You know you're addicted to Orbiter when...
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Hey I do that too!
They are pretty bad though, nowhere near as good as in Orbiter. A couple of barrels welded together does not equal a good space craft.
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I've had the most stupid ideas of all time... :rofl:
When you talk only about orbiter
When you use historical misisons to get some tips on how to fly in Orbiter
When you think all problems can be solved with math
When you only stop orbiter to eat, and sleep
When you make this thread
When you understand the game.
When you quit your job and dump your girlfriend to play orbiter
When you go thru periods when you think the exact same thing - it's far too good to be called a game.
When you shut down virus scanner before playing Orbiter because you think it will improve framerate.
When you have a love/hate relationship between your girl and orbiter.
When you say "I'm just gonna play for 30 minutes" and you end up playing more than 4 hours.
When the screen is burnt into your eyes and the music is burnt into your ears.
When you think about start dating the girl onboard a DG.
When you are thirsty because making yourself another cup of tea becomes not a priority
When you say lol after reading this...
When you talk only about orbiter
When you use historical misisons to get some tips on how to fly in Orbiter
When you think all problems can be solved with math
When you only stop orbiter to eat, and sleep
When you make this thread
When you understand the game.
When you quit your job and dump your girlfriend to play orbiter
When you go thru periods when you think the exact same thing - it's far too good to be called a game.
When you shut down virus scanner before playing Orbiter because you think it will improve framerate.
When you have a love/hate relationship between your girl and orbiter.
When you say "I'm just gonna play for 30 minutes" and you end up playing more than 4 hours.
When the screen is burnt into your eyes and the music is burnt into your ears.
When you think about start dating the girl onboard a DG.
When you are thirsty because making yourself another cup of tea becomes not a priority
When you say lol after reading this...
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lol
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I strongly disagree!
I never stop orbiter. I can eat and sleep while my ship is coasting.
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When you've thought about how cool it would be to have an Orbiter Version for your TI-84 Graphing calculator...
and yes, i've thought about that. The MFD's show all NECESSARY information (like the orbitMFD), but that would sure pass the time in Math class!
and yes, i've thought about that. The MFD's show all NECESSARY information (like the orbitMFD), but that would sure pass the time in Math class!
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When you realize how useless socialism and capitalism are for space exploration in Orbiter...
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James.Denholm
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^ Pre-made stuff dosen't count!
You know you're addicted when you see the "Sync" button in iTunes and the first think you think (or worse, say) is:
"I didn't know that iTunes simulates space flight!"
You know you're addicted when you see the "Sync" button in iTunes and the first think you think (or worse, say) is:
"I didn't know that iTunes simulates space flight!"
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You post to this same topic after 3 months, releasing you STILL ride the clutch to experience momentum updahillz
And you realise you've had orbiter for 3 years and you cannot:
Launch, Align, Sync, Dock, Deorbit and land on a designated spot --- but you play it anyway. (OOOOooooo. Pretty colours)
Anyway, any guides out their for me? Precision ascent and descent are the two main things i want....
Oh finally, you read this ENTIRE thread before posting to it. AGAIN!
And you realise you've had orbiter for 3 years and you cannot:
Launch, Align, Sync, Dock, Deorbit and land on a designated spot --- but you play it anyway. (OOOOooooo. Pretty colours)
Anyway, any guides out their for me? Precision ascent and descent are the two main things i want....
Oh finally, you read this ENTIRE thread before posting to it. AGAIN!
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When...
You can remember the location of all scenarios in your installation.
You play the same mission multiple times a month.
You wonder why the Orbiter never makes it into "game of the year" articles.
Any time you pick up a walkie-talkie or two-way radio, the first thing you do is to repeat ATC sounds from Oriter
Whenever you went anywhere outside with your friends, you think about using RCS when changing direction as you walk with them.
You've written several letters to the US and Russian President recommending to start a space project you saw in orbiter.
