martins
Orbiter Founder
Please try out the release candidate.
It's available as ZIP and MSI package:
Both versions are about 2.5GB in size.
Note that the MSI version is packaged as a self-extracting exe. This was necessary because the MSI format doesn't allow for MSI files larger than 2GB, so I had to include the actual contents as external CAB files. The SFX file simply extracts the MSI and CAB files, and then launches the MSI installer.
It still installs like a normal Windows application, i.e. can be uninstalled the usual way.
The packages contain the latest Orbiter beta snapshot (SVN r.58), plus low-resolution versions of the planetary textures. I've included some local high-res areas as showcases:
Please install the RC into a new directory. Don't install it into your SVN beta checkout directory. Otherwise it gets hard to test, and might upset your SVN version.
There is also a D3D7 client to go with this RC, if you want to try it:
http://mirror.orbiter-radio.co.uk/orbiter/assets/packages/Orbiter_RC/d3d7client2016.zip
I'm going to update the download site for the planet texture packs to align with the RC, essentially removing the low-res packs (which are now bundled into the Orbiter package), and switching the high-res to the new compressed archive format.
Please let me know what you find regarding major problems. Keep in mind that Orbiter remains a work in progress, so this release won't be (and doesn't aim to be) perfect. I won't add any more features, and will leave minor problems to upcoming patches. Otherwise we might wait another six years for the release.
It's available as ZIP and MSI package:
- ZIP: http://mirror.orbiter-radio.co.uk/orbiter/assets/packages/Orbiter_RC/Orbiter2016.zip
- MSI: http://mirror.orbiter-radio.co.uk/orbiter/assets/packages/Orbiter_RC/Orbiter2016.exe
Both versions are about 2.5GB in size.
Note that the MSI version is packaged as a self-extracting exe. This was necessary because the MSI format doesn't allow for MSI files larger than 2GB, so I had to include the actual contents as external CAB files. The SFX file simply extracts the MSI and CAB files, and then launches the MSI installer.
It still installs like a normal Windows application, i.e. can be uninstalled the usual way.
The packages contain the latest Orbiter beta snapshot (SVN r.58), plus low-resolution versions of the planetary textures. I've included some local high-res areas as showcases:
- Earth: KSC
- Earth: Alps
- Moon: Area around Brighton Beach
- Mars: Valles Marineris
- Mars: Olympus Mons
Please install the RC into a new directory. Don't install it into your SVN beta checkout directory. Otherwise it gets hard to test, and might upset your SVN version.
There is also a D3D7 client to go with this RC, if you want to try it:
http://mirror.orbiter-radio.co.uk/orbiter/assets/packages/Orbiter_RC/d3d7client2016.zip
I'm going to update the download site for the planet texture packs to align with the RC, essentially removing the low-res packs (which are now bundled into the Orbiter package), and switching the high-res to the new compressed archive format.
Please let me know what you find regarding major problems. Keep in mind that Orbiter remains a work in progress, so this release won't be (and doesn't aim to be) perfect. I won't add any more features, and will leave minor problems to upcoming patches. Otherwise we might wait another six years for the release.
