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Alpine Vale

Alpine Vale




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Launched in 2031, she's a small off shore Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). Fictional, of course, but an ideal working vessel in the world of Stormworks for ISO transfer, oil spill clean-up, fire response, search and rescue and more.

Having learned a lot since my last big ship, I've had another go at a largish off shore vessel. I've tried to make it user friendly and functional while being semi-realistic in it's features and performance. I have taken some small liberties such as the cranes and winches which you may or may not find on a real world PSV. They are only really meant for handling small items such as drones, buoys and perhaps some spill recovery gear. Anyway, with those, she'll be helpful to those research people and probably tow an oil tanker, maybe put out some fires. You get the idea.

I say small, but it's still a fairly large boat in Stormworks with a lot of lights and sub-grids, but hopefully performance is reasonable for you.
Length 40m
Beam 9m
Mass: 60,554
Cost: 475,000(ish)

Pilot Assist (Multi-Waypoint Auto Navigation)
Dynamic Positioning
Dynamic Stabilization
Automatic Horn Signaling* (Fog, Towing, Anchor...also has a Manual option)
Maritime Legal Lights (Towing, Anchor, NUC, RAM,etc.)
Key Start with Auto Restart
Container Capacity: 4 game standard 11x29 ISO
Cargo Deck with Lift
Fully finished interior sleeps 6 and seats many
Flappy Bird
Deployable RHIB
Radar, Radio x2, Intercoms, Automatic Heat
Flare Launchers x3-(8x Distress, 8x Smoke, 8x Illumination)
Directional Thrusters
Auxiliary Generators x2-with Auto Start/Stop (at 95% and 90% battery charge)
Automatic Transmissions
Large Engine x4
85k Fuel Tank (fillers midhips on the deck rails)
Range at a realistic(ish) top speed of 15 knots: approx. 275 kms
35k Ballast / Storage Tanks x2-located in each stern corner, spawns with water in so pump out as ISO or other weight is loaded. If Diesel, can transfer to main fuel tank for increased range
Bilge Pumps
All vanilla blocks
Fire Suppression in Engine Room and Above the Back Up Generator
There's a Harness hanging down in Cargo. You can disconnect it from there, take it up and attach it to the cargo crane for rescue.
The main deck backup generator will explode / catch fire creating a 'Fire at Sea' scenario. There is fire suppression right there and several fire extinguishers or call for help in MP :)
There's more, but I have to cut this short. Just explore. I tried to 'fill in the corners' to try and make her seem like a lived on, working vessel without going crazy with paint blocks and stuff.

*Choose the ships state from 1x1 screen on center console (leave untouched for normal sailing)

Make your way down to the engine room, (Pro-Tip: short cut through the cargo hatch), turn on the 6 electrical relays (Port side) and the 4 fuel valves (Starboard side), then (optional) start each engine using its key ignition (other option is to start engines from the bridge).

Go to bridge and hop in the Captain's seat.
To your left, on the upper center console (see final screenshot above as reference) you'll find 4 arrow buttons, Press and Hold (you are turning key that the engine room) to start each engine. (Press again to switch off, or turn off key in engine room).

While revs are stabilizing, turn on the 'Bridge Systems, Instrument Lights, Running Lights and Navigation Lights' via the line of button on the lower center console.
When revs have stabilized, apply throttle (via lower console buttons or W/S)

Reverse: With throttle lowered, engage reverse via key button on right console. Note it's advised to wait a minute for the props to stop spinning before reversing so I find using the reverse directional thrusters is much more convenient.

Directional Thruster Controls are also located on the console to your right. The 6 directional arrow buttons, use as indicated.

Captain Seat Hotkeys:
A/D---Rudders
W/S---Combined Throttles

Hopefully most of the systems are familiar to you, if not, everything is labelled and I tried to make things intuitive but there's a lot going on and Steam only allows these descriptions to be so long. Post here if you have any issue and will try to assist.

Special thanks to Taijin for Taijin's Stormwork Toolbox which I always forget to thank because it's not a WS subscription. Not this time. Awesome tool that does most of my lettering.

Special thanks to Talia Kuznetsova for creating and installing the horn and lighting systems.


As usual, many thanks to those who share their creations on Workshop for all to use and enjoy. These cool things went into the Vale...

• Autopilot https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1997983465
  
• Camera Switcher https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1768098995
  
• Flare Launcher https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1971615625
  
• Weather System https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1989931376
  
• Dynamic Positioning https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1983100689
  
• Radar https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1872520281
  
• Key Auto Start https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1625954773
  
• Flappy Bird https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1943722068
  
• RHIB and Crane https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2005650869
  
• Remote Control https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2242140212
  
• Echo Sounder https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1757009274
  
• Maritime Lighting https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2303437217
  
• Foghorn Control https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2290371452
  
• VHF Radio https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2057639205
  
• Beacon Locator https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2277818149
  
• Beacon Finder https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2056859089

Happy Sails!!