Based on sailor feedback and suggestions, the latest SailSim update includes improvements such as Custom controls for the Steam Deck (the default possession controls were difficult to use on the deck due to different mapping configurations) which allow you to map the possession controls to your own keys. The additional controls are mentioned in the "Guide" section of the Main Menu . The race at…
SailSim has been out for a while now, with the official release date on Steam on the 8th of June 2022 . That's 3 Years of development, improvement and publications. All this time i enjoyed working on SailSim and will enjoy it hopefully for many years to come with lots of ideas on its improvement and growth. Starting on the 24th of November , you will have the chance to nominate SailSim for the…
Row Boat! Felt the need to add something equivalent of a dinghy to SailSim. Its actually quite fun! All Upgrade items can now be found in SailSim, hidden in all sorts of places. So if you don't want to part with your XP you can search for the hidden items and unlock them. Some need a possession to be found, others can be found with your vessel. I also Smoothed out all controls and did few more…
Animal possession was improved in this update with additional animals like the Crocodile. Special items were added on land as well as at sea. Lots of new sounds and characters are now in each world and their behavior is even smoother now. Achievements have an explanation section now which describes what must be done to get each achievement. Lots of other logic and alterations for a more optimiz…
Yet another big update for our Sailing Simulator. This time things are much neater and organized under the hood. Animal possession is a thing now and is based on the Achievements you collect. You can explore the land on which the animals are roaming through achievements you collect related to them. Lots of new sounds and characters are now in each world and their behavior is even smoother now.…
Things are coming to life with the help from Unreal Engine, making the environment even richer and more interactive. I Spent a lot of time preparing and tweaking the environment so that it looks beautiful as well as not too heavy, especially on mobile devices. There is a lot of Camera work done in this revision which makes the experience a bit more immersive as well. The star of the show howeve…
The latest update is mostly about visuals, although there are some notable additions which i would like to describe in more detail. I was amazed at how much i can add and still keep the frame rate up. Main visuals added: · Bloom - You can control the intensity for Bloom in the graphics settings. Completely Zero disables the feature. · Depth Of Field - Small nuances in the camera work were adjus…
Due to lots of requirements from Google and the new release of Unreal 5.6.1 which supports 16kb Page Size (SailSim is available on Mobile as well as PC) i did the dive and updated to the latest engine. This update is all about optimization, visuals and performance although i did fix things along the way and added more content. Scalability - Quality If you ever get a chance to look into the "Dev…
This is a big one my friends! I have been hard at work making SailSim expandable, smoother and more stable as well as optimized to the point of exhaustion :) In this update a huge overhaul of the Level management system was done. Pre-Load Level structure for a more stable and memory spike free progression, smoother game play, optimized levels and improved overall experience. Levels have been re…
I've added Particles to the effect library of the simulator. There was always something missing from the motion of the vessels and in general interaction with the water. The particles have been added in subtle ways throughout the levels but hopefully these additions will make the environment a little bit more cheerful and fun. As always if you find something weird or something that looks like a…
While making changes and updates to SailSim, i completely forgot that i updated it to be built with Unreal Engine 5.5 :) There were a lot of constrains when the simulator was built with an older version and there were things i simply didn't do due to that. Now that we have our hands a bit more free, i added a bit more life and overall detailing to SailSim. The changes are subtle but hopefully m…
Finally after lots and lots of struggle i managed to integrate SailSim OnLine features into the native Linux build. All Linux users are welcome to try the features, browse through the settings, look at all the cool features which have been collecting user feedback all this time on other platforms. I also created a small discussion in the Community hub for those who have any notes or bugs to rep…
God Mode is now introduced in SailSim, which allows anyone to alter the physical characteristics of each vessel. You can now play around with forces applied to each vessel and see what suits you best or just have fun with it. Not all forces are available since some are deeply integrated into each level but the most important ones are now opened to change in real time. SandBox challenges were ad…
