Virtual Sailor!?

[Snow White Sorrow]

I visited here for Dangerous Waters but didn't realise there was a hint of VS here too - I'm wondering if there's any sort of possibility for me to partake in multiplayer cruises, random maritime madness, etc :)

[danzig70]

I just discovered this game online today. Am downloading the demo. Looks great.

[SteamWake]

Which version.?. I used to be active in a online 'fleet' untill they published the latest version.

[Sonarman]

VS could be a good multiplayer WWII/modern naval game if Ilan could be persuaded to add some WWII era weapons tech (radar/sonar/main battery/AA guns/torps) to the game. Perhaps if enough of us requested it as an addon....

This youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY2Kyl1v9r4) gives a foretaste of the possibilities.

[chrysanthos]

it is great game i have it too...the only question is can we import ships from silent hunter 4? playble ofcourse

[chrysanthos]

so? we have any progress? about importing ships?

[spook]

so? we have any progress? about importing ships?

yes it is possible

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/1971/41751811.jpg

[Bartolomeus]

Hi (hey Spook :D)

Ilan will no longer continue the development of Virtual Sailor. VSF (Vehicle Simulator (http://hangsim.com/vsf)) is the new simulator from Ilan.

Vehicles in Virtual Sailor are Microsoft X files. It is simple to convert vehicles for VS, if the original model file are present.

Marko

[spook]

It is simple to convert vehicles for VS, if the original model file are present.

Marko

it's actually pretty involved to convert a SH ship into VS, you have to use silent editor and reverse engineer it from a bunch of broken pieces, and then you have to rescale them because the scales are really off from the two games, then you have to do all the conversions back to VS x files


but it can be done

[chrysanthos]

can you show me how then? i can wait:D i really want to import some silent hunter japan battleships and cruisers thats why;)

[chrysanthos]

hey spook did you find anything yet? you know...about the program thats converts sh4 ships .....

[spook]

hey spook did you find anything yet? you know...about the program thats converts sh4 ships .....


yes, you need Silent 3ditor, that pic I posted above IS a sh4/5 sub I converted, it's really involved tho because SH breaks the model into several pieces, you need to convert the pieces into something your 3d software can use then reassemble it and then resize it to VS measurements.

heres a FoxTrot I converted (and added a little to)

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/7554/29083858.jpg

[chrysanthos]

well yes i have that program but then what?? i dont know anything about it:/ could you at least make a readme file?? please i need your help ok? i just want to sail with my beloved cruiser maya and fuso battleship:D

[chrysanthos]

is anyone hear me in here? i just ask nicely for some help:/

[spook]

is anyone hear me in here? i just ask nicely for some help:/

chrysanthos (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=272722), it's a very involved process. Open your Silent 3ditor and start looking for the 3d files, then save them as an obj file then open them in your 3d program and start re-assembling them and resize the entire ship to VS standards.

[chrysanthos]

well i did that my friend but the 3d is not selectable its black....you better send me a readme about it....when you have time...oh and what type of 3d program you use so i can find one?

[Kapitan]

had the game but doesnt work on windows 7, had many exploits with it and some ancient posts will shop especially when i tried to take jahre viking through the english channel and ran aground.

[Takeda Shingen]

I think it is safe to say that, unfortunately, Virtual Sailor has been abandoned. For my part, it was a sim that I truly loved.

[chrysanthos]

i cant do it:( hey spook when you have enough time send me a readme ok?

[chrysanthos]

spook what program should i use? wings 3d or blender? i managed to import a Admiral Scheer well some parts of it as obj files....so now i have to import the guns and i dont know how or what program to used....and after that i have to convert it to vehicle sim:/

[chrysanthos]

maybe if i give some money for example 20usd per ship? then you are going to make them for vehicle simulator for me then??

[chrysanthos]

wow i never seen that before....try to convince people to pay them to build my hearts content....and they never reply back...its just like they say ignore this idiot....well done....thats it i give up...no more....YOU are going to lose the money not me....remember that....

[spook]

chrysanthos (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=272722), sorry for not replying to you but I dont come to this forum much (almost never really) so I didnt see you had posted. I dont want your money, I dont really model much and I just do it for the ships/subs I want because thats what motivates me, other peoples projects dont motivate me so no, I wont do it for you and I dont really want to do a step by step because it would be pretty involved.
I saw that you noticed some 3d files were grayed out, yes that does happen, you just need to dig for the parts, hope they are there, and then convert them. If the files arent there then you need to move on to something else.
As for programs, I used Silent Editor to get the parts from the SH files, then I used Deep Explorer to convert them to obj files, then I used GMAX as my 3d program, and then used Deep Explorer to convert them to X format and then put them all in VS/VSF.

I hope this helps some

[Bartolomeus]

wow i never seen that before....try to convince people to pay them to build my hearts content....and they never reply back...its just like they say ignore this idiot....well done....thats it i give up...no more....YOU are going to lose the money not me....remember that....

Hi chrysanthos

here is my answer in another thread (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133257&page=2).


Regards
Marko

[Madox58]

wow i never seen that before....try to convince people to pay them to build my hearts content....and they never reply back...its just like they say ignore this idiot....well done....thats it i give up...no more....YOU are going to lose the money not me....remember that....
At $20.00 U.S. per ship?
I wouldn't even hit minimum wage for the time envolved!
:haha:

How bad do you REALLY want them?
:hmmm:

[chrysanthos]

well look whos here....privateer...ok then how about 50usd...its enough for you then?

[magicstix]

Turbosquid has plenty of 3d models for sale. A lot of them are a bit on the pricey side though...

[chrysanthos]

hey guess what:D i found a lot of cfs 2 ships but they are in mdl format so the s3editor cannot convert them to obj.....any ideas about a program to do that? i try blender but it canot find anything...

[chrysanthos]

its been a long time...heloo ^_^

[nsomnia]

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/converting-cfs2-models-for-fsx.239368/

Short answer. No.