Seablip News

Hi everyone! Sorry for the wait. I know a lot of you have asked for updates and this time it has taken me some time. My family is about to be +1 in size, and as most of you are aware, I am working on Seablip alone so things take a little longer than expected, but rest assured that I am still working fully committed to Seablip! :)

The next big update will most likely take a little longer than I expected, but the next update is also a major one, so I hope you can keep up with me. On the bright side, I have some plans for a couple of quicker updates in the coming weeks.

The next update I think some of you will appreciate a lot, it will add some light Modding support to create enemy ships. I wanted it to be ready for this update, but I have to postpone it until I get it integrated with Steam Workshop.

I know this update does not cover all the bugs and feedback reported, but I hope it fixes some of it. The main addition in this update is not content-driven, but Seablip now supports Localization! ːsteamhappyː I know a lot of you have asked for this. All text is now converted to a google Sheets document so that it can be translated into multiple languages.

• If someone feels the need to help translate (I got asked that a lot), I am now able to provide a google document with you. Please send an email from Seablip's website: https://seablip.com/contact-1 (Warning: It is text-heavy!)

I don't plan to officially support any other languages before 1.0, but if I see that the translation is looking good enough I add it into the Early Access version anyway. (Not ready yet: but already got some amazing help translating into French and got help fixing the English version too)

Here is today's patch note.



New:

• Localization Support!! The game can now be localized to any language. My pixel art font does not support every character and will use a non-pixelated font if the character is missing. I plan to expand this later, but not sure how many characters I will manage to support in the end with the pixel style.
  
• Fame Highscore - you now get fame from battle victories. (Plans: High fame can lead to enemy ship hunting you for bounty on the map!)
  

Changes:

• Sailors morale point gained by gifts is boosted. Points gained by gift: Best +14(old +7), Good +7(old +3), Normal +3(old +1), Bad -3(old-2), Worst -7(old-5)
  

Key Binding Update

• Deselect crew in battle now: Right Click or Ctrl or Equal Num Key as selected crew
  
• Switch crew while in battle is now: Num Keys or A (left) D (right) or scroll wheel
  
• Menu is now ESC or TAB or I for inventory
  
• Rotating puzzle piece is now Right Click
  
• Captains Log is now C
  

QOL

• Player interaction direction/tools can now be either player look direction or (old) mouse position on the screen. (Giving huge improvements to controller support)
  
• Searchbar for Ship Equipment (type the equipment name)
  
• Swap the sailor index in the crew menu (if you want a different layout in battle)
  
• The scrollbar on Load Game is now working.
  
• Sailor's preferred position in battle is now saved per ship and is more consistent even if you lose a sailor and then later revive them. (Preferred position can be set on the ship menu as previously, but is no longer updated to last sailor position on battle end)
  
• Trash can in inventory moved to different positions to avoid being confused with fish bait.
  

Bug fixes:

• Reward for mediumship is no longer 9000 gold
  
• If you got all castaway sailors from rescue missions/the map, you were able to rescue Mutombo multiple times
  
• Rare cases where the game stopped working before battle (issue with sailor's preferred position)
  
• Some items fall in the water when they should fall on the ground.
  
• Other minor bugs
  

New

• You can now see skills and stats for crew in Magic Bottles
  
• Common Blueprint Challenges can now spawn on the 1 skull challenge event
  

Changes

• Water Warning on Ship HUD adjusted to be more correct to how much water is in the ship
  

Bug Fix

• Fodder Cannon misses target (should not miss target unless a submarine underwater or target area is gone)
  
• The quick button and scroll wheel did not work for crew at index 6 and 7 in battle
  
• Walking Speed in battle was not calculated correctly!!
  
• Magic Magnet used in the same instant as the enemy ship is sunk could cause a visual glitch with the enemy crew
  
• I might or might not have fixed an issue where in certain victories the sail button only offers "Escape" (Let me know if you continue to win the battle, but do not get the option to "Sail")
  
• Visual bug. The Kick Crew menu did not work for a 6-size crew.
  

New

• Player Max Crew Cap increased +2 (You can now have 6 crew + Captain)
  
• You can see crew and enemy stats when hovering over crew while in battle (tactical mode needs to be true)
  
• You can see crew stats when hovering over Npc dialog for a crew you can hire + you can see crew stats on Cast Away crew rescued on the map.
  
• Forgot to add visible crew stats to crew in Magic Bottle, will update this in next update!!
• You can see crew likes and dislikes on gifts that are given before. (Retroactive)
  
• More cannon fire and impact sounds
  

Changes

• Ship Upgrades is renamed to "Equipment", upgrades have never been a good word for it. (Since this affects a lot of text, let me know if you find a text error where it is still called an upgrade)
  
• Time steps are doubled, meaning it takes twice as long for time to go to night/new day.
  
• In the quest note for the main story you get a warning if the quest has a time-limit (I know that not everyone is finding their way to all the "Granpa events", and will look for alternative ways for the player to get to the right destination.)
  

Bug Fix

• Sword in some cases disappears, and you can only see the crew animation (not certain the bug is removed)
  
• Items sometimes fall through the ground, when it has ground beneath itself.
  
• Wizard mana speed doubled now! (Each skill point gave 2.5% speed, instead of correct: 5% per point)
  
• Wizard 2 did not leave Redford Island when hired
  

New

• Kicked crew can now return to your island (with their old exp, skills, and skill points!! - This is retroactive for old saves)
  
• New NPC can move into the home island and build a tavern (after day 5) to increase how many sailors you attract per day
  
• You can reset wizard skill points if you have the skill master
  
• New sound effects for minor pick up objects on the world map and when picking up whalestones.
  

Changes

• Better odds for Legendary Blueprint Challenges
  
• Better odds for the Sword of Whales artifact
  
• Fodder Cannon ignores the shield and does not miss on target
  
• Fodder Cannon Text Update
  
• 2 more player ship got increased crew cap from 3 to 4
  

Bug Fix

• Only one flag could spawn on the player ship. (Some ships have multiple flags.)
  
• Barrel Head had the wrong Name Text on the Wanted Poster
  
• The wheel cannon text bug fixed
  
• One Wizard did not have a dialog
  
• A minor text error with Whalgrims dialog
  

Join me while I (the developer) try the new and adventurous Seablip update Wizards & Flags!

Some of the new things:

• More enemies
  
• New map
  
• Wizards and spells
  
• More challenges
  
• More upgrades (equipment)
  
• 3 new bosses
  

[h2]6 Trading Cards is now available for Seablip! ːsteamhappyː [/h2]

To celebrate the new Wizards & Flags Update: Seablip now has 6 Trading Cards and emoticons to unlock!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1471270

Hoist the sail!