Surely the game would be kind of pointless if you were using autopilot?
Hey look! I'm simulating being a passenger on a ferry in a simulator game! I'm not doing any work at all!
Actually, if you're in New York you can hop on the ferry for free.
I thought the point of simulator games was to be able to control vessels/vehicles/planes/whatever that most people never would have ever had the chance to drive.
Actually (that's two 'actually's', do they cancel each other out?)
1 the autopilot wouldn't be too bad as I found a great way to fall asleep at night if I'm having trouble doing so is open a slow boat on a calm water with light rain at night and just cruise. The sound of the motor and rain puts me to sleep. Although waking up is disorienting as I wonder "where am I?" In my bed or on a boat? Where's my swim trunks and flippy floppies? Avast! I need more shut eye!
1 two actually's don't make a supposedly