Changelog:

• Fixed an issue where fast travelling at 5x speed could cause parts of the UI to become unresponsive
  
• Fixed an issue where entering a harbour at 5x speed could cause the UI to become unresponsive
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the ‘Cancel mission’ warning message to become stuck on screen after finishing a mission
  
• Fixed an issue that would cause the sea to disappear when setting the Ocean Quality to Ultra
  
• The camera will no longer sometimes drift away from the Carrier while turning
  
• Turning on Lens Dirt will no longer also turn off Lens Flare
  
• Additional small tweaks have been made to the AI walk cycle
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the camera to rapidly shake
  
• Additional animations added to the Hovercraft
  

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where right clicking on the engine or wheel UI would affect the controls while rotating the camera as well
  
• Fixed an issue where the sea depth would display as 0m
  
• Improved realism of carrier turning
  
• Fixed an issue where the bridge controls could be interacted with through the pause menu
  
• Fixed an issue where the mission UI would not properly clear after completing a mission
  
• Fixed an issue causing the bridge controls to shake for the first 30 seconds of loading up a game
  
• Fixed an issue where the tutorial could be abandoned
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause interacting with the world map to be difficult
  
• Renting ships now costs the correct price
  
• Moved a crew member from the front of the port boat
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause 1st person movement to become jerky
  
• It will no longer rain indoors and inside ship interiors
  
• Fixed an issue where you could pause the game while at a loading screen
  
• Civilians in the harbours should no longer get stuck inside objects or walk over furniture
  
• Improved the smoothness of camera movement
  
• The spray effects are now less luminous at night
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the camera to become stuck upon breaking a ship
  
• Fixed being able to tow your own ship
  
• Fixed a road that appeared to be floating
  
• The ship’s wake will now be less visible at night
  
• Corrected the positioning of the spray effects on some ships
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause harbour sound effects to play for a few seconds when loading a game
  
• Reduced the intensity of some visual effects and added in individual options to turn each effect on or off
  
• You can now steer with the keyboard while in the bridge camera view using a semi-locked wheel
  
• Sea scrolling should now be much less visible
  
• Fixed an issue where some NPC ships in the harbour could intersect
  
• Improved the NPC walk cycle
  
• The scrolling speed of the world map will no longer be affected by the time speed
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause rain to disappear while rotating the camera

Known Issues:

• Fast travelling while at 5x speed can cause parts of the UI to become unresponsive
  
• Entering a harbour while at 5x speed can cause the UI to become unresponsive
  
• Mooring at the finishing point while moving can cause the ‘Cancel mission’ warning message to become stuck on screen

Changes:

• Rental System - Ships can now be rented from the ship store for use on 5 missions at a time at a much lower cost than the purchase price
  
• Improved Radar

Fixes

• Fixed the frequent stuttering issue
  
• Fixed an issue where graphics would create an issue when set to 'fast' quality
  
• Fixed an issue where missions could not be completed
  
• Fixed towing
  
• Fixed an issue where players might re spawn at an incorrect location

• Missions not completing correctly: Whenever you complete a mission after clicking ok on the 'Mission Complete' window you will receive the points and money as normal but the Mission timer will keep running and the '!' symbol with the mission info will remain on screen, if you try to enter a harbour you will be warned that you are abandoning the mission even though you have already finished it and received the rewards. Only seems to happen on old saves.
  
• Bridge controls shaking during first 30 seconds: There is a strange issue that occurs during the first 30 seconds of gameplay after loading up a game. I think this issue is related to the ocean scrolling and the floating point operations precision fix; after loading up the game all the interior bridge controls will shake around and flash like they used to in older builds, but after the ocean scrolls this stops and all the controls are fixed and do not flash.
  
• Some Jerky movement 1st person movement
  
• Sea scrolling – This can cause other issues such as not being able to interact with the world map correctly and fast travelling out of bounds
  
• Renting costs nothing – Renting ships from the ship store doesn’t cost any money

Additions:

• When in first person view, players can hit Q to bring up the virtual controls. This means that the player can manoeuvre the vessel while in FPS mode. The controls can only be operated using the mouse
  
• When in Bridge view, holding the right mouse button will allow you to look around
  
• Introduced a new Semi Lock control scheme that will allow you to lock the controls after each input, but not have to unlock the controls fully to make changes.
  
