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Wicpar @Wicpar

we will start to populate the page when the next update becomes available. be patient :)

Dubs @TheDUBSpeedArts

Mac version instantly crashes whenever I try to load another ship

GuyReanmanee @GuyReanmanee

Sinking Simulator 1 & Sinking Simulator 2 Android pls

GuyReanmanee @GuyReanmanee

Android Plz

LegitLigit @LegitLigit

this would be awesome if you gan go first person into the ship and the game is 3D. (Or maybe also VR). (And also walk around)

Sinking Simulator 2

The sequel to the unfinished Sinking Simulator, now with a lot more POWER!!!!
Witness your witty love of chaos and destruction sinking 2D ships and everything else on board!

With one of the most advanced and optimized soft body physics, enjoy the absolute madness of destroying massive soft body structures into oblivion, ones that even dwarfs the empire state building or the Eiffel Tower!

join us on Discord

How to install:

Alpha 4 Windows

run the .msi installer
use the created desktop shortcut

Alpha 4 Mac/Linux

download the jar
make sure you have java 8 installed
run with java
(the game is unstable on MacOS maximizing can cause crashes)

Alpha 3

extract the zip anywhere
go into the folder you extracted
right click SinkingSimulator2.jar and select open with java

Requirements:

Java 8
A dedicated Graphics card, (must support OpenCL)

Known bugs

java.lang.RuntimeException: OpenCL error [-1000][0xCL_UNKNOWN_ERROR_CODE]

Choose another platform in the platform selector, or try to set your Nvidia control panel setting to high performance.

java.lang.RuntimeException: OpenCL error [-9999][0xCL_UNKNOWN_ERROR_CODE]

The drivers got an illegal read, it happens on older cards, update your drivers and keep restarting, eventually it will work.

Nothing happens:

make sure you have JRE 1.8 (java 8)
make sure your graphics drivers are up to date
make sure your graphics card supports OpenCL

Changelog:

v3.0:

Stable physics
Game now runs on OpenCL
Realistic Water flow (No pressure yet)

v2.0.2:

reduced java version requirement to 1.6
reduced OpenGL version requirement to 3.3

v2.0.1:

added legacy toggle button to generate ships that don't use geometry shaders
attempted to fix startup crash by letting GLFW choose the opengl version.

v2.0:

initial release

Credits:

Frederic Nieto: Sofware Engineer and Designer
Francis Racicot: Designer & Publisher
Steven M: Head of Media
Roy Breardo: Making the lovely music
#strategy

Development Stage

Early Access

Engine/Language

Java

Published On

April 11, 2016

Sinking Simulator now has a Patreon page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUKiXqYwpiU

Sinking Simulator is now on Steam.
It will release eventually, a few change will need to happen in order for the game to have better compatibility with the Steam UI, (Workshop integration and what not)

The game won't be a Steam Exclusive*