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ACCESSORIES

Maus Wheel

We recommend a mouse with mouse-wheel. It’s 5° fine steering allows you to turn around buoys and very precisely slip into a free space.

Game pad

Game pads with programable keystrokes are suitable. Make sure you buy a pad that includes software to profile for a game and can setup short cuts. Recommended and tested* are e.g.: Logitech Wireless Game Pad F710; Save and import at Logitech Profiler Setup a file: Tactical Sailing Profile (zip). The operating commands are listed here: Commands (pdf)

* Notice: Game pads look all the same for consoles like X-Box, Play-Station, etc. but these are not useable. Look for e.g. Logitech with programmable keys. There is no programming required, just fill in a table for the keys to be pressed. There is a wireless (USB-Stick F710, recommended) or corded (F510) version available.

External wireless keyboard - protect your laptop keyboard

Protect your Laptop Keyboard and use an external wireless keyboard for Tactical Sailing.
Mac: Whether at your desk or on your lap - thanks to the integrated Bluetooth technology you can use the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse anywhere to your Mac at a distance of up to 30 m.
Windows: For Windows laptops or PC´s Logitech Wireless Keyboard K230/270 can be used. Simple connection Unifying receiver: The tiny wireless receiver stays in your notebook and lets you add devices like a Mouse M310 or a Logitech set Mouse & Keyboard MK520 as you need.

External wireless keyboard(s) - Multiplayer with 4 Players

Use one (or more) external wireless keyboard(s) for Tactical Sailing when playing Team-, Match or Fleet Race with 4 boats.
NEW: For steering of boat 3 use keys "K and L" instead of arrows <-> which are not activated.
See a list of all short cuts here. Mac: Whether at your desk or on your lap - thanks to the integrated Bluetooth technology you can use the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse anywhere to your Mac at a distance of up to 30 m. Windows: For Windows laptops or PC´s Logitech® Wireless Keyboard K230/270 can be used. Simple connection Unifying receiver: The tiny wireless receiver stays in your notebook and lets you add devices like a Mouse M310 or a Logitech set Mouse & Keyboard MK520 as you need.
Note: The separate number pad at the external Logitech keyboard makes it easier for the 4th player also, instead of using the numbers "8 and 9" in the top row of numbers, there to use numbers: "9 and 3(!)", "Page up" and "Page down" for control of his boat for fine steering "Luff up and Bear away". These keys corresponds to "Page move": "Page up" and "Page down". The Num-Lock has to be set to "off" for this option.

Connect to Home TV with Full HD Format 1080* pixel

Start Tactical Sailing on your laptop / notebook and connect it to your TV. The compound can also be prepared via a cable with HDMI port or via Apple TV wirelessly. For the operation of Tactical Sailing the keyboard and often external keyboards are used.

Connet to a Beamer with Full HD Format 1080* pixel

For use in large rooms provide Beamer an inexpensive solutions, eg.: Acer H6510BD 3D Full HD DLP-Projektor, HDMI 1.4a, Kontrast 10.000:1, 3.000 ANSI Lumen, Full HD 1920 x 1080 Pixel. BenQ MH680 3D DLP-Projektor (New 3D, Full HD, 1920x1080 Pixel, Kontrast 13000:1, 3000 ANSI Lumen, HDMI, D-Sub) inkl. WiFi-USB-Dongle

* Full HD Format 1080* pixel - display format of 4:3

Note: The maximum window size of Tactical Sailing is designed to 1024x768 pixels and a window format ration of 4:3. Any screen size lager than this, e.g. 27", and 1920x1420 pixels will reduce the window size to 1080 pixels, depending on the power of the Graphics card. Select display format 4:3 (instaed of 16:9) to display max. window size.

i Mac 27 - Large screen size 27" (68,58 cm)

A powerful iMac 27 Retina (model 2014) with OS X 10.10 Yosemite is capable of the Tactical Sailing window in standard format 1024x748 (4:3) to expand to the full screen size 27 inches (68.58 cm). The model iMac 27 is used in a sailing club and is working properly, the big advantage for workshops is 27 inches (68.58 cm) of display size. The Mac is equipped with the 3.5 Ghz processor, Intel Core i5, 8 GB, with 5120x2880 pixel Retina display and the powerful graphics card AMD Radeon R9 M290X 2048 MB (!), so that the power of this Mac's is total sufficient for the Tactical Sailing window to expand in full size at about 3600x2700 pixel (4:3 format).

 

Operation on TOUCH screen PC for the game

A power Windows-PC with Windows 7 or 8 and a Touch Screen makes operation on the screen possible, an alternative to a keyboard, mouse or game-pad. Model from e.g HP TouchSmart 600-1410 PC is functioning fine in a Sailing Club. The large screen size of 23" and 1920x1080 Pixels, Intel CORE i3 Processor and a powerful graphics card NVIDIA GeForce G210 (512 MB), allows the system to show a full size window of up to 1024x1080 pixels.

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