Ok split up this thread. Try to stay on the topic of Ship Simulator 2006 please :) If you want to talk in general use the other thread :)

aha so a few of you have come across this.

potential is there.
currently way too pedestrian to be considered a "simulation".
Best used as "shiprace" or to merely enjoy scenery ...
One of the designers is quite happy that "even an 8 yr old can have fun within 10 seconds". so that should give you some idea of the difficulty level..

However, the background scenery is truly amazing. As a new yorker i am truly blown away by the NY harbor. On that level , the ability to just tool around NY harbor without the expense of an actual boat , its kinda ok...

There are some nice new skins for the customizable p6 here
www.shipsim.net

(note that ship 13 is corrupt - dont bother dl ing it.)

came across some links of other ship simulators that might be useful to some of you. they seem to be much more professional grade apps rather than games

If shipssim2007 incorporates things like this it may be a worthy buy.

without them it is a simulator in name only.

http://www.milsoft.com.tr/en/product..._simulator.php

http://www.pivotmaritime.com/sim1.html

http://www.h-scientific.co.uk/shipsim2-text.htm

for those who havent tried this product and also play dangerous waters ive come up with a good comparison.

Imagine the contact madness scenario with show truth on, but without getting any actual info that should be provied by various systems.
go here go there yawn yawn .

this describes the entirety of the game.

Additionally the US retail version once installed takes up about 340 mb.
after dl - ing a 200 mb patch and a 130 mb patch the total in the folder is now around 390 mb. point being is that all that downloaded content was to replace rather the majority of the files contained on CD.
had i known i was dealing w a company that thinks it ok to sell a beta version ...
:grr:

ive just DL'd the v7 virtual sailor demo. www.hangsim.com

Ive yet to load it but it appears have everything the shipsim2006 community is asking for.

ie - dont buy the wrong game , like i did ;p

at least i was amused by the following review.

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20060617