eSail4VR 1.11 Available on the platforms [Update]

Posted on Author Francis

In gestation and intensive tests for several months, The new version 1.11 is available on all platforms (¹). On the menu a large number of novelties, including "Expert Mode", A new routing engine, The support of the "boost" effect well known to specialists. The improvements mainly concern the user interface to meet the many requests and feedback from users. Let's see the details below…

[Update 29/01/2022] Fixes have been made to fix crashes on some platforms. See the latest versions on eSail4VR's page.

New routing engine

  • Improved and parallelized calculations : up to 5 times faster.
  • Support for fine winds (GFS 0.25°) coming soon in Virtual Regatta.
  • Delayed start for records : Multi-date and time-based routings.
  • Calculation and display of the VMG Max in instruments.
  • Navigating beyond the best VMG : to be able to pass spikes and avoid 2 Maneuvers
  • Setting the tolerance for sending waypoints, with a control to prevent stranding.
  • Support for the "Boost" effect ": No change of sail when the speed of the new sail is less than 1,014 x the speed of the old. We sail at the speed of the new sail without having suffered a penalty.
  • Automatic adjustment routing parameters when passing through straits such as Gibraltar.

Expert mode with control of most settings

  • Maximum duration Routing 1 up to 15 days;
  • Search angle 40° to 360° in steps of 1°.
  • Angular step 0° (Automatic) up to 5°.
  • VMG tolerance 0° to 20° (allows you to navigate beyond the best VMG).
  • Not adjustable isochrones by calculation time range : 7 periods from less than 12h to more than 120h, Not staggered from 5 minutes minimum to 24 hours maximum depending on the period. Reset to default values (Standard mode).

Display improvements

  • Identified routes by colors.
  • The’Displaying simulated data of the routing in the instruments used the same colors.
  • Display on each isochronous of the Closest point to the goal. A pivot point placed on one of these points will make it possible to Focus on ranking.
Routage, icône des navires et données simulées des routages dans les instruments utilisent des couleurs différenciées.

Routing, ship icon and simulated routing data in instruments use differentiated colors.

  • Scrolling speedt of the timeline regulated according to the zoom level of the map.
  • Taps on routes to move quickly in the timeline.
  • The routing table displays the sails with the colors of VR.

Video tutorial

And to help novices, The video tutorial has been completely updated :

 

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(¹) eSail4VR The cross-platform revolution
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