Gaming Reentry

[Frilock]

So I looked through a whole two pages and didn't find out anything about this.

Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator - The 1.0 launch window! - Steam News

It is not yet time for the 1.0 release, but it is getting close. Stay tuned for some updates related to my plan towards the upcoming 1.0 launch! I will be available in the chat for an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) during the video, and will follow up with an additional AMA session directly after the...

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Its like DCS...but...

 

[polaris149Tiberius]

Please elaborate. Two pages of what and and what didn't you find anything about please? Perhaps I can help. I too and interested in this game/simulator. Thanks in advance.

 

[Max-Q]

It is quite good for Gemini and Mercury, Apollo is not really good at all, there is a lot of game-breaking issues for Apollo.
NASSP is great for Apollo if you're looking for a realistic Apollo sim. If you're looking for Mercury or Gemini, would certainly recommend though. They will also be adding the Shuttle at some point

 

[Urwumpe]

The Reentry simulation of Gemini isn't very realistic or at least, true to the spacecraft. The GDC for example uses completely fictional addresses and the software is only coarsely behaving like the real programs. The cockpit layout is completely generic and doesn't represent any of the flown configuration. It looks slightly better for Mercury. I can't tell much about Apollo, which is the current development focus, since I don't know Apollo well enough to tell the differences.

Still, its one of the best commercial spaceflight simulations right now, maybe even the best. I own it as well, but it mostly makes me return to Orbiter.

 

[misha.physics]

I have bought that simulator earlier, too. But for now I'm not using it, since it doesn't run well on my laptop. And I don't like Earth textures in it.

 

[Max-Q]

The Reentry simulation of Gemini isn't very realistic or at least, true to the spacecraft. The GDC for example uses completely fictional addresses and the software is only coarsely behaving like the real programs. The cockpit layout is completely generic and doesn't represent any of the flown configuration.

True, but it's kinda the best out there free or paid right now.

I can't tell much about Apollo, which is the current development focus, since I don't know Apollo well enough to tell the differences.

Apollo is very, very bad to sum it up. It's far worse than Gemini, basically nothing works like the real vehicle (NASSP does btw) and the entire Apollo implementation is gamified and just bad.

Current development efforts are on the space shuttle, Apollo is a distant second priority.

In short if you want a good Apollo sim, check out NASSP. Reentry is not worth your time for Apollo.

 

[Frilock]

That's unfortunate to learn. I played this game a while back and ran into some pretty bad bugs, I saw the 1.0 and had been hoping it got worked out. It really seemed like what I was hoping for from NASSP which I had been having some trouble with as well. (Actually I think the issue was with Orbiter, which I actually haven't managed to get working right for a few years now)

 

[Max-Q]

If you need any help with NASSP, we're happy to help you get it set up! It's really not that complex now, we support both OpenOrbiter and Beta r90

 

[Tiny_Bob]

True, but it's kinda the best out there free or paid right now.


Apollo is very, very bad to sum it up. It's far worse than Gemini, basically nothing works like the real vehicle (NASSP does btw) and the entire Apollo implementation is gamified and just bad.

Current development efforts are on the space shuttle, Apollo is a distant second priority.

In short if you want a good Apollo sim, check out NASSP. Reentry is not worth your time for Apollo.

Shuttle is on the back burner right now as Petri is working on finishing up the core systems for the 1.0 release. not much if anything has been worked on since the Test Pilots got access to it.

 

[Tiny_Bob]

So I looked through a whole two pages and didn't find out anything about this.

Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator - The 1.0 launch window! - Steam News

It is not yet time for the 1.0 release, but it is getting close. Stay tuned for some updates related to my plan towards the upcoming 1.0 launch! I will be available in the chat for an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) during the video, and will follow up with an additional AMA session directly after the...

store.steampowered.com

Its like DCS...but...

its not a bad game, and its not meant to be 100% realistic, because if you just want an hour or 2 to mess around with the spacecraft, its great for that. NASSP is great, but ill admit i can get burnt out with it at times, and Reentry is the reason im into orbiter and NASSP now so its a good stepping stone if you dont have the most knowledge, as the academy for each spacecraft is really well done. Its also a one man show, and he has to draw the line somewhere otherwise nothing will get done.

 

[Urwumpe]

The current roadmap presented in the (new) main menu doesn't include any plans for the Space Shuttle for the next minor versions.