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For an insight into Redspear's thinking (BB thread on his Weapon Laws .oxp):
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[[File:Fer de Lance lightspeeder 02.PNG|thumb|320px|right|FdL Lightspeeder]]
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<blockquote>For me, flavour always beats complexity in a game (unless it's a puzzle) but then everything is subject to taste of course.
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[[File:Paddling Pool System details.png|thumb|320px|right|Effects of Paddling Pool - click on image to expand]]
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There is however an important point here that may not be immediately obvious.
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[[File:LCR-model2.png|thumb|320px|right|Lasers and power - from Laser Combat Reimagined]]
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[[File:Masslock analysis.png|thumb|320px|right|Analysis of masslock from Masslock Compensator]]
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[[File:Equipment by Ship Role.png|thumb|320px|right|Analysis of equipment from Equipment by Ship Role]]
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[[File:Rescaling (Arrival at Leesti - Vanilla).png|thumb|320px|right|Without rescaling: Arrival at Leesti]]
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[[File:Rescaling (Arrival at Leesti - Rescaled).png|thumb|320px|right|With rescaling experiment: Arrival at Leesti]]
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Redspear has stated that his overall philosophy is to make gameplay more enjoyable - and to avoid unneeded complexity.
  
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Whilst it's true that most of my oxps (and even source code changes) may appear to be employing game changes to promote realism, it's actually the other way around.
 
  
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I didn't rescale Oolite so that it could be more realistic, it did it so that it could be more fun. I wanted to be able to hide large items in space, to get a sense of massive ships and tiny ships and generally of feeling small in a vast(ish) galaxy(or 8). I just used 'reality' as a guide and excuse to head in that direction: as a compass rather than a desired destination.
 
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Likewise, with this .oxp I've identified the problem as the best equipment being available (at least occasionally) in the safest systems. I wanted to change that in order to rebalance risk and reward. I used just enough realism to justify that change because that change was all I needed to solve the problem (in my mind at least).
 
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No accounting for inhabitants (maybe they specialise in different items), planet radius (maybe there could be gravity issues for some techs and their development), neighboring suppliers (with their own tech levels and trade influence), system star (could influence development of tech within societies), ''etc. etc. etc.'' All could be realistic but not all would be useful.
 
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So you see, I had no problem with the lack of realism as such, rather I had a problem with it being too easy to fully equip your ship of choice. This oxp was/is my attempt to address that.</blockquote>
 
  
 
== OXPs ==
 
== OXPs ==
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Be aware that in some cases Redspear placed a major essay in his threads explaining the justification for ''eg'' Re-imagining Laser Combat or Redistributing traffic.
  
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Be aware that in some cases Redspear placed a major essay in his threads explaining the justification for ''eg'' Re-imagining Laser Combat or Redistributing traffic.
 
  
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=== Ambience (done with collaborators: Spara ''etc'') ===
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=== Ambience (done with collaborators: Spara ''et al.'') ===
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*Additional Planets Demux Pack ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
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*[[Additional Planets]] SR Base ''Redspear, Spara, PHKB'' The in-game mechanism providing the base for the following texture packs.
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*Additional Planets Redux Pack ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets Redux Pack ''Redspear, Spara and collaborators'' Textures from the old Redux pack
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*Additional Planets SR Demux Volcanic Pack ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets Demux Pack ''Redspear, Spara and collaborators'' Textures from the old Demux pack
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*Additional Planets SR Others Gas Giants pack ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR Demux Volcanic Pack ''Redspear, Spara and collaborators'' More Demux textures.
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*Additional Planets SR: Alien Worlds ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR Others Gas Giants pack ''Redspear, Spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR: Earthlike ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR: Alien Worlds ''Redspear, Spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR: free bitmaps dusty ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR: Earthlike ''Redspear, Spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR: free bitmaps icy ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR: free bitmaps dusty ''Redspear, Spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR: free bitmaps icy ''Redspear, Spara and collaborators''
 
*Additional Planets SR: free bitmaps rocky ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
 
