Dictionary

Dictionary for Oolite jargon

• AddOn = Expansion, Mod, OXP, OXZ

• Expansion = AddOn, Mod, OXP, OXZ

• Hyperspace = the space which the witchspace wormhole tunnel traverses between two different star systems

• Mod = AddOn, Expansion, OXP, OXZ

• OXP = this term can be used in two senses: any AddOn, Expansion, Mod, OXP or OXZ or an unzipped AddOn, Expansion or Mod which often contains a Requires.plist. Those with a Manifest.plist can be managed by Oolite Starter.

• OXZ = this usually refers specifically to a zipped AddOn, Expansion, Mod, OXP. They are stored in the ManagedAddOns folder and contain a Manifest.plist. They are managed by the in-game Expansions Manager and by Oolite Starter

• Witchspace = the space which the hyperspace wormhole tunnel traverses between two different star systems

Dictionary for Dark Side jargon

• Array = An ordered collection of descriptions (see Property list)

The order of items in arrays matters.

• Data file = A data file contains descriptions. These can contain dictionaries and/or arrays

• Dictionary = A collection of defining descriptions (see Property list)

The order of items in dictionaries does not matter – they are unordered collections of definitions.

• Plist = Property list. Actually a "data file" containing descriptions. These usually contain dictionaries and sometimes arrays too.

• Script = A script contains instructions ("if" this, "then" do that!).