Nautikin Adventures News

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• Added harpoon launcher
  
• Added harpoon launcher to Portus buy shack
  
• Added aim ability
  
• Added projectile system
  
• Added projectile sfx
  
• Added projectile vfx
  
• Added more nonsense messages
  
• Fixed minor error in Shark animations
  
• Fixed janky shark movement sync on clients
  
• Fixed minor memory leaks related to creating inventory items
  
• Fixed index error caused by store inventory refills
  
• Fixed index error which causes Nautikins to strip all clothing when using medkits
  
• Fixed index error that causes Nautikins to spawn without certain items appearing in inventory
  
• Fixed bug where moving an equipped inventory item to another slot caused it to save as unequipped
  
• Fixed bug where moving equipped item can unequip the item on clients
  
• Fixed bug that allowed player to fly when exiting water
  
• Fixed bug that allowed interaction mode while menu was opened
  
• Fixed client animation sync for swim
  
• Fixed a layer problem causing a rock to be invisible while in cranes
  
• Fixed issue where renderer for damaged fuel tanks would not update
  
• Fixed bug with boundary enforcement positions
  
• Fixed physics error related to rope tension and mass (this will change things like pulling containers, boats, nautikins etc)
  
• Fixed tensions de-sync from tug boats in multiplayer
  
• Modified anchor configuration slightly
  
• Anchor optimization now ignores cables
  
• Nautikins will no longer attempt to swim while seated
  
• Seated and platform based Nautikins can no longer be damaged by other Nautikins bouncing around on the vessel
  
• Disabled submarine flag on submarine hull temporarily until submarine behavior is complete
  
• Certain boundary enforcers will no longer respond to the presence of Nautikins
  
• Boundary enforcement will now repell from skybox instead of preventing movement and potentially getting stuck.
  
• Can no longer attach ropes to sharks
  
• Shark can now be killed
  
• Harpoon launcher now spawns in inventory in sandbox mode
  
• Welder can now be aimed
  

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2244830/view/6966546241855770493

I have clicked the "Release" button. That means the game should now be available to play on Steam! I am pretty excited because I have been working on this for a while now. I have spent more time on this than any other game so far, so please enjoy.

Over the last few months I have been regularly updating the game every week or so for volunteer testers and internal testing (which is basically just me now). They have found a lot of things up front that you probably didn't want to see in Early access lol.

[h2]The current state of the game[/h2]

1. Single player is very stable. Any bugs are mostly visual or have backlog items to track them.
   
2. Multiplayer is stable, there are a few remaining known issues that I am actively working on.
   

[h2]Future updates[/h2]
In terms of an Early Access update schedule, I don't really have a good estimate there yet. My only guess is that it will be between 1 week to 1 month intervals with general patches such as bug fixes being faster than larger updates with new content.

I am hoping to continue updating this game for a while. I have a large backlog of items and an active list of tasks to complete which I am sorting through regularly and will generally prioritize based on feedback. I do not have a graphical roadmap of any kind available yet, but I can maybe work on one if that is important. Currently I have some immediate actions to complete after this, the first of which is completing the modding guide because it is mostly just some loose readmes at the moment, then I am going to work on preparing another patch with some minor bug fixes mainly related to multiplayer (Nothing that stops you from playing the game).

[h2]Community and giving feedback[/h2]
I will be active on the Steam discussions and you can most likely find me in the Nautikin Adventures discord https://discord.gg/CfX7xs25m3 where there is an awesome bot created by MartinPlayZ that will let you report bugs and make suggestions in threads. Its a lot easier than Steam discussions because if you are having problems with a vessel or a save file you can just drag and drop it to me in a thread and I can take a look.

There are also some very helpful guides here on Steam https://steamcommunity.com/app/2244830/guides/. Some of this information may be critical to understanding and playing the game. Feel free to create your own guides.


That is all for now, keep an eye out for updates and tuned into @revmatek on twitter or hang out in the discord if you want to know what is going on. Have fun!

The current plan is to put the finishing touches on the initial Early Access version and release it on March 31st 2023.

Things have been going well and there is a short list of goals to accomplish before then:

• Polishing existing save support
  
• Polishing show stopping issues with multiplayer
  
• Completing features deemed required for Early Access
  
• Steam features (Cloud saves, Workshop, Achievements)
  
• Tutorials (time permitting)
  

Feel free to start a discussion if you have questions or reach out on discord

Wishlist the game to support development until then!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2244830/Nautikin_Adventures/