For boat controls, please see Boat Controls
For screenshots of this boat, please see the SW-150 Screenshots page.

This video shows off a few sample paint jobs as they are switched via the menu, and also some driving around to show you what the particle effects look like. Screenshots don't do it justice. At the end, you'll see the boat skipping at speed... quite the effect. :)

SW-150 v3.0

The SW-150 is a sleek, modern, and powerful runabout that seats five.

Updated: April 24, 2006
Permissions: Copy/NoMod/NoTrans
Credits:

Verkin Raven - Modeling, Texturing, Scripting
Stickman Ingmann - Scripting, Animation
Solar Ixtab - Scripting, Modeling

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Features

Colors

add paintjobs here (copy/paste from SW-100?)

Featureset

Every configurable option is accessed through the touch menu.
You get 22 textured paintjobs to select from on command, including camouflage, glossy black, and others.
The boat emits realistic & pleasant sounds, engineered not to "pop" loudly:
- Ignition
- Idle
- Engine low range
- Engine high range
- Splash for landing in the water after being airborne.
The menu-driven guesting enables you to let friends drive, without needing to type out their names.
Kick any unwanted passengers and lock out the boat to prevent others from getting on.
Toggle between two throttle modes:
- FPS Style: Hold down a throttle key to move, release it to stop. You can configure the throttle percentage applied to this style in increments of 10%.
- Cruise Style: For hands-off driving, the throttle is more refined and lets you take long cruises without perpetually holding a key down.
The bow rises in proportion to speed, which also increases wave turbulence. At the highest speeds the boat will begin to skip subtley, causing an extra splash each time the hull comes back into the water. The "hull landing" effect includes an audio and visual splash effect. This simulates having the trim set too high.
The splash effects are realistic and believable. You get churning wake that arrows out, the shallow roostertail from the boat's jet tube, and hull landing splash. If you turn sharply at high speed, the outside wake particle generator will spray outwards, simulating a displacement that has the potential to soak anybody unlucky enough standing on a dock or beach. The particles are efficient and do not depend on excessive count or lingering to achieve their effect.
A configurable instant-messaging "beacon" helps you find your boat in case you lose it. This is based off Cubey Terra's open source vehicle beacon script.
You can toggle "phantom" mode so the boat's hull clips with objects. This is useful for navigating littered waterways.
A readable novelty "checklist" is textured on the left of the console. This summarizes the controls and some driving tips.
Third person view is followcam style, so even though this boat skips, the screen won't be jerking all over the place.
All updates to this boat are free.

Menu Options

Touch the boat to bring up the menu.

(Readme) - Gives you this document.

(Throttle) - This toggles between the two throttle modes.

FPS Style: Hold down forward or reverse to move, release to stop. You can adjust the percentage of throttle given in this mode by typing a number (1 = 10%, 2 = 20%, etc.) in chat, or selecting it from the menu option "Throttle" which appears only when this mode is activated. Please note that for the boat to skip, it needs to be at 80% throttle or higher.

Cruise Style: This is for hands-off driving, where the boat drives itself without need for you to hold down any keys. Tap forward to increase the throttle in increments. Tap down to decrease the throttle. Pressing the C or "Duck" key will cut the throttle.

(Kick) - This will bring up a sub-menu where each passenger in the boat is listed as a button. Clicking on an avatar's button in this menu will kick them off the boat.

(Lock) - This will prevent avatars from boarding the boat. If you have passengers already seated when you enable Lock, they will remain seated, but cannot resit if they unsit until you unlock the boat. This is a toggle button.

(Guest) - Brings up a sub-menu with all detected local avatar's names as button. Clicking on a name will enable that person to drive your boat. If they unseat, the boat will delete itself after 20 seconds. They get a limited version of the options menu. You can revoke guest privileges by selecting "No Guest" under the guest submenu. This will kick the guest off.

(Color) - All 22 paintjobs can be accessed here. The paintjobs are divided up into three sections. Guests can change the color.

(Options) -> (Particles) - Toggles the water effects on and off.

(Options) -> (Sounds) - Toggles the playing of all the boat's sound effects on and off.

(Options) -> (Mini HUD) - Toggles the small information display on and off. This hovers over the steering wheel.

(Options) -> (Beacon) - Configure the behavior of the boat's instant messaging locator device. "Toggle" shuts it on and off, "Interval" lets you select how many hours between messages it sends, and "Status" summarizes the configuration. By default this is on, and set to 12 hours.

Chat Commands

Type the following into the chat window to activate them. Chat commands are case-insensitive.

/Start
/Stop
PH
Help
Help Notecard
Tog Sound
Tog Particles
Tog Throttle

Verify that cruise/fps mode aren't things you can type

Color
HUD Off, HUD On, or HUD Tog
Menu
Beacon On Off Interval # Status
Guest
Kick
Eject Guest
Lock or Unlock
Capsize
1-9 and 0

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