Painted Ocean
Games
ship simulator
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
12 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score +0.38.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks great and fun, excited to try it
From 4 comments
Nice! I dreamt about making exactly this for years, also after reading Patrick O'Brien. Learned some 3D modeling, tried a few game engines, thought a lot about water rendering…
fcatalan on HNSweet! I finished the Hornblower series late last year and couldn't find anything like this. Can't wait to try it!
focusedone on HNVery cool idea. Can't wait to try.
cyanbane on HNI love this!
dt5702 on HN
Realistic feel and tacking behaviour matches real ships
From 3 comments
Loved this, finally remembered how to tack the thing from a trip on Morgenster
Already__Taken on HNI lost some hours to it. No I wouldn't say anything's terribly off, I do remember tacking being more possibly without making sternway. The ship turns slowly but should pick up…
Already__Taken on HNOk. Had to read Harland's Seamanship in the Age of Sailing to figure it out. She's a "dull" one -- unable to tack without making sternway, which definitely is not a compliment.…
rerdavies on HN
Runs well under Wine on Linux
From 2 comments
In two clicks I had it running with Wine. Not a problem.
gavmor on HN> I notice you say that it's Windows-only, I take that as a challenge It runs under WINE with no issues
wizzledonker on HN
Objections
Windows-only, so Linux and other users need Wine
From 3 comments
I've always been interested in sailing. I'm from Illinois. I once went to Jamaica and sailed a small catamaran for several hours on a protected bay and had great fun. For years…
kunwon1 on HNI'm also interested in running it on Linux, would be great if the game officially supported running in Wine.
kombine on HNWindows inhales scrote. Windows-only games doubly so. If you're are amenable to porting I'll do it for you. If you don't want me then I'm guessing plenty of others will.
Y_Y on HN
Download blocked in some countries
From 1 comment
ah, it wasn't firefox, but apparently itch.io doesn't like the country i am in. it worked with a proxy
em-bee on HN
Requests
Official Wine or Linux support
From 1 comment
I'm also interested in running it on Linux, would be great if the game officially supported running in Wine.
kombine on HN
Publish the source code
From 1 comment
Looks very neat. If you aren't going to work on it again, then perhaps you would consider publishing the source code also?
herewulf on HN
Questions
Can a square rig tack, or must it always jibe?
From 1 comment
Fun! Out of curiosity, is it possible to tack with a square rig, or do you always have to jibe? I've tried all kinds of strategies, including dropping all sails at 11 knots, and…
rerdavies on HN
Does the game require knowing sail names?
From 1 comment
I'm wondering if the game requires you to know all the sail names. That could be a big impediment to doing things in it! It certainly adds some difficulty in even reading those…
davidw on HN
Alternatives named
eSail Sailing Simulator
From 1 comment
Nice big ship simulator. However if you're interested in a good realistic sailing sim for something smaller then a ship of the line, check out the eSail Sailing Simulator on…
programd on HN
Naval Action
From 1 comment
This reminds me of Naval Action: https://store.steampowered.com/app/311310/Naval_Action/
BerislavLopac on HN
Empire Total War
From 1 comment
This looks awesome. Will definitely try it out. Also, does anyone remember Empire Total War from back around 2011? One of my favorite games of all time despite its millions of…
holtkam2 on HN