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MSFS24 Ships and boats drift in the harbor

Christian Bahr

Christian Bahr

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Hello.

I have a question regarding ships and boats in a harbor. With the new feature in MSFS24, ships now ride on waves, which looks really great 👍

But this also has a small disadvantage: they not only rock in the waves, but they are also "pushed away" by the wind. In the harbor, it looks a bit silly if a boat gets wedged in the quay wall.

Question
Are there corresponding parameters in the Sim.cfg to moor or anchor a boat or ship?
The boats and ships are completely normal SimObjects with the "Boat" category.
 
Christian Bahr said:
Hello.

I have a question regarding ships and boats in a harbor. With the new feature in MSFS24, ships now ride on waves, which looks really great 👍

But this also has a small disadvantage: they not only rock in the waves, but they are also "pushed away" by the wind. In the harbor, it looks a bit silly if a boat gets wedged in the quay wall.

Question
Are there corresponding parameters in the Sim.cfg to moor or anchor a boat or ship?
The boats and ships are completely normal SimObjects with the "Boat" category.
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No, the sim.cfg is quite basic and yes, ships and boats are just normal simobjects
 
Okay, I'll try using Collider Boxes on the quay wall. I know that scenery objectts - and the quay wall is one - react differently than Simobjects. Let's see if we can do something about that. Thanks, Henrik 👍
 
Heermeyer said:
I have the stupid one. Maybe attach WorldScript to each boat with micromovement back and forth.
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I think I've found a solution. Very simple and efficient.
You create a polygon and select "Water." I selected River in the options. This prevents ships and boats from drifting. There are no more high waves in the harbor.
There's a positive side effect: the unsightly edges of the blend mask are gone:

water_polygon_before.jpg
water_polygon_after.jpg


However, none of this has been extensively tested yet, so I can't say whether there are any negative side effects.
Maybe this will help someone. It would be great if someone could confirm this with the Water Polygon.
 
If they are a simobject and have a gauge, then trigger_key_event(KEY_FREEZE_LATITUDE_LONGITUDE_SET, 1) will do the job. It doesn't stop them from moving up and down on the water. It's how I anchor my flying boats.
 
Great, then we've found another solution. I'm very happy :)
Question: If a boat doesn't have a gauge because it's just a SimObject without any advanced functionality, can a gauge be implemented without much work?
 
I would think so. A simobject folder has the same structure whether it's a user-controlled object or just an AI object. I've quoted the C/C++ language version, but there's no reason why it can't be done with an XML gauge. The only thing I'm not sure of is gauge naming; to be certain of not getting any problems I'd code the gauge, make sure it's working, then each time I added it to a new ship I'd give the gauge a unique name (the name of the ship would be easiest).
 
I understand. You add a gauge to each new ship. Very clever.
But if you want to add a gauge to dozens of ship models later, it's just a lot of work.
 
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