Modifying Oolite Informal FAQ

I want to modify Oolite informal FAQ

Audio

I want to change the default sounds

• Modifying the Audio

Visual

I want to change the way a ship or object looks

There are two fundamental changes that can be made: changing the skin or changing the 3D model.

• Changing the 3D model -- Modifying a Model

• Changing the skin/texture -- Modifying a Texture

I want to change the solar systems

There is a lot of work by others which you can build on or adapt. See Guide to Ambience OXPs which categorises this.

At time of writing (Dec 2023), there is an unfinished Black Hole OXP, a Pulsar (see "Tianve 2.0"), a number of attempts to create solar systems with planets and moons (Stranger's World is the more accurate, Additional Planets the more atmospheric), and various other bits and bobs.

Gameplay

• Changing the galaxy -- Galaxy Seeds

• Changing the game -- for examples see Strangers World (less extreme - see especially Hard Way) and then SOTL Exploration & SOTL Altmap (more radical).