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Orbiter Add-on Reviews;
Must Have Add-ons

The number of Orbiter add-ons contributed by users is quickly adding up. This is one of the most wonderful aspects about Orbiter. However, for each new add-on I'll spend many hours learning how to make the most of it. These hours can easily span weeks for someone with a full life outside of Orbiter. Here I'll review the add-ons I have personally had the time to try out. Installing Add-ons

*******NEW RELEASES ********

Jumbo Firefly

ISS-11A Mesh Upgrade
Vinkas multistage.dll
Attitude MFD (Version 3)
Rendezvous MFD
I-MFD - Version 4.2
LandMFD automatic moon landing MFD

Must have Add-ons | Vessels Historic | Vessels Fictitious | Scenery

Add-ons that make a great sim even better
OrbiterSound 2.5 Exterior detail: N/A Texture detail: N/A New sounds: Yes Working panels: N/A Working parts: N/A Must Have	Daniel Polli (DanSteph) Daniel@dansteph.com www.orbiter.dansteph.com
TTM24 Exterior detail: Very high Texture detail: Very high New sounds: Yes Working panels: Yes Working parts: Yes Must Have	Kenny Bolli Authors Website
Delta Glider II (G-SNDO) (Beta) Exterior detail: Nominal Texture detail: Nominal New sounds: Yes Working panels: Yes Working parts: Yes Must Have	Daniel Polli (DanSteph) Daniel@dansteph.com www.orbiter.dansteph.com
Project Alpha Exterior detail: Very high Texture detail: Very high New sounds: No Working panels: No Working parts: No Must Have	Andrew Project Alpha
Space Shuttle Fleet Exterior detail: High Texture detail: Very High New sounds: Yes Working panels: No Working parts:Yes Must Have	Don Gallagher, Dave Hopkins
STS GUIDANCE MFD V3c (Beta) REQUIRES Ver 2 Shuttles New sounds: No Working panels: No Working parts:No Must Have	Richard Croy, Chris Knestrick sts-guidance-mfd_beta_3c.zip
Progreess Ferry New sounds: No Working panels: No Working parts:No Must Have	Manuel Amorim, Richard Croy
Soyuz Guidance MFD v1.02 New sounds: No Working panels: No Working parts:No Must Have	Richard Croy, Chris Knestrick soyuz_guidance-mfd_v1.02.zip
Baikonur Launch Complex Exterior detail: Nominal Texture detail: Nominal New sounds: No Working panels: No Working parts: No Must Have	Manuel Amorim baikonur101.zip
Redshift (Beta) Flight Operations Manager New sounds: No Working panels: No Working parts:No Must Have	Bernd R. Fix

Virtual International Space Station (VISS) External link,
not really an Orbiter add-on but worth the download.

How to install add-ons:

Most add-ons come as a zipped file that simple needs to be extracted in your main Orbiter folder. To install, simply unzip into your Orbiter directory with the 'Use folder names' option. These add-ons have the Orbiter folders built in so all the components end up in the right places. Check the install section of the read me file before unzipping.

For new Modules you most activate them under the Modules tab of the Launchpad. Copy the dll file into the Modules\Plugin folder of your Orbiter installation. Then select the plugin from the Orbiter Launchpad.

A few add-ons will unzip the components into a temp folder of your choice. You then manual move these components into the corresponding Orbiter folders . For example; "filename.msh" would be place into the Meshes folder and "filename.cfg" would be placed in the Config folder. Once again check the readme file.

The eye-candy type add-ons will come with a scenario to get you started. These files will have the ".scn" extension and should end up in the Scenarios folder . Open Launchpad and select the new scenario to begin using.

You may also want to read...creating your own scenarios

Related Links

Avsim.com, ( all the Addons )
Dan's Orbiter Page,
Meadville Space Center
Duncan Sharpe's Tutorial
ISS Trajectory Data and Scenarios
AIBS Orbiter Fan Site
Pieter Tieghem Orbiter Page
Vinka Page (spacecraft.dll )
Radu's Page (mesh converter)
Tycho7
Voyager's Addon Site
F7 Orbiter Site
 

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