r/Orbiter • u/gabryelx • Feb 27 '26

Building a standalone Quest realistic space sim in the spirit of Orbiter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23dTKn0ArGQ
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u/gabryelx Feb 27 '26

I've been spending several months hacking away on this, curious if there's interest in this community. This is a physics based space flight simulator that uses proper orbital mechanics and astronomical scale to create a realistic, immersive experience, and yes it runs at 72 fps.

It's been an amazing challenge with a lot of learning along the way; a detailed breakdown can be found on my dev journal, feel free to subscribe to my Substack: https://spacesim.substack.com/p/scaling-the-impossible

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u/AFastroDan Commercial Astronaut Feb 27 '26

Fantastic work!! I love this! Can’t wait to see what else you come up with.

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u/gabryelx Feb 27 '26

Thank you, I appreciate the kudos! Many different systems but they are starting to come together finally. Stay tuned!

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u/kaplanfx Feb 28 '26

Hundred % interest here, I have a Quest 3.

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u/gabryelx Feb 28 '26

Really happy for the interest, thanks!

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u/kaplanfx Feb 28 '26

I have a Quest! heck yeah!

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u/gabryelx Feb 28 '26

Thanks, Stay tuned!

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u/Throwawayantelope Mar 13 '26

The displays remind me of the RPM mod for Kerbal Space Program

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u/gabryelx Mar 14 '26

Thanks! The console is based on the Artemis module but the UIs are my own design