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After successfully launching Ship Simulator 2008 in September 2007,Serious Game and Simulation developer VSTEP today revealedThe Shipyard, an online vessel and environment shopfor Ship Simulator 2008. In this online webshop, players cancustomize their version of Ship Simulator 2008 with new ships,environments, harbours and new features for the game.

VSTEPs CTO Pjotr van Schothorst: The Shipyard isthe next step in the development of our acclaimed simulationseries. By giving players easy access to high quality new vessels,environments and features, we aim to give Ship Simulator fans thebest value for money and give them the option to customize theirversion of the game with environments and vessels of theirchoice.

The Shipyard can be reached at www.shipsim.com/shipyard/

The Shipyards product catalogue will be frequentlyupdated with official new vessels, environments and features beingadded by the developers.

For a visit to The Shipyard and more information on ShipSimulator 2008, go to www.shipsim.com/shipyard/

About Ship Simulator 2008

Available in 20 countries and 7 languages and with over 350,000copies sold to date, the Ship Simulator Series is the leading navalsimulation series for pc users. In Ship Simulator 2008, playerswill need to perform a multitude of tasks, all set within stunning3D environments and world renowned harbours like San Francisco,Rotterdam, New York and Marseille. Players will take control of awide array of vessels from massive cargo ships and ferries,to speedboats, yachts, water taxis, personal watercrafts, and eventhe mighty Titanic! Ship Simulator 2008 incredibly recreates reallocations from around the world and presents players with thechallenges of commanding the vessel of their choice on the opensea.

About VSTEP

VSTEP develops professional training simulators for nauticaltraining, fire-fighters, train drivers, safety officers and others.Since its initiation in 2002, VSTEP has successfully completed over30 training simulators for customers like the Royal Navy, the Portof Rotterdam, Falck/Nutec, Shell, DSM and the Dutch Railways.VSTEPs experience and core technology from these projectshas been adapted to deliver a true to their rootssimulator for the home PC user. For more information about VSTEPand Ship Simulator 2008, visit www.shipsim.com and www.vstep.nl

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If youd like more information on this news release orabout VSTEP and Ship Simulator, please contact Frank Dolmans, VSTEPCMO, via email at frank@vstep.nl or by phone:+31-(0)-10-2014520

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Ship Simulator is a vehicle simulationcomputer game which simulates maneuvering various ships in different environments, although without the effects of wind and current. It was developed by Dutch company VSTEP and released by the Former Company Lighthouse Interactive, which closed down in 2009.

• 1Ship Simulator 2006
• 2Ship Simulator 2008

Ship Simulator 2006[edit | edit source]

The first version of Ship Simulator was released in 2005 and was titled Ship Simulator 2006. The user can steer various ships, amongst others a Rotterdam water taxi, a container ship and even the Titanic, in various weather conditions and in 3 real life harbours, which are Rotterdam, Hamburg and Phi Phi Islands in Thailand. A game element is added to the simulation by means of 40 'missions' which have to be completed as fast or as accurately as possible.^[1] Users can also design their own missions, and share with others.^[2]

Playable ship types[edit | edit source]

• Small Container ship

The game has a built-in scenario editor to create new missions.

Ship Simulator 2006 Add-On[edit | edit source]

The Official Ship Simulator 2006 Add-On was released in February 2007. This is an expansion pack with 6 additional ships and extra features such as ship walk-throughs:

• Cruise LinerOcean Star
• Russian Tug slightly different from the other, which comes with the game.

Ship Simulator 2008[edit | edit source]

Ship Simulator 2008 released in July 2007 in Germany and the UK contains 7 ports and 8 open sea environments. This version also features waves, weather, day/night time transitions, damage to vessels, and new boats and ships. The six new ships include a supertanker, a Solent ferry, large ocean ferry, a new patrol boat and tugs. There is also a Ship Simulator Professional V2.0^[4]The Titanic has also undergone some minor changes for example the Second Class stairwell and the stern section are visitable, as well and the original ships have been updated. Free add-ons will be reportedly be available, including a hovercraft, jetski, barge, improved physics and possibly another environment.

Ports[edit | edit source]

Open Sea Environments[edit | edit source]

• Bergen North Sea
• The Solent English Channel
• Hamburg North Sea
• Rotterdam North Sea
• Marseille Mediterranean Sea
• San Francisco Pacific Ocean
• New York North Atlantic

Ships[edit | edit source]

List of ships in Ship Simulator 2008:^[6]

• ADF Vermaas - Large cargo ship.
• Arie Visser - Lifeboat.
• Fairmount Sherpa - Large and powerful anchor handling tugboat.
• Freedom 90 - A medium-sized passenger hovercraft operated by Solent based hovercraft operator Hovertravel.
• Hydrojet - Jetski
• P6 - A harbour patrol boat operated by the Dutch police force.
• Pioneer - Pilot Boat.
• Pride of Rotterdam - P&OCruiseferry.
• Red Eagle - Car ferry run by the Southampton ferry company Red Funnel.
• Red Jet 4 - Fast ferry in catamaran style, also run by Red Funnel.
• RMS Titanic - (Minor changes from the SS2006 version).
• RPA-12 - Rotterdam Port Authority Rescue boat.
• Tugboat - (Minor changes from SS2006).
• Latitude - Very Large Crude Carrier VLCC (Supertanker).
• VSTP7 - A small water taxi.

