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Oolite for Mac

Pirate and bounty hunting sim game (beta).

Free
In English
Version 1.88
4.0
Based on 8 user rates

Oolite overview

Oolite is a space sim game, written for OS X in Objective C using Cocoa and OpenGL. It was written as my response to the withdrawal of Elite - The New Kind from the internet. Although inspired by the work of Christian Pinder, following David Braben and Ian Bell, the work is an independent interpretation and expansion of the original game.

Oolite is designed as a small game that is easy for users to pick up and expand upon. Almost every aspect of the game can be modified using simple, free graphics packages and text-editors.

What’s new in version 1.88

Version 1.88:
New features:
  • Much improved lighting system and graphics enhancements
  • New look for planets and atmospheres
  • Support for up to four joysticks and flight control improvements
  • Scripting and AI improvements, optimizations, quality of life improvements and bug fixes

More detailed version changes are here.

Oolite for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.88
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4.0

(23 Reviews of Oolite)

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  • User Ratings

Naoh
Naoh
Jul 22 2015
1.82
0.0
Jul 22 2015
0.0
Version: 1.82
Just a quick heads-up to those of you out there who have Macs with Retina displays. It seems the new zoomable map doesn't work properly on a Retina display. From what I can tell, it scales itself to a certain number of pixels, rather than scaling with the rest of the interface. For the time being, I recommend sticking with the previous release until this bug is ironed out. (Hopefully very soon.)
Zedbailey
Zedbailey
Aug 31 2010
1.74.2
0.0
Aug 31 2010
0.0
Version: 1.74.2
Download link doesn't work. Another source to download it?
myy'q
myy'q
Jun 29 2010
1.74.1
5.0
Jun 29 2010
5.0
Version: 1.74.1
Amazing rendition of the 80s space opera Elite. I've been playing it for about 3 months now and am blown away by not only rediscovering Elite's gameplay but seeing how Oolite manages to improve on it. The game being almost completely scriptable allows the surprisingly large community around Oolite to extend it with superb graphics, engaging missions, believable environments and even fan fiction to engulf the player, all of that free to download and discover!
Guest
Guest
Oct 15 2005
1.55
5.0
Oct 15 2005
5.0
Version: 1.55
I played this game on an Acorn electron years ago. it's always been one of my favourites and is still a great game. Thanks for making this version for the Mac and keep up the good work. Haven't had it crash once on me yet, always works fine. :)
Guest
Guest
Jun 15 2005
1.5.1
5.0
Jun 15 2005
5.0
Version: 1.5.1
This game just keeps getting better and better. Giles has done a lot of hard work improving gameplay and game features. Top job!!!!
jaranhaban
jaranhaban
May 30 2021
1.88
5.0
May 30 2021
5.0
Version: 1.88
myy'q
myy'q
May 9 2011
5.0
May 9 2011
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Oct 15 2005
5.0
Oct 15 2005
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jan 1 2005
4.0
Jan 1 2005
4.0
Version: null
Pete11
Pete11
Sep 13 2004
4.0
Sep 13 2004
4.0
Version: null
Capn-Hack
Capn-Hack
Aug 23 2004
4.0
Aug 23 2004
4.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jul 28 2004
2.3
Jul 28 2004
2.3
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jul 13 2004
2.5
Jul 13 2004
2.5
Version: null