Patch 06.09H – Boat Networking, Quest UI & Gameplay Improvements 🚤
Patch 06.09H is now live!
This update focuses on one of the most important parts of the game: multiplayer boat stability. It also includes improvements to quests, saving, item handling, audio settings, interactions, map boundaries, animations, VFX, and many smaller fixes and gameplay improvements based on your reports.
Here is everything included in the update:
Boat Networking & Multiplayer Stability
Improved boat networking in multiplayer.
Significantly reduced visible boat rubberbanding and unwanted movement corrections for clients.
Improved how the boat behaves for players who are not hosting the session.
Improved item dropping aboard the moving boat.
Improved how items are handled and saved in multiplayer sessions.
This was one of our biggest focus points for this update. Previously, some players could experience visible boat rubberbanding, small position corrections, or unstable movement while sailing as a client. Since the boat is fully physics-driven and is the central object of the whole game, even small networking corrections could feel noticeable during gameplay.
After testing and adjusting multiple parts of the boat replication and item interaction systems, the boat should now feel much smoother and more stable for clients. Sailing should be more consistent, standing on the boat should feel better, and random corrections should be much less noticeable during normal gameplay.
We will continue monitoring multiplayer boat behavior, but this update should be a major improvement to how the boat feels online.
Quests & Waypoints
Fixed an issue where main quest and side quest waypoints could look too similar.
Improved quest and waypoint clarity.
Added an on-join popup.
Added popups when clicking the Discord invite or Wishlist button.
Players, Skins & Animation
Fixed an issue where player skins would sometimes not load properly.
Fixed swimming animations while holding items.
Changed the ladder system.
Changed spray interaction behavior.
Harpoons, Slots & Items
Fixed harpoon slots.
Fixed money item tooltips not working properly.
Improved item saving.
Improved item dropping on the boat.
Money & Interactions
Fixed money being added twice for clients.
Fixed an issue where pause would not work after loading a checkpoint.
Fixed the lobby management panel.
Voice Chat & Audio Settings
Added a voice chat volume bar in audio settings, allowing you to check how loud other players can hear you.
Added multiple new sound effects.
Added a bell to the boat.
Fishing & Performance
Added further fish optimizations.
Improved fish-related performance.
Map, Environment & Progression
Fixed the map border near the final lake in the demo.
Fixed falling rocks.
Added a speed boost before the boat jump.
Visual Effects
Enhanced several visual effects.
Thank You!
Thank you for continuing to play, report issues, and help us improve Water You Doing?
Boat networking and multiplayer stability are extremely important to us, and your reports helped us identify where the biggest problems were happening. We will keep improving the game step by step with every update.
Don't forget to slap that wishlist! 🐟
More fixes and improvements are already in development. See you on the water! 🌊
— DiSolve Studios