#Better sailing mechanics for sailing ships

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shell mist
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So right now the way sails work in the game (on ships like the Sailing Yacht and Preussen-class) is very rudimentary :

  • if the sails aren't raised, nothing happens ;
  • if the sails are raised, the ship drifts in the direction of the wind.

While this can look quite funny, it isn't very convenient. I think a more realistic system, similar to other boating games :

  • if the sails aren't raised, nothing happens (duh) ;
  • but if the sails are raised, the ship moves in the direction of the ship, with its speed proportionate to wind speed and maximum speed of the ship.

Say that the ship has a maximum speed of 20 knots. If the wind blows 20 knots from the north, the ship with open sails could go (approximate values) 5 knots going upwind (facing north), 20 knots downwind (facing south), and 12-15 knots crosswinds (west/east). If the wind blows faster than the ship's maximum speed, it might even have a small speed boost (say 10% more than its max speed).

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This is a repost from this post :

edgy gyro
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realism?

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in my aeronautica?

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instant suggestion ban

shell mist
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i am not suggesting realism

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merely playability for sailing ships

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like unironically, try sailing to any airport north of your destination while using only sails

edgy gyro
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OOH shit ok now that i'm reading it-

shell mist
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try going anywhere with sails alone actually

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-# you can't

edgy gyro
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ok yeah we 100% need it

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i revoke my previous statement

indigo shore
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YEAAHHH

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THANK YOU CALVIN

indigo shore
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just to put into perspective of how bad the sailing is rn

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im trying to sail 120 degrees from wind,and im backing onto myself

indigo shore
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heres a better example

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not entirely correct cause i did not have the angles which i was traveling at (stupid game)

agile wagon
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Isnt something like this on Trello?

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In Boat Ideas

shell mist
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#trello-logs message

shrewd jolt
agile wagon
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As long as it's on #suggestion-rules

potent torrent
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I couldn't have put this better if I tried.

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If I could I would make another suggestion of a similar kind.