Help I have been sailing for years.

[mtm21]

I was travelling in the oposite direction finding out there is no where to go. I turned around to the opposite direction and now I am lost Can someone in the charactor department area zoom out and tell me which direction I need to go to the closest island. Thanks. I have almost given up on this charactor. Also there should be a zoom out option or a navigator so you can see which island is the closest in the sea.

[tiddy ogg]

I can't see why anyone should help your unfortunate char. Eventually you might get tools for determining your position at sea, but they haven't been invented yet. If he does get back safely he'll learn to take better note of his bearings.

[Phalynx]

The suggestion is a good one though, visibility at sea is much better (weather depending) than it would be on land....

A boat could, in maritime terms, almost ground itself and the character wouldn't even see land...

[mtm21]

Well I will suggest it then if someone hasnt beaten me to it

[tiddy ogg]

There have been suggestions for latitude and longitude, sextants, and telescopes. This latter would surely solve some of the problem.

[Phalynx]

No it solves nothing, why would a complicated item, which would take lots of effort be needed... we're not talking GPS just being able to see a little further from a boat...

A mariner can see the stars and the horizon... and may not need any more!

[Chris Johnson]

This is the General Support forum , Please keep off topic discussions
to the appropriate thread - There are plenty of places in the suggestion forum to debate visible distances at sea.

Though I will add the visible map is more like the real distances you can see at sea - if anything we should reduce the size of the map when on land.
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