Status Quo
Introduction
This is a short story based on Oolite, written by Drew Wagar.
It was written to give newcomers to Oolite a feel for how Oolite differs from Elite in a the form of a story, setting the scene for all the adventures to come, rather like the original Robert Holdstock novel 'The Dark Wheel' set the tone for Elite itself.
It's set four years before the time in which players of Oolite find themselves. (See notes below).
"A brilliant scientist uncovers a terrifying plot to begin a Galactic war. Aided by a talented, but reluctant and embittered combateer, he must stop the deployment of a super weapon he invented. A weapon so powerful it threatens to destroy entire worlds."
The sequel to Status Quo, Mutabilis, is currently being released. Drew has also written another short story about Elite's Generation ships, entitled Schism.
Readers are welcome to submit feedback and comments to the author via his website.
Feedback from readers
“Fantastic, absolutely spot on. A true work of art.”
“I love it so much!”
“Fantastic work.”
“What a ride!”
“Very nice edge of the seat stuff!”
“Rocks!”
“One hell of a tale.”
“You've still got me hanging on the edge of my seat.”
“Wow!”
“Excellent work I really love it!”
Downloads / Hardcopy
You can download the story in PDF format here. Please note the 'Creative Commons' license contained within.
NB: The filename refers to 'chapter four', this is due to historical reasons and can be safely ignored. The full story is contained within!
Status Quo is just over 200 pages long.
You can buy a hard copy of the story here, if you'd prefer a copy to hold in your hand. This is sold at 'cost' with the buyer only paying for the production costs at cafepress. The author makes no profit from the sales of the story. This is due to Oolite being a 'Creative Commons' production, and 'Status Quo' thus being a derivative work.
Theme Tune
You can download a theme tune for Status Quo. If you wish to use this inplace of the standard Oolite theme tune, simply replace the file within the Oolite subdirectory.
