Question(s) about vehicles & transportation

[dgalien]

*grml* eventually noob questions but:

now i played cantr for still a while but.. there are some questions. (must be bcause im a non native speaker) *g*

what the hell is a darter (babylon.com says thats a fish?) or a raker?
does soarer really flight or is it in development?

how i could travel over a sea/ocean?
with a boat/ferry somewhat that could swim, right- but what do i need? a lighthouse, landing stage or a coastal harbour?
..does the wheelbarrow and the improved wheelbarrow helps me carrying more from one place to another?

there isnt any descriptions about the vehicles and buildings..isnt it? *g*

[Jos Elkink]

Well, your character can ask all these questions to fellow characters, not? ... You see a sea, wonder how to sail it, and ask your fellow citizens whether they know ...

But to help a little bit: darters, rakers and soarers are types of sailing boats. You need a coaster harbour to use any of them. Lighthouses are, like in real life, for navigational purposes. And very useful at that!

[ephiroll]

Yes, the best way is to speak with people IC, vehicles and boats are approaching common knowledge is some of the more developed regions.

[Susie]

Quiilanoii is near a lake so ....if I built a coastal harbour for taht d*mn raker that I built on accident...Do you think I could sail on the lake? Or atleast get it to the lake? O.o

[west]

depends...does it say 'borders a lake' under location?

[Meh]

How about pictures of things like rakers either here or in the FAQ.
Doesn't say what it does exactly but would be enough.
And no pesky translating.

Maybe transferring these to the site and getting permission to reproduce whould due

Raker

http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/c/h/ ... 3.jpg.html

makisu - even with the picture you'd need the hint cooking or how to cook with it

http://japanesefood.about.com/library/p ... makisu.htm

Pincers?

http://diytools.com/store/search.asp?MainToolTypeID=26

Reamer?

http://www.dansdata.com/tools.htm

no picture but - There are four general classes of ship. The smallest is the darter, through soarer and skimmer to the largest, raker.

http://www.onr.com/user/samwise/seafolk/ships.html

Phrases we take for granted...
Caddie
http://www.musclecarrestorations.com/50cad/cad01.jpg
Pickup
http://www.fawcett-movie-cars.com/60_69 ... black.html
Stationcar? I was thinking stationwagon...
http://www.mini-maniac.com/cooperhistory_swks.jpg
Van
http://www.awcmorrisminors.fsnet.co.uk/trav/page2.html

[ephiroll]

Quiilanoii is near a lake so ....if I built a coastal harbour for taht d*mn raker that I built on accident...Do you think I could sail on the lake? Or atleast get it to the lake? O.o

But Quillanoi doesn't border any type of water, so the boat will still be stuck, and there's really no reason to make a coastal harbour.

[Missy]

Well I think it makes sense to have pictures or something. At first i thought, nahh, we should have to figure it out ic. But then you see--what susie did. LOL
I shouldn't be laughing though because o.o I had no idea wth a raker was either. LOL

[Susie]

Pictures would be a great idea! I made that stupid mistake because one, she didn't know what a raker was...two..it says NOTHING under boats when you go under transportaion, it just names them off not what "kind of transportation" I.E. Boat, car, bike. To me Raker sounds like a car. not a boat. Quillanoii is not on a lake but it is near one....*shrugs* Oh well...I guess it is just a nice place to stay ...if you have dreams...>.<

[ephiroll]

Actually I'm surprised that it even let you build it, I don't know about now, but used to if the right requirements weren't met then you couldn't initiate the project.

[Nick]

You need a coaster harbour to use any of them. Lighthouses are, like in real life, for navigational purposes. And very useful at that!

I left Shai on a boat without a coaster harbour, and redocked there... so what do you NEED a coaster harbour for?

[ephiroll]

There are 3 places a boat can dock, on the shore, coastal harbours, and landing stages. Only ferrys, row boats, dugouts, longboats and darters can dock on shore. All the larger boats require harbours or landing stages to be able to dock.

[dgalien]

Only ferrys, row boats, dugouts, longboats and darters can dock on shore. All the larger boats require harbours or landing stages to be able to dock.

?
why do u know that? is there any description anywhere???

or just try and error?

[ephiroll]

Most of it I learned IC, what I didn't I learned from being on the resources department for a while, of course this info isn't what your chars know, your chars still have to learn this for themselves.

[west]

Has anyone noticed that, as I posted on the Yahoo Group, all the ships have names from the Wheel of Time series? Apparently Dave Goodwin realized this too, by the looks of the links you posted.

I love those books...anyone else read them?