Creative Director at @LUMINARY_DGT • Developer & 3D artist working on a spaceflight simulator

🧵3+ years of development. Countless nights wrestling with orbital mechanics. And we finally have a demo prototype for KOSMOS. Here's a short trailer trailer :
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I didn't expect this post to generate that much interest. Building a hyper-realistic space sim from scratch has meant years of tough design and engineering challenges, and a lot of surprises along the way. So I'm starting a series of articles on how we built it 👇
🧵3+ years of development. Countless nights wrestling with orbital mechanics. And we finally have a demo prototype for KOSMOS. Here's a short trailer trailer :
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Before I write the first one, I'd like to know who's reading, so I can pitch it at the right level: deep technical dive or big-picture story?
56% I'm a space nerd
11% I'm a game dev
22% I love simulators
11% Just curious
9 votes • Final results
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🧵3+ years of development. Countless nights wrestling with orbital mechanics. And we finally have a demo prototype for KOSMOS. Here's a short trailer trailer :
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6\ Building a space sim from scratch, with our own physics engine, is hard. Some days, it was very hard. But as Seneca put it: "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult."
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7/ I hope this is just the first chapter. We intend to add much more gameplay: launch & ascent, orbital insertion & transfers, reentry, EVAs... And of course: more missions. Follow along, and tell us what you think! 👨‍🚀 #gamedev #indiedev #spacesim
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Rémi Lemaire retweeted
There’s a lot of talk in this community... Here’s the difference: I actually build. - WIP PREVIEW! - Of my Pad39A Starship launch animation 🚀 Still refining (smoke, lighting, compositing) — and the final version will include sound effects and music to bring it fully to life. #SpaceX #Starship #Pad39A
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Rémi Lemaire retweeted
I never made it to space But this is the closest I’ve ever felt to it Kosmos is my letter to the stars
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Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Rémi, a game developer from France and I like to make 3D reconstitutions of spaceflights.
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Today is also the first test flight of #Ariane6! The launch is scheduled in about 4 hours. Link to the official ESA broadcast: youtube.com/watch?v=B0oFpOJa…
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I found this old "Flight menu" prototype i made on Unity a while ago. From your perspective, what feature could be very useful in a flight menu like this for a spaceflight simulator game?
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Do you think I should go to the @SpaceCreatorDay this year? (never been yet)
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I cleaned-up an old model I made on sketchup with blender, can you tell what it represents?
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The correct answer was the Launch Control Center at KSC
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Another 3d render of the Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon on LC-39A #b3d
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Still few minor details to improve on my 39A scene and it should be ready to animate soon. #b3d
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The interior of my crew access arm 3D model. It still seems a little too wide so i'll have to update it, as well as addin few more details that i noticed
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