KBO 2018_vg18

John Van Vliet · Post #1by **John Van Vliet** » 26.12.2020, 22:31

this is a SPICE add on for the KBO 2018_vg18 AKA "Far Out"

the zip file on my G-drive -- 49.4 Meg
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x5Q1BiDSbPajzSxhpfciTlnMt8_foJ8P/view?usp=sharing

trappistplanets · Post #2by **trappistplanets** » 31.12.2020, 14:25

am i allowed to use the code to make my own addon of this dwarf planet?

Added after 1 minute 26 seconds:
odd when i tried this addon i my celestia its not working
(not showing up)

john71 · Post #3by **john71** » 31.12.2020, 15:27

Very-very good add-on, excellent details.

Post #4by **Anthony_B_Russo10** » 31.12.2020, 22:39

odd when i tried this addon i my celestia its not working
(not showing up)

That's because the addon relies LET, just look at the screenshot.

Post #5by **SevenSpheres** » 31.12.2020, 22:45

Anthony_B_Russo10 wrote:
trappistplanets wrote:odd when i tried this addon i my celestia its not working
(not showing up)
That's because the addon relies LET, just look at the screenshot.

Just tested in a plain Celestia install, and it works for me.

Post #6by **Anthony_B_Russo10** » 31.12.2020, 22:59

Judging by my test, it is most likely due to the addon's reliance on BSP Spice orbit rather then an SSC defined one or an XYZ/XYZV orbit.

trappistplanets · Post #7by **trappistplanets** » 05.01.2021, 12:41

Anthony_B_Russo10 wrote:Judging by my test, it is most likely due to the addon's reliance on BSP Spice orbit rather then an SSC defined one or an XYZ/XYZV orbit.

Anthony_B_Russo10 wrote:That's because the addon relies LET, just look at the screenshot.

so how do i get it to work?
and idk what LET even is
never heard of it

Post #8by **Anthony_B_Russo10** » 05.01.2021, 12:48

trappistplanets wrote:so how do i get it to work?
and idk what LET even is
never heard of it

LUA Education Tools, what Celestia Origin uses.

trappistplanets · Post #9by **trappistplanets** » 05.01.2021, 12:50

Anthony_B_Russo10 wrote:LUA Education Tools, what Celestia Origin uses.

so how do i get them and install them correctly?

John Van Vliet wrote:this is a SPICE add on for the KBO 2018_vg18 AKA "Far Out"

will you make a version of this that doesn't need the lua tools?

Post #10by **Anthony_B_Russo10** » 05.01.2021, 12:56

trappistplanets wrote:so how do i get them and install them correctly?

Look on the main website.

Post #11by **SevenSpheres** » 05.01.2021, 16:59

trappistplanets wrote:will you make a version of this that doesn't need the lua tools?

This doesn't need the Lua Tools.

SevenSpheres wrote:Just tested in a plain Celestia install, and it works for me.

(It does need Spice support, but default Windows Celestia has that.)

John Van Vliet · Post #12by **John Van Vliet** » 05.01.2021, 18:18

will you make a version of this that doesn't need the lua tools?

this dose not require lua tools

it uses SPICE

on linux spice needs to be installed and celestia built from source ( with spice support)

on windows i think it is already built in on most builds
On Apple ??? i do not know , so....

i run linux and my celestia install is 99.999% all spice orbits

there was a section on Celestialmatters for spice addons and using spice

Post #13by **Art Blos** » 05.02.2021, 05:10

John Van Vliet, can you post the same smaller model? 5-10 megabytes is enough. May come in handy in Origin.

John Van Vliet · Post #14by **John Van Vliet** » 07.02.2021, 20:29

here is a small 8 Meg zip of the add on

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1miJ7auynX3gmYKc_4datNwBbAdtpMOou/view?usp=sharing

in reducing the mesh there was some small artifacts added , a few sharp mountains
nothing too bad but if one looks carefully they can be noticed
also i reduced the 4k textures to 2k textures