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Title: Bigger waves
Post by: youthedog4 on May 22, 2009, 01:56:54
I was wondering how to make bigger waves ( higher than 4m..), I've seen it on youtube and I've just been wondering lately how to do it.
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: Capt. Matt on May 22, 2009, 02:22:24
Welcome to the forum!!!!! It is a great place and you'll meet new people and make many friends!
Well to answer your question you need to go to Free Roam and customize the weather and you cannot be in a harbour area because you then have a limit but in the atlantic ocean you put the wave bar all the way to the right. I'm not sure how high that is but thats how you do it.
Again Welcome! :2thumbs:
Matt
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: Minime on May 22, 2009, 02:35:07
You can't make it higher than 4m. Some users tampered with the program files, but this can not be done in the newer versions of SS. It is also against the EULA.
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: The Ferry Man on May 22, 2009, 16:04:34
Why does everyone want bigger waves.

I like just sailing in calm water. :captain:
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: mvsmith on May 22, 2009, 16:22:39
Why does everyone want bigger waves.

Not everyone, TFM, mostly those who have never been in even a four-meter sea.

Even with that height restriction it is possible, with intelligent use of wind, to make a sea that can be exciting for smaller boats and even cause Vermaas to work rather hard.

I think youthdog has already explored the possibilities because he motioned the 4-meter limit—which fact somehow escaped Capt. Matt.
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: youthedog4 on May 22, 2009, 21:54:31
Ok, thanks everyone I just hope they add higher waves in SS10 because I want to make some giant ships sink  ;D .
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: The Ferry Man on May 22, 2009, 21:58:18
I guess that's not the porpose of simulator.

You beat me too it...

Ship Simulator is a game that is to show you how to  manouvre/sail a ship, NOT TO SINK THEM  :thumbdown:
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: youthedog4 on May 22, 2009, 22:01:36
I just want to see how the ships would react in bigger waters lol.
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: youthedog4 on May 22, 2009, 22:27:38
I'll be sure to get that game next then. :)
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: Lifeguard on May 22, 2009, 23:34:14
Looks like, **** the Navy join the water?

Kees  8) (ex army)  ;D



* Edited for language - Mad_Fred
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: nvmaldives12 on November 08, 2009, 18:05:44
you can get bigger wawes if you edit the weatherpreset-file

i got 30m waves fun with speedboat! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: Nathan|C on November 08, 2009, 18:08:31
That would be ignoring the user agreement, and as far as I know it is impossible as the files are enrypted after v1.0?
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: Wave Music on November 08, 2009, 20:15:37
you can get bigger wawes if you edit the weatherpreset-file

i got 30m waves fun with speedboat! ;D ;D

That's a rather outdated news, taking it's history from the dark times of 2007.  As Nathan said, now it's impossible to modify the weather files.  Besides, each one, who comes out & confesses in violation the EULA traditions & advising others to follow his sin, will be having the same fate here.
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: mvsmith on November 08, 2009, 20:16:01
The EULA is not enforceable on that point. If they want to mess up their own copies of SS, they are certainly entitled to do so. However, no one will help them fix it.

As a practical matter, it would be very difficult to tinker with any recent version unless they have the ability to edit encrypted XML files.

Let the kiddies get their jollies, if they are able. If they are silly enough to think that any resulting behavior of the ships in such waves has any reality.
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: Wave Music on November 08, 2009, 20:24:28
For ones entertainment:     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqdblonl988&feature=related
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: mvsmith on November 08, 2009, 20:45:16
That video makes the point well, WM. It is a cartoon of ship behavior, and indeed of how a sea actually looks.
Perhaps if I see a video of North Star or Sherpa pitchpoled, I might be impressed.
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: Captain. Mitch on November 08, 2009, 22:05:27
There are big waves but the dosen't move it looks ...  :-\
But 1000 meters  ;D ;D :D looks great  ;D

I would like the bigger waves in extremes but the good waves but what can we do it's not much important...

