‘Oolite‘ is a space sim game, available for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows.
It was written by Giles Williams in homage to the original ‘Elite‘ created by David Braben and Ian Bell. ’Oolite’ is an independent interpretation and expansion of the original game.
The original ’Elite’ came with a Novella called ‘The Dark Wheel’, which set the tone and backstory for the game. Drew’s stories aim to do the same for ‘Oolite’, and provide gamers with a tapestry against which to make their own mark on the ‘Ooniverse’…
All of the ‘Oolite’ Stories are freely available and are licensed under the Creative Commons scheme.
Status Quo (2006) – “A brilliant scientist uncovers a terrifying plot to begin a galactic war. Aided by a talented, but reluctant and embittered combateer, he must stop the deployment of a super weapon he invented. A weapon so powerful it threatens to destroy entire worlds.”
Mutabilis (2008) – “When a series of linked murders forces GalCop to outlaw the shadow organisation known as ‘The Dark Wheel’, a mysterious top secret document must be found in order to stave off a galactic conflict. The document contains a devastating secret; the key to domination, power and control. A secret as old as space itself, the location of the legendary planet ‘Raxxla’”.
Schism – ”Lumbering through the deeps of space are the Generation Ships; huge self contained transports driving between the stars at sublight speeds in the midst of thousand year journeys to populate new planets. After 30 generations, a staggering and devastating truth is revealed to the occupants of one such ship…”
Nine – “The story of an attempt to reach the ‘ninth’ chart. As players familiar with Elite and Oolite will doubtless know there are only eight charts reachable by Galactic Hyperspace. Does the ninth chart exist? Can it be reached? If so, what’s there? This is a slightly chilling tale of the ‘Ooniverse’…”
Ascension – ”A tale of what might happen when an example of sophisticated technology is suddenly thrust upon a backward culture steeped in religion.”
Replay – “Difficult to describe even in summary without giving away the plot. It’s only three and a half pages long, so won’t take you long! Suffice to say, things aren’t always what they seem.”
The Oolite Stories should soon be visible from the sci-fi search engine scifimatter.com
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