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Palain HUD - The Essentials
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Sail her like she's yours.
The Palain is a cruising yacht built for the easy days - leisurely afternoons, sunset cruises, and the sort of sailing you do for the joy of it. This HUD is everything you need to sail her, and nothing you don't. Sails, wind, autopilot, top-down docking view, and a quick cam-reset for when the cabin's been calling, all on one neatly organised HUD.
No crew. No capsizing. No wallowing in irons. No endless tacking back and forth to claw your way upwind. Set the wind once, point your bow where you want to go, and the sails stay full as you turn. Sail to your destination in a straight line if you like.
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How it works
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Traditional SL wind systems set the wind in world coordinates - south-westerly at 15 knots, say. The moment you turn, the wind shifts on you and the sails need re-trimming. Get it wrong and you stall, broach, or capsize.
The Palain HUD works the other way round. You set the wind angle relative to your bow - broad reach off the starboard quarter, say - and the HUD locks it there. Whatever direction you steer, the sails stay full. You go where you point.
Set wind, tap Auto Pilot once to trim, tap Auto Pilot off. Steer freely - the sails stay trimmed however you turn. You only re-trim when you change something deliberate: a new wind direction, a big change in wind speed, or raising or dropping a sail. One tap of Auto Pilot, and one tap to release.
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Solo handling
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The Palain is designed for sailing with a crew, but the HUD condenses every job onto one screen, sized so you can sail her single-handed without juggling chat commands or menus.
• Raise and lower each sail with one tap
• Set wind angle and speed by tapping the relevant button
• Engage the autopilot to trim, then sail by hand
• Switch to a top-down camera for docking, so you can see exactly where your hull sits relative to the pier
• Tap Cam to reset your view after a walkabout in the cabin
• Slide the HUD off-screen for a clean view of the water
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Smart spinnaker
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Raise the spinnaker and the wind swings to 175° automatically - almost dead aft, where the spinnaker draws best. One tap and you're flying downwind.
And if you ever bring the wind too tight while the kite's up, the HUD drops it for you before the bow gets dragged under. Sail aggressive lines without worrying about broaching.
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What's in the box
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• Palain HUD (wear from inventory)
• Palain Heading Broadcast script (drop into your Palain for live telemetry)
• User Guide notecard
* Not for racing. Organised SL races use enforced event wind set by race buoys, which override personal wind HUDs. The Palain HUD is for private sailing - leisurely cruises, sunset runs out to the islands, and single-handing for the joy of it.
If you experience any issues with your HUD, contact Joshua Lit in-world before leaving a review and I will do my best to help.
For more info, visit - https://agalmic.com/palain
- Sail her single-handed
- One tap - sails, AP, camera
- Set wind once, sails stay full
- Drops the kite before you bin it
- Top-down view for clean docking
