Ship Simulator news

There are a couple of interesting news items in relation to Ship Simulator 2008 this week.

Firstly, Lighthouse Interactive have announced the first Ship Simulator competition:

Today leading computer software publisher Lighthouse Interactive and game developer VSTEP announced the Ship Simulator ‘Sail the Open Sea’ Contest sponsored by Matrox Graphics. The contest starts on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. (GMT) and closes on Monday, June 23, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. (GMT). Enter for a chance to win over ten prize packages and one of two Matrox TripleHead2Go^TM Digital Edition units. For contest details and to enter the ‘Sail the Open Sea’ Contest, visit www.shipsim.com/contest or click on ‘Contests’ at www.lighthouse-interactive.com.

To enter, all you need to do is send them an email describing a Ship Sim adventure you’ve had. The top 3 entries will receive the prizes.

Secondly, Lighthouse have released a multiplayer server application for Ship Sim.

Today publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer VSTEP released a multiplayer server application for their successful simulation hit, Ship Simulator 2008. The application provides all Ship Simulator 2008 players the ability to create their own stand-alone multiplayer servers. The multiplayer server application is English, but compatible with all available language versions of Ship Simulator 2008. Furthermore the application is suitable for players with Ship Simulator 2008 and the official add-on Ship Simulator 2008: New Horizons. This highly realistic simulator puts players at the helm of some of the World’s most varied and detailed ships found at sea, allowing them to explore accurately recreated environments. Ship Simulator is available in 20 countries and 7 languages.

This is a pretty neat idea and is sure to open up the sim to more players.