A large variety of vessel types and scenery have been created by users and are available on fan sites and forums.Įboli is a town and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Salerno, on the south edge of the hills overlooking the valley of the Sele.Īn agricultural centre, Eboli is known mainly for olive oil and for dairy products, among which the most renowned is the buffalo mozzarella from the area. Vessels may be controlled by keyboard, mouse or customisable game controllers. Weather and sea conditions are adjustable, enabling different levels of play.

Unusual for a vehicle simulator, users of Virtual Sailor can roam the interiors of their ships. Control panels feature compass bearing, wind speed and direction, speed, rpm, fuel level, winch settings, sail settings, dependent on the vessel type. It is possible to create and edit vessel types and marine scenery. Racing against either AI or online competitors is possible, as is exploring, recreating voyages or naval combat. Players may control a variety of sail and motor powered vessels above and below the sea, interacting with other vessels, changing weather conditions, marine life and dynamic wave movements. Users can create add-ons including boats, sceneries and marine animals to share with other players. Both the graphics and boat dynamics have been designed to be as realistic as possible, and the software also features multi-player capabilities.

Virtual Sailor, created by Ilan Papini and published by Quality Simulations and Hangsim, is a shareware program which allows users to operate a wide variety of vessels (sail & powered) in world-wide locations.

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