Planet In Action: Ship Simulator

how can i play that game?

I'm a 3rd mate on an oil tanker in real life, while the game is fun, I figured the controls would be similar to what there is on ships in real life, like the flight simulator. Unfortunately the controls for a 1500 foot cruise ship in the game are approximately what you would find on a 10 foot powerboat. Also the reaction times for the engines aren't factored in at all, unlike a powerboat when you move the throttle, there is an instantaneous reaction, on a ship it can take a minute or more for the engine to react and then even more time for the vessel to actualy respond to engine.

I know I am ruining all your fun! sorry...

Glad you posted that Matt. Was going to mention it myself. Never played it myself.

There's also boats you can get for Flightsim. I remember tearing around the water near Meigs in a Coast Guard vessel. Good times:)

Wanna-be helmsmen can play Ship Simulator 2008 as well. Check it out; the graphics are fantastic.

http://www.shipsim.com/home.php

I tried this -I can't make it crash -It glides right over the land - would be neat if I could knock over buildings and run over other boaters!