DGIII alpha release feedback here part 5 (CLOSED)

[DanSteph]

So here is the new alpha version of the DGIII

download here:
http://orbiter.dansteph.com/index.php?disp=dgIII

And here we go for the fifth thread about the DGIII alpha  


Dan

[Wilko]

And heres to many more to come

[DanSteph]

Damnit,


I have an enormous pleasure to code the antenna part

I'm still refining stowing, deploying and tracking code
the antenna is able to point even jupiter with an accuracy
of 0° you can  rotate the ship, (but not faster than the antenna speed)
the antenna follow in auto mode and you don't loose the signal.

In manual mode it's another story as the angle at wich you loose
the signal decrease with the distance you will loose it with a 0.001°
difference for jupiter.

I'll work tomorrow on the panel part as the antenna code is almost ready
and after I'll release a new alpha.

[edit] I have modified also the config program, now you'll be able
to have an image gif,jpg or bmp of each skin.
It will be up to the "skinner" to just add a small 150x100 image
of a view of his skin in orbiter.

Dan

[reekchaa]

DanSteph wrote:
> I have modified also the config program, now you'll be
> able to have an image gif,jpg or bmp of each skin.
> It will be up to the "skinner" to just add a small 150x100
> image of a view of his skin in orbiter.
>
> Dan

...So you'll have a little preview 150x100 pic viewable in the dg3config.exe skin selection window?  
Very Cool!   I would assume the final Skin still has to be a DDS?  ...Or did you go thru the trouble
of making a converter from .JPG to .DDS?  (thanks for link to that Photoshop plug-in, btw )

[Spets]

So Dan,

when's the new version coming out?

[DanSteph]

mhhhh, I'm a bit late

I'm working on the Antenna panel part
right now. Nothing hard but it's a boring job.
The longest things is to think how to place those damn button
so its friendly to use and quickly understandable.
Sometime they fit naturally but here I have an odd number of button,
litle place etc etc.
Release perhaps in some hours perhaps tomorrow....

a litle image while waiting:



hint hint

Dan

[ChristopherT]

     A "Mining" skin, Dan?  Planning on taking a long trip to the asteroid belt are you?  

     I'm loosing my circulation from sitting on the edge of my seat!    

       Christopher

[Wilko]

Found a bug:

On the Mars scenario (I don't know if this is unique) but if you take off from the pad with only the
EPU on, the power does go out, but the MFD's stay on! Then cycle either up or down to the other
panels and they magically disappear. Weird..

[Spets]

P.S.: Mining spelt with one N, not two.

[acehunter]

Is there any possibility we could have a little more modification to the Main Engine thrust and the
Fuel Reserve?  Possibly a thrust level less than 200,000N and a fuel reserve of less than realistic?  
(MORE realistic?)

I'd like to be able to try reaching orbit with a little more of a handicap in terms of fuel and thrust.  
Is it possible this could be worked into the configuration page?

[acehunter]

Launched from KSC, config set to 15 day O2 / N2 Reserve, Huge Fuel Reserve, Mark V engine.  
After opening / closing Nose Cone and Inner / Outer hatches to set config, Life support tells me I
have 1 month, 4 days, 19 hours in each set of O2 / N2 tanks.  After the config change, it should
have read 7 days in each tank.

DGIII  version alpha_040201_rev1

Pentium IV 3.0Ghz, 1MB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (w 64MB Video RAM), Windows XP w/
SP1.

[reekchaa]

ChristopherT wrote:
> A "Mining" skin, Dan? Planning on taking a long trip to the asteroid belt are you?
> I'm loosing my circulation from sitting on the edge of my seat!  

Wow.. I think i'm postulating too... 'just for mining'... a drill animating from a lower hatch,
adding to the Payload weight?   8o  I Love hints!

[DanSteph]

spets:
AAAargh.... thanks to point my typo
I'll rework the texture and all the false name
(better now than later)

Christopher:
Yes it come also with a scenario with one DGIII medical
landed on Europa and one "mining" DGIII low on fuel
to rescue on IO. (refuel it)
Launch the mining around IO with the fuel it have
and try to rescue it with the medic dgIII....
I Didn't try this mission don't know if it's possible

If I had time it would be possible to make stunning mission
with long radio feedback all along... but no time

Wilko:
added in the bug list.

Matt:
Set the 3.5 ton payload and half your fuel reserve
If I set lower power the autopilot will not work anymore.

