When floating in a boat, near a moat but in a large body of water. The boats have a hard time turning and passing blocks, they even spin around when holding "S" but your character wont rotate with it.
Also something to note, having it so "A" and "D" control the actual spin of the boat, would make it much more controllable.
Than having "S" be purely a backup feature would also be nice, but make sure the character or boat wont spin when backing up.
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