• Navigational and Cabin lights are now independent switches so that players can choose to turn the lights on independently.
  
• Created buttons for the cabin and navigational lights
  
• Added a damage gauge indicator to bridge view
  
• Added Radar to all player ships
  
• Radar will detect fixed and moving ships
  
• Added fuel gauge indicator to bridge view
  
• Added a depth gauge indicator to internal view
  
• Added compass to the internal view
  
• Added indicators for rotation and speed
  
• Added a button to use the horn in the bridge
  
• Players can now double click any of the engine controls to reset them to zero.
  
• Ships now have personalised engine sounds
  
• Lighthouses now emit light

Changes:

• Labelled engine consistently
  
• Players must now anchor to complete the tourism mission
  
• Increased the distance that players can interact with mooring points (making larger vessels like the bulk carrier able to moor easily)
  
• NPC ships that are not based on player operated vessels now interact with the ocean.
  
• Some work done on engine sounds for headphones
  
• Changed female walk animation
  
• When there is a storm the waters inside the harbour will be much calmer

Fixes

• Fixed an error when a blank banner would appear when completing towing missions
  
• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the mission ‘Tow through the harbour
  
• The pier height has been decreased as suggested by players
  
• Fixed an issue where when moving the camera with ship lights on, the ship lights would flash on and off quickly
  
• Fixed an issue where the cursor on MAC version is much larger than the PC version
  
• Fixed an issue where the image of the fishing boat in the store showed a completely different boat than the one that players could purchase.
  
• Fixed an issue where the minimap would not function correctly when fast travelling or leaving the harbour
  
• Fixed an issue where players could fast travel on a jetty or harbour object causing immediate damage
  
• Fixed an issue where the one of the female models would over time decide to evacuate using the nearest window
  
• In the tutorial, camera was spelt incorrectly
  
• Fixed some collision detection on ships
  
• Fixed an issue where the ocean may disappear when travelling at high speeds
  
• Addressed an issue where the mouse cursor would not lock correctly when alt tabbing
  
• Fixed an issue where if you are moving and attempt to moor, the ship will continue to move forward and may break your ship, Doing this caused players to not be able to repair their ship until a full restart
  
• Key bindings now save when quitting the game
  
• Fixed an issue where players would be able to beach themselves on certain parts of the scenery.
  
• Fixed a camera issue where the camera can be moved underwater in the tug boat.
  
• Floating moor icons are now solid and viewable from all angles
  
• Added some new lights to Hovercraft model
  
• Some work done to improve performance in rain and fog
  
• Engine controls are now easier to use while in bridge view
  
• Engine controls and instruments inside the bridge no longer shake

Other

• Improved framerate in harbour areas

Known Issues:

• When fast traveling, the ocean will begin to move rapidly for several seconds.
  
• Some users may experience a stutter in camera movement. Please do let us know if you are affected by this as we are attempting to replicate it for a full fix.

ChangeLog 09.12

• Changed the colour saturation levels of the game for more realistic visuals
  
• The ‘next mission’ and ‘previous mission’ arrows are now more prominently displayed within the mission select window
  
• Made it easier to talk to NPCs over desks in the harbours
  
• Increased the damage resistance of all boats - boats should now be capable of taking a few harsh knocks before breaking

ChangeLog v 09.11

• Fixed an issue where the game would temporarily freeze when leaving the harbour. This happened more frequently in the tug and & fishing boat.
  
• Increased draw distance of stationary ships.
  
• Fixed an issue where if the player broke their ship but was able to moor, they could enter the harbour and the message “your ship is broke” would remain on screen.
  
• Fixed an issue where if you go to the last waypoint before completing all objectives the “pending objective” window pops up. If you then crash the ship, failing the mission the “pending objective” text remains on screen.
  
• Increased the distance that would allow you to talk over the desk of NPC’s instead of needing to walk round their desk.
  
• Fixed a bug where the player can get stuck in a door in the cargo harbour
  
• Fixed an issue where if you fast travel with the engine locked, your speed will continue and if fast travelling to a busy area you may crash near instantly.
  
• At night time, moving ships will now activate their lights.