GOT IT!!Thank you so much!
So im going through the manual, im not seeing anything explaining what codes to enter (for example..ops 301, item 33 etc). the manual seems very VERY vauge in terms of what are the procedures for deorbit burn for example. theres a guy on youtube that did two tutorials, one on launch and another on OMS burn and he shows you exactly what to press. nothing on that or what to even look for in the manual unless im missing it. unfortunatly, and ive even seen several posts on this through the years but nobody seems to do a reentry tutorial. I basically just want to use the autopilot which i understand SSV Finally has just like the real thing, where it will fly you all the way to the HAC. however, i cant even find the proceedures to get that far. trying to open the Bay doors for example..ok so its controlled by the GPC...i know the acronym but how the heck do i use it?? again, nothing in the manual. what mfd do i use for this etc?
So, the SSV manual is not a "Shuttle operations manual". It has information about how the Shuttle is simulated in SSV, listing the current differences and limitations, and also how to use SSV in Orbiter. It has some operations info, but it is limited to information not available anywhere else, like the SPDS checklists, which I created from scratch.
For actual Shuttle information, you need to use the (real) checklists, and learn about the vehicle from other documents. Lots of questions were answered in the
project thread, so you should take a look in there.
For deorbit,
FDO MFD is a very good tool to have, as it will calculate deorbit opportunities (in addition to being and invaluable tool for rendezvous). Then you just have to follow the checklists. This should be the only (external) MFD you need, as the Shuttle displays are implemented as a "vessel internal MFD" and allow control over the GPCs which run the show.
For the PLB door opening, the
Post Insertion checklist has what is needed: block 18, on page 1-11. Read the DPS section in the manual first, as SSV currently only has 2 GPCs, so things are a bit different from the real thing.
Several scenarios are included, which allow you to make a launch, rendezvous, docking, entry and landing, without having to make all the preceding parts of the flight.