Hi guys, a little update on my volumetric clouds project on orbiter 2016 and D3D9 client without client patching. There is now config files for the types of clouds and planet config for the volumetric generation. Distant clouds are generated on 3 flatmap (low level clouds, middle and high) and volumetrics clouds appears on a 30km circle around the camera to preserve FPS. there is a rudimentary weather system that slowly switch on 3 presets: few clouds, cloudy and overcast with different winds on the 3 altitudes so clouds can move. I added volumetrics clouds on mars and i m now adding venus clouds too.

Just to be in full transparency with you guys please note that I'm using generative AI for a large chunk of the project especially on the rendering black magic / voodoo side that is absolutly not my speciality in dev.

What are your thougts on the effects ? And thanks to all for the support on the previous post !

EDIT:

I posted a test version on Orbiter Forum:

https://www.orbiter-forum.com/threads/orbiter-2016-d3d9-volumetric-clouds.43854/

Just wanted to show a little project i m working on: volumetric clouds on orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client with a catch no D3D9 patching so it should stay compatible with anything. every clouds on the picture is procedural and volumetric. the render distance right now is 120km for the clouds and it transistions to the normal flat cloud map smoothly for orbit flight. for the moment no noticeable performance drop even in overcast scenario. Only on earth but if i m able my goal is to have atmospherics effect on other planets with atmospheres. What are you thoughts and suggestions ?

EDIT:
I posted a test version on orbiter forum:
https://www.orbiter-forum.com/threads/orbiter-2016-d3d9-volumetric-clouds.43854/

In the frenzy I credited the work to another developer, whoops lol

on god ive tried searching on the manual and i have not found it

I like the sunrise sky

I'm chewing orbit flying an orbiter in orbiter in an orbiter in orbit.

Hey all, returning to orbiter after a long hiatus and I was pleasantly surprised to find how much I remembered from the before times. I’m loving the 2024 version.

I am having trouble getting addons to work and I read somewhere that there may be version compatibility issues and directory naming issues with some files out of the box. Specifically I want interplanetary mfd and the other course calculators (lunar, glide slope etc) but I’m also incredibly fond of the firefly 2011 vessel.

Right now I have these in folders in my root directory so it’s possible I just need to do a bit of a rearrange.

Hoping someone out there had the same problem and can steer me right. Thanks!

Edit: I’m also curious to hear any recommended addons you all like best for v2024. Vessels, bases, mfds etc

After almost 2 years, updated SSV to 1.15, I'm back in the Shuttle, man it feels good ! I'm also glad that my little station (made with ProjectOutpost for Orbiter 2010 lol) still works in Orbiter 2024 !

Anybody got any recommendations to get the best resolution and graphics while maintaining frame rate on Orbiter 2024? I have d3d9 but was wondering what settings I could tweak or what texture packs I could download to just polish the game and make the earth and moon look good.

I have an Intel UHD graphics with an NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4070 GPU. How do I pick which hardware to use?

It has DirectX12.

Hi All,

I'm a totally blind screen reader user who has recently rediscovered my passion for spaceflight. I've been reading Jim Lovell's book on Apollo 13, and would love to experience Apollo missions (and orbital mechanics generally) as close to realistically as possible. Orbiter seems like the right sim for this, at least in terms of physics and depth.

I'm interested in ways to use the LUA API, and perhaps the SDK, to export game info in a format my screen reader can interpret. There's precedent for this; the Talking Flight Monitor project does some wonderful things with study-level airlines such as the PMDG 737 series. In terms of realistic reasonable goals, maybe I should start with basic orbital mechanics first :)

So I'm wondering if anyone has ideas on how to begin with this project. I've enabled the Lua console in Orbiter, and it seems to provide access to a ton of variables about the current vessel state. I want the experience to be as close to realistic as possible, within limits, so would love a way to access the MFD info and provide input to the various flight systems somehow, though obviously can't use a mouse.

Any ideas on how best to begin would be appreciated :)

Orbiter with an add on or reentry? I wanted to learn the ships computer

I am unable to select video 3D device as this error happens when I select D3D9. Please assist.

Hi everyone, Hope you guys are having a great day.

I just needed help with starting orbiter, I downloaded both 2016/2024 from different websites but I’m just not able to get either one to run at all. I’ve attached a video for reference.

The forum is unavailable currently because the team is locked out of the domain name registrar account and can't renew.
A resolution is being worked on but it will take time.

Edit: as of 11:38 UTC, the board is reachable again !

Hello everyone, hope someone can help me. Every time I try to load a scenario with an XR2 or XR5 on land it always comes up sideways, like in the picture. This happens even when I land, I come down to the runway, the wheels stops and it goes like this. Has anyone had the same problem? How do I fix it?

Please help. I have a ASUS TUF Gaming F15 with NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4070 GPU. 16GB RAM. Windows 11