UBOAT News

Ultra realistic milsim Uboat is doing amazingly well on Steam

Uboat is precisely the kind of game I love to see doing well on Steam. It's committed, its creators clearly love the subject matter, and after five years in early access, it deserves a successful launch. A realistic submarine simulation game set during WWII, Uboat threads the line between believability and accessibility - unlike some milsims, where everything is recreated 1:1, in Uboat, the aesthetic and tone are very grounded, but mechanically, there's a way in for everyone. Tense and tough, despite its niche premise, the underwater strategy shooter with hints of War Thunder and Command and Conquer is currently thriving on Steam, and deservedly so.

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2024.1 Patch 3

Dear captains,

There is a new patch ready for version 2024.1.

[h3]Type II:[/h3]
- Small updates to interior textures and optimizations.
- Fix: Switching between electric and manual diving planes steering wasn't fully working.

[h3]UI:[/h3]
- Added a message explaining that a save file cannot be overwritten, when it's being accessed by an external process (for example an antivirus).

[h3]Graphics:[/h3]
- Fix: After previewing a snorkel upgrade in the port, without installing it, the cavity for a snorkel was being permanently added to the current U-boat's deck even though it wasn't needed.
- Fix: Custom paint was not appearing on torpedoes bought after it was selected, only those present initially.

[h3]Modding:[/h3]
- Updated Unity modding template: added missing libraries, updated shaders and migrated the project to use Scriptable Build Pipeline to resolve several compatibility issues that appeared with the new version of Unity.

Yours,
DWS

2024.1 Patch 2

Dear captains,

There is a new patch ready for version 2024.1.

[h3]Localization:[/h3]
- Spanish localization update by Miguel Haakon.
- Czech localization update by Spid3rCZ.
- Fix: Resolved issues with Korean fonts.

[h3]Graphics:[/h3]
- It's now possible to switch between DLSS and FSR directly without disabling the second effect first.
- Fix: The bottom part of the screen was not rendering correctly after zooming in map as close as possible.
- Fix: Torpedo skins were disappearing from the torpedoes after reloading a saved game state.

[h3]Type IIA:[/h3]
- Fix: Corrected radar detector positions on the conning tower.

[h3]UI:[/h3]
- Fix: If it wasn't possible to request transfer to any other flotilla from the current port and the menu for such request was opened, there were various issues present with that UI.

[h3]Crew:[/h3]
- Fix (regression): Pipes were missing in the accessories menu on the character customization screen.

[h3]General:[/h3]
- Fix: It wasn't possible to load a game state saved in the torpedo launchers manual mode.

Yours,
DWS

Five years later, top-rated submarine milsim Uboat arrives in full

Uboat stands out as one of the best military simulators on PC to date. Rather than feature a broad view of the Second World War as in strategy games like Company of Heroes 3, Uboat focuses on Germany's submarine warfare with the same granularity as World of Tanks, War Thunder, or World of Warships. It's also been in Early Access on Steam for a very long time, gathering acclaim while its creators worked toward its final version, and has now, at last, come out in full with an accompanying launch discount.

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2024.1 Patch 1

Dear captains,

There is a new patch ready for version 2024.1.

Missions:
- Fix: If a rendezvous with a Japanese submarine mission was generated during a patrol, and a VIP was received, he sometimes wasn't leaving after the mission was complete.

Yours,
DWS