The water could use work. I've seen some beautiful water done with the sphere engine.

How are you handling the boat? Physics? Or typical c-script?

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About the water - thanks for the input, I agree it is subject to more work, but this is meant to be a "kids" game (under 15), and chances are, people of that age group won't have pixel shaders 2.0, and a machine easily capable of render to texture. Though it is a possible for future releases, but right now we're more focused on solid compatibility, and fancy tricks later.

Ok. I had considered doing a simular type game once, thought the physics engine would be a good tool to use for it, which is why I was asking.

I know plenty about marketing for low end machines, Tower was done with all that in mind.

birds, shelters, wooden stakes, these wooden things like bridges into the water to go to a ship, and these airfilled simming track boundaries are missing.

I think this kind of game could be fun to develop with 3dgs...even with using only c-script physics. As ExCiter already mentioned, add some nice jumps...maybe fuel-zones where you need to stop...ponds with fishes where you need to slow down and pass gently (for educational value...)...swamp-zones (or level) where you must keep a minimum speed in order to stay off the crocodiles...

...so far it looks promissing but... definately get rid of those lousy placeholder plants and buy better ones. I know a place where you can get a nice tropical plant-pack

Looking good Nadester. I'm liking the panels and I'm happy that you are going for a low spec audience, as I would like to be able to play this. Looks like it could be fun.
I'm assuming you are putting multiplayer into this? That would be good.

Looking forward to the demo!

Other than the jet streams behind the boat, for the target audience, I reckon you've hit the graphical quality mark just about on the dot. Course if loopix is selling himself at a reasonable price you could always invest....dunno though...I hear his trees hang around street corners

Very nice panels, like those best.

I think the surrounding looks amazing. I love the terrain and trees, the water could use a shader though.
I'm sure Kalin made his famous sky model eh?
When is a demo / trailer coming out, I want to see things in action

Hi the sky and trees etc look nice.
With the water, I think it could be that its lighter than the sky.....
If you make the water a bit darker but you can still make the colour nice, and the sky a bit brighter, it might make it all 'sit better'/
I dont think you could find an example of sea in the real world thats brighter than the sky....not the saturation but lightness....then also your boat will stand out more too....
correct me if Im wrong.....