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  1. pilotpercy

    Update thor is ready!!

    hey guys, just giving you an update on thor. the acutal reusable craft "thor" is ready, all programed, textured and everything. ive found out how to animate now aswell, so the skids it lands on retract for less drag, the control surfaces (all fully animated) are stowed away in the aft of...
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    Question falling through the ground

    hey guys, almost finished the first part of my new addon "Thor". ive been doing some flight tests to see how it flys and ive run into a little problem. ive set all the landing points (there are 3) and when the scenario starts it looks fine, on runway 33 at the cape. as soon as any thrust is...
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    News THOR is coming!!!

    hey guys, just letting you all know my 2nd addon is well underway! its called thor and what i have so far is to be carried atop a rocket (ala multistage2) called the hammer. for the launch thor will be inside a fairing with windows to see through for a controlled accent (and to admire the...
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    Problem multistage 2 help

    hi guys, working on my 2nd addon now. decided to learn how to use multistage 2, maybe put in a few animations etc. btw the morris lander i was working on is avalable here The Morris Lander ive made a simple mesh to learn with (2 stages, 1 stage seperation, 2 fairings and one payload) and i...
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    Ive done it!! my first addon

    just letting you all know ive just finished my first addon, it took a while and have to get over some major problems but its finaly done. Just posted it on OH but it will take ~24hr to come out. its called The Morris Lander. its a non atmospheric lander (LEM sytle) (see screen shot). let...
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    Question question on textures, please help

    ok, for those of you who are following this, ive almost got my first addon ready for release on OH. im just stuck at the last hurdle. im using anim8or and in this program it looks fine, but when i run orbiter it fails to find 2 out of the 4 texture files im using. my textures are ,GOLD_FOIL...
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    Question going sideways!

    ive been messing around, trying to understand how to use "spacecraft 3" and i have been using a very simple mesh to test things out. im having problems getting the spacecraft to fly upwards! no matter which "DIR" i put in (ive tried -1 and +1 on all axis) the rocket just seems to move forward...
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    Problem Need help with the final push

    Hi guys, as a few of you may know, ive decided to make the jump into addon development and i have created a non-atmospheric lander. (picture enclosed). All i have left to do is add the docking port (on top), then i can begin work actualy getting it into orbiter. the two questions i wish to ask...
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    New non-atmospheric lander

    Hi guys, ive decided to learn how to create addons and i think im getting there. this is my first try and im planning to use vinkas spacecraft II as i havent a clue where to start with C++. there is a screen shot of the lander under construction as an attachment. im using anim8or and ive...
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    differentiation to touchdown

    hi guys, having a bit of a mental block at the moment. im in orbit round the moon with a view to landing at brighton beach. im all lined up and should be passing its overhead at roughly 700m in half an orbit. im now doing my calculations for my burn. i know the thrust of the DGIV with my fuel...
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    Please help, orbiter installation problem

    Hi all, I'm having a big problem with my orbiter. Recently my laptop got the eternal boot-loop virus (i believe thats what its called) and so i reformatted the hard drive. now, ive re-downloaded and reinstalled orbiter but everytime i add an addon / set up my joystick to work with orbiter...
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    If you could, would you?

    considering all the risks and very real danger, if you had the chance to go into space, would you? if so, how far would you dare to go?
  13. pilotpercy

    returning with transx from gas giant problem

    Hello. i was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. i'm fairly compitent with transx and have used it to go to all over the solar system. if i travel to somewhere like venus or mars (a solid planet) there is no problem as when i have landed, transx resets itself. the problem...
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