Orb
| Orb | |
|---|---|
| |
| Size (metres, W×H×L) | Unknown |
| Cargo capacity | Unknown |
| Cargo bay extension | Unknown |
| Maximum speed | Unknown |
| Manoeuvrability | Unknown |
| Energy banks | Unknown |
| Energy recharge rate | Unknown) |
| Gun mounts | Unknown |
| Missile slots | Unknown |
| Shield boosters available | Unknown |
| Military shields available | Unknown |
| Hyperspace capable | Unknown |
| OXP or standard | OXP |
| Available to player | Unknown |
| Base price | Unknown |
Overview
Galactic Co-operative of Worlds
Police Update on Orb Sightings.
It has come to our attention over the last few weeks that ships of an unusual design have been reported throughout the eight galaxies. GalCop would like to assure all Captains that there is as yet no cause for alarm regardless of rumors circulated by the discredited Dr H.Z. ( formerly a senior rocket scientist for Lance & Ferman ) The 'Orb' ships as they have become known have been monitored by 'GalCop' for some time and you can rest assured we are exercising all means at our disposal in our on-going in depth study of this new phenomenon. In the interests of open cooperation with the public here follows infomation pertinent to busy Captains that has so far been deduced by exhaustive investigation. 1) They are quite small. 2) Their ships are quite speedy. 3) They do not carry ID transponders. 4) Their communications so far do not seem to be amenable to our universal translators. 5) We are therefore finding it difficult to charge them under the 'Failure to carry an ID transponder' act. 6) They have been quite antisocial towards officers who have gone about their lawful duty with regard to point 5). We therefore recommend to Captains that until such time as we can initiate a useful verbal intercourse with these beings, a healthy respectful distance be maintained. The Galactic Co-operative of Worlds Police would be grateful for any useful information regarding 'Orb' sightings and purposes. Please contact one of our officers via this comms link: You can find rather more information here
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- Dr HZ's fervent warnings are found here
- And there is another short story (the Orb-Thargoid War, illustrated) here
Download
WARNING: The packages from both locations have got syntax errors and will not load with Oolite. A fix was in progress...
The Orbs are found in the Orb OXP.
Or try downloading Charlie's entire collection at Charlie's "Box" which also includes a slightly newer version in the "For Ahruman" folder.
It may well work with Oolite v.1.65 - see here: Oolite: Downloading Earlier versions
Plans
- Charlie had plans for adding an orb city (2007 - one month after the published Feb 2007 version) and also see here
- Charlie also had plans for quirium sky/starmines (2008)
Editorial Musings
This OXP seems to have been a lot of fun. But it came out just as Aegidian stepped down and Ahruman took over as Lead Developer. New versions of Oolite were now coming out with more and more Javascript added in, which broke what Charlie was doing with his older Javascript programming.
Charlie did give carte blanche for editing all his OXPs except this one, where he wished people to consult with Kaks first, who was supposed to be fixing this OXP but never published anything! See the note under licensing.
Links
- Original BB thread (2006+)
- Charlie (author) (see note on licensing)
Unsurprisingly, this broken OXP has attracted a lot of attention over the years. See 2009 & 2008...
Helpful comment from Kaks: As far as I can tell, orb.oxp depends on navyships.oxp which in turn depends - partially - on kestrel.oxp & merlin.oxp (2008)
Commander McLane on a role for the Orb in a putative 9th galaxy (2010)
