How did you find Orbiter?

Pilot7893

Epik spaec mishun!
Joined
Mar 19, 2008
Messages
1,459
Reaction score
1
Points
0
Location
Beverly, MA
I was looking for freeware addons for FSX, I googled "Flight Simultor X free downloads", clicked on the link to flyawaysimulations.com, and there it was in the free flight simulators section
 

Urwumpe

Not funny anymore
Addon Developer
Donator
Joined
Feb 6, 2008
Messages
37,638
Reaction score
2,353
Points
203
Location
Wolfsburg
Preferred Pronouns
Sire
Looked for a free Mercury simulation for the PC and found Rob Conleys work.
 

Whatu

Interplanetary Stowaway
Joined
Apr 21, 2008
Messages
202
Reaction score
0
Points
16
Location
Tenerife
I found it by chance. It was featured in some blog so I "clicked and discovered".
 

fresh squid

New member
Joined
Mar 20, 2008
Messages
62
Reaction score
0
Points
0
I was looking for microsoft's space flight simulator. Boy did I ever find something way better!
By far the coolest free thing I ever downloaded from the net. Umm.. except maybe porn:lolol:
 

pete.dakota

Donator
Donator
Joined
Mar 23, 2008
Messages
621
Reaction score
2
Points
0
Location
Surrey, UK
Avsim's drop down search menu. I was looking for add-on planes for FS2004 and saw "Orbiter - Spaceflight Simulator" and though "OOOOOOHH!! INTERESTING.."

Now it's now and Orbiter consumes a LOT of my time, HA.
 

Tex

O-F Administrator
Administrator
Retired Staff
Tutorial Publisher
Joined
Oct 16, 2007
Messages
6,574
Reaction score
67
Points
123
Location
Houston
Website
youtube.com
I first discovered Orbiter about 3 years ago when one of my friends who raced in online F1 leagues with me who was also a big IL2 player found Orbiters site and passed the link to me knowing how crazy I am about space. :)
 

Urwumpe

Not funny anymore
Addon Developer
Donator
Joined
Feb 6, 2008
Messages
37,638
Reaction score
2,353
Points
203
Location
Wolfsburg
Preferred Pronouns
Sire
Umm.. except maybe porn:lolol:

Pr0n only gets interesting when you discover your ex-girlfriend in a video. Things get too interesting, when you notice you played the male role. :p:rofl:
 

BlueDragon8144

New member
Joined
Mar 31, 2008
Messages
92
Reaction score
3
Points
0
was looking for Microsoft Space Simulator many years ago, and found this instead.
 

Scarecrow

Member
Joined
Feb 10, 2008
Messages
272
Reaction score
1
Points
18
Location
USA
I did a Google search for something like "free space simulator".
 

bujin

New member
Joined
Oct 20, 2007
Messages
505
Reaction score
2
Points
0
Location
Wrexham, N. Wales, UK
It was on the coverdisc of a magazine I bought a few years ago. I gave it a quick look but found it too difficult for my tiny mind to comprehend. Then after one of the Shuttle launches in 2006 or so, I remembered it and thought I'd give it a more in-depth look. And I'm glad I did!
 

nitro159

Meh
Joined
Mar 31, 2008
Messages
19
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Location
Surrey
Same as above, except my friend lent me this disc from pc gamer magazine and it was on it, I was after something else but curiosity killed the cat :p
 

Zatnikitelman

Addon Developer
Addon Developer
Joined
Jan 13, 2008
Messages
2,302
Reaction score
6
Points
38
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA, North America
I was looking for a Space Shuttle Simulator back in '04 after a trip to Huntsville and successfully landed a simulated Columbia (Rest in Peace STS-107) for the first time since I first went there in '97.
I found Orbiter in '04 (03 version), but it wasn't quite what it is now with more fanciful addons and less realistic craft than currently.
 

Kyle

Armchair Astronaut
Addon Developer
Joined
Mar 17, 2008
Messages
3,912
Reaction score
339
Points
123
Website
orbithangar.com
I Discovered Orbiter in 2003, I was looking for FS2002 addons and Sure enough, an Orbiter Addon came up, So i Downloaded the addon, only to discover you needed Orbiter First.
 
Top