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'''Add-on''' is the term used in the [[Orbiter]] [[community]] to describe those additional [[spacecraft|ships]], [[surface base|bases]] and [[custom function|functions]] that are not included in the basic [[distribution]] of Orbiter. An alternative term for such extensions is modification (or mod). These are written by members of the commmunity and freely distributed.
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'''Add-on''' is the term used in the [[Orbiter]] community to describe those additional [[spacecraft|ships]], [[Surface base|bases]] and functions that are not included in the basic distribution of [[Orbiter|Orbiter Space Flight Simulator]]. An alternative term for such extensions is modification (or mod). These are written by members of the commmunity and freely distributed.
  
 
Many of these are available at [[Orbithangar]] or [[Avsim]].
 
Many of these are available at [[Orbithangar]] or [[Avsim]].
  
 
The possible main add-on classes for Orbiter are:
 
The possible main add-on classes for Orbiter are:
* [[Vessel|Vessels]]
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* Vessel|Vessels
 
* [[Solar system|Solar systems]]
 
* [[Solar system|Solar systems]]
* [[Celestial body|Celestial bodies]]
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* Celestial bodies
* [[Surface base|Surface bases]]
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* [[Surface bases|Surface bases]]
 
* [[MFD|MFDs]]
 
* [[MFD|MFDs]]
* [[Custom function|Custom functions]]
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* Custom functions
* [[Plug-ins]], which are neither MFD nor custom function
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* Plug-ins, which are neither MFD nor custom function
 
* [[Launch pad extensions]]
 
* [[Launch pad extensions]]
  

Revision as of 01:10, 13 October 2021

Add-on is the term used in the Orbiter community to describe those additional ships, bases and functions that are not included in the basic distribution of Orbiter Space Flight Simulator. An alternative term for such extensions is modification (or mod). These are written by members of the commmunity and freely distributed.

Many of these are available at Orbithangar or Avsim.

The possible main add-on classes for Orbiter are:

Vessel add-ons

A vessel add-on consists minimal of a configuration file describing its physical properties and a mesh for its visual representation.

Add-on lists

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