Topic: "Ghost Ships"-Clones (Read 15747 times)

IRI5HJ4CK · « **on:** July 14, 2008, 07:44:59 »

Hi everyone,

i don't know if you have come accross this, but in multiplayer, sometimes random boats appear out of nowhere and follow you, litrally.

(I think i could have been the first person to ever encounter a "Ghost Ship", read below.)

My first sighting of a "Ghost Ship" (thats what i call them) was in Padstow, about a week after buying New Horizons, then about 3 weeks later, i was in Marseille with the Bugsier and a huge Ocean Star came out of nowhere and crushed me

and i sank

But, since the new patch, it seems that the amount of "Ghost Ship" sightings have gone sky high! and that 3 or 4 "Ghost Ships" can be seen at one time! i was wondering if anybody here has this problem and if they know what it is caused by and if it will be resolved in the future of SS08.

Jack.

DerBandit · « **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2008, 12:45:24 »

Isn't VSTEP a dutch company? And isn't the flying dutchman THE Ghost Ship par excellence?

pauljanaway1 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2008, 13:00:46 »

i have seem many gost ships on mp normaly on player mp servers

NathanC · « **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2008, 15:12:46 »

I've seen LOTS.

once, 2 of them came charging towards Phi Phi beach and rammed over the pier into some other clones (at 20kn)

See pic.

JoMach · « **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2008, 15:49:04 »

Quote from: DerBandit on July 14, 2008, 12:45:24

Isn't VSTEP a dutch company? And isn't the flying dutchman THE Ghost Ship par excellence?

Yep and I living in his birthplace

haha

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2008, 16:58:07 »

Quote from: DerBandit on July 14, 2008, 12:45:24

Isn't VSTEP a dutch company? And isn't the flying dutchman THE Ghost Ship par excellence?

haha the flying Dutchman, thats a good one haha

Shipdude98 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2008, 17:27:42 »

I have see them, it makes towing a heck of alot harder. I was towing 3 Ocean Stars at once! then a motorboat clone rammed right into me. (Aliens?)

NathanC · « **Reply #7 on:** July 16, 2008, 17:53:28 »

Quote from: Shipdude98 on July 16, 2008, 17:27:42

I have see them, it makes towing a heck of alot harder. I was towing 3 Ocean Stars at once! then a motorboat clone rammed right into me. (Aliens?)

haha, i think this forum has just had a sudden outburst of "Alien Fever", check Llamalords "Ship Simulator Secret Parking LoT" topic

pauljanaway1 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 16, 2008, 20:38:39 »

i hate clone ships as they allways get in the way in make it very hard to drive when you have somtimes 2 or 3 times the mumber of ships

Jackobaker53 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 16, 2008, 23:19:55 »

Maybe the Furie was a german u-boat,and its following you to torpedo you?, maybe they are kamikazees or real people trapped in the game that want to get out into the real world? This seems like a contreversial issue

. Not allowed to dwnload furie so cant see the ghost ships myself but looks from NathanC's pic that the ghost ships are all furies, so destroy the furie and destroy the people stranded inside your pc

NathanC · « **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2008, 06:23:29 »

Quote from: Jackobaker53 on July 16, 2008, 23:19:55

Maybe the Furie was a german u-boat,and its following you to torpedo you?, maybe they are kamikazees or real people trapped in the game that want to get out into the real world? This seems like a contreversial issue . Not allowed to dwnload furie so cant see the ghost ships myself but looks from NathanC's pic that the ghost ships are all furies, so destroy the furie and destroy the people stranded inside your pc

Not so fast

I was in a Bugsier and was ran over by an Ocean Star, while i was towing another Ocean Star

Capt. Le Velle · « **Reply #11 on:** July 27, 2008, 06:42:39 »

i hate the ghost ships in MP they always sink me. i control the ship from the bridge so i cant see them if they are behind me

RMS Gigantic · « **Reply #12 on:** July 27, 2008, 06:57:48 »

I call them clones.

I have tons of pics. They show up on user servers. Want me to upload my clone pics?

llamalord · « **Reply #13 on:** July 27, 2008, 07:01:02 »

I'd personally love to see them I find this code error kind of creepy. $:-\$

TerryRussell · « **Reply #14 on:** July 27, 2008, 11:07:42 »

Quote from: RMS Gigantic on July 27, 2008, 06:57:48

I call them clones.

I have tons of pics. They show up on user servers. Want me to upload my clone pics?

That sounds interesting. Could you start a new topic in "Media" for that? Also, to warn people with slow connections, please include "WARNING - LARGE FILES" or something similar. Then no-one can complain.

I'll move this topic to General Discussions as well.

NathanC · « **Reply #15 on:** July 27, 2008, 11:11:02 »

Quote from: TerryRussell on July 27, 2008, 11:07:42

That sounds interesting. Could you start a new topic in "Media" for that? Also, to warn people with slow connections, please include "WARNING - LARGE FILES" or something similar. Then no-one can complain.

I'll move this topic to General Discussions as well.

Hi Terry, look above at my post - some pics of clones

TerryRussell · « **Reply #16 on:** July 27, 2008, 11:23:02 »

Yeah, I saw those. Heh heh.

But if RMS Gigantic is going to post a lot of images, it's best in Media with a warning. Aad The Pirate has done that very sccessfully with Elbe & Furie pictures.

NathanC · « **Reply #17 on:** July 27, 2008, 11:25:15 »

Yes, that's fair

More pics

topguncap · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2008, 12:35:09 »

ive come across odd goings on in mp server when someones name is suddenly up in the air and the ship is flying most uncanny i assume its a glitch in the game

pauljanaway1 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 27, 2008, 12:36:11 »

yes it's a bug i think to do with ther person who runs the servers pc

llamalord · « **Reply #20 on:** July 27, 2008, 13:23:03 »

Which one is the clone in the above pictures? $:-\$

NathanC · « **Reply #21 on:** July 27, 2008, 17:11:11 »

Quote from: llamalord on July 27, 2008, 13:23:03

Which one is the clone in the above pictures? $:-\$

All of them

matt5674 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 27, 2008, 20:37:41 »

i've senn ghost ships,not in multiplayer but in free roaming at rotterdam northsea and bergen north sea.at rotterdam north sea facing northwest at the southeast corner the vermaas is there but not on the charter or radar. at bergen north sea going that same direction but turning south, the sherpa and oil rig are there but not on instruments in the bridge of the rpa12.

llamalord · « **Reply #23 on:** July 27, 2008, 22:14:33 »

Quote from: NathanC on July 27, 2008, 17:11:11

All of them

Dude!!!

matt5674 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2008, 17:15:39 »

good thing i didn't see titanic in the atlantic ocean........BUT SHE WAS ON MY RADAR SCREEN!!!!

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