Sailwind update for 27 January 2022

New Features

• added a new island. Missions from the capital cities are available at the highest reputation level
• improved sail physics - sails will now apply a rotating force on the boat in a realistic way
• the player's weight now affects the boat's center of mass
• added the ability to rotate held cargo and furniture horizontally by scrolling while holding Q
• added the option to customize your key bindings in the settings menu
• there is now a short delay before you can pick up furniture and cargo. Press the sprint key to override the delay and pick up the item instantly
• added the chronometer - a navigation instrument which is a cheaper alternative to the chronocompass for determining your longitude
• a navigation manual is now available for purchase in the capital cities
• new paintings are available for purchase (thanks to Necktie)
• new shelves for item storage are now available for purchase at the furniture vendors in the capital cities
• lights in towns are now visible from a greater distance
• added lights in Al'Ankh Academy
• missions to Oasis are now available
• missions from Gold Rock City to Happy Bay are now available
• goat cheese crates are now available for purchase in Gold Rock City

Balance Changes

• rebalanced the handling of all boats due to the new sail physics. In general, expect more heeling in strong winds
• adjusted gold reward for missions - added a gold bonus for heavy cargo, reduced the reward for long distance high value missions
• the purchase price of trade goods will now always be slightly higher than their sell price at a particular location
• increased the price of the chronocompass
• you will now be unable to fall asleep when you are close to passing out from thirst or starvation
• the transition of raw to cooked food is now quicker, which should make it more obvious when the food is fully cooked
• winds should now change a bit more often in Al'Ankh and Emerald Archipelago
• prevailing winds should now be slightly less prevailing
• reduced the frequency of storms
• reduced the retail discount from reputation (from 50% to 25% at max reputation)
• increased the reputation required to reach the highest reputation level (from 32 000 to 60 0000)
• slightly reduced the force of wind pushing boats

Bug Fixes

• brooms should now work on all boats
• fixed the spyglass glare
• held items will now only affect a boat's mass if the player is also on the boat
• winches and steering wheels that are being used cannot be deactivated while in third person camera anymore
• you can no longer click on a bed while holding an item
• small items will now only display a red outline when you actually try to drop them in an invalid location
• fixed a bug where items taken out of crates would not save and load correctly
• fixed the Emerald Archipelago compass appearing upside down in the inventory
• the cog's wind vane should now point in the correct direction
• other changes and bugfixes