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[breadbocks]

Lvl 13 would be fine with me. But I want it consistent.

[bluephoenix]

15 would be better though

[Carrion]

I went through your tutorial, Robsoie.  It worked really well and I was able to get to the target within several kilometers, however, I wasn't spot on and since it was night I was kinda lost as to how to leave the descent and navigate to Ascension Island.  Before I could get my bearings and hit the engines, I was too low and falling too quickly.  Crashed into the ocean.

One question.  Do you recommend doing the retro burn on the final, and closest, orbit?  When exactly to do the burn wasn't clear to me, though it only really makes sense to do it on the closest orbit.

[Robsoie]

Don't worry, it's just a matter of practice, i dropped many, many shuttles in the ocean, when they were not overshooting too much and ran out of fuel before managing to come back

The retrograde burn occurs indeed in the orbit that you worked to be the closest to your target.
In the MFD it should happen in the opposite side of the world in comparison to the target to be safe


You can try closer to the target if you want, but the closer you're going to be from your targetted base, the more you're increasing the chances you're going to fall like a brick and/or burn horribly in the atmosphere.

[Carrion]

Very good.  That's what I thought but I wanted to make sure.  Nice diagram, by the way.  Well, I'm going to give it another go.

[bluephoenix]

What are your add-ons that you think is a must have in every orbiter install (Apart from orbiter sound of course)?
I for example think the delta-glider IV, UCGO and the XR series are a must for every fresh orbiter install.

[Nistenf]

I always install Sound, high level textures, UMMU, XR Vessels, UCGO. Probably the UCGO containers for the XR2 and 5 too

[bluephoenix]

There are UCGO for the XR series? I must have not noticed them, I will look for them now.

[Nistenf]

http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4571
http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4572
http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4657

There they are =)

[bluephoenix]

Awesome, thanks.

I wonder when will the XR2 mk2 come out?  I can't wait for it's virtual cockpit.

[Nistenf]

I wonder too, the mesh looks so good and a functional VC will make it the best vessel in Orbter

[GaelicVigil]

Wish someone would make a version of Orbiter that was a little more "game" and a little less "simulator".  It seems we only get the two extremes in the space exploration genre.  I'd love to land on Mars in Orbiter, run outside and start exploring like a TES game or something, and discover an alien or two.

[Il Palazzo]

Wish someone would make a version of Orbiter that was a little more "game" and a little less "simulator".  It seems we only get the two extremes in the space exploration genre.  I'd love to land on Mars in Orbiter, run outside and start exploring like a TES game or something, and discover an alien or two.

Have you tried the Elite series?
If that's not satisfying enough, then I suppose you'll have to wait for Infinity(meaning the upcoming MMO game, not the waiting time).

[bluephoenix]

Wish someone would make a version of Orbiter that was a little more "game" and a little less "simulator".  It seems we only get the two extremes in the space exploration genre.  I'd love to land on Mars in Orbiter, run outside and start exploring like a TES game or something, and discover an alien or two.

Have you tried the Elite series?
If that's not satisfying enough, then I suppose you'll have to wait for Infinity(meaning the upcoming MMO game, not the waiting time).

Isn't that the ASCII game with no regards to physics, looks cool but I would class that as pure game.

[Il Palazzo]

Don't know which one you mean, as neither Elite, nor Infinity fit your description.
Only the first installment of Elite had arcade "physics". Elite II: Frontier, and Frontier: First Encounters have both newtonian physics flight model(however simplified). No ascii graphics - only vector-based 3d objects.
Similarly with Infinity. The game is still long way from being released, but the combat model is downloadable from it's website.