15 day stand with a crew of 5 guy (as stated in the DGIIIconfig)
perhaps you have only one or two guy -> 2month reserve.
(reserve display is calculed from the men current consumption/breath)


Dan
"working like a mad for next release"

[ChristopherT]

DanSteph wrote:

> Christopher:
> Launch the mining around IO with the fuel it have
> and try to rescue it with the medic dgIII....
> I Didn't try this mission don't know if it's possible
>
> If I had time it would be possible to make stunning mission
> with long radio feedback all along... but no time
> Dan

    Looking forward to it, Dan!  I'll get my Jupiter charts out!  

         Christopher

[DanSteph]

Sorry folk,

I tried to release today I failed

I worked 9 hours on it today it miss not big stuff I would say 3 hours
of work to make things clean, I know I can rush and make it out
but for sure I'll do some dumb things with the code  

All seem to work even the panel, it miss just the targeting part
wich is not a big problem.



Those that like button will be happy here is 14 more

Cya Tomorrow,

Dan


PS: chris, if tomorrow you try the rescue mission can you record the time it take to you ? I would love to adjust the O2 of the mining vessel so they die if you take too long.

[ChristopherT]

DanSteph wrote:

> PS: chris, if tomorrow you try the rescue mission can you
> record the time it take to you ? I would love to adjust the O2
> of the mining vessel so they die if you take too long.

  It's 2200 here now.  I'll be up at 0730 ET and I'll get right on to writing and testing
a scenario.  Should be done by 0900 ET.    

        Christopher

[Leemon]

Man, don't apologize for not finishing!

9 hours?  I guess we can let you sleep once in a while.

The control panel looks great!

Lee

[Wilko]

Now that is very cool

[reekchaa]

Brilliant!!!  

[EndeavourCmdr]

Hey Dan, back when the graph was non functional, there was a sound byte imbedded into that
page on the DeltaII computer. Me and my roomate, both major Orbiter and DEFINATELY DG fans
(awesome work btw), well... we kinda miss that tune, whatever it was. Do you have the sound file
that was inbedded into the Graph page? Do you maybe have the tune in its whole? or just as the
looping one that I remember? Either way, we would love to be able to download that for our
enjoyment. Could you either send me a link, or email it to me at Cessnaman001@hotmail.com.

Thanks Dan.
EndeavourCmdr.

[DanSteph]

The tune is still here but hidden for now,
I'll need it for my new credits easter-egg
wich is not completed for now.

I'll tell you when it will be coded and the tune back... somewhere

Dan

[ChristopherT]

 Here's the DG3 Rescue scenario, I haven't gotten a timing yet,  I died from Excess G's.  I'm still
trying to figure out if it was the bug or bad piloting.    I'm still figuring out how the Transfer MFD
works, I might try the TransX and see if that helps.    There's not enough fuel in this
scenario for a direct transfer to Io.   I left the nosecone open on the IO ship, I figured any
crew chief worth his salt would do that to make rescue or recovery easier.


 BEGIN_DESC
Begin At Europa, Rescue the miners who are orbiting IO in another DG3
END_DESC

BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
  System Sol
  Date MJD 60246.8437335232
END_ENVIRONMENT