In college, after several hours in class, you think about EVA out of your class.
When trying unsuccessfully to snare that last Cheerio floating in your cereal bowl, you remarked, "darn with realistic physics!!"
On Halloween, you would like to dress like an DG crew member.
You've been pulled over by a policeman, and when asked to see your driver's license you replied, "I can make a slingshot around solar system and you are going to ask me for my driver license to see if I know how to drive?." And when he asks about your two friends in the back "I could jettison them for a colder reentry, if you want."
You dropped your religion and now live the Orbiter way.
You downloaded all Orbiter videos.
Whenever you buy a new appliance in US, you answer in Russian.
Whenever you catch sight of cars behind yours, you say "let's brake to set some distance from him"
When a cop catches you speeding, you floor it, saying "I have piloted at 7.5 km per second and no one stopped me before"
You ride your motorbike at top speed, and jump off with your back pack, thinking that it will let you fly.
You open and close elevator doors and think of it as airlock operation.
You have a DG figurine replacing the brand symbol on the hood of your car.
When accelerating your car to enter the freeway, you tell your passengers to strap in and prepare for take off.
You have so many addon files that you're rapidly running out of disk space and have to buy a bigger hard drive just to hold them all.
You have so many screenshots printed that you can't see your ceiling or floor, either.
You went through a state of depression when your vessel crashed at destination planet.
Your father asks you how fast your car is, and you reply, "Fast enough to escape from Earth, old man!"
You could have sworn you saw a Shuttle A container falling from sky during your trip to the grand canyon.
You refer to getting off the freeway as coming out of orbit.
You are a good pilot, but only lack the proper training.
By intense study you have actually figured out the location of every widget on a Delta Glider.
You argue about whether Orbiter is game or simulator.
You nickname your car the Big Space Plane.
When your mom asks you to clean your room, you say "when I reach Neptune"
You call your boss/teacher "ATC"
You went to the nearest recruiting center and asked to be assigned to a Delta Glider squadron
You have ever thought the world would be a better place if it was like Orbiter universe.
You now want to become an astronaut to see if all Neptune moons are spherical as shown in Orbiter.
Instead of saving for college, you save up for Orbiter cockpit you plan to build.
When your alarm clock goes off in the morning, your reply is, "I missed the launch window!"
You've ever found yourself in a chat room, training a new orbinaut.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends who are addicted to Orbiter.
You can remember the location of all scenarios in your installation.
You play the same mission multiple times a month.
You wonder why the Orbiter never makes it into "game of the year" articles.
Any time you pick up a walkie-talkie or two-way radio, the first thing you do is to repeat ATC sounds from Oriter
Whenever you went anywhere outside with your friends, you think about using RCS when changing direction as you walk with them.
You've written several letters to the US and Russian President recommending to start a space project you saw in orbiter.
In college, after several hours in class, you think about EVA out of your class.
When trying unsuccessfully to snare that last Cheerio floating in your cereal bowl, you remarked, "darn with realistic physics!!"
On Halloween, you would like to dress like an DG crew member.
You've been pulled over by a policeman, and when asked to see your driver's license you replied, "I can make a slingshot around solar system and you are going to ask me for my driver license to see if I know how to drive?." And when he asks about your two friends in the back "I could jettison them for a colder reentry, if you want."
You dropped your religion and now live the Orbiter way.
You downloaded all Orbiter videos.
Whenever you buy a new appliance in US, you answer in Russian.
Whenever you catch sight of cars behind yours, you say "let's brake to set some distance from him"
When a cop catches you speeding, you floor it, saying "I have piloted at 7.5 km per second and no one stopped me before"
You ride your motorbike at top speed, and jump off with your back pack, thinking that it will let you fly.
You open and close elevator doors and think of it as airlock operation.
You have a DG figurine replacing the brand symbol on the hood of your car.
When accelerating your car to enter the freeway, you tell your passengers to strap in and prepare for take off.
