Topic: Ship Console (Read 37280 times)

eviss · « **on:** October 27, 2009, 19:48:14 »

I just saw this console presented a.o. for Ship Simulator.

Would like to hear from you, if it is of any interest to you / or why not.

Is there anyone with experiance to use this console and like to share some comments?

Found it here / see the photo's !

vr. gr. / kind regards, Erik

http://www.simw.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=dsp_product_details&pid=2216

Ballast · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2009, 19:50:28 »

It looks better than the previous one! Still nothing to control the B2 or the Red Eagle properly though.

Shipaddict · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2009, 20:06:21 »

I think it looks a lot better than the other one, I guess thrusters are controlled by some of those buttons that you can program as I can't see any levers or anything, and yeah nothing to control B2 or OS with, unless you program a button to a pod I guess. $:-\$

Anyhow it puts the other one to shame

TJK · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2009, 20:06:56 »

Nice Erik

but expensive

Tore

Captain Darling · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2009, 20:14:29 »

For sure it looks more sturdy than the shipdriver - and you can actually buy it.

But it looks basic as far as controls goes and to me - it looks like it was based for Ship Simulator 06.

If I had the money, I'd buy the SS Pro V2 desktop unit. Looks far better - though no real life shots yet?

Find is frustrating when there is plenty of airplane controls yet no watercraft controls but I guess it's because there is a far more diverse range of different controls for watercraft..

eviss · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2009, 20:19:11 »

The price is to high, for this moment in time.

I agree to that / I think it is a matter of development.

The special controles to handle Bugsier2 / Ocean Star or Red Eagle is not commercial feasible enough, I think.

It would be nice to see the next generation; As long as we do some Simulated Sailing:

There will be a demand to achieve something like that in the near future !

vr. gr. / kind regards, Erik

Cat320DL · « **Reply #6 on:** October 28, 2009, 02:41:04 »

I like it

But the price is to high for me.

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #7 on:** October 28, 2009, 12:17:48 »

Why not go to your nearest Nautical college and borrow their Simulator? I'm sure they wouldn't mind

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 28, 2009, 12:38:41 »

Quote from: IRI5HJ4CK on October 28, 2009, 12:17:48

Why not go to your nearest Nautical college and borrow their Simulator? I'm sure they wouldn't mind

Or go to Dover (-Calais in the same environment) and STEAL a REAL ship... they tend to have very realistic bridges...

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #9 on:** October 28, 2009, 12:43:57 »

Those guys in Somalia seem to understand that concept...

Seems to work, too!

Kevinmcg_ships · « **Reply #10 on:** November 07, 2009, 16:20:13 »

oooh, I would love one! Shame about the price....Â£322 in British pounds, plus an extra Â£18 for shipping costs from Belgium. That's too dear - if I win the lottery I'd buy it straightaway.

p.s. The Ship Driver console seem to have disappeared from the SimWare website! They probably got fed up waiting for it to show up, and I don't blame them!

Bottman · « **Reply #11 on:** November 07, 2009, 16:23:54 »

If I win the lottery, I would prefer to buy the above mentioned simulator from a nautical college!

...and you'll get one of those WILCO things for free

Kevinmcg_ships · « **Reply #12 on:** November 07, 2009, 16:59:19 »

Quote from: Bottman on November 07, 2009, 16:23:54

If I win the lottery, I would prefer to buy the above mentioned simulator from a nautical college! ...and you'll get one of those WILCO things for free

Haha, thanks

I would do the same as well

I feel we Ship Sim gamers get the raw deal as the flight simulation gamers have lots and lots of different consoles and are easy to find & buy in shops etc.

Bottman · « **Reply #13 on:** November 07, 2009, 17:31:30 »

Guess there are much, much more airbourne simser than nautical ones...

Agent|Austin · « **Reply #14 on:** November 07, 2009, 19:49:16 »

Awesome, but why so much? They can't make a simple, cost effective console? Or are nautical simulators just not making it out there as a mass market for gamers/simmers, and not just company training.

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #15 on:** November 07, 2009, 20:10:09 »

Why don't we all sail over to Alang, and get some gear...Wire it all back up at home, and voila, your own, realistic console

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #16 on:** November 07, 2009, 20:11:10 »

Quote from: IRI5HJ4CK on November 07, 2009, 20:10:09

Why don't we all sail over to Alang, and get some gear...Wire it all back up at home, and voila, your own, realistic console

Good idea

v.h94 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 07, 2009, 20:12:14 »

In some ways a good ide but still i would probeably feel ill if i did go there, but it would be amaizing to drive with Finnjets controls

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #18 on:** November 07, 2009, 20:13:09 »

Quote from: v.h94 on November 07, 2009, 20:12:14

In some ways a good ide but still i would probeably feel ill if i did go there, but it would be amaizing to drive with Finnjets controls

That would be sad...

I wonder how much is left of the poor girl...

v.h94 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 07, 2009, 20:17:20 »

If i remember right over the halfship is breaken up but not the hull.

I'm so glad that this ship was the worst buy for the breakers due to her extremly good made Ice breaking hull.

Dent · « **Reply #20 on:** November 08, 2009, 00:16:11 »

I do like it, but yes, price.....ouchies.

serkan · « **Reply #21 on:** November 08, 2009, 11:55:24 »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6xYSpu2aY0

Kevinmcg_ships · « **Reply #22 on:** November 08, 2009, 12:41:27 »

Also watch out for the VAT rate. Just now it is 15% for UK residents until the end of 2009. Then it goes back to 17.5% again from 1 January 2010.

It would appear the SimWare website is currently charging VAT at 17.5%

Ballast · « **Reply #23 on:** November 10, 2009, 18:03:20 »

I also mentioned it on the Dutch SSF, but maybe we can buy the ship console in bulk via SSF. Perhaps the retailer can drop the price because we buy it in a, relative, large quantity.

VP of Marketing · « **Reply #24 on:** November 24, 2009, 19:21:12 »

I have this new controller and I have to say it is so worth the cash. Considering shipdriver from PIEngineering will probably never see the light of day Id say go ahead and purchase the released ship driver. Plus this released ship driver has actual customer support that will help you get it running with Windows 7.

Author Topic: Ship Console (Read 37280 times)

TJK