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[Roboboy33]

Can I haz tutorial?

[Fayrik]

Can I haz tutorial?

This was linked on the first page. It sounds pretty useful if you don't want to learn about Kepler's laws from Wikipedia, which is what I did.
Unless you want controls, which is basically just the numberpad.

[Zaphod]

http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/download.html


I'm on chapter 4 of lets play in space, but it doesn't say what scenario I'm supposed to be running to do the earth to moon trip. Can any one help me find the right scenario? I know there are a few other scenarios I can use to do earth to moon, but they all have slight inconsistencies with the guide (launch window, times, ect). Thats why I'm looking for the exact file.

[Robsoie]

http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/download.html


I'm on chapter 4 of lets play in space, but it doesn't say what scenario I'm supposed to be running to do the earth to moon trip. Can any one help me find the right scenario? I know there are a few other scenarios I can use to do earth to moon, but they all have slight inconsistencies with the guide (launch window, times, ect). Thats why I'm looking for the exact file.

I think the main problem is that this excellent tutorial was created before Orbiter 2010, and there have been scenarios change meanwhile.

I edited the "ready to take off" scenario to have your deltaglider starting in the same location, at the same date and setup the MFD as it's shown in the Fly me to the moon 4 - 4 , so logically you should have the same window and timing as in the tutorial.

Just copy paste the following that is between the spoiler tags in a text document and save the change as whateverthename.scn

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

BEGIN_DESC
OK, it’s your first runway takeoff, it’s night, and you’re going to the Moon. But no pressure. Just take it easy and don’t try to make the turn to heading too fast or too steep.
It’s easy to over-bank and end up heading west instead of east (you start out on the runway heading 330 and need to turn right to 90 as you climb out).
END_DESC

BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
  System Sol
  Date MJD 53772.0516020544
END_ENVIRONMENT

BEGIN_FOCUS
  Ship GL-01S
END_FOCUS

BEGIN_CAMERA
  TARGET GL-01S
  MODE Cockpit
  FOV 50.00
END_CAMERA

BEGIN_HUD
  TYPE Surface
END_HUD

BEGIN_MFD Left
  TYPE OAlign
  REF Earth
  TARGET Moon
END_MFD

BEGIN_MFD Right
  TYPE Map
  REF Earth
  OTARGET Moon
  BTARGET Habana
  ZOOM 4
  DISP 1711
END_MFD

BEGIN_VC
END_VC

BEGIN_SHIPS
ISS:ProjectAlpha_ISS
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS 3905716.00 5029237.81 -2176232.41
  RVEL 6106.986 -4686.841 139.471
  AROT 110.00 -10.00 80.00
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  XPDR 466
END
Mir
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS -5760325.89 -205786.54 -3364545.79
  RVEL 3904.388 -407.008 -6654.608
  AROT 0.00 -45.00 90.00
  IDS 0:540 100 1:542 100 2:544 100
  XPDR 482
END
Luna-OB1:Wheel
  STATUS Orbiting Moon
  RPOS -2060540.75 876563.54 -191.49
  RVEL -579.222 -1361.626 0.221
  AROT 0.00 0.00 -122.94
  VROT 0 0 10
  IDS 0:560 100 1:564 100
  XPDR 494
END
GL-01S:DG-S
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -80.6825940 28.5969240
  HEADING 330.01
  TANKCONFIG 1
  PRPLEVEL 0:0.995 1:1.000 2:1.0
  NAVFREQ 94 524 84 114
  XPDR 0
  NOSECONE 0 0.0000
  GEAR 1 1.0000
  AIRLOCK 0 0.0000
  PSNGR 2 3 4
  RCSMODE 0
END
SH-03:ShuttleA
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Habana:4
  HEADING 70.00
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000 1:1.000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  XPDR 0
  PODANGLE 0.0000 0.0000
  DOCKSTATE 0 0.0000
  AIRLOCK 0 0.0000
END
PB-01:ShuttlePB
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Habana:1
  HEADING 22.00
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
END
GL-02:DeltaGlider
  STATUS Landed Mars
  BASE Olympus:3
  HEADING 0.00
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000 1:1.000
  NAVFREQ 0 0 0 0
  XPDR 0
  NOSECONE 0 0.0000
  GEAR 1 1.0000
  AIRLOCK 0 0.0000
  RCSMODE 1
END
SH-01:ShuttleA
  STATUS Landed Moon
  BASE Brighton Beach:1
  HEADING 0.00
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000 1:1.000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  XPDR 0
  PODANGLE 0.0000 0.0000
  DOCKSTATE 0 0.0000
  AIRLOCK 0 0.0000
END
END_SHIPS

Then put it in the Scenario folder of your Orbiter install, and it will appear in the scenario list

[Zaphod]

thanks! I put .scn after the file name but it keeps saving as a text file no matter what.

[Robsoie]

If your text editor insist in saving
whatevername.scn
 into
whatevername.scn.txt

simply right click on the file , select "Rename" and change that text file name into :
whatevername.scn

[Zaphod]

still names it whaterber.scn.txt

[Robsoie]

You mean you can't manually remove the .txt in the end ?
That's strange, as it never happened on my system.

[Peewee]

1 Open text editor
2 Paste data
3 Save as type: *.*
4 Name it foobarbaz.scn

[Zaphod]

I made the file again from scratch and it seemed to work this time, I didn't do any thing different so IDK what happened the first time. Thanks!

[Robsoie]

Time for some justified necromancy.

I've been out of the Orbiter forum and addons loop for a while, still flying with my good old Ravenstar in Orbiter 2010 and just noticed that Orbiter 2014 has been in development since a while, and the beta can be downloaded if you want to build it from SVN :
http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=33798
someone made a video to explain how to install from svn :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgUaGYiqcLc

But from the thread, it's still buggy with some crashes and things that do not work right.
So if you're interested in Orbiter, it's recommended to stick to Orbiter 2010 .

A video (several months ago) of what's new in Orbiter 2014 (notice the terrain) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXeG6GUUBP8

 

And while i'm here, i had played with a nice city + vehicles addons and recommend Orbiter players to give it a look, it's very fun :
http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=29945
Very impressive what has been done there, you have cars, buses and can have some fun in the city, the most impressive part is that i experienced no performance problem, i didn't expected the Orbiter engine was able to take on those numerous objects , but it's doing it without any problem.

[Erkki]

Look at that terrain! Where do you need MS FS series now? 

[dennislp3]

Had no idea this was still being worked on...very awesome

[Robsoie]

Thread revival right now !

A few days ago (can't believe i missed it) ORBITER 2016 has been released !
http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=37409

Downloads there :
http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/

will be a while before i can try it as the download of this version is gigantic (for my connection), fortunately i still have my old version, Orbiter 2010-P1 that i still use from time to time

[Il Palazzo]

Finally!