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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|link|rating}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|link|rating}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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|current state    =
 
|current state    =
 
}}
 
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'''Key points'''
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{{++}} This game is open source.
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://aegidian.org/bb/ Official forums]
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{{mm}} [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Oolite_Main_Page Elite Wiki, Oolite Main Page]
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{{mm}} [https://github.com/OoliteProject/oolite Oolite GitHub project]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\oolite.app\GNUstep\Defaults\.GNUstepDefaults}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\oolite.app\GNUstep\Defaults\.GNUstepDefaults}}
{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Preferences/org.aegidian.oolite.plist}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Preferences/org.aegidian.oolite.plist}}
{{Game data/config|Linux|~/GNUstep/Defaults/.GNUstepDefaults}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/GNUstep/Defaults/.GNUstepDefaults}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Oolite\oolite.app\oolite-saves\}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Oolite/oolite-saves/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/GNUstep/Applications/Oolite/oolite-saves/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = true
|fov notes                  =  
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|fov notes                  = Set in game options ({{key|F2}}).
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Press {{key|ctrl}} + {{key|command}} + {{key|F}} on Mac and {{key|F12}} on Windows/Linux to toggle or setting in game options ({{key|F2}}).
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
|anisotropic notes          = Must change the value of setting <code>texture-anisotropy-scale</code>, see [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Hidden_Settings_in_Oolite#How_to_Change_Settings here] for more info.
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|anisotropic notes          = Must change the value of setting <code>texture-anisotropy-scale</code> in your config file to a value between 0 and 1, with 0 being no filtering and 1 being 16x.
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
|antialiasing notes        = Must change a the setting <code>anti-aliasing</code> to yes, see [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Hidden_Settings_in_Oolite#How_to_Change_Settings here] for more info.
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|antialiasing notes        = Must change the setting <code>anti-aliasing</code> in your config file to yes.
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = hackable
 
|key remap                = hackable
|key remap notes          = Edit <code>.../Resources/Config/keyconfig.plist</code> depending on the platform you're using, see [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Oolite_Keyboard_Controls here] for more info.
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|key remap notes          = Copy <code>{{p|game}}/oolite.app/Resources/Config/keyconfig.plist</code> to the ''AddOns'' folder and edit the copy, see [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Oolite_Keyboard_Controls here] for more info.
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|controller remap notes    = See [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Dizzy%27s_guide_to_Setting_up_Joystick_Axis_Profiles_in_Oolite_1.80 here] for more info.
 
|controller remap notes    = See [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Dizzy%27s_guide_to_Setting_up_Joystick_Axis_Profiles_in_Oolite_1.80 here] for more info.
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
|controller sensitivity notes= see above
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|controller sensitivity notes= See above
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Can enable or disable spoken messages but cannot adjust volume separately from master volume.
 
|surround sound            = unknown
 
|surround sound            = unknown
 
|surround sound notes      =  
 
|surround sound notes      =  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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|wing                  =  
 
|wing                  =  
 
|wing notes            =  
 
|wing notes            =  
|opengl versions        =  
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|opengl versions        = true
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows arm app        = false
|windows exe notes      = XP support removed sometime after 1.84.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171023214456/http://www.oolite.org:80/download/ Download Oolite - Oct 23, 2017]</ref>
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|windows exe notes      = XP support removed sometime after 1.84.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023214456/http://www.oolite.org:80/download/|title=Download Oolite - Oct 23, 2017|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos arm app          = unknown
|macos app notes        = PowerPC and 32-bit support was removed sometime after 1.76.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=16709&sid=7097840b89ab24d3bbe729f21d960276|title=Best version for OLD PPC Macs?|date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140414180609/http://www.oolite.org/download Download Oolite - Apr 14, 2014]</ref>
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|macos app notes        = PowerPC and 32-bit support was removed sometime after 1.76.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=16709&sid=7097840b89ab24d3bbe729f21d960276|title=Best version for OLD PPC Macs?|date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414180609/http://www.oolite.org/download|title=Download Oolite - Apr 14, 2014|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|linux powerpc app      = hackable
 
|linux powerpc app      = hackable
 
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 
|linux 32-bit executable= true
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|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface notes  =  
 
|interface notes  =  
|input            =  
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|input            = SDL
 
|input notes      =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|cutscenes        =  
 
|cutscenes        =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} Utilizes [http://www.gnustep.org/ GNUStep] on Windows/Linux and OPENSTEP/Cocoa on macOS.
 