BEGIN_FOCUS
  Ship GL-02
END_FOCUS

BEGIN_CAMERA
  TARGET GL-02
  MODE Cockpit
  FOV 50.00
END_CAMERA

BEGIN_HUD
  TYPE Docking
END_HUD

BEGIN_MFD Left
  TYPE Orbit
  PROJ Ship
  REF Europa
END_MFD

BEGIN_MFD Right
  TYPE User
  MODE LocationMFD
END_MFD

BEGIN_PANEL
END_PANEL


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  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000
  IDS 0:588 100 1:586 100 2:584 100 3:582 100 4:580 100
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  XPDR 466
END
Mir
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  IDS 0:540 100 1:542 100 2:544 100
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END
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  VROT 0.00 0.00 10.00
  IDS 0:560 100 1:564 100
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END
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  STATUS Orbiting Io
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  AROT 44.99 4.11 -0.04
  PRPLEVEL 0:0.999 1:0.999 2:0.983
  NAVFREQ 466 588
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  GEAR 0 0.0000
  AIRLOCK 0 0.0000
  INNERDOOR 0 0.0000
  COCKPIT 0 0.0000
  PRADIATOR_PROC 1 1.0000
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  StartPower_batt 0
  StartPower_cell 0
  Apu_start 2
  Gen1 2
  Gen2 2
  GenSelector 1
  PowerHud 2
  PowerMfd 2
  PowerRadio 2
  PowerAirlock 2
  PowerEngine 2
  PowerLifepack 2
  PowerAp 2
  PowerMainBus 2
  PassengerSeat 1
  Strobe 1
  HydGearPress 0
  LevelBatt 100.0002
  Emergency_power 10000.0000
  Force_Canopy 0
  VoltageStartBus 0.0000
  VoltageGen1 96.2820
  VoltageGen2 96.2819
  VoltageGenBus 96.2820
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  ExtFuelValve 0
  DockFuelValve 0
  FuelInputSelector 0
  XFeedFuel 0
  DumpMainFuel 0
  DumpRcsFuel 0
  HoverValve 2
  MainValveL 2
  MainValveR 2
  RcsValve 2
  AirIntake 0
  TurboPump 0
  ComputerDisplay 1
  HudMode 0
  O2tankALevel 103.3852
  N2tankALevel 100.0000
  O2tankBLevel 100.0000
  N2tankBLevel 100.0000
  DockInputValve 0
  ExtInputValve 0
  InputSelector 0
  ButtonTankAO2 2
  ButtonTankAN2 1
  ButtonTankBO2 2
  ButtonTankBN2 1
  ButtonAFan 2
  ButtonAFilter 2
  ButtonACooling 2
  ButtonAMoist 2
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  ButtonBFilter 0
  ButtonBCooling 0
  ButtonBMoist 0
  Radiator 1
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  LifeDisplay 3
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  CabinCO2Level 600.0000
  CabinTempLevel 21.2000
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  CabinMoistLevel 36.0000
  CabinDustLevel -0.0019
  CabinO2Setting 21.4000
  CabinTempSetting 21.2000
  CabinPressSetting 14.7000
  O2ConsumptionSetting 1
  PassengerNumber 4
  PilotName Crew_Chief
  PilotAge 37
  BasePilotPulse 60.0000
  Passenger1Name Miner_One
  Passenger1Age 27
  Passenger1BasePulse 66.0000
  Passenger2Name Miner_Two
  Passenger2Age 20
  Passenger2BasePulse 72.0000
  Passenger3Name Miner_Three
  Passenger3Age 36
  Passenger3BasePulse 65.0000
  Passenger4Name Miner_Four
  Passenger4Age 20
  Passenger4BasePulse 72.0000
  FailGearFailure 0
  FailGearCollapse 0
  FailLeftMainEngine 0
  FailRightMainEngine 0
  FailHoverEngine 0
  FailRcs 0
  FailSurfaceControl 0
  FailComputer 0
  FailComputerBlueScreen 0
  FailAutopilot 0
  FailExtRadiator 0
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END
GL-02:DeltaGliderIII
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  RVEL -44.214 953.615 954.025
  AROT 44.99 1.70 0.00
  PRPLEVEL 0:0.999 1:1.000 2:0.983
  NAVFREQ 466 588
  XPDR 0
  MeshSkin DeltaGliderII
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  GEAR 0 0.0000
  AIRLOCK 0 0.0000
  INNERDOOR 0 0.0000
  COCKPIT 0 0.0000
  PRADIATOR_PROC 1 1.0000
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  StartPower_batt 0
  StartPower_cell 0
  Apu_start 2
  Gen1 2
  Gen2 2
  GenSelector 1
  PowerHud 2
  PowerMfd 2
  PowerRadio 2
  PowerAirlock 2
  PowerEngine 2
  PowerLifepack 2
  PowerAp 2
  PowerMainBus 2
  PassengerSeat 1
  Strobe 1
  HydGearPress 0
  LevelBatt 100.0002
  Emergency_power 10000.0000
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  VoltageStartBus 0.0000
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  VoltageGen2 96.2819
  VoltageGenBus 96.2820
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  ExtFuelValve 0
  DockFuelValve 0
  FuelInputSelector 0
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  DumpMainFuel 0
  DumpRcsFuel 0
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  MainValveL 2
  MainValveR 2
  RcsValve 2
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  TurboPump 0
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  ButtonBMoist 2
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GL-03:DeltaGlider
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  HEADING 0.00
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END
SH-01:ShuttleA
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END_SHIPS

[reekchaa]

BIG, but Fun Scenario, Christopher.  Having lots of excitement with it so far.  
I get excess G whenever I adv. time more than normal while viewing Panel.  Doesn't Crash, but
drops me out of time warp. (GeFo2/2ghz)

[DanSteph]

Big sorry christopher,
I was meaning that I have made a new scenario for the incoming
version (now released)
I saw yours lately, please try mine anyway, I have put your name as commander
of the mining ship to thanks you for your scenario


Thread closed see the new one for the new release feedback

Dan