Time travel back to the moon with Apollo 17 in 1972
On Sale now for the VR Festival. Support indie development and experience the real moon like never before. Thoroughly researched and presented from actual NASA lunar height maps and photogrammetric recreations of the lunar surface just like the astronauts saw. Documentary level provenance and detail, really see what it was like to explore the moon on foot and by rover. If you are an Apollo or moon exploration aficionado, this will still expand your knowledge and insight into the greatest real adventure of all time.
Apollo 17 - 50th Anniversary of the last manned mission to the moon
Artemis 1 is now circling the moon in test preparation for attempting another manned moon mission. Now is the time to reflect on the last time men stepped on the moon, almost 50 years ago. The next manned landing attempt with Artemis 3 is planned for 2025. Apollo 17, the U.S. crewed spaceflight to the Moon, launched on December 7, 1972, and successfully concluded on December 19, 1972. It was the final flight of the Apollo program, and Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt were the last humans to walk on the Moon.
Support indie development. A lot of work went into crafting this most realistic simulation ever created of being on the moon. Give it a try to learn things you never knew about this most intrepid expedition from a realistically recreated first person perspective like never before.
Happy Halloween from the Moon!
Go to the Moon for Halloween!
Relive the thrill of the most dangerous and intrepid true to life exploration of space of all time! Experience the same foreboding, vastness, and desolation as the Apollo 17 Astronauts in the most realistic Moon exploration ever recreated. Transport yourself into this most tenuous expedition, traveling miles from the lunar lander by rover with no roads in this ultra harsh environment.
You can freely walk and drive around the lunar surface recreated from NASA data of the Apollo 17 region, or use Auto-drive or 3rd person perspective or fast-track to key locations using teleport portals to zoom you across the surface.
Apollo 17 - Moonbuggy - Direct to Driving - Update V1.5
This release includes the Direct to Driving option in the mission control menu to be able to drive the rover right away without needing to go thru the story sequence into the LEM. This is allows you to drive the rover like the Advanced Self Drive option directly from the start of the moon scene. It is similar to using the “L” keyboard hotkey to activate the drivers seat.
V1.5 Update Summary
Direct to Driving mode from Mission Control Menu
Narration fixes – Like changing the start to say Apollo17
Graphics Changes – to include the Apollo 17 prefix
Other minor changes and tweaks
Application Name Modified to Apollo 17 Moonbuggy
Application Name Change:
To better communicate that the application is about Apollo 17, we included this in the application name.
The Moonbuggy has Landed! - Update V1.1
Version V1.1 goes into full release today!
This release includes some clean up and minor changes and fixes. We have removed some of the keyboard commands but leaving most in there to facilitate exploration and experimentation. To respond to user feedback we have also lowered the price of the app for this release.
Moonbuggy Third Person Mode and Texture Improvement Update - V0.69
This release includes a Third person auto-drive mode so you can watch the rover from above. This gives an option for those who are sensitive to motion sickness to play the entire experience, and also gives a new perspective on the expedition. This release also includes some texture improvements and other bug fixes and features.
V056 Update Summary
Third Person Mode – Watch the Auto-drive sections from 3rd person view. Access from the Mission Control menu, select: Easy – 3rd Person to enter Third person driving mode.
Texture improvement – We upgraded the texture detail in some of the more traveled regions.
Rock improvements – Improved the rock quality in some of the more traveled areas.
Rotation and centering – Automatically centers and rotates the user at key transitions like getting into the rover.
Easter eggs – Added fireworks that go off when you collect each of the 5 easer eggs hidden on the moon.
Ending sequence - Repositioned the user to better watch the lift off & accelerated time passage with sun and earth rotating. fixed unreliable ending flag POI trigger.
Many other tweaks and changes.
Moonbuggy User Interface Update - V0.56
Moonbuggy User Interface Update - V0.56 We have implemented a significant user interface update to respond to user feedback. This makes play easier for walking (use the trigger now instead of pressing the joystick), and implements Snap Turn so you don’t have to rotate in your chair. The steering has also been improved to be more responsive and turn sharper. Some other more minor updates are also included.
V056 Update Summary
Snap Turn - added snap Turning to player controller - left hand joystick or touchpad, touch left or right. Rotates in 45degree increments. Reduces need to rotate in your chair.
Reassign Trigger to walking teleport - was using the touchpad or joystick as a button. Updated in game instruction panels and audio.
Steering Improvement - Steering function modified to be more responsive and still scale to speed. Better driving control and sharper turns.
Fix boundary issues - Some boundaries were reversed and/or had sticky areas
Credits - Added credits about no affiliation with NASA
Rover Panel - Buggy panel update
Knuckles Support - Added Vive Knuckles support (no in app diagram) - the left trigger works to walk teleport, the left joystick snap turns player, B button is menu.
Welcome to the Moon!
Welcome everyone to the early access launch of Moonbuggy VR! This experience starts on the moon surface on Day 2, after the astronauts landed in Dec 1972. You get to explore the moon by foot and lunar rover. It is precise in documentary detail, yet is a little like a roller coaster in some parts.
The experience is completely functional as shown, and testing so far has not revealed any serious issues. We will be listening and responding to any issues, let us know if you have any difficulties or suggestions. You can reply in the Steam Forum here, or can send an email to moonbuggyvr@gmail.com.
We are planning to make improvements and fix any bugs based on user feedback, so let us know how it goes!
This release includes some clean up and minor changes and fixes. We have removed some of the keyboard commands but leaving most in there to facilitate exploration and experimentation. To respond to user feedback we have also lowered the price of the app for this release.
This release includes a Third person auto-drive mode so you can watch the rover from above. This gives an option for those who are sensitive to motion sickness to play the entire experience, and also gives a new perspective on the expedition. This release also includes some texture improvements and other bug fixes and features.
Welcome everyone to the early access launch of Moonbuggy VR! This experience starts on the moon surface on Day 2, after the astronauts landed in Dec 1972. You get to explore the moon by foot and lunar rover. It is precise in documentary detail, yet is a little like a roller coaster in some parts.