Mooring game

[jimmynoboat]

Anyone who's interested can get a preview of our mooring game which is 'almost' complete at

http://www.sailtales.co.uk/st-fun-mm.php5

Any comments welcome

 

[srp]

Well that just wasted half an hour! Yes, I like it - seems to be quite realistic in terms of how the boat responds.

 

[jimmynoboat]

Thanks, we put a fair bit of effort into making it slosh about a bit and not always go where you're pointing it.

Sorry we can't give you that half hour back though.

 

[Sgeir]

The motorboat's great fun. Shot through the moorings at 23.6 kts. You should've seen their faces....

Ooops, what am I saying? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Sixpence]

A tad slow to respond with the mobo , but then I did end up needing repairs /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif , SOG showed as 14Kn but it actually looked more like 3Kn , good bit of practice helming with tidal effects too

 

[fireball]

I like to see the stern of the vessel too ... especially when trying to go backwards.... can the vessel be placed further up the screen? Other than that - I'm glad I don't have a mobo - stuffed up all the mooring attempts ... 1 notch forwards on the throttle and you're doing 5 knots!! Sailyboat was much easier!

 

[Twister_Ken]

Ctrl key doesn't seem to have any affect on a Mac.

 

[Emjaytoo]

Great fun! 'til I hit another raggie & sank! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Have put a short cut on my desk top & will play with it later.

 

[andy_wilson]

A sense of wind and current direction would be useful.

Can you give us some wavlets for the current and a flag for the wind?

 

[Twister_Ken]

Instructions for Mac need to say use 'apple' key, not ctrl key.

Why no astern?

 

[markstirling]

Really enjoyed it. However, I think the rudder response is too quick on the fin keel yacht at slow speeds. Also, I was prompted to put-out fenders when approaching the mooring buoy and then got the "needs repairing" result when I didn't notice hitting anything!

 

[portlanddave]

loved it great fun - just the thing for winter evenings

 

[Twister_Ken]

OK, found astern.

Be nice to have some backwards visibility when trying to reverse into a slot though.

How do I pick up a mooring buoy?

 

[jimmynoboat]

Thanks everyone for your comments. We are going to keep making changes and will incorporate many of your suggestions.
Sorry about overlooking Mac conditions. I will make sure we address this.
Rear view is a planned enhancement. I need my programmer to handle most things but he has included many variables I can use to 'tweek' boat behaviour so, I'll have a go at that thery soon.
Thanks again and I'm really pleased you seem to like it.
BTW the mooring buoys are orange in colour - you have to approach them directly into the tide otherwise they won't alow you to tie up. I know that's not always the way you'd do it and I'm working on coming along side as a single-hander possibly would.

 

[jimmynoboat]

Reverse view now added as well as some other suggested enhancements. Thanks

www.sailtales.co.uk/st-fun-mm.php5