New Features - added graphics settings, allowing you to set screen resolution, framerate, windowed mode, etc - added a new streetlight quality setting; on "low", you should see significantly improved performance in towns; on "high", streetlights will now cast realistic shadows; "medium" keeps the streetlights as they were before the update - added sounds for interactions with winches, steering…
- sails will now behave in a more realistic way during an uncontrolled jibe - you can now drink from a bottle continuously, without having to spam click - Sunspire now really does have cargo transport service - you should no longer see a "You are at the wrong port!" message when picking up new missions - shipyard buttons will now make a softer sound when clicked - eating and drinking sound is n…
- fixed a bug where the navigation manual scroll would spawn instead of the tutorial scroll when starting a new game in Al'Ankh - added a furniture shop in Kicia Bay - fixed a graphical bug with the new ship's rigging
Update 0.29 is finally live! Here is a summary of the changes and new features. - New ship A new large ship is now available for purchase at Kicia Bay, in Fire Fish Lagoon. - Storage crates You can now store items in crates. Each crate has a limited amount of storage slots, and each slot can hold any small item, just like your inventory. - Food spoilage and preservation Fresh food will now spoi…
- fixed another bug which caused winches to turn slower on higher framerates. Winch turning speed should now be fully framerate-independent. - sheet winches for jibs and square sails should now be affected properly by the wind force on the sail - fixed a bug where your camera would sometimes jump randomly when riding high waves - fixed a bug where one of the uninhabited islands would not load i…
- items left on your other ships should not disappear anymore when you move away from the ship - fixed a bug where the head bob and footstep sounds would continue playing after activating a winch or a steering wheel - the player should now properly collide with objects above (roofs, etc) when jumping up
A new beta build 0.25.b1 is now live! You can switch to the beta build in the Sailwind settings on Steam ( right click Sailwind -> Properties -> Betas ). The main new feature is a big change to the player embarking/disembarking and swimming systems, with the aim to fix all the bugs related to falling out of boats randomly, glitching through docks when embarking or disembarking, falling to the b…
- reverted to the previous control scheme where holding the run button (shift) will make you sprint, allowing for three different movement speeds (walking, running, sprinting) - sprinting will now consume a significant amount of your water bar - you can now also sprint while swimming, but this will consume even more water, as well as food - pressing Caps Lock will now toggle between running and…
New Features - Lanterns can now be refilled with fresh candles or lamp oil (depending on lantern type), which can be purchased in most ports. - Added new mail delivery missions. All ports will now always have a mail mission to each other connected port. Player Movement Changes - You no longer need to hold the run button (default: shift) to sprint. Instead, the run button will now toggle between…
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