Little Sailor is a sailing, surfing and motorboat simulator for mobile devices. 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. Practice sailing downwind and upwind, tacking and gybing.
Here are some key features of "Little Sailor (Windows Mobile)":
· 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
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· new: tutorial for new players
· new: random track generator. You can adjust the number of gates, their order, gate span, track length, and shoals/islands
· new: islands (you can't sail onto an island; colliding with an island may cause your boat to capsize)
· new: auto-adjust sail mode – great learning aid: you only control rudder in this mode
· new: achievements
· new AI rudder control results in smoother movement
· updated descriptions on direction hint arrow
· displays reasons when the score is not affected (motor used, auto-adjust sail used, steady wind, non-standard track)
· displays more information for all sailors once the race is completed: position, time elapsed, capsized count and penalty
· lower penalties for very low speed yacht-yacht collisions
· after capsize, the sail is raised automatically
· male/female selection (affects some sounds)
· other improvements