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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
| − | Blame [[Robert Holdstock]]! Instead of a manual telling a new player how to ''play'' Classic Elite (load game, save game | + | Blame [[Robert Holdstock]]! Instead of a manual telling a new player how to ''play'' Classic Elite (load game, save game, etc.), he wrote a manual telling new pilots how to ''fly'' their new ship! You don't press keys on a keyboard, you press controls on an astrogation console! Brilliant! And it all grew from there. |
| − | In terms of immersion, Holdstock was spot on! The combination of his manual with his short novel | + | In terms of immersion, Holdstock was spot on! The combination of his manual with his short novel ''[[The Dark Wheel]]'' helped create a world in the imagination which built on the brilliant game created by Bell & Braben and the overall effect left a lasting impression on so many people. This eventually led to Aegidian creating Oolite, twenty years later. |
This is the current state of play... | This is the current state of play... | ||
== Elite Books which you can actually read == | == Elite Books which you can actually read == | ||
| − | *[[The Space Traders Flight Training Manual]] - written for new owners of a [[Cobra Mk.3 ( | + | *''[[The Space Traders Flight Training Manual]]'' - written for new owners of a [[Cobra Mk.3 (classic)|Cobra Mk.3]] in [[Classic Elite]] |
== Books mentioned in Elite == | == Books mentioned in Elite == | ||
| − | *GC Orbit and System Space Code, (Federation Planet Bureau) (see the above Manual | + | *''GC Orbit and System Space Code'', (Federation Planet Bureau) (see the above Manual p.22) |
| − | *PsychoHistory and Economic Theory in the GalFederation, Kroweki & Carr (2845) - analysis of government types and affect on trade (Manual | + | * ''PsychoHistory and Economic Theory in the GalFederation'', Kroweki & Carr (2845) - analysis of government types and affect on trade (Manual p.47) |
| − | *Jane's Galactic Ships and Remote Colonial Construction (5th edition, 3205, Trantor House) - the complete reference guide (Manual | + | *''Jane's Galactic Ships and Remote Colonial Construction'' (5th edition, 3205, Trantor House) - the complete reference guide (Manual p.52) |
::[[Jane's Galactic Shipset]] OXP tweaks the vanilla game shipset to conform to this in terms of size, speed ''etc''. | ::[[Jane's Galactic Shipset]] OXP tweaks the vanilla game shipset to conform to this in terms of size, speed ''etc''. | ||
== Oolite Books which you can read == | == Oolite Books which you can read == | ||
| − | *[[User:Cim|Cim]]'s '''Ship's Manual''' - see [[Ship's Library OXP]] - brilliant, and adapts itself to whatever you are flying! | + | *''[[User:Cim|Cim]]'s '''Ship's Manual''''' - see [[Ship's Library OXP]] - brilliant, and adapts itself to whatever you are flying! |
| − | *[[Extracts from the Tre Clan]] - Addresses on Interplanetary Life: lectures on the nomadic life of a space-farer (also by [[User:Cim|Cim]]) | + | *''[[Extracts from the Tre Clan]]'' - Addresses on Interplanetary Life: lectures on the nomadic life of a space-farer (also by [[User:Cim|Cim]]) |
| − | *[[Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]] - conceived and mostly written by [[User:Disembodied|Disembodied]] | + | *''[[Rough Guide to the Ooniverse]]'' - conceived and mostly written by [[User:Disembodied|Disembodied]] |
| − | *[[The Traders Almanach]] - Trading tips, collated by [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] | + | *''[[The Traders Almanach]]'' - Trading tips, collated by [[User:Zireael|Zireael]] |
| + | [[File:WhatSpaceship.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A racing special issue of ''[[What Spaceship?]]'']] | ||
== Books mentioned in Oolite Wikipedia articles == | == Books mentioned in Oolite Wikipedia articles == | ||
| − | + | *[[Rock_Hermit_(Oolite)#The_Hermit_Almanac|''The Hermit Almanac'']] | |
| − | *[[Rock_Hermit_(Oolite)#The_Hermit_Almanac|The Hermit Almanac]] | + | *[[Law|''An Overview Of The Laws Governing The Galactic Cooperative of Worlds'', 17th Ed., Galactic Cooperative of Worlds Central Publishing, 2083800]] |
| − | *[[Law|An Overview Of The Laws Governing The Galactic Cooperative of Worlds | ||
== Magazines existing in Oolite == | == Magazines existing in Oolite == | ||
| − | *[[Other_fictitious_magazines#LightSpeed!|LightSpeed!]] | + | *[[Other_fictitious_magazines#LightSpeed!|''LightSpeed!'']] |
| − | *[[Other_fictitious_magazines#SPACE|SPACE]] | + | *[[Other_fictitious_magazines#SPACE|''SPACE'']] |
| − | *[[What Spaceship?]] | + | *''[[What Spaceship?]]'' |
| − | *[[Other_fictitious_magazines#Witch-Craft|Witch-Craft]] | + | *[[Other_fictitious_magazines#Witch-Craft|''Witch-Craft'']] |
== In a category of their own == | == In a category of their own == | ||
| − | + | In-game advice with a difference: | |
*[[Mr Gimlet]] | *[[Mr Gimlet]] | ||
*[[Uncle Blix's Upgrade Guide]] | *[[Uncle Blix's Upgrade Guide]] | ||
| − | == | + | == See also == |
| − | |||
*[[Lore]] | *[[Lore]] | ||
*[[History]] | *[[History]] | ||
Revision as of 01:40, 17 February 2022
For stories about Oolite: see List of Oolite stories
Contents
Overview
Blame Robert Holdstock! Instead of a manual telling a new player how to play Classic Elite (load game, save game, etc.), he wrote a manual telling new pilots how to fly their new ship! You don't press keys on a keyboard, you press controls on an astrogation console! Brilliant! And it all grew from there.
In terms of immersion, Holdstock was spot on! The combination of his manual with his short novel The Dark Wheel helped create a world in the imagination which built on the brilliant game created by Bell & Braben and the overall effect left a lasting impression on so many people. This eventually led to Aegidian creating Oolite, twenty years later.
This is the current state of play...
Elite Books which you can actually read
- The Space Traders Flight Training Manual - written for new owners of a Cobra Mk.3 in Classic Elite
Books mentioned in Elite
- GC Orbit and System Space Code, (Federation Planet Bureau) (see the above Manual p.22)
- PsychoHistory and Economic Theory in the GalFederation, Kroweki & Carr (2845) - analysis of government types and affect on trade (Manual p.47)
- Jane's Galactic Ships and Remote Colonial Construction (5th edition, 3205, Trantor House) - the complete reference guide (Manual p.52)
- Jane's Galactic Shipset OXP tweaks the vanilla game shipset to conform to this in terms of size, speed etc.
Oolite Books which you can read
- Cim's Ship's Manual - see Ship's Library OXP - brilliant, and adapts itself to whatever you are flying!
- Extracts from the Tre Clan - Addresses on Interplanetary Life: lectures on the nomadic life of a space-farer (also by Cim)
- Rough Guide to the Ooniverse - conceived and mostly written by Disembodied
- The Traders Almanach - Trading tips, collated by Zireael
A racing special issue of What Spaceship?
Books mentioned in Oolite Wikipedia articles
- The Hermit Almanac
- An Overview Of The Laws Governing The Galactic Cooperative of Worlds, 17th Ed., Galactic Cooperative of Worlds Central Publishing, 2083800
Magazines existing in Oolite
In a category of their own
In-game advice with a difference:
