Our gallery has been updated with 20 new
screenshots of
Virtual Skipper 3, showcasing this upcoming sailing simulator sequel in the works at
Nadeo. This new version will feature "more detailled navigation sites, exceptional nautical conditions, more accurate racing rules, and more." Virtual Skipper 3 will be released in November 2003.
Whether you're an unexperienced or skillful navigator, this new version takes you off to the new horizons of Sydney and the Isle of Wight.
Other destination : the tropical islands, where you'll be able to create your own water stretches !
Sail again with the racing boats which made Virtual Skipper 2's success, more detailled navigation sites, exceptional nautical conditions, more accurate racing rules, all you need for exciting regattas !
Whatever your navigation skills may be, let's meet online where you'll challenge woldwide players in public, private or team regattas. Experienced players may be umpires while others may simply watch and chat.
Features:
A user-friendly game for everyone
* Intuitive menus
* Easy to use in-game interface
* Technology allowing a smooth animation on lesser configurations and exceptional graphics on recent graphics boards
A rich and various sailing game
* 6 water streches accurately reproduced : Quiberon bay, San Francisco bay, Porto Cervo, Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand, Sydney and the Isle of Wight
* 4 types of racing boats : ACC, Trimaran Open 60, Melges 24TM, Offshore Racer
* Match Race and Fleet regattas on Windward-Leeward and coastal courses
* Realistic boat and crew behavior
* Integration of official international racing rules
* Outstanding nautical and meteorological conditions
* Day and night managment based on computer clock
An interactive game
* A simple tool allow the creation of your own navigation sites
* Free course creation
* Intuitive wind and stream placement
* Customizable weather conditions
A friendly multiplayer mode
* Match Race and Fleet regattas
* Spectator mode integration
* Human umpiring integration
* Private regattas creation
* Team regattas creation
* Easy water strech exchange between connected players
High quality graphics
* A groundbreaking modelisation of the sea
* Advanced interaction between boats and sea
* Bright environments and realistic skies
* Full 3D sailing playfields built from nautical maps and satellite photographies