I am happy and honestly very excited to announce that starting from today on SailSim version 5.60 and onward, we are fully integrated with Unreal Engine 5.5.4 and its latest libraries. It took me a lot of effort and hard work to be able to afford a good Laptop to be able to use the latest software since SailSim was developed on a 15 year old 11 inch PC before today. There were many changes done…
Related or not, i wanted to update everyone about a new addition to SailSim which is planned in the new year. I will be adding an ROV to the simulator! Over the last few months i have been developing an ROV for working in the water under my boat as well as for other odd jobs. The ROV is called Guppy and is currently running on IndieGoGo to produce it for others. After few suggestions i started…
This is a minor update to keep all versions across all platforms uniform as i prepare for new releases and development. Had to update lots of libraries and barely kept up with the latest requests from iOS and Android sides. More to come soon :)
A new achievement was added for those who really love SailSim and reach 20.000xp. In this update i also fixed few things, added some new ones. I finished the Flag/Country translations which were new in the previous update. Added a "Force Start" function in the racing lobby in case someone fell asleep so the rest can begin racing. One cool addition to Racing was "Penalties" which will speed up y…
This update adds some nice functionality related to Saved Game Data. You can now transfer your progress from one platform to another as long as SailSim is supported on it. Additional stability for Racing was implemented along with other nice updates. Below is a list of the most notable ones: - Cross-Platform Save / Load (Progress Transfer) - Flag Purchase is saved in Cloud Backup - No Need to r…
This update integrates deeply flags into SailSim. You can choose the flag you would like to represent while sailing during Cross-Play or Racing. Flags are also integrated into Portal in general and in many other places within the simulator. You can unlock flags in the Shop/Unlock section. Additional updates are as follows: - Subtitles have been translated - New icons and images added throughout…
You can Skip the tutorial now if you wish. It was mandatory before this update. New Race time was decreased (not sure why i had it so long) so that those playing can create a new race much sooner. This time is also decreased as you win more races. New Leader-Boards were added for the Fastest time per each environment. The time is also linked to Portal and its Leader-Board. Some aesthetic adjust…
I started adding Accessibility features to SailSim. You shall find some of them in the Settings menu. If anyone has any suggestions about other functions, i would be happy to listen.
Due to high demand for racing within SailSim, Cross-Play was reconfigured to accept the additional load. Please update to version 5.49 or above if you want to see others and them to see you, since many parameters changed. Should be much more stable and smooth now.
This update ads Alerts to the settings. Now you can get a side note while you are exploring SailSim, when someone initiates a race. Also you can disable update notifications. Additionally i did some fixes related to Cross-Play which should make the experience much smoother. Sabre Spirit had an issue with a Game Controller which is also fixed now. Some minor adjustments to the UI were also made,…
Racing is now a reality within SailSim. I am happy to announce yet another great addition to our simulator. Racing is now a part of our sailing experience along with many other improvements and additions. The brand new Racing mechanism is fully integrated into SailSim Portal and Cross-Play, making it a great and fun addition. All environments support Racing and although the courses are still ba…
Maps have been added in this update. Now you can view the map of each environment, zoom in or out, let the map follow you or navigate through it manually. You can enable the Map functionality through the “Unlock” menu. Changes also have been made to the values of each feature in the Unlock menu based on their value overall as well as effort put into making and integrating it.
I mostly wanted to finish up the translations here and do some adjustments. As far as game-play only few minor tweaks. I will begin working on more features after this as the Terminology in Greek took a lot out of me :) There were several additions made to SailSim but they were made for Mobile devices and are not as much Game related as convenience.
This update contains newly added "Hints" which can be found in the Unlock section. Additionally the Tutorial was refined and adjusted to be a bit more precise. A Pause was implemented when SailSim is in the background. Some Fixes were done and few bugs eliminated. Greek Translation is done up to 83%
In this update i created a Tutorial for all newcomers based on user requests. Sometimes the simplest things elude me since i was under the impression that everyone knows how to sail :) The Tutorial covers basic controls so you can begin exploring and learn further. For newcomers, the Tutorial will appear during the first Challenge automatically and when passed will allow to continue into the Ch…
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