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Little Sailor 2.0
Shareware 
Latest update : Mar 03, 2009
File Size: 789 KB
Download: available

Min Requirements:

Any Palm OS hardware
Palm OS 5


Author: Maciej Komosinski
Email: maciej.komosinski@cs.put.poznan.pl
Info/description:

Little Sailor is a sailing, surfing and motorboat simulator for mobile devices (PalmOS, Windows Mobile, iPhone coming soon). Take Little Sailor with you and learn basics of sailing anywhere! See how wind force affects the sail and test your skills against AI opponents in a yacht race. Learn how to trim the sails to make the most use of wind energy. Discover when there is a risk of capsizing. Practise sailing downwind and upwind, tacking and gybing. Improve navigation skills, sail race strategy and tactics.

* realistic simulation of sailboat and motorboat
* six AI opponents, from newbies to experienced sailors
* generator of new tracks
* adjustable weather conditions (wind strength, direction and variation)
* shoals and dangerous areas
* textual and graphical race summary
* control by keyboard or touch
* all scores (run lengths, times, speed, penalties, motor usage) are saved for future reference and comparison
* miscellaneous speed units (knots, m/s, km/h, mph) and distance units (meters, feet, yards)
* target hint to help beginners
* real wind and telltale indicators
* full-screen animated apparent wind display
* speedometer, thrust and velocity vector display

Updated Description:

v2.0:
* stronger AI opponents
* calibrated skill level of opponents
* estimates your sailing skill based on performance against the opponents
* improved the "finish race" phase
* sail control allows for more precise adjustments
* pauses on power off
* minor improvements in capsize/collide events
* improvements in the user interface
* users who purchased versions 1.x can upgrade to 2.x for $5.


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