Hot air rises at the equator and sinks near the poles. Air currents tend to flow Pole to equator near the surface and equator to pole at higher altitudes.
Air currents tend to flow West to East near the surface and East to West at higher altitudes.
The normal speed of air current is half the rate from west to east than pole to equator.
This is normally the opposite of ocean currents at the surface.
Hot Air Balloons have a pilot that will take you to where you want to go, then leave.
The larger the balloon the more it can carry and the more it cost. With the addition of levitation magic there can be whole cities that float in the sky at the mercy of the winds.
Zeppelins are for inter-country travel. They go from city to nearby city only.
Air ships are for Country to nearby Country travel. Only a few cities have them (not Central).
Griffons are for fast self-directed time-sensitive travel. After they land, they return without you.
Quest to get griffon training (at level 2) 100xp and 100 gold (paid for at guildhall).
- Controls Explained:
- Pulling back on rains means hover higher.
- Holding saddle and leaning forward means fly forward.
- Pulling the rains to the right while leaning forward flies forward to the right.
- Pulling the rains to the left while leaning forward flies forward to the left.
- Holding saddle and leaning forward continuously means fly faster forward.
- Pulling back on the rains while leaning forward means – land.
- Training course cost:
- (1 gold) Get on and hold on (Hovers up in air about 20 feet, then lands.)
- (2 gold) Get on and hold on (Flies around a short circle, then lands.)
- (3 gold) Get on and hold on (Flies up to around 100 feet high, then lands.)
- (4 gold) Get on and hold on (Rises 20 feet, then bucks, then lands.) do not fall!
- (5 gold) Get on and hold on (Does a loop-de-loop, then lands.) do not fall!
- (6 gold) Get on and take control (Hover up in air about 20 feet, then land.)
- (7 gold) Get on and take control (Fly up to 100 feet high, then land.)
- (8 gold) Get on and take control (Fly around the nearby Zeppelin, then land.)
- (9 gold) Get on and take control (One minute ride, returns, then lands.)