Catboat 1.0
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A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat), or a cat-rigged sailboat, is a sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward (i.e., near the front of the boat).
Its an uncomplex, compact, cheap, simple to use, and a fun basic boat that can seat a friend and can be raced too :)
QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS:
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1) To start sailing right away, say "raise".
2) To steer left and right, use the left/right arrow keys or the 'a' and 'd' keys (when not in chat mode).
4) To move the sail in or out, use the up/down arrow keys or the 'w' and 's' keys (when not in chat mode).
5) To come to a full stop, say "moor".
6) There is one crew ball - poseballs can be hidden with the 'show' or 'hide' command.
7) To Enter mouselook - like you are really sailing it - press the 'm' key (when not in chat mode) - and escape a couple of time to return.
8) Say cboard to raise and lower the centerboard - or use the control hud provided (see a more detailed explanation below).
9) Wear the huds provided there are 3 in total - wind direction hud - controls hud - and camera hud - the controls hud offers commonly used commands in a simple button form
10) say 'help for help or hud for wind direction hud
Remember as the boat is editable you can adjust the rudder 'pole' to fit your hand
At slower speeds the boat will come off the plane and the sprays will reduce - to make lower speeds especially when motoring in port or harbour it can move very slow;y with a gentle water sounds and prop wake.
KEY CONTROLS:
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- Use the left and right arrow keys (or 'a' and 'd') to steer the boat.
- Use the forward and backward arrow keys (or 'w' and 's') to "sheet" (i.e., pull the mainsheet (i.e., the rope) that pulls the mainsail in and out.
COMMANDS:
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"raise" -- raise the mainsail and begin sailing. Will also stop motor if motoring.
"lower" -- lower the mainsail and stop sailing. Note that the boat will continue to drift.
"moor" -- reset the boat to non-physical state.
"sheet X" -- sheets in or out the mainsail by X degrees ("sheet -5" will pull the sail in by 5 degrees).
"id#XX" -- displays a two-digit number between 00 and 99 to your boats id"id#05").
"cb" -- Raises Centerboard
"cb" -- Lowers Centerboard - if the board is down then they will dig into the water for better upwind performance.
"motor" -- lowers sails and starts outboard motor. Say moor to stop or say raise to continue sailing with engine off. Ideal for in and around ports - use forwards and back arrows to control speed.
"alphasails1, alphasails2 and alpha sails3" --allow you to make the rather large sails semi transparent - will reset when you rez the boat.
"help" --gives this notecard.
"vane on and vane off" --starts the wind indicator at the top of the mast.
"hud" -- will give you a twin needle wind direction hud - the white needle states 'true wind' and the brown semi-transparent needle states 'ap
- Uses real wind and race wind
- Specially built version for Micro Avatars
- Extensively tested by the mirco community
- Seats 4
- The best way to have fun sail or motor about
