Topic: War of Simulators (Read 12601 times)

saken41 · « **on:** February 20, 2008, 20:52:10 »

Know I did this on the old Ship Simulator forum 2 years ago, but I just wanna do it again

! Latest Virtual Sailor release is Virtual Sailor 7. I have downloaded the Demo Version of Virtual Sailor 7 and it seems good, but I've always thought Ship Simulator 2008 is way better than Virtual Sailor 7. But let's start the 2nd Ship Simulator vs. Virtual Sailor War!!

Mad_Fred · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2008, 21:06:19 »

I vote SS08.

I bought VS7 (I know!! I know!!)

I'm not impressed with it. Not for that price.

Most addons are ugly, half finished and lack a proper helm view (I dont like looking at C64 like graphics). The waves are nice but ships react weird to the higher ones. The graphics are poor, the dynamics often weird and totally off. The underwater aspect is nice, for 30 minutes. Sailing vessels are nice too, but it's done much better in other sims.

I wont be playing it much, I think.

saken41 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2008, 21:11:27 »

Quote from: Mad_Fred on February 20, 2008, 21:06:19

I vote SS08.

I bought VS7 (I know!! I know!!)

I'm not impressed with it. Not for that price.

Most addons are ugly, half finished and lack a proper helm view (I dont like looking at C64 like graphics). The waves are nice but ships react weird to the higher ones. The graphics are poor, the dynamics often weird and totally off. The underwater aspect is nice, for 30 minutes. Sailing vessels are nice too, but it's done much better in other sims.

I wont be playing it much, I think.

Completely agree

! Ship Simulator 2008 + Ship Simulator 2008 Add-On is AWESOME!!! Now my #2 favorite is Ocean Star and #3 favorite Pride Of Rotterdam, Titanic still my #1 fav of course

, ALWAYS.

trains · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2008, 23:48:33 »

you're lucky RMS. i get made fun of for Titanic being my fav ship. also, i'm called Mexican for having a mustache

saken41 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2008, 23:55:02 »

Quote from: trains on February 20, 2008, 23:48:33

you're lucky RMS. i get made fun of for Titanic being my fav ship. also, i'm called Mexican for having a mustache

Hey, that's not fair

! I see you're from the states just like me

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Tavares Junior · « **Reply #5 on:** February 21, 2008, 03:14:18 »

i vote for the SS

trains · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2008, 03:40:51 »

Quote from: R.M.S. TITANIC on February 20, 2008, 23:55:02

Hey, that's not fair ! I see you're from the states just like me .

yeah. i hate it! they won't stop. i want to kill them.

JHB · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2008, 07:57:50 »

BMW is much better than Volvo. Why? I don't know...
Xbox suchs because Playstation IS better... you see.. I'm just joking. I don't even have a Xbox 360 yet.

I vote for them both because I know that each game have their own bugs, missing parts and I cud continue forever. But I have one nail on the Ship Simulator simply because it smells more quality of this simulator than Virtual Sailor. VS is driven by add-on developers and it's not the developer himself that makes the exiting content. In opposite VSTEP makes all the content for Ship Simulator and sometimes add ship models made by others into the game. This is the quality control that makes this sim look good and far better than Virtual Sailor when it comes to graphics. When it comes to simulation I see these games as 50/50. They all have their ups and downs when it comes to physics.

So after this mini review I give Ship Simulator 5 points more for keeping a higher graphics and quality control so I don't have to see poor Ketshup models being developed for this game. There are dozens of poor ship models made for Virtual Sailor that would not care to download because it's made by a "wannabe" that have a very simply view of 3D modelling and texturing without thinking a second on making the ship model a "little" bit more realistic.

And if I did say this on the official game forum for Virtual Sailor I know what would happen. I would be banned, because it's impossible to review someones add-on at the forum or to post constructive criticism. That's the reason why we Norwegians that use VS stick to our own forum. The official forum for VS is described in one single word: minefield with ticking bombs. Stay away!

Expressing your personal opinion on that forum is not always a good idea...You have my signature on that one

marcstrat · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2008, 08:35:24 »

Greetings,
I voted Shipsim,offcource!!
I've seen this game growning from the first beginning.

Do i check others,yes,offcource! Just to see how and what they look like,graphics scenery..a.s.o...
By looking to the others,you can look for some more idea's to,than is the challenge to make them better.

Regards
Marc

saken41 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2008, 08:52:16 »

Quote from: marcstrat on February 21, 2008, 08:35:24

I've seen this game growning from the first beginning.

