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[h2]Shipyard + Shops = Awesome, Type and search, fleets power/threat level, better spawn patterns and more![/h2]

Dear Airship Kingdoms Adrift Community,

Two months have passed by very quickly, and it's time for another update! Finally, the ship + shipyard integration, which was overdue from last month, has now been completed! You can upgrade some officers to level 10 as you assist them with their personal questlines.

Status:

• Public Beta: 15th November 2023
  
• LIVE Estimate: 20th November 2023
  
• Older Saves: Safe to continue
  

[h2]!CAUTION![/h2]
[h3]Make sure to back up your save file when playing BETA releases[/h3]

[h2]Major Notable Changes:[/h2]

• Shipyards and Parts Shops are now Integrated
  
• Revised Hunting Faction Fleets Spawn System
  
• Clear and Relative Display of Fleets Power
  
• Filtering Items, Destinations, and Settlements by Typing Names
  
• Intel on Settlements is now Sold at Supply Stores in Region Hubs
  
• Other Notable Additions:
  
• Industrialists now have exclusive access to procurement agents offering to purchase produced components at higher prices and quantities.
  
• You can now rename your ships directly from the ship roster.
  
• Each faction's fleets are now appropriately themed and equipped.
  
• You can now construct Tier 5 hangars and warehouses anywhere.
  
• Smaller-tier hunting fleets can now spawn once their timer runs out, even if the larger ones have not been dealt with.
  
• The Royal Rapid Recovery Shield is now producible at the Aecerlian Pattern Factories.
  
• Officers now require smaller batches of items when leveling up.
  
• Added a button to bring up the ship-sending dialog inside the warehouse screen.
  
• Increased the purchase budget for commissioners and the purchase price for ships they need.
  
• Press 'J' to bring up the journal (quest) screen.
  
• Rebalanced and addressed multiple bugs for riders.
  
• Some commissioners' quest demands have been lowered.
  
• Increased the supply item replenishment amount and added the resupply quantity to their descriptions.
  
• To address balancing issues, adjustments have been made to the skills of some officers.
  
• Further balancing on ship parts, with more detailed changes in the section below.
  

[h2]The following officers' quests are now available and can be leveled up to the maximum level:[/h2]

• Rodrigo
  
• Nathaniel
  
• Gabriel
  
• Olivier
  
• Nuala
  
• Catlin
  

[h2]Detailed Changes:[/h2]

[h3]Ship Parts[/h3]

Combustion Dynamo

• Power Storage 2,000 > 4,000
  
• Explosion Damage 12,000 > 2,100
  

Medium Combustion Dynamo

• Power Storage 4,800 > 9,600
  
• Explosion Damage 18,000 > 6,200
  

Large Combustion Dynamo

• Power Storage 9,000 > 18,000
  
• Explosion Damage 32,000 > 8,500
  

Large Clean Generator

• Power Generation 1,800 > 1,710
  

Small Reaction Dynamo

• Power Generation 170 > 180
  

Medium Reaction Dynamo

• Power Generation 720 > 760
  

Iron Rotary Gun

• Cooldown Between Volley 0.30 > 0.31
  
• Power per Volley 60 > 17
  

Gunmetal Rotary Gun

• Cooldown Between Volley 0.30 > 0.31
  
• Power per Volley 60 > 17
  

Steel Rotary Gun

• Cooldown Between Volley 0.25 > 0.26
  
• Power per Volley 60 > 17
  

Iron Quad Rotary Turret

• Power per Volley 240 > 70
  

Gunmetal Quad Rotary Turret

• Power per Volley 240 > 70
  

Steel Quad Rotary Turret

• Power per Volley 240 > 70
  

Medium Wet Magazine

• Power Consumption 0 > 12
  

Large Wet Magazine

• Power Consumption 0 > 45
  

Combustion Drive

• Explosion Damage 2,500 > 2,100
  

Armored Combustion Drive

• Explosion Damage 2,500 > 2,100
  

Large Combustion Drive

• Explosion Damage 12,000 > 8,500
  

Armored Large Combustion Drive

• Explosion Damage 12,000 > 8,500
  

Allowed changes of orientation on some command parts:

• Small Bridge
  
• Observation
  
• Weapon Calibration Room
  
• Small Marine Barrack
  
• Marine Barrack
  
• Small Eagle Marine Barrack
  
• Eagle Marine Barrack
  
• Long House
  
• Mead Hall
  
• Infirmary
  
• Hospital
  
• Navigation Deck
  
• Luxury Officers Quarters
  

Following command parts can now support additional officers:

