The first prototype of the Cayman Airboat, called the Swamp Rat, was produced by my avatar, Xay Tomsen, for the InWorldz virtual world back in 2014. It was one of my first vehicle builds specifically constructed and coded for an OpenSimulator world, albeit a forked world, instead of Second Life.
With the move to the Reef VR virtual world in 2015, Swamp Rat was overhauled both in body and scripting to be fully compatible with OSSL, then rebadged as Cayman. With my final grid relocation to DigiWorldz in 2017, development continued and it now runs the marvellous IruMoto 7.7 engine.
Specifications ★ Cayman Airboat
The Cayman is an ex-military repurposed airboat, with a steel frame and aluminium skin. Bred for river and lake patrols, it's surprisingly nimble in narrow streams, yet astonishly fast with the foot down.
At speed, the Cayman skims across system water like a pebble, banking subtly with a touch of realistic shudder when you charge her into a turn.
Sure, it's not as versatile as the Anaconda Hovercraft, nor as precise as the Pedigree Speedboat, but it's just as fast, and in this driver's opinion, a hell of a lot more fun. Perfect for exploring big regions, this tank of an airboat will have you grinning from ear to ear.
Features:
- Powered by bullet-proof IruMoto scripts
- Multi-page dropdown menu for customisation
- Set key to owner only, group only, or anyone
- 55 paint, skin, and seat colour options
- Seats up to 3 avatars (1 driver and 2 passengers)
- Fixed or dynamic POV camera
- 4 speed manual gearbox
- Choice of 3 engine sounds
How to buy
The Cayman Airboat is available in-world at the Tamita Motors showroom in Arius on the DigiWorldz grid. Arius region is hypergrid-enabled so you can teleport there from other virtual worlds and inspect the vehicle to make sure it suits your needs.
Teleport to Tamita Motors
If you have a viewer installed, click the landmark below to teleport to the Tamita Motors showroom. You can also paste this map SLURL in-game:
hop://login.digiworldz.com:8002/Arius/206/47/21
When you purchase an Cayman Airboat, you'll receive the latest model, plus an updater for free upgrades if I mod the code at some future point.
I have used the IruMoto 7 Series engine on other virtual worlds. It should export without major issue to other hypergrid-enabled Some minor code tweaks such as steering direction might be needed, depending on your grid.
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