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Since Project Apollo is an open source project and all developers are working for free in their spare time we don't have project plans, schedules, or things like this. We coordinate the development by using our [http://www.ibiblio.org/mscorbit/mscforum/ forums]. So if you read the latest news you hopefully get all the necessary information you need to use Project Apollo. Of course every developer is happy to get feedback regarding his work to fix bugs and make improvements, so please do not hesitate to post in the forum if you discover something noteworthy. | Since Project Apollo is an open source project and all developers are working for free in their spare time we don't have project plans, schedules, or things like this. We coordinate the development by using our [http://www.ibiblio.org/mscorbit/mscforum/ forums]. So if you read the latest news you hopefully get all the necessary information you need to use Project Apollo. Of course every developer is happy to get feedback regarding his work to fix bugs and make improvements, so please do not hesitate to post in the forum if you discover something noteworthy. | ||
= NASSP 8.0 Beta = | |||
The installation instructions for the upcoming release of NASSP, version 8.0, have not yet been ported to the wiki at this time. In the meantime, they can be viewed on the Orbiter Forums here: https://www.orbiter-forum.com/threads/nassp-8-installation-guide.36801/ | |||
Once installed, updating to the latest beta build is as easy as downloading the latest beta release ZIP file from the GitHub link at the top corner of this page, and unzipping its contents into your Orbiter installation folder. | |||
= NASSP 7.0 Stable = | |||
This version of NASSP is several years old, having released in 2017. It is no longer actively maintained, but should remain perfectly usable if you desire a "stable" version of NASSP that will not change, at the cost of missing out on more recent improvements to simulation accuracy, etc. If you wish to upgrade from NASSP 7.0 to 8.0, it is highly recommended to perform a complete reinstall from scratch, following the instructions provided in the earlier "NASSP 8.0" section. | |||
This section tries to provide step-by-step instructions to set up the Orbiter environment for Project Apollo. You need to do the following steps only once. If you want to update your installation read the "How do I update?" section below. | This section tries to provide step-by-step instructions to set up the Orbiter environment for Project Apollo. You need to do the following steps only once. If you want to update your installation read the "How do I update?" section below. | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 20 April 2022
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Project Apollo - NASSP is an ongoing project, many developers are working on lots of new features and enhancements. If you are interested in this development you can now test the current version of Project Apollo.
Since Project Apollo is an open source project and all developers are working for free in their spare time we don't have project plans, schedules, or things like this. We coordinate the development by using our forums. So if you read the latest news you hopefully get all the necessary information you need to use Project Apollo. Of course every developer is happy to get feedback regarding his work to fix bugs and make improvements, so please do not hesitate to post in the forum if you discover something noteworthy.
NASSP 8.0 Beta
The installation instructions for the upcoming release of NASSP, version 8.0, have not yet been ported to the wiki at this time. In the meantime, they can be viewed on the Orbiter Forums here: https://www.orbiter-forum.com/threads/nassp-8-installation-guide.36801/
Once installed, updating to the latest beta build is as easy as downloading the latest beta release ZIP file from the GitHub link at the top corner of this page, and unzipping its contents into your Orbiter installation folder.
NASSP 7.0 Stable
This version of NASSP is several years old, having released in 2017. It is no longer actively maintained, but should remain perfectly usable if you desire a "stable" version of NASSP that will not change, at the cost of missing out on more recent improvements to simulation accuracy, etc. If you wish to upgrade from NASSP 7.0 to 8.0, it is highly recommended to perform a complete reinstall from scratch, following the instructions provided in the earlier "NASSP 8.0" section.
This section tries to provide step-by-step instructions to set up the Orbiter environment for Project Apollo. You need to do the following steps only once. If you want to update your installation read the "How do I update?" section below.
Install Orbiter
If you have installed the latest Orbiter 2010 version already, you can use this installation for Project Apollo, of course. Otherwise you need to install Orbiter. This includes the following steps at the moment:
Orbiter 2010-P1 Edition
- Orbiter100830.zip/msi as explained here: http://www.orbiter-forum.com/download.php
Optional: - Earth091124_11_14.zip
- Moon090730_L11.zip
OrbiterSound 4.0
Optional: High resolution surface tiles for the Kennedy Space Center
Installation Prerequisites
Install the Microsoft VS C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) Package if it's not installed already.
Install Project Apollo - NASSP
Follow the Modules Pack link at the top of this page download and unzip the first .zip file to your Orbiter installation folder. Make sure that the directory structure of the archive is retained, usually there's a "Use Folders" option box or similar, which should be ticked/checked.
Optionally, you can download and unzip the Source Code.zip the same way if you wish to have the source code that corresponds to the binary release.
Optional, but recommended: Install the DirectX 9 client
The built-in (aka "inline") Orbiter graphics client is based on DirectX 7. Especially with Windows 7 computers and/or recent graphics adapter this client isn't working very well or in some cases isn't working at all. Fortunately there's an DirectX 9 client by jarmonik meanwhile, which is working great with Project Apollo. So it is strongly suggested to give it a try. You can get it from this thread in the Orbiter main forum or by following these instructions:
- Install a recent Microsoft DirectX Runtime, for example by using the Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer.
- Download and unzip the client file to your Orbiter installation folder the same way as the Project Apollo files above.
- Start Orbiter_ng.exe (NOT Orbiter.exe) from your Orbiter installation folder.
- Go to the "Modules" tab and activate the "D3D9Client" module.
- The "Video" tab appears, configure the video settings as you like, they are quite similar to the usual Orbiter video settings. Do not change any settings you don't know/understand.
- Launch a build-in scenario in order to check if the client is running fine before you continue with the instructions below.
Configure Project Apollo
- Start Orbiter (Orbiter_ng.exe in case you're using the DirectX 9 client), go to the "Parameters" tab and make sure that at least Complex flight model, Limited fuel, Gravity-gradient torque and Nonspherical gravity sources are enabled.
- Go to the "Modules" tab and activate the ProjectApolloMFD module.
- Optionally you can change some options with the Launchpad Configuration Options on the "Extra" tab.
- That's all, now you can try if Project Apollo is working properly. You'll find the proper scenarios in the "Project Apollo - NASSP" scenario folder. Please note that the scenarions in the "Broken Scenarios" subfolder are, well, broken.
How do I update?
To update your Project Apollo installation you can repeat the steps above in Install Project Apollo - NASSP.
How can I track the development source and/or participate in development?
Please see the development area of the forums, specifically the git instructions thread.