{{ii}} Utilizes [http://www.gnustep.org/ GNUStep] on Windows/Linux and OPENSTEP/Cocoa on macOS.
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===Mods===
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Most modern OXZ mods (Oolite 1.80+) can be downloaded and installed with the [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Expansions_Manager Expansions Manager], but can also be downloaded manually and installed in your ''AddOns'' folder (see [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/OXP#Locating_your_AddOns_folder here] for specifics). The older OXP format can only be installed manually. Note that you can make some of the older box.com mod links work by replacing the '''www''' in their url with '''app''', so it becomes '''app.box.com'''.
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{{ii}} The OXZ mod list can be found [http://oolite.org/oxps/ here].
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{{ii}} Mod lists for the older OXP format can be found [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/OXP_List here] and [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Guide_to_Unlisted_OXPs here]. Some of these can also be tweaked by following [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=216177#p216177 this guide].
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = Vista, Service Pack 2
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minRAM  =  
 
|minRAM  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = OS X
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|minOS    = 10.6
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|minCPU  = an x64 Intel processor
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|minRAM  =
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|minHD    =
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|minGPU  =
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  =
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|recRAM  =
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|recHD    =
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|recGPU  =
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|notes    =
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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Oolite
Oolite cover
Developers
Oolite Project
Release dates
Windows July 2004
macOS (OS X) 2005
Linux 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Modes Singleplayer
Genres Open world
Art styles Realistic
Themes Space
Oolite on Wikipedia

Oolite is a singleplayer open world game.


Key points

This game is open source.

General information

Official forums
Elite Wiki, Oolite Main Page
Oolite GitHub project

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\oolite.app\GNUstep\Defaults\.GNUstepDefaults[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Preferences/org.aegidian.oolite.plist
Linux $HOME/GNUstep/Defaults/.GNUstepDefaults

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Oolite\oolite.app\oolite-saves\[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Oolite/oolite-saves/
Linux $HOME/GNUstep/Applications/Oolite/oolite-saves/

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Set in game options (F2).
Windowed
Press Ctrl + Command + F on Mac and F12 on Windows/Linux to toggle or setting in game options (F2).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Must change the value of setting texture-anisotropy-scale in your config file to a value between 0 and 1, with 0 being no filtering and 1 being 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Must change the setting anti-aliasing in your config file to yes.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Can enable or disable spoken messages but cannot adjust volume separately from master volume.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
XP support removed sometime after 1.84.[1]
macOS (OS X)
PowerPC and 32-bit support was removed sometime after 1.76.[2][3]
Linux
Most distros began phasing out the oolite package in 2019, so recent versions for ARM and PowerPC must be built from source.[4]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input SDL
Utilizes GNUStep on Windows/Linux and OPENSTEP/Cocoa on macOS.

Mods

Most modern OXZ mods (Oolite 1.80+) can be downloaded and installed with the Expansions Manager, but can also be downloaded manually and installed in your AddOns folder (see here for specifics). The older OXP format can only be installed manually. Note that you can make some of the older box.com mod links work by replacing the www in their url with app, so it becomes app.box.com.

The OXZ mod list can be found here.
Mod lists for the older OXP format can be found here and here. Some of these can also be tweaked by following this guide.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Vista, Service Pack 2
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU) an x64 Intel processor
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Download Oolite - Oct 23, 2017 - last accessed on May 2023
  2. Best version for OLD PPC Macs? - last accessed on 6 January 2022
  3. Download Oolite - Apr 14, 2014 - last accessed on May 2023
  4. Debian -- Package Search Results -- oolite - last accessed on 2021-05-27