At this point no. There is a player-held light source though -- and individual lights can be toggled on/off.

Applies to most objects, including terrain and clouds.

Thanks. It's definitely a known issue with the ropes. It's a bit of a balancing act between performance and looks -- as to get the springyness down I have to crank up the Burst math iterations. For the masts I can solve that with hidden joints -- but I want to limit their use as much as possible as they've got their own cons.

Thank you. :)

Thank you. A sense of mystery and discovery is definitely something I'm aiming towards.

Looks so good!!!!!! Can't wait!!!

Thank you. :) It's a long ways from where I'd like it to be, but progress has been steady.

Thank you. :)

Thanks!

Whups. Thanks for noticing. Should be fixed.

Спасибо. :)

Thanks. :) I've got that from a few people, and it's been a struggle to sort out what scale is out. Just general walking, or being on the ships? The scale should be about right -- but I get that games often have to muck up scale objects to get things to look 'right' so I'm definitely open to adjustments.

My focus is on ship designs from Asia, the Iberian Peninsula, and parts of India. So there may be some square riggers in the future -- but it's mostly going to be lateen rigs, junk rigs, and similar styles. While the time period of my selected ships is kind of nebulous -- it largely predates the complex large styles of the 17th and 18th century.

@@2eightnine dang, was hoping there would be some full rigged ships. If it’s 15th and 16th century that we’re focused on, is there any chance we’d see the likes of caravels and carracks, and their cut down variants? Or if it’s smaller ships we’re focusing on, perhaps we could do brigs or sloop of war?

There's definitely a degree of fudgery going on -- I'm aware it would be impossible to handle ships of this size solo. I do plan eventually on a kind of hired crew to make things easier/quicker, but as a gameplay concession I've set things up to be manageable solo.

@@2eightnine I'm not familiar with the whole storyline of your game, but it's possible that you might be pushing fairly significant content too soon. A smaller ship - one just barely controllable by a single individual in an era without modern sailing equipment - might be a better option to introduce the various basic control mechanisms and basic sailing concepts, as well as adding the concept of proper crewing - something that is pretty important in sailing, no matter what era you're in. In the case of the AoS, a difference in crew quality could mean being able to escape a looming lee shore, out-sailing an adversary, or surviving a storm. Being able to hire a small crew, who could then gain experience, would allow the player to have a competent nucleus when transferring to a larger vessel. Might be fun :-)

Essentially two reasons at this point. The game is in early development, so NPC's have yet to be added. Secondly it's a post apocalyptic setting where human population has crashed to tiny pockets.

It's on the wishlist -- but it's not a main goal. I don't want to exclude the vast majority of players without access to headsets -- and while I think the immersion would be great, I feel it runs a high risk of becoming tiring quickly, as there's a lot of extended sailing without much action.

@@2eightnine I totally agree with you. The virtual vision should be a supplement, not the final goal. But having the possibility to navigate with the headset is an extra touch that fits perfectly in this kind of games (imho)

​@@2eightninedefinitely agreed, I use VR while flight simming from time to time, and I end up only using it for take off/landing on long flights, I switch back to the monitor for the enroute portions

​@@2eightnineThank you very much. Now I'm keeping an eye out for your game. Thank you.

This sailing game looks incredible! The graphics and realism are just stunning-it's like you're really out there on the water. I'm definitely going to give it a try. Can't wait to set sail! 😮

Yeah you're right. Reflections and shadowing was a bit of an issue. Should be ready in time for the demo's launch in October, but didn't quite make it into this vid.

Sailwind is a great game, definitely an influence in some areas, but the same could be said for most first person 'boat' games, the old Sea Dogs games and some older immersive sims were also big influences. Sailwind as a project focuses a lot more on economy, ship customization, and survival elements, while FS (aims) to focus more on immersion, setting, and ship operation.

@@2eightnine The reason I left the comment is because the actual UI elements look almost copied from Sailwind. I'm not bashing your project, I really hope this takes off, because as far as I know, there is only one realistic sailing simulator right now: Sailwind. So by all means, take the wind out of Sailwind's sails (hah!) and make this game a banger!

@@NavidIsANoob Hope it didn't come across as salty -- it's inevitable that similar games will be compared, but I don't want to foster the idea that I'm trying to rip off or replace Sailwind. They are similar projects but going their own ways -- and I hope for Raw Lion's continued success. Plenty of room on our HDD's for both.

@@2eightnine That's for sure, but a little bit of competition can foster a lot of innovation. :) Good luck, looking forward to more!

NPC crew is a planned feature, but is far down the list. This isn't aiming to be 100% realistic, more sim-lite, so you can sail the ships solo without much issue.

@2eightnine Thank you. Looking forward to it.

Indeed. Also used for kedging/warping.