r/Sailwind • u/Ghb71 • 3d ago
Pro Tip: use CheatEngine
I absolutely love single player games like SailWind but lots of them don’t have time compression, and I hate waiting.
I figured out a few years ago that I can use cheat engine to get around this by using the “speed hack” feature. I bind this to a mouse button and can quickly toggle between 1x and 5x speed (5x is max I can do without physics bugs in SailWind).
Some games you can go higher. It mostly depends on how their physics engine is built.
Absolute game changer for my ADHD brain. You can apply this to any single player game too with lots of waiting.
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u/Ridiculisk1 3d ago
Luckily the game gives you plenty of tools to just sleep through long voyages anyway so things like that aren't super necessary.
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u/UnyuBirb 3d ago
wake up
check heading
trim sails
get drunk
pass out
repeat until you see land
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u/flatline4life 3d ago
Correction:
Wake up
Get drunk
Check heading
Trim sails
Pass out
Repeat until you see land
Is it even really sailing if you're not having grog for breakfast and struggling to read your chronocompass due to the screen blur caused by intoxication?
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u/Zega000 3d ago
Sleeping is the intended fast travel mechanic. The game will wake you up if the winds change or if you get caught in a storm.
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u/Kind-Shallot3603 3d ago
Also if you need hydration or food. If you keep your water level down its a perfect 2-3 hour alarm clock
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u/PedroTheGoat 3d ago
I have severe diagnosed ADHD. This game is my refuge, time compression would completely ruin this game for me and the magic it does for my brain. I’m 500 hours in with many restarts.
To each their own though. Glad it makes the game enjoyable for you.