The buttons at the bottom right control your rate through and position in time. Or you can open the map and ctrl+click to teleport anywhere. This starts you at the Canary islands, well-placed to sail to the Americas or towards the Indian ocean. You can control both ships - press tab to switch between them. Open the tutorial window (from a button at the bottom left of the screen) to get started. This is a mostly-enclosed space in which to try out maneuvering with sails. There are three options at the main menu screen. There are unlikely to be any major new features added, but see the devlog for plans for the future.

What is done is the simulation of the ship, the control system, the world, basic weather and combat. This is a release of an unfinished project For a creation without gull mews, creaking rigging, or audible crews, it does an incredible job of evoking the world of Horatio Hornblower, Jack Aubrey, and Thomas Cochrane.' 'A Painted Ocean is an amazing free prototype tall ship sim boasting mesmerising sail management, globe-girdling oceans, and a surprising amount of nautical atmosphere.

Your ship is HMS Alpha, a 38-gun 18-pounder frigate (rather like this one) of around 1600 tons displacement, with a 150-foot hull and a crew of 300.

The whole world to sail in, with a year of real winds and weather.

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