• Large Battle Bridge
  
• Engineer
  
• Quartermaster
  
• Large Reinforced Battle Bridge
  
• Engineer
  
• Quartermaster
  
• Ammunition Workshop
  
• Gunner
  
• Ammunition Factory
  
• Gunner
  

Refinery

• Material Generation +24 > +8
  

Large Generative Alloy Plate

• Damage Resistant 12% > 15%
  

Generative Alloy Plate

• Damage Resistant 15% > 12%
  

Adjusted all pivoted guns firing arc:

• 120 > 100
  

Adjusted pivoted guns reload time:

• Iron 1.7 > 2.5
  
• Bronze 1.7 > 2.5
  
• Steel 1.5 > 2.3
  
• Heavy Iron2.1 > 3.3
  
• Heavy Bronze 2.1 > 3.3
  
• Heavy Steel 1.9 > 2.9
  

Adjusted cannon batteries reload time:

• Bronze 2.8 > 2.6
  
• Iron 2.8 > 2.6
  
• Steel 2.6 > 2.5
  

Reduced projectile count on carronades:

• Twin Heavy Carronades 24 > 20
  
• Twin Carronades 6 > 5
  
• Carronades 6 > 5
  

Revise flechettes firing pattern:
Gunmetal

• Firing Arc 35 > 30
  
• Reload 7.5 > 4.5
  
• Projectile per shot 4 > 3
  
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Dendronium

• Firing Arc 35 > 30
  
• Reload 7.5 > 4.5
  
• Projectile per shot 4 > 3
  

Heavy Caerulus

• Firing Arc 35 > 30
  
• Reload 8.6 > 4.2
  
• Projectile per shot 12 > 9
  

Heavy Dendronium

• Firing Arc 35 > 30
  
• Reload 8.6 > 4.2
  
• Projectile per shot 12 > 9
  

[h2]Officers Skills[/h2]

Nathaniel
Emergency Cruise
Activation Cost

• Morale 20% > 15% > 15% > 10% > 10%
  
• Energy 20% > 20% > 20% > 15% > 10%
  

Sustenance Cost

• 5% > 5% > 4% > 4% > 3%
  

Elise
Learned Optimism
Activation Cost

• Material 5%
  

Sustenance Cost

• Material 1%
  

Rodrigo
Meet Your Maker
Activation Cost

• Ammo 20%
  

Sustenance Cost

• Ammo 2%
  

Giorgiana
Concealment

• Surrender Penalty -30% > -35% > -40% > -50%
  

Witful Diversion

• Surrender Penalty -40% > -45% > -50%
  

Nuala
There She Blows!
Activation Cost

• Fuel 1% > 2% > 3% > 4% > 5% > 5% > 5% > 5%
  

Sustenance Cost

• Fuel 1% Fixed
  

Alistair
One with the Wake
Activation Cost

• Morale 10% Fixed
  

Sustenance Cost

• Morale 2% Fixed
  

Helmut
Machine Whisper
Activation Cost

• Material 5% Fixed
  

Sustenance Cost

• Material 1% Fixed
  

Helmi
Warcry
Sustenance Cost

• Material 1% Fixed
  

Gabriel
Assist Gunners

• Reload time -10% > -11% > -12% > -13% > -14% > -15%
  

Raise the Barricade
Activation Cost

• Morale 10% Fixed
  
• Material 5% Fixed
  

Sustenance Cost

• Morale 1% Fixed
  
• Material 1% Fixed
  

Cadenza
Overly Radical

• Explodable Power Plant Energy 10% > 11% > 13% > 15%
  

Harmonic Stability
Activation Cost

• Morale 10% Fixed
  
• Material 10% Fixed
  

Sustenance Cost

• Morale 2% Fixed
  
• Material 1% Fixed
  

[h2]Major Changes:[/h2]

• Rider rebalance (details below)
  

[h2]Minor Changes:[/h2]

• Improved rider's restocking precision
  

[h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed known exploits for instant delivery airship service
  

[h2]Rider Changes:[/h2]
Alphahawk
Integrity 1400 > 5600
ProjectileDamage 1310x2 > 1310x3
ReloadSpeed 3.80s > 1.17s
AmmoStorage/perVolley 2000/20 > 3024/84
ShieldCapacity 4800 > 6000
RiderSpeed 83Km/h > 104 Km/h
Resistance 0 > 25%
TrainingTime 15s > 10s

Aetherhawk
Integrity 175 > 750
ProjectileDamage 150 > 600
ReloadSpeed 1.50s > 1.31s
AmmoStorage/perVolley 2000/20 > 720/16
RiderSpeed 85Km/h > 106Km/h
TrainingTime 5s > 3s
Added interception capability

