General Question Returning player - Best versions and mod compatibility.

[ahunn61]

Hi all, its been a few years and I see lots of changes have happened. Returning player looking for advice on best approach to get started again. I would like to use the XR series of vessels, Arrow freighter and do some base and station building. I am reading lots of posts about ucgo/ummu etc not working in 2016. DX9 client or the best graphics client would be a plus. Any advice on where to start is appreciated,

2010 or 2016 base?
Mods for station/base building?
What works what doesnt?

 

[N_Molson]

The current version of Orbiter is 2016.

The 2024 edition is very much loaded in the tubes though, so I wouldn't invest too much time into add-on development right now.

There is no guarantee for backward compatiblity of addons. Just like with all the other software.

 

[ahunn61]

Thanks, are there any working station or base building addons currently working in 2016?

And any lose ETA on 2024?

 

[N_Molson]

Yes, there area plenty of addons working for 2016. You can search for them through the forum.

No, it doesn't work like that. Remember the people working on it do it on their free time, and are not paid.

 

[gattispilot]

Mods for station/base building

Yes UMMU really doesn't work in 2016. UACS is a good replacement though

 

[Buck Rogers]

2010 or 2016 base?

2016 - for all the good reasons- you'll see
2010 still good for what won't work in 2016 (I've done missions where I've jumped back and forth as neccessary)

What works what doesnt?

Big question, short answer: what doesn't work (2010-2016) is landing points (ground contact), search for Parking brake for a solution, also Spacecraft4 has problems with attachement jettison. And many .dlls may not work, otherwise you can use a lot even with restrictions, a lot has been updated, and a lot has been made for 2016.
There are so many addons you'll just have to try.