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English forum => Ship Simulator 2008 => Topic started by: spins on October 06, 2010, 07:15:45

Title: Titanic and other big ships will not move help
Post by: spins on October 06, 2010, 07:15:45

Hey

Please can you help I just bought the game and it is working good until it comes to any of the ships i put her full steam ahead but she doesnt move (titanic)

thanks

Title: Re: Titanic and other big ships will not move help
Post by: Traddles on October 06, 2010, 10:51:27

Two points here. 1. Are you sure she is not aground? 2. A big ship like "Titanic" takes some time to start moving even with her engines on full ahead. It's not like a motor car, this is a huge lump of steel.

Title: Re: Titanic and other big ships will not move help
Post by: mvsmith on October 06, 2010, 15:48:43

Hi spins,

To add to Angus’s answer:
At 30 FPS and Ahead Full, Titanic takes about 30 seconds to indicate any SOG. She takes about 2 ½ minutes to move one ship length.
At lower frame rates it takes much longer.
This is normal behavior in SS 2008.

Regards,
Marty

Title: Re: Titanic and other big ships will not move help
Post by: Bottman on October 06, 2010, 16:21:31

Quote from: mvsmith on October 06, 2010, 15:48:43

This is normal behavior in SS 2008.

Regards,
Marty

..and let me add this: in real life too! :doh:

Title: Re: Titanic and other big ships will not move help
Post by: K Jack on October 21, 2010, 23:47:21

It all have to do with the weight of the vessel on the water plus the power of the engine to give a resulting force for it to move.