The simulator has just been updated to allow Endeavour to travel between star systems. This significantly widens the scope for exploration and means a much greater range of mission scenarios can be supported.
A new system allowing Endeavour to visit new star systems has been added to the simulator, vastly increasing the variety and adventure of possible mission scenarios. The FTL Drive is based on key piece of technology recovered from extra-terrestrial vessels.
The FTL drive module controls the operation of the vessel in FTL flight mode, which allows the vessel to achieve relativistic speeds significantly faster than the speed on light.
For the most part FTL flight operations are automated due to navigational complexity. The operator simply selects the star system intended as the destination.
Another really useful update has been made to the impulse maneuver panel, allowing selection of the number of maneuvering cycles that a held bearing lasts for. Once that number of cycles is done, the hold is automatically released.
The Martian Star evolution has been updated with a new overview video that incorporates the new Impulse Flight console panel. For a limited time the evolution will be availbale to all members so take a look.
The video accompanying the Martian Star evolution has been updated to reflect recent changes to gimbal limits, etc in the sim. It also includes the new Impulse Flight panel.
The Impulse Navigation panel assists with the navigation of pre-plotted courses during impulse operations.
The panel consists of a scrollable list of course points and a 2D impulse map displaying the location of the course points, Astronomical Objects (AOs) and the vessel.
At this week's meetup we'll be re-filming the training video for the 'Martian Star' navigation evolution, which crew use to practise key impulse maneuvering techniques. Drop by to see how it's done or take the helm and give it a go yourself!
The simulator has just been updated to allow Endeavour to travel between star systems. This significantly widens the scope for exploration and means a much greater range of mission scenarios can be supported.
The FTL drive module controls the operation of the vessel in FTL flight mode, which allows the vessel to achieve relativistic speeds significantly faster than the speed on light.
Another really useful update has been made to the impulse maneuver panel, allowing selection of the number of maneuvering cycles that a held bearing lasts for. Once that number of cycles is done, the hold is automatically released.
The Martian Star evolution has been updated with a new overview video that incorporates the new Impulse Flight console panel. For a limited time the evolution will be availbale to all members so take a look.
The last Saturday Meetup was focussed on impulse navigation, so we thought it was a good opportunity to give a quick video tour of the helm. 
