Jens "McGonigle" Lindblad previews the fabulous new space simulator.
http://www.simhq.com/_air14/air_511a.html

I have been keeping an eye on this Space game since they first posted at SimHQ. The title reminds me much of a cross breed of the original 2D Lunar Lander (played it for ages in the late 70s), Darklight Conflict and Battlezone 1 & 2, this should be of great compliment. I can see liking the game but my wishes is to also have a simulator like the Eagle Lander 3D (http://eaglelander3d.com/) that works with Windows 7 and/or Linux. Thanks for the write up Guod!

Jens gets all the kudos for the write-up. I just post 'em.

Great review Jens. I am just getting started with Lunar Sim Sean Edwards put together.
I am very impressed with the graphics, but as with all new sims, there is a learning curve
getting it all to work. Like orbiter you can`t just jump into this and go. It will take
me some time to figure it out.

I absolutely agree: There ought to be a TMA-1 site, somewhere at the Tycho crater.

Nice write up, I too am just trying to get to grips with it.

2 Things I would like to see if possible:

Firstly multi monitor support, the fact that you can have multiple views would lend itself brilliantly to multi screens! The ability to drag and shape each window would be a bonus.

As soon as I saw the demo I also thought.... IPAD!!! I think this would make a great IPAD App, any chance?

Cheers

1: Unfortunately it's not something Unity Supports, I have thought about allowing you to resize and position the onscreen elements in fullscreen mode. That wont make it into version 1 though but may come as a later update.

2: I have actually been contacted by a publisher about doing an iOS or mobile platform version but as I am currently the only person that works on the game and porting it to a smaller scale less powerful device is not trivial, the PC version is a priority. If it makes enough money that I can give up my day job it maybe something I will pursue.

I am planning a series of Training Videos to demonstrate how best to use all the instruments and maintaining stable flight. I am also going to put together a manual.

Ultimately Lunar Flight is a skill based game and I am aware of the challenge it presents to newcomers but I am confident that with practice and experience you will get much better and find it much more rewarding as your skill increases. I have a few dedicated players whom show a great deal of skill and this is reflected in their Pilot Leaderboard Stats.

Looks cool! So if I donated $10 today would I get access to the beta? I assume since its a donation that it does not get applied to final release price, right? I don't have a problem with that, just curious.

Supporting the resizing of the views would be a very welcome addition!

And with regards to the Ipad-iOS version... well lets hope you make lots of money then

Also, tutorials would be very welcome indeed!