Hi Andrea,
I don’t object to suggestions, or even criticism, if it is original and not a repetition of something said many times before on this forum.
Nor should it be about a problem that VSTEP has announced that they are addressing. They are remaking the simulator to include an entirely new ocean model. There has been information posted on that subject.
Requests for features should take into account what is actually feasible at the present stage of development of the simulator. Waves are one example. Operable locks, tides, variable draft, etc. are others that have been explained on this forum in the past.
To be blunt, the developers, alone, are the ones in a position to assess the work required to implement features and to assign priorities. They are also constrained by the requirement to keep the sim playable on computers that users can be reasonably expected to own.
I have seen very few suggestions made on this forum that the developers had not already considered, assessed, and assigned priority to. They are, after all, developers of professional training simulators for the marine and other professions.
Also, they are in Rotterdam, where there are boats—which the Dutch have been messing about in for some time.
How can you state that they are losing customers? Their sales figures certainly don’t look too shabby.
Sales in a particular country depend on the efforts of the publisher for that market, the amount of advertising and exposure, whether there is a localized version in the language, and other factors. Many prefer to purchase directly from VSTEP on-line.
Regards,
Marty