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PhantomCruiser
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I don't know dude, Saturn may be a bit far-reaching right now. We're sort of stuck in the development of the Mars mission right now, there is a lot of "hardware" to work through. The "Lite" missions are underway, though.
Although if you plan something out, I'm sure there are some Orbinauts here that would fly along for the ride with you.
Flying to Saturn is a neat thing to do though. But one of the problems with the outer planets is it's a loooooong way out there. I took a James Cook out to Neptune, it seemed to take forever, even with max time accel. (but I will try it again sometime when my wife is out with her friends).
Also, one of the guys is heading up a Venus trip, he's playing his cards close to his chest for now though. I do wonder what those guys are up to...:hmm:
Although if you plan something out, I'm sure there are some Orbinauts here that would fly along for the ride with you.
Flying to Saturn is a neat thing to do though. But one of the problems with the outer planets is it's a loooooong way out there. I took a James Cook out to Neptune, it seemed to take forever, even with max time accel. (but I will try it again sometime when my wife is out with her friends).
Also, one of the guys is heading up a Venus trip, he's playing his cards close to his chest for now though. I do wonder what those guys are up to...:hmm:
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Izack
Non sequitur
If you know your arrival MJD you can use the scenario editor to seriously expedite the voyage (it allows you to go backwards, too, if you miss a manoeuvre.)
A word of warning to all aspiring project leaders: it's harder than it looks, even for a simple project like Mars Lite. Doubly so if you're not a seasoned Orbinaut.
:hail:
A word of warning to all aspiring project leaders: it's harder than it looks, even for a simple project like Mars Lite. Doubly so if you're not a seasoned Orbinaut.
:hail:
PhantomCruiser
Wanderer
I'll go to the moon w/ you. Of course my wife insists that I go to bed soon, so...
@Izack - yeah, I know about the scenario to do the MJD trick, but I wanted to be "hardcore" (seriously, me hardcore???). And I didn't want to miss all the slings that I'd managed (or almost managed) to set up.
@Polaris - How are you wanting to go about this? Like Izack metioned, it's a lot more work than people think. Let me know what you want to do, or want me to do.
@Izack - yeah, I know about the scenario to do the MJD trick, but I wanted to be "hardcore" (seriously, me hardcore???). And I didn't want to miss all the slings that I'd managed (or almost managed) to set up.
@Polaris - How are you wanting to go about this? Like Izack metioned, it's a lot more work than people think. Let me know what you want to do, or want me to do.
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Shadow Addict
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I'd be interested in a mission to the Moon maybe, if we get a plan set up. Definitely should go with existing addons for simplicity though.
Izack
Non sequitur
A lot of people do these missions all on their own, too. I have my Andromeda Project going on now, which is about as complex as Mars Lite, except I'm the only one involved. I'm always interested in reading about people's projects, if I don't participate in them myself.
Just take a look at PhantomCruiser's blog for a brilliant example of originality in a project's presentation.
...Or my own posts, as an example of a much less in-depth approach. :blahblah:
HAL9001
super-ninja-orbinaut
do we land on Titan, too?
Than I'm on board!
But we will use Sci-Fi-like Ships like DGIV or AR18, too, or?
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We could use Warp-MFD...
but it's a bitsome unrealistic
we could make OFMS (Orbiter Forum Mission to Sun), too..
we build a (flying, not grouded) space station in a Orit around sun, an not around a planet, near to un, but not TOO dangerous and reachable with an spaeship tha has a big Thruster and a big Tank and than a little capsule on that.
Than I'm on board!
But we will use Sci-Fi-like Ships like DGIV or AR18, too, or?
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We could use Warp-MFD...
but it's a bitsome unrealistic
we could make OFMS (Orbiter Forum Mission to Sun), too..
we build a (flying, not grouded) space station in a Orit around sun, an not around a planet, near to un, but not TOO dangerous and reachable with an spaeship tha has a big Thruster and a big Tank and than a little capsule on that.
Shadow Addict
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Land on Titan? The point of this would be to land on Earth's moon. And Warp MFD kinda ruins most of the fun, don't you think?
Also, planning that far ahead is not smart. I doubt this "project" will get very far past this stage, if at all, because that's the nature of these kind of community-driven projects. If this is to have a hope of getting anywhere past the planning stage, we need to focus on one goal: the Moon.
HAL9001
super-ninja-orbinaut
boooring.
we already WERE on moon, obama said that, too, when he canceled the moon project.
we already WERE on moon, obama said that, too, when he canceled the moon project.
PhantomCruiser
Wanderer
Right, we've been to the moon yes. But this is/would be just a small set of scenarios for another small group of people, and a learning project for Polaris, should he desire to be the project manager.
