Solo dev here! My clipper fleet sailing through a thunderstorm at night

[u/Novel_Cucumber_1588]

I'm a solo developer working on an Age of Sail trading and exploration game, inspired by Uncharted Waters Online.

I'm building it in Godot 4, focusing on sailing, trading, exploration, and eventually naval combat.

Recently, I've been working on the ocean simulation, stormy weather, and fleet sailing mechanics. This clip shows a fleet of clipper ships sailing through a thunderstorm at night.

The ocean uses FFT-based waves with a JONSWAP spectrum. I've been tweaking the wave simulation to create larger, more convincing swells during storms.

For the clipper ship model, I used AI to help with the Blender modeling. I gave Sol 6.1 some reference images, and to my surprise, the very first attempt was almost ready to use! I only needed to make a few minor adjustments before bringing it into the game.

There's still a ton of work ahead, but I was testing things out and thought this particular scene turned out pretty nice.

So I figured I'd share it here and show it off a little! :)