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Some recent optimizations for VS NG

Hi guys! I was so intrigued by these problems that I couldn't resist seeing for myself, hoping to find a fix. :) I did my own tests using the same procedure as mtaylor and with three different types of boats. Here are my results: 01.JPG No happy surprise. We can clearly see the inconsistency of STW ...

Thank you so much for your kind comments. Cheers!

you might also watch this related video posted on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUvijVWugwI&t=8s

Lord Howe Island is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand.

Hello fellow virtual sailors! For those of you who love long-distance sailing on all the seas of the globe, here are 2 new add-ons you can get for free on my website: a wooden gaff rigged ketch, ZITA, and a pleasant destination in the Tasman Sea, Lord Howe Island. Zita is a fictional vintage yatch v...

Hi! VSNG certainly has some limitations, at least in terms of refresh rate, and it's not just related to AMD CPUs. But to continue this conversation could you make a little test? I assume you still have both VSF and VSNG installed in your computer. Start on both a new situation with no ship and no s...

Thank you!

Hi! The time machine has worked: SUPERFAST II is now available...

An almost inevitable outcome: Spirit of Tasmania III is now available... Cheers!

Hi everybody! I just uploaded this new addon on my website. Please note it's not framerate friendly like the beautiful ferries you can find at Canary Shipyard or Appassionati di mare and others websites [still she sails fine on my 5 years old computer :)]. There is no VSF version [at least for now n...

Long-awaited and well-received updates.
Thank you!

Indeed, some older versions of SketchUp export files in *.3ds format but these files are no longer readable by newer 3D software and obviously not by conv3ds.exe. In your case, an instant relief is to use the free online version of SketchUp [https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing/sketchup-free]:...

Sorry. Unable to access the file.

You just drag the *.3ds file above Conv3ds.exe, it will run and create a *.x file bearing the same name. While running, you'll see nothing except the flashing prompt; do nothing but wait [it's generally fast].

I don't understand why you don't have the d3drm.dll file, it's should be provided with Conv3ds.exe.
Anyway you can get it here: https://39565afa-caa3-4147-b401-cead65b ... onv3ds.rar
Copy both files in you designing directory.

You can export easily your model in 3ds format and use the converter (Conv3ds) provided on the VSF website.
You will find it in the section Creating Scenery (the link in Creating Vehicles is broken).

Hi! Finally all versions VSF & VS NG of Mk9, Mk9-Black Pig and Mk9-Normandy Trader have been corrected and updated on my site. I discovered that when an "elements.cfg" is created, it isn't necessary to save the properties [which add "user preferences" lines in "vehicle.c...

No, these controls are set up within the simulator. I run some tests with these for better understanding. 1/in VSF the option ''Positive Throttle" is ineffective with 2 throttle levers configuration (regardless if the boat has 1 or 2 engines); if a single lever is configured then the option wor...

I have no ship console. I use the hardware I have for flight simulation, that is: Alpha Flight Controls [yoke] Saitek Pro Flight Quadrant [throttle levers] The configuration: Capture02.JPG Capture01.JPG and it works perfectly with no need to activate any reverse key. Is there anything you could take...

Thank you for posting about this problem. In fact, it happened because the "elements.cfg" file was missing [when defined within the game (design command), this file triggers in VSF and VS NG the rewriting of the "vehicle.cfg" file by adding "user preferences" parameters...

From your first ship go in chase view F2, then move to a certain distance from her and add a new vehicle. That new ship can be moved to another location with the command MOV TP (move to point) within the map window.

Hi! Regarding the first topic, it seems to me that it is the purpose of the function "performance" which makes it possible to customize the efficiency corresponding to the throttle level and consequently to profile the response time to the throttle command. See the release note of version ...

While waiting for the hypothetical restoration of the duplicate button, you can do this: you save a situation with all the boats you want, with a route configured for one of them; then you edit the corresponding txt file located in the "situations" folder: you copy the waypoints of the rou...

Hi guys! Thanks for your comments! @Sailorjohn Yes indeed, the missing loading feature is irritating, as well as other missing features already existing in Vehicle Simulator (swell setting for example). Even loading one vehicle onto another has some quirks. In VSF you can load one vehicle onto anoth...

For those interested in playing with them, the models are available on my website. The VSF versions offer military cargo to load. The VS NG versions offer more animations to integrate cargo visually.
Cheers!

...and a Mk9 in Arctic configuration from the 80's.