Groups | Search | Server Info | Login | Register

Groups > comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.space-sim > #101

Oolite 1.90

Cross-posted to 3 groups.

Show all headers | View raw

Oolite is an open source clone of the classic space trading game Elite.

https://www.oolite.space/

Oolite: an open-world space opera

Among the seven trillion people who are - at least officially - 
Cooperative citizens, you are nobody. So far, anyway. You've got a ship, 
some weapons, and enough spare cash to get started - and one day, you 
might get the fame, wealth or glory you want. Perhaps one day, everyone 
might know your name. If, that is, you can survive that long.

The two thousand star systems of the Cooperative once enjoyed a golden 
age of peace and prosperity, and perhaps the wealthiest of them can 
still pretend to. The trade ships that once safely travelled between 
planets now have to be well armed and escorted to fend off pirate 
attacks, from small-time criminals desperate for their next meal, to 
powerful robber barons extracting tithes from everyone who passes 
through their space.

The Cooperative's police force, concentrated near a few influential 
planets, can no longer maintain order. The mercenaries they hire for a 
few credits a kill are too few, too unreliable to do so either. And in 
the darkness between the stars, an old enemy lurks, fearless, perhaps 
waiting for order to collapse entirely.

Good luck, Commander.

Oolite 1.90 is the latest stable release, pushing further into 
delivering a beautiful cosmos, while extending customizations scripting 
capabilities and promoting expansions realism, for the sole purpose to 
immerse you into an enjoyable gaming experience. Check out some feature 
highlights:

     Oolite Starter!
     Extended graphics capabilities for custom planets
     Improved and configurable planet atmosphere
     Filmic tone mapping and new universe lighting system
     Scripting, game experience improvements and bug fixes


Oolite Starter

OoliteStarter has been published. It makes installing or managing the 
hundreds of available Oolite expansions an adventure of it's own:

     Allows installations of the expansions from our new site 
https://oolite.space
     Visualizes the known interdependencies or conflicts of expansions
     Allows the sharing of expansion sets with other players - or your 
future self!
     Remembers which expansions were installed when playing/saving a game

Download from GitHub.
Extended graphics capabilities for custom planets

Custom planets now support normal and gloss maps, transforming dull 
planet mountains and canyons textures into a visual spectacle. 
Furthermore, taking advantage of the illumination map capability, the 
planet dark sides come to life!

Improved and configurable planet atmosphere

Atmosphere new configurable parameters, give the Expansion Packs 
developers the liberty to generate an atmosphere, matching what they 
have imagined for the worlds they are creating.
Specular Earth (screenshot by another_commander, edited by Getafix)

Filmic tone mapping and new universe lighting system

Further graphics improvements include filmic tone mapping, Oren-Nayar 
diffuse light model and increased light source radiance for better 
visibility of objects in space and more.


Scripting, game experience improvements and bug fixes

Scripters' arsenal has been enhanced with even more control on graphics, 
weapons, commerce and gameplay. Weapons now have individual sounds 
assigned to them. Turrets count information, where available, is added 
in Ship Library screen. The famous Lave planet appearance has been 
updated to further match its description. The navigation buoy has been 
renovated. More in-game functionality, like docking computer option and 
docking clearance, can now be assigned to joystick controller. As 
always, stability has also been further improved, with plenty of 
previous version bugs fixed.

Read the Oolite Bulletins announcement and get the complete log of 
Oolite 1.90 changes from the GitHub repository.

Back to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.space-sim | Previous | Find similar

Thread

Oolite 1.90 Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> - 2024-04-02 12:27 +0200

csiph-web