If you want to destroy ship try with there are some ways:

1: Anchor: ( My Example )

I took P&O and i start to cruise, vhen i was stil under 2 kn I put the anchor down and i put the maximum gas and vhen he start to get fast it upturn down and it was realy cool... i could walk on it and i went under the watter it was cool...  it looks realy funny try it  ;D ;D ;D

2: Fast stranding: ( My Example )

I use Titanic it's the best cose he dosen't have the good bow!
I went to Islands Phi Phi and i took the maximum power of Titanic i went to the small Island and i crash to it with the full power but it was about 2 meters and i get strand but as I was in full speed i strand to small Island, crash ower it and i get upturn with Titanic it was so cool and i that example i could walk on the titanic and dive under watter so it was realy cool like on the real Titanic just i went upturn on the Island no on the Iceberg  ;D ;D

3: Normal sinking with New Horizonts.

If you have the packs or New Horizonts if ship is realy destroyed it's start sink so took the ship ( i tryed with the Ocean Star ) and detory the ship by crashing and then he'l slowly start to sink... also cool...

Try some of this examples maybe you'l sucssed!

Good luck... ;D

Hope to bigger waves in SS2010!

Good bye!
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: nvmaldives12 on November 12, 2009, 14:19:26
i meaned it was fun in version 1.0 i tried to edit but no.  1.0 was last time i tried it  :( :( :( :(
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: matt5674 on November 12, 2009, 16:22:17
It was also fun in 1.3, where the wavs looked like 4 meters but in walkthrough, your camera is crazy. ;)
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: Wave Music on November 12, 2009, 17:20:02
I like how on one Youtube video, explaining how to edit weatherpreset files to get bigger waves, someone commented: "How do you do this on Ship Simulator Collectors Edition?".
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: TerryRussell on November 12, 2009, 18:51:44
"How do you do this on Ship Simulator Collectors Edition?".

Like this. Watch!

See how I did that? Now you can do it as well.

 :evil: :doh: :evil:
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: mvsmith on November 12, 2009, 20:01:59
Can I see that again, Terry?
I blinked.
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: Agent|Austin on November 12, 2009, 21:56:00
I laughed about the part of 1000 meter waves, that is 3,280 feet. Taller then the tallest building in the world...
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: TerryRussell on November 12, 2009, 23:03:14
Can I see that again, Terry?
I blinked.


OK, here you go.

there! Did you see that flick of the wrist?

Oh the dexterity! The crowd applauded and cheered.

Then I woke up...  :evil:
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: J0K3R964 on March 20, 2011, 20:49:48
is there anyway that you can get bigger waves in 1.42 or can you downgrade it cuz i want biiggeerr waves :2thumbs:
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: maalle heitetty kippari on March 20, 2011, 20:53:03
This is an old topic, can put bigger waves, go ShipSim2008 Userdata and thence Weatherpresets_EN. It is XML file.
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: VirtualSkipper on March 20, 2011, 21:34:23
You could make the waves bigger in version 1.1 if I can remember but not in the versions after I believe.

Btw, what's the need of waking up a very old topic?
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: Third Mate on March 21, 2011, 02:43:34
For ones entertainment:     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqdblonl988&feature=related

The shape of the waves is rank, by the looks of the model they look like Tsunami waves minus all the splashing each time they hit an object so glad SSE came out
Title: Re: Bigger waves
Post by: maalle heitetty kippari on March 21, 2011, 07:02:06
Documents<ShipSim2008 Userdata<Weatherpresets_EN
When you edit these files may be bigger waves.
      <Wave_Frequency1 Type="Val"> 96.6082 </Wave_Frequency1>
      <Wave_Amplitude1 Type="Val"> 0.492537 </Wave_Amplitude1>
      <Wave_Direction1 Type="Val"> 111.224 </Wave_Direction1>
      <Wave_Frequency2 Type="Val"> 215.067 </Wave_Frequency2>
      <Wave_Amplitude2 Type="Val"> 0.313433 </Wave_Amplitude2>

Examples:  
      <Wave_Frequency1 Type="Val"> 7596.61 </Wave_Frequency1>
      <Wave_Amplitude1 Type="Val"> 748.493 </Wave_Amplitude1>
      <Wave_Direction1 Type="Val"> 1811.22 </Wave_Direction1>
      <Wave_Frequency2 Type="Val"> 71515.1 </Wave_Frequency2>
      <Wave_Amplitude2 Type="Val"> 746.313 </Wave_Amplitude2>
      <Wave_Direction2 Type="Val"> 1021.09 </Wave_Direction2>

There are eight Similar </ Preset> points to all Thurs inject the Same Numbers :).