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English forum => Ship Simulator Extremes => Topic started by: VirtualSkipper on September 01, 2010, 21:04:19

Title: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: VirtualSkipper on September 01, 2010, 21:04:19
As I mentioned in the subject, has someone noticed that she doesnt have any lifeboats?  ???

Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: Bodrum on September 01, 2010, 21:24:56
That is strange.

Her name is Ocean Star, by the way  ;)
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: The Ferry Man on September 01, 2010, 21:26:39
That is strange.

Her name is Ocean Star, by the way  ;)

not in SSE

But I have noticed that...  :-\
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: wiqvist on September 01, 2010, 21:28:43
Yes, lifeboats are missing on other ships also. It is of cource not a big thing, and this deploy boats have rising the level of the game but hopefully so will the lifeboats come in the future patches.
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: svache on September 02, 2010, 01:21:33
Lifeboats on this ship would be a good idea, just play the tourist missions and you'll see why... such a big risk, everything constantly breaks down on that ship.. It's a miracle they came back home alive ::)
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: mvsmith on September 02, 2010, 02:42:46
Davit, the deployable enclosed lifeboat that would be on Orient Star, has a significant poly count. Hanging that many on OS would make her worse than Titanic as a FR killer. There may be simpler objects made for her because I doubt that all of them would be individually deployable.
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: wiqvist on September 02, 2010, 03:09:09
Well, the lifeboats do not need to be able to deploy. So either take away the whole thing where there have been a life boat or put the boats back again. Also on Sigita you can see where it should be a boat on the aft deck, but the boat in it self is missing.
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: NCLAPOA on September 02, 2010, 05:52:53
Also, I noticed that the Orient Star is missing her rotating radar antennas ???

But big pluses for the new design overall!  I love that we can finally see the azimuth pods!  :2thumbs:
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: VirtualSkipper on September 02, 2010, 06:16:24
I don't really like that blue tint. I would have rather have it as the original but with the keel colored red and with the azipods.
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: pilotryan on September 23, 2010, 03:40:57
I noticed the azipods on the Orient Star. Really nice vstep good job :2thumbs:.
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: sydmichel on September 23, 2010, 10:49:51
On the negetive side... It's a pity the quality of the water in te swimming pools isn't the same as the sea. ::)
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: krytsch on September 23, 2010, 15:06:16
The Orient Star doesn't need to be equipped with life boats - it is unsinkable. Passengers are absolutely safe on their journey.

Trust me.
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: Denis on September 23, 2010, 15:52:24
The Orient Star doesn't need to be equipped with life boats - it is unsinkable. Passengers are absolutely safe on their journey.

Trust me.

Wasn't that the same argument for the Titanic ? :-)
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: svache on September 24, 2010, 02:07:16
Wasn't that the same argument for the Titanic ? :-)
I think that was his point ::)
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: matt5674 on September 24, 2010, 02:23:21
Frank from VSTEP posted an announcement for the 1.2 Patch stating the Orient Star is getting lifeboats added that won't be launched since many Davit boats will lag the ship.
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: VirtualSkipper on September 24, 2010, 06:57:00
Frank from VSTEP posted an announcement for the 1.2 Patch stating the Orient Star is getting lifeboats added that won't be launched since many Davit boats will lag the ship.

Can't at least be able to lower ''some'' of them?
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: sadsid († 2016) on September 24, 2010, 07:23:34
Hi
You will be able to launch lifeboats the same as the other vessels  :thumbs:
                                                                                       Eric
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: sydmichel on September 24, 2010, 12:10:47
Sorry but I am confused, my version of the ORIENT star has 2 lifeboats and the picture of the port lifeboat was taked from onboasrd the launched stbd lifeboat.  Perhaps the OP was at version 1.0 where as I am at V1.1

There was mention of an OCEAN star, is that the target ship that the Orient star was based upon?

EDIT;  Sorry my mistake, the lifeboats are missing and I was confused with the RIB's...Sorry.
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: Traddles on September 24, 2010, 19:11:07
Would this be what you would all like?  Frank was very clear in what he said.
http://forum.shipsim.com/index.php/topic,21197.0.html
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: andro36 on September 24, 2010, 21:01:53
Would this be what you would all like?  Frank was very clear in what he said.
http://80.95.161.114/shipsim/forum/index.php/topic,21197.0.html
WOW!!! Great :DD Thx :)))
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: wiqvist on September 25, 2010, 13:33:39
Would this be what you would all like?  Frank was very clear in what he said.

