First, thanks for taking the time to test out the addon, and giving feedback!
VR sounds awesome, by the way...
Ok, so I'll take these one at a time.
Buttons panel and Pyro arm switches panel: Too far away, small labels, hard to reach/read
- Could them be relocated above the CDR MFD´s, or where the autpilot/LV SEP pushbuttons are?
So I wanted these where either crewmember could reach them, and duplicating the panels would be a real pain.
I was thinking cockpit design in terms of a two pilot environment as far as switch placement. (knowing, of course that Orbiter is sadly a single pilot situation)
Event timer and Mission timer
- Could we have this on the location of where the Pyro arm switches or the switches panel are? For me, being on the far right of the PLT panel makes these timers hard to see. Also, why is the Mission timer resettable but not the event timer?
Back to the two pilot thing again. So the pilot would be monitoring the timers and systems, and the commander would be flying.
The event timer is resettable, it's just not documented or labeled, I kinda forgot about it... If you "stop" it twice, it will reset.
Make more use of white space on the "pedestal" panel
- I think that if the RCS jets panel is moved to one of the various free spaces on the pedestal, it is easier to read / manipulate the switches. Also labels are too small in my opinion. If this panel is moved there, this space could be used for maybe the autopilot pusbuttons, or even the Mach/G load meters.
In theory it could be moved there, but think about reaching for the switches in a real vehicle. That would be an awkward angle to bend your arm, and in an emergency like a stuck thruster you want to be able to get to it fast.
As far as the Mach/G meters, in high G environments, especially entry contingencies, you may get tunnel vision and you want these really close to your normal line of sight forward.
Mach/G load meters: Why round instead of tapes to the sides of the CDR MFD´s? Or even displayed on surface HUD and no analog indicators?
Haha well, I wanted to make round gauges because they look cool... If you look at DarkMatter, I went to all tapes because they take less panel space.
Beyond that, no real reason.
Duplicate MWS/MCS for Pilot/Commander panels, just like in the Apollo/Shuttle cockpit.
That might be possible, I can take a look at it. It'll still only have one "Christmas tree" though.