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Release Specifications Sail Simulator Update 4.2.4.0
Updated October 10, 2003, Modifications reserved
Modifications relative to Sail Simulator 4.2.2.5

List of improvements and Bug fixes in update 4.2.4.0

  • Multiplayer session - list server support
  • Update Derived Parameters error - fixed.
  • Cannot duplicate Soundbuffer error - fixed.
  • Slow running for Radeon 9500/9700 video cards solved
  • The login to a server in a local network is now working automatically.
  • Changes in hull resistance now frame rate independent.
  • DX-test improved in the setup

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Release Specifications Sail Simulator Update 4.2.2.5
Updated September 26, 2002, Modifications reserved
Modifications relative to Sail Simulator 4.2.1

List of new features and changes in update 4.2.2.5.

  • Gusts now visible on the water surface
  • Reverse of direction of vertical load positioning
  • Select a previous or default situation before starting the simulation
  • Adjustable starting time for regattas
  • Spinnaker of remote boats now correctly plotted
  • Auto Spinnaker mode has been improved
  • Hailing of rudders and center boards now possible (for Tornado Catamaran)
  • Improved collision of large boats with buoys
  • Aerodynamic slot between jib and mainsail modeled
  • New Stars & Stripes style for the America's Cup racer
  • Autopilot in compass mode corrected for magnetic variation
  • Windows 95 compatibility problem solved
  • New sailing areas (also available as downloads):
    - St Martin (Antilles, sponsored by Alex for the yearly Heineken regatta)
    - Lake of Constance (Bodensee in South Germany)
  • For the Scenery Designer Toolkit: DEM- Builder interpolation has been speeded up with a factor 2, and uses 3 times less RAM. This will make scenery designers happy.

List of new features and changes in version 4.2i:

Spinnaker

  • Manual control of the sheets
  • Shows leading edge curl and flapping
  • AutoSpinnaker mode

Multi-camera control

  • Position upto 12 cameras on the chart plotter map
  • Set 3D position, mode and zoom factor in simulation mode
  • Camera selection by Ctrl F1..F12 or Automatic camera mode Ctrl A
  • Automatic switching after 10s of camaras that follow a boat
  • Auto Camera Radius for fixed cameras
  • Focus on online boats with K
  • Simplified view settings

New chart plotter

  • User friendly design
  • Switch On/Off buttons for buoys, cameras or waypoints
  • Faster during simulation

Navigation lights

  • On ships and buoys
  • multiplayer support

Improved engine

  • Smooth scenery plotting while fast camera movements
  • Faster scenery
  • Wavefield interference removed

Improved airfoil polars

  • All boat are easier to sail
  • More realistic gibing
  • Backwards sailing and drifting aerodynamics improved
  • Improved jump-on and tacking

Updated English Help file (other languages coming soon)

Aerodynamic interference

  • Lift (vortices) and Drag (wake)
  • Between mainsail, jib and spinnaker
  • Boat to boat interference

Racing options

  • Start and finish buoys
  • Count-down timer + starting signal
  • Automatic signal passing the finish line

Spectator mode

  • For spectators or camera man at multiplayer sessions

Automatic boat reset 15s after turning arround

More stable version

  • Debugged after testing at Hiswa 2002
  • Tested on Windows XP
  • Win95 supported

Improved Autopilot settings

Water ballast for VOR

  • Easy control of pump and valves
  • Max 2500 liter

New repeating demo

  • Soling and Tornado
  • Using Multi-camera mode and spinnaker

Improved hydrodynamics

  • Reduction of drifting during stand-still and low speed

Wind noise depending on appearent wind

Multi-player mode

  • Smoother sailing of online boats due to improved time synchronisation
  • Servers checks on license codes and gives no access if a license code is used more then twice. Log-in as a spectator is always permitted. Match Racing at home on 2 PC's with only one 4.2i version is also permitted.

Included new boat StyleEditor 1.1

  • Spinnaker support
  • Now supports hoisting sails
  • Focus on details
  • Template styles included (or coming soon as a download)

Optional for 4.2i:

Scenery Designer Toolkit: DEM builder + Scenery designer

  • Make new sailing areas using DEM files or maps
  • Edit land, and position buoys, trees, jetties, *.x or *.WRL objects
  • Can be downloaded separately (~ 5 MB)
  • For detailed info see scenerydesigner

New free boats (4.2 only)

  • Each boat setup contains extra styles
  • Olympic Tornado catamaran (without Genaker)
  • America's Cup boat
  • International Splash
  • International Flash

New free scenery

  • St.Martin (expected April 2002)

Modifications in the first Sail Simulator 4.1.2 update of November 13, 2001
Relative to the first Sail Simulator 4.0.20 CD-ROM version.
List of new features and changes

New Features in version 4.1.2:

  • Multiplayer option
  • Vector instrument updated
  • New Boat styles and style editor
  • Chat mode for multiplayer
  • Simulation continues while navigating menus.
  • Horn added

Changes

  • Improved performance
  • Enhanced Compass
  • New Chart View Modes:
    • Ability to add en remove buoys
    • Waypoint dragging and removing
    • Two track display modes
  • Improved simulation engine
  • Restyled crew
  • Improved visibility. (Clouds, Log & Sun)
  • Dragging of main window, about box and exit screen
  • More realistic sounds

Modifications in the first Sail Simulator 4.0.20 update of April 6, 2001
Relative to the first Sail Simulator 4.0.14 CD-ROM version.

List of new options, improvements and bug fixes in version 4.0.14:

Hardware support

  • Now running on systems without a proper sound card
  • Voodoo3 system lock-up solved (due to fogging)
  • ATI Radeon stencil buffer problem solved (clipping)
  • Blend problem in wave field texture and scenery solved (for Voodoo3)

Simulation

  • Improved under water camera clipping
  • Improved resolution and calculation of wind direction and variation
  • Variation of wind direction and speed now correct
  • Force Feedback on rudder and sheets mainsail and jib
  • Control unit input stabilized
  • New NMEA-output: HDG (Compass), CGA and GLL (both GPS)
  • Improved hydrodynamics for high speed planing.
  • Backwards sailing on its own bow wave solved.
  • Spray particles now dependent on boat size
  • Improved autocrew option (now fluently working)

Interface

  • Rudder angle visible on the status bar
  • Slow and Fast motion message now on screen
  • Relative setting of the variation of wind direction and wind speed with the slider
  • Blue screen system lock during start-up solved
  • Quote now allowed in situation name (load/save situation)
  • Camera direction corrected for keyboard control
  • Redefined keys for international keyboards:
  • Engine control now E (start/stop engine) and End /Home for power control
  • Sheet selection now Alt+up and Alt+down
  • F1 key defined for help at Preferences
  • Key definition table now available during simulation (alt/help)
  • Track, log and meteo data are now saved at simulation esc
  • Meteo graph improved
  • Boat version information in boat selection menu
  • Improved sailing course situations (hoisted sails)
  • Italian help file

Boats

  • New Stentec VOR60 (60 feet Volvo Ocean racer)
  • Support of Steering-wheels
  • Corrected gravity effect on mainsail and jib equations