Downloadable Ships - Shipyard

• Agile Solution - Multi-purpose freighter.
• Elbe - A historical tugboat. meant for use by Smit, a salvage company. later converted to the greenpeace vessel MV Greenpeace.
• S.S. Furie - The last operating steam powered seagoing tugboat in the Netherlands.
• Jumbo Javelin - A Large Heavy Lift vessel operated by Jumbo Shipping.
• Ocean Star - Cruise liner.
• Selsey II - Small container ship.
• Selsey I - Sailing yacht.
• Selsey III - Bulk Ship, similar to the VLCC Latitude.
• Watchenhaven III - an inland container ship
• Flying Cloud - classic sailing ship
• RMS Titanic - (Minor changes from the SS2006 version).

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Ship Simulator 2008 New Horizons[edit | edit source]

An official expansion for Ship Simulator 2008 titled Ship Simulator 2008 New Horizons was released in April, 2008. The add-on features 8 new ships, the addition of multiplayer functionality, a new sailing area (Padstow,Cornwall), 20 new missions, in game downloading of new missions, option to connect and disconnect barges to the pushboat in-game, and new walkthrough options.^[4]

Ships Added

• MV Agile Solution
• Bugsier 2
• Herkules Atlas
• Igor K.
• Marbella Delight
• Northern Star
• MS Ocean Star
• Portoferrario Angel

New Ships For Ship Simulator 2008 Production

Ship Simulator Extremes[edit | edit source]

Ship Simulator Extremes is the name of the latest installment in the Ship Simulator series. It was released on August 27, 2010.^[8]

Additions to the game include new locations (including Antarctica and Bora Bora) as well as new ships (including official licensed Greenpeace vessels) and new dynamic weather and water systems. Following a campaign by members of their growing fanbase, Vstep agreed to include the ports of Dover and Calais (in one environment).^[9]

Peripherals[edit | edit source]

A 'ship control unit', designed specifically for Ship Simulator and enabling more realistic steering, was released in 2006 by Wilco Publishing.^[10] P.I. Engineering have announced ShipDriver a marine simulation controller based on their RailDriver Train Controller for Auran's Trainz and Microsoft's Train Simulator. Ship Driver is due for release in autumn 2010.^[11]

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

Ship Simulator has been criticised for limitations in the replication of realistic controls and the lack of open architecture preventing users from creating their own vehicles and voyages.^[12] 'Slow and mundane gameplay'^[13] and bugs have also been cited.^[14] Reviewers did comment that the game is challenging^[15] and that it has educational value.^[16]

Ship Simulator 2008 Torrent

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Ship Simulator Extremes Titanic

1. ↑Ship Simulator 2006 - Review - play.tm. play.tm. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
2. ↑Ship Simulator 2006 is a revolutionary new game that puts players at the helm. games.softpedia.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
3. ↑'Ship Simulator' Review (PC) - A Ship Simulation Game Review. about.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
4. ↑ ^4.04.1Ship Simulator 2008 - Gameplay. www.shipsim.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
5. ↑Ship Simulator 2008 - Environments. www.shipsim.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
6. ↑Ship Simulator 2008 - Ships. www.shipsim.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
7. ↑ShipSim.com - Ship Simulator Extremes. shipsim.com. Retrieved on 2010-05-27
8. ↑Ship Simulator official website!. www.shipsim.com. Retrieved on 2010-05-18
9. ↑Paradox Interactive announces Ship Simulator Extremes!. www.shipsim.com. Retrieved on 2009-09-14
10. ↑Wilco Publishing - Ship Control Unit. www.wilcopub.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
11. ↑ShipDriver - Desktop Ship Controller. www.raildriver.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
12. ↑Ship Simulator 2008 Review - Eurogamer - Games Reviews, News and More. www.eurogamer.net. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
13. ↑Ship Simulator (PC) Review at GamingExcellence. www.gamingexcellence.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
14. ↑Ship Simulator 2008 Review, gameSlave. www.gameslave.co.uk. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
15. ↑Ship Simulator Review Videos - G4tv.com. g4tv.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-25
16. ↑Ship Simulator 2006 (pc: 2006): Reviews. www.metacritic.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-25

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