General
Adjusted Increased the button size and Y-axis width in the Developer Tools.
Added 3 new Tips.
Adjusted Updated the Tips related to save backups to better reflect the current version with Steam Cloud support.
Modding Tools
More port-related features have been added to the Modding Tools.
Port Music
When a port has custom music, the game's built-in music will be disabled.
Custom port music is affected by the player's volume settings.
Other
Added Reflection Probes.
Added Adjustable Ocean - Wave Spectrum - Grid Scale parameter.
Added Fog effect multiplier.
Added Customizable ocean color.
Added Shadow Distance.
Added An option to automatically turn lights on and off based on the time of day.
Added "Collect Lightmap Data" to the PortRootProxy component, used to collect data from custom-baked lighting.
Added Custom lightmap baking instructions to the PortRootProxy component.
Adjusted The baking function in the Modding Tools will now automatically disable ProgressiveUpdates to improve baking speed.
Notice
Some veteran players who launched the game shortly after version 1.53 was first released may now encounter an issue where their save files appear to have disappeared without warning.
If this has happened to you, don't worry—your old saves have not been lost.
For certain reasons, your save path may have been automatically switched to "Steam Account Data", while the save-copying process was not triggered.
You can switch back to "Global Data" under Settings → General. After restarting the game, you should find that your old saves have returned.
However, please note:
To ensure save data remains safe when using Steam Cloud in a multi-account Steam environment, NavalArt's Steam Cloud system now only uploads and synchronizes saves stored under "Steam Account Data". Saves stored under "Global Data" will not be synchronized with Steam Cloud.
If you intend to use Steam Cloud, please do this while the game is running. manually copy your saves from "Global Data" to "Steam Account Data".
One more reminder:
Even Steam Cloud cannot guarantee the safety of your save data 100%.
We still strongly recommend that all players manually back up their saves regularly.
Your data is invaluable!