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Offline apollo

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23 July 2008, 01:13:55
Could one of you guys that know how to make MFD's make a really simple one that all you do is enter where you want to go and it would tell me when to do burns and
all of that. I am not good at doing interplanetary travel.


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Offline Urwumpe

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Reply #1 - 23 July 2008, 12:30:03
That what you want, is a Brain MFD, which can replace a human brain. Learn the basic maneuvers, because no MFD can really
take the job away from you deciding which series of maneuvers is the best for your mission. A MFD can't deal with all factors
you can take in account.



Offline apollo

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Reply #2 - 23 July 2008, 18:39:27
Or I guess I could just learn how to use them.


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Offline StarLost

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Reply #3 - 23 July 2008, 22:00:49
Which is the point Urwumpe is making.

Many people seem to want to have Orbiter be like most mindless shoot-em-ups.  Orbiter is a mental puzzle, kind of like life
in that respect.  It is meant to be a challenge.

If you really don't want a challenge, there's always Grand Theft Auto, for the morally challenged amongst us.

It may be possible though, to design the MFD you request.  It would require the combining of almost all of the MFDs created
to date.  Conservatively, considering that Orbiter has now been, what?, six years in development, it would probably take that
long again to write your Super-MFD.  Since most of the developers, and those others who are capable of writing such an addon,
seem to already like the present challenge of Orbiter, it is highly unlikely that your request would ever be considered.

Of course, you could accept your own challenge and write it yourself. Learning to write addons for Orbiter is a challenge
that is encouraged by the community. But since such a personal project would entail your learning how the present MFDs are
written and work ...


Offline apollo

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Reply #4 - 23 July 2008, 22:10:49
I know its a simulator designed to teach but I'd like a... Oh never mind. I'll take some time to figure it out myself, thanks anyway.


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Offline apollo

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Reply #5 - 23 July 2008, 22:23:59
But i'd like some :help: on how to make different ships.


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Offline ar81

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Reply #6 - 25 July 2008, 17:07:38
You may want this tutorial
http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3403
If you are not good at interplanetary travel this will help.
IMFD is an easy tool once you learn how to use it.

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apollo wrote:
Could one of you guys that know how to make MFD's make a really simple one that all you do is enter where you want to go and it would tell me when to do burns and
all of that. I am not good at doing interplanetary travel.

The problem you have is that there are countless possible situations you could have that it would make it a very huge task just to think about all of them, let alone coding the MFD you ask.



Post Edited ( 07-25-08 17:10 )


Offline apollo

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Reply #7 - 25 July 2008, 19:02:11
Thanks ar81.


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Offline Dig Gil

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Reply #8 - 26 July 2008, 21:33:30
This threat gave me the "Deja Vu" feeling... why... Wait!
After 10 minutes digging: http://orbiter.dansteph.com/forum/index.php?topic=12152.msg187325#msg187325


At Light Speed and Beyond!!!

Offline apollo

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Reply #9 - 29 July 2008, 20:01:34
Yeh that's what I was thinking of. :siffle: LOL


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Offline Colonel Sanders1

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Reply #10 - 02 August 2008, 03:52:27
grand theft orbiter. i will make it and it will be big. You can steal spaceships and pickup martian hookers. YAY!!


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