)

• Download: BBS Shippack includes desktop wallpapers 1920x1080: https://app.box.com/s/d68l3mc8g62qsiqsyuxp (16.6 MB)
• Download: BBS Shippack- no screenshots, just the ships: https://app.box.com/s/7qeqfwcqe1a0ssnga7fy (no hi res screenshots - 4.14 MB)

All NPC's will switch on their green and red navigation lights when in the docking queue by installing this additional oxp:

• Dertien's navigation lights for the above
• Author: Dertien

Lore

• Lore - see the note on Syncretism
• Empire