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Ugh, that's extremely disappointing. That's exactly the sort of thing I expected from a game touting 'real wind physics'.

Glad I know not to waste any time on it now, expecting it to be something it isn't.

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It's still quite fun. The games industry figured out long ago that realism and fun are often diametrically opposed.

As a rule, combat in game does not interest me.

Wow you should really demand your money back!

I’m confused, is this HN or enforced groupthink?

HN has always been notorious for groupthink.

ITT: complaining about free passion projects is the only way to avoid groupthink

He’s been harassing and insulting me in multiple threads for trying to learn how I can push the realism on my wind physics!

He has heart in the right place but questionable methods

I guess nowadays anyone can support their skills with AI and make a game in weeks vs months so he should copy paste ur idea with his mechanics and see which one gets more popular. See who will win.

If someone says they will bring me steak, but it tastes like ice cream, I can still be annoyed, even if I like ice cream.

Decades ago, Sid Meier's Pirates had a more realistic sailing model, which made you feel the difference between triangular and square sails, in a game where the player had a lot of other challenges to master. And Meier is a designer who always put fun and playability above realism.

This thread is firewood splitting sim 2.0.

It's really not fun to spend an hour going zig zag against the wind... That's why there is no sailing simulator I guess.

There are plenty of sailing simulators (e.g. Windward), just none featuring large square riggers. In any case, my beef is more with the misleading headline.

If a game advertised "real weapons handling", and it turned out to have infinite ammo with no reloads or shell drop, wouldn't you feel a bit lead on?

Nadeo, bring back Virtual Skipper

Oh yea, I remember that one!

It's not fun to spend an hour going zig zag against the wind? What about an hour doing it with a boat full of precious materials that can't go through the portal while you're being chased by some ungodly horror from beneath the waves?

Valheim was a blast.

There is a few, from web browser games that still simulate the physics [1] to serious ones that include ropes, navigation and crew management [2].

[1]: https://www.sailrhythm.com/

[2]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/794860/eSail_Sailing_Simu...

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