#4292240 - 08/31/16 07:02 PM
Re: Orbiter 2016 Released
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Dat porno music Oh so that is what it sounds like Well it is appropriate, it's about things rising and shooting into space Edit: Music: Dougie WOOD lol no you just could not make that up
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#4293498 - 09/04/16 02:35 PM
Re: Orbiter 2016 Released
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I've downloaded the hi res terrains for Earth, Moon and Mars but I have no idea what to do with the resulting ".tree" files...
Any ideas?
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#4293508 - 09/04/16 02:59 PM
Re: Orbiter 2016 Released
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Orbiter always intrigued me, but when it came down to playing it, it was just too dry for me. I ended up learning a lot more about Space exploration from KSP. I'm sure the physics etc are far more authentic in Orbiter though.
Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Carl Sagan
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#4294208 - 09/07/16 06:36 PM
Re: Orbiter 2016 Released
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I've downloaded the hi res terrains for Earth, Moon and Mars but I have no idea what to do with the resulting ".tree" files...
Any ideas? You need to put them into their respective folders in the Textures directory of the main install. You can either add a .old to the low res versions, or completely overwrite them. Here's a link to the installation instructions for the hi-res files: http://web1.orbiter.us/tex_help.html#tex_installOrbiter always intrigued me, but when it came down to playing it, it was just too dry for me. I ended up learning a lot more about Space exploration from KSP. I'm sure the physics etc are far more authentic in Orbiter though. Different strokes for different folks. I actually prefer the no-nonsense and engineering feel of Orbiter, and found KSP to be a little to kitschy for me. I also like that Orbiter is "real." When you fly through the solar system, you're flying through ours, not a fictional one. Especially with the hi-res terrains with the new release. The planets have never been more beautiful, especially Earth.
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#4294262 - 09/07/16 09:24 PM
Re: Orbiter 2016 Released
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Absolutely Rambler, each to their own.
I use mods such as MechJeb and Kerbal Engineer to help make things a little more scientific than just guestimating if you have enough Delta-V for a specific task etc. I also like the problem solving aspect to KSP (ie a big part of the game is that you have to design your own spacecraft). More than once I have flown a perfect mission only to realize that I forgot to include a parachute in the design, or a solar panel to recharge the batteries.
KSP allows you to learn some quite complex, and sometimes less than intuitive concepts in a very simple way. Questions such as "you are in the same orbit as a space station but behind it by 100nm, which way do you burn to close the distance?" become very easy to answer after messing around with KSP.
The little green guys don't bother me too much, although I would like to see it possible to replace them with Human Astronauts. There is already a real solar system mod out there if I recall correctly.
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Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Carl Sagan
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#4294330 - 09/08/16 02:25 AM
Re: Orbiter 2016 Released
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I've downloaded the hi res terrains for Earth, Moon and Mars but I have no idea what to do with the resulting ".tree" files...
Any ideas? You need to put them into their respective folders in the Textures directory of the main install. You can either add a .old to the low res versions, or completely overwrite them. Here's a link to the installation instructions for the hi-res files: http://web1.orbiter.us/tex_help.html#tex_install Thanks!
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