Zooming out while sailing??

Hi, and my apologies if this has been discussed already. Zooming out while sailing my longboat... Is this possible? I see many videos with the zoom much further than what mine is, and I've not found the way to zoom out while sailing. It's hard to see passed the sail and makes sailing rather tedious to the point that I avoid it as much as possible. The Karve is more decent for the view, but it feels like the waves will sink my boat in high winds,(dunno if this is even possible though) so I don't use the Karve except for short or shore trips. All I can find is a MOD to make the zoom work, but I don't want to install mods or use dev commands. Is zooming out part of the game, or MOD only. If it's possible, how?!? Hopefully it can be implemented in the future if it isn't already without a MOD...
6:13 pm, January 26, 2022
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marcusaddamsson replied to Zooming out while sailing?? January 26, 2022 @ 9:29:29 am PST

First thing I usually do when I board a boat is zoom out by rolling the mouse wheel backwards...
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Blueheaven replied to Zooming out while sailing?? January 26, 2022 @ 9:41:20 am PST

I would like the camera to be in a different position when on the boat. Even when fully zoomed out the sail blocks your vision.
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GunsForBucks replied to Zooming out while sailing?? January 26, 2022 @ 9:42:19 am PST

Yeah mouse wheel is zoom always. I normally don't like it all the way back but in the boats you really need it.
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marcusaddamsson replied to Zooming out while sailing?? January 26, 2022 @ 9:42:39 am PST

Yea, usually I turn the camera at least 45 degrees... you can see your boat's trajectory in the minimap, so it's really just lookin' for rocks and such. :) Have fun sailing!
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marcusaddamsson replied to Zooming out while sailing?? January 26, 2022 @ 9:44:26 am PST

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:
Yeah mouse wheel is zoom always. I normally don't like it all the way back but in the boats you really need it.


Yea, 'cept when you've got a hammer active. :) I'm always struggling with flipping between main weapon/hammer, trying to have one effect or the other. 1, zoom out, 7, build, back to 1, zoom in, 7, build.. damn, outta mats again, 1, find box, remember to push 'e' instead of lmb, get stuff, 7, repair box I just attacked, again... now where was I again?
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Blueheaven replied to Zooming out while sailing?? January 26, 2022 @ 9:48:13 am PST

Originally posted by marcusaddamsson:
Yea, usually I turn the camera at least 45 degrees... you can see your boat's trajectory in the minimap, so it's really just lookin' for rocks and such. :) Have fun sailing!

It would be nice if there was a crows nest view so you could look forward and see clearly.
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GunsForBucks replied to Zooming out while sailing?? January 26, 2022 @ 9:48:59 am PST

Originally posted by marcusaddamsson:
Originally posted by GunsForBucks:
Yeah mouse wheel is zoom always. I normally don't like it all the way back but in the boats you really need it.


Yea, 'cept when you've got a hammer active. :) I'm always struggling with flipping between main weapon/hammer, trying to have one effect or the other. 1, zoom out, 7, build, back to 1, zoom in, 7, build..
And planting ha ha...

mostly always then ha ha ha... would be nice if they added something to allow that though.
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Greenosed replied to Zooming out while sailing?? January 26, 2022 @ 10:05:28 am PST

Mouse wheel to zoom out... Thx! I tried this already, but was sailing already and it did not work. I will try before I grab the wheel and start sailing!
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marcusaddamsson replied to Zooming out while sailing?? January 26, 2022 @ 10:09:35 am PST

Should still work once you're on the tiller. Personally, I could take two or three more steps of zoom-out. But I think I could say that about 3/4 of the games I play...
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