Let me know what you think of this game - you can also contact me at archipelagosim@gmail.com
Thank you for trying this program!
PapaySailor
Sail the seas around randomly created islands in a simulated wavy ocean · By
Thank you for your feedback Rezneps! Yes, you read my mind as for the next release I have planned to add random weather option that will change with time. But I am also working on more realistic water refraction and adding wind shadow so wind is reduced behind terrain or other obstructions including other sailboats! I'll have to think about the "speeding time" option , but it would [obviously] not be too realistic (that'd be a bumpy ride ... ha ha!), I am open to any ideas!
For all of you sailors reading this post, remember: I LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK. Please let me know your wishes and please press some LIKE buttons :-) that would help to spread the joy!
Version 2.6 has been published for a while, but even though there are many downloads, I get very little feedback! I have to assume that if there is no feedback, everything is fine, right? Not necessarily! Please let me know when things DO WORK, as well as when they don't... please! Just because the program is free, don't be shy on giving feedback. Occasionally I do get an email from somebody who cannot run the program because of an older PC or GPU. I appreciate that!
In full disclosure, I have 2 desktop and 1 laptop PCs of different ages. However, all three are powered with NVIDIA's GPU's. They handle OpenGL fine. Obviously I fully test the program in all three machines before I ever publish the program.
I am a single developer and I am counting on you, the user to give me some feedback, not only when something doesn't work but also when things DO work. I'd like Archipelago Sim to work everywhere, but there are literally hundreds of possible configurations and no way for me to test them all. So.... I am counting on YOU to let me know.
BTW: while Googling AMD vs NVIDIA I found this AI statement: "NVIDIA drivers tend to be more tolerant of GLSL (OpenGL Shading Language) shaders, leading to fewer compatibility problems, while AMD drivers can be more picky, potentially causing issues with rendering". Just something to keep in mind. Contact me at archipelagosim@gmail.com
Really great simulation und the chance of spending many hours exploring the islands an sailing. Thank you for all your work. I love the idea of developing the scenario further with CAD... but...the simulation failed to start on 3 different notebooks (1x Win 10, 2x Win11, 3 different CPUs, all drivers updated, opengl supported and working fine with other games. Program announces "CPU and GPU do not struggle" but then it refuses to start again after the installation and a first trial with some bugs.. Only a black screen appears at the second launch, without futher error codes . Simple idea: Would it be possible to reactivate the download of your previous versions, just to see if the problems are the same and to localize critical items?
Greetings from Munich
Thanks for your feedback. Sorry I hadn't seen your post. The latest version 2.7 fixes a bug that had to do with having shadows turned off (among other improvements). There is a chance you were hit with this bug that resulted in a black screen. Sorry about that! Please try this new version and let me know if it helps.
If the program fails to start or crashes, it would normally leave a log file in the install directory. You can send me that file so I can track the specific problem. Thanks!
Some keen-eyed Sailors have noticed that the program creates a Settings.xml file in the install directory and that it can be easily edited. Be careful editing this file as it could crash the program! Given said that it does provide a way to troubleshoot some problems. If things go wrong you could just delete this file and the program would just return to it's default settings. Also, as I said in previous posts, some problems are caught in a ErrLog.log file. Send me that file if problems arise.