XR Flight Operations Manual Version 3.0
Copyright 2006-2018 Douglas Beachy. All Rights Reserved.
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It is also recommended that you click the "Disable Vertical Sync" checkbox so
your framerate can run at full speed: the higher the framerate, the more
accurate the simulation is. If the scanline tearing that can occur with vsync
disabled bothers you, enable vertical sync again by unchecking
Disable
Vertical Sync
. Note, however, that limiting the framerate will also reduce the
accuracy of the simulation.
In addition, ensure that
Color Depth (bpp)
is set to 32 instead of 16: running
in 16-bit color mode may produce odd colors on the screen and is not
recommended. If you are running in a window, set your desktop to 24- or
32-bit color rather than 16-bit.
11.
You can adjust the
Panel Scale
value in the
Parameters
tab as necessary to
stretch the instrument panels, although panels usually look best if they are
not stretched (i.e., panel scale 1.0). An
MFD refresh
value of something
below 0.5 is recommended; 0.1 is a good place to start. If you see a
noticeable framerate hit with 0.1, try upping the value slightly.
12.
If you have a joystick, go into the
Joystick
tab and configure it. Be sure to
also run
if you have it installed. (Remember that you can now
for / and CTRL-/ for RCS changes.)
13.
Review
and
edit
your
XR
vessel’s
configuration
file
(e.g.,
C:\Orbiter\config\XR5VanguardPrefs.cfg,
DeltaGliderXR1Prefs.cgf,
or
XR2RavenstarPrefs.cfg
) and configure the settings to your liking. The
file is fully commented, and each XR vessel allows extensive configuration of
its settings. Refer to the section titled
Configuring Your XR Vessel
for details.
That’s it.
Now boot up Orbiter and load one of the XR scenarios installed under the
C:\Orbiter\Scenarios
folder (e.g.,
Scenarios\XR2 Ravenstar
).
Refer to later sections in this manual for details on how to fly your XR vessel.
Welcome aboard!
The screenshots below compare the
Vanguard’s
1280-, 1600-, and 1920-pixel-wide
main panels. Remember that you can enable one of the new wide-screen 2D
instrument panel modes by editing your
vessel’s configuration file
and setting
2DPanelWidth.