A game of survival, trade and exploration in the universe of Fallen London
ship speed can be really off-putting
bicyclerepairman
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1/29/2015
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Hello there. first of all, the game is simply marvellous, there's only one, quite horrible, bone that i have to pick with it
quite obviously, it's ship speed. i procured the merchant vessel, and even with the strongest engine i can buy in london (which barely seems to have an impact on speed anyway!), it simply takes so long to get places that it really makes me bounce off the game; real-time wise, not in-game. in-game balance of food, fuel, and supplies is great;
but the fact that today it literally took 15 minutes to do the carnelian>irem>london route - during which time pretty much nothing of note has happened - makes me wish there was some sort of "speed up time" or "fast forward" or whatever button.
i love the exploration, but when i know where i'm going and what i'm doing it's extremely tedious and quite a chore. not fun gameplay at all. i even resorted to studying for my exams and glancing at the screen from time to time to see whether i'm moving and not crashed into some rock - can you imagine the horror?
on the other hand i imagined the smuggler vessel, having 300 or so ship weight, would be quite fast! using the 1800 power engine it still moved rather slow, it just barely consumed any fuel.
anyway, i want to see the content, the stories, not spend hours just watching my slow ship soldier on port to port; it's quite dreadful. if i could speed this up, it'd be perfect...
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Zee!
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1/29/2015
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I'm impressed you did Carnelian > Irem > London in 15 minutes (although Compulsion is an absolute beast of an engine). If that route is too long, you may consider Adam's Way <-> Irem as a faster route for Coffee/Parabola-Linen.
When I run my trade route, I'm usually making small detours all over the place to wrap up quests as I go. A quick stop in at Mangrove College, a hop over to Khan's Heart, grab some free supplies at Aestival ... that kind of thing. It cuts down on the monotony of "point and sail" while also progressing the story. It will also net you some port reports and give you the chance to refuel during the longer legs of the journey, so you can fit in an extra 5 or 10 units of Coffee/Parabola-Linen. 
EDIT: Oh, as a possible interim solution, have you tried picking up an Avid Suppressor and keep hitting "boost" on your engine? How do you feel that compares to the speed you'd want?
edited by Zee! on 1/29/2015
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