Virtual Sailor NG
- October 6, 2022
- Ilan Papini
Get on SteamVirtual Sailor NG in an open world sailing simulator, having accurate physics and marine dynamics. This simulator allows you to sail where ever you wish, to explore and customize your boats and to train yourself on all forms of sailing. Virtual Sailor NG was created by Ilan Papini, its first version released in July 2021. It is based upon Vehicle Simulator and Virtual Sailor, previous sim…
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Windows
Reviews
- Virtual Sailor NG is a highly customizable and immersive simulator, perfect for maritime enthusiasts, with a wide range of available add-ons and mods.
- The game has great potential to evolve into a comprehensive ship simulator akin to Flight Simulator, offering players the ability to create their own routes and experiences.
- Despite its age, many players find it enjoyable and relaxing, providing a unique experience of sailing and navigating various vessels.
- The game suffers from poor optimization and outdated graphics, leading to performance issues and a lack of realism in ship handling.
- User experience is hindered by unintuitive controls and camera mechanics, making navigation frustrating for many players.
- With the passing of the original developer, there are concerns about the future of updates and improvements, leaving the game feeling incomplete.
- optimization10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, leading to poor performance even on high-spec PCs, with users reporting drastic drops in frame rates compared to previous versions. While the wave displacement feature is visually impressive, its heavy resource demands hinder overall gameplay experience. Despite the ease of adjusting visual settings in-game, the lack of optimization remains a major drawback.
“If the wave displacement was optimized, it would be outstanding.”
“Performance-wise, most modern PCs shouldn't have a problem, and making this sim look great is super easy on the fly with the in-game menus.”
“Wave displacement is amazing and looks great; however, the performance it takes is unbearable.”
“Overpriced, poorly optimized, and is missing many features of the predecessors, vs7, vsf, etc.”
“The only downside I have found for now is the very poor optimization, and how certain assets can really be slow to run even if you have a PC with great specs.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are largely outdated, resembling those from 2000; however, players can significantly enhance the visual experience using graphical mods and reshade presets, resulting in stunning visuals.
“With the right graphical mods and reshade presets, you could make this game look stunning.”
“Graphics are the same as they were in 2000.”
