Reentry - An Orbital Simulator

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The Journey Towards 2.0
14 Jue 2023



On June 18th I will have a presentation where I will talk about the future of Reentry - An Orbital Simulator. I will talk about the current state of the game and what to expect for version 1.0, and announce some new features coming to the game as part of the journey to version 2.0.



Upcoming Event Starts Sun, 18 June 2023

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Update 0.9999 is out! - Unity Engine Update (major), Versioning, Bug Fixes
Wed, 16 August 2023



I just released a new patch where I have updated the Unity rendering engine version from the previous 2021 LTS (Long Term Support) version to the latest released 2022 LTS that was recently released. This update also includes patch fixes.

Note: If you are experiencing issues with this build you can roll back to the previous using the Steam Betas Tab accessible from the Steam client (games properties). The previous version can be found under the Reentry Version 0.99.RC10 branch.


Versioning

The current version of the game (0.9999.EA - zero point niner niner niner niner point echo alpha) has mostly been a joke with the community. However, I'm happy to announce that this is the final version of the game that will be using this versioning system. The next patch will roll out a new system that will follow a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH.REL pattern, for example 0.99.1234.EA


Major Rendering Engine Update: 2021.3 to 2022.3



This is a major update as the main version of the Unity rendering engine used in the game is updated. Testing has been good so far but due to the big change, undetected issues might arise. I have spend a lot of time testing the sim, and it has been public on the alpha floor branch for the last two weeks. However, this is a massive project so please let me know if you experience something strange that used to work but no longer does.

Blocking fixes:

Some of you have reported issues with the game not launching. The update to the latest LTS version of Unity might fix this for some, but I made some good progress on finding the source based on a couple of the logs I have received. This has been related to corrupt or blank game storage files. I wrote a fix and hopefully it will fix the launch issues that some of you are experiencing.

This patch also fixes an issue where players are unable to complete the CSM Optics Academy lesson due to a problematic switch after the change of the Optics panels in the Lower Equipment Bay (LEB). This has been fixed.


Patch Notes

    Major unity rendering engine update: 2021.3 to 2022.3
    MOCR: SPS burn planner shows plan with nmi alt
    Reentry crashing on start (CTD when launching from Steam) fixes
    Apollo CMC Optics lesson fixes
    Apollo CMC Optics panel updates
    Gemini 220 rigid cmd fixes
    Gemini undocking improvements