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Thanks Francisdrake! I tried to use this map but the edges of the lines don't quite create the best result, so I used bump maps superimposed over surface textures for reference. It's actually more challenging than I imagined to make realistic but still-recognisable maps, Mars being the outlier...

Mr Martian submitted a new addon: New MFD Maps - Jovian Moons - New MFD vector maps for the four main Jovian moons Read more about this addon...

This is a simple addon which adds MFD maps for the four main Jovian moons; Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Calisto. The download includes both hi-res and low-res options. If people like this addon and want to see more, please let me know in the comments. I plan on uploading maps for the outer...

Thanks Francisdrake! I know exactly what you mean. I added a resolution reduction tool to the program I’ve developed which I used to generate the low-res maps. Just in the process of optimising it. Ideally I’d like to reduce those really obvious single-lines and triangle/diamonds. Once that’s...

Mr Martian submitted a new addon: New MFD Maps - Inner Planets - Updated/new MFD vector maps for the inner planets and moons Read more about this addon...

This is a simple addon which adds and updates MFD maps for the inner planets, their moons, and Ceres and Vesta. The download includes both hi-res and low-res options, including an optional low-res Earth map. Note the hi-res Mars and moons are the same as my previous addon here. If people like...

Yes absolutely. I’m unfamiliar with license declaration though, would all I need to do be to specify somewhere in the add on post/readme that it is MIT license? I would expect that this and any further maps I make would be under such license, and would be very happy to see them included in...

Happy to raise it in the Orbiter development thread. I think the vector map format is good as it allows for customised maps (especially useful for custom planets). Best obviously if there’s a way to draw with a better method than HDC.

IMHO, PR? You’ll have to forgive me I’m not familiar with those acronyms…

Interesting feedback about the frame rate drop. Do you get the same drop with Earth’s map? From memory the vertex-count should be similar. Not an issue to make lower-count versions though. Regarding how I made it, I made it by manually drawing the shapes over a reference height map in a tool I...

Thank you Boxx, just wondering, what do you mean by the license, are you referring to this addon?

Mr Martian submitted a new addon: Mars and Moons Map for MFD - Updated mars contour map for Map MFD Read more about this addon...

This is a simple addon which replaces Orbiter's default map for Mars used by the Map MFD with a more accurate one, and adds maps for both Phobos and Deimos. Currently only Earth, Mars, Venus, and the Moon have maps for Map MFD. If people like this addon and want more MFD maps for other planets...

Okay done! I have converted the default ShuttlePB.sln and have it working. That being said, when I try to create a blank project from scratch I get all kinds of build errors, like 'error C2440: 'return': cannot convert from 'const char [12]' to 'char *'' in OrbiterAPI.h. I can just use the...

Thanks Urwumpe. Were there any additional C++ components you had to install to get it set up properly? I have the latest MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++. To your knowledge should also install any of the older packages like v140 or v141?

Hi all, Just wondering whjat IDE people like to use for developing orbiter addons? I am still using Microsoft Visual C++ 2010, just becuase it's just familliar to me, but are people mostly using Visual Studio 2022 now? From memory I tried it before but struggled to set up the right working...

That was my thinking. I just used the examples from Orbiter 2016's SDK as a starting point. @jarmonik what method what you recomend instead?

Thanks Gondos, I tried this and in D3D9 I get an 'Asserion failed' error: It also appears to make no difference (both in D3D9 and in regular Orbiter.exe whether I call 'oapiBltPanelAreaBackground' or not. Works perfectly in Orbiter.exe without calling it.

What you have looks pretty much the ssame as mine, I have tried changing the function to return a boolean, as your does: bool MyVessel::RedrawPanel_TEST (SURFHANDLE surf, int disp) { // register the text parameters char cbuf[20]; HDC hDC = oapiGetDC (surf); SelectObject (hDC...

Thanks Gattispilot, yes 2016, D3D9.