Ship Simulator

English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: Captin Button on October 21, 2008, 20:55:52

Title: Bow visors and stern doors
Post by: Captin Button on October 21, 2008, 20:55:52

hi guys,
Do you think if there was a ferry in the shipyard, Should it have a opening bow visor and stern doors. I think it would be pretty cool. You should have a button on the ships bridge that opens it while you're doing the birthing prosidure, and when u cast off and depart you can close it again. For the stern door, when u are docked you can lower it and when u go u can lift it up and chocks away! Note the visor in the pic 

Title: Re: Bow visors and stern doors
Post by: RMS Gigantic on November 08, 2008, 00:49:20

What good is all that, really if there are no cars to load?

Title: Re: Bow visors and stern doors
Post by: Captin Button on November 09, 2008, 16:37:04

so u think that there should be cars that load and unload like the peolpe do in the game?

Title: Re: Bow visors and stern doors
Post by: Master Captain on November 09, 2008, 18:06:45

hmm interesting idea, maybe in a future version of SS we'll have that ability. :)

Title: Re: Bow visors and stern doors
Post by: Kmetzman on November 09, 2008, 18:09:43

Well if I am not mistaken, in Rotterdam you can see what appears to be a trolley or train car going across the bridge. I could see there being 4 or 5 "trucks" waiting on the dock to be loaded or offloaded if it's a ferry.

In Flight Simulator you can "request clearance for takeoff/landing," so maybe you can get an all clear signal when the vessel is loaded or unloaded and ready to depart.  8)

Title: Re: Bow visors and stern doors
Post by: Captin Button on November 09, 2008, 20:01:59

they do that at Dover (where I live) befor departing. you depart when given clearance and there are really big traffic lights that turn green when a ship is departing and turn red when there isnt.  The lights are on the right hand side of the controll tower in the pic

Title: Re: Bow visors and stern doors
Post by: TerryRussell on November 21, 2008, 20:59:34

Good evening.

This post shouldn't really be in Ship Dynamics, as it has nothing to do with inaccuracies in the Ship Synamics.

If you're unsure about where to post your comments, please read the guide here:
http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/topic,11578.0.html

I would move it to the Feature Requests section, but it does not contain a specific request (it is a general comment).

So, I will move it to Small Talk, as it doesn't talk about any vessels in Ship SImulator.

Title: Re: Bow visors and stern doors
Post by: vadokunvot on November 27, 2008, 07:57:28

Well I wouldent mind being able to open and close bow visier and ramps, it would add more realism.
However that would give the programmers a lot more work and they already have a lot to do so I dont think that we will see this in the game.

Nice ferry in the first post by the way.

Regards
Magnus