Me too

, we're 2 two early members you and I

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marcstrat · « **Reply #10 on:** February 21, 2008, 08:59:32 »

Yes,when i registered myself 7 april 2006,i was member 41.
I've seen you just came 1 month later.We realy have seen this game growning,and it still growns.

marc

saken41 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 21, 2008, 09:02:08 »

Quote from: marcstrat on February 21, 2008, 08:59:32

Yes,when i registered myself 7 april 2006,i was member 41.
I've seen you just came 1 month later.We realy have seen this game growning,and it still growns.

marc

Oh,take a look at my account

, dust everywhere

*blows away the dust from account*, looks much better

. Think it's time to take the vacuum cleaner

!

dharl · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2008, 12:10:30 »

I voted for SS too (as i think has everyone else!

) I have been a member since July 06 and seen this Simulator grow. Have looked at VS, and while some of the graphics are better and you can visit more places as well as a greater range of ships...its just not realistic! Would much prefer to have smaller range of vessels and areas to sail in, but with much more realism in the way the vessels handle and react to the waves!

Happy sailing All

David

saken41 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 21, 2008, 12:21:20 »

Quote from: dharl on February 21, 2008, 12:10:30

I voted for SS too (as i think has everyone else! ) I have been a member since July 06 and seen this Simulator grow. Have looked at VS, and while some of the graphics are better and you can visit more places as well as a greater range of ships...its just not realistic! Would much prefer to have smaller range of vessels and areas to sail in, but with much more realism in the way the vessels handle and react to the waves!

Happy sailing All

David

Yes, we have seen Ship Simulator evolve since 2006 and it has evolved alot since then

, Ship Simulator 2008 Add-On: New Horizons will hopefully come March 22

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saken41 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 24, 2008, 17:01:21 »

2nd Ship Simulator vs. Virtual Sailor war ends soon.

JHB · « **Reply #15 on:** February 24, 2008, 20:17:40 »

Invite the QS Forum people and we have a war within seconds where the mods get a turbo working sunday on the job

TerryRussell · « **Reply #16 on:** February 24, 2008, 22:18:38 »

So who was the one person who voted for VS7 (=> Anti Ship Simulator)? Must have been an accidental key press.

saken41 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 25, 2008, 15:40:33 »

I think both SS and VS are good, but I voted for SS

.

saken41 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2008, 04:34:05 »

Added option, Ports of Call

. Has anyone seen it or played it? Tell me how it is

!

*M*A*S* · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2008, 05:34:25 »

Im very impressed with ship sim. but since Im from the states I would like to see more american ships and boats like maybe McAllister towing or military sealift command ships, that would be nice.. do sim with my ships before I go on watch lol.

TJK · « **Reply #20 on:** February 28, 2008, 05:53:22 »

Quote from: *M*A*S* on February 28, 2008, 05:34:25

Im very impressed with ship sim. but since Im from the states I would like to see more american ships and boats like maybe McAllister towing or military sealift command ships, that would be nice.. do sim with my ships before I go on watch lol.

Tanks fore a good multiply game to night
But you meant then vermasse was fun and sail with then, try the fermaunt Sherpa that also a good boat to sail with but if we shod hawed boats from every nations then will the be alto of boats may me we had need a super super PC to cud play the game

best regards from
TJK
osean star on multiplay

simplayer · « **Reply #21 on:** February 28, 2008, 05:56:55 »

Hey guys,

I played Ports Of Call a while ago, its a fun game, and they were starting to get very nice views (ports, shores, harbours) yet, the game is based on the cargo's, you have to get them from one port to another without exeeding the date's, you also have to load (virtualy) different cargo's to fill up your vessel based on getting the maximum dollar, one cargo sometimes has to be delivered in two or more different ports, and different dates, it has potential in the future i think.
Even the stockmarket is included, you can also change the time of day in each game at any time, nighttime in POC is very realistic (buoys, harbourlights, lighthouses, entrance of certain ports)
Maybe they improved it since the last time i played it (2 years)
There is one thing i always found very practical in POC, as soon you were in the vincinity of your destination you could change one of the views to the one supposed to be the destination, so in other words you had a view from the quay, that i found spectacular (to see you come in to your berth being a linesman)
http://www.portsofcall.de/ (http://www.portsofcall.de/)

So, thats about it... if any questions... shoot...

*M*A*S* · « **Reply #22 on:** February 28, 2008, 05:58:00 »

lol I get what you say but we could add lets say 4 more american ships.

a nice MSC ship maybe a multy role ship and a nice tugboat McAllister or Penn Maritime... but its a very good game by far the best...

saken41 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2008, 05:59:37 »

Added option again

, Virtual Skipper.

saken41 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 28, 2008, 06:03:36 »

The vessel sim most ships must be Virtual Sailor

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