UBOAT News

Dear skippers,

We are happy to inform you that the update 2022.1 is now available for download.

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Some of the top features introduced by this update include:

- Full 1939 - 1945 campaign
- Ukrainian localisation (created by vovanvoks)
- Historical ports
- Minelaying
- Climate zones and seasons
- New destroyers
- Hedgehog launchers
- Deck gun's optics
- Many new convoys
- Tides
- Submarine pens
- Fishing boats
- CHANT coasters
- Manual control over alarm
- Crew now uses toilets
- Commanding activities for the officers
- Steam Deck compatibility
- Reward overhaul for the campaign missions
- New campaign objectives
- New types of missions
- ...and much more!

To read a full changelog, please head over here:
Full changelog

We sincerely hope that with this update, UBOAT will bring you some nice time in those turbulent times. Take care!

Yours,
DWS

Dear skippers,

We are back with another news about update 2022.1.

This time, we wanted to tell you about upcoming changes to the rewards granted for completing the campaign objectives. Previously, it was mostly budget, reputation and milk cow submarines. We always felt that this wasn't motivating enough to complete them and reworked that aspect completely for this release. Most campaign objectives now grant completely unique rewards that aren't possible to receive otherwise.



Some of these rewards are special perks for your crew that simulate the unique experience granted by completing the mission. Imagine being on a German u-boat sneaking under the sea at Gibraltar Strait, hearing propellers of enemy destroyers above your head. This is a life-changing experience and we wanted to give it such meaning for your crew in the game too.

Other missions will unlock new tasks on the HQ map or grant unique fame to your u-boat. We won't spoil anything here, to let you discover all of that for yourself soon!



We've also created brand new icons for all skills in the game. The new icons are much prettier and make the skills much more satisfying to unlock.



We also wanted to give you a friendly reminder that tomorrow (12th October) around 16:00 CET streamers will receive an access to update 2022.1.

If you are interested, please take a look tomorrow for Twitch streams using the link below:

https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/UBOAT

Yours,
DWS

Dear skippers,

We are back with more news about update 2022.1 once again.

This time, we wanted to let you know, that TMB mines have also made it into the game. These mines were designed to be launched from the torpedo tubes and were commonly used by the u-boats during World War II.



There is a new type of assignment from the command that asks you to plant a minefield near the enemy coast. The target areas are usually frequently patrolled, so this type of mission is all about sneaking into the area and escaping unnoticed.



We've also improved the in-game map graphically in many ways in this update. Especially, the HQ map was improved and many new tasks were added, including a possibility to send officers to a navy academy to gain additional experience, new construction projects and new aerial reconnaissance tasks.



[h3]Save compatibility[/h3]
We also need to inform you, that the new version is not going to be compatible with the game states saved on the previous versions of the game. We were maintaining compatibility for a long time and at some point we had to abandon it, because we decided to overhaul the save system. The saves are now 30-35% smaller than they used to be and the save system should be now much more stable in long campaigns.

We will still have more news about the update soon, stay tuned!

Yours,
DWS

Dear skippers,

We are back with more news about the update 2022.1.

Starting with this release, Allies now have the so-called flush decker destroyers at their disposal belonging to the following classes: Wickes-class, Clemson-class, Caldwell-class and Town-class with subtypes A, B, C and D.



All destroyers of these types were built in the United States shipyards, but many of them were later transferred to other navies around the world, including the Royal Navy. They often went through significant modifications in their new homes, and this is also reflected in the game.



American versions are painted using a Camouflage Measure 22, which was commonly used on the Atlantic.



Another new feature is a deck gun sight view. We were aware how much it was requested and luckily managed to implement it in time into this update ːsteamthumbsupː



We will have more news about the update soon, stay tuned!

Yours,
DWS

Dear skippers,

We've decided to prepare a series of posts for you about new features introduced in the upcoming update 2022.1 of which we haven't mentioned before.

We weren't sure earlier, which of them will make it into the update, but we can tell you all about them now since they are done. We will publish these posts over the next few days ːsteamthumbsupː

[h3]1939 campaign[/h3]
We are most pleased to inform you that a full 1939 campaign is now a thing in UBOAT. It will let you experience the entirety of the war from its beginning to the end. Along with the campaign come many new activities and campaign objectives that suit this part of the war. There are also many historic messages from the command added in.



Starting in 1939, you will operate very close to British Isles, mostly on the North Sea and Western Approaches. We ensured that these areas are much more interesting and developed than they used to be before.



In 1940 you will have an opportunity to play through the Norwegian Campaign and after that you will be able to move either to the newly formed French flotilla or join Battle of Arctic.



Arctic is another area that received many improvements to ensure that you will stay occupied there, if you choose to operate from this area.

[h3]Streams[/h3]
Using the opportunity, we also wanted to give you a heads up, that many streamers will receive an early access to the update 2022.1 on October 12th. If you would be interested to see it for yourself before it gets released, we invite you to watch the streams from streamers that agreed to join.

If you are a streamer and would like to participate, you will be most welcome. Please contact PlayWay, our publisher.

[h3]Daily deal[/h3]
There is also going to be a Daily Deal for UBOAT on Steam at the day of release of the update (October 15th). If you are new to our community, it's going to be a good moment to join in for a good price.

We will still have more news about the update soon, stay tuned!

Yours,
DWS