Ships At Sea News

Ahoy, Mariners!

As you all know, the co-op feature was planned for Ships At Sea from the start. We’ve been thinking about how to make the co-op experience more engaging for you, and we've decided that the best way to do this is to allow players to come together with their friends to set up and lead a company in a multiplayer session. Imagine setting up a company, inviting your friends to join, navigating the seas together on the same boat or each on their own, and completing missions and tasks as a team. We believe this will provide you with the ultimate co-op experience!

Setting up a company will also be possible in single-player mode, allowing solo players to enjoy the same depth of gameplay.



We'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback on this. Your input is invaluable as we strive to create the best gaming experience possible!

- Team Misc Games

Ahoy, Sailors!

We are releasing the latest patch with fixes and improvements to enhance your maritime experience. This update includes balanced buoyancy, refined collision, and improved visualizations for longline ropes and the number of fish displayed when hauling a catch. Additionally, the SaveGame now stores game duration (time played) and longlines set in the ocean. We have also improved the behavior of the physical fish during longline hauling to ensure smoother and more enjoyable gameplay.



[h2]Roadmap[/h2]
We've modified our roadmap, replacing the tier 4 Autoline ship with a crab ship due to overwhelming requests from our community. This adjustment aims to enhance your gaming experience based on your valuable feedback. We will of course keep you informed about the specific details of the crab ship. Ships At Sea - Roadmap



[h2]Storms[/h2]
We have received your feedback about the storms and waves and understand that some players struggle to navigate their boats in the big waves. To address this, we are working on adding an option in the settings for players to customize their wave settings and implement a weather forecast. As a work around you can try and skip some hours using the clock in the wheelhouse.


[h2]Changelog[/h2]

• Balanced buoyancy on Fixer and Skraven
  
• Blocked entry to the shipyard if the player has cargo on the boat. This is just temporary as the cargo mission system undergoes rework. This rework is necessary to save cargo onboard the boat or enter the shipyard.
  
• Fixed a bug that could potentially crash the game
  
• Fixed a bug where the player could not pick up a longline buoy after loading a save game
  
• Fixed an issue where game slot details were showing outdated data for clients
  
• Fixed the issue causing boat window materials to disappear when it's not raining
  
• Fixed net buoys not replicated correctly for the client
  
• Fixed some collisions on small islands around Værøy
  
• Fixed water mask on Flippy, the water should look better around the boat
  
• Improve behavior of physical fish during longline hauling
  
• Improved collisions on the net hauler
  
• Improved visualization of how many fish are displayed when hauling a catch from a habitat
  
• Improved visualization for ropes on longlines
  
• Improved visualization of water cannon spray
  
• Savegame now stores game duration and longlines set in the ocean. Please note that saving net gear set in the ocean will be available soon, as we are currently enhancing the net fishing mechanic.
  
• Several environment improvements
  

Please stay tuned for more exciting updates to come!

- Team Misc Games

Ahoy, sailors!

This is a small update to some of the boats to improve their behavior in rough seas.

Driving a boat at full speed during bad weather is dangerous due to our realistic buoyancy system, which shows how boats behave in rough conditions. High speeds make boats unstable and hard to control in turbulent waters, increasing the risk of capsizing or swamping. Waves and strong winds can lift and toss the boat, similar to how objects lose stability in turbulent fluids. Slower speeds improve maneuverability and control, allowing safer navigation through rough seas. Therefore, reducing speed during bad weather is crucial for safety and stability.

Changelog

• Balanced Conquest, Røster, Fixer and Skarven, should now perform better in rough seas
  

- Team Misc Games

The new patch brings general improvements, fixes, and the long-awaited storms in Ships At Sea! We've added a new system to ensure calm seas around the ports, allowing us to re-enable the storms you've been eagerly awaiting.

Among other things, this update focuses on the clean-up trash mission, making it easier to place trash bags on the work deck after collecting them from the sea and we also increased the pick-up range of the bags for a smoother mission experience. Additionally, we've added anchor icons to the map to indicate docking locations.

For more details please see below!

[h2]Storms Enabled[/h2]

Introducing the first version featuring calm seas around harbors and shallow areas, allowing us to reactivate storms, and increasing wave heights on the open ocean. We hope you enjoy this exciting new dimension of the game and the enhanced maritime challenges it brings!

• Wave heights reaching 12-14 meters in the open sea, with no calm waters during the storm.
  
• Storm occurs between 7 - 14 days in-game time
  
• Storm intensity increased to Beaufort 9-12. Regular weather now ranges from Beaufort 1-6, with occasional conditions reaching Beaufort 7-9, though lower intensities are more common.
  

[h2]Map[/h2]

• Anchor icons to indicate docking locations all around the map
  

• Included showing docking areas in the Filter

[h2]Changelog[/h2]

• Adjusted trash bag pick-up range and collision for easier placement on the work deck
  
• Added anchor icons to indicate docking locations on the map
  
• Added saving and restoring the state of timers for fish farms
  
• Added pallets to the trash delivery area on Værøy
  
• Adjusted wakes on Fixer and Skarven boats
  
• Cargo mission warning message has been updated
  
• Enabled storms and wave heights has been increased
  
• Fixed several typos in the text throughout the game
  
• Fixed a problem where fuel stations would not register that a boat was docked after loading a savegame
  
• Fixed an issue where keybindings did not work for the rowing boat
  
• Implemented the first version of the system designed to ensure calm seas around ports and shallow areas
  
• Improvements to multiplayer savegame, which should resolve the issue causing crashes when a client re-joins a session
  
• Increased external fuel tank capacity to 50,000 liters
  
• Several environment improvements
  

We are continuing to work on improving the savegame system and are committed to resolving the current issues. Thank you for your patience and continued support as we work towards delivering a better gaming experience.

- Team Misc Games