SailSim - Sailing Simulator

Devlog

• Row, Row, Row that boat :)
  November 03, 2025 by Demetris Z.

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  #SailSim, #Sailing, #Project, #Simulator, #Boat, #Sea, #Dolphin, #Crocodile

  Row Boat! Felt the need to add something equivalent of a dinghy to SailSim. Its actually quite fun! All Upgrade items can now be found in SailSim, hidden in all sorts of places. I also Smoothed out al... Continue reading

  
• More Animals and Items
  October 26, 2025 by Demetris Z.

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  #SailSim, #Sailing, #Simulator, #Catalina 22, #Animals, #Possession, #Lessons, #Crocodile, #Update

  Animal possession was improved in this update with additional animals like the Crocodile. Special items were added on land as well as at sea. Lots of new sounds and characters are now in each world an... Continue reading

  
• SailSim 5.86 - CrossPlay
  October 20, 2025 by Demetris Z.

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  #SailSim, #Sailing, #sea, #project, #update

  This is a continuation of the 5.85 release with some fixes and additions. - Anchoring - Cross-Play & Racing Fixed - Center of Gravity Added to God Forces - Clean UI Option added (Press the Speed in UI... Continue reading

  
• Animal Possession
  October 16, 2025 by Demetris Z.

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  #5.85, #SailSim, #Update, #Possession, #News, #Sailing, #Simulator, #russian, #greek, #english, #boat, #sea, #water, #animals

  Another big update for our Sailing Simulator. This time things are much neater and organized. Animal possession is a thing now and is based on the Achievements you collect. Lots of new sounds and char... Continue reading

  
• Characters, AI and Much Much more...
  October 06, 2025 by Demetris Z.

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  #SailSim, #Update, #AI, #Sailing, #Simulator

  AI Characters, Camera work, Environment improvements and much more in this update. Things are coming to life with the help from Unreal Engine, making the environment even richer and more interactive... Continue reading

  
• Visuals
  September 28, 2025 by Demetris Z.

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  #SailSim, #Sailing, #Simulator, #Unreal Engine 5, #Bloom, #VFX

  The latest update is mostly about visuals, although there are some notable additions which i would like to describe in more detail. I was amazed at how much i can add and still keep the frame rate up... Continue reading

  
• Scalability & Quality - UE 5.6.1
  September 23, 2025 by Demetris Z.#Update, #SailSim, #5.81, #Sailing, #Simulator, #UE5.6.1

  Due to lots of requirements from Google and the new release of Unreal 5.6.1 which supports 16kb Page Size (SailSim is available on Mobile as well as PC) i did the dive and updated to the latest engine... Continue reading

  
• Better, Faster, Stronger :)
  September 16, 2025 by Demetris Z.#SailSim, #v5.80, #Update, #Sailing, #Windows, #Linux, #Android, #iOS

  This is a big one my friends! I have been hard at work making SailSim expandable, smoother and more stable as well as optimized to the point of exhaustion :) In this update a huge overhaul of the Leve... Continue reading

  
• Particles
  August 27, 2025 by Demetris Z.

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  #SailSim, #update, #simulator, #effects, #sailing

  I've added Particles to the effect library of the simulator. There was always something missing from the motion of the vessels and in general interaction with the water. The particles have been added... Continue reading

  
• Linux is On-Line!
  August 21, 2025 by Demetris Z.

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  #sailing, #linux, #ubuntu, #simulator, #sailsim

  Finally after lots and lots of struggle i managed to integrate SailSim OnLine features into the native Linux build. All Linux users are welcome to try the features, browse through the settings, look a... Continue reading

  
• Updated Linux Support
  August 16, 2025 by Demetris Z.

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  There was an issue with SailSim on Linux which is fixed now. I am trying to make CrossPlay work but cant promise anything as it turned out to be more complex than i thought. Enjoy the latest version n... Continue reading

  
• Unreal Engine 5.5.4
  April 15, 2025 by Demetris Z.

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  #sailsim, #sailing, #simulator, #boats, #catalina, #laser, #unreal engine, #marine, #sea, #boating

  Finally i had the opportunity to update our SailSim and bring it up to date. This is the first version based on the new Unreal Engine 5.5.4 environment. It wasn't easy getting here and being able to h... Continue reading

  
• Keeping Up...
  September 17, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  #update

  This is a minor update which includes lots of latest libraries. I started developing new additions to SailSim and had to update lots of files which will be required. Have been stuck in Dry Dock with m... Continue reading

  
• Penalties
  March 26, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  A new achievement was added for those who really love SailSim and reach 20.000xp. In this update i also fixed few things, added some new ones. I finished the Flag/Country translations which were new i... Continue reading

  
• Progress Transfer
  March 13, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  This update adds some nice functionality related to Saved Game Data. You can now transfer your progress from one platform to another as long as SailSim is supported on it. Additional stability for Rac... Continue reading

  
• Flags!
  March 10, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  Flags! This update integrates deeply flags into SailSim. You can choose the flag you would like to represent while sailing during Cross-Play or Racing. Flags are also integrated into Portal in general... Continue reading

  
• Accessibility
  March 06, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  #racing, #accessibility, #multiplayer, #sailing, #sailsim, #leaderboards

  You can Skip the tutorial now if you wish. It was mandatory before this update. New Race time was decreased (not sure why i had it so long) so that those playing can create a new race much sooner. Thi... Continue reading

  
• Race Safe
  February 29, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  #racing, #cross-play, #multiplayer, #network, #online

  Due to high demand for racing within SailSim, Cross-Play was reconfigured to accept the additional load. Please update to version 5.49 or above if you want to see others and them to see you, since man... Continue reading

  
• Alerts
  February 27, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  #Sailing, #Racing, #Game Controller, #Notifications

