###### VERSION 1.0 ######
Introducing, the Luxury Speedboat - brought to MSFS by Adi S. The Luxury Speedboat has been built from the ground up, exclusively for MSFS2020 and includes:
- High quality detailed models
- High quality 8K PBR textures
- Low impact on frames, great for low end PCs!
- Accurate flight model and physics
- Wake effect
- And much more!
###### VERSION 2.0 ######
Version 2.0 of the Luxury Speedboat is now out! Thank you all for your feedback! In version 2.0 I have implemented several changes and improvements, some of which are:
- Pilot and Passenger model added
- Sounds completely re-done using Wwise
- Floodlight, Panel lights, Interior lights, and Floor lights have been added
- Beacon light improved
- 10+ functional buttons added to side panels
- Several model and texture improvements
- Reverse functionality
- Larger wake effect
- Improved rudder control
- Glass fixed
- Throttle issues fixed
- Horn added
- Fuel cap added
Note:
- To reverse, press Shift + P. This will activate pushback, which you can then control using free 3rd party tools such as the pushback toolbar available here.
- Adding too much power too fast at lower speeds will lead to extremely sensitive rudder and a lot of oversteer. This is because it needs to be sensitive enough to be able to manoeuvre at higher speeds, so the effectiveness value that works at higher speeds does not work at lower speeds and vice versa. I have gone with the value that is best for higher speeds since this is a speedboat.
For version 3.0, you can expect:
- Paint-kit and several liveries
- Larger GPS tablet
- Better VR functionality
- More to be announced in the near future, stay tuned!
Thank you all for your valuable feedback, please keep it coming. Happy boating :)
- Adi
Vaatimukset
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or better
- RAM: 8 GB
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- VIDEO CARD: Radeon RX 570 or GeForce GTX 770 or better
- DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 2 GB
Support
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FurtherAM
Most Excellent! Thank you!
wackydude75
Bought it yesterday and already loving it. Some things (steering with wind/waves) could be better, and I am already looking forward to version 3.0.
choonzy
Steering seems very dependent on live weather/weather wind. pick a sunny still day and steering is much better...pick live weather with a bit of chop and a stiff breeze and its not effective.
wackydude75 3 month(s) ago
I could notice the same, great-looking mod though!
Adi S. 3 month(s) ago
Hmmm I haven't noticed that before.
I'll get back to you if I find a fix for v3.0!
Thanks.
JiannisCamel
Thank you it is Great
paranovski
Hello Adie,
Thank you for the great update!
Is there a way I can disable people? Because if I e.g. look around from the rear seat, then I see myself in the helm seat, although I'm not there and that just bothers me.
Greetings
Werner
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
I'll try out some code to see if that is possible just by adding a few lines to the .xml rather than changing the model entirely. I'll get back to you soon.
paranovski 4 month(s) ago
Thats would be great, thank you very much!
Adi S. 3 month(s) ago
Put this code in place of the already existing "Man" and "Woman" components in the luxuryspeedboat.xml in the model.main folder.
If you can't get it to work I'll make a video.
paranovski 3 month(s) ago
Hello Adi_S,
Works perfekt!
Thank you for your Help!
Happy User
Werner
Adi S. 3 month(s) ago
Awesome, great to hear! Enjoy!
toshie27
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
By companion if you mean the female passenger, it's very simple to get her to be visible in the cockpit view. I'll make a video quickly and send it here in a few hours.
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
https://youtu.be/KQen0baRfCc
toshie27 4 month(s) ago
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
Are you able to see them from the exterior view at least? I.E. Have you installed v2.0?
toshie27 4 month(s) ago
toshie27 4 month(s) ago
toshie27 4 month(s) ago
I only see the woman from the outside but not when I'm behind the wheel 😞 we VR gamers love it in VR and you're never alone then
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
Contact me on Discord (Adi#4567) and I'll send you the changed .xml file there 😊
Propeller71
Where are the entry points? I'm going to put him on the Thames, and he's going to throw me on the beach...
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
Sorry, could you please explain what you mean by Entry Points? Thanks 😊
Propeller71 4 month(s) ago
Obviously, I'm not going to designate an airport as a starting place. I'm planning on going on the water. With me, it's always in the air at the start, even if there's water under it, and I'm not sure it's going to hit the water... I don't understand how this works. You should start at a pier by default, right?
Duster7 4 month(s) ago
When you click a spot over the water and click "add as departure", look at the departure dropdown bars (where you'd normally select airport and parking spot) and in the parking box it should say something like "1500ft AGL". Change the 1500ft to 0ft and it should spawn you in on the water. You can toy around with it too (ie. 5ft, 10ft, etc...) until you find a height that works for you. Additionally, there are a number of freeware mods for water runways. Best of Luck!!
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
Okay, I understand now
You can start from a water runway or over any water body. If you start it over a water body, it will start you in the air (I've set it to 10ft, still it sometimes may start you at around 1500ft) and in a few seconds after hitting the ground things should stabilize. Make sure you have crashes disabled!
Hope that helps.
paranovski
For me great Fun and by happy for your Updates!
Greetings from Switzerland
Werner
supra01
too expensive
Dougiesy
Nice boat but no throttle control. None. Everything else works perfectly. Boat is stuck at 5 kts and won't budge
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
Unfortunately I believe it is the MSFS update that has messed up things. Please try binding it to "Throttle Axis 1" in a separate profile instead of "Throttle Axis".
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/1-12-18-0-certain-aircraft-require-throttle-1-instead-of-throttle-axis/487816/4
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
I've fixed the issue, expect it by 10th Feb with many other updates.
