Public Demo: CoGDemos
This is a sailing game that I have been working on intermittently for over a year. It is not really a book, but more like a text-based video game. I made the game for my own enjoyment, but it has grown to the point where it likely has appeal to a wider audience. I have decided to post the WIP here and see what the community thinks of it. I have been considering the possibility of moving toward publishing the game through Hosted Games, but I am such a perfectionist that I am not totally comfortable with that.
The game consists of sailing a British Royal Navy vessel circa 1800. It uses real points of sail and attempts to simulate the experience of traveling by sea in that era.
Your servant,
Dan Rasmussen
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Changelog
V1.0
Latitude/longitude
variable wind direction
points of sail
Charts
weather
food and water
land
destination
movement from room to room
wind direction written out
storms
crew priorities
water in the well
different difficulties
crew morale
crew rest/efficiency
fishing
v1.1
new destination: Ceylon
programmed Indian Ocean
bug fixes
v1.2
Added half-rations for food and water.
Added alcohol
Added random events
Added random rats spoiling food event
Minor difficulty balancing
v1.3
advanced starvation/thirst system
half rum rations
crew health
improved well
sickbay
balancing
v1.4
Added possibility to spring a leak
Fixed bugs
v1.5
Chilean coast
Australia
Sail round the Horn
Sail in the Pacific
New destination (New South Wales, Australia)
New maps added
v1.6
reconfigured health/morale/crew efficiency.
bug fixes
v2.0 Released 7/21/24 Paid Subscribers
saving game
masts
ship/unship topgallants
wind strength
water casks leak
topgallant masts affect ship speed
weather can break masts
limited spars
use spars to build spare masts
repair damage to masts with spare masts
you can’t set topgallants unless the topmasts are intact
strong breeze can break topgallants
losing masts can kill sailors
man overboard
Patch 2.01
fixed topgallants disappearing during squall bug
V3.0
added journey from Australia to England
programmed east African coast
programmed Arabia
named officers
fixed bug that prevented losing topgallant masts due to heavy wind
anchors
ship struck by lightning
anchors, masts, and crew can be lost to lightning strikes
doldrums (scenario only for now)
improved towing mechanics
working boats
collect rain water in boats
various problems while on boats
chance of rescue at sea on boats
random food gain events on boats
cannibalism on boats
New scenario - Boats in the South Atlantic
Added resupply at ports
Added Ports scenario
shark catching is rarer but much more effective
added weekdays
in boats you now collect rain during squalls
split up the Atlantic into two maps
illness and injury
Patch 3.01
Fixed error with boats reaching land
V3.1
complex food
numerous integrations with the food system
minor improvements
Patch 3.11
fixed weekday glitch
fixed boats food issue
programmed new zealand
Patch 3.12
burn injuries
heavier injury during storms
heavy weather south of “50 South”
snow
v3.2
review your stores when in port
doldrums implemented in all games and all longitudes
achievements
shark hunting less common
circumnavigation scenario partially complete
patch 3.21
circumnavigation scenario complete
fixed topgallant reporting bug
v3.3
port of Hawaii
port of Valparaiso
circumnavigation achievement
rat scavenging is now automatic (it was not viable as a crew priority.)
icebergs
collect ice from icebergs
random events for collecting ice
added images for some wind strengths
frostbite
infection from frostbite
death from frostbite
patch 3.31
circumnavigation fixes
other bug fixes
summary of condition after game
patch 3.32
streamlined food code for easier manipulation
fixed rat food spoilage priority
fixed ship to boats food priority
fixed Chile map appearance in chartroom
fixed ship leak filling double on first day
nerfed random ship leak
tweaked southern map border to 67 degrees south
fixed latitude/longitude reporting glitch
food bug fix in boats scenario
fog obscures your position
programmed Southeast Asia land
added cannibalism on ship
human remains are buried when food is abundant again
long pork hurts morale if onboard
added ship engagement (skeleton mechanic)
improved chase mechanic
nerfed doldrums
added chasers
patch 3.33
food spoilage
water spoilage
patch 3.34
spot whales and dolphins as random events
random events less common
anchor at night in Southeast Asia
unique detail sailing in Southeast Asia
fixed topgallant bug
lightning strikes less common
v3.4
all crew members named
designed random death system for crew death
crew death integrated into the game
boat fixes and integration
v3.5
break up crew by division
added captain as character
replace deceased captain/lieutenants
spoilage bug fix
patch 3.51
appointment of 7 more ranks
patch 3.52
appointment of 9 more ranks
replaced sailmaker’s mate with loblolly boy
updated ship’s books
patch 3.53
fixed appointment bug
fixed Hawaii destination bug
v3.6
added sailor trait infrastructure
streamlined 20,000 lines of code down to 2700
completed crew appointment
added more detail to crew efficiency/morale readout
v3.7
when taking to the boats, higher ranks are preserved
mutiny meter separate from morale
dynamic mutinies
marines and sailors cannot be cross-promoted
patch 3.71
added ability to name top 4 officers
patch 3.72
fixed bug where snow did not appear in crew priorities info
heavier weather below 40 south
generate new crew
v3.8
snow fix
added frostbite below 40 south
you now see your current position in the boats
changed order of top foods by weekday
fixed snow bug
functional crew traits
added mast variable
6600 more surnames
patch 3.81
fixed mutiny death bug
minor boats improvement
fixed mutiny trigger bug
v3.9
added new ports at Portsmouth, Halifax, and Recife
Added Free Play mode
designed new chartroom and movement system
navigator trait now functional
patch 3.91
fixed achievement bug
added more weather images
improved land profile of Nova Scotia, Labrador, Newfoundland, and Canada
improving mutiny code
adding cannibalism trigger to mutiny
fixed crew death subroutine bugs
fixed free play bug
patch 3.92
fixed missing image
fixed cold weather bugs and cold weather improvements
fixed marine recruiting count glitch
fixed mutiny loss food glitch
fixed recruiting to generate new traits
slightly nerfed low alcohol morale penalty
ports bug fixes
patch 3.93
various minor fixes and improvements
severe sailor’s pox less common