*Additional Planets SR: free bitmaps rocky ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR: Ocean Worlds ''Redspear, spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR: Ocean Worlds ''Redspear, Spara and collaborators''
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*Additional Planets SR Base ''Redspear, Spara, PHKB''
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=== Equipment & Weapons ===
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*[[Laser Combat Reimagined]]: pulse laser gets longer range, several new laser types, not all ships can carry all lasers.
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*[[Missile Combat Reimagined]]: fragile ECMs & 4 types of missile
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*[[New lasers]] 21 new lasers: availability depends on which ''species'' inhabits the planet!
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*[[Tech Shuffle]]: increases TL at which fuel, cargo bay extensions and ECM are bought, thus changing early gameplay
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*[[Weapon Laws OXP|Weapon Laws]] means that the ''government system'' now affects availability (not just the TL)
  
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=== Equipment ===
 
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*Missile Combat Reimagined: higher tech, fragile ECMs & 3 types of missile
 
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*[[Weapon Laws OXP|Weapon Laws]] means that the government system now affects availability (not just the TL)
 
  
 
=== Mechanics ===
 
=== Mechanics ===
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*Equipment by Ship Class: Size of ship, tech level and grade all affect equipment perfermance
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*[[Cargo Scoop as Standard]] (note: ''cargo'' scoop not fuel scoop!)
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*Escape Pod As Standard
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*[[Equipment by Ship Class]]: Size of ship, tech level and grade all affect equipment performance
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*[[Equipment by Ship Role]]: Role of ship determines the extra equipment it might have
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*[[Escape Pod As Standard]]
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*[[Galactic Hyperdrive Reimagined]]: a rechargeable Galactic Hyperdrive (by ''scooping'' the fuel)
 
*[[Hyperdrives]]: size, tech level & equipment (''eg'' the [[Extra Energy Unit|EEU]]) all affect countdown time & maximum distance of witchspace jumps  
 
*[[Hyperdrives]]: size, tech level & equipment (''eg'' the [[Extra Energy Unit|EEU]]) all affect countdown time & maximum distance of witchspace jumps  
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*Indestructible Injectors
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*[[Indestructible Injectors]]
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*Masslock Compensator: passive (neutral) masslocks are less inhibitory than active (combative) masslocks.
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*[[Masslock Compensator]]: passive (neutral) masslocks are less inhibitory than active (combative) masslocks.
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*Power To Engines: 50% speed boost when weapons are off-line
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*[[Masslock Reimagined]]: Redspear's 4th Masslock-solving OXP  - his "piece de resistance"!
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*Star Fuel: speed bonus for fuel scooped from larger stars
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*[[Power To Engines]]: 50% speed boost when weapons are off-line
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*Traffic Redistributer: changing the speeds of different ships helps reduce mass-lock
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*[[Star Fuel]]: speed bonus for fuel scooped from larger stars
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*[[Traffic Redistributer]]: changing the speeds of different ships helps reduce mass-lock
  
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=== Ships ===
 
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*FdL Lightspeeder: a sleeker, faster, Fer-de-Lance
 
  
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=== Weapons ===
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=== Recommendations ===
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*Laser Combat Reimagined: pulse laser gets longer range, several new laser types, not all ships can carry all lasers.
 
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*[[New lasers]] 21 new lasers: availability depends on which species inhabits the planet!
 
  
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== Humour ==
 
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From the Bulletin Board
 
  
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'''Re: Introduce Yourself.'''
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When not talking about himself in the third person, Redspear likes to include some of his own recommended oxps in the 'signature' of his bulletin board posts. These are all oxps maintained by him and so he's well placed to understand how they interact.
  
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''Post by JamesonBond007 » Sat Apr 01, 2017 7:53 am''
 
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<blockquote>Hello, gentlemen!
 
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My name is ... mmm... Bond, Commander Jameson Bond :).
 
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Probably my story is not much different than others, but I think it has one strong difference. Through ELITE I learned English language. Not at all like native speaker, but enough to express my tons of thanks to developers for their brilliant job.
 
