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Historical documentation can also be contradictory, vague or confusing, adding to the challenge. I'm under no illusion that this is as polished or as efficient as it could be, since I've just been learning every aspect of it along the way. With this thread I intend to share progress and hopefully open it up to discussion. Anyway, the visuals are much improved in D3D9 with the Metalness shader so I'd still recommend it otherwise. This is made for Orbiter 2016 only, but currently only working in D3D9 due to an issue with oapiGetTextureHandle returning NULL and eventually causing a crash with the default client. Launch is integrated with Igel's Soyuz FG. However, nothing is set in stone, and this is only my assumption that materials would be the same or very similar. Note: thermal blanket green (hot topic as I remember it) was changed by me and is based on surviving Almaz hardware, recently (2011) photographed by Anatoly Zak. Only the VC meshes/textures are my own for now. With castorp's blessing, I'm using the OctoberSky meshes and textures ( ) for the exterior models with some small edits, largest of which is probably the fusion of Salyut 1 hull and Salyut 4 solar arrays to make Salyut 4 proper. The SA interior is pretty basic but for the time being it's not a priority. My immediate priorities would be more VC functionality, as for now a lot of the displays are blank textures, integrating the KSUs, a basic battery system and a go at the gyros/rate gyros.

Module separation, 20 degree AoA reentry and basic landing sequence (main chute only).

Detailed and function-ready Virtual Cockpit - Main Panel + Both KSU side panels - some functionality implemented, all in Russian, at some point planning to offer an English version.

Experimental Igla autopilot, with limited range and testing conditions - integrated with a custom Salyut 4 also running Igla (Passive mode), working mostly for a starting distance just under 5 km.

Orbital Orientation (Prograde + Horizon level) and Solar Tracking Autopilots, based on the included Ion, IR and Sun/Star Sensors.

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Two manual control schemes for RCS: RO (discrete angular rate commands) and Pulsed-RO (fixed angular rate increments through short thruster pulses).Both RCS modes: DPO (98 N) and DO (9.8 N), arranged as seemed logical to minimise torque and drift, taking into account the actual thruster positioning.SKDU main corrective engine system, with main (SKD) and backup (DKD).My intention is to make this relatively systems-complete, taking into account both my skills and time, and the scarce detailed information available.

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dll implementation of the Soyuz 7K-T version, which I chose to start with since it flew for the longest time and didn't have the solar panels to complicate matters.

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Taking on the legacy of previous iterations of these ships, I figured I'd pick this up to learn how to build an addon from the ground up as a personal project, and if I managed to take it far enough, eventually open it up to the community. Time to bring to light a project I've been working on since around April: