Ship Simulator 2008

[Shipwreck]

Anyone play this game ?

Game:
This game is a great shipsim game as it has great graphics and controls , it is also very realistic because if you crash you can have damage done to your boat

[Paparika]

Be nice to see some piccys of the game..

[draganess]

Ship Simulator 2008

You can buy the game online by the looks of it. Not sure it my thing though.

Ship Simulator 2008

Ship Simulator is a revolutionary simulation game that puts players at the helm of some of the most varied and detailed ships to be found at sea.

Players will need to perform a multitude of tasks, all set within a stunning 3D environment, taking control of a wide array of ship types - from massive cargo ships and ferries, to speedboats, yachts, water taxis and even the mighty Titanic.

The waters you sail are also as varied as the ships, with newly added harbours such as Southampton (including the Solent), Marseille and San Francisco. Ship Simulator 2008 will amaze you with its progress and will rock your simulated world.

Key features of Ship Simulator 2008

* Dynamic ocean waves, with realistic ship motions
* Long distance travels , open ocean voyages between ports
* Visible damage system
* Thirty new complex and challenging missions
* Extensive day, night, and weather systems
* Three new environments: San Francisco, Southampton/Cowes/Solent, and Marseille
* Sixteen new ships, each with walkthrough functionality and interactive bridge controls
* Controllable container crane
* Advanced vector graphic sea chart based on realistic 3D seabed models, with full-screen display option, transparency setting, and level-of-detail on text & depth readings
* Advanced damage system showing dents and holes in the ships after severe collisions
* Free-roam mode where players can choose a ship, an environment, set all weather, day & time parameters and get sailing
* Realistic bow splash water, with support from an advanced physics simulation model
* Extensive mapping options for keys and joystick buttons
* Advanced rope system, which allows you to connect and disconnect player ships to other ships or mooring boulders at will (anchoring is now also possible)
* Addition of icebergs which cause damage when you collide with them
* Mid-mission save function
* 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
* Set waypoints yourself in free-roaming mode
* Mission editor, so you can create your own adventures and share them with your fellow players on the forum


Features currently in development

* Multiplayer functionality, so you can sail around in your favourite environment every day with your Ship Simulator friends

This feature will be released in free downloadable update later this year.

Watch the new features in action in the Ship Simulator 2008 trailer and video tutorial. Both videos can be downloaded from the Trailers section.

screen shots can be found here

[Paparika]

shipwreck got his a few months back and is constantly on it, not sure if sailing a boat across the sea is my thing, there seems to be an element of 'trainspotting'

but there are loads of them doing it and he's got a forum for it too.

[meow]

does it simulate the titanic crossing ?

[Harv]

I think its one of those that grows on you I remember on the C64 getting a train game in which you had to drive a steam train from station to station following all the signals, speed limits and rules like blowing the whistle before going through a tunnel putting coal on the fire and keeping the steam at the right level - got to be really compelling as you had to try and get to the end station in the shortest possible time.

I guess this is something like that taken a stage further but along the same principals.

[Shipwreck]

Originally Posted by meow

does it simulate the titanic crossing ?

Talking about Titanic you can acterly sail it
Somewhere on the offical shipsim forum their is a custom map called "iceburg ahead" involving the titanic and having to sail it out of the way of the iceburg

But yeah their are about 10 multiplayer servers including:
Newyork
Newyork Atlantic
Hamburg
Solent
English Channel
Marsille ( i think i speeled correct , in south of france)
PhiPhi islands

and others

I will get some pictures

[Shipwreck]

Pictures of multiplayer


(my boat is the one with no name the top)


(ok their are still bugs...)

(their she goes for the final time)

(nice morning Cruise)

(yes ok paint may have been used)

(nice redjet with the United Kingdom Flag in the water)


What do you guys think of the pictures?

[Mankind]

I am still stuck on level 2 of 2006.

[Shipwreck]

lol , Sorry i cant help you their , i dont have ShipSim 06

[meow]

is that the one where you get hijacked and you have to rely on the ships chef to save everyone with some commonly used kitchen chemicals fashioned in a way to make almost thermonuclear grenades?