UBOAT News

Dear skippers,

We prepared a fourth dev diary during the work on B129. This time we present various improvements all around related to torpedo attacks, damage control and air raids at ports. Take a look!

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Welcome to the fourth UBOAT development log for the upcoming update 129. This time we will focus on some of the upcoming combat upgrades. Let's get started.

[h3]Torpedo attacks[/h3]
Torpedo attacks were upgraded in many ways. The torpedo launch sequence is now fully animated. We also upgraded related visuals, including torpedo models, effects as well as most of the accompanying audio. Another addition is that torpedo launches now consume compressed air reserves.



[h3]Crew management[/h3]
Since this update, sailors react to leaks appearing on the ship and try to slow them down to aid the officers with the repairs. In addition, to reach the damages that are hard to access, crew stacks boxes to stand on them.

To help you with managing the crises we added a special order to the TAB menu to immediately close all hatches on the ship.

To improve the awareness of what's going on the ship, we added an icon of the performed action above each officer's head.



[h3]Air raids[/h3]
There are now audible air raid sirens installed in the ports for a better immersion. All characters present in a port run and hide inside the buildings after hearing it. Small, but important addition is that when fighting the aircraft, it's now possible to manually reload the gun by pressing a hotkey.



That's all that we prepared for this diary. Thank you for watching and see you soon in the next video!

Yours,
Deep Water Studio

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Dear skippers,

We prepared a third dev diary on the way to B129. This time we focused on technical improvements that come with this update. Take a look!

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[h3]Seamless area transitions[/h3]
Paused loading of areas is now completely gone. Loading happens in the background and it's possible to continue playing normally during that time.



[h3]Hydrophone upgrade[/h3]
Hydrophone has seen major upgrades. It's now possible to hear convoys tens of kilometers away with it, as well as torpedo propellers and air bubbles coming out of sinking ships. We also fixed audio clipping issues that were unpleasant for the ears and worked on various technical improvements that enhance the immersion.



[h3]Smoke on the horizon[/h3]
Since this update, it's sometimes going to be possible to spot smoke over distant groups of ships. It's not always clearly visible and the larger the group the bigger is the chance for the smoke to be noticeable.



That's all for now. Thanks for watching and see you soon in the next dev log video!

Kind regards,
DWS

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Best regards,
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Hello skippers,

We prepared a second dev log video for B129. Enjoy!

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You will hear more from us soon as there is still a considerable amount of work to be done.

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[h3]Radio rework[/h3]
We reworked how the radio station is used in the game. From now on, it's possible to send a request to resupply your ship on the sea. Communication through the radio is now more natural as you can reply to some messages. Another small improvement is that radioman doesn't have to be present at the station to continue playing music over the radio.



[h3]Milk cows[/h3]
This update will add a new Type XIV u-boats to the game that used to be called "milk cows". They are supply ships loaded with fuel, replacement parts and torpedoes. They even have a bakery on board. With their help your ship will be able to operate for extended periods of time in remote areas like the coast of North America or South-West Africa.

Each supply ship operates at the specific area of the map. You will be able to choose that area by assigning HQ officer to coordinate movement operation.



That's all for now. Thanks for watching and see you soon in the next dev log video!

Yours,
DWS