Greetings, Captains!
This update focuses on performance improvements, Career Mode enhancements, and several quality-of-life fixes.
Performance Improvements
- Open World Performance Improved by Approximately 58%: Improved overall frame rates and gameplay smoothness.
- Improved performance during large-scale fleet operations while preserving visible hull damage and mast destruction on distant ships.
Career Mode
- Temperature System: Regional temperatures are now displayed using historical climate data.
- Extreme Weather Effects: Severe cold and heat now affect crew health and supply consumption.
- Officer Recruitment Comparison: Compare candidates with your current officers, including their attributes, personalities, and compatibility.
- Contract Deadline Improvements: Fixed contracts with unrealistically short deadlines. Travel distance and fleet speed are now better accounted for.
- Chart Camera Improvements: The chart now opens at a more comfortable zoom level.
- Rain Effect Fix: Corrected unnatural rain effects on the chart.
Campaign Mode
- Camera Improvements: Adjusted the initial zoom level when transitioning from the chart to the fleet view.
UI & Localization
- Fixed overlapping text in the tavern's sailor recruitment interface.
- Added translations for the new features across all 8 supported languages.
Thank you for your continued support and valuable bug reports!
We're continuing to focus on stability, performance, and improving the overall gameplay experience.
Fair winds and following seas!
— Ship of the Line Developer