Hello Pioneers!
Ever since we released the Nordic Folkboat we have had lots of requests to allow it to have more usable lines so this update brings just this.
Along with the updated version of this boat there is a raft of other improvements and fixes which should make voyages smoother.
This update includes the following fixes/improvements:
- As often requested we have added a fully trimable version of the Nordic Folkboat.
- Moved to DNS names instead of IP address to connect to the Sailaway servers, because some internet providers seem to block the direct use of IP addresses.
- Added stronger and more sudden wind gusts.
- Increased the length of ocean waves.
- Increased the resolution for searching for a teleport location with sufficient water depth.
- When searching for sufficient water depth to teleport to, the game used to trace back along the heading of the boat. This has now been changed to trace back along the line from the boat to the new target coordinates, which makes more sense.
- Reduced minimum needed depth for teleportation.
- Added extra time before boat will run aground after teleportation.
- The map now shows the water depth under the cursor.
- Adjusted new user login screen to make it less confusing.
- When using the Q/E keys to loop through the available trim lines, a list of the lines is shown to make the order in which they are selected more logical.
- When orbiting the camera around the boat, clicking the hull would sometimes select a point on the opposite side of the boat.
- Selecting a line with the mouse is now much smoother, also in stormy weather.
- Selecting the Main traveller, Jib sheet or Jib leadcar on the inactive side of the boat is no longer possible.
- When you stop pulling a line, the camera goes back to it's original state and now also restores the camera rotation from before the rope was selected instead of resetting it.
- Increased sensitivity of the weather helm indicator.
- The game now gives a message when Mac OS X 10.10.5 Yosemite is used, which is not supported.
- When the user's graphics memory is 512MB or less, the game will automatically switch to the lowest graphics quality. If you have a bug you'd like to report, please follow the guide for 'How to report a bug' and post a new thread in the Bug Reporting Forum. Happy Sailing, The Sailaway Team