Airship: Kingdoms Adrift News

[BETA] Update 1.6.0.1 - Logistical Automation and More!
This version is expected to go Default by 15th September

We're looking forward to your feedback at: https://discord.com/channels/824584233149923340/1154690552751718410

How to get into Beta: https://discord.com/channels/824584233149923340/1210524215996842074

[h2]Update Note for 1.6.0.1[/h2]
Status:
In Beta
Older Saves: Safe to continue

[h3]Features:[/h3]

• Added “Difficulty Options” to the game start, along with 2 additional achievements to celebrate players with higher-level accomplishments. Note that winning the game on the highest difficulty level will unlock lower-level achievements. (Achievements currently hidden)
  
• Introduced “Freight Automation” orders, allowing ships to circle between origin and destination ports with specific goods.
  
• Introduced “Auto-Purchase” orders, enabling you to assign purchase orders to shops to restock your warehouse with goods as soon as they become available.
  
• Added a “Logistic Panel” (hotkey: L) to aggregate “Freight Orders,” “Auto-Purchase,” and “Production Orders.”
  
• You can now clear your misdeeds against a faction by selling each faction's hunting marks at their respective commission stores.
  

[h3]Content:[/h3]

• Added 2 extra tiers to Cadenza and Helmut’s workshops for increased production capacity.
  
• Reduced riders' integrity by 35% across the board.
  
• Increased the fire rate of pivoted cannons.
  
• Reduced self-hardening thresholds on some armors.
  
• Increased bonus performance of inertia balancers.
  

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]

• Made shopping screens more compact and easier to navigate through all offers.
  
• Added a button to apply a color scheme to the entire fleet.
  
• Added a “Check to Auto-refill” option to the resupply panel.
  
• Corrected additional grammatical errors.
  

[h3]Bug Fixes:[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where capturing a ship could reward 3 ships instead.
  
• Fixed trading hint items being added to cargo instead of the treasury.
  
• Fixed an issue where selecting a parley tribute cargo would reset the cargo screen pages.
  
• Fixed an issue where disabling production notifications sometimes did not work.
  
• Multiple under-the-hood stability improvements.
  

Greetings Skyfareres!

It’s now August, that time of the year when holidays are over and a huge series of sales just ended. We have finally kick-started work on the upcoming patch, ETA next month, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Kingdoms Adrift’s release. This patch will be accompanied by exciting news related to our next title, which will also be announced and discussed on a very conceptual level when the patch is out!

Before we get to discuss what’s coming in V1.6, let’s go through what has been going on during July.

[h3]Community Highlights[/h3]
With the activity surge brought about by the Summer Sales, we were able to capture just a fraction of what went on in the chat. Here’s one highlight from July:

[h3]We Have Been Recognized as the Best Game from Thailand in 2023[/h3]
We were all surprised and honored by this recognition, especially considering the many great games that came out of Thailand in 2023. A big thanks to the judging panel and the support from the Thai Game Dev community. Alongside the Game of the Year Award, we were also recognized for being the Best at Storytelling! Ultimately, we’d like to thank our community for your continued support and feedback, which have brought us to this moment.


[h3]Customizable Emblem is being Utilized[/h3]
The devs are so glad everytime they see screenshots with customized emblems, this one is from @FrostyDragonVRE, please keep them coming!


[h3]The Hunt for the Ice Raiders and the Coil Trails Vulture continues…[/h3]
A lot of players struggle to find the two groups of bandits that are part of the Hunting License quest. Fortunately, many community members eagerly join in to help point them in the right direction. Here are some screenshots from the community hinting at where these elusive bandits can be found:


[h3]Mods and Modding[/h3]

We have 2 new mods on Nexus Mod in July as @Red_Fl_4g and @zizani dove in and figured out underlying components in the game and came up with them.

[h3]Eternia’s Forge[/h3]

https://www.nexusmods.com/airshipkingdomsadrift/mods/5/

By @Red_Fl_4g - Eternia’s Forge is a dream come true for those who want to modify ship grid and parts data. Check out this YouTube video to see what this bad boy can do! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQZ6CTsKL2I


https://www.nexusmods.com/airshipkingdomsadrift/mods/4
By @zizani - The Production Panel helps you keep track of items being produced nationwide. This feature is coming in V1.6, but for those eager for an easier life, this mod will help tremendously.

