I could imagine interviews with add-on developers.
Theory-of-ops and block diagrams of how orbiter is put together, like a flowchart of a sorts.
A Q&A section.
Article on how you can get your name and some text put on a CD that is launched on missions, like for the new horizons and mer craft. I signed up on those. But what about future missions? How and where can we get info on this would be great!
This rag doesn't need to confine itself strictly to orbiter. We can talk about other aerospace things.
Lists of required reading and why, like go play in space. And orbital ops by smitty. deconstructions of this documentation and why it is good and why it is bad.
Reviews of earlier versions that had groundbreaking features.
Overviews of general trends in the orbiter community and orbiter itself. And addons.
Interviews with users and how they use orbiter to bring awareness to the space program.
Methodologies and general tutorials for add-ons, general ops, making mfd's, using the LUA script, using other modules, intro to programming.
Texture making, planet making, skin painting.
Things to wish for on new versions.
Interviews with regular players (orbinauts).
Hardware recommendations. Unique uses. Unique hardware installations.
Updates on add-ons.
Artwork based on screenshots or totally unique works of art.
A real-life astronomy section, updates on real-life spacecraft, orbital elements/ephemeris information or where to get it.
Lists of resources, web links, nasa publications.
Scenarios and challenges and how you solved them.
Reviews of freeware and payware tools used in creation of add-ons.
Reference charts and cut-out checklists for add-on ships.
Theory of spaceflight, what to expect in 20 years, 50 years..
Interviews with devs explaining how they do what they do, and what else they do.
Photoshoots of orbiter computer setups.
References and highlights of threads on orbiter-forum. These could be of any topic.
Speculations and real news on physics.
Things like this. But before any of this gets underway, we are going to need a name and logo and style of cover than can be consistent from issue to issue. Unless this is made to be printed out and stapled together, I recommend we don't go too overboard with gussying up the publication with tedious formatting activities. If done right, we could have a good ready reference potpourri.
I must also add, that much of the orbiter community is a dynamic one, things are always changing, and a lot REAL LOT of info is disseminated right here on these forums, in timely fashions too. And yet, it is also a slow-moving project, because there can be a few years between major releases of orbiter. And some add-ons can take a year to make as well. And I strongly believe the magazine will need to tie-in to the forums somehow.
As far as a world news page? I'd say put together a list of the top 20 sites. The list can change as needed. This world news section will be very difficult to maintain unless you have a real news crew and infrastructure at your disposal
I like the idea of add-on currently in development. That would be nice.
And you will need contributors, one person shouldn't work on a project like this. Opposing and different viewpoints and styles and insights are required.
What do you guys think?
