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On Orbit => Space Shuttle Mission Simulator (tm) => Topic started by: desktopsimmer on September 30, 2007, 06:56:39 PM

Title: Few questions
Post by: desktopsimmer on September 30, 2007, 06:56:39 PM

Hi just a few questions for you:

• Is SSM2007 only going to be released just on the Windows Platform? nice if I could use the ppc/intel iMacs?
  
• Are you going to have 'training' missions, e.g. before you are certified to fly, you have to complete various training tasks like landing the STA, use of the RMS, EVA training?
• Are there user defined missions, or is it all historical and pending STS flights?
• Pause and Save features, as I'm often called away
• multi-user* function - fly missions with other users, who can join when required, leave when not required, or just watch? Probably no, but worth asking ;)

*I hate the term Multiplayer when refering to sims

George

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: Admin on September 30, 2007, 07:14:41 PM

Hi George,

• Platform: SSM07 will be released on MS Windows platforms only.
• Training: Yes, you will have training "modes".
• Missions: For now, only historical missions - believe me, you'll have your hands full with challenges anyway.
• Pause/Save: Yes and Yes.
• Network: Not at release time, but we MAY change this as we move on.

Best,
Admin

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: desktopsimmer on September 30, 2007, 07:30:34 PM

Thanks fo the reply and info. :)

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: Admin on September 30, 2007, 07:55:14 PM

No problem George, happy to oblige (if possible). BTW I like your website a lot. You should update it :)

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: desktopsimmer on October 01, 2007, 09:19:47 PM

Sorry to be a pain in the neck, but another couple of questions popped up as I was assembling my Freetrack IR headset:

• Is there going to be a full 'useable' 3D cockpit, or is it all 2D when issuing commands?
• Is there going to be support for FreeTrack (http://www.free-track.org/english/) and Track-IR (http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/), with 6DOF

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: Admin on October 01, 2007, 10:14:21 PM

Hi George,

Let's keep it simple :)

We will release new information as we get closer to the release date.

Best Regards,
/Admin

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: krisj on October 02, 2007, 10:18:19 AM

i have a question

euhm can you complete the ISS or is it just as it is to date?

btw great sim :) love it

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: Admin on October 02, 2007, 01:48:09 PM

Quote from: krisj on October 02, 2007, 10:18:19 AM

i have a question

euhm can you complete the ISS or is it just as it is to date?

btw great sim :) love it

We said that you "build" the ISS. That already implies that you shall see the ISS in various stages of construction and the additions you make to it by finishing the missions, shall be reflected in the 3D model.

The ISS looks will match that of the mission you currently fly. If it is only the first module, Zarya, than that would be all. To it, you will add the Unity module, so you will have both modules in space, and so on. If it is the ISS of STS-116, then you'll have much more to see of the ISS of course and so on until "we" finish the ISS in 2010 :D.

Hope that this answers your question,
/Admin

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: krisj on October 02, 2007, 02:09:03 PM

thanks ;)

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: ssjfb on October 22, 2007, 03:43:05 PM

Hello,

I have just a question concerning date and time you use in this forum. When we saw that a subject has been posted for example at 07:48:09 am, at which time is it referenced? GMT, EDT, CDT? As I'm living in France, it's important for me to make the good corrections.

Thanks a lot.

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: Admin on October 22, 2007, 04:51:42 PM

Hi,

We use GMT.

/Admin

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: desktopsimmer on October 25, 2007, 07:48:47 PM

If there are Classic Missions in SSM2007, i.e. STS-1 and ALT tests, is the cockpit going to have the original layouts with CRT and original Ejector Seats, rather than the MEDS version?

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: Admin on October 25, 2007, 08:04:20 PM

Quote from: desktopsimmer on October 25, 2007, 07:48:47 PM

If there are Classic Missions in SSM2007, i.e. STS-1 and ALT tests, is the cockpit going to have the original layouts with CRT and original Ejector Seats, rather than the MEDS version?

The answer is here: http://www.space-shuttle-mission.com/forum/index.php?topic=6.0

/Admin

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: desktopsimmer on October 25, 2007, 08:15:02 PM

Fair enough. When I read it orginally, I assumed that you where refering to that fact that some of the Shuttle (and Missions) have different layouts. Learning how to use the 'CRT' version would be problematic for inexperienced users.

Maybe the user could 'chose' whether to use the 'historical' Cockpit or the MEDS one. This is not a request, or could you think about implementing it, it is merely just a comment :)

Title: Re: Few questions
Post by: Admin on October 25, 2007, 08:19:39 PM

Quote from: desktopsimmer on October 25, 2007, 08:15:02 PM

Fair enough. When I read it orginally, I assumed that you where refering to that fact that some of the Shuttle (and Missions) have different layouts. Learning how to use the 'CRT' version would be problematic for inexperienced users.

Maybe the user could 'chose' whether to use the 'historical' Cockpit or the MEDS one. This is not a request, or could you think about implementing it, it is merely just a comment :)

We hear you. Comments and suggestions are welcome - they may be part of what the NEXT release (or free updates) will be :). I guess we should brace for suggestions after the release, eh? lol


/Admin