Oh no, I appear to be starting to write a sailing simulator....

Oh no, I appear to be starting to write a sailing simulator.

It was only a matter of time. 🥲 I love writing simulators for things I am learning. It bolsters my understanding so much!

Step one: scrolling tiled water background. ✅

Like 8 April at 22:28 | Open on sunbeam.city

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✅ Dufour 31 sprite drawing
✅ Decided on scale (40 pixels / metre at cameraScale = 1.0)

I chose the Dufour 31 because that's what I learned in during the 4-day class I took in February. :3

9 April at 0:45 | Open on sunbeam.city

✅ Camera zoom
✅ Ship rotation /w pivot
✅ Drop shadow

9 April at 20:10 | Open on sunbeam.city

✅ Draw main and jib sails, with adjustable easing & hardening keys.

10 April at 0:45 | Open on sunbeam.city

✅ Dynamic wind particles, indicating strength and direction

EDIT: It's very noticeable when animated, but quite subtle in this screenshot.

10 April at 1:14 | Open on sunbeam.city

✅ Sail trim and relative angle to wind controls *speeeeeed*!

Yay! You can actually sail around now, and see how sail trim affects speed at different angles. ^__^ V

This screenshot is in 40 knots of wind. 😅

10 April at 4:43 | Open on sunbeam.city

✅ Bubble particles in ship's wake

10 April at 17:12 | Open on sunbeam.city