Pegasus Rider
Integrity 1400 > 2800
ProjectileDamage 240 > 420
WeaponRange 240m > 230m
ReloadSpeed 0.60s > 0.40s
AmmoStorage/perVolley 4800/200 > 900/6
RiderSpeed 76Km/h > 95Km/h
Resistance 0 > 10%
TrainingTime 8s > 6s
Added interception capability

Nightmare Rider
Integrity 1500 > 4800
ProjectileDamage 420x5 > 850x3
WeaponRange 300m > 265m
ReloadSpeed 3.00s > 2.20s
AmmoStorage/perVolley 2400/300 > 2400/60
RiderSpeed 72Km/h > 91Km/h
Resistance 0 > 20%
TrainingTime 12s > 8s

Griffon Rider
Integrity 3000 > 10800
ProjectileDamage 700 > 980x3
ReloadSpeed 2.00s > 1.36s
AmmoStorage/perVolley 2000/50 > 2160/60
ShieldCapacity 1500 > 3000
RiderSpeed 62Km/h > 78Km/h
Resistance 0 > 35%
TrainingTime 15s > 14s

Javelineer
Integrity 2000 > 8400
AmmoStorage/perVolley 2000/2000 > 2460/2460
RiderSpeed 51Km/h > 78Km/h
Resistance 0 > 30%
TrainingTime 15s > 14s
*Projectiles are now in a tight spread pattern

Cannon turret pod
Integrity 3200 > 5400
ProjectileDamage 980x2 > 3480
WeaponRange 240m > 230m
ReloadSpeed 2.00s > 2.32s
AmmoStorage/perVolley 6000/600 > 1656/92
RiderSpeed 20Km/h > 39Km/h
Resistance 0 > 40%
TrainingTime 10s > 8s
Added interception capability

Rotary cannon turret pod
Integrity 2400 > 4800
ReloadSpeed 0.20s > 0.22s
AmmoStorage/perVolley 6000/600 > 1650/15
RiderSpeed 22Km/h > 44Km/h
Resistance 0 > 35%
TrainingTime 10s > 8s

Carronade turret pod
Integrity 3600 > 6000
ProjectileDamage 640x5 > 640x7
ReloadSpeed 3.00s > 2.35s
AmmoStorage/perVolley 3000/600 > 2100/105
RiderSpeed 18Km/h > 37Km/h
Resistance 0 > 45%
TrainingTime 10s > 8s
*Projectiles are now in a tight spread pattern

Air-burst turret pod
Integrity 2400 > 4800
ProjectileDamage 100x5 > 100x4
ReloadSpeed 0.50s > 0.32s
AmmoStorage/perVolley 6000/400 > 1800/30
RiderSpeed 21Km/h > 42Km/h
Resistance 0 > 35%
TrainingTime 10s > 8s

[h2]Minor Changes:[/h2]

• Game's cursor is now confined to the game window only in Exclusive Fullscreen mode
  
• Allowed the Royal Rapid Shield to be built in facilities
  

[h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed a crash that occurred when opening Pastures in Greenvale Town
  
• Fixed the color inconsistency of the travel action buttons (Visit, Rob, Fight, etc.)
  
• Riders now use ammo to deploy (previously, it was bugged to use Energy for deployment)
  
• Fixed the issue where sometimes sending a ship is back to SilberblumHQ
  
• Resolved an issue that blocked story progression at the unintended point
  
• Airships that venture into void zones will be forced to return into the playable area properly (except in some occasions beyond the limits of our system)
  
• Fixed the issue where Mana weapons' bonus damage from Ship Parts did not apply properly
  

[h2]1.2.1.0 --> 1.2.1.1 Hotfixes:[/h2]

• Improved overall texture's quality
  

[h2]Minor Changes:[/h2]

• Added "Texture Quality" graphic option
  
• The mouse cursor now locks inside the game window properly
  
• Increased Kara's wallet to 100,000 (from 5,000)
  
• Removed the [Good Artist] achievement
  

[h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed missing icons on some items in the toast message when production is completed
  
• Temporarily ports (e.g., Layton's Dream Crashsite) will no longer appear in the ship transfer port list
  
• Forced resume time if a player performs ascending/descending actions during pause period
  
• Hangar and Warehouse space in the item tracker now always display the correct number
  
• Corrected the trigger condition for the [Good Grower] achievement
  
• Fixed known exploits in the remote-ship-transfer feature
  
• Journal logs now get cleared properly if a player starts a new game after another gameplay session