I, Voyager

I, Voyager is a free, open-source software planetarium & Godot Engine platform for creating games and educational software in a realistic solar system.

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

Our solar system simulator is in beta!

Try our Planetarium and please give us feedback!

I, Voyager is free, open-source software built on the free, open-source #GodotEngine.

#space #astronomy #gamedev #indiedev

https://t.co/BR8FhTxbLM

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

I'm about to hike the 220-mile John Muir Trail! So no updates here until September...

Image is from my 2015 JMT hike. I'll be hauling my tripod and camera along for more like this...

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

SpaceX delivered drama, as usual. But so much beauty too...

[RGV Aerial Photography @RGVaerialphotos]

Absolutely beautiful views of reentry!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Splashdown confirmed! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting fourth flight test of Starship!

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Ship 29 makes it through re-entry, minus part of a flap, and does a bellyflop!

And...............no way! It looked like a flip and burn and soft splashdown?!

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Here we go with the Booster soft water landing attempt!

HA! It did it! That was amazing!

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

We've migrated our solar system simulator and planetarium to #GodotEngine 4!

For developers, we've restructured our code into a set of editor plugins!

https://t.co/1FtXfng3p5

#space #astronomy #gamedev #indiedev

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

Holy shit these heating views.

[Scott Manley @DJSnM]

(Holy Sh*tballs)^3

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

My favorite photo from this morning's launch. Captured using techniques I've never used before, it exceeded my expectations in every way. I feel this photo perfectly illustrates the beauty and power of Starship.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting second integrated flight test of Starship!

Starship successfully lifted off under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster and made it through stage separation

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

We've decomposed our code into a set of editor plugins:

- the core solar system simulation
- a table importer/reader
- a procedural tree save/load system

These are pined now at: https://t.co/n9XZSwi1by.
We'll load to Assets library after next release...
#GodotEngine

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

Credit to @bjorn_jons for rings scatter data and tips...

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

I recoded our rings shader for our #GodotEngine 4 migration. We use 3 scatter textures for a strong phase-angle effect (compare image left vs right). For anti-aliasing, we sample many MIPs in one view.

If only our shadows worked... 😢

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

Our table importer is now a stand-alone editor plugin! (per suggestion by @_Difint_)

It can impute defaults, convert units, interpret & define enums, & much more...

I'd like feedback before submitting to the Asset Library!

https://t.co/j9ws0ploSg

Built in #GodotEngine 4.1.1.

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

Special delivery from asteroid Bennu...!

[NASA Solar System @NASASolarSystem]

While some members of the recovery team pack up the sample to deliver it to a temporary clean room here at UTTR, others are taking air and ground measurements to catalog any possible contaminants. https://t.co/ZK9XtEk91H

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

@ChronoDK We'll maintain a 3.x branch for the web-based Planetarium if we need it. For game dev (including my own @t2civ) it's time to move on.

[I, Voyager @IVoygr]

We're migrating from #GodotEngine 3 to 4!

Well, it's no small effort. Follow along at https://t.co/RBWzCZ5yBS.

Meanwhile, if you haven't already, do try our existing web-based planetarium: https://t.co/VX8mjue5Ri

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

They've lost it, going for a spin, but hey, got away from the pad and had some great first stage!

https://t.co/npUj2AHByW