Ship Simulator 2006 by VStep - US/international retail v1.7 full patch

INSTALLATION
- There are 2 versions of this patch 1.7 full and 1.6 -> 1.7 upgrade. If you
already have 1.6, you can download just the upgrade. Downloading the full
version will work on any version of Ship Simulator 2006
- After installation, it should say 1.7 in the bottom left corner of the
screen.


Version 1.7
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The following features and fixes are included in version 1.7:

- Added 'Rate of Turn' indicator in GPS Panel.
- Now bridge controls are usable anywhere on the ship in walk through mode.
- Pressing TAB will now remove all menus, for a clean image.
- Added bridge sound (_audio folder in installation root, where you could put any mp3 file).
- New player ship: small surface boat, used for assisting tugs, with on-board controls and walk through option.
- Support for the new Saitek AV8R-01controller with the two levers, which allows the 2 engines to be controlled separately on ships with 2 engines.
- Percentage indicators next to engine levers and steering control.


Version 1.6
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FEATURES

- New upload score system
- Ship physics adjusted:
. Going backwards now works properly
. More realistic ship behaviour
. Tweaking of parameters
- Inland containership has two engines, this has been changed accordingly
- Added a wooden variation of the Harbor patrol boat

BUG FIXES

- Longitude in New York
- True wind direction fix
- Fixed issue with the horn when switching to a waypoint
- Resolved a bug that made the game crash upon exit
- The Insert numpad key added for creating paths in edit mode

Special note:

- A recent North-American patch was baptised version 1.5, hence the 1.6 for this new patch (suited for ALL English and localized versions).


Version 1.4
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NEW FEATURES
- P6 New York Texture
- New controllers supported (multiple joysticks)

BUG FIXES
- Horn on the Titanic works again
- Some highscore issues fixed
- Fixed an issue with publisher.dat

KNOWN ISSUES (ALL PATCHES)
- Game not starting up/crashing
1) Make sure you have installed the latest drivers of both your video- and soundcard
2) Make sure you have installed DirectX 9.0c
3) Make sure your PC meets the minimum system requirements in general.
- Screen going black after starting up / Jerky performance after patch
Possible solutions;
1) Edit the publisher.dat file in the root of your Ship Simulator 2006 folder with an text-editor and change the publisher name to VSTEP and save the file.
2) Uninstall (or reinstall) any codec-packs you might have installed (K-Lite etc.)
3) Rename the file called 'lighthouse.cgr' from the stagepublisher folder to lighthouse.cgr_bak
- MySQL error:
Solution for the problem with the libmysql.dll error:
Create a backup of your current libmysql.dll in your WINDOWS/System32 folder.
After that copy the libmysql.dll from the ship_simulator_2006_installation_path/3rd folder to your WINDOWS/System32 folder.

NOTES FULL VERSION
- Patch 1.4 full includes all the fixes and updates from previous patches.
- The config.dat file has changed. You WILL loose your graphics settings when applying this patch.
- For support for the various control devices or TrackIR, contact the manufacturers of the device.
- GeForce 4 MX and Go are still NOT supported.

NOTES UPGRADE VERSION
- All of the above.
- 'Patch 1.4 upgrade' only upgrades 1.3. Do NOT install 'Patch 1.4 upgrade' over any of the earlier versions.

LINKS
- For questions/bugs of Ship Simulator 2006 or any of its updates:
URL: http://www.shipsim.com
Email support: info@shipsim.com
- TrackIR:
URL: http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/03-enhanced-games/game-ship-simulator.html
Email support: support@naturalpoint.com
- Wilco Control Unit:
URL: http://www.wilcopub.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=prod_scu
Support: http://www.wilcopub.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=contact
- SpeedLink Black Widow SL-6640:
URL: http://www.speedlink.de/prod.php?lang=en&sys_id=1&pb_id=1&prod_num=SL-6640
Email support: support@speed-link.com
- Saitek X52:
URL: http://www.saitek.com/row/prod/x52.htm
Support: http://www.saitek.com/row/supp/x52_support.htm
- DirectX:
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx


Version 1.3
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By installing this update, great looking scenery of the harbour of New York will be added to the ever growing list of playable locations in the game. In addition to the new harbour and its missions, a ton of other cool features has been added: New AI ships, helicopters and airplanes, new static vessels (the big three-master 'Flying Cloud' and the traditional Dutch vessel 'Klipper') and much, much more.

The update also fixes a number of minor bugs, like occasional camera and collision detection errors.

Note: This update is only for the international Ship Simulator version of the game. Not the german or US versions.


Version 1.1.1
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New features:
- Help screens extended - Scene editing screens added to the in-game help

Bug-fixes:
- Fixed a .dll missing
- Delete object in the edit scene mode works again
- Resolved an issue regarding the intro and/or focus on the game
- Some typos


Version 1.1
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New features:
- AI ships now pause
- AI ships brake and try to stop for the player ship
- Multiscreen setups now supported
- Control-type properly saved and displayed in the settings dialog
- Demo mission now included

Bug-fixes:
- Resolutions higher than 1600x1200 bug fixed
- Help screen Edit-Mode now starts on the correct page
- Mooring waypoint logic improved
- Drowning man sound interfering with boat sound fixed
- Deleting objects in Edit-mode bug fixed
- Lowered the speed of the big container AI ship

Known issues:
- Screen going black after starting up.

Possible solutions;
1) Edit the publisher.dat file in the root of your Ship Simulator 2006 folder with an text-editor and change the publisher name to VSTEP and save the file.
2) Uninstall any codec-packs you might have installed (K-Lite etc.)

For any questions about the patch, please mail to info@shipsim.com.