Problem Newbe question: adding planets and moons

[Robert]

Hello all,
Just now installed Orbiter_2010 looks great!
I've checked the forum pretty thoroughly but can't find any information or Tutorials on adding all those texture files of Planets and Moons that are in the Orbiter Basic Package.
Now I'm sure this is kindergarden level for most, but I'm lost without some
direction where to look.
Good to be back.

Thank you in advance.

Bob

 

[orb]

Do you mean adding textures from the high resolution package or something else?

 

[Robert]

Installation of 'Textures Files' into Orbiter-2010

Hi there,
On the Orbiter Web Site main download page below the 3-Base Install (packages), there are 15 Textures (Planet and Moon Files), plus 8 LandSat Textures (P and M Files) on another page.
Here’s a link:
http://downloadorbitersim.com/?page_id=42

These are the files I'm wanting to load into my Orbiter-2010 download.

These I’m looking for information or Tutorial on installing into my copy of Orbiter.

Not sure I understand (quote), “do you mean adding textures from the high resolution package”?

What high resolution package?

Thank you,

Bob

 

[orb]

That's what I was asking for. Those are high resolution texture packages for planets and moons.

You install them in Orbiter like the most of other add-ons. You just extract those archives to your Orbiter folder, preserving directory structure.

If you downloaded "Planets & Moons.zip" you don't need to download other high resolution textures except "Earth L11 L14", "Mars L11", "Moon L11" and "Celestial Backgrounds". Also remember that LandSAT textures, which are available on another page on that site, are lower level than these, and they will overwrite these textures if you install them after installing textures you downloaded from the linked page.


Also, can you please not use dark gray color for your text in posts, and leave the default font option as it's suggested in this article?

Your post is almost invisible for me:
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[Robert]

Dark grey text?

Sorry, didn't touch any setting?
Everything as far as I know is as it was when I joined Orbiter, in their default modes.

Bob

Anyway thank you for all your help!

 

[orb]

Sorry, didn't touch any setting?!

If you use enhanced interface WYSiWYG editor, posting into it text using colors, copied from somewhere else, causes those colors to be used in your post. If you change forum skin from the Quick style chooser, which is at the bottom of page, to for example Apollo, you'll see how I see your earlier post.

 

[Robert]

My text default text is too faint!

Hi, I think I've sorted out what the problem is?
The “Quick style chooser”, on my Forum Page, says “ -- -- OF Default ”
And yes, my text is quite a ‘faint grey black’ I have to say!
So what to do: ?Not use the default setting, I guess?

What style do you recommend that is generally acceptable?

Please see your earlier and yesterday post below, to explain why you have a hard time seeing my posts.

Quote from ORB – date 11-27-09, 12:54 AM on Orbiter Forum Post

Post was: Poll Options: “ What forum skin are you using?

“ My is "Orbiter", so I don't like when somebody writes with black color font.”

and (quote) from 01-11-11

".....you'll see how I see your earlier post. "

Me: "I guess it’s because I’m using the Default setting, no?"

Thank You,

Bob

 

[orb]

Quote from ORB – date 11-27-09, 12:54 AM on Orbiter Forum Post

Post was: Poll Options: “ What forum skin are you using?

“ My is "Orbiter", so I don't like when somebody writes with black color font.”

This is not true anymore. I use "Apollo (fixed)" which had dark gray background.

You probably select the text in browser with mouse, copy it and paste to the enhanced post editor, what makes font, its size and its color copied too, like you did above in the quoted post from the old poll from 2009, and you could quote that post here by using "Multi" button there.

I think the solution for you would be after copying the text with mouse, paste it in notepad (or a text editor which doesn't support using various formatting and colors), next copy it again from the notepad, and then paste into post editor. Copying from notepad will remove all the formatting. Alternatively you can use "Remove text formatting" button in the editor to reset the formatting to default (colorless and using the default font). How to do it is explained here.

