Hi..I'm new

[Jebusy]

hey every1...im completely new too orbiter and after some messing around on orbiter i realised im not guna get anywhere without help...trying to read and understand go play in space but is there any other way of enjoying the game without having to learn some maths and stuff?

 

[Urwumpe]

hey every1...im completely new too orbiter and after some messing around on orbiter i realised im not guna get anywhere without help...trying to read and understand go play in space but is there any other way of enjoying the game without having to learn some maths and stuff?

Go play in space is as math free as spaceflight can get. If you don't like it, Orbiter is very likely not your kind of beer.

 

[Belisarius]

He's right... There's a learning curve here that will make your head hurt for a week or so, then if you stick with it, it's a piece o' cake

 

[TSPenguin]

You don't need much math at all (I manage to get around pretty much without it) but you need to understand a lot of complex and unusual concepts and that is what makes it hard and fun. It is defenitely worth it.

Try to understand the Orbital Operations tutorial, maybe it is easier to learn from that. I never liked go play in space for myself.
Start with an easy ship (DG) and take it one step at a time.
Always keep in mind, this is a simulation and no game!

 

[Jebusy]

thnx guys...making slow progress...duno if im alowed say this without startin a new thread but is something like the delta glider even possible?

 

[TSPenguin]

Not with current technology or let's better say currents technologys efficiency.
There are some problems fitting it all in the frame etc. but we are pretty close.
There had been discussions but I am currently unable to remember if it was here or on the old M6 forum. If you are interested in this you might have luck using the search function.

Happy Orbiting

 

[Linguofreak]

You don't need much math at all (I manage to get around pretty much without it) but you need to understand a lot of complex and unusual concepts and that is what makes it hard and fun. It is defenitely worth it.

The concepts are actually rather straightforward and everyday. We just are used to how they interact with each other under the conditions present on the surface of the Earth, rather than those in space. We tend to treat the ways we see the concepts interacting with each other as if they were the concepts themselves, so what we expect in space ends up being different from reality...

 

[TSPenguin]

Well said!