---
name: "oolite"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "oolite"
version: "1.84-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/oolite"
---

# oolite(6)

a space-sim game

## NAME

Oolite - a space-sim game

## SYNOPSIS

**oolite**\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page briefly documents **Oolite**.

**Oolite** is a reinterpretation of the 8-bit classic space shooter/trading game **Elite**, which was written by Ian Bell and David Braben.\

## FAQ

**What is the purpose of the game?**\
 To fly from planet to planet, buying and selling goods, shooting pirates or committing acts of piracy. There's no goal other than perhaps to achieve the rank of **ELITE**.\

**How do I quit?**\
 While docked, use the 'F2' key. When in flight, use the 'p' key.\

**I'm still confused, how do I play?**\
 Documentation can be found in the */usr/share/doc/oolite* directory. You should start with **README.TXT.gz** for window settings. Then, the **PLAYING.TXT.gz** document gives a basic overview of the controls.\
 For a full description of all controls, please see the "Oolite Reference Sheet" (**OoliteRS.pdf**) which is suitable for printing out.\

**Where can I find more information?**\
 For the nostalgic, Ian Bell's "Space Traders Flight Training Manual" for the original BBC Elite is still a very good introduction to the game and can be found online ⟨URL: http://home.clara.net/iancgbell/elite/manual.htm ⟩.\
 A large amount of additional information, including advice for newcomers, **O**olite E**x**pansion **P**acks (OXP), the Elite/Oolite wiki, and the Oolite Bulletin Board is linked from the Oolite home page ⟨URL: http://www.oolite.org/ ⟩.

- **What do the various colors represent on the radar?**

  • White - unpowered items that can't mass-lock the in-system drive.\
   • Green/Yellow - navigation buoys.\
   • Yellow - powered craft.\
   • Red - powered craft identified as hostile.\
   • Green - space stations.\
   • Green/Red - thargoids\
   • Purple - police\
   • Blue/Red - police on intercept\
   • Red/Yellow - active mine (about to detonate)\

## AUTHOR

Oolite was written by Giles Williams and others, and it was ported to the GNU/Linux operating system by the Oolite Linux project. The original version can be found at the Oolite home page ⟨URL: http://www.oolite.org/ ⟩.

This manual page was written by Eddy Petrisor \<eddy.petrisor@gmail.com\>, for the Debian project and updated by various maintainers, (but may be used by others).