Ship of the Line Patch Notes — October 6, 2026

This update focuses on the expansion of the 17th-century fleet, two new historical scenarios — The Battle of the Downs (1639) and The Battle of Öland (1676) — an expanded Custom Battle catalog, and performance improvements.

At the same time, we have also prepared a new group of 19th-century steam ships, steam frigates, and early ironclads for the next update.

17th-Century Fleet Expansion

51 New Ship Models

Major additions include:

• Venice — San Lorenzo Giustinian · 70-gun ship of the line

• Denmark — Sophia Amalia · 108-gun three-decker

• Ottoman Empire — Çifte Ceylan Kıçlı · 70-gun ship of the line

• Spain — Santiago · large galleon

• Portugal — Santa Teresa · large galleon

• Portugal — Sacramento · large galleon

• Portugal — Padre Eterno · large galleon

• Sweden — Kronan · 110-gun three-decker

• Russia — Goto Predestinatsia · 58-gun ship of the line

• Netherlands — Aemilia · flagship

• Spain — Orfeo · second-line galleon

• Dunkirk frigate

• Dutch 32-gun ship

• Armed urca

Ottoman Fleet

Based on the Ottoman order of battle for the Battle of Imbros in 1717, we added 30 Ottoman ship models.Representative ships include:

• Kebir Üç Ambarlı · 114-gun three-decker

• Çifte Ceylan Kıçlı

• Ejder Başlı

• Yılan Başlı

• Mavi Kıçlı Karavele

• Yıldız Kıçlı

• Güneş Kıçlı

• Mavi Arslan Başlı

• Taç Başlı

• Zülfikar Kıçlı

• Çifte Teber Kıçlı

• Büyük Gül Başlı

• and other ships from the Imbros order of battle

8 Standard Ship Models

• Spanish Galleon · 48 guns

• Portuguese Galleon · 46 guns

• Swedish Three-Decker · 86 guns

• Swedish Two-Decker · 66 guns

• Swedish Fourth Rate · 48 guns

• Danish Three-Decker · 80 guns

• Danish Two-Decker · 64 guns

• Danish Fourth Rate · 46 guns

New Historical Scenario — Battle of the Downs (1639)

Battle of the Downs — 1639On October 21, 1639, the Spanish-Portuguese fleet faced the Dutch fleet off Deal on the coast of Kent, England.

Battlefield

• Dedicated map based on real terrain

• Approximately 18.8 × 9.7 km

• Kent coastline

• The Downs anchorage

• Goodwin Sands

• Ships may run aground in shallow water

Forces

Spain and Portugal

• 18 ships

Netherlands

• 18 warships

• 5 fireships

Victory Condition

The Spanish side wins by getting at least six ships to the northeastern escape point.

New Historical Scenario — Battle of Öland (1676)

Battle of Öland — 1676A major naval battle fought southeast of the island of Öland on June 1, 1676, during the Scanian War.

Battlefield

• Approximately 18 × 18 km, based on real terrain

• Eastern coast of Öland

• Hulterstad

• Baltic Sea

• Water depth around the wreck site of Kronan is represented

Danish-Dutch Allied Fleet

• 21 ships

• 2 fireships

• Major flagships: Christianus V, Kurprinsen, Delft

Swedish Fleet

• 22 ships

• 2 fireships

• Major ships: Kronan, Nyckeln, Svärdet, Victoria

A total of 41 ships that took part in the Battle of Öland have also been added to the Custom Battle catalog.

Custom Battle Catalog

• Added 75 new 17th-century ships

• Replaced the hulls of 83 existing 17th-century British, Dutch, and French ships with proper 17th-century hull types

• Expanded the selection of standard 17th-century ships

• Added 41 ships from the Battle of Öland

General Ship Model Improvements

• Fixed side access doors so they now follow the slope of the hull

• Rebuilt a large number of existing ship models

• Corrected rudder sizes that did not properly match hull dimensions

Performance Improvements

• Optimized sail physics calculations and LOD behavior

• Improved FSR1 upscaling and dynamic resolution handling

• Optimized auxiliary ocean rendering

• Reduced the cost of stern-flag cloth simulation

• Improved resolution handling on Retina displays

Next Update — 19th-Century Fleet

Steam Ships of the Line, Steam Frigates, and Corvettes

12 Named Ships

• France — Napoléon · 90-gun steam ship of the line

• Britain — Duke of Wellington · 131-gun ship of the line

• Britain — Victoria · 121-gun steam ship of the line

• Russia — Twelve Apostles · 120-gun ship of the line

• Russia — Imperator Nikolai I · 111-gun ship of the line

• Ottoman Empire — Mahmudiye · 128-gun ship of the line

• Austria — Kaiser · 92-gun steam ship of the line

• United States — Merrimack · 40-gun steam frigate

• Denmark — Jylland · 44-gun steam frigate

• Netherlands — Evertsen · 51-gun steam frigate

• Spain — Princesa de Asturias · 36-gun steam frigate

• Prussia — Arcona · 26-gun steam corvette

• British East India Company — Nemesis · 6-gun paddle frigate

5 Standard Steam Ship Types

• Steam First Rate · 120 guns

• Steam Second Rate · 90 guns

• Steam Third Rate · 80 guns

• Steam Frigate · 50 guns

• Steam Corvette · 22 guns

Steam-powered ships can maneuver under engine power even without wind, and will include dedicated steam power controls and screw propulsion systems.

5 Early Ocean-Going Ironclads

A new ship class — Armored Frigate — will be introduced.

• France — Gloire · 36-gun armored frigate

• Britain — HMS Warrior · 40-gun armored frigate

• France — Couronne · 30-gun armored frigate

• Austria — Kaiser Max · 30-gun armored frigate

• Spain — Numancia · 40-gun armored frigate

The Kaiser Max family will also include:

• Prinz Eugen

• Don Juan d’Austria

Ironclad Combat Systems

• Armor thickness calculations

• Penetration based on caliber, range, and impact angle

• Progressive armor damage from repeated hits

• Reduced fire vulnerability for ironclads

• Ramming attacks

• Major hull-breach damage

Fleet Command Fix

Fixed an issue where the fleet commander’s General Chase order could propagate to all friendly ships.It now applies only to the fleet under that commander’s direct control.

Ship Models Worked on Today

A total of 100 ship models were newly created or rebuilt during this development cycle.

• New 17th-century models — 51

• New 19th-century models — 22

• Existing models rebuilt or revised — 27

Major Existing Ships Reworked

Royal Charles · De Zeven Provinciën · Victory · Océan · Santísima Trinidad · Bucentaure · Téméraire · Agamemnon · Ingermanland · Bellona · Constitution · Leopard · Belle Poule · Hermione · Lively · Surprise · Indefatigable · Trincomalee · Cerberus · Pandora · Armed Merchant Kent

Update Summary

51 — New 17th-century models
22 — 19th-century models prepared for the next release
27 — Existing models rebuilt or revised
100 — Total ship models worked on during this development cycleNew historical scenarios:Battle of the Downs — 1639
Battle of Öland — 1676