Topic: The forum environment project - Project stopped (Read 152580 times)

Joey1 · « **on:** February 11, 2011, 15:01:17 »

Today I had the idea of creating a â€œforum environmentâ€ this would be an environment created by the shipsim community for SSE. Every modeller on the forum could do some parts of it and these parts would come together in a big environment.

This idea came because there are only two environments in the winners of the CCC.

First we have to decide which environment we want to build. And Please donâ€™t say I want this environment because itâ€™s cool, but offer how it would improve SSE. After that I would create a poll and you, the community can decide which one we should build.

I hope you like the idea and if you have any idea how to improve this, feel free to say it.

More information will follow, if I see that you are interested.

Kind Regards,

Joey1

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #1 on:** February 11, 2011, 16:26:14 »

This I think would be a great idea - I am up for it

get a environment, and divide it up into tiny chunks, a lot easier then being thrown into the deep end

Joey1 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 11, 2011, 16:33:17 »

Thanks TFM,

Nice to have you on board

Joey1 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2011, 17:34:02 »

Time for your opinion

In Step 1 you can suggest your favourite environment for the Forum environment project.

If you want to suggest your favourite environment here please describe the Port, Island...(etc.) by

Name
Location
Facilities
Describe what makes this port different from the others
Post some Pictures (please not more than 3 per environment)

I hope we get a lot of suggestion.

Kind Regards

Joey1

The Ferry King · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2011, 20:42:57 »

ok here is my favorite that i think might suit allot of ships in SSE

Name: Dubai Harbour
Location: Dubai (UAE)
Facilities: Skyscrapers, Large Cargo Terminal, Cruise Terminal, leisure centres

: This harbour is different from the other SSE harbours is because it is in a total different location.. Its in the Desert shaped area and one of the hottest places. It has the highest Skyscrapers and the 7star hotel of Dubai. The Beach stretches all across going passed many palm tree'd areas and the best time is at sunset when all the skyscrapers are just turning on the lights

Pictures:

Joey1 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 11, 2011, 22:45:35 »

Looks very nice, TFK

I hope there will follow more soon.

Joey

VirtualSkipper · « **Reply #6 on:** February 11, 2011, 23:08:06 »

Mine would be Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor is a marine naval base located on the Hawaiian island Oahu. Pearl Harbor mostly known by it's attack on 7th of December, the USS Arizona and USS Missouri which still remains there.
The name Pearl Harbor was because the seafloor was overpopulated with pearls.
This enviroment should have clear water.

Here are some pictures:

RYAN123 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 11, 2011, 23:29:19 »

im happy to help make 1 ...

   * Name : port of felixstowe (Harwich Haven)
   * Location: Essex , England
   * Facilities : Cruise terminal - Ferry terminal - container terminal(s)over 3 miles long! - pilot / tug bassin - marina - small oil terminal - pier - trinity house pier (Could be fun for fairmont sherpa) - ex stena hss terminal

* Describe what makes this port different from the others: this port has everything from small mariners to the biggist ferrys in the world (Stena Hollandica & Stena Britannica) and across the small river is the port of felixstowe capable of handling emma maersk and other Ulta large container vessels and i also think it will be fun because you could make missions with a ferry from harwich - Hoek Van Holland like in real life ...so pleace vote harwich it is a very interesting port and in the old days train ferrys came her and navy ships!

  * Pictures

The Whole Port

Stena Hollandica with Jewel of the Seas

Felixstowe South

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #8 on:** February 11, 2011, 23:31:29 »

Harwich woul d be good because it would go well with the Rotterdam environment...

Especially if we could get a suitable Stena Ferry...

I have a few environment ideas - will put them up tomorrow

Joey1 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 12, 2011, 10:33:27 »

Some very nice suggestions you made there.

But that can't be all.
Come on people there are thousands of I want this and that topics - here you can post your favourite port and you have a chance, that it gets modeled.

Kind Regards,

Joey1

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #10 on:** February 12, 2011, 12:16:19 »

OK, so firstly, I thought, what about somewhere with a shipyard

So I thought about:

Turku

Location: Turku, Finland
Facilities: Ferry Terminals, Freight areas, Shipyard for Ship construction
Describe what makes this port different from the others: Well, The environment also ices up, not sure if that is a facility we could incorporate onto SS. Also it has a shipyard where ships are built, so would be interesting to get ships to start from there on a maiden voyage, and for their sea trials etc.
Post some Pictures (please not more than 3 per environment):

Um... might have to Google that one - not been there personally...

Helsinki

Location: Helsimnki, Finland
Facilities: Ferry Terminals, Freight areas, Cruise Terminals, Shipyard for Ship construction
Describe what makes this port different from the others: Similar ytto Turku; The environment ices up, has a shipyard where ships are built, so would be interesting to get ships to start from there on a maiden voyage, and for their sea trials etc.
Post some Pictures (please not more than 3 per environment):

Hmm... Google again

Another area which would be interesting could be:

St Malo and the Channel Islands

Location: Channel islands and France
Facilities: Ferry Terminals, Freight areas, Drydock, Marinas, Cruise areas/ at anchor
Describe what makes this port different from the others: This would be interesting I feel, and with the new InCat coming would be really nice - you can have smaller freight vessels as well.M Also you can do little freight runs between the islands. and St Malo is not a easy place to go to requires skill to get past rocks and islands, and the port itself features areas of very low depth, some quite close to the ferry terminal. St Malo itself is very pretty. And, as like DCitSE, you can do full runs from St Malo to Jersey/Guernsey without changing environments

Post some Pictures (please not more than 3 per environment):

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1099484

Are... something different...

