Barotrauma News

Hello everyone!

We just published a new patch, released as a new build that also includes Japanese localization. As always with a new build, please be sure to update your servers. The new build will be incompatible with servers running the previous version of the game.

The patch contains a number of bugfixes along with some other improvements. You can find the full changelog on GitHub and in the game folder, and here's a summary of the most important changes:


v0.9.3.2

Language improvements:

• Added Japanese translation.
  
• Added Polish, Spanish and Turkish NPC conversations.
  
• Improvements to Russian and Spanish translations.
  
• Fixed Chinese server names and descriptions showing up as "?????" in the server list when not playing in Chinese.
  

Traitor fixes and improvements:

• Players who haven't been a traitor yet are more likely to get selected as a traitor.
  
• If both teams have a traitor during a combat mission, traitor win will result in the opposite team's victory.
  
• Fixed flooding the respawn shuttle counting as flooding a part of the submarine when doing the "flood the submarine" traitor task.
  

Multiplayer fixes:

• Fixed a networking bug that occasionally caused clients to enter a state where they couldn't interact with devices or pick up items.
  
• Fixed server list only displaying servers that are located close to the client.
  
• Fixed occasional "error while reading a message from the server" console errors when joining a server.
  
• Fixed clients sometimes timing out and disconnecting during the loading screens.
  

Other fixes:

• Fixed skills not having any effect on repair durations.
  
• Fixed inability to enable content packages created for a version prior to 0.9.2.0.
  
• Several bugfixes to publishing and installing Workshop mods.
  
• Tutorial improvements and fixes.
  

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Hello, Hola, Cześć and Merhaba everyone!

The first major update for Barotrauma, with easier server hosting and a number of other improvements, as well as new languages, is now live. Find the changelog in full here, also included in the game folder in a file called "changelog.txt". Here’s a summary of the update:

- New server hosting method that no longer requires manual port forwarding

• Click “Host” in-game to host a server through SteamP2P.
  
• Can also join servers through Friends list.
  
• Please note that hosting through DedicatedServer.exe will still use the old method of hosting and as such requires manual port forwarding.
  

- Optional griefing moderation tools (i.e. Karma)
- New Traitor system (feature framework, more content to be added later)

- Fixed issues (The most vexing ones! See all in the changelog):

• Noticeable movement stuttering and low fps
  
• Game crashes on start because of a missing DLL
  
• Issues with picking up dropped items
  
• Items cannot be combined in multiplayer
  
• Combining items inside a Deconstructor crashes the game
  
• Game crashes when refreshing server list multiple times before the list finishes loading
  

- Four additional languages

• Spanish
  
• Latin Spanish
  
• Polish
  
• Turkish
  

- New audio compressor and voice chat attenuation
- A new stock sub
- Modular decorative sub part sprite pack
- New items

You can also read more about the update in this earlier blog post.

Please note that the networking changes in this update will make the game incompatible with servers running on the old version of the game. In other words, server hosts, be sure to update so that others can join your server!

We hope this update solves a lot of the problems our players have run into since our launch. Let us know how we did!

P.S. The update is coupled with a Daily Deal for 25% off.

Hello everyone!

Barotrauma’s first major update will roll out on Monday, August 26, and we can confirm that easier server hosting will also make this update. Read on here about all the new features, fixes and items that will be included!

Hello everyone!

We’re happy to say we’re approaching the first big update for Barotrauma. Due to Gamescom and PAX West coming up, scheduling has been a little tricky, and we can’t promise an exact release date, but now you can read about what to expect. And as always, check our Trello for a summary of what’s to come.

The update will center on griefing moderation tools, and we’re hard at work with easier server hosting, to be added soon as well. We’re hopeful that these put together will significantly improve the multiplayer experience. Details about the new hosting method will follow closer to publishing it; read on here for more about keeping your servers nice and/or interesting.