Here is my first mod/script on Space Engine, i hope you will apreciate it. You can download it on the Steam Workshop.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2593283352
[center]////// Automatic Smooth Tour SCRIPT V2.10 by Leyo ////////// [/center]
Update 2.10 :
-Added "very slow mode", that can be activated with a negative timescale.
I heavily recommend listening to slow music when using this mode, like Opera, Classic music or relaxation. Tours of this mode can last up to 6 minutes. This is my preferred one.
-Added roll rotation from the beginning of every tour.
-Smoothed some deceleration steps for stellar and nebula tours in slow mode.
You are welcome to comment, share your impressions, your suggestions or wishes for the futures.
Only works with 0.990+ versions.
This scipts pack provides camera moves scenarios on the object you center (with the center function).
It will smoothly bring you to your target and make a brief tour of it, before slowly stopping on it.
Basically made for lazy exploration, relaxation and mind-blowing.If you don't like neither managing speed nor the Go function, this script might suits you.
It triggers only upon galaxies, clusters, nebulas, and system barycenter.
/// INSTALLATION ///
1- Download from Steam workshop by subscribing.
2- Move the AST folder downloaded into SpaceEngine\addons folder . Replace the old AST folder with this new one if it's an update.
/// HOW TO USE IN-GAME ///
Tutorial video available here :
1- Open the console (key ù).
2- Type "run ast".
3- Wait for the startup messages to disappear.
4- From here, the script is active and will remain active. You won't have to type this command again, except if you restart the game, or if you use the "break" command.
5- To trigger a tour, select an object and center it with the center function (key c for example). the HUD is hidden and the tour start.
Wait until the camera stop moving forward and stay orbiting its target.
From this moment, activate the center function whenever you want to actually stop the tour; camera stops orbiting and the HUD is back.
Repeat as many tours as you want
.6- To disable the script in any situation, open the console and type "break".
/// HOW TO SWITCH BETWEEN FAST AND SLOW MODES////
Fast mode will provide faster tours, while slow mode will provide slow-paced one.
One mode will stay active until the other one is triggered.
To activate the FAST mode, make sure the TIME is RUNNING when starting a tour.
To activate the SLOW mode, make sure the TIME is PAUSED when starting a tour.
Stellar sytem tours will reactivate the time for the show, but will pause again when completed, if it has been started in slow mode.
To activate the VERY SLOW mode, make sure the TIME is RUNNING AND DECREASING when starting a tour (timescale < 0).
Same as in slow mode, stellar sytem tours will reactivate the time for the show, but will set timesale back to negative when completed, if it has been started in slow mode.
This way, you can chain tours in the same mode without calling it each time.
Tutorial video available here :
/// IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW //
- NEVER select another object during a tour. Keep your target selected until the tour is complete. Otherwise scripts will be losts, will probably throw error message or never end.
If it happens, just type "break" in the console to disable the script. My best advice is to not touch the mouse until the tour is complete.
- The script won't works with planets or other "small" bodies ; it triggers only upon galaxies, clusters, nebulas, and system barycenter.
Therefore it is better to choose a one-star system if you want to use it on a star.
- Tours for nebulas, clusters, and systems, are not made to travel between different galaxies, their max speed (1000 ly.s) is too slow for it.
Make sure you are in the same galaxy than your target, or trigger the tour upon the target's galaxy first before.
- Longest tour can last up to 6 minutes in "very slow" mode.
/// Possible and surely wanted further improvements///
As soon as scenarios scripts can allow it :
-Planet's tour, on surface too.
-Better scipt error handling.
-Automatic and random selection of new target, in order to chain tours without using the mouse or keyboard.
-Intergalactic travel for systems, nebulas, and clusters tours.
-smooth start depending on the current scene when triggering a tour.
-Paramaters with a menu for users : general speed, object type preferred, graphic presets depending on scene, etc...
////changelogs/////
Update 2.10 :
-Added "very slow mode", that can be activated with a negative timescale.
I heavily recommend listening to slow music when using this mode, like Opera, Classic music or relaxation. Tours of this mode can last up to 6 minutes. This is my preferred one.
-Added roll rotation from the beginning of every tour.
-Smoothed some deceleration steps for stellar and nebula tours in slow mode.
Update 2.00 :
- You can now decide to launch a fast tour or a slow-paced one. See further below how to switch between fast and slow modes.
- New finishes ! Tours will never end by themselves : in the last phase, the camera will stay orbiting its target undefinitly. From this moment, you can activate the center function whenever you want to actually stop the tour.
Finsihes for Nebulas and Galaxies are not close to their cluster anymore.
- Timescale is set to *a huge number* for stellar system tours, just for the show.
- New way to calculate and manage the decelerations steps. This allows more precision, more smoothness and more speed.
It also prevents from very long lasting tours on huge target, they have a maximum duration set for smallest target instead.
It also prevents from missing deceleration steps that resulted in straight crash through the target in some rare case. No hasardous breaking anymore.
It opens great windows for the future if Space Engine scripts evolve.
- Fixed bug that made a second tour activating immediately after a finish when selecting some particular target.
Update 1.01 :
- Tours have been remade : they are a bit shorter and have smoother approach than the previous version.