This week we focused on stability, quality-of-life, and Steam readiness.
Highlights:
- Reinforced NPC ship navigation and trade routes to avoid unreachable destinations, NavMesh edge stalls, and abrupt unstuck behavior
- Added autosave and adjusted mission data linked to persistence
- Fixed a sleep bug where time could add hours incorrectly
- Inventory now shows item description tooltips on hover for clearer item usage
- Added a new consumable coffee item, with related resources and localization
Steam and platform progress:
- A major improvement block entered PR #70, including Steam integration foundations, achievements, publishing documentation, Steam Cloud, and localization
Systems and visual potential:
- Rain and storm systems
- Weather-based automatic irrigation
- Hull quality upgrade improvements
UI and communication:
- Updated UI elements and version text to better reflect Early Access context
Player-facing impact this week: stronger naval stability, clearer inventory UX, and new progression layers while we continue preparing for Steam.