Gjøa

Single-player real-time sailing simulation  prototype based on the first expedition to successfully traverse the Northwest Passage on the sloop Gjøa

You sail and explore the uncharted icy waters of the Northwest Passage. Decide your course, when to use your sails and when to use your engine (consuming your limited fuel) avoiding to be trapped by the moving ice. Find your way in the passage without a map.

The story of the Gjoa and captain Amundsen can be very inspiring for an indie developer. The small sloop and crew succeeded where the mighty Royal Navy had failed previously with a bigger expedition of HMS Terror and HMS Erebus (see TV Series "The Terror"). A parallel can be seen with indie developers succeeding where big AAA studios fail ;)

Still in prototype phase with simple UI & graphics. Currently also a test-bench for tools and algorithms before using them in my long-term project "The Weather Gage" (see The Weather Gage by Aidedecamp (itch.io))

By the way, if you are in Olso please visit the Fram Museum and see the real ship. I really recommend that museum

CONTROLS:

All control functions are displayed as UI on screen and are activated with the mouse.

- Slider for the rudder

- Sliders to trim the yards

- Toggles to set/furl the sails

- Toggles to turn on/off and revrese

- Slider to control the engine throttle

- Toggle to display/hide the compass

Please give me some quick feedback what you think about the controls