In-game event14 Jul 2026Many improvements to the city menu!Hello everyone! The demo of Shipolis has been out for two weeks already, and it got some nice attention. Thanks to all of you for giving it a try, and for sharing very useful feedback too. It helps me a lot to stay motivated, work on new content for the full version, and polish the existing mechanics and UI. Speaking of UI, I am happy to release today a patch for the demo that adds a bunch of q…
Hello everyone! I am releasing today another Playtest update! It introduces some more side content to polish the ambiance and experience of Shipolis. The first addition is a minigame: treasure hunts! You might sometimes find a bottle in the sea instead of a lost crate with resources. It will contain a map to a treasure. Your goal is to find the marked place in the world. Once you are at the exa…
Hello everyone! I am finally releasing today new content in the Shipolis Playtest! The long awaited new sectors are finally there! It's time to grab your travel permits and sail to the boreal and tropical seas! You will find there new resources to collect and new production lines to set up. New accessible quests will also unlock new features like supply routes , export routes between sectors, a…
Hello everyone! I am making good progress on the new content. But it takes a bit longer then expected because I'm actually planning to release two new regions at once instead of just one! It still needs a little more cooking in the oven, and then you will be able to explore the north and the south sectors! However, I have accumulated a good amount of smaller additions and many improvements to p…
Hello everyone! I am making good progress in adding a new region to the game. However, I recently got very helpful feedback and suggestions regarding the beginning of the game, and I felt the need to address that ASAP. So here is a patch! Basically, players told me the tutorial was too spammy and too long, which can cause people to quit the game early or skip the texts and miss important inform…
Hello everyone! I am releasing today another Playtest update! Still no new region, but plenty of visual refinements, interface improvements, and behind-the-scene work for future content. Let's dive immediately into it! · The big change is the building menu rework! I was not satisfied with the old menu. It was taking a lot of space on the screen, and the visualization of adjacent tiles and poten…
Hello everyone! I am happy to release today another update to the Playtest! It introduces a major new feature, and also a few changes to prepare for future content. Before diving into the details, I just want to mention that the older saves are not compatible, so you will have to start a new game if you played already. This is because I needed to add a few things in the generation algorithm and…
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