Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter News

[h3]Dear Destroyer fans,[/h3]

We would like to thank you for all the kind words regarding our last update. Since that time, we have been working on a new ‘ambush’ battle variant that should give you a new tactical perspective and make for a more search-oriented, slightly slower kind of gameplay. Here’s the most important changes that the new update brings into the fray:

• New ‘ambush’ battle variant with a modified opening cutscene
  
• Interview with our ASW expert (new content for the supporter pack)
  
• Quality of life improvements and bug fixes on the DRT station (e.g. auto-plot now resumes instantly following change of scale)
  
• U-boat dive/surface speed has been reduced
  
• Air support is now more successful at suppressing U-boats
  

Of course, please do let us know how you like the new update! We are already working on the next one which will bring a major improvement in the depth charge system. This update is just around the corner and it will again introduce a couple of small fixes alongside the main feature that will make your depth charge drops more varied and deadly!

Please stay tuned for more, and, as always, happy hunting!

Artur Salwarowski
Destroyer Lead Designer
Iron Wolf Studio
https://linktr.ee/ironwolfstudio


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272010/Destroyer_The_UBoat_Hunter/

Dear Destroyer fans,

We would like to thank you for your continued feedback and support. We keep refining the game, and we are excited to announce a new update coming on Friday the 11th that will introduce a new mission variant that some of you requested in your comments. This update will be accompanied by a 25% discount on Destroyer that will be in effect from the 8th to the 22nd November, so if you are still on the fence whether to get the game, perhaps this is a good time to do it!

Hope you like what we have prepared for you and, in the meantime, we are already working on the next update! Please stay tuned for more new features and, as always, happy hunting!

Artur Salwarowski
Destroyer Lead Designer
Iron Wolf Studio
https://linktr.ee/ironwolfstudio


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272010/Destroyer_The_UBoat_Hunter/

Heyho everyone!

Upon hearing your feedback, we have made a thorough readjustment of the U-boat underwater speed and maneuvering. Following adjustments you will be able to find in the new version:

• U-boat underwater speed averages at 4kn.
  
• U-boats more often go into silent running at 2-3kn.
  
• U-boats may achieve a maximum underwater speed of 6kn, although rarely and briefly.
  
• U-boats dive to medium and deep more often, but due to lower U-boat speeds the hit probability has increased significantly.
  
• Minimum turning radius for U-boat evasive maneuvers has been corrected.
  
• Battles have been rebalanced to fit the new U-boat characteristics.
  
• The number of ‘stealthy captain’ U-boats has increased to allow for more uncertainty and the need for better patrolling and sonar coverage.
  
• We have also improved a wide variety of technical imperfections and applied a few fixes. The full list is available further below.
  

We are very thankful for all your input, as we believe the above changes are a huge improvement to the game. We also hope that those of you who were disappointed with their first experience will give Destroyer one more chance and will hopefully see that things are going in the right direction. If that is the case, we would be very thankful if you could let us know, either on the Steam forums or, even better, in your reviews. In any case, your feedback allows us to stay on the course, so we are very eager to know what you think.

Please rest assured, however, that the current game balance is not final, and that we will keep fine-tuning it according to your feedback, and in parallel with further evolution of the game. The next update will happen very soon and will introduce a new mission type: "Ambush" , along with further gameplay improvements.

Other improvements in this patch:

• Longer missions possible in ‘custom mission’ mode (up to 10 hrs)
  
• Fixed errors occurring whenever surfaced U-boats were eliminated with gunfire
  
• Improved U-boat sinking reports, corrected info in the ‘contacts’ station
  
• 3D objects in ‘extras’ now allow for better viewing
  
• radar aim corrected and should not get stuck to one target
  
• searchlight corrected and should turn off as expected
  

Please stay tuned for more and, as always, happy hunting!

Artur Salwarowski
Destroyer Lead Designer
Iron Wolf Studio
https://linktr.ee/ironwolfstudio


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272010/Destroyer_The_UBoat_Hunter/

Greetings fellow captains!

It has been about a week since we entered the unknown waters of Early Access - and what a week it was! Thank you for the continued support and your thoughts. Rest assured that we are reading all the comments and we will address all the issues that you have raised, U-boat maneuvering first and foremost.

Be it the Steam Forums, our discord, Subsim.com, or comments under YT videos - we have amassed a huge amount of feedback and we are now working to improve Destroyer accordingly.

The current patch focuses on eliminating a few annoying errors and introducing a handful of quick fixes. Meanwhile, we have been working on a major readjustment of U-boat maneuvers and we are planning to release an according patch very soon.

As Early Access is taken seriously by us, you can look forward to more fine-tuning, adjustments and content-patches down the line - so stay tuned and jump on our Discord !

This patch introduces the following:

• Improved the CBDR to reduce erroneous behavior.
  
• Improved searchlight behavior, should now turn on/off as intended.
  
• The depth charge window now prioritizes player’s attacks and shows the correct camera.
  
• Improved tactical board - escorts are now always on top and clickable.
  
• U-boat surface kill behavior improved, should no longer lead to mission failure.
  

Thanks again and good hunting!
Team Iron Wolf Studio & Daedalic Entertainment
https://linktr.ee/ironwolfstudio


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272010/Destroyer_The_UBoat_Hunter/

Greetings fellow captains!

Thank you for your feedback and support during yesterday's launch of Destroyer into Early Access!

Despite our meticulous testing some issues went undetected and there was rough sailing for some. With this first hotfix we aim at the most severe issues that were encountered, especially the black screen block upon launch and after missions.
Also we addressed the issues with widescreen display setups. Please understand that this is not the final solution, but it should make the game playable while we further look into this. To be honest, we underestimated the public demand and related effort in regards to this topic when prioritizing features for the Early Access release. Our sincere apologies to those affected.

This hotfix contains:

• Video conversion to built-in Unity codecs.
  
• Additional fade-ins and fade-outs disabled when playing videos.
  
• Fixed black screen after mission completion.
  
• Auto-adjustment to Widescreen resolution displays.
  

Of course we don’t stop with fixes and improvements here and continue to monitor your feedback while also conducting further internal testing and polishing in order to bring you the next patch asap. As a friendly reminder: Our [https://discord.gg/Be6EcNYe]Discord is always open and a great way to reach us directly.

Thanks again and good hunting!
Team Iron Wolf Studio & Daedalic Entertainment