Yes, now will the ship be alowed to sail again(if the reality was simulated, cause a cruise ship with missing lifeboats would never have been given permission to sail with guests aboard in the real world). Hope this will be solved on the other boats also. Like on Sigita, on the aft deck so is there a place where I suppose it should be a 'deck-boat', but it is now empty, soo may in the future Sigita will get her boat too(and also other boats, Sigita was just an example from me).
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: irnehhenri on September 26, 2010, 16:25:24
Yes, lifeboats are missing on other ships also. It is of cource not a big thing, and this deploy boats have rising the level of the game but hopefully so will the lifeboats come in the future patches.
also at the agile solution
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: Traddles on September 26, 2010, 20:20:58
"Agile Solution" has a deployable lifeboat, see below. :doh:
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: RMS Gigantic on September 26, 2010, 21:10:24
So wait, are thoe extra lifeboats all deployable Davits, or are they lower-poly static boats? I heard mvsmith say before that having that many davits would be a frame rate murder....
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: Matthew Brown on September 26, 2010, 22:45:26
So wait, are thoe extra lifeboats all deployable Davits, or are they lower-poly static boats? I heard mvsmith say before that having that many davits would be a frame rate murder....
Indeed you're quite right! Imagine having 18 player ships in one environment!  :o
For a start youve only got 0.5 FPS and also with all those icons, you won't be able to see the game anymore  :doh:
Below I have made a small photo of just how silly it would be with 18 player ships all down at the same time!
I should imagine there would be two player davits each side, and also the two RHIBS.
You wouldn't know where to begin! CHAOS!!

(http://i56.tinypic.com/wgw2a9.png)
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: Aad The Pirate on September 26, 2010, 23:32:48
ROFLOLAWMP.  :2thumbs:
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: oceandream on September 27, 2010, 00:08:42
Jeetje moet je nou eens zien!  :o :o :2thumbs:

Sorry for the in dutch :evil:
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: wiqvist on September 27, 2010, 02:24:04
RMS Gigantic and Mattew, I suggest you read the posts before yours, cause this has been answered.

My opinion is that it will not have much meaning to controle all lifeboats, but an idea could be that you could give a command that everyone should go in the lifeboats and they will be lowered. Then you have controle over one and the others will follow you when you start to move away. But I think that will never happen in this version of the game. As it will be after the new update have been installed so will the lifeboats go down with the ship if the ship sinks, this lifeboats will be like many other things in this game, something for the eye, a visual thing. But it is better to have them there and let them go down with the ship than have it like it is now.
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: clanky on September 27, 2010, 11:51:15
And if SSE is anything like SS08 a collision between a lifeboat and tthe Orient Star would probably result in the OS sinking.
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: sydmichel on September 27, 2010, 12:41:41
And if SSE is anything like SS08 a collision between a lifeboat and tthe Orient Star would probably result in the OS sinking.
:) :) :)
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: jeanfla on September 29, 2010, 20:30:23
Indeed you're quite right! Imagine having 18 player ships in one environment!  :o
For a start youve only got 0.5 FPS and also with all those icons, you won't be able to see the game anymore  :doh:
Below I have made a small photo of just how silly it would be with 18 player ships all down at the same time!
I should imagine there would be two player davits each side, and also the two RHIBS.
You wouldn't know where to begin! CHAOS!!

(http://i56.tinypic.com/wgw2a9.png)
No, that's great, if the boat sink i think (in sse only) if we mmor on the orient star al the lifeboat, the ocean star will stay on the water(under but because of the wall of water...)
Title: Re: Something strange about the Orient Star
Post by: Kevinmcg_ships on September 29, 2010, 20:42:44
Indeed you're quite right! Imagine having 18 player ships in one environment!  :o
For a start youve only got 0.5 FPS and also with all those icons, you won't be able to see the game anymore  :doh:
Below I have made a small photo of just how silly it would be with 18 player ships all down at the same time!
I should imagine there would be two player davits each side, and also the two RHIBS.
You wouldn't know where to begin! CHAOS!!


LOL, that would have been a total chaos!  :o

And no doubt my graphic card would go POOF! followed by a smoke coming out of my PC case!