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Title: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 01, 2003, 03:42:01 PM

Heh.  Just kidding.  It's actually a pretty cool flash demo.    You basically have a planet with a natural sattelite, and you can put artificial ones in orbit by setting their starting position and speed.

I have managed to keep 2 in a low orbit for the last 10 minutes, and I just added two more that seem to be doing quite well.    It's kind of fun and addicting.  Here's the link.

Title: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 01, 2003, 03:51:02 PM

Haha- this thing is friggin's awesome. I had 4 in varying orbits for about 5 minutes and one crashed, and now 3 are going strong. Great find.

Title: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 01, 2003, 03:59:01 PM

Heh.  My 4 are still flying nicely.  I do have one or two pop in at a very high speed from outside the range of the screen now and then, but it's a pretty rare occurance.  

Interestingly enough... I have finally managed to get one sattelite going in a stable counterclockwise orbit.  I didn't think it possible before now...  All my others crashed...  This one is actually in a pretty high orbit too, which is surprising, as the moon has a very damaging effect to the orbits of the ones in counterclockwise patterns.

Bah... it just crashed... but I do have another in a very low orbit that seems to be doing fine.  

Title: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: Michael_82 on July 01, 2003, 04:07:17 PM

wow, at first i didnt like it.  now i'm fairly hooked on this.

Title: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 01, 2003, 04:09:08 PM

NOOOOO!! I had 2 going for like 10 minutes and then they both crashed! Oh the humanity! I tink I've got the hang of getting satellites staying in orbit for quite awhile bu I haven't gotten a steady orbit yet.

Man- I had a satellite going in a steady counterclockwise orbit, too, but now it's going all eraditic like. Those scientists really have their work cut out for them.

Title: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 01, 2003, 04:15:06 PM

I don't think it's possible to have them in a steady circular orbit.  The moon would prevent that unless you managed to keep one EXACTLY between the moon and the planet.  That being said, I just crashed 2 of my sattelites by overloading the poor program with about a million new ones trying to achieve just that.  

Title: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 01, 2003, 04:20:39 PM

I had one satellite orbit the moon a few times, but it got too far away and crashed.

Title: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: KnowsNothing on July 01, 2003, 04:24:01 PM

so far, my record is 20min and counting and has no signs of slowing.  More fun than i would  have expected, cool fing Grey!  

Title: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 01, 2003, 04:28:14 PM

Ah crotch- my two good ones both crashed right after eachother. I've got another one going, but I don't think it'll last.

Yep, it crashed too.

Now I've got two in low orbit and a couple that'll disappear for a couple minutes then reappear again. Crazy go nuts. O_O

Title: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: HolyPaladin on July 01, 2003, 05:06:24 PM

It isn't working when I visit the page.

Title: RE: Build Your Own Sattelite.
Post by: PIAC on July 01, 2003, 05:27:43 PM

ive destroyed earth atleast 3-4 times :\ bupbow