3 The Launchpad
Starting Orbiter.exe brings up the Orbiter Launchpad dialog box. From here, you can
· set simulation, video and joystick parameters
· load available plugin modules to extend the basic Orbiter functionality
· select a startup scenario
· open the online help system
· launch the Orbiter simulation window, or
· exit to the desktop.
From the Launchpad dialog, the simulation can be started by pressing the “Launch ORBITER”
button, provided a scenario has been selected. If you are running Orbiter for the first time, you
should make sure that the simulation parameters (in particular video options) are properly set
before starting the simulation.
3.1 Scenario tab
Figure 1: Launchpad dialog, Scenario tab
Scenario:
Contains a hierarchical list of available scenarios. Select one and launch it with the “Launch
ORBITER” button. Below the list is a description of the currently selected scenario.
Special scenarios and folders:
· The (Current state) scenario is automatically generated whenever you exit the simulator.
Use this to continue from the latest exit state.
· The Tutorials folder contains pre-recorded flights with onscreen annotations that explain
different aspects and stages of space flight missions.
· The Playback folder contains the flights you have recorded with Orbiter's built-in flight
recorder. Launching one of these will start a replay.
· The Quicksave folder contains in-game saved scenarios generated by pressing.
Multiple quicksaves are possible. Orbiter saves the quicksave states under the original
scenario name, followed by a quicksave counter. The counter is reset each time the
simulation is launched, so make sure to copy any scenarios you want to keep!
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