
The basic installation requires about 3 GB of space on the hard disk, but additional texture packs can take up significantly more space. To run Orbiter, you need a Windows PC with at least 4GB of memory. Follow the installation instructions.Īfter installing the core package (and making sure that it runs without problems on your computer), you can add optional features such as high resolution planetary textures or essential 3rd party addons.
ORBITER ADDONS MANUAL
Pick a download mirror and get the Orbiter 2016 core package, either as an MSI installer for guided installation, or ZIP archive for manual installation. Here is a screen shot before and after installation.Download Orbiter 2016 Orbiter core package download The package contains textures for the Moon and the Mars. This is a planetary surface microtexture package for D3D9Client. The Orbiter version is denoted in a file name, as an example in a name "D3D9ClientBeta28.5-forBETA r84(r1054)" When using a graphics client with Orbiter Beta, a special attention should be paid that orbiter and client versions do match properly,
ORBITER ADDONS SOFTWARE
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES You can use the client and other downloads found from this site under the same terms as the Orbiter itself. Here is a link: June 2010 Redistributables Temporary storage for the installation files. You can delete the contents of the directory after the setup is completed. It is a common mistake to forget the run the Setup.exe You want and then find a Setup.exe and run it. If that happens then download the package from a link below and extract the content of the package in any empty directory Or you may see a pop-up window in Orbiter LaunchPad telling about a missing runtimes.

Isn't installed in your computer you will receive an error message "The program can't start because d3dx9_43.dll is You will need a DirectX June 2010 redistributable backage to run the client. Read further information from /Doc/D3D9Client.pdfĭ3D9Client development and support thread is located in Orbiter-Forum The client must be activated from the Modules tab otherwise you will seeĪ command console while trying to start a scenario. Of "Orbiter.exe" which uses a build in DX7 Engine. Also to use a graphics client in Orbiter you need to run "Orbiter_ng.exe" instead
ORBITER ADDONS INSTALL
To install the client you need to download a package from a list below and extract it in the root folder of the Orbiter.Īny previously existing files should be replaced.

This is a graphics client/engine project to Orbiter Spaceflight Simulator.
