Speed is proportional to thrust (which makes it Aristotelian rather than Newtonian). The main drive is a reactionless system for in-system movement.There are four drives and an afterburner-like addon: Oolite follows the unrealistic, gameplay-centered flight mechanics of the original Elite over the more realistic Newtonian mechanics in from Frontier which Pioneer followed. Humorous explanations for unusual planet descriptions which come from random generation, for example Celabile in Galaxy 1 known for the "Celabileian evil poet".The motley crew of a barely spaceworthy vessel is reflective of a situation that players may find themselves in, being too broke for critical maintenance and needing the money for cargo and other short term needs.
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Common themes in associated stories and mods This means that the "Ooniverse" can be considered a fixed collection of 2048 planets, although it is possible to generate and play in something else-which would not match the related fanfiction and may or may not clash with mods.Īlien races in Oolite commonly take the form of anthropomorphic animals. Oolite generates the galaxies pseudorandomly from a seed which is normally fixed at the same value as the original Elite. Each Thargoid ship releases a swarm of robotic fighters when threatened and if the ship is destroyed, these drones will continue to fight as long as there is another warship to control them. Thargoids are insectoid aliens of unknown origin who especially raid and harass shipping.
Witchdrives may mis-jump-whether from lack of maintenance or suicidal piloting-landing in a Thargoid ambush in deep space. The game prevents a galactic jump to these isolated areas, though they are found in related fiction and may be made accessible using mods. Story-wise this means that several systems are found in a small disconnected cluster or even found alone, in the case of Oresrati in Galaxy 8. Because of this, a player trying to complete a mission on schedule may have to travel a slightly longer route covering systems that are close together rather than making a small number of long jumps. There is a physical limit on the distance which can be traveled through hyperspace-also called witchspace -which has the peculiar property that travel becomes slower the further the jump. Within each galaxy, ships equipped with a "witchdrive" are able to travel between nearby stars. This cycles between the galaxies in order until you end up back at the first. Travel between galaxies is only possible with a single-use overcharged witchdrive. The galaxies are simply numbered in the galaxy map, although they area also known by names taken from an old version of Elite.
Oolite takes place in a science fiction setting spanning across eight galaxies. Others wished to ignore Frontier - hence the confusion! The story of the "Ooniverse" is also commonly (but not universally ) considered to roughly correspond with the short story The Dark Wheel which was included with purchases of the original Elite game The situation in-game
In the early days some of the authors and oxp-writers wished to syncretise Elite and Frontier (Oolite being positioned historically between the two). The authors of these disagree on the extent to which Oolite shares a common universe with Elite and its sequels, or is even completely distinct. The most 'official' lore may be seen as the anthology of Oolite short stories Alien Items. Rather, most of the story exists in the form of short stories and novellae. This is because there is not a great deal of story in the base game ( mods may add any amount). The Oolite story is a matter of some contention. 1.2 Common themes in associated stories and mods.
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