I want to create a 2D boad game. But how can I make it more fun for my boat movement

Hi! guys. I am going to create a 2d boat game. I want the boat to behave like real boat in our world. Like it can drift, and have inertia (like when you padding forward and rotate the boat to it's left direction, it will still go that direction even when you stop) Can anyone give me some idea? Many thanks

 

Use a rigidbody. Use addforce for forward movement and torque for turning. You can adjust the drag to your liking.

 

Hey @GanstaPop the physics behind your boat movement is all about how make water and boat to react with each other. Water can effect(force and reaction) the boat and same goes for the boat as well which will also has mass and force on the water. if you want to create great effects or want to be more realistic to the boat then i would suggest some content to read might be helpful.
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Rigidbody.html
This page is powerful one if you explore it correctly.

 

oh my apologies let me replace it with the rigidbody2d.
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Rigidbody2D.html