[h2]What’s coming in 1.6[/h2]
The version 1.6 would mark the anniversary of Kingdoms Adrift’s release. Time went by so fast and it is now almost a year since the launch.

[h3]Feature #1: The Automated Logistic[/h3]
We’ve announced the automated freight feature since April, and since then the community has been providing feedback and contemplating how it will turn out. We will soon find out once it is released into Beta, but for the time being, here’s the new aggregation screen featuring three tabs related to freight, procurement, and production automation:


[h3]Feature #2: Difficulty Levels Adjustment and New Achievements[/h3]
Since the release of Kingdoms Adrift, we have always mentioned that we have adjusted the game quite a lot in terms of difficulty based on the player's feedback. We are glad that things turned out well, however, there are parts of the game that we thought would have worked better if we had not made them easier, so, we will be adding difficulty settings to the new game start sequence, once selected, the difficulty level is bound to the save file while clearing the game using these different difficulty levels would grant you new achievements you deserve.


[h3]Quality of life improvements:[/h3]
Auto-refill supplies - You would now be able to select a checkbox to have your ship automatically resupply every time you visit a port.


[h3]More compact shop screen[/h3] - There are many complaints about shops having multiple pages and items being difficult to get to, we’ll be making adjustments to it and allow the shop screen to display a lot more content.


[h3]Apply colors to the main fleet [/h3]- While editing a ship color, there’s now a button to apply the color to all ships in the main fleet.


[h3]Adding tier 2-3 Helmut's and Cadenza's workshop[/h3] - Due to these factories producing end-game items and they are often in high demand, producing them one at a time is nolonger efficient. You’ll now be able to upgrade these facilities and make more of them at the same time!



[h3]Faction hostility reduction NPCs[/h3] - Once you have established the tie to a faction, you would be able to turn in hostility marks to stop their hunting fleet from coming after you. Note that hunting fleets often yield very rewarding items.

There are so many other things that we would like to mention, alas, the above should do for now. We look forward to seeing you in the skies!

Cheers,

Jay

Greetings Skyfareres!

I’m dropping by to let everyone know that it’s our first-ever Steam Summer Sale Season, and we’ll be offering a 34% discount for the first time. I’d like to thank everyone for your support and share some news about the latest PvP tournament and what's been happening in the community.

[h3]The PvP Event was Fun![/h3]
Special shoutout to @Borry for helping organize the event. We are thrilled to announce the conclusion of the 4th official PvP Tournament! Here are the final standings:

• 1st - @LawrenceXVIII
  
• 2nd - @Jay!
  
• 3rd - @Borry44 / @Zennoch (tied)
  
• 4th - @Blade Viridian
  

Congratulations to Lawrence on the victory and a huge thank you to everyone who participated! We had a lot of fun together during the event. You can read the original announcements HERE

Check out the full recording of the event HERE

Here’s the reward list we already handed out to winners!

• 1st Place: One Airship Kingdoms Adrift Key + War Corvettes DLC
  
• 2nd Place: War Corvettes DLC
  
• 3rd Place: War Corvettes DLC
  

The guys would definitely want to do this again at some point, so be ready for it.

[h3]Community Highlight[/h3]
Our community never ceases to impress us with their creativity and dedication. We’d like to showcase some design ideas that have been around for a while. These designs might just inspire you to explore new strategies and playstyles within the game.

This week we’re check out the very very far end-game build of a fleet full of Jormungandr by @TomboyGuardian. How about we add these as one of the special secret encounters? :D



I'm pretty sure that the Teutons fanboys can have peace of mind now that we've featured TC ship builds.

[h3]Community Creations[/h3]
To brighten everyone’s day before we sign off, here’s a "sausage party" in the skies over Suthseg, brought to you by @Daslrrlicht.


And the Teutonic light show featuring the three Jorm builds from above by @TomboyGuardian.


The team is currently working hard on other projects to help fund the studio moving forward, but we are still committed to working on future updates.

