SeaOrama: World of Shipping News

Hey Captains,

After months of development, we’re excited to roll out the biggest update yet — Version 2.2.1 is now live on Steam. This release brings a major expansion to how you play, including a full custom content system, gameplay improvements, and quality of life upgrades. Let’s take a look. 🚀

🛠️ Custom Content System: Your World, Your Rules

One of the most requested features has been the ability to customize the game world, and we’ve delivered a system built entirely around flexibility and creativity.

• Add or remove ports at will,
  
  
• Customize ports with a name, description, and specific port type,
  
  
• Define the available products in every port,
  
  
• Create custom in-game events and set when and how they appear,
  
  
• Change the map’s visual style using selectable themes,
  

This system is modular. You can mix and match content from different creators, combine your own designs with others’, and build entirely new gameplay experiences tailored to your vision.


🌐 Community Sharing and Syncing

You can now easily share and explore custom content across the community:

• Upload and share ports, events, and map themes,
  
  
• Browse and download community creations directly in-game,
  

⚙️ Gameplay and Quality of Life Updates

Version 2.2.1 brings dozens of improvements to make gameplay smoother and more enjoyable:

• Game speed increased by 25% for faster progression
  
  
• Quick sell and scrap options in the ship operations screen
  
  
• Smoother zooming and bug fixes for map navigation
  
  
• New crew morale filter: Red → Yellow → Green,
  
  
• Double-click a ship to open its operations view,
  
  
• Upgrade indicators for eligible crew members,
  
  
• Indicator for new managers CV's,
  
  
• One-click refill and repair to maximum,
  
  
• Toggle ship names on or off in the map view,
  
  
• Automatic scrapping of retired ships,
  
  
• Brighter hover highlights in ship list,
  
  
• Search bar added to ship operations,
  
  
• Use arrow keys to navigate the map,
  

Dive in, explore the tools, create your world, and share it with others.
Post here your custom package ⁠workshop-packages

Thank you for being part of this amazing community. We can’t wait to see what you build!

🚢 Public Test Update 2.2 is Live on Steam! 🚢

Hey everyone! The 2.2 version is now available in the publictest channel. Jump in, try the changes, and start creating your own content!

✅ Highlights:

• Create & share maps, events, ports
  
  
• Game speed increased by 25%
  
  
• Quick sell/scrap shortcut in operations
  
  
• Zoom in/out fixes
  
  
• Crew filter by morale (Red → Yellow → Green)
  
  
• Double-click ship to open operations
  
  
• Crew upgrade indicator added
  
  
• One-click fill/repair to max
  
  
• Toggle ship names on map
  
  
• Auto-scrap for retired boats
  
  
• Brighter hover on ship list
  
  
• Ship search in operations
  
  
• Map navigation with arrow keys
  
  
• New manager alarm/widget feature
  

Try it out and let us know what you think! 💬

🌟 Big Expansion Preview — Build Your World, Your Way!

[h2]Hey Captains! 👋[/h2]
We’ve been cooking up something huge behind the scenes for the past few months, and it’s finally time to start sharing what’s coming. This is more than just an update — it’s a whole new way to play the game. Let’s jump in! 🚀

[h2]🛠️ Build, Customize — Your World, Your Rules[/h2]
One of the biggest requests we’ve gotten from you all has been more ports, more events, more control. We hear you — and we’re taking it to the next level!

We’re introducing a brand-new content system that lets you, the player, create and customize game elements:

• ✨ Add or remove ports whenever you want
  
• 🏗️ Give ports custom names, descriptions, and define what type of port they are
  
• 🚢 Choose which products are available in each port
  
• 🎉 Create your own in-game events to shake things up
  
• 🗺️ Even change the look and feel of the map with different styles and themes
  

Everything is modular — so you can keep things simple or go wild with hundreds of ports and events. There’s no limit to what you can add!

Ports, events and map customs can be mixed from different creators each one of them.

[h2]🌐 Share Your Creations With the Community[/h2]
Want to show off your custom world? Or maybe you just want to explore what others have made?
We’re adding support for syncing and sharing custom content online! That means:

• 🌍 Download community-created ports, events, and maps
  
• 👍 Rate and discover the best content made by other players
  
• 🔁 Easily switch between different setups to try out fresh gameplay experiences
  

[h2]🧪 Beta Testing Coming Soon!
[/h2]We’re getting super close to release, and we want your feedback to make this expansion the best it can be! 🛠️

We’ll be running a public beta for one week in our beta channel so you can try all these features early and help us test things out.
Stay tuned for the exact date—we’ll announce it very soon!

📸 P.S. The screenshots we’re sharing are still work in progress, but we wanted to give you a glimpse at what’s coming.

[h3]Thanks again for being part of this amazing community — we can’t wait to see what you’ll create! 💙[/h3]

Hello Captains,

Great news! The Mac version 2.1.7 of our game is now fully up to date and will be released simultaneously with the Windows version from now on.

We've tested it on M1 and newer Macs, but if you run into any visual or performance issues, please let us know! Your feedback helps us make the best experience possible.

Fair winds and smooth sailing! ⚓

Ahoy, Captains!

We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of Version 2.1.7 for Seaorama: World of Shipping. This update introduces new features, gameplay improvements, and essential bug fixes. Read on for all the details!

[h2]🏆 Ranked Mode Enhancements[/h2]

• Season History: A new tab in the Leaderboard window displays your season history and past placements.
  
• Ranked Achievements: We’ve added 8 new achievements exclusive to Ranked mode.
  
• DISCLAIMER: The Ranked leaderboard is monitored for cheaters. Any cheating detected will result in a permanent ban from Ranked gameplay. You will still be able to play non-Ranked sessions.
  

[h2]⚙️ Gameplay Improvements[/h2]

• Available Contracts Window: Hover over the Duration number to see a breakdown of trip time and loading/unloading time. Added reminders in the Ship Information section to show the total loading/unloading time for all acquired contracts. Duration recalculations ensure updated trip times.
  
• Readjusted Interest Rates: Country economy now affects interest rates. Loan interest rates will vary based on the loan amount, installments, and the country’s economy.
  
• Ship Events: When a ship event requires player action, you will now see details of the current contract next to the available choices for informed decision-making.
  
• Request CVs: Added a new option to request CVs every 15 days (requires the appropriate advisor).
  

[h2]🔧 Quality of Life (QoL) Updates[/h2]

• Country of Base: The selected base country now displays above the Menu bar.
  
• Mass Dismiss Crew Members: A button allows you to dismiss all crew members at once when selling or scrapping a ship.
  
• New Icons: Fresh icons added for ships on the map for easier identification.
  
• Ship ECO Reminder: ECO calculation reminder text added in the Speed section of the Operations Overview.
  
• AI Tweak: Opponent AI has been made slightly more aggressive when purchasing ships.
  

[h2]🐞 Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed ships losing contracts after loading a save file.
  
• Resolved issues with the crew member experience bar.
  
• Fixed crew member filters not functioning correctly.
  
• Addressed ships moving over land after loading a save file.
  

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We hope you enjoy these new updates! Thank you for your continued support, and happy sailing!

— The Seaorama Team 🌊🚢