Update any version of VStep's nautical simulator to 1.4.2 with this patch, which includes all the fixes and changes from all previous patches--which include multiplayer, many new vessels and some revamped environments.
UPDATE 1.4.2
Bug fixes
- Crash involving the Aco_ParticleManager fixed
- Pride of Rotterdam dynamics updated
UPDATE 1.4.1
Features
- Improved Azimuth controls
- Support for Ship Simulator 2008 New Horizons
- Towing performance improved
- Sorted ships alphabetically
- Improved ocean bumpmaps
- AI ships stop for the playership
- Pushboat connection
- Improved dynamics
- Minor multiplayer interface improvements
Bug fixes
- WakeEffects improved performance
- WakeEffects loading fix
- FloatingBox better update-rate, better behaviour static ships
- Minor language file fixes
- Mission "Leaving the new terminal" fixed
- Bow splashes 'huge splash' fixed
- Bow splashes effect jitter in large environments fixed
UPDATE 1.3
Features
- Select your preferred spawnpoint in Free roam
- Multiplayer functionality
- Improved dynamics
- Dual-screen monitor support
- Radio chatter on the bridge
- New Mission Editor added
- In-game download system for custom missions
- Mission ratings for online and offline usage
Bug fixes
- Wake system improved for low framerates
- Wakes for all AI ships
- Fixed several missions
- Several environment fixes
- Improved overall game performance
UPDATE 1.1
Features
- Added a hovercraft, Hovertravel Freedom 90.
- Added a jetski, Azuka Hydrojet.
- New missions for each new playership.
- Extended and improved almost all environments; Noordereiland for Rotterdam, Portsmouth for Solent etc.
- Added more static ships to the environments.
- Ranks and classes per profile enabled, improve your ranks by playing missions.
- Updated all playership bridges, including radar, rpm-meters, compass, speedmeters and start/stop engines buttons.
- Updated mission menus (mission overview, mission selection, added filters to select your missions with).
- Savegames (both for missions and free roaming).
- Added wakes for various AI ships.
- Improved wakes for some playerships.
- Improved splashes and smoke-effects.
- Added plotter-functionality for free roaming; create your waypoints in-game.
- Main menu can be controlled with the arrow keys.
- Precision steering mode.
- Added slider for wake-rendering; improves performance.
- Added news messages to the main menu, receive important Ship Simulator news from within the game.
- Added compass in chart-window.
- Instantly change environments in free-roam mode.
- Enabled 2 new camera's in the in-game menu; parallel orbit camera and port/starboard side camera.
- Extended compass in conning-display, now includes heading, CTW, TWD and AWD.
- Split-screen option; play with the chart in fullscreen on a widescreen or dual-monitor setup.
- Indicated limitation of waves in harbour environments.
- Added coastal foam to some environments.
- Slightly improved look of the water shader.
- Added secundary control options (assign two keys to a single action)
Bug fixes
- Fixed the random sinking of ships when starting a mission.
- Fixed the bug where you were unable to intentionally sink your own ship.
- Fixed issues in existing missions.
- Tweaked the dynamics of almost all ships.
- Getting stuck in some collision objects in walkthrough mode(people/containers).
- Improved dynamics of AI ships.
- Fixed longitude, latitude settings of various environments.
- Fixed depth readings on chart to positive numbers.
- Fixed rescue waypoint accuracy.
- Removed bow thruster symbol from VLCC.
- Made loading of Titanic more stable (was taking up more memory before).
- Improved performance of the main menu.
- Fixed some visual artifacts in the water-shader.
- Fixed navigation light-setup of several ships.
- Adjusted time and condition when navigational lights go on.
- Improved collision of drowning people.
- Improved Windows Vista compatibility.
- Fixed issue where you could look through walls in walkthrough mode.
- Fixed some bugs related to pausing the game.
- Proper setup of position of the earth in relation to the sun.
- Fixed various bugs related to container loading.