@ Polaris - I meant to ask last night, do you want to use current-tech, near-tech, or fantasy-tech? Or a mix?
@ Polaris - I meant to ask last night, do you want to use current-tech, near-tech, or fantasy-tech? Or a mix?
River Crab
SpaceX Cheer Captain
PhantomCruiser said:
Let's try not to leak too much...
That project is REVIO, it's headed by Pyromaniac605. The structure is much different, we're trying to build off past experience with such projects (like OFMM) and thus some things will change. However, I still view it as a successor to OFMM.
REVIO is sequenced into Phases, Pyro has done a great job of structuring in an insightful way...the current phase involves unmanned missions....
Currently our group has...some members, if you include me that's...a few. Not that many. However, it won't be like OFMM's early stages as a social group, when (mostly useless) members flooded in as if it were a Facebook group. REVIO promises much greater reward.
Since we're short of members, maybe you (yes, you) might consider helping us? Right now we're in need of someone capable of doing the number-crunching to see what's feasible. We will also need a hardcore researcher who knows where to find records of previous spaceflights.
Maybe you're the talented youth we're looking for?
(To join, you can post in the REVIO forum thread asking to join, make sure to tell us what you can do. Or, PM Pyromaniac605)
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Okay, I am planning my trip to the Moon. Since I have something of a notorious record for crash landing, I will not use a UMMU compatible ship. My landing site will be at Rhysling Crater.
By the way, I should tell you I am still up in the air about my ship. I would like to design it myself. I need some help with coding, the mesh, and the texture. The config and scenarios I would like to design myself. By the way, when did you guys do Orbiter Forum Mission to the Moon?
By the way, I should tell you I am still up in the air about my ship. I would like to design it myself. I need some help with coding, the mesh, and the texture. The config and scenarios I would like to design myself. By the way, when did you guys do Orbiter Forum Mission to the Moon?
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Izack
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That's going to turn a lot of people off (myself included.) It's healthy in this situation to opt for simplicity, as thinking too big can get you in over your head (just speaking from experience. :facepalm
Never. If you're going to do it, would you mind changing the name to avoid acronym conflict with a certain other OFMM?
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You know, I was thinking of starting a Orbiter-Forum Mission to Mercury...
Or maybe a Orbiter-Forum Mission to Mimas...
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Or maybe a Orbiter-Forum Mission to Mimas...
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Sorry if I am throwing something of a dampener on your mission plans here but OFMM (the grand version) hasn't had much luck getting developers to contribute and REVIO is lacking members so before you decide to try a mission to another place (even the moon) I think it would be a good idea to have a rock solid plan about what you are doing and what you want to achieve.
If people can see you have something you'll have more people wanting to get involved and you'll not have to rush around to generate the missions.
Rather than just announcing a new mission to a place I would strongly recommend generating some content around the idea and then announcing it.
If people can see you have something you'll have more people wanting to get involved and you'll not have to rush around to generate the missions.
Rather than just announcing a new mission to a place I would strongly recommend generating some content around the idea and then announcing it.
River Crab
SpaceX Cheer Captain
A perfect example: OBSP. Had they said, "Hey guys, lets simulate battling in Orbiter!" with nothing done, they probably would have had a much more adverse reaction from the forum. But they worked on it until they had something to show, which was smart. :thumbup:garyw said:
REVIO might reveal something in a similarly spectacular fashion, but since the existence of the project was revealed when it started, it could potentially get more interest and encourage speculation.
...Oh, that was a lie just now. Don't even bother remembering that.
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Oh yes, and I come with news!
Bj has said that we might not be doing the "hardcore" version of OFMM, and instead simplify things a bit to make it more feasible.
Meanwhile, it's also in the plans for OFMM lite G2 to be more realistic, and more like the original OFMM (this is according to Izack, so it's pretty official).
So, with the OFMM and lite becoming more like each other, the projects might converge. We're not sure how yet, but hopefully we can bonk this out over IRC.
So, our next mission: OFMM lite G2.
Future: OFMM Fusion!
Izack
Non sequitur
Izack, I'll appease you. OFML (Orbiter Forum Mission to Luna).
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Okay, I'll use someone else's addons. Sorry for turning you guys off to my ideas. I just had a concept in development.
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Okay, I'll use someone else's addons. Sorry for turning you guys off to my ideas. I just had a concept in development.
Izack
Non sequitur
Well, if you can build your own vessels, etc. for your mission, by all means do so. Just...don't expect much turnout of other developers.
May I ask what you had in mind for your vessel?
