<s>
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
ship	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
vehicle	O
simulation	O
computer	O
game	O
which	O
simulates	O
maneuvering	O
various	O
ships	O
in	O
different	O
environments	O
,	O
although	O
without	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
wind	O
and	O
current	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	B-Application
and	O
was	O
titled	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2006	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2006	I-Application
Add-On	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2008	I-Application
released	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
in	O
Germany	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
expansion	O
for	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2008	I-Application
titled	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2008	I-Application
New	O
Horizons	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
Extremes	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
latest	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
vessels	O
from	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2008	I-Application
are	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vessels	O
have	O
more	O
usable	O
controls	O
and	O
more	O
realistic	O
ones	O
,	O
unlike	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2008	I-Application
in	O
which	O
only	O
the	O
whistle	O
,	O
binoculars	O
,	O
thrust	O
,	O
rudder	O
and	O
thrusters	O
(	O
if	O
applicable	O
on	O
the	O
vessel	O
)	O
are	O
usable	O
,	O
although	O
you	O
can	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
radio	O
but	O
not	O
send	O
out	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinking	O
dynamics	O
and	O
physics	O
have	O
also	O
improved	O
in	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
Extremes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unlike	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2008	I-Application
,	O
you	O
can	O
launch	O
lifeboats/motorboats	O
off	O
a	O
suitable	O
vessel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
ship	O
control	O
unit	O
"	O
,	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
and	O
enabling	O
more	O
realistic	O
steering	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	B-Application
by	O
Wilco	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engineering	O
have	O
announced	O
"	O
ShipDriver	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
marine	O
simulation	O
controller	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
RailDriver	O
train	O
controller	O
for	O
Auran	O
's	O
Trainz	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Train	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ship	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
has	O
been	O
criticised	O
for	O
limitations	O
in	O
the	O
replication	O
of	O
realistic	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
open	O
architecture	O
preventing	O
users	O
from	O
creating	O
their	O
own	O
vehicles	O
and	O
voyages	O
.	O
</s>