  
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In beginning of 90' when I was young teenager I had ZX Spectrum. When I first time saw ELITE I didn't understand what to do and what about the game. In same time I've got an instruction how to play and I fall in love to ELITE. In ELITE everything were in English. At that time there is no Internet nor translation of the game, neither friends who know English. But I had strong desire to understand everything in the game to play the one. I've got a dictionary and I began to translate ELITE for my own purposes. I travelled across eight galaxies, fought with pirates, mined asteroids, trade goods, completed all missions and became ELITE rank. I dreamed how it will be nice if such brilliant game would have nice graphics and much more missions, equipment, etc.
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The prospective user is encouraged to investigate (via the links) any that might be of interest prior to downloading. Some of his oxps are largely cosmetic, others make much more significant changes to the game which won't be for everyone. They should however all 'play nicely' together in any combination that the user sees fit.  
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After many years I've got a computer, Internet connection and my dream came back. I tried to play a lot of cosmosims, but all of them were not a tiny bit of that ELITE. Even I tried to play ELITE DOS version. :cry: I started to think to buy ELITE Dangerous, but… but… bingo! I found dreamed ELITE. Dreamed ELITE name is Oolite.
 
  
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Gen, sorry for my terrible English. I studied English by ELITE as described above.
 
  
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Sincerely yours ComJaBo </blockquote>
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=== Ships ===
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*[[FdL Lightspeeder]]: a sleeker, faster, Fer-de-Lance
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*[[Fighter-Explorers]]: adds modified versions of the Krait and Mamba that have hyperdrives but only a pulse laser by default.
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'''Re: Introduce Yourself.'''
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*[[Jane's Galactic Shipset]]: resizes and reattributes core shipset based on primary [[Classic Elite]] sources. In many cases changes one or more of mass, speed, energy, recharge, missiles, cargo, pitch and roll statistics.
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''Post by Redspear » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:02 pm''
 
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<blockquote>"Now listen carefully 007.
 
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This is a fully-equipped, state of the art, Cobra Mk III multi-role ship. The Mk I wasn't much to shout about, and the Mk II was a bit of a disaster to be frank, but this time I think we've cracked it.
 
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Homing missiles, military lasers front and rear, sides too should you need them, and a 7 light-year range. Fuel-injected thrusters, ECM anti-missile system, shield boosters and fuel scoops for self-sufficiency."
 
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"What's this?"
 
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"DON'T touch that 007... It's the trigger for the quirium cascade mine, a highly sensitive device that could blow up every hyperdive within the vicinity, including this one. You'd better be ready to run if you're going to deploy that, especially as I want the ship back in one piece this time! :| "
 
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"But of course :wink: "
 
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"Yes, well...
 
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With four energy banks she's pretty tough and fast enough to keep even you away from trouble... in theory :roll:
 
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There is also a passenger seat SHOULD you happen to fraternise with any of the locals :? "
 
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"Oh, you know me Q, I'll be very focused just getting on top of things :wink: "
 
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"Quite... Well you won't be needing the escape pod that comes with it then or the docking computers for hands-free landings, were you to be otherwise occupied."
 
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"Very thoughtful :wink: "
 
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"Do be careful 007 :| "
 
  
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=== Systems ===
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*[[Demand Driven Economy]]: new profitable runs which involve other commodities than just furs and computers
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*[[Paddling Pool]]: Turns the Leesti - Diso milk run into a much safer route for the beginning player.
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*[[Alien Systems OXZ]]: Accentuates differences between systems dominated by differing species (felines, avians, ''etc'').
  
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Welcome Mr. Bond.
 
