SailwindVirtualCrew

SailwindVirtualCrew adds crew as both an automation element and a new aspect of in-game progression to Sailwind. As part of your journey, you can collect and curate a crew to assist in managing your ship, your navigation, and quality of life.

Depends on:

• ModSaveBackups (https://github.com/bryon82/ModSaveBackups)

Strongly inspired by:

• AutoSail (https://github.com/kerseb/AutoSails)
• AutoPilot (https://github.com/kerseb/AutoPilot)
• SailInfo (https://github.com/alesparise/SailInfo-Sailwind-Mod)

Current Features

Crew Management

• Crew can be hired/fired at ports.
  • Small ports have 1 crew.
  • Hub ports have 5 crew.
• Crew have statistics, but they often try to "sell themselves", so their true stats may be a little different than advertised.
  • You'll need to evaluate them yourself to see if they live up to their bluster.
• Stats range from 1 to 5 and use the classic:
  • Strength
  • Dexterity
  • Constitution
  • Intelligence
  • Wisdom
  • Charisma

Crew Types

Deckhand

• Can operate winches.
• Can be commanded to bail out water
• You can issue commands like "lower all sails"
• They take on the jobs, move to the winches (based on Dexterity), and operate them (based on Strength).
• If you have a big ship, you may want to get more than one deckhand, or you'll be waiting a long time for them to finish all the jobs!

Pilot

• Can operate the helm.
• You click on a virtual compass and they attempt to hold that heading.
• Pilots with more Intelligence do a better job of getting your requested heading correct.
• Their PID controls can be tuned by the player.
• They can also respond to simple commands like: "Starboard 15 degrees"

Navigator

• Can operate navigation tools.
  • Can scan for tools you have on the ship or in your inventory.
• Navigators with better Intelligence take more precise measurements.
  • Special case: Intelligence 1 navigators have basically no idea where they are.
• Can only operate most tools once per day, representing their "best effort" with it.

Lookout

• Keeps an eye out for landmasses, based on their Wisdom, and reports the rough heading to them.
  • Can scan for and use spyglasses on board or in player inventory

Tools

• Quadrant: Can only be used between 20:00-04:00 local time. Gets latitude.
• Sun Compass: Can only be used between 11:00-13:00 local time. Gets latitude.
• Chronometer: Can only be used between 11:00-13:00 Global time. Gets longitude.
• Chronocompass: Can be used between 08:00-16:00 local time. Gets longitude and latitude. Can be used more times per day.

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Planned Features

Crew Management

• Crew can only be fired at ports.
  • You wouldn't just drop somebody in the ocean, would you?

Crew (General)

• Crew should require wages, paid out periodically.
• Crew should require food, eaten daily.
• Crew will only operate if they have enough beds.

Crew Roles

Deckhands

• Can raise and lower anchors
• Can operate bilge pumps

Pilots

• Should only be able to pilot for a duration based on their Constitution.
• If you want 24/7 automatic piloting, you'll probably need 2-3 pilots.

Chief Officer

• New role.
• Meant to take some of your own command burden.
• Can only have 1.
• Can be configured to:
  • Periodically call for the sails to be trimmed.
  • Instruct the Navigator to take their measurements at the proper times.
  • Rotate out pilots as they become tired.
• Checks hull status and issues repairs at sea.
• Their Charisma acts as a buff (or detriment) to the statistics of other crew members.

Lookout

• Can collaborate with the Navigator to get the island name if you have a recent lat/lon and you've visited the goods trader on that island or have a chart with that island.
  • Not sure how the latter would work with scrambled seas...
  • Note that a bad lat/lon might mean they make a mistake and name it incorrectly!

Chef

• New role.
• Reduces how much food the crew eats by preparing correctly-sized meals.

Quartermaster

• New role.
• Helps move supplies around the boat.
• Activates/enables the CargoController mod.
• Manages repairs

Supercargo

• New role.
• Pays attention to the market and prices.
• Activates/enables the ProfitPercent mod.

UI / UX

For now, all features are accessed via windows; long-term the goal would be to achieve the same immersion Sailwind generally aims for (character models on board

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Known Issues

• When combined with the CargoController mod, mod text is all changed to Sailwind font. This causes sizing and reflow issues.
• The following roles can still be hired but currently serve no function:
  • Chief Officer
  • Chef
  • Quartermaster
  • Supercargo
• Window sizes are wrong and initial placement is poor.

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Suspected Issues

• Very little testing has been done around adding/removing sails from the ship.

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How To Use This Mod

Press B to bring up the windows, and press Tab to free the mouse so you can interact with them.

Sail Management

• Sails default to the name of the mast and the name of the sail.
  • This is difficult to read, so you can rename sails to make quick access easier.
• Sails can be placed into groups so you can command several of them at once.

Piloting

• Click on the heading you want on the compass diagram.
• Press Start Piloting.
• If you interact with the helm, this should disengage the pilot.
• You can also stop piloting via the window.

Navigation

• Checkbox any tools you have access to.
• Press the tool button to get a reading.

Testing Mode

• In the Developer page:
  • Press Access Developer powers
• This should have a button to add 3 randomized deckhands, 1 navigator, and 1 pilot to your ship.
• Also enables various extra information on many panels.