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
The update is out, throttle is fixed, check it out 😉
CoolHipDude
Your luxury speedboat just doesn't work at all. Same problem with the UFO. Keeps crashing all the time even before I had set off in the speedboat. I feel ripped off. Want my money back please. Thanks.
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
Try moving away all other addons from your community folder other than the boat, see if it works then. If it does, then that means there's a conflict between the boat and another mod.
yceQy 4 month(s) ago
If you are on DX12, try switching to DX11
rakon1
Please improve the physics in turns, the back of the boats should be more over-steering as the speed increases.
Please lay the "Slew Mode" on some of the unused switches, that should be an easy and accessible way to overcome obstacles as frequent errors in the water height and bridges.
Please replace that generic motor sound we all know from aircrafts with an realistic (deeper) sound of a speed boad motor.
Very useful for cruising would be a simple big tablet where we that vfrmap addon could be displayed to have easy access.
Another useful function would be a "pursuit mode" a la knigt rider. What a reference... meaning a buttion to turn of an (unrealisic) speed to overcome medium distances between islands.
Hopefully you are going to improve this boat over time, i really see it's market in the sim, if you are offering enough improvements over the existing freeware!
It's a great perspective, especially in Greece with so many islands.
I love this idea to change the perspective in the simulator. So much to discover!
Adi S. 5 month(s) ago
I'll work on it mate, thank you very much for your suggestions. Expect it late Jan/Early feb!
rakon1 5 month(s) ago
Thank you, always great to see that devs are appreciating input. Looking forward to it!
STEAKI
Can I also turn off the boat's engine and battery?
Adi S. 5 month(s) ago
Yes, you can.
vasilion22
Great idea and great model, but since it is paid I will buy it when there is copilot and/or crew member visible in VR. Travelling alone around the world is not always nice. Thks. 🙂
Adi S. 5 month(s) ago
That will be coming in the next update, scheduled around late January.
vasilion22 4 month(s) ago
I purchased it on simmarket. I wait for the update... when?
Thanks.
Adi S. 4 month(s) ago
10th Feb, and I'm on track with time. A teaser can be seen here: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/842718678034022440/936963686952734780/SPOILER_preview-1.png
vasilion22 4 month(s) ago
Great, but is visible only in external or in VR too? Thx.
zogg7
What about a sailing boat?
FurtherAM 5 month(s) ago
they already have a sailing boat made been out for a long time
yceQy 4 month(s) ago
Who are those "they"? Where can I find that boat and is it just the visuals or can you actually work the sheets and the rudder?
Propeller71
What opportunities in this game!
Why not there could be a ship simulator, too?
It would be necessary to put the water in order a little bit!
Big deficiency is from this genre on the market in a good quality, thinking about him would be worthy...
jeff71
Payware for a boat?
But we are on a flight simulator...
Adi S. 5 month(s) ago
Payware boats have been a thing since FSX, Deltasim Studio used to make them and they were very popular.
toshie27 5 month(s) ago
AwesomeMan116A 5 month(s) ago
Toshie27, don't comment that. Please stay respectful.
toshie27
spanner76
Well It's decently modelled but sadly for me that's about where the positives finish. The texturing looks too bland and needs a lot of work along with how the sunlight effects the textures. Also you can't drive under most bridges or even drive up to a sand bank or shore line without it behaving like a sim racing air flip crash! The wake effects don't seem to fit the size of the boat correctly and lag or sometimes don't even show at all. I have also noticed the odd FPS hit using this boat which is surprising considering its such a small and simple model compared to much larger and vastly more complicated planes and the fact I'm running a 12900k with a 3090.. The sounds are very underwhelming too, it would have been nice to have the meaty roar of a big V8 like many of these speedboats have in real life. I've driven a variety of boats in my time but this just doesn't feel believable at all to be honest. In fairness a lot of the problems will most likely be the Simulator itself as even the float planes behave strangely on the water so it is expected that this boat mod would also suffer. Until Asobo get their act together and start fixing all the things that are presently wrong with MSFS then anything water related won't work right.. This is the only boat I've tried in MSFS so I cannot compare it other drivable freeware boats out but compared to real life it feel totally off.
Then the price of about $15 (Aussie) dollars was just way too expensive even though I spend as much or more on takeaway coffees most days, I do regret paying for this mod. It really should be much cheaper say around $5 maximum or perhaps a donation to your choice would be more fitting.
Adi S. 5 month(s) ago
Hey mate,
Thank you for shedding light on the positives and negatives of this boat.
For which part exactly were the textures not up to the mark? The wake effect and bridge issue unfortunately I cannot fix. I’ll try adding more wake that comes from the side as well for the next update. The sounds will also be improved. I completely understand where you’re coming from and will work hard to improve these things in the future.
This is my first aircraft, so expect a lot of updates!
TouchingCloud 5 month(s) ago
"I'll fix it later" is a toxic trend of MSFS
yceQy 4 month(s) ago
If you prefer better physics over the visuals, I'd highly recommend looking up Design it, Drive it : Speedboats , especially if you have a force-feedback steering wheel controller. It's probably the only realistic speedboat sim with FFB out there.
el.huastecooo
Nice boat... but where is the pilot?
No pilot and copilot or passengers like the Kodiak?
Anyway... NICE TOY!
Adi S. 5 month(s) ago
Pilot will be visible in the exterior model for the next update 💯
el.huastecooo 5 month(s) ago
Pilot will be visible in the exterior model for the next update 💯
Excelent... and a couple of bikini girls too plase...
rakon1 5 month(s) ago
Please use as template for the pilot the dude from the youtube channel sailing/flying doodles... that would be a meme...