Under the hood the game engine has been completely re written, it allows also huge performance boost,įor example if you show Options->Graphics and turn off all Performance options you can see frame rates of 250-400 !īut on low graphics mode, on the other hand when all is turned on it goes to 45-30 on heavy scene. Own keys and you will see these on the Help->Keys screen. The most important to notice is that keys can be defined, so you can select your

Very flexible additional camera view, independent of main camera.

Waves height, sea surface, depending on wind speed.Dynamic tide with adjustable amplitude and mean water level.Accurate celestial calculations of sun, moon, stars.

External instruments open in separate windows.Better element design with packable elements.Better docking attaching to docks nearby.Flexible and adjustable key assignment.Newer and better instruments, including Radar, Map, Sonar and more.Immediate day night switching, no reloading required.Object caching with fast and efficient scenery loading.Complete rewrite of ocean and sea engine.Complete rewrite of terrain and scenery engine.There are many improvements over VSF, a partial list is here The program appears to be similar to Vehicle Simulator, and it is similar in basic functionality, and should run all sceneryĪnd boats without a program and behave the same way. So, all the updates will start with version 8.0 To the Virtual Sailor family, and updates this long neglected program to what it needs to be in 2021. At long last, I have published the new version of Virtual Sailor NG, I call this version 8.0 because it is a successor

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