It's a little bit odd not being able to steer the Ocean-Star when the tractor-azimith thrusters are not on.Why was the Ocean-Star designed this way? It doesn't seem to be very realistic because as I understand it, even in real-life Azipod systems there are rudders so that you can get directional steer even though there are no RPMs.
Ocean Star can be steered accurately and docked easily if one takes the trouble to learn how. There are posts that explain a very simple way to accomplish that.http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/topic,9012.msg104399.html#msg104399 (http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/topic,9012.msg104399.html#msg104399)is one.