  
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Once you enter Oolite you will find that escape is, quite impossible...
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== Experimentation ==
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Redspear has been working with [[User:Diziet Sma|Diziet Sma]] in trying to rescale the sizes in Oolite to come out with something that is more realistic - but also playable.
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*See [[Rescaling experiment]] for a description of the issues
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*See [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16159 Discussion thread] on the BB with links to his code for compiling
  
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Glad to have you with us and I hope you enjoy your stay
 
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</blockquote>
 
  
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The original with the emoticons is [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13795&start=898 here].
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=== Species ===
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A persistent trend in Redspear's thinking over the years has been one of weaving the differences in the species into Oolite gameplay:
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*Redspear has been working on [[Alien Systems OXZ]] for some years now
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*He has also been interested in possible impacts on trade routes:
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[[File:Redspear's Trade-Species Diagramme.png|thumb|left|800px|[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=256342#p256342 Musings on Species & Trade] (2017)]]

Latest revision as of 19:27, 27 March 2024

FdL Lightspeeder
Effects of Paddling Pool - click on image to expand
Lasers and power - from Laser Combat Reimagined
Analysis of masslock from Masslock Compensator
Analysis of equipment from Equipment by Ship Role
Without rescaling: Arrival at Leesti
With rescaling experiment: Arrival at Leesti

Redspear has stated that his overall philosophy is to make gameplay more enjoyable - and to avoid unneeded complexity.


OXPs

Be aware that in some cases Redspear placed a major essay in his threads explaining the justification for eg Re-imagining Laser Combat or Redistributing traffic.


Ambience (done with collaborators: Spara et al.)

  • Additional Planets SR Base Redspear, Spara, PHKB The in-game mechanism providing the base for the following texture packs.
  • Additional Planets Redux Pack Redspear, Spara and collaborators Textures from the old Redux pack
  • Additional Planets Demux Pack Redspear, Spara and collaborators Textures from the old Demux pack
  • Additional Planets SR Demux Volcanic Pack Redspear, Spara and collaborators More Demux textures.
  • Additional Planets SR Others Gas Giants pack Redspear, Spara and collaborators
  • Additional Planets SR: Alien Worlds Redspear, Spara and collaborators
  • Additional Planets SR: Earthlike Redspear, Spara and collaborators
  • Additional Planets SR: free bitmaps dusty Redspear, Spara and collaborators
  • Additional Planets SR: free bitmaps icy Redspear, Spara and collaborators
  • Additional Planets SR: free bitmaps rocky Redspear, spara and collaborators
  • Additional Planets SR: Ocean Worlds Redspear, Spara and collaborators

Equipment & Weapons

  • Laser Combat Reimagined: pulse laser gets longer range, several new laser types, not all ships can carry all lasers.
  • Missile Combat Reimagined: fragile ECMs & 4 types of missile
  • New lasers 21 new lasers: availability depends on which species inhabits the planet!
  • Tech Shuffle: increases TL at which fuel, cargo bay extensions and ECM are bought, thus changing early gameplay
  • Weapon Laws means that the government system now affects availability (not just the TL)


Mechanics


Recommendations

When not talking about himself in the third person, Redspear likes to include some of his own recommended oxps in the 'signature' of his bulletin board posts. These are all oxps maintained by him and so he's well placed to understand how they interact.


The prospective user is encouraged to investigate (via the links) any that might be of interest prior to downloading. Some of his oxps are largely cosmetic, others make much more significant changes to the game which won't be for everyone. They should however all 'play nicely' together in any combination that the user sees fit.


Ships

  • FdL Lightspeeder: a sleeker, faster, Fer-de-Lance
  • Fighter-Explorers: adds modified versions of the Krait and Mamba that have hyperdrives but only a pulse laser by default.
  • Jane's Galactic Shipset: resizes and reattributes core shipset based on primary Classic Elite sources. In many cases changes one or more of mass, speed, energy, recharge, missiles, cargo, pitch and roll statistics.


Systems

  • Demand Driven Economy: new profitable runs which involve other commodities than just furs and computers
  • Paddling Pool: Turns the Leesti - Diso milk run into a much safer route for the beginning player.
  • Alien Systems OXZ: Accentuates differences between systems dominated by differing species (felines, avians, etc).


Experimentation

Redspear has been working with Diziet Sma in trying to rescale the sizes in Oolite to come out with something that is more realistic - but also playable.


Species

A persistent trend in Redspear's thinking over the years has been one of weaving the differences in the species into Oolite gameplay:

  • Redspear has been working on Alien Systems OXZ for some years now
  • He has also been interested in possible impacts on trade routes:
Musings on Species & Trade (2017)
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