Included is a detailed Mission editor which allows players to adjust wave height, create a selection of triggers and spawn AI ships. Every ship contains a highly detailed bridge for you to explore in first person mode. Larger vessels will break through the waves with tremendous force but smaller ships will rock back and forth creating a great experience as you try to combat realistic water physics.Įach ship handles differently, some with different controls to master while others may have a sharp difference in acceleration and speed. Gameplay - No CommentaryMinhas configurações:Placa Mãe: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3GPU: GeForce GTX 1060 6GBCPU: Intel I5 2500k 4.4GHz overclock.Memória: 16 GB. In addition, reviewers also praised the attention to detail for the scenery and boats.Captain eight highly detailed vessels and explore famous European ports including Dover, Rostock and the bay of Gibraltar. Reviewers did comment that the game is challenging and that it has educational value. "Slow and mundane gameplay" and bugs have also been cited. Ship Simulator has been criticised for limitations in the replication of realistic controls and the lack of open architecture preventing users from creating their own vehicles and voyages.
The game has been criticized for not being able to run on Mac OS and very powerful computers for no reason, requiring high graphical performance and like its predecessors not being able to use your own ships. Following a campaign by members of their growing fanbase, VSTEP agreed to include the ports of Dover and Calais (in one environment). Also unlike Ship Simulator 2008, you can launch lifeboats/motorboats off a vessel with them equipped. Sinking dynamics and physics have also improved in Ship Simulator Extremes. Vessels have more usable controls and more realistic ones, unlike Ship Simulator 2008 in which only the whistle, binoculars, thrust, rudder and thrusters (if applicable on the vessel) are usable, although you can listen to the ship's radio but not send out calls. The cruise ship "Ocean Star" from Ship Simulator 2006/2008 is also included, except outside colors have changed and the name changed to "Orient Star". Most vessels from Ship Simulator 2008 are also part of the choice of ships. Ship Simulator Extremes offers exciting and realistic missions as you pilot an impressive array of vessels, and live the story of real ship captains.
It was released on August 27, 2010.Īdditions to the game include new locations around the world from cold Antarctica to warm Bora Bora as well as new ships (including official licensed Greenpeace vessels) and new dynamic and more realistic weather and water systems. Ship Simulator Extremes is the name of the latest installment in the Ship Simulator series. The add-on features 8 new ships, the addition of multiplayer functionality, a new sailing area (Padstow, Cornwall), 20 new missions, in game downloading of new missions, option to connect and disconnect barges to the pushboat in-game, and new walkthrough options.
Free add-ons were reportedly available, including a hovercraft, jetski, barge, improved physics and possibly another environment.Īn official expansion for Ship Simulator 2008 titled Ship Simulator 2008 New Horizons was released in April, 2008. The Titanic has also undergone some minor changes for example the Second Class stairwell and the stern section are visitable, as well and the original ships have been updated.
There is also a Ship Simulator Professional V2.0. There are six new ships a supertanker, a Solent ferry, large ocean ferry, a new patrol boat and two new tugs. This version also features waves, weather, day/night time transitions, damage to vessels, and new boats and ships. It contains 7 ports and 8 open sea environments. Ship Simulator 2008 released in July 2007 in Germany and the UK. This is an expansion pack with 6 additional ships and extra features such as ship walk-throughs. The Official Ship Simulator 2006 Add-On was released in February 2007. The game has a built-in scenario editor to create new missions. Users can also design their own missions, and share with others. A game element is added to the simulation by means of 40 "missions" which have to be completed as fast or as accurately as possible.
The user can steer various ships, amongst others a Rotterdam water taxi, a container ship and even the ill-fated RMS Titanic, in various weather conditions and in 3 real life harbours, which are Rotterĭam, Hamburg and Phi Phi Islands in Thailand, plus a fourth harbour, New York City was later released as a free download. The first version of Ship Simulator was released in 2006 and was titled Ship Simulator 2006.