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by Blue710
Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Tearful farewell
Replies: 4
Views: 1359

Re: Tearful farewell

by Blue710
Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:45 pm
Forum: General Notifications
Topic: Very Sad News (Ilan Papini 1963-2024)
Replies: 7
Views: 2243

Re: Very Sad News (Ilan Papini 1963-2024)

Very sad news!

Rest In Peace Sir, and thank you for a wonderful time <S>
by Blue710
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: OpenBridge interface design
Replies: 1
Views: 2579

Re: OpenBridge interface design

That would be real nice!

Thanks for sharing.
by Blue710
Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: VS NG performance failures
Replies: 51
Views: 34247

Re: VS NG performance failures

RobNeath wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:49 pm I've had to turn on vsync to keep my FPS at 60fps and without it they are now going well into 200+ in open seas which causes my Graphics Card to heat up as it's been given unlimited power in VSNG.
Thanks for the tip Robert, will keep that In mind.

Cheers
by Blue710
Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Long Distance - Reatime voyages?
Replies: 24
Views: 19821

Re: Long Distance - Reatime voyages?

Long distance voyaging does appeal to me. Is there a 'global' scenery available? I've installed the 'world scenery' files, but there are no ports to call in at or any towns, cities landmarks etc. I am aware of some regional sceneries, such as the free southwest Europe, but is there a larger scale '...
by Blue710
Fri Feb 02, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: VS NG performance failures
Replies: 51
Views: 34247

Re: VS NG performance failures

Is the 4gb patch still needed for VSNG? I am using It on a couple of older games, but not sure about a newer game like VSNG.

Thanks
by Blue710
Fri Feb 02, 2024 12:09 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: VS NG performance failures
Replies: 51
Views: 34247

Re: VS NG performance failures

Yeah that's fair enough, It's worth noting I DIDN'T install Vulkan into the VSNG folder, I just places it somewhere else on my system, so it doesn't need to be in the same location. He does mention the Installation of Vulkan but that´s about It, maybe he shows that In the previous video he mentions...
by Blue710
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:29 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: VS NG performance failures
Replies: 51
Views: 34247

Re: VS NG performance failures

Well nothing exploded so far :mrgreen: Seriously... My last session was with a cruiser ship (for testing) and I was getting very low results (11fps), With the Vulkan fix, that bumped up to 17fps. I had the water configuration (graphics) to retract + reflect, so I set that to shaded and the fps bumpe...
by Blue710
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:46 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: VS NG performance failures
Replies: 51
Views: 34247

Re: VS NG performance failures

RobNeath wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:10 pm I followed the video link you posted? The same one that fixes GTA IV.
yes, I posted It, but theirs no Installation of the Vulkan SDK In that video. Anyway, thanks for you´re guidance and will Install as you suggested.

Again, thank you for you´re help. I am sure It will help others too!

Cheers
by Blue710
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: VS NG performance failures
Replies: 51
Views: 34247

Re: VS NG performance failures

Can 100% confirm the Vulkan/DXVK works - I use to get around 20fps with Icon of the Seas in port, it's now over 100fps and this is a 3 million polygon model! This alone can help make VSNG the perfect Ship Sim as it removes the performance issues. Nice, but how do you Install It? Do you Install the ...
by Blue710
Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: VS NG performance failures
Replies: 51
Views: 34247

Re: VS NG performance failures

Blue Star Line wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:03 am Do me a favour and load into VSNG with Kyle Hudak's Titanic and tell me what your FPS are
Are you having Issues just with this model?
by Blue710
Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: VS NG performance failures
Replies: 51
Views: 34247

Re: VS NG performance failures

While naval war games like World of Warships and War Thunder perform much better than VS NG does. What makes these two naval war games performing much better than VS NG? I really doubt that either of them have the physics that VSNG does. The physics for the most part Is what stresses a CPU, add to ...
by Blue710
Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:44 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: VS NG performance failures
Replies: 51
Views: 34247

Re: VS NG performance failures

Still confused. Put the D3d9 dll into the VSNG folder and still am not noticing any difference. What am I missing? Just some suggestions... - Purge you´re PC. In other words do a restar, each time you do a restart It clears you´re cache. - Consider using NVCleanstall,It gets rid of all the bloat we...
by Blue710
Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: VS NG performance failures
Replies: 51
Views: 34247

Re: VS NG performance failures

Which file do I download on the Vulkan site and where do I extract them too? Do I need to run anything? I think you need to download the DXVK aswell... A video Is worth a thousand words :mrgreen: Just follow till the part that says to add the d3d9.dll. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCVES4bx_O8 Yo...
by Blue710
Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Live METEO / METAR Feed
Replies: 3
Views: 1029

Re: Live METEO / METAR Feed

Another question would be...

Can OpenCPN Inject live weather Into VS NG?
by Blue710
Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Live METEO / METAR Feed
Replies: 3
Views: 1029

Re: Live METEO / METAR Feed

I once asked Ilan about this and he said that the current weather API he uses does allow only limited amount of requests per time. Hi and thanks for you´re reply. Yes, I kind of noticed that. It takes awhile for the weather to update once you activate the live weather. But that´s not what I am aski...
by Blue710
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Live METEO / METAR Feed
Replies: 3
Views: 1029

Live METEO / METAR Feed

Hi,

Just wondering where VSNG gets It´s live (real time) weather forecast? I don´t see a option to link to a specific online forecast provider, as In lest say NOAA for the US.