Thank you for your continued support and engagement. We look forward to seeing you in the skies!

Cheers,

Jay

Greetings Skyfareres!

We have some exciting news today! From a thrilling community-organized PvP tournament to new language mods and fantastic community contributions, a lot is happening in the skies of Airship: Kingdoms Adrift.



[h3]PvP Event Announcement: The Fourth PvP Tournament - 1v1 Edition[/h3]
Get ready for some high-flying action! The community has organized the Fourth PvP Tournament, and this time it's all about 1v1 combat.

Full information is available here: Our Discord Server
Please also watch for the prize announcement that’ll be made later.

[h3]Community and Mod Highlights[/h3]
Our community continues to amaze us with their creativity and dedication. Here are some out-of-the-box carrier design ideas we’d like to highlight. They’ve been around for quite a bit but they’re something that could help inspire new ways you could play the game:


Thanks again to @Oniris for sharing these; all designs here are AK’s design so we’re sure this is a person of great and authentic taste :D

[h3]Language Mods[/h3]
We are thrilled to announce the addition of Ukrainian and Japanese language mods! A huge thank you to the modders for their hard work in bringing these translations to life. Your efforts are helping to make Airship: Kingdoms Adrift accessible to even more players worldwide.

Ukrainian Translation by Hotvanya

Japanese Translation by NaitouSecond



[h3]Community Creations[/h3]
It has been a while since someone made a fanart, this one holds a special place in my heart. Thanks @LawrenceXVIII for putting your effort into this and sharing it, it has a strong personal style to it as well:


Also something to brighten everyone’s day from @TomboyGuardian, when you want that Mana Gryphon off the sky as quickly as possible:


Thank you to everyone who has shared their creations with us. Your passion and creativity are what make our community so special.

The latest sales season is over and for the first time ever, post-sales ratings landed in VPs. It’s great for the team to have their efforts pay off as we continue to come up with what we can do to improve the game.

Thank you for your continued support and engagement. We look forward to seeing you in the skies!

Cheers,

Jay

Greetings Skyfareres!

We've delayed this update news from mid-month to today because guess what? There's going to be a sale from May 22nd to June 5th! Please help spread the word to friends who would love a special game like Kingdoms Adrift.

[h3]Language Mods[/h3]


With the biggest announcement out of the way, we’d like to thank the community again for engaging in discussion and helping put together so many things that we’d never dreamed of having when we started a game studio. The first item on the list is that I have compiled a list of language mods in a thread here on our forum: Language Mods Compilation.

In recent times, I’d like to highlight the first two language mods specifically:

Russian Translation by Dgon617 French Translation by TheCatWorld

[h3]The first ever fanfiction[/h3]

Delve into the childhood tale of one of our community-created characters, accessible in-game after Chapter 7 once you've reached the Aecerlian commission store in Everspring. This captivating story, titled 'Whispers of the Abyss,' was crafted by our esteemed community member, Aika. Click here to immerse yourself in the narrative.

[h3]Upcoming PvP Events[/h3]
Now that we have a substantial number of players in the community, many of you have been part of our journey for quite some time. As a result, it's not always easy to find new opponents for sparring. However, the Discord community is planning an event to address this. We'll also keep you updated here on Steam, but mark your calendars for around June 16th.

[h3]The Automation Update[/h3]
A while back, we announced updates to the automation process along with detailed designs in a Previous Devlog. While we can't provide a specific release date for this update, we want to assure you that it's still in the works and will be implemented eventually.

[h3]What have we been doing?[/h3]
As I've mentioned many times before, we'll be working on our new title. So far, we've focused on generating interest from future publishers and investors. However, we're not officially allowed to start working on the new title until September 23rd, 2024, which marks the full anniversary release of Airship: Kingdoms Adrift. During this period, we've created mockups, designs, and even a poster for the new game. I'm excited to share a teaser image to get everyone's imagination going.


In future announcements, we’ll be revealing how you could be a part of building up this interest towards the start of the new game’s production later this year. So, please stay tuned!

And that’d be it for today. Fair winds and clear skies,

Jay