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Update: B129 Hotfix 2

Dear skippers,

The second hotfix for B129 is now complete. It brings new bug fixes, general improvements and balance tweaks to UBOAT.

This update doesn't affect saved game states in any way. If you would like to find out more, please take a look at the changelog below!

[h2]Changelog[/h2]
[h3]Optimizations:[/h3]
- Optimizations focused on improving performance when a high time compression is in use on the map.
- Improved performance when there are many contacts present on the map, for example after using "Detect" command in the console.

[h3]Graphics:[/h3]
- Periscope bearing now looks better on screen resolutions above 1080p.

[h3]World simulation:[/h3]
- Fix: Ships could at some point disappear, without a clear explanation, if the convoy to which they belonged to had spread out over a very large area.
- Fix: When a large group of ships was divided into a few smaller ones, all ships were disappearing and appearing again after a short while.
- Regression fix: While moving away from a group of ships, it could at some point change a position without explanation since Hotfix 1.

[h3]Technical:[/h3]
- Rolled back Unity from version 2019.4.30f1 to 2019.4.29f1.

[h3]Physics:[/h3]
- Fix: When sailors were going into a ragdoll state, they were instantly moving into a lying pose. This behaviour was increasing chances of unusual ragdoll behaviour, like getting stuck inside the walls.
- Fix: Added a collider to the external hatch, to ensure that ragdolled characters won't ignore it.

[h3]User interface:[/h3]
- Fix: "Unlock" tip was appearing in the periscope's view after rotating it 180 degrees from the locked target.

[h3]Localization:[/h3]
- Italian localization update by BeeTLe BeTHLeHeM.

[h3]General:[/h3]
- Selling prices are now by default lower than the buying prices. Only officers with the Merchant skill may buy and sell everything at the equal price. This fixes an exploit, where it was possible to buy items with an officer having the Merchant skill at a reduced price and then sell them at a full price with another officer.
- Fix: Game was instantly crashing at startup on certain systems. It was linked to multi-monitor setups.

Yours,
DWS