Your above post's code should be almost plain, but it looks like that:

[PLAIN][COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]Hi, I think I've sorted out what the problem is?[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]The “Quick style chooser”, on my Forum Page, says  “ -- -- OF Default ”[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS] And yes, my text is quite a ‘faint grey black’ I have to say![/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]So what to do: ?Not use the default setting, I guess? [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS] [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]What style do you recommend that is generally acceptable?[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][FONT=Arial Unicode MS][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][FONT=Arial Unicode MS][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]Please see your earlier and yesterday post below, to explain why you [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#323232][FONT=Arial Unicode MS][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]have a hard time seeing my posts.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][FONT=Arial Unicode MS][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][FONT=Arial Unicode MS][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]Quote from ORB – date 11-27-09, 12:54 AM  on Orbiter Forum Post[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS] [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS][COLOR=#323232]Post was:     Poll Options: “ [B]What forum skin are you using?[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#323232][FONT=Arial Unicode MS][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[COLOR=#323232][FONT=Arial Unicode MS][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS][COLOR=#323232][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]“ My is "Orbiter", so I don't like when somebody writes with black color font.” [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#323232][FONT=Arial Unicode MS][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]                                    [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]and (quote) from 01-11-11[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS] [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]".....you'll see how I see your earlier post. "[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS] [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]Me: "I guess it’s because I’m using the Default setting, no?"[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS] [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]Thank You,[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS] [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#323232][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Unicode MS]Bob[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/PLAIN]

But previous post's code is just fine, because you didn't paste anything to it before editing:

[PLAIN]Sorry, didn't touch any setting?
Everything as far as I know is as it was when I joined Orbiter, in their default modes.
 
Bob
 
Anyway thank you for all your help![/PLAIN]

 

[Tommy]

Getting back on topic, as Xyon said most Orbiter add-ons (including the hi-rez textures you mention - which are higher resolution textures for the same planets and moons you already got in the Orbiter Base) are installed rather simply.

You simply unzip them into the "Orbiter Root Directory".

OK, maybe it's not as simple as that sounds. When I say "Orbiter Root Directory" I mean the folder that contains "Orbiter.exe". If you used the MSI installer package it's probably something like "Crogram Files/Orbiter". If you used the Zip package, it will be whatever directory you extracted the .zip file into.

You need to make sure that you unzip the package with the right option - and what the option is called will vary depending on what Zip utility you use. In some utilities the option is called "Use Folder Names", and in other it is called "Keep Directory Structure Intact".

It's a good idea to make a back-up copy of your Orbiter install before adding ANY add-on package - that way if something goes wrong you can revert to the original easily.

Unlike most commercial software, Orbiter does NOT change the registry - so most add-ons don't need "intallers". This allows you to have more than one Orbiter Install.

I, for instance, have separate "Installs" for different purposes. One is a fairly "Clean" install, with few add-ons (mostly Orbitsound, IMFD, and the XR-2) which I use when making tutorials. Another is specifically for AMSO (a popular add-on for the Apollo missions), and one "General" install with quite a few add-ons installed.

 

[boogabooga]

I know this post is several months old, but... (I found this when searching for an answer)

I downloaded and installed "Planets & Moons.zip" from the link in post 3. However, I don't notice any difference in quality from what comes in stock Orbiter2010P1 (right now I'm looking strictly at Saturn's moons). Are these the same files that ship in the stock sim, or do I need to change maxpatchresolution values in the config files?

When I install Mars L11 and Moon L11, I notice a HUGE difference.


(Rational for "necropost" is that I had this question anyway and thought posting on an existing thread was better than starting a new one )

 

[Tommy]

The textures for Saturn's moons are Level 7, where the Hi-rez textures you downloaded for Earth and Moon are Level 14. There won't be nearly as obvious of a difference when viewing Saturn's moons. There is also the possibility that you somehow didn't get the "Planets and Moons" textures installed correctly, perhaps you didn't have "Use Folder Names" (or "Keep directory structure intact" depending on your zip tool) checked.

 

[boogabooga]

Thanks for the reply.

I'm fairly sure that they are in the right place, Textures2 under the main directory. Also, I use a mod enabler, so I know it's not an unzipping problem.

The thing is that I notice NO difference between what comes in Orbiter 2010P1 and the "high res" texture pack. I could post before and after screenshots of say, Dione, to show what I mean, if someone wishes. So I was wondering if perhaps the texture pack was older and included in Orbiter 2010P1 already by default.

Can anyone please confirm that what comes in the texture pack, Planets_and_moons.zip, (from here http://downloadorbitersim.com/?page_id=42) is actually an improvement of what comes in Orbiter v.100830?