Hi, before I purchase this game I would like to know if it has coop lan play? 
I have Trainz 2004 & 2006 but what it lacks is multiplay & after a short time is rather boring, could someone give advise this and gameplay please? 
Many thanks,
Reece.
well. i dont know about this coop lan play. but i can try to advise you.
Ship Simulator 2008:
Dynamic ocean waves, with realistic ship motions
Long distance travels , open ocean voyages between ports
Visible damage system
Thirty new complex and challenging missions
Extensive day, night, and weather systems
Three new environments: San Francisco, Southampton/Cowes/Solent, and Marseille
Sixteen new ships, each with walkthrough functionality and interactive bridge controls
Controllable container crane
Advanced vector graphic sea chart based on realistic 3D seabed models, with full-screen display option, transparency setting, and level-of-detail on text & depth readings
Advanced damage system showing dents and holes in the ships after severe collisions
Free-roam mode where players can choose a ship, an environment, set all weather, day & time parameters and get sailing
Realistic bow splash water, with support from an advanced physics simulation model
Extensive mapping options for keys and joystick buttons
Advanced rope system, which allows you to connect and disconnect player ships to other ships or mooring boulders at will (anchoring is now also possible)
Addition of icebergs which cause damage when you collide with them
Mid-mission save function
A system for sinking ships when damaged below the water line
Advanced system for scoring and ranking in different ship type classes, linked to your on-line profile on the forum
Set waypoints yourself in free-roaming mode
Mission editor, so you can create your own adventures and share them with your fellow players on the forum
Ship Simulator 2008 New Horizons (add-on)
Eight new vessels, including a modern harbor tug with advanced azimuth thrusters and a pushboat with 4 different cargo barges.
Online multiplayer free-roaming action, including towing.
Brand new sailing area Cornwall (Padstow), built with advanced visuals and bumpmapping technology.
20 new missions, involving the new vessels and the new environment.
Unlimited gameplay: In-game downloading of new missions.
Option to connect and disconnect barges to the pushboat in-game.
New walkthrough options: explore the pushboat's highly detailed enginge room.
(Its stand multiplayer included in the add-on. but u can get Multiplayer by update it to 1.3 or 1.4.1. Personly i wanna update to 1.3) but its your choose.
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