✨Nautic XP Demo Update – Major Ports, Offshore Expansion & Ship Crews Aboard!⚓

Ahoy Captains! 🧭

The latest Nautic XP Demo Update has docked — packed with new features, expanded harbors, and offshore adventures that make the seas more alive than ever! 🌊

Summary of Changes

🎮 New Features (Demo)

• 🚢 Ferry: Vehicle capacity increased to max. 9 cars

• 🏗️ Ports & Harbors:

  • A dozen of major new ports added

  • Small harbors across the map fully designed

• 🌊 Offshore Content: Introduced offshore traffic and oil platforms as mission objectives

• ⚓ Azipods:

  • Control direction inverted for more realistic handling

  • New Azipod rudder indicators implemented

• 👥 Passengers: Now spawn dynamically depending on the mission (currently ferry only)

• 👨‍✈️ Optional Ship Crew: Can be enabled/disabled via the Video Menu

🕹️ Controls & UI

• 🖱️ Mouse & View:

  • Cursor disappears in outside view, returns on left-click

  • Improved mouse wheel zoom

• 📖 Tutorials: Text minimizes automatically when inactive

• ⌨️ Checklist (N key): Full key mapping table added

• 🖥️ HUD Improvements:

  • Clickable HUD items to control ship systems directly

  • Tutorial areas highlighted

  • Background and fonts reworked for readability

  • Throttle and rudder controls now interactive via mouse

• ⚡ Quick Access: Key bindings menu accessible from tutorial/scenario screens

• 🔊 Menu Sound Volume: Adjustable directly in the menu

👥 AI & Crews

• AI ship crews now visible on AI-controlled vessels

🛳️ Ships & Vehicles

• Updated Ships:

  • 🚤 Rescue Cruiser Magic

  • 🛥️ Pilot Boat Dolphin

• 🧭 Autopilot Navigation Buoys: Toggle with Alt+X

• 🚤 Pilot Boat: Improved maneuverability

🎯 Missions & Gameplay

• 🗺️ Mission markers now appear directly on the map

• 🧑‍🚒 Rescue missions: rescued passengers visible during return, seated at bridge rear seats

• 📦 Cargo mission settings: maximum distance adjustable

• 🏗️ Maximum loading distance for cranes increased

• ⚓ Port restrictions: only available ports for the selected ship class shown on main menu

• 📦 New cargo items and sizes added

🌍 World & Environment

• 🚤 Offshore AI traffic active

• 🏗️ New big ferry docks for small and large ferries

• 🛢️ Oil rigs added for small cargo transport missions

• 🌅 Dynamic population: planes, balloons, and harbor people spawn according to day-night cycle

• 🌬️ Wind effects adjusted for realism

🌊 Visuals & Effects

• 💧 Water mask on deck reactivated

• 🌊 Ship foam and wave effects slightly adjusted

• 🌑 Shadow quality now adjustable in video menu

• 💡 Interior lights switchable to night mode

⚠️ Notifications & Messages

• ⚠️ New message window shows collision, grounding, and flooding clearly

• 💡 Helpful gameplay tips displayed during loading screens