You have so many addon files that you're rapidly running out of disk space and have to buy a bigger hard drive just to hold them all.
You have so many screenshots printed that you can't see your ceiling or floor, either.
You went through a state of depression when your vessel crashed at destination planet.
Your father asks you how fast your car is, and you reply, "Fast enough to escape from Earth, old man!"
You could have sworn you saw a Shuttle A container falling from sky during your trip to the grand canyon.
You refer to getting off the freeway as coming out of orbit.
You are a good pilot, but only lack the proper training.
By intense study you have actually figured out the location of every widget on a Delta Glider.
You argue about whether Orbiter is game or simulator.
You nickname your car the Big Space Plane.
When your mom asks you to clean your room, you say "when I reach Neptune"
You call your boss/teacher "ATC"
You went to the nearest recruiting center and asked to be assigned to a Delta Glider squadron
You have ever thought the world would be a better place if it was like Orbiter universe.
You now want to become an astronaut to see if all Neptune moons are spherical as shown in Orbiter.
Instead of saving for college, you save up for Orbiter cockpit you plan to build.
When your alarm clock goes off in the morning, your reply is, "I missed the launch window!"
You've ever found yourself in a chat room, training a new orbinaut.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends who are addicted to Orbiter.
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When you have to go to IKEA and wonder why your cart does not enter orbit around the display with all the lamps.
When you later try the same thing with less velocity.
When you finaly left the SOI of IKEA and hope the car can handle the great distance and will not crash.
When you later try the same thing with less velocity.
When you finaly left the SOI of IKEA and hope the car can handle the great distance and will not crash.
Hail Probe!
(If you have ever shouted this at your TV while watching a space documentary on the History Channel, Discovery Channel, etc).
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Additionally, if, instead of working, you spend the last thirty minutes of your work day trying to think of philosophical sayings that embody "The Orbiter Way."
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When the most common application run on your computer is Orbiter (almost guilty)
When you try to explain to your friends something you did in Orbiter, and they just blow you off (guilty)
You cant stop thinking about what you'll do next in orbiter, During school (guilty)
You wonder how much the Government is hiding from you (As in, if there really is a brighton beach, if the Delta Glider really exists, etc) (Guilty)
You think you can fly any plane because you've docked to ISS (guilty)
When you try to explain to your friends something you did in Orbiter, and they just blow you off (guilty)
You cant stop thinking about what you'll do next in orbiter, During school (guilty)
You wonder how much the Government is hiding from you (As in, if there really is a brighton beach, if the Delta Glider really exists, etc) (Guilty)
You think you can fly any plane because you've docked to ISS (guilty)
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That's the storyline of the game Battlezone.
You start during cold war in the 1960s fighting the russians on the moon for the precious biometal that is great to make weapons, when suddenly something happens that forces both to unite...
It has american and soviet campaign.
Great storyline and steep learning curve.
Istochnikov
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Guilty
Or to feed my rabbits
(Guilty)Guilty for quitting my first job, and suspend AN ENTIRE BLOCK of my university
Guilty
Shutting down AV, Firewall, and letting run only the kernel (even in these conditions my Desktop's processor overcharges)
Ahem!!!
And later you rush eating all the topics for the exam you have the next day... Ahem!!!
AHEM!!! (only dating?!?!?!?
thoughts)ar81 said:
For developing??? (Guilty)
I add some things:
When you fly the DG (or the Béküo) in your lap in middle of an Electromagnetism Class (like me now
) and your teacher asks "what are you playin'????" not angry, but curious :rofl:When you model, launch and "opetate" a satellite ONLY for "talking by cell phone with your best friend" (due 'cos you don't go 5 mts beyond your mission for answering the phone), like my QUINCHO-A
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-9q0TER8NM | |
), worst, when you think your best friend will kill you if you don't launch this the 1-1-8 at 00:00 local time :sorry:
