Here we outline a quick fix for throttle calibration issues some have experienced. There have been a couple of situations in which the throttles do not operate as expected. Typically, this is when one throttle will not operate properly and when looking at it in the Joystick setup page in Virtual Sailor, the throttle will…
A quick note – We’ve put together a guide for configuring the throttles and wheel if they lose their set-up. It should help with making quick configuration changes if you run into issues with those devices. The steps are outlined in a manner that should make it easy to carry out when needed. You can…
I’ll start out by wishing everyone a happy New Year, may 2025 be a year of good fortune for all! We’ve had a few requests from people about what we would recommend as an initial set of boats and scenarios, also called situations on the splash screen. We put together a couple of downloads that…
Can a vessel’s performance characteristics be altered? And what are the reasons for wanting to do so? The affirmative answer to this question exists for multiple reasons. Now, let’s explore the purpose and methods behind such modifications. One potential reason for adjusting the performance curve of the vessel is evident. Certain vessels have excessive power,…
We want to take a few minutes and lay out the roadmap of what we are working on. Most of these are things people asked about and some are there for added functionality. So, with that said, let’s get to it. Screen Displays The topic of utilizing multiple screens has been mentioned frequently. I am…
We’ve run into a situation a couple of times now where the display for the MuVIT remote on the tablet displayed locked and was not usable. This was confusing the first couple of times since everything had been working perfectly up to that point. A lot of fiddling with the remotes to get it to…
We’ve put a video on YouTube that lays out the basics you need to know to do your initial setup and startup with your new MuVIT simulator. Nothing is overly complicated but it is laid out to give you an easier faster start. Probably one of the biggest hurdles is configuring the throttles and wheel….
For this tutorial blog about joystick configuration, we will presume that you have all the essential parts of a MuVIT system ready to go. It could be useful to print the second half of this tutorial as there are cases where Virtual Sailor loses its configurarion and you need to reenter it. With this tutorial…
One common question we get is are there more than one boat, when we explain that there are many available the next question is what are they and do they come with the package? I show them the gallery of MuVIT boats and there you go, but that requires you to be there so I’ll…
Some DIYers have reported having issues getting the Unified Remote app to work with their Virtual Sailor instance on their tablet. They are getting the “Can’t Sync” message or being unable to find the server . First, we would point out both products are complex with many moving parts, Unified Remote in particular can require…
The tablet is at the heart of the new MuVIT platform. Those who have a VRInsight console can continue to use that as we’ve documented. We’ve selected the 8.7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, which we will be offering when our store opens after the Annual Meeting in February. It will look very similar to…
This past week we were able to integrate the Virtual Sailor software with the BSVT platform successfully. For those who were not at this year’s Governing Board meeting, this is one of our significant milestones. We had been working on this for a couple of months since we got a full BSVT unit to work…
When installing Virtual Sailor NG it is possible you will get the following message, particularly if you’ve never had any gaming software on your computer: In all likelihood reinstalling won’t help because if you don’t have DirectX installed it probably still isn’t there. But fear not, there is an easy fix for this problem. Before…
We have received a report of windows blocking the installation of Virtual Sailor NG. Some anti-malware software such as the Windows Defender, which is very good but it has its own quirks, may erroneously flag Virtual Sailor NG as malicious or unknown software. This does not mean that the software is infected or malicious. In…
It’s been a little while since our last update but it doesn’t mean nothing has been going on, quite the opposite. We’ve been heads down on working on MuVIT and an associated project so I’ll take a few minutes to give you an update. We’re redesigning a throttle set for MuVIT, it needs to be…
