Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator News

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]After 10 years of development, Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator is finally out from Early Access![/p][p]What a journey it has been. After 7 years of Early Access where I have been in active development with you, the players, the community, and the test pilots, the 1.0 scope has finally been met where the goal was to implement the mandatory systems to allow you to:[/p]

• [p]Reach Orbit in Project Mercury[/p]
• [p]Rendezvous and Dock in Project Gemini[/p]
• [p]Land on the Moon in Project Apollo[/p]

[p]The game has slowly evolved to become something much bigger than I ever imagined possible for a single developer. However, I have never felt alone. From the start, you, the community, has joined me along the journey to help me shape the game, support me and been part of the project in one way or another. For that I thank you![/p][p]This will be celebrated with the community through a fully online event, and I will be hosting multiple development updates, Ask-Me-Anything's (AMA) and Steam Broadcasts.[/p][p][/p][p]THANK YOU![/p][p]I want to take this moment to thank you for being part of the game in one way or another, either you reporting issues, sending suggestions, providing constructive feedback, being part of the community, helping out other players, organizing multiplayer sessions, being a moderator, or being a Test Pilot, your work is visible in the game, and can be enjoyed by everyone else. So thank you again![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]RNTYCON 2025 - The 1.0 Online Release Party[/p][p][/p][p]For the release and to celebrate 10 years of REENTRY, the he Reentry 1.0 launch party will be all online, so you, the community, can participate and join me in celebrating the release of the game.[/p][p]The event also adds a new game mode, the Flight Plan Mode, for Project Apollo.[/p][p]The sessions will get their links added behind them after the first session (see agenda below) is done, so step back here for details as I update the post with links to each session.[/p][p][/p][p]Friday Agenda[/p][p]1.0 bits are published - NOW[/p][p]Steam Launch Trailer, YouTube - NOW[/p][p]10:00 AM (Pacific Time): RNTYCON 2025 Launch Party Keynote:[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]10:10 AM: Ask-Me-Anything, YouTube (automatic redirect from above session)[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]11:30 AM: The Developer Plays the Apollo 8 launch using the new Flight Plan Mode, Steam Broadcast[/p][p]MOCR LIVE, in-game event, see the Apollo Live Mission here:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]Saturday Agenda[/p][p]10:00 AM (Pacific Time) An overview of the Reentry Community and how to navigate it, YouTube[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]10:30 AM The Future of Reentry, YouTube[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]11:00 AM Ask-Me-Anything Part II, YouTube[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]Apollo Mission Control (MOCR), Saturday Live Stream
[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]Most sessions will be recorded and stored under the RNTYCON 2025 - The 1.0 Release Party YouTube Playlist.[/p]

[p][/p][p]This patch rolls out some improvements and preparations for crash log handlings, makes some improvements to logging, and exception handling.[/p][p]In addition it rolls out a minor fix to the Mission Objective UI so it correctly resets after meeting an objective, and improves the Checklist System to detect if you already have the RUN steps of a checklist queued.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Patch notes:[/p]

• [p]Improved Cloud Diagnostics support for better crash reporting[/p]
• [p]Logging fixes[/p]
• [p]Exception handling improvements[/p]
• [p]Fix to Mission Objective UI so it resets correctly (could cause confusion)[/p]
• [p]Minor Mercury Cockpit model updates[/p]
• [p]Fix to the Checklist System so it detects if you have steps from a checklist it wants you to perform already in the queue[/p]
• [p]Adjusted some default values for various realism and graphics settings[/p]

[p][/p][p]This update fixes some general stability issues to try and reduce various Crash To Desktop (CTD) cases seen in some reports. Many of the CTD issues has been fixed by updating your drivers, some has been fixed by identifying potential conflicting software, or by reducing graphics settings. I have two dedicated threads about this on the Steam forums, so if you experience various crashes, please check them out and reach out to me.[/p][p][/p][p]I also fixed an issue with the Lunar Module Yaw Pulse logic, made fixes to the splash down sound effect used and rolled out quite a few additional fixes to in-game text, missions and dictionaries.[/p][p][/p][p]As I have mentioned a few times, now that we are getting close to the release update (1.0.0), you will see an increase in number of smaller patches. The reason for this is that I wish to roll out fixes as fast as possible to ensure they all get additional testing by the Early Access adopters.[/p][p][/p][p]I want to specifically thank all of you who have been part of the Early Access part of the game, reporting issues, providing feedback, this helps improve the game for everyone.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Patch notes:[/p]

• [p]General core logic stability improvements[/p]
• [p]Received crash logs (CTD) where the Unity Image.CrossFadeAlpha function causes a CTD, so I removed all use of this and instead implemented my own function to handle this. This is used on the off-screen switch pointer and orbit view icons.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with the LM Yaw Pulse logic[/p]
• [p]Water/Splash sound effect fixes[/p]
• [p]Mission fixes, typo corrections and dictionary updates[/p]
• [p]Fixes to the various virtual cockpit models[/p]
• [p]Minor improvements to the logic responsible for the cockpit interactable components such as switches, gauges, fuses, circuit breakers, etc.[/p]

[p][/p][p]The main aspect of this patch (minor) is to roll out various community contributed text improvements and fixes to typos and spelling mistakes. Hundreds of fixes and corrections to various missions, checklists and dictionaries has been applied. Multiple issues in checklists has also been resolved.[/p][p]It also adds a way to remove the lens flare effect (Realism Settings) and fixes a potential exception in the Mercury Control Center multiplayer module.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks to everyone who has contributed fixes and text suggestions![/p][p][/p][p]Patch notes:[/p]

• [p]Community-contributed text improvements[/p]
• [p]Fixes to typos[/p]
• [p]Mission improvements[/p]
• [p]Added a "Disable Lens Flare" realism setting[/p]
• [p]Fix in the Mercury Control Center multiplayer avatar handler[/p][p][/p]