A 3D Tribute to SS FRANCE, one of the greatest liner ever seen on the oceans

Readme for Virtual Sailor 7

A 3D model of a 1958 tanker for Virtual Sailor 7

README for the two 1958 tanker models by DVOMarineDesign for Virtual Sailor 7. Updated June 28th, 2009.

The readme file (or readme-tanker.txt), must remain with the archive and into your tanker directory in Virtual Sailor.

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----DONATIONWARE:-----

This model is now proposed as a donationware. That means, if you value the hard and long work involved and if you think it is worth a few bucks, you'd have to donate 5 (minimum), 8, 10, 20, or whatever € or equivalent in US$ to be able to download and use it in Virtual Sailor 7, . More, doing a donation will allow me to develop other models for Virtual Sailor and its future updates. Developing serious models is really a long task and a real commitment once one is started. Doing so on a regular basis needs some financial motivation and help.

Please note, you can make an additional donation at any time after the downloading, for any of my models.

For making a donation, please click on the link below or copy and paste the address in your browser:

http://www.dvomarinedesign.com/donation.htm

DO ENTER A CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS, in order to allow us to contact you for sending you the URL where you can download it from.

Thank you a lot for your generosity and help.

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These models of tanker, GULBENKIAN (grey hull) and MASSILIA STAR (black hull) have been done for sailings in Virtual Sailor 7. I wanted something rather unusual in VS and I wanted to model a rather detailed object with a realism note. Their behaviour have been meticulously worked out and I hope you'll use it with interest and fun, as much as I have had for building it. Please note, this version does now contain a bridge with functioning instruments and commands like speed indicators, propeller rpm, HDG, auto-pilot, cocks, rudder position, fuel quantity.

-----WARNING:-----

This model and all files contained in the archive are the sole property of Dominique Vaccaro, www.dvomarinedesign.com .

By unzipping this archive, you accept to not host the files of the models contained into the archive on any other server than the author's one, to NOT DISTRIBUTE THEM IN ANY WAY (email, private message, disk, hardware, software material...), to not sell them, to not modify, TO NOT USE ANY CONTENT or file(s) included (models, xx files, cfg files, horn.wav sound file and all bmp or jpg textures) into this packages for another model, for another purpose than a use into the sole program Virtual Sailor 7 or for another person or application or commercial entity, with no limitation of time. By downloading or installing these files, you only obtain the right to use them on your personnal computer BUT YOU DON'T OWN THEM. THE USE OF SCREENSHOTS MADE FROM THESE MODELS IS NOT ALLOWED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN SHOWING THEM INTO VIRTUAL SAILOR SIMULATION RELATED WEBSITES OR FORUMS. ANY OTHER USE SUCH AS PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL, 3D OR IMAGE PRESENTATIONS, RAISE OF FOUNDS, CALENDARS, SEARCH FOR INVESTORS OR POLITIC INVOLVEMENT, ETC, MUST BE DONE VIA ANOTHER SALE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE USER AND DVOMARINEDESIGN AND WITH PRIOR WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM DVOMARINEDESIGN OR THE AUTHOR OF THE MODEL, Dominique Vaccaro. THIS WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION MUST BE DATED AFTER JULY 1ST 2009.

You can run and use these models in unrestricted circonstances, off-line or during on-line sessions or meetings, as long as you do not request payment for using them.

In case you use screenshots in simulations websites or forums, you needn't a prior authorization but you must add "Model from www.dvomarinedesign.com", excepted if they're posted into the official Hangsim.com Virtual Sailor forum, where you do not need to add this mention.

ANY INFRINGEMENT TO THESE TERMS WILL LEAD TO LEGAL ACTION.

The author will not be held responsible for any damage done to your computer or programs installed. By installing these add-ons, you fully agree with that term. However, in case of freezing or automatic restart of your computer, this is not the add-ons themselves which has been fully tested that will harm your computer but the unappropriated action you may do immediately after.

-----Recommended minimum hardware and software:-----

2,2 GHz Dual Core processor,

2Go Ram,

GeForce 7800 graphic card with 512Mo graphic memory,

Microsoft Windows XP,

Virtual Sailor 7.

PLEASE, BE AWARE OF THESE RECOMMENDED MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE MAKING YOUR DONATION AND DOWNLOADING THE FILES. LESSER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION MAY BE ABLE TO RUN THESE MODELS IN AN ACCEPTABLE WAY, BUT YOU DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

THERE WILL BE NO REIMBURSEMENT.

-----Utilization-----

Open the "Gulbenkian" or "Massila_star" zip archives, then simply unzip the content of "boat", "instruments" and "panels" directories into their respective same directories of your Virtual Sailor 7 game.

Check "Use 24 bit Z buffer" on into your video settings of the game, Check "Specular lighting" on and check "Hide water in cabin" off into your graphic settings option.

Wait about 90 seconds to 5 minutes, depending on your system, for loading the tanker into the game. Do not switch off your computer while this proces

To enlighten all portholes and windows at night, press 12 times your "Page down" key. To remove this lighting, use your "Page up" key. (sailbf.xx file).

To load the whole bridge interior, press 12 times your "del" key. To remove it, press your "ins" key. (sailsf.xx file).

If you'd like to sail into the bridge without seeing the crew, simply rename the panels/ocgums/no_crew-panel.cfg as panel.cfg. I recommend to keep the original panel.cfg file into a safe place, however, a spare copy of both files is available into the aforementioned directory in case of loss of one of them.

For a full load sailing, do set your boat's load (Boat tab option) on 110%. For an empty load sailing, do set it on 50%.

I'd recommend to set your water settings on "shaded" for obtaining higher fps . Water settings on "shaded" are usually more realistic for large ships in VS anyway.

This is an heavy, high draft and not powerful ship, with a maximum speed of about 18.4 kts, reached in a significant and rather long number of minutes like the real ones of this kind. Like the acceleration, the decceleration is very slow as well. Keep that in mind when sailing and maneuvring.

Hope you'll enjoy your sailing and virtual oil trading with these tankers!

GULBENKIAN model (grey hull) or MASSILIA STAR model (black hull):

If and only if you agree with ALL the above terms, you can make a donation. The author will then contact you shortly (usually 1 to 24 hours) to download the model for Virtual Sailor 7 here.

(Please, DO ENTER A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS during the donation process).