MistyMoorings is on Twitch TV. We have been working with an "alpha" project of broadcasting RTMM flights on TwitchTV. TwitchTV is mostly a website for gamers. If you are into Need for Speed or Art of War, you are probably already familiar with Twitch. You can go there to watch other gamers "play" the game, learn how the best do it and chat with others about the game as you watch it. There are "channels" for each game. So for any one channel like Truck Simulator, there may be 10-15 people actually playing You can choose one you like to watch, click on the "FOLLOW" heart, then TURN ON Notification (Instructions below) ... and anytime that favorite of yours comes online, you get a quick email telling you they are online.
There is a Microsoft Flight Simulator channel. You can "favorite" a channel too ... so this would be one to "Favor". When Twitch is on, you can go to your favorite channel, like the Microsoft Flight Simulator channel and watch other fly the game ... you will see people there flying FSX, P3D, and Steam. Watching it for some time, most of the folks there are flying "big iron". And those that fly a smaller aircraft are flying at 6000 feet or so. NObody is flying low and slow and down into the ORBX generated scenery. So there is a "gap" or a "niche" that is not being explored. Enter Misty Moorings!
As you know, I'm working on the "autoroute project" .... flying each of them to make sure they are correct and safe, fixing them as I go. So I'm spending a fair amount of time flying. And, with a little help from Dan, discovered I can share it with you via TwitchTV. To share this ...
1. Go to
http://www.twitch.tv/2. Sign up ... any user name you want (your RTMM forum name?) and you can have multiple "accounts". I use "RTMM_Doug" when I'm streaming Misty Moorings, but I have another account I use when I want to go watch the Train Simulator or the amazing "Creative Channel" where there are artists, body painting, tatoo, pottery, computer building ... (you name it, they are all there). So when I 'follow' one of them, it isn't showing on the Misty Moorings page when they follow me back.
3. Search for MistyMoorings (one word). On the Main Twitch Website page, You click on the BROWSE in the header and a new screen comes up. In the left column you will see "SEARCH". Put MistyMoorings into that area. And select it.
4. A screen with a large square viewing area will come up. If it is "blank" (black) then we are not streaming, otherwise you will see what we are broadcasting.
5. In the lower left corner is a Purple Square with a heart in it. Click on the heart to "Follow". The heart turns green. Now click on NOTIFICATIONS (which you can turn off later if you like).
That's all there is to it.
Now any time I am broadcasting, you will get a little email saying "MistyMoorings has just gone live on TwitchTV" (not spam, or advertisements, just that little email). You can click on it and it will take you to the channel.
So now it is "beta". I'm purposely not putting it into the Microsoft Flight Simulator channel for now. We still have a lot to learn and I'd rather "show up" there when we know what we are doing. The RTMM team has been watching this activity for a couple of weeks and all seems to be going well. So we are ready for "you" to look over our shoulder and see what you think. Feel free to Chat with each other and with the "pilot". Remember, if you post something, it will take me about 30 seconds to see it (that's the typical delay for the game), so be patient with that lag. Mostly, I will be flying, not chatting, and focusing on working on the autoroute. (I have Plan G open in another window you can't see, working on the route).
Later, other team members might try this, it will be available to any team member to participate. But this is not for everyone. For me, with all the hours I'm spending flying the routes, it just made sense to offer to share it for those who might enjoy riding along.
TwitchTV is about "followers" and "donations".... yada yada. That is not going to be our focus. If people want to follow us ... great. If they do not, not a problem, I'm going to fly anyway. :-). When you watch the other "flyers" on the Microsoft Flight Simulator channel, you'll see many doing things TOTALLY correct ... throwing all the switches to start the aircraft, interfacing with FMCs, etc. That will not be our focus. I use CTRL-E and I use the autopilot. Our focus is to highlight the absolutely beautiful scenery you can only see when you are flying low and slow at 1200 feet. (It does you little good to have ORBX Global/Vector/PFJ/PNW/SAK or Tongass X when you are flying at 25,000 feet ... you miss it all!). I am not an artist, but I love to watch the artists on Twitch. I'm betting there are many people who are not flight simmers who would love to see Alaska Scenery up close...like taking a "float plane tour" if they went to Alaska. We can give people that experience without the costs!
So it is a new medium, it may "fly" or we may discard it. RTMM is always on the frontier trying the new things ... some work, some do not. I'm not going to fly on a "schedule" ... I don't want to be tied to the computer (the fish might be biting!). So using Follow/Notification is the best way to catch me (us?). When online, you will see on the lower left of the screen where I'm flying to. You can go to the site and pull up the scenery package and read about it, grab the Plan G map and follow along, etc. When I come to a location that has a TripTic, I'll fly the TripTic. You can see why this might be fun for people who do not have a simulator.
Be patient with us, we are still low on the learning curve. When an RTMM Team member is on, you will see them as "RTMM Doug" or whatever. This way you will know you are talking to one of the TEAM, please refrain from using the RTMM in your user name (some will do it and screw this all up) but please try not. There is a "Moobot" that will show up. There are always "bad apples" out there that would like to ruin what you are doing. This will catch most "bad words" ... it will catch ALL CAPS and similar things. It will "time you out" for doing these things. And I can "ban" anytime the need is there. Hopefully the crazies will show up over at World of War where they belong! :-)
Hope you drop by and say hello ...
Doug ... AKA "RTMM Doug"