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The most recent version is 8.7.0, released on Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Scenery
Bug Fixes and new features:
Boats
Thanks to Μάκης Στεφανάτος (makis stefanatos) for the good ideas:
Library
the bigger and more accurate displacement waves and the additional anchors.
Creating Scenery
Fixed cloud base gets negative on real weather when scenery is very deep.
Creating Vehicles
Fixed heading reading in fps mode when boat selected.
Forum Added Kelvin wakes to all ships and sizes.
Kelvin wave scale can be adjusted by wave_scale in vehicle config.
Active sea size made larger and more detailed.
Reduced CPU load when rendering displacement wakes.
Fixed bug with saving vehicle speeds.
Added wave_scale to vehicle config to adjust displacement waves.
Fixed element selection bug in elements design screen.
Camera can move around vehicle in track mode.
Fixed bug in track mode toggle.
Added stern anchor.
Added two bow anchors.

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Changes for version 8.6.0

Bug Fixes and new features:

Added new panel for boats based on panel by George Karamaneas.

Added intruments for autobeta, autoalt, autovert.
Added instruments map_button, gps_button, radar_button buttons.
Added ins_animation for showing animation state.
Added insturments dg_thrust1, dg_thrust2.
All switches can be toggled by a single click.
Fixed a bug with panel selection dialog.
Fixed bug in importing files from older scenery.
Added see_tips, see_waypoints to configuration saved.
Added sound and joystick toggles options ( J, Shift + J).
Removed redundant design toggle (button J).
Add vehicle gallery on key press Q.
Show waypoints show the waypoint buoys.
Show labels shows waypoint labels.
Fixed Meaure distance dropping left digits.
Drawing deck only when vehicle has hide_water.
Fixed bug with usage of anchor.x part on boats.
Fixed bug in cockpit visibility when hide_water off.
Auto pilot for boat starts with normal speed.
Auto pilot thruttle action refined.

Changes for version 8.5.5

Bug Fixes and new features:

Fixed hiding water behavior.

Fixed box calculation for boats and deck creation.
Fixed propeller selection order for azipods.
Fixed bug with deck creation when hide water was toggled.
Added show arrays in addition to show vegetation.
Objects in refs moved to graphic options.
Fixed picking on instrument maps.
Fixed missing ships in 3D maps.
When moving between scenery areas all tows are released.
Added scenery selection to map.

Changes for version 8.5.2

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Bug Fixes and new features:

Faster loading of scenery objects.

Importing auto_objects.txt into tile_objects.txt.
Collisions with dock bug fixed when using chase view.
Situation is saved before changing scenery.
Fixed a bug with changing scenery.
Thunders made more sparse.

Changes for version 8.5

Bug Fixes and new features:

Weapons with transparencies rendered correctly.

Chanaged ETE to ETA on GPS.
Reversed wind direction on map according to oceanic convention.
Accurate boat shapes on radar and map.
Night objects will not be loaded in design mode, making editing easier.
Allow boat to be seen out of cabin when hide_water is off.
Added menu items in change and tools menu for all dialogs and tools.
Thrusters positions and size fixed for all ships.
Fixed a bug with settings deck altitude while docking.
Fixed Cannot pick objects with night versions in design mode.
Fixed a bug with cloning objects in design mode.
Added controls_autozero option to vehicle options.
When tile_objects is too large auto_objects is loaded instead.
Animation key also toggles scenery animation.

Changes for version 8.4

Bug Fixes and new features:

Fixed objetcs floating in the air by limiting size of tile_objest.

Fixed Cannot see bouys on radar.
Added use tile_objects in land settings.
Added default sand.txt which to prevent spoiled tile_objects.
Radar decays more slowly with increaed gain.
More accurate boat size on maps.
Weapons rendered after main body allowing transparencies to work.
Added waterjet turning dynamics using vector motor elements.
Added waterjet boat as a sample of waterjet dynamics.

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Reduced size of propeller cavitation smoke.

Fixed GPS speed not same as panel speed.
Thrusters reset on double click.
Added 32 bit version of the program.

Changes for version 8.3

Bug Fixes and new features:

Added see_panel_outside to vehicle options.

Added is_panel_outside to Vehicle config.
Toggle lights key bug fixed.
Added anchor animation.(anchor.x)
Flames size made relative to throttle.
Saved splash_threshold and splash_scale in vehicle.cfg
Array is dry added to the land options.
Added option to hide replay.
Added elevation limit to avoid strange scenery problems.
Added external camera as window.
Thrusters do not return to zero when not picked.
Sail dialog fixed wind direction arrow disappearing.
Added anchor and reef state to saved situations.
Added sails reef keyboard commands.
Fixed bug with vegetation removal from roads.
Added Objects Always in View.
Added scan scenery option.
Allow selecting scenery inside a scenery.
Added keys to moving parts and lights.
Allow selecting any scenery on map and move there.
Added pass under bridges.
Added missing ship icon.
Fixed a bug in object decoding.
Fixed a bug with saving vehicle options.

Changes for version 8.2

Bug Fixes and new features:

Fixed a bug with object visibility in scenery.

Fixed animations in vehicle and scenery objects.
Added missing functions in scripts.

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Fixed Problem with dock points on boats.

Added is_simple_mesh to boat properties.
Added is_full_color to boat properties.
Sceneries will load well when tile_objects is very big.
Added sim rate control bottons on keyboard settings.
Added mouse wheel scrolling to vehicle galley.
Added Full_Color to GUI, checked with PNG boats.
Fixed bug with speed calculation for boats.

Changes for version 8.1

Bug Fixes and new features:

Added gallery dialog - with vehicle replacement option.

Added view and gallery dialog to vehicle tabs.
Fixed reading situation boat name with space does not appear.
Fixed disappearing instruments in cabin.
Added camera movement on Shift + Mouse Wheel, Control + Mouse Wheel.
Fixed Decreased max. speeds compared to VSF.
Fixed smokes on flames not the same size.
Fixed object search in scenery path and common.
Changed bump.jpg to bumps.jpg so it will not collide with VSF.
Imports older VS scenery and boats.
Fixed Disappearing dialogs on bridge.
Displacement option cannot be selected with maximal waves.
Fixed docking points for all boats.
Fixed missing wait screens.
Check collision saved and all to disable landing on objects.
Draw smaller scenery ontop of lager ones on maps.

Changes for version 8.0

Bug Fixes and new features:

Complete rewrite of terrain and scenery engine.

Complete rewrite of ocean and sea engine.
Object caching with fast and efficient scenery loading.
Immediate day night switching, no reloading required.
Newer and better instruments, including Radar, Map, Sonar and more.
Flexible and adjustable key assignment.
Better docking attaching to docks nearby

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Beter element design with pickable elements.

External instruments open in separate windows.
NMEA output to external devices.
Accurate celestial calculations of sun, moon, stars.
Dynamic tide with adjustable amplitude and mean water level.
Waves height, sea surface, depending on wind speed.
Very flexible additional camera view, independant of main camera.

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