Kiel Canal

Location: Germany
Facilities: Um... Canal... bits at either end
Describe what makes this port different from the others: Not really a port, but I thought its something different - Kiel Canal connects the North Sea with the Baltic. I think there have been many request tfor this, as it really is something different...

Post some Pictures (please not more than 3 per environment):

Um... Google time...

OK there are four ideas

Joey1 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2011, 12:28:28 »

Very nice TFM

I will also put two or three suggestions up later.

Joey

Joey1 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2011, 17:23:12 »

Here is one of my favourite ports

Venice

Location: Venice, Italy

Facilities: Docks for smaller and large ferries, docks for cruise ships, oil and container terminal, shipyard, lots of
small canals and yacht marinas.

Describe what makes this port different from the others: Venice is an Old Italian city which is simply magic. It has hundreds of small canals and bridges. Surrounded by very nice old buildings â€“ Itâ€™s a floating city. But there are not only old buildings Venice is one of the largest Ports in the Adriatic Sea.

Pictures:

To see how nice Venice is go to Google Earth â€“ there the whole city is modelled in 3D. It could look like this in ShipSim.

Here are some impressions:

alex 3d · « **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2011, 11:18:34 »

Name Manchester ship canal
Location uk
Facilities docks warehouses.
Describe what makes this port different from the others it has locks and is a canal
Post some Pictures (please not more than 3 per environment)

RYAN123 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 14, 2011, 11:27:51 »

Joey , dont you think we should get started on the poll for

* Manchester ship canal
* Venice
* Turku
* Helsinki
* St Malo and the Channel Islands
* Kiel Canal
* Harwich Haven
* Pearl Harbor
* Dubai Harbour

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #15 on:** February 14, 2011, 11:37:26 »

Hmm we could wait a little longer - besides at the moment there is only three of us willing to help, which is sad...

I would have thought more people would have been interested...

alex 3d · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2011, 11:47:44 »

i am happy to help make it as well .

i want ship canal because i live there.

Sunseekeringo · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2011, 12:01:00 »

Hi,

sounds like a good idea.

Just a thought of mine: I think ports are great where you can sail with small boats and also larger vessels because I guess that people like to sail with private yachts, some with cruise ships and some (like me) prefer to sail with cargo vessels.

For my point of view a harbour like venice would be great because it offers all possibilities.
Other ideas could be Bergen (Norway) or Stockholm. Just to mention two of them...as I like Scandinavia I just mentioned them...knowing that there are 1000 others (e.g. Wellington, New Zealand).

cheers
Ingo

Mr Robville · « **Reply #18 on:** February 14, 2011, 12:35:12 »

suez canal
panama canal
street of gibraltar
monaco
river moesel n germany
sicily
adriatic sea
shanghai
tokio

that's what i think that can be added to the idea's list.
Dubai sounds good!

Sunseekeringo · « **Reply #19 on:** February 14, 2011, 14:03:37 »

so, we have about 50 possibilities...and now? :-)

JoMach · « **Reply #20 on:** February 14, 2011, 14:16:24 »

Hi All
What do yoy think about the Westerscheldt river to Antwerp with the harbor of Antwerp, its a difficult and very busy river
and noordzee kanaal with the harbor of IJmuiden and Amsterdam

rgrds
jomach

alex 3d · « **Reply #21 on:** February 14, 2011, 14:50:05 »

my ideas: Hobart, Manchester ship canal , panama canal,suez canal and the river themes in london.

Joey1 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 14, 2011, 14:52:41 »

Thanks for all your suggestions they are all great.

So I think we should start the poll now.

But I don't want to miss any of you suggestions. So I do this list first

*Dubai
*Pearl Harbor
*port of felixstowe (Harwich Haven)
*Turku
*Helsinki
*St Malo and the Channel Islands
*Kiel Canal
*Venice
*Manchester ship canal
*suez canal
*panama canal
*street of gibraltar
*monaco
*river moesel n germany
*sicily
*adriatic sea
*shanghai
*tokio
*Antwerp
*noordzee kanaal (IJmuiden and Amsterdam)
*Hobart
*river themes in london

I think that are enough for the moment - but we still need people to help us!
And some locations like sicily, adriatic sea, panama canal and other very large locations are too big for the first forum environment, I think.
But please post your opinion too.

Kind Regards,

Joey1

EDIT: Oops alex 3d you were faster than me, added your locations to list

McGherkin · « **Reply #23 on:** February 14, 2011, 15:10:17 »

I'm up for it but my modelling's not great

I vote Venice

alex 3d · « **Reply #24 on:** February 14, 2011, 15:37:41 »

when will poll open for voteing?

Poll

Which environment should we model?

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