  This update ads Alerts to the settings. Now you can get a side note while you are exploring SailSim, when someone initiates a race. Also you can disable update notifications. Additionally i did some f... Continue reading

  
• Racing!
  February 23, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  #racing, #multiplayer, #sailing, #simulator, #sailsim, #learning, #competition, #online

  Racing is now a reality within SailSim. I am happy to announce yet another great addition to our simulator. Racing is now a part of our sailing experience along with many other improvements and additi... Continue reading

  
• Maps
  February 14, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  #sailing, #maps, #sailsim, #features

  Maps have been added in this update. Now you can view the map of each environment, zoom in or out, let the map follow you or navigate through it manually. You can enable the Map functionality through... Continue reading

  
• Greek Translation
  February 05, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  Am happy to say that the Greek translation is now complete. There were some additional improvements in SailSim, most of which were for the time being implemented on Mobile. Lots of stability improveme... Continue reading

  
• Hints & Tutorial
  February 02, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  This update contains newly added "Hints" which can be found in the Unlock section. Additionally the Tutorial was refined and adjusted to be a bit more precise. Some Fixes were done and few bugs elimin... Continue reading
• Tutorial
  January 26, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  In this update i created a Tutorial for all newcomers based on user requests. Sometimes the simplest things elude me since i was under the impression that everyone knows how to sail :) The Tutorial co... Continue reading
• Improvements
  January 23, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  In this update i was mostly concentrated on the overall Game-Play based on recommendations from users. As of this revision, the Challenge rewards have been increased to speed up the progression within... Continue reading

  
• Adjustments
  January 14, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  English In the latest revision v4.99 i have gone through some issues which may have caused crashes on some devices due to the Cross Play system. Hopefully it is fixed now. Additionally there are more... Continue reading

  
• Logic changes
  January 12, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  #translations, #update, #logic

  English This version has an updated Challenge logic as well as score calculations. Translations are still being updated as i go through everything and work on finishing Greek. Русский В это... Continue reading

  
• Finished Translations
  January 05, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  #sailing, #simulator, #adventures, #translation, #russian

  English In the latest version v4.92 i am happy to announce that the translation is complete in Russian. Took me a while but hopefully there are no mistakes. As always, if you do find something wrong,... Continue reading

  
• Bonus Features & Shop!
  January 01, 2024 by Demetris Z.

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  Happy to announce that in the latest update v4.89 there is now a Shop where you can get features as a bonus for your sailing experience as well as add additional functionality to SailSim. Hope this ma... Continue reading

  
• Minor tweaks
  December 20, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  A minor update in the latest version with some tweaks and alterations to the large update that was made few days ago (Read the previous post for more info). There is always something when you do a maj... Continue reading

  
• SailSim Volume 3 Update
  December 17, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  #sailing, #update, #new features, #design, #news

  It is finally that time again to present a large and brand spanking new update to my beloved SailSim. I am very excited to present the work that has been done over the past months and hopefully everyo... Continue reading

  
• New Vessel
  November 14, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  #sailing, #news, #design, #update

  English Just wanted to show off the new vessel a bit. This time there is much more detail in the design as well as function. I am also adding a lot more physics to it as it has more controls and behav... Continue reading

  
• Details and Fixes
  October 26, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  #linux, #windows, #sailing, #update, #details, #new features

  I am currently finalizing the new boat addition, models for it as well as new lessons and levels. Have lots of details i am adding to SailSim and some of those details translated to Catalina 22 as wel... Continue reading

  
• Guides & Descriptions
  October 20, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  Just wanted to point out that there is more content in form of Guides and other instructions on Steam in case you need help with something (besides messaging me). Check those out as well in the Commun... Continue reading
• More Stability
  October 18, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  In this update there was work done on stability as well as some glitches were fixed. Hopefully this will make the experience a bit more pleasant. Additionally a new achievement has been added and some... Continue reading
• Linux is Free!
  October 15, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  #linux

  I changed things up a bit and made the Linux version Free! Just seems fair i think. Linux is a great OS and more people should use it. It is the base for many other great platforms and was developed b... Continue reading
• First Linux Build
  October 15, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  #Linux

  Am very happy to say that SailSim is also now available for Linux. The CrossPlay system is not activated in the first upload as i am trying to work it out but the rest of the simulator should be fully... Continue reading
• Multiplayer Scheduling
  October 14, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  English In this update the Portal Calendar system was added and is fully integrated into the Cross-Play ecosystem. Now everyone can Schedule an event, join one or just check out what events are availa... Continue reading
• A New Adventure Added
  October 04, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  English I am happy to announce that a new adventure has been added. Pirates! This one is trickier than the first one with a more complicated Game-Play, so if you find any bugs please let me know. I pl... Continue reading

  
• Steam and Google Play Promo Keys
  October 01, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  Just wanted to let everyone know that each purchase now comes with a Steam and Google Play Promo Key. Meaning that you can get SailSim for Android and Steam free of charge if you purchase it. (Seems r... Continue reading
• Cross Platform Multiplayer
  October 01, 2023 by Demetris Z.

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  This was a big one. Plenty of sleepless nights to finish the Cross Platform integration. Happy to say that now every platform on which SailSim is available, is interconnected. See others as they go th... Continue reading
• Greek Translation
  September 28, 2023 by Demetris Z.

  English Finally finished the Greek Translation! Took me a while :) You can change the language in the Settings Menu. Ελληνικά Επιτέλους η ελληνική μετάφραση έχει... Continue reading
• Before I Go...
  March 07, 2023 by Demetris Z.

  EN Tomorrow i will be leaving for the Aegean, to help a friend with making a Najad 38 sailing vessel sea worthy and deliver it where it needs to go, so i will be gone for few weeks. I wanted to upload... Continue reading