BGS

Intro screen

Jump sequence (v.2.5.1)

Docking sequence

Overview

BackGroundSet (BGS) comes with more than 130 sounds, images for all standard GUI-Screens and with visual effects for docking/launching & hyperjumping. It enhances the overall look and feel of the game and is expandable and configurable.

Oolite will never be the same. It feels like a whole new game.

Features

FX (Sound eFfeCTS) engine sounds for player ships.
Radio chatter when in the aegis of the main station or flagged secondary stations.
FX when docked on standard GUI (General/Graphical User Interface) screens (eg the F2, F3, -- F8 screens).
All natively supported sounds by Oolite.
Background images for all standard GUI screens.
Timed countdowns to witchjump.
Improved visual effects for docking/launching, witch-space jumps and exits (only if shader support available).
OXPs can define their own engine sounds, countdowns, chatter and docking sequence textures.
Configurable by other OXPs (eg for missions!) through Library.
Joystick throttle jitter handling.

BGS Soundset by P.A. Groove OXP

An alternative soundset for BackGroundSet. Music composed by P.A. Groove (www.myspace.com/pagroovemusic). Depends on BackGroundSet 1.9.

Includes:

- new high pitched lasersound (just an alternative)

- new high pitched laserhit

new hit and hullbang sounds: Now being hit hurts!

new station music.

Config files and script so that the new soundset is ready to use.

Author: P.A.Groove
Version: 2.3
Required Oolite Version: v.1.79
License: This music is licenced by P.A. Groove to the Oolite community. Therefore it is not allowed to reproduce, remix, resample, rework, use bits this music, or to convert to other formats without permission from the author. It is not allowed to make use of this work in any commercial form or production or to place it at your website without permission of the author.

Configuring BGS

With oxpconfig.oxp loaded: While docked, press the 2/F2 key and select "Game Options" - after a pause Step to System Data Screen: F7 should flash up at the bottom of the screen. Select "Configure Supported OXPs" and then select BGS from the list (which may run on for several pages!).

Note that the BB-link in the "infobox" below contains hints about adding your own sounds and other tweaks.