Hello,
Although fully agreeing with the "Summa cum laudae" for VStep, it is not at all true that the simulation is the first serious one on the game market of ship simulations.
Virtual Sailor and Motorboat Simulator were published before ShipSim, as well as POC Sim3D, and are nor negligible or inexistent.
Obviously, the ships of ShipSim have the best graphics, as well as the best harbor environments. Hopefully (and probably too), ShipSim will become the best simulation, but not a historical pioneer.
And also, "cum laudae" would be too much for the communication (is it PR in English?), at least patch and SDK publishing?
Regards,
Luc