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English forum => Ship Simulator 2008 => General discussions => Topic started by: WelshTurnip on June 03, 2011, 23:11:34

Title: Urgent azipod help..!
Post by: WelshTurnip on June 03, 2011, 23:11:34

I have just purchased the new horizons add-on for my ship sim 2008. I do not know how to use the azipods on my Ocean Star and many other ships. Also my Ocean star has weird steering. E.G:- I turn left and it turns right.
Hope you can help me.
                               Thanks.  :captain:

Title: Re: Urgent azipod help..!
Post by: Gab on June 04, 2011, 02:20:46

The best way to learn is by trying yourself.  ;)

However I can recommand you to check the precision controls box in the options, that will help a lot for azipod.
In fact azipods are, instead of engines with fixed propellers and rudders for the direction, rotating propellers with a 360 degrees angle.
So if you turn the propellers left, it is normal that the ship will steer to the right.  ;)

Title: Re: Urgent azipod help..!
Post by: mvsmith on June 04, 2011, 04:20:52

You can find information on controlling azimuth drives here:
http://80.95.161.114/shipsim/forum/index.php/topic,2886.msg28895.html#msg28895 (http://80.95.161.114/shipsim/forum/index.php/topic,2886.msg28895.html#msg28895)