I think there was a typo in the title.
Shouldn’t that read “Watch animated TV and click buttons in the comfort of your home”
Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather
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#42Something I have been wishing for: a game where pre-GPS-based navigation is a (possibly, the ) major mechanic.
Yes! Absolutely! I’ve wanted a Polynesian voyaging game for ages, and I’ve always imagined the navigation would be integral, as it was sometimes more impressive than the actual journey IMO
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#43This is really cool! I'm a few books into the Aubry/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brien (highly recommended! The movie Master & Commander is based on them). This should help to get a better feel for the ships and the battles!
It's only on hacker news that I could find recommendations for historic naval fiction!
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#44This is a perfect use case for VR, specifically crappy VR, motion sickness is now a feature
We apparently share the same humor :) As an ex charter sailing yacht skipper and VR developer, this comment made my morning!
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#45I've always been interested in sailing. I'm from Illinois. I once went to Jamaica and sailed a small catamaran for several hours on a protected bay and had great fun. For years afterwards I was reading sailing textbooks and dreaming about it, but given my location, I don't want to put money into it I've played some sailing games and had fun, but they weren't simulations. I've never tried a sailing simulator. This one…
I'm also interested in running it on Linux, would be great if the game officially supported running in Wine.
Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
My main interest is in doing it solo, I don't think I'd enjoy it nearly as much with other people around. While this does look interesting, it doesn't appeal to me in the same way
I remember reading Robert Manry's Tinkerbelle [1] as a child, and ever since have had something of a fascination with the idea of sailing solo; although at my now-fairly-advanced age I accept that I'm going to keep my ambitions severely in check. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinkerbelle
For what it's worth, I sail and the average other sailboat I meet is sailed solo by an older guy. A small to medium coastal cruiser/overnighter type seems to be the sweet spot, can be easier to single-hand than many kinds of dinghy, cheaper and with easier boat handling than big cruisers and less to go wrong. So it may not be Atlantic crossing but I hope you get some sailing in.
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#47Looks very neat. If you aren't going to work on it again, then perhaps you would consider publishing the source code also?
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#48Loved this, finally remembered how to tack the thing from a trip on Morgenster
I'm glad you liked it. I'd be happy to know about anything from its behaviour that feels badly off from a real tall ship.
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#49I've always been interested in sailing. I'm from Illinois. I once went to Jamaica and sailed a small catamaran for several hours on a protected bay and had great fun. For years afterwards I was reading sailing textbooks and dreaming about it, but given my location, I don't want to put money into it I've played some sailing games and had fun, but they weren't simulations. I've never tried a sailing simulator. This one…
The world's biggest lake is right next to you!
The Caspian Sea?
Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather
#50I've always been interested in sailing. I'm from Illinois. I once went to Jamaica and sailed a small catamaran for several hours on a protected bay and had great fun. For years afterwards I was reading sailing textbooks and dreaming about it, but given my location, I don't want to put money into it I've played some sailing games and had fun, but they weren't simulations. I've never tried a sailing simulator. This one…
> I've always been interested in sailing. I'm from Illinois.
Almost a haiku!