The Courier turned, its rear gun mounting tracking the Coran’s Mk1 Cobra. Fierce energy fire burst out. The Mk1 Cobra was sent tumbling and exploded, pieces of hull and equipment dispersing into the darkness. Further bursts caught Red’s Krait, Rebecca saw the Krait’s shields collapse and a burst of fire drove straight into the hull…from Status Quo by Drew Wagar
Oolite is a space sim game, inspired by Elite, powered by Objective-C and OpenGL, and designed as a small game that is easy for users to pick up, modify and expand upon. Almost every aspect of the game can be changed by using simple, free graphics packages and text editors.
Originally written for Mac OS X, and under continuous development for over five years, Oolite is available for Mac OS X (10.3.9 and higher) and PCs running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Linux. It requires at least a 400 MHz processor, 256 MiB of memory, and a graphics card capable of accelerating OpenGL graphics.
The game and source code are offered for free under the GNU General Public License.
Oolite (Object Oriented Elite) is as addictive and compelling today as Elite was in 1984. ★★★★ (Editor’s Choice)
Macworld UKThey may seem archaic, but Elite and Oolite are hugely engrossing and enjoyable.
Linux FormatOolite takes the exact same, brilliantly compulsive gameplay [as Elite] and makes it slicker, faster and better looking - for free. If the core package isn't thrilling enough, there are expansion packs available, too.
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