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| + | IRC MFD was a plugin addon for Orbiter that connected to the [[IRC|Orbiter IRC]] network and allowed users to chat live on-line with others whilst flying in Orbiter. | ||
Secondarily there were (undocumented) features that allowed users to transmit, over a hidden IRC channel, telemetry of their position relative to planets or other ships and have other connected users automatically parse this information and render their ships locally. | Secondarily there were (undocumented) features that allowed users to transmit, over a hidden IRC channel, telemetry of their position relative to planets or other ships and have other connected users automatically parse this information and render their ships locally. | ||
| − | Consequently this was the first recorded interactive [[ | + | Consequently this was the first recorded interactive [[Multiplayer|multiplayer]] addon for Orbiter. |
| − | The method of operation was crude, requiring the user to manually activate a telemetry burst after each attitude or thrust. Time acceleration, ever a thorny problem with | + | The method of operation was crude, requiring the user to manually activate a telemetry burst after each attitude or thrust. Time acceleration, ever a thorny problem with multiplayer environments, needed to be used carefully. Docking was unmanaged. IRCMFD was therefore deemed the first-generation multiplayer environment. |
==Current status== | ==Current status== | ||
| − | + | IRC MFD has fallen into abeyance since 2003. Future development is unlikely and a public download site is not known. | |
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| − | + | [[Category:MFD addons]] | |
| − | + | [[Category:Multiplayer addons]] | |
| − | + | [[Category:Addons by Toni Ylisirnio]] | |
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