<s>
Oolite	B-Language
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
3D	O
space	O
trading	O
and	O
combat	O
simulator	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
"	O
Elite	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
contraction	O
of	O
object	B-Language
oriented	I-Language
Elite	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
Objective-C	B-Language
,	O
an	O
object-oriented	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
Oolite	B-Language
's	O
several	O
similarities	O
to	O
its	O
source	O
,	O
the	O
gaming	O
experience	O
is	O
enhanced	O
by	O
the	O
context	O
set	O
in	O
Elites	O
original	O
manual	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
accompanying	O
novella	O
,	O
The	O
Dark	O
Wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oolite	B-Language
is	O
licensed	B-License
under	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
for	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
while	O
resources	O
(	O
pictures	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
textures	O
,	O
models	O
)	O
are	O
dual-licensed	O
under	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
and	O
CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giles	O
Williams	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Oolite	B-Language
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2004	O
,	O
Oolite	B-Language
v1.0	O
was	O
released	O
but	O
remained	O
in	O
active	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
Mac	O
Oolite	B-Language
had	O
reached	O
v1.52	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
closely	O
following	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
developments	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
GNUstep	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
SGI	B-Operating_System
IRIX	I-Operating_System
and	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
on	O
Intel	O
architectures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
ports	O
include	O
the	O
same	O
functionality	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
which	O
includes	O
additional	O
support	O
of	O
native	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
integration	O
with	O
iTunes	O
,	O
Spotlight	O
and	O
Growl	O
support	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
releasing	O
the	O
stable	O
1.65	O
version	O
,	O
Williams	O
announced	O
he	O
would	O
stop	O
developing	O
Oolite	B-Language
after	O
implementing	O
updated	O
OpenGL	B-Application
shader	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
relicensed	O
under	O
the	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
bug-fix	O
update	O
to	O
Oolite	B-Language
1.76	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
is	O
to	O
evaluate	O
Oolite	B-Language
's	O
Deployment	O
configuration	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
way	O
upcoming	O
stable	O
releases	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
bug-fix	O
update	O
to	O
Oolite	B-Language
1.77	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Scenario	O
Support	O
System	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
essentially	O
allowing	O
people	O
to	O
rewrite	O
the	O
galaxies	O
,	O
ships	O
,	O
equipment	O
and	O
rules	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
new	O
space	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
Oolite	B-Language
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
additions	O
are	O
high-DPI	O
support	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
load	O
expansion	O
packs	O
over	O
HTTPS	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
mouse	O
wheel	O
for	O
speed	O
control	O
when	O
piloting	O
ships	O
using	O
a	O
mouse	O
(	O
Windows	B-Application
/	O
Linux	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Easy	O
Start	O
scenario	O
for	O
commanders	O
who	O
struggle	O
to	O
get	O
their	O
Lave-based	O
MkIII	O
combat-ready	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
fusion	O
of	O
physically	O
based	O
rendering	O
techniques	O
and	O
effects	O
produces	O
spectacular	O
Oolite	B-Language
visuals	O
that	O
have	O
never	O
looked	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
lighting	O
system	O
also	O
works	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Oolite	B-Language
's	O
materials	O
system	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
usage	O
of	O
materials	O
not	O
possible	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
currently	O
recommended	O
by	O
the	O
Oolite	B-Language
dev	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Elite	O
,	O
Oolite	B-Language
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
,	O
open-ended	O
,	O
single-player	O
space	O
trading	O
and	O
combat	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oolite	B-Language
spaceships	O
 '	O
principal	O
armaments	O
are	O
lasers	O
and	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
combats	O
are	O
dogfights	B-Device
and	O
the	O
ships	O
exhibit	O
non-Newtonian	O
flight	O
characteristics	O
,	O
being	O
immune	O
from	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
inertia	O
and	O
gravity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|Galactic	O
trade	O
map	O
of	O
Oolite	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Money	O
and	O
"	O
Elite	O
rating	O
"	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
built-in	O
forms	O
of	O
"	O
score	O
"	O
in	O
Oolite	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Money	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
destroying	O
pirate	B-Application
ships	O
and	O
collecting	O
bounty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
become	O
pirates	B-Application
themselves	O
,	O
attacking	O
merchantmen	O
and	O
other	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
bounty	O
is	O
awarded	O
for	O
destroying	O
non-pirate	O
ships	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
ship	O
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
cargo	O
can	O
survive	O
the	O
explosion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
modifications	O
for	O
Oolite	B-Language
have	O
expanded	O
the	O
gameplay	O
by	O
adding	O
in	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
ships	O
,	O
space	O
stations	O
,	O
trading	O
locations	O
and	O
open-ended	O
career	O
opportunities	O
such	O
as	O
courier	B-Protocol
or	O
hitman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
modifications	O
are	O
usually	O
called	O
OXPs	O
(	O
Oolite	B-Language
eXpansion	O
Pack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
more	O
than	O
1000	O
OXPs	O
available	O
for	O
Oolite	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
structure	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
‘	O
open–hooded’	O
,	O
objects	O
and	O
events	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
Oolite	B-Language
are	O
easily	O
modified	O
without	O
need	O
of	O
programming	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
Oolites	B-Language
first	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
many	O
from	O
the	O
Oolite	B-Language
community	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
coherent	O
modding	O
opportunities	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
fairly	O
large	O
pool	O
of	O
OXPs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionOolite	O
was	O
given	O
four	O
stars	O
and	O
the	O
Macworld	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
in	O
2007	O
:	O
"	O
Oolite	B-Language
(	O
Object	B-Language
Oriented	I-Language
Elite	O
)	O
is	O
as	O
addictive	O
and	O
compelling	O
today	O
as	O
Elite	O
was	O
in	O
1984	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
program	O
is	O
fully	O
extensible	O
with	O
new	O
ships	O
,	O
missions	O
and	O
planets	O
–	O
and	O
the	O
universe	O
you	O
explore	O
in	O
Oolite	B-Language
is	O
completely	O
open	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
TechRadar.com	O
listed	O
Oolite	B-Language
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
best	O
free	O
PC	O
games	O
you	O
should	O
play	O
today	O
:	O
"	O
Oolite	B-Language
takes	O
the	O
exact	O
same	O
,	O
brilliantly	O
compulsive	O
gameplay	O
[	O
as	O
Elite ]	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
slicker	O
,	O
faster	O
and	O
better	O
looking	O
–	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freewaregenius.com	O
reviewed	O
Oolite	B-Language
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
brilliant	O
remake	O
of	O
Elite	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
’re	O
starving	O
for	O
a	O
good	O
space	O
simulator	O
,	O
Oolite	B-Language
will	O
satisfy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NAG	O
Online	O
reviewed	O
Oolite''	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
true	O
classic	O
reincarnated	O
and	O
reimagined	O
:	O
a	O
must-play	O
for	O
space-sim	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
