Orbiter Reviews and Details

Is Orbiter good?

Social recommendations and mentions

• Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing of Experimental Reusable Rocket

  You can use realistic simulators like: http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/ (it's free and open-source: https://github.com/orbitersim/orbiter ) so it means that now the main problem is building the hardware, but the software part is mostly solved. Before there were no simulators, and barely usable computers. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• Physics video games

  Orbiter is more of a hardcore spacesim than a "game" in traditional sense, but also qualify. Source: over 2 years ago

• What about adding more planets?

  Orbiter does it, but I doubt the solution they use (whatever it is) would work with the game engine Nova uses. Reentry does it too. I guess it depends on how the game has been coded. Probably difficult to implement if it wasn't designed with time compression in mind to start with. Source: over 2 years ago

• So uhm… I wanna fly a space shuttle.

  Kerbal (KSP) is one way, but I would highly encourage you to seek out Orbiter Space Flight Simulator 2016 here http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/ (all free) and its forum here https://www.orbiter-forum.com/. Tens of thousands of hours of work here for your enjoyment, when you look at the base simulator (Dr. Martin Schweiger's work), the rendering engines, the vessels, the mods and the expertise from the community ...... Source: almost 3 years ago

• We really need a Microsoft Space SimulatorX

  I’ve searched a bit and found this: http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/ Has anyone played orbiter ? Source: about 3 years ago

• Orbiter compatability?

  This looks amazing! I don't play KSP but Orbiter, not sure if you've heard of that? Would it be easy to make this compatible with the keyboard keys Orbiter uses? Source: about 3 years ago

• Orbiter Space Flight Simulator. It is a free educational sim, real physics to learn Keplerian navigation, and mesmerizing visuals.

  Orbiter Space Flight Simulator here. This is the core simulator software created by Martin Schweiger, a British college professor who took astrophysics classes and had the idea to develop this sim like 20 years ago. Since then community members have contributed to it, including Landsat project, so you will not have better earth textures. Source: about 3 years ago

• Was it a good idea for Private Division to take over KSP? Why/Why not?

  If you want something hardcore to tide you over until the hard mode mods for KSP2 come out, give Orbiter a try. It's what I used to play before KSP came out and is a kind of freeware KSP with RSS and life support if your ship has it. Source: over 3 years ago

• I am now bloodied. I will fight to protect my people. And still‒peace must be the ultimate goal of a war.

  I know the theory and can do the basics like FA-off landings on outposts (my past experience in Orbiter helps, too). It's the aiming in combat I need to work on. Source: over 3 years ago

• Space game recommendations

  If you want a realistic simulator: Orbiter Space Flight Simulator 2016. It's free and you don't need a fat gaming pc. http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/. Source: over 3 years ago

• Ask HN: What weird technical scene are you fond/part of?

  Http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/ NASA flight software source code for Apollo and other spacecraft. - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago

• What's a very niche aircraft you'd love to see replicated on a flight simulator?

  No, it’s independently in development since 2000. haven’t played myself for a few years now but it’s still out there -> Orbiter. Source: over 3 years ago

• Was a xbox user… but now I must learn the ways of the keyboard haha

  I've played Orbiter a lot, and I'm very used to its control scheme. With some alterations to it, I've managed to also set it up for ED. The main thing about this control scheme is that you use the numpad to control the ship movement:. Source: over 3 years ago

• Loving the Latest Update!!!

  Orbiter is a thing that exists. With a few mods, it's almost worth playing for people who aren't hardcore space nerds. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Starship Orbital Flight 1 (Orbiter 2016)

  Orbiter 2016 (an awesome spaceflight simulator if you want something more realistic than KSP). Source: about 4 years ago

• Let's petition KSP2 to implement Lagrange points

  I recommend checking out Orbiter. It's pretty bare-bones but it uses exactly the method you're describing. As for adding this to KSP 2, I don't think it's worth the cost of completely rewriting the orbital physics of a game this late in development that's already gone through development hell. Source: about 4 years ago

• Tottenham considering a bid to host the 2026 Super Bowl

  If you're unwilling to spend $40 on a game that sends little green people screaming to their demise, Orbiter is free but is significantly more difficult. Source: over 4 years ago

• I wish we had a DCS level simulation space sim game

  Orbiter? Some of the craft in that have got fairly well modelled systems, and I think you can get add-ons that model the Apollo spacecraft quite well. Source: over 4 years ago

• A decision to be made of what I should spend my money on...

  ... And the grand master work of all space simulators (no exploration elements unfortunately)... "Orbiter" (http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/). Source: over 4 years ago

• Probable Unpopular Opinion: I don't get the appeal of general FA-OFF flying

  I'm an Orbiter fan and player from a decade, and I really miss a true gravitation physic in E:D. I'd love to plot orbits around celestial body, and plan realistic re-entries on planets instead of the typical, impossible, sci-fi "dive-in" approach. Source: over 4 years ago

• Rocket simulation for highschool project

  Another option in addition to KSP is Orbiter: http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/. Source: over 4 years ago