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 Posted: Tue, 19th Jun 2007 15:44 Post subject: Ship Simulator 2008 |
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Ship Simulator 2008
- Official web page: Link
- Publisher: Lighthouse Interactive
- Developer: VSTEP
- Genre: Simulation
- Release date: July 6, 2007
- Story/Description:
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Ship Simulator is a revolutionary ship simulation game, whereby you get the ability to steer various ships in different environments. Both the graphical quality of the ships and their dynamic behavior are completely realistic, so the game is not only fun, but you learn something about ships and ship handling as well. The initial version was released in 2006 in 20 countries and 7 languages and sold beyond expectation. Its success led to the development of an add-on pack with 6 additional ships, and a Professional edition aimed at Nautical Schools.
Previously announced as Ship Simulator 2007 earlier this year, the decision to hold back the release until the middle part of the year has prompted the decision to change the title to Ship Simulator 2008. This also reiterates the companies commitment to support the product with add-ons and new features throughout 2008.
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- New features:
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- Three brand new exciting sailing areas: San Francisco, Southampton/Solent area incl. Cowes, and Marseille.
- Nine brand new vessels, from pilot boat to supertanker, including even a massive offshore oil rig
- User-controlled harbour container cranes
- Ocean waves, with realistic ship motions
- Long-distance trips between harbours (open sea missions)
- Walkthrough option on all ships
- Interactive bridge controls on all ships
- Advanced weather system
- New navigation instruments, including a depth meter
- Mid-mission save function
- Visible damage on ships after a collision
- Advanced towing, anchoring and mooring rope operations
- Complex and challenging missions, like chasing other ships, container loading and rescue operations
- Free-roam option: select a ship, a sailing environment, set the weather and wave conditions, and start sailing!
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- System requirements:
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Minimum Requirements
- Windows XP or Vista
- 2.4 Ghz Intel® Pentium® IV or AMD® Athlon™ processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
- Approx. 500 MB free hard disk space
- 128 MB 3D accelerated video card with support for Vertex and Pixel shader 1.1. (nVidia GeForce 5900, ATI Radeon 9800 or comparable)
Recommended Requirements
- Windows XP or Vista
- 3 GHz Intel® Pentium® IV or AMD® Athlon™ processor
- 2 GB RAM
- 4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
- Approx. 500 MB free hard disk space
- 256 MB 3D accelerated video card with support for Vertex and Pixel shader 1.1. (nVidia GeForce 6800, ATI Radeon X800 pro or comparable)
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- Screenshots: Link
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Ankh
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jun 2007 15:54 Post subject: |
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Who play these games??
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jun 2007 16:04 Post subject: |
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Ispep
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jun 2007 16:26 Post subject: |
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Microsoft should really sue them for their graphic design. Clearly trying to emulate (and piggy back) the Flight Simulator design scheme.
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Leftos
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jun 2007 16:43 Post subject: |
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Polosistealth, you don't need to be retarded to enjoy a simulator. Some people love Flight Simulator, some people love Ship Simulator, some people love racing simulators. Your assumptions make only you look retarded.
And I agree with Ispep, their logo and box-art is definitely similar to Flight Simulator's. I can only wonder why Microsoft hasn't sued (or, more commonly, bought) them already.
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Ispep
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jun 2007 19:12 Post subject: |
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It's a cheap dig at the expense of an easy target, water off a ships bow 
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jun 2007 19:23 Post subject: |
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| DarkLeftos wrote: | Polosistealth, you don't need to be retarded to enjoy a simulator. Some people love Flight Simulator, some people love Ship Simulator, some people love racing simulators. Your assumptions make only you look retarded.
And I agree with Ispep, their logo and box-art is definitely similar to Flight Simulator's. I can only wonder why Microsoft hasn't sued (or, more commonly, bought) them already. |
Layout cannot be sued for.
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Jun 2007 00:50 Post subject: |
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| Anthirs wrote: | | Who play these games?? |
I do. |
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Jun 2007 10:17 Post subject: |
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| Anthirs wrote: | | Who play these games?? |
Simulator
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rejer13
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Jun 2007 11:29 Post subject: |
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| polosistealth wrote: | retarded people i think  |
So you are going to play this game? |
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Ankh
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Jun 2007 11:31 Post subject: |
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| FreeDiver wrote: | | Anthirs wrote: | | Who play these games?? |
I do. |
So would you ever buy it? I do like simulators, but I've never really understod the fun in these sailing simulators.
[quote="RubberChicken"] | Anthirs wrote: | | Who play these games?? |
Simulator[/quote]
Yes?
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Jun 2007 11:36 Post subject: |
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| marcelg wrote: | | [Hitman] wrote: | | Glottis wrote: | I liked MS Train Simulator so much, those bastards canceled the sequel.  |
Well, ea games is publishing the sequel very soon now  |
Sure?, is the my info about that.
Thanks
True, by kuju:
http://www.railsimulator.com/en/index.htm |
Nice, a game to look forward to. I wish it's scenery would look better thou.
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Jun 2007 11:45 Post subject: |
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a train simulation is one that i really don't undertstand
what's the point?
it could just be done with a video and a knob to adjust how fast it plays
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Jun 2007 07:29 Post subject: |
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Train sims can be fun for a little while just to see how trains work and so on, but so far the scenery isnt so nice that it makes you want to look around. I love sims but i don't play train or ship sims. I do love flightsims though...
Sims are great if you are that kinda person who likes them, and you got to appreciate the vehicle/whatever the sim is about to get something out of it.
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Jun 2007 08:41 Post subject: |
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one of my mates mums is a captain on a ship (or first mate or something)
and she uses these ship simulators heaps...
Just the same as pilots do for the flight sims..
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Jun 2007 08:44 Post subject: |
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btw for the best ever water in a game.. try this years Virtual Skipper 5 (Americas cup)
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Jun 2007 11:16 Post subject: |
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Anybody rember ports of call on the Amiga?
I always got busted for smugling, lol
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Jul 2007 22:22 Post subject: |
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Ship Simulator 2008 out now in the UK
http://www.lighthouse-interactive.com/index.php?nid=213&main=archive&type=
| Quote: | As if that wasn’t enough, developer VSTEP is still working on even more features, which will be provided as a free upgrade patch around September this year:
• A system for sinking ships when damaged below the water line
• Advanced system for scoring and ranking in different ship type classes, linked to your on-line profile on the forum
• Two extra player ships: jet-ski and hovercraft
• Additional language versions of the game (French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish and more)
• Set waypoints yourself in free-roaming mode |
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Ankh
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Jul 2007 22:44 Post subject: |
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I wonder how you can get enjoyment from something like this.You've got ship and there's
water,thats about it,maybe set ur own challenges,ie ram as many sailboats as u can
in under 5 min.Pics looks nice though especially the water.
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Jul 2007 11:38 Post subject: |
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has there been a release on the net yet? if its against the rules to ask, sorry.
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