I've just started using Orbiter 2016 with the hires planetary textures and I have to say I am a bit disappointed that the surface of bodies such as the Moon and Mars are not shaded correctly.
I thought the whole point of having elevation data was to shade the surfaces realistically.
Maybe I...
I have finally downloaded Orbiter 2016 and I have forgotten which basic improvements I downloaded for 2010.
There were things like Spacecraft 2 or 3, sound upgrades and various others.
Can anyone point me to info about the best things to get straight away for 2016?
Thanks for any help.
No. I am not doing anything different to what I was doing when it worked perfectly.
Actually, it might be something to do with that. I will investigate.
The RCS thrusters on any ship that I use keep getting stuck on (usually UP rotation). I can turn off the RCS and kill the rotation with the scenario editor, but as soon as I turn on the RCS, the thrusters come on.
Any ideas?
(Orbiter 2010, Windows XP)
Problem solved. It was nothing to do with the system and its planets and everything to do with the scenario file. For some unearthly (;)) reason the scenario file had given my Shuttle-A a PAYLOAD MASS = 120000. There is a rational explanation for everything.
Oops.
:blush:
OK. Here is the file for my Earth-like planet.
; === Configuration file for planet Enn ===
Name = Enn
EllipticOrbit = TRUE
HasElements = TRUE
; === Planetary Mean Orbits ===
Epoch = 2000.0 ; J2000
SemiMajorAxis = 9.9e10 ; meters
Eccentricity = 0.00005
Inclination = 0...
I have made my own fictional solar system and I was pretty proud of it until I tried to take off in a Shuttle-A from my Earth-like planet. I couldn't. The surface gravity was 1.7 MN! This on a planet that is very similar in size and mass to the Earth. Strange.
So, I made another planet very...
I've done it using the Spotlight 2 keys. In order to use the UCGO Shuttle-A with a spotlight I have to cut-and-paste part of the scenario file into another scenario.
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