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About this mod
This mod adds a purchasable ship that sails with realistic mechanics and provides basic but themed player home below decks.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
There are some very good ship mods out there, but many are not compatible with OpenMW and all of them, in my opinion, fall into the category of 'teleportation, but slower', by which I mean that they lack realistic mechanics that make it feel as though you are sailing. This mod aims to address that, using one of the fantastic cutter models from Tamriel Rebuilt to make a sailable ship that I hope feels like a sailing minigame, rather than just transport.
Features:
This mod is part one of a two part mod, which I have kept separate for people who just want a purchasable ship without any additional landmasses. The navigation equipment and the information it provides is actually part of a planned navigation mechanic in the second part of the mod whereby you can navigate to the uncharted islands (as in, do not appear on the game map) that can only be found by following the logbooks of intrepid earlier explorers.
Note: this ship is not free, you will require just over 10,000 gold to purchase the boat and all of the navigation equipment. You will find the seller just north of Ebonheart.
Features:
- Wind direction and speed that changes with the weather conditions in real time.
- Boat speed dependant on wind speed and point of sail.
- No sailing into the wind! If you sail too close to the wind, you will lose you speed, so plan your trip accordingly.
- Leeway and weather helm; challenges that face real sailing boats that you will have to deal with.
- Lash the tiller and walk on the deck of you boat while sailing. Just don't leave the tiller for too long, or you may drift off course!
- Limitations to when you can anchor: not suddenly stopping while you are creaming along at 10 knots! Now you must slow down and plan your moves to avoid an embarassing grounding.
- Collision detection.
- Kedge off the rocks if you run aground, but careful not to lose your kedge anchor.
- New equipment to purchase that allows you to navigate, giving you more information while sailing.
- Portable boarding plank and steps for easy boarding.
- A cabin below decks with a realistic atmosphere and plenty of storage for carrying all manner of cargo.
This mod is part one of a two part mod, which I have kept separate for people who just want a purchasable ship without any additional landmasses. The navigation equipment and the information it provides is actually part of a planned navigation mechanic in the second part of the mod whereby you can navigate to the uncharted islands (as in, do not appear on the game map) that can only be found by following the logbooks of intrepid earlier explorers.
Note: this ship is not free, you will require just over 10,000 gold to purchase the boat and all of the navigation equipment. You will find the seller just north of Ebonheart.