Rowing

[Itharus]

Longships should row faster when they have people sitting down in them beyond just the steersman.

Also... more seating.

[Edinelt]

Almost agreed but I think there is need to be oars on the sides and sitting peoples can use them.

[Colonel Tyborc]

Originally posted by Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch:

since it seems unlikely that one person could move a long ship simply by moving the rudder back and forth (speed 1) I thought it would b cool if when you used "speed 1" a full crew of ghostly rowers appeared at the oars of the ship and rowed for you.

i agree more mysticism and the sort should be added down the line

[Commander_Black]

Originally posted by Itharus:

Longships should row faster when they have people sitting down in them beyond just the steersman.

Also... more seating.

+1
More crew should increase the speed.

Im not into the idea of ghost crew appearing tho, it would kill the immersion.

[Itharus]

Well, you are technically dead and reborn into a new world. But I'd prefer to not have the ghost rowers as well. A rowing animation for passengers would be cool, but I'd settle for less, lol.

[warrenchmobile]

I only play solo. The issue Itharus brings up is not relevant to solo play at all.

For a solo player, one can sit at the tiller and row/steer, stand up in the boat doing something other than row/steer, or stand close to the mast and hold on to it. There is only one speed one can row, reverse or the slowest forward speed. The two faster forward speeds are wholly dependent upon whether the sail is halfway or fully lowered. In solo play, when one lowers the sail, the rowing animation stops.

I believe Itharus is saying that in co-op play there is still only one place to sit: at the tiller. The movement speed and direction of the boat is wholly dependent on the one player seated at the tiller. The rest can stand at the mast and hold on or move about the boat scratching their butts but they cannot change the speed or direction of the boat.

I think Itharus is saying there should be rowing stations where additional vikings can sit and row moving the boat faster in reverse and the first forward speed. Since the two faster forward speeds are, at present, totally dependent on the position of the sail, having additional players able to row would not affect them.

Ghost rowers? Perhaps they could give the illusion of more speed.

[Itharus]

I just want the ship to row faster when you have people sitting at the benches in the row positions, honestly. The thing being steered/sailed by just the helmsman is probably for the best to prevent complete jackassery.

Yes, this would basically have no effect on solo play. That might be where your ghosts come in some how I guess?

The thing that puts the wind always at your back doesn't help you when you're rowing, though. Better acceleration/deceleration/speed with rowers would just be a nice QOL thing. Obviously being at full sail should remain fastest. Rowing is great when you need agility, though.