Universal MMu 1.5 released - Article by DanSteph -
Universal Mmu is an addon that add astronauts and allow all addons that use it to exchange crew members either beetween docked ship either by EVA.
Astronaut virtual cockpit: (wide angle)
Once installed into end-user's Orbiter UMmu addon add astronauts with 7 different spacesuits, featuring virtual cockpit, sounds, breath, spacewalk, ground walk, EVA/ingress, transfer, they can also grapple objects can have turbopack to fly, chute in case of ejections and more features.
Authors have a C++ SDK that allow them with only 10 functions to make their addon UMmu compatible. They will have EVA/Ingress, transfer with other compatible addons etc. etc. They can even use their own mesh. Adding UMmu to one addon is really simple and can take from 20 minutes to some hours only instead of several hundred hours if they want to do their own Mmu. (with so much features)
The SDK is available in folder "Orbiter/doc/Ummu_SDK" it include C++ lib and header and a fully commented example.
The seven stock spacesuits: (Authors can use their own meshes)

At this date are compatible the ShuttlPB of SDK exemple.
-The PreludeII base and the DeltaGliderIV available here: http://orbiter.dansteph.com/index.php?disp=d
-Orbiter's stock ISS available here: http://orbiter.dansteph.com/index.php?disp=dgIVMore&DId=31
-The DeltaGlider XR1 available here: http://www.dougsorbiterpage.com/
-The ShuttleA available here: http://orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=2936
Many authors where intterested and soon you'll see more "UMmu compatible" addons.
You can download Universal UMMU 1.5 from here:
http://orbiter.dansteph.com/index.php?disp=d
Posted 26-May-2007 17:42:46 by DanSteph (read 7180 time) |