Orbiter OpenGL graphics client - Orbital...

Инструкция (User manual) OGLAClient 100416

Orbiter OpenGL graphics clientRendering engine for Orbiter-class games.

( ORBITER is written and maintained by Martin Schweiger http://www.orbitersim.com )

Contents

Description and basics.......................................................................................................1Features..............................................................................................................................2Common problems............................................................................................................11

Description and basics

Bla, bla, bla

©2010 Artyom Litvinovich 1/12

http://www.orbitersim.com/


Features

Features can be controlled from Video tab button called "OGLAClient features configuration" and at run time from F7 button menu (F11 in Spaceway).

TerrainRenders a nice and slow terrain

• FPS impact: Significant• Needs: Multicore CPU preferred

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Turned OFF


Advanced graphicsBlanket switch for many nice features, and none in particular.

Covers mapped shadows, air and some light effects.

Multilight, Fast multilight, terrain multilightMultiple light sources support

• FPS impact: Slight, large for terrain multilight• Needs: OpenGL 1.4 slow, OpenGL 2.0 fast

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GDI emulationAllows panels and MFD's from classic add-ons to be drawn

• FPS impact: None on new hardware, slight on old• Needs: OpenGL 1.4+ (2001+)



Advanced atmosphereAtmospheric haze on terrain

• FPS impact: Slight• Needs: OpenGL 2.0

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Turned OFF


Raytraced atmosphereRealistic atmospheric rendering

• FPS impact: Unknown, probably slight• Needs: OpenGL 2.0+, good GPU

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Stereo modeAnaglyph rendering

• FPS impact: 50%• Needs: Nothing special

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Mapped shadowsFast but rough shadows of everything on everything

• FPS impact: Medium• Needs: OpenGL 2.0

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High shadowsPrecise, but slow shadows on everything

• FPS impact: Largest• Needs: OpenGL 1.2+

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WireframeShows wireframe. Useless.



Common problems

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ATI non-pot limit• Problem: ATI cards act up on something• Solution: If on Nvidia, turn off non-pot limit, if on ATI - none



Unnamed• Problem: GPU too old (up to 2003)• Solution: get a better PC, or turn off advanced graphics


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