Thank you
by Blue710
Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Manual and Auto Sailing
Replies: 5
Views: 2096

Re: Manual and Auto Sailing

My pleasure, Blue I'm over 80, but sailing is still in my blood. We still have a motorsailer, and I've had over 50 boats...up to 54'. Learned to sail as a pre-teen in an ancient, leaky sailing canoe...bail and sail. Did intercollegiate sailing in International 12 1/2s, and 24' Ravens, where our cre...
by Blue710
Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:54 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Manual and Auto Sailing
Replies: 5
Views: 2096

Re: Manual and Auto Sailing

Hmmm...where to start. Have you sailed in the RW? Or is NG your first exposure to sailing? You can learn the basics of sailing in an hour; becoming a proficient sailor takes years, if not a lifetime. You learn something new every time you go out. First thing, the wind you see on the boat is the app...
by Blue710
Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Manual and Auto Sailing
Replies: 5
Views: 2096

Re: Manual and Auto Sailing

Ok, I seem to be getting better at the sailing part of the sim, but although I have a rough Idea of what the "sailing" panel gauges Indicate, I just wanto to confirm as It really doesn't state It on the manual... - Precisely the wind gauge, IIRC there are two arrows (green and orange) on t...
by Blue710
Mon Jan 22, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Decreasing ship speed
Replies: 5
Views: 2217

Re: Decreasing ship speed

Some of us have also encountered the same problem, especially with Axe's wonderful 2500TEUFeeder. It's related to a recent VSNG update which created a 'viscosity level' on the Graphics tab. Viscosity is supposed to slow reaction to control inputs at low speeds; on my PC it was 0.13 by default. I su...
by Blue710
Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Decreasing ship speed
Replies: 5
Views: 2217

Re: Decreasing ship speed

More solo talk... I sent IIan a mail with regards to my Issue above some days ago. I received a mail from him yesterday with him suggesting that I lower the viscosity slider to zero for starters. Well that certainly did the trick and now movement Is as expected In cargo vessels ;) I would not have t...
by Blue710
Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Decreasing ship speed
Replies: 5
Views: 2217

Re: Decreasing ship speed

I´ll continue talking to myself :mrgreen: Seriously, just hope It helps others.. Last night I decided to clean up the mess, what I mean Is that since things could not get worst, I went on and deleted all my user saved situations. I also deleted some boats I knew I wasn't going to use. I then created...
by Blue710
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Activation
Replies: 5
Views: 3366

Re: Activation

I use both versions, Steam and non-Steam. The problem does not exist with the Steam version. The copy protection is regulated there via your Steam account. So the activation Is more related to DRM then anything else. You still need a code for the web site version. While I do support the Idea that t...
by Blue710
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:40 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Decreasing ship speed
Replies: 5
Views: 2217

Re: Decreasing ship speed

After doing some testing, I see that the smaller boats do work as they should, In other words speed and throttle work, and so does the AP. So this Is quite strange, at least to me. I am also getting quite a few CTD´s which never happened before. Not sure If I should just re-Install VSNG, or If that ...
by Blue710
Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:02 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Decreasing ship speed
Replies: 5
Views: 2217

Decreasing ship speed

Don´t know what´s going on with VSNG. Ship speed just decreases no matter what I do. Today I Installed the Nickolaos A cargo mod/ship, and also bought the 2500TEU from SIM3D, neither ships will hold the Input speed. Even If I manually Increase speed via the panel (V key), It slowly drops to cero whi...
by Blue710
Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Manual and Auto Sailing
Replies: 5
Views: 2096

Manual and Auto Sailing

Hi folks, hope all Is well... I jumped back Into VSNG recently and basically focusing on sailing boats. Bought a couple from SIM3D, and used some of the ones found In the library (Bavaria 40 etc.). While trying to have fun sailing, I found myself with quite a frustration. Readings on wind direction ...
by Blue710
Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: Release notes
Topic: Virtual Sailor NG 9.8.6 is here
Replies: 4
Views: 9197

Re: Virtual Sailor NG 9.8.6 is here

ekeimaja wrote: Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:50 am
Blue710 wrote: Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:25 am I am still on v9.8.0, where can I find (download) v9.8.5?

Thanks you
You can just download 9.8.6, all the features of version 9.8.5 are there.
Thank you, done ;)
by Blue710
Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:25 am
Forum: Release notes
Topic: Virtual Sailor NG 9.8.6 is here
Replies: 4
Views: 9197

Re: Virtual Sailor NG 9.8.6 is here

I am still on v9.8.0, where can I find (download) v9.8.5?

Thanks you
by Blue710
Thu Feb 03, 2022 5:02 pm
Forum: Release notes
Topic: Virtual Sailor 9.4 is out
Replies: 6
Views: 17088

Re: Virtual Sailor 9.4 is out

ekeimaja wrote: Thu Feb 03, 2022 9:23 am
Blue710 wrote: Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:52 pm Hi,
How can I download v9.4? I am still on version 9.3, and now the only available version for download Is 9.4.5.

Thanks
Version 9.4.5 is completely same than version 9.4, but there has been done some bugfixes.
Ok thanks will just Install v9.4.5 then.