Following Seas -- Better Fishing and Gilded Gloat Boat

Small update this week, but still some new things to show.

Fishing always seems to be a major part of any game with boats. While it was functional, I felt there was a lot of room for improvement, so I've iterated on the system in a number of ways.

I've added some progressive damping to the camera, so that it's easier to keep an eye on the water during extreme angles, along with visual improvements to line placement, and the position of the rod.

I have also substantially overhauled the behavior of the fish, to allow for a more engaging fight, with diving and more aggressive movements.


I've started on a loot system, where provision items can be found in the world, and added to your ship stores. This is still pretty early, but you can get an idea of how this is going to work.

Lastly, another ship that has been absent for a few videos.

The Saettia.

A lot of changes have gone into her, and there's a lot of work to do yet. I wasn't happy with the previous model -- I want the largest ships in Following seas to be multi decked ships, so I've increased the draft by about 50 percent to allow for two enclosed decks. I have also rebuilt the stern to be more ornate, and retextured most of the hull. I expect technical progress to be somewhat slow on this ship, as I am currently focusing on getting the smaller core ships fully functional to prevent getting stuck in constant refactoring of tons of hulls every time I make a tech change -- but I've had some questions about this ship -- so I wanted to show a brief update.