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Heartbreaking. Rest in peace, my friend and thank you for everything. I have known Ilan since 2005 when I still lived in my native country. I could not even afford Virtual Sailor back then - Ilan kindheartedly offered it to me, and he even sent me a T-shirt from Israel. May his soul roam freely. תנו...

Do you know about any Finnish content, especially scenery (ports), for the simulator? A dude under the nickname RoRo Finland produced quite nice scenery for some Finnish and Swedish ports but the stuff has not been updated for a long time. I am aware of most older content, I am wondering if there i...

I sent him an email last night, and he responded in the morning. He is fine, many things have been keeping him busy but he is doing well. :-) Something else. I can see you are Suomalainen. Mina olen Unkarilainen ja mina rakastan Suomi. Do you know about any Finnish content, especially scenery (ports...

Just wondering if everything is OK with Ilan? Did anyone hear about him recently?

Hi Serkan,

That is incredible, thank you very much! Very, very kind of you!

Best regards,
Zsolt

One of the most beautiful models I have ever seen made for the series. A work of art, thank you for your incredible work, Serkan! If I could ask for one thing, would it be possible to animate the passenger ramp, please? Independently from the main car ramp. That would be awesome.

Unfortunately, some bugs were introduced with this update.

In a number of ships, when looking through the glass, certain parts of the exterior structure are now invisible. This issue exists in multiple ships.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkF1AzZftxk

Wow! This is what I call a responsive developer! Thank you, Ilan!

You are welcome!

The way I usually start a session is the following. 1. Launch the sim. 2. Click on Situations . 3. Click on Edit . 4. Using the mouse cursor, zoom in and out of the map on the top right, selecting the sailing area you would like to play on. Then, zoom in on the desired sailing area so that you can s...

I believe your water level is set too high. Make sure you set the Mean Water Level option to 0.0 in the Options menu. https://i.imgur.com/Ice5o5I.jpg What I can also think of is that you have the Dynamic Tide option active (tickbox ticked) and the Tide Amplitude has a value greater than 0 (zero). ht...

The option to remove that triangle would indeed be great.

Also, I can strongly recommend the below scenery of Greece. It is very performance-friendly, covers a huge area and includes dozens (if not hundreds) of ports. Not all port has the same level of detail, but the majority of them are quite good. Some major ports are missing, such as Corfu, but in gene...

Are you referring to the Ita3 freeware scenery by Appassionati di Mare? I have tried both Ita1 and Ita3 (made by Appassionati di Mare) but the objects do not seem to appear. I so far could not find a reasonable explanation why these two sceneries don't work properly. On the other hand, it's definite...

It would be helpful to know whether this issue presents itself in the case of one particular ship (model), on one particular scenery (sailing area) or if it's irrelevant of these and happens in a less predictable fashion. If you experience this with just one boat (or on one scenery), then I would su...

Great update, fantastic graphics. A few issues: Still no 'show panel outside' to make vessel details as instruments show in F2 view. A saved situation with anchored sailboats, furled sails...reopens with all sailboats under full sail, no longer anchored. Don't see option to unclick 'land on objects...

Interesting catch. I would like to know the answer too. I am sure, however, that in case it's just a missing feature, Ilan will consider implementing it in the future. The VS/VSF/VSNG series are his heartfelt case, and I have absolutely no doubt he will continue refining the flagship product for man...

These all seem to be fixed with the 8.2 update. I will post here if any relevant issue still persists.

Tested this with the new 8.2 update, unfortunately, the issue is still present.

Best developer ever! Thank you, Ilan!

The marine radar animation appears to be bugged. I have not tested all of my ship models but the ones I have so far tried all seem to have this bug. The below video shows the issue clearly. https://youtu.be/JqCFcSXrGQQ I have noticed an issue with ferry ramp door animations as well, especially when ...

I have noticed an issue with the drawing distance of the landmass. Even when visibility is severely reduced, distant land is still visible. The attached screenshot is taken with the camera positioned on the southern tip of the island of Santorini, facing Crete. The island of Crete is clearly visible...

Since a video tells more than a thousand words, please watch below in-game recording (only 15 seconds) on an interesting issue with disappearing objects (models).

https://youtu.be/_-neD92evfM

I tried something similar: adding objects to a scenery (I also tried deleting objects) but as soon as I click "Save user objects" the program crashes to desktop.

- Patches don't seem to work as they should. Every scenery that utilizes the so-called patches (layers that cover the land like a blanket, giving it a different look) flickers, similar to how textures on a model flicker. Parts of the textures below are visible, the patches don't cover them fully. - ...

Particularly, #2, which indeed required a full restart. Here I would like to add that a number of sceneries simply do not display any objects, only the map itself. This can be fixed by going to top menu, Design > Objects > File tab > Load all objects. No, unfortunately, it won't solve the problem. ...

Sailorjohn - I have also come across some of the points that you have mentioned. Particularly, #2, which indeed required a full restart. Here I would like to add that a number of sceneries simply do not display any objects, only the map itself. I also experienced an unresolvable black screen after o...

Hi Ilan, Just purchased NG last night, and it's already addictive. The water and spray dynamics are great, as are the instruments. I also encountered the problem with Axe's wonderful L'Aurore, with water showing in the interior. The problem is that Axe made many parts of the ship, including interio...

That is awesome! Such a great idea!

Oh no! Sharpy used to have a number of incredibly detailed ones on offer, I actually purchased many of his boats years ago. It is sad the shop is no longer open.