Release 5.10.3

Bridge Command 5.10.3 has been released. This includes the following main updates:

• Fix for incorrect NMEA message generation
• Allow for simple 'anchoring', automatically connecting a line to the terrain below the ship
• Increase precision when saving ship locations in the scenario editor
• Allow the radar surround colour to be configured
• Spanish translations added (Thanks to pedro-merino)

Release 5.10.1

Bridge Command 5.10.1 has been released. This includes the following main updates:

• Allow wind and tide to be controlled and overridden in the simulation
• Improve contact model and mooring/towing line model so these behave in a more realistic way
• Ship model physical parameters checked and corrected where necessary to improve contact and lines model
• Scenario import and export in the scenario editor
• Thanks to flo-ric:
  • Shutdown secondary displays automatically when Bridge Command closes
  • Option to run user's scripts at start up and shutdown
  • Improve appearance of startup screen

These improvements should help in simulating coming alongside, mooring and casting off, particularly under different wind and stream conditions.

Release 5.9.7

Bridge Command 5.9 has been released. This includes the following main updates:

• Virtual reality support for PCVR headsets.
• Improved display of close contacts in the radar view.
• Add MARPA and manual tracking of contacts for the radar.
• More robust networking, used for secondary displays, the map controller, and multiplayer.
• When running with secondary displays, implement an option to allow engine or wheel controls to be controlled from secondary computers (for example if you have different joystick inputs for the engines and wheel).

Release 5.8.9

Bridge Command 5.8 has been released. This includes the following main updates:

• Mooring lines - can also be used for towing in multiplayer mode
• Allow camera to be 'frozen in position' for 3rd person view (Ctrl + Shift + Space)
• Improved physics/contact model, including with land and other ships
• Multiplayer enhancements for increased responsiveness/smoothness
• Implementation of 'pushing' interaction between vessels in multiplayer mode
• Azimuth/schottel drives (thanks to David Elir Evans for his contributions)
• AIS reports for other ships over NMEA (thanks to antoine0183)
• Simple autopilot over NMEA (thanks to antoine0183)
• Configurable radar resulotion (thanks to antoine0183)
• French localisation (thanks to fojac)

Release 5.7.12

Updates since 5.6.1:

• A significant update to the ground contact model, so contact is checked all around the vessel, rather than just checking the under-keel depth. This will be the first step towards full modelling of behaviour around docking, and a simple contact model has been included. Land objects can now also be used to simulate docks.

• Non-follow up steering controls have been added, as well as simulated operation (or failure) of two redundant rudder pumps.

• Additional details modelled with 3d models (such as harbour or marina details) can now appear on the radar.

• Multiple colour schemes (e.g. night and day) for the radar display.

• The process for loading world models has been significantly modified internally, which means that:

• 3dem binary terrain models can be used.

• The requirements for exact heightmap sizes have been relaxed.

• RGB encoded heightmaps now supported (as well as greyscale)

• Many smaller improvements, including new startup options.

Release 5.6.1

Updates in the 5.6.1 release include:

Support for joystick button mapping, including defaults intended for use with the VRinsight console, and support to invert the joystick's rudder direction if required.

Support for own ship models based on panoramic (360) photos, instead of using a 3d model. This may make it much easier for people to represent their own vessels in the simulation.

Adding an elevated view of the own ship.

Improve the user interface, especially in the full screen 3d mode and full screen radar mode.

Release 5.5.3

Release 5.5.3, which introduces significant performance improvements.

Version 5.4.5

As version 5.4.4, but compiled with Mingw, and using dynamic linking for enet.

Version 5.4.4

Bridge Command 5.4.4, including compiled windows executables.
Run bridgecommand.exe to start.