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| == Steam Engines == | | == Steam Engines == |
− | Certain ships, such as the Dragon and Prometheus, are equipped with steam engines that enable them to travel in any direction, with or against the wind at a constant speed. Steam engines are activated by pressing the E key. When a steam engine is activated, the engine speed overrides the sail speed of the ship, making this power best used when traveling crosswind or upwind. Running an engine consumes [[Coal]] at a rate relative to the power the engine is running at, at a rate of 1 coal per 45 seconds at full throttle and slower as the speed of the ship is slowed. This rate is not affected by the maximum engine speed of the ship. | + | Certain ships, such as the [[Dragon]] and [[Fox]], are equipped with steam engines that enable them to travel in any direction, with or against the wind at a constant speed. Steam engines are activated by pressing the E key. When a steam engine is activated, the engine speed overrides the sail speed of the ship, making this power best used when traveling crosswind or upwind. Running an engine consumes [[Coal]] at a rate relative to the power the engine is running at, at a rate of 1 coal per 45 seconds at full throttle and slower as the speed of the ship is slowed. This rate is not affected by the maximum engine speed of the ship. |
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| == Ship Tilt == | | == Ship Tilt == |
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| == Trivia == | | == Trivia == |
− | * Due to the different performance between sails, certain ships may be faster than other ships in certain directions even if the Shipwright indicates it has a lower speed, for instance, the Stiletto and Cutlass, which are listed as having a speed of 8, will travel faster downwind than a Dart or Taipan due to their square sails, whilst the Dart and Taipan use primarily fore-aft sails. | + | * Due to the different performance between sails, certain ships may be faster than other ships in certain directions even if the Shipwright indicates it has a lower speed, for instance, the Stiletto and Cutlass, which are listed as having a speed of 10, will travel faster downwind than a Dart, which has a speed of 11, due to their square sails being faster than the Dart's fore-aft sails downwind. |
| * Wind in the [[Burkeland (Island)|Burkeland]] tile travels in the same pattern as the Grand Isles, despite its lack of a "wind rock". The southeastern island can instead be used as a reference point. | | * Wind in the [[Burkeland (Island)|Burkeland]] tile travels in the same pattern as the Grand Isles, despite its lack of a "wind rock". The southeastern island can instead be used as a reference point. |
| + | *The wind in the [[Burkeland (Region)|Burkeland]] and [[Eastern Sea]] tiles will always travel the opposite direction of the current wind direction in the Grand Isles. |
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| == Gallery == | | == Gallery == |
| [[File:Wind Diagram.png|alt=Wind Diagram|left|thumb|329x329px|A diagram showing how different sail types are affected by wind]] | | [[File:Wind Diagram.png|alt=Wind Diagram|left|thumb|329x329px|A diagram showing how different sail types are affected by wind]] |
| [[File:Retaliator Tilt.png|alt=Retaliator Tilting|none|thumb|670x670px|A Retaliator with full wind tilt towards port side versus a Retaliator with full wind tilt towards starboard side]] | | [[File:Retaliator Tilt.png|alt=Retaliator Tilting|none|thumb|670x670px|A Retaliator with full wind tilt towards port side versus a Retaliator with full wind tilt towards starboard side]] |
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