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I'm working on a sailing game in Godot! (fosstodon.org)

submitted 4 days ago by tkk13909@sopuli.xyz to c/gamedev@programming.dev

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I'm still figuring out the details but I have a working prototype and it uses (somewhat) accurate sail physics.

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

One sail is good. Having to sort a jib and a main is a lot to manage.

Also, will you incorporate hiking and keeping the boat flat? Including a mechanic where the player can fall out of the boat would be fun.

Reading the water is understanding where there are gusts ahead based on ripples or dark spots on the water's surface:

https://sailingforums.com/threads/reading-flat-water.6710/

[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Since I'm not planning on making it super realistic, I was thinking of adding a jib and spinnaker as potential upgrades to increase the speed of the boat at certain angles. The extra sails would move on their own based on the angles and wind speed.

With regards to hiking and falling out of the boat, I'm leaning more towards a disembodied camera instead of a first-person character so probably not.

I'm not sure if I'll add reading the water as a thing but I'll keep it in mind!

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

That sounds great! I'm looking forward to seeing it.