lakhnish Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 After playing around with the boats a little bit, and looking at how big the map has been expanded, I think traversing the sea via boats is rather slow. OOB abuse is still faster, and if that's patched, making boat bridges to and for the Lunar Island is still much faster in the long run (kinda antithetical to making boats in the first place :p). Not only that, as more content gets added to the game, presumably in the oceans as well, traveling to those different areas via boats is going to be the go-to method. But with the expanded map, filling in every nook and cranny is probably gonna be a nightmare given current speeds. Don't get me wrong, the current boats are quite nice for sea base building, but traveling long distances with them, not so much. I attached 20 sails to a boat so that I could still hoist and lower each sail, and while it was a decent speed, it was still really slow when you see how big the map has become. Also having 20 masts on a boat doesn't look all that visually appealing, it wasn't exactly easy to navigate, and I don't think you can repair your boat or hammer the masts back to get some mats back for when you're boat is close to sinking (correct me if I'm wrong though). It could also be my experience with boats in SW that's influencing my opinion, where there are upgrade options to both the boats and sails for faster speeds (and I'm not talking coffee here, cause that's just too much and would break the game honestly). What are others people's thoughts on this? Expanded Map vs Old Map Comparison Spoiler 20 Mast Boat Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirrormind Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 it feels like the boats are going to be a key feature for making travel across the world easier , since now players can build boats to sail between gaps instead of having to walk the long way around like before which is great , since the world being a bunch of branches has always made travel unnecessarily tedious ; but right now it seems like the boats are so slow that they aren't actually practical for travel . it took me days to sail around and find the lunar island because the boat is just so incredibly slow , it'd be nice if the boat was naturally faster and if players could use the ocuvigil to determine the general direction of the lunar island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Up Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Yeah, this is probably my biggest issue with the update so far. Cant overstate how absolutely SLOW the boat is. I did a little testing and it took TWENTY THREE MASTS to make my boat as fast as normal walking speed. Surely Klei is gonna add some kind of motor boat function, because if masts are going to be the only way to increase boat speed, then it's gonna be suuuuuuuper costly. 23 masts = 368 logs worth of boards, 207 grass worth of rope, and 92 silk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelot Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Don't worry, I think they'll definitely and more sail types in the future, maybe sails with durability as in SW too. Mast has infinite durability so very slow would be the downside. The best type should increase the speed 2-3x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJam Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 It feels like they are going for slow. You can build anything on the boats so setting sail should take days. I like the idea of planing and sailing for days with friends. But smaller faster boats would be nice late game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queron81 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 It would be cool if we could build a cabin on the boat (or a boot variant with a cabin on it), that acts similar to a house in hamlet, so you could place in chests (or how about barrels as a chest skin), ice boxes, crock pots and alchemy engine. Maybe a propeller, build with gears and fueled with something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusCompanion Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I don't really mind the speed all too much, but i feel like you should be able to go a teensy bit faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChaotica Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 6 hours ago, Queron81 said: It would be cool if we could build a cabin on the boat (or a boot variant with a cabin on it), that acts similar to a house in hamlet, so you could place in chests (or how about barrels as a chest skin), ice boxes, crock pots and alchemy engine. Maybe a propeller, build with gears and fueled with something special. That, would be BADASS. DST houseboats? Yes please! Also yeah, I'd like to see some variant that changes the speed/travel style from slow, laborious rowing to the Standing Proudly at the Bow, In a Hero Pose, the Wind Whipping At Your Hair! change between the raft and the sailboats in Shipwrecked. Also that pose is hilarious and it'd be amazing to see DST players doing that in unison. XD (lol I just realised it looks like Wendy and Willow are actually in the same location here. Nope. These are both from Shipwrecked, not modded DST, so...two entirely different playthroughs. : P) ...Notorious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Maya Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I think I wouldn't mind the slow boat if there were more islands, which I'm assuming there will be (This feature is in beta after all, so I'm sure we're only seeing a little fraction of what's going to be implemented when the full thing goes live). Also, am I the only person who actually prefers to paddle the boat? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Variant Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Miss Maya said: Also, am I the only person who actually prefers to paddle the boat? lol If they polish the animation a smidge bit, I'll be in the same boat. ...Get it? HAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonsnoot Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 From what klei said, it looks like these boats are mainly here to test the whole boat thing in general. I would not be surprised to see different types of boats in the future. Big slow house boats, and small scouting rafts all seem on the table. I personally would like to see a boat that is a little bigger than the current one, even. Maybe a bit more boat shaped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrents Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 53 minutes ago, Miss Maya said: I think I wouldn't mind the slow boat if there were more islands, which I'm assuming there will be (This feature is in beta after all, so I'm sure we're only seeing a little fraction of what's going to be implemented when the full thing goes live). This. Right now, the ocean is super empty, with only obnoxious rocks and the moon islands interspersed within it, which makes an already slow boat seem even slower. Really hoping they add more islands to the update (And mobs! Where are my rainbow jellies, Klei?! Where?! Where?!?!?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChaotica Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 2 hours ago, -Variant said: If they polish the animation a smidge bit, I'll be in the same boat. Ba-DUM-tish! Seriously, I like all these suggestions so far, especially the "more boat shaped" thing. And as for more mobs, including rainbow jellies...yeah! I mean, we wouldn't want poor Jerald to be lonely, would we? ...Notorious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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