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English forum => Ship Simulator 2008 => Topic started by: oliverh on August 30, 2007, 15:21:32

Title: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: oliverh on August 30, 2007, 15:21:32
To all,

Let me first say how much i like SS08 and how i think everything about it is great apart from a few things but they are only minor things. 

After a recent cruise on royal caribbean's Explorer of the Seas from New York Cape Liberty to bermuda and the eastern caribbean i thought to myself how brilliant it would be to have various cruise ships in later patches mounted with azipods and the cruise ships would have the proper azipod controls on the bridge.

Its just a thought but what does anyone else think?
Title: Re: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: Bottman on August 30, 2007, 16:24:36
Hi oliverh,

since the beginning of the "Ocean Star"-construction we are talking about that theme with the developers at VSTEP! Well, there are lots of new larger cruise lines with conventional propulsion system, that's why the "Ocean Star" got it too. But there will be of course more than one azipod driven vessel in the future of ShipSim, maybe a tug first and than ferries or cruise liners. For sure!

Cheers
Title: Re: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: Mr Robville on August 30, 2007, 16:26:53
i am also drawing blueprints for cruise ships  ;D
Title: Re: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: Agent|Austin on August 30, 2007, 18:55:51
Quote from: oliverh on August 30, 2007, 15:21:32
To all,

Let me first say how much i like SS08 and how i think everything about it is great apart from a few things but they are only minor things. 

After a recent cruise on royal caribbean's Explorer of the Seas from New York Cape Liberty to bermuda and the eastern caribbean i thought to myself how brilliant it would be to have various cruise ships in later patches mounted with azipods and the cruise ships would have the proper azipod controls on the bridge.

Its just a thought but what does anyone else think?

Good idea. The red eagle already has a different population system.

the Norwegian Star also had azipods in the FRONT. They were electrically powered (Generators)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/2/2b/20070106051432!Mack_Launch_010.jpg
Title: Re: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: Bottman on August 30, 2007, 19:15:32
Quote from: Agent|Austin on August 30, 2007, 18:55:51
Good idea. The red eagle already has a different population system.

the Norwegian Star also had azipods in the FRONT. They were electrically powered (Generators)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/2/2b/20070106051432!Mack_Launch_010.jpg


Hihi  ;D - "population system" ??? Kind of birth control aboard.. ;D

Azipods in the FRONT ??? How strange is that? Okay, there are two ABB azipods under her stern and three Brunvoll bow thrusters too. That would be really great for the sim indeed!

 :-[ Can't use your mentioned link.  :-\

Best regards
Title: Re: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: [RWP]DJM on August 30, 2007, 19:18:14
Quote from: Bottman on August 30, 2007, 19:15:32
Hihi  ;D - "population system" ??? Kind of birth control aboard.. ;D

LOL, I like that ;D
Title: Re: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: groennegaard on August 30, 2007, 20:27:46
Quote from: Bottman on August 30, 2007, 19:15:32
Hihi  ;D - "population system" ??? Kind of birth control aboard.. ;D

 ;D Every cruiseship ought to have one...! ;)

Regards
groennegaard
Title: Re: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: [RWP]DJM on August 30, 2007, 20:30:18
Quote from: groennegaard on August 30, 2007, 20:27:46
;D Every cruiseship ought to have one...! ;)

Regards
groennegaard

Heh, I'll take your word for that, seeing as I've never been on a ship ;)

 :o  Off-topic again, my fault this time :-[
Title: Re: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: Shipaddict on August 30, 2007, 20:31:58
Quote from: [RWP]DJM on August 30, 2007, 20:30:18
Heh, I'll take your word for that, seeing as I've never been on a ship ;)

Yeah you have, you've been having a whale of a time driving hover crafts and all those great things which we might get tomorrow. :(
Title: Re: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: [RWP]DJM on August 30, 2007, 20:34:20
Quote from: Shipaddict on August 30, 2007, 20:31:58
Yeah you have, you've been having a whale of a time driving hover crafts and all those great things which we might get tomorrow. :(

Good point ;)

I do love that Hovercraft ;D
Title: Re: Azipods For Shipsim?
Post by: Water Weasel on August 30, 2007, 22:36:06
Quote from: Bottman on August 30, 2007, 19:15:32
Hihi  ;D - "population system" ??? Kind of birth control aboard.. ;D

I could well imagine that an azipod or any other propulsion system could be used as a "painful" birth control.  :'(

WW