Darkwater news & patch notes

• Respawning in outpost now always assigns hitpoints to 20 (instead of a random value between 5-20)

• Fixed issue where interactable items could be interacted with after getting disabled
• Fixed infinite looting bug
• Selling half a stack of items to store vending machine no longer sells it for the full price
• Fixed issue where if a player drowned oxygen would not reset when reviving them
• Fixed issue with automatons clipping through storage lockers
• Searching sound effect should no longer play from certain interactable containers in outpost when they load in

Divers! The time has finally arrived - Darkwater is launching into 1.0 with the Nations Update!

WHAT'S NEW

It's been a long road since we entered Early Access back in April of last year, and since then we have added 4 major content updates adding a variety of customization, weaponry, enemies, submarine layouts and types, new districts and outposts to explore, and more. This final major update, titled NATIONS, continues to add a variety of content:

• New Districts to explore - The Japanese District & Government Restricted Mining District.

• New Weapons - The Officer's Sword, a Kanobo, & Fool Shotgun!

• New Submarines - Type 3, Type 5 and a Secret Submarine are all available to unlock!

• New Achievements - Challenges for you and your friends to undertake while traversing the depths of Enceladus.

• Multiplayer Changes - The helmets of your crew will now light up when members are speaking, helping you to keep track of who is who! Places to hang out with your fellow mice when in mouse mode and more!

And that is just scratching the surface. The full patch notes can be found at the bottom of this post.

PRICE INCREASE?

Nope! Darkwater enters into 1.0 we are pleased to announce that there will be no increase in price! But if you love the game and want to support Targon Studios, we have a shiny new paid Supporter's Pack available to purchase. This adds a couple of extra goodies for the most dedicated fans.

• Be Good as Gold with the Golden Diving Suit and Golden Wrench. They provide no gameplay advantages but you will look great repairing those leaks! These golden effects apply to all three diving suits in the game, including the default suit and the two alternative diving suits you can find during your exploration.

• Experience the soundscape of Darkwater with the complete 25 song soundtrack, including ambient tunes and that addictive Store OST to listen to at your leisure!

Grab the DLC here!

FULL PATCH NOTES

General

• Player helmets now glow when speaking

• Pneumatic Launchers now generate an explosion effect and sound when breaching into submarines

• 3 new achievements added

• Pneumatic Launcher system renamed to Manned Torpedo

Districts

• New district: Japanese Controlled

• New district: Government Restricted Mining (spawns only on district 20 of endless mode)

• Anarchy no longer increases in Government restricted district

• New event: Government Dumping

Player Submarines

• New unlockable submarine: Type 3

• New unlockable submarine: Type 5

• New secret unlockable submarine

• K-100 submarine modified, unlock requirements changed

• Mouse hangout added to every piloting room

Enemies

• Outpost enemy divers can now wield knives and sledgehammers

• New infected model

• New infected animations: idle, attack, run

• Infected damage reduced: 15 -> 12

• Infected no longer spawn holding wrenches

• Infected hitpoints increased: 60 -> 65

Enemy Submarines

• New enemy submarine spawning group: Soviet

• New enemy submarine spawning group: Japanese

• New enemy submarine spawning group: League of Nations

• 50+ new enemy submarine variations added

• Enemy submarines/divers can now use Pneumatic Launchers

Outposts

• New outpost type: Imperial Compound

• Fool's Shotgun now always spawns in Quest_Fool'sWorkshop(2x2)

• New room: OutpostEntrence_Compound(5x4)

• New room: GEA_Armoury(2x3)

• New room: GEA_Canteen(5x4)

• New room: GEA_Storage_00(2x3)

• New room: GEA_Storage_01(2x3)

• New room: GEA_SleepingCommons(5x4)

• New room: GEA_SleepingHall_00(2x2)

• New room: GEA_SleepingHall_01(2x2)

• Bedroom_01(2x2) item spawn changed to: Suit

• Bedroom_02(2x2) item spawn changed to: Suit

• Machinery(4x6) item spawn changed to: Suit

• New item spawn pool added: Suit

• New Room: Quest_PumpingRoom(2x2)

• Quest_PumpingRoom(2x2) now spawn in flooded outposts (outposts can now be drained of water)

• Quest_Workshop(2x2) implemented

• Quest_Workshop(2x2) can now spawn in Factory, Mine, Refinery, Residential, Soviet_Residential, and Mansion outposts

• Quest_Fool'sWorkshop(2x2) implemented

• Quest_Fool'sWorkshop(2x2) now spawn in Residential, and Mansion outposts

Items

• Fool's Shotgun implemented

• Officer's Sword implemented

• Kanabo (melee weapon) implemented

• Diving Suit implemented (Doubles oxygen time, water movement speed increased by 30%)

• Working Suit implemented (Repair speed increased by 25%, item weight carrying penalty reduced by 50%)

• Agility Suit implemented (Movement speed increased by 25%, stamina drain reduced by 30%)

• New secret music disc

Balance

• Water flow rate between blocks without doors greatly increased

• Player oxygen loss rate doubled

• Players now respawn with wrenches on easy mode

• Gramophone spawn chance in Schematics_Industrial doubled: 15 -> 30

• Updated outpost item spawning code so that items with a spawn weight >1 are now guaranteed to spawn

• Diver fleeing chance when struck with low hitpoints reduced

Music

• New ambient music: Japanese Controlled

• New combat theme: Pneumatic Launcher

• Enemy divers now wield knives on submarines equipped with arsenal rooms

• New ambient soundtrack for Government Restricted district

UI

• Main menu updated

• Credits page in main menu updated

• Inventory UI now disabled in lobby

• Defeating a leviathan now displays a leviathan icon in the notification instead of a submarine

Bug Fixes

• Attacking and blocking responsiveness for clients massively improved

• Fixed issue where clients could lose items switching districts

• Fixed several issues with clients selecting next district to travel to

• Fixed issue where sonar map would sometimes fail to generate

• Fixed issue where client activating SOS signal would cause infinite waiting screen

• Clients should now see correct max district value in challenges

• Can no longer block drowning damage

• Pneumatic Torpedo broken floor concrete colour updated

• Fixed enemy submarines that fired incorrect weapons

• Enemies can no longer stun players with critical blocks, preventing players from attacking

• Issue where Jumbo Crab could sometimes not hear clients should be fixed

• Lights Out achievement now unlocks for all players when one player unlocks it

• Bomb quest rooms can no longer spawn in flooded outposts

• Fixed stretching thumb issue in certain first person animations

• Fixed issue where client sound effects were more muffled than they should have been

• All outpost searchable containers now play a sound effect

• Adjusted airlock floor texture to better match nearby floor textures

• Fixed airlock seam in Piloting(2x1)

• Storage containers no longer stay open upon dying

• Enemy divers and infected no longer slightly float above floors

• Stunning crouching enemies no longer causes them to briefly float

• Blocking sparks now only appear for local player

• Automaton can no longer walk through Manned Torpedo wall

• Leaks no longer rotate with bristle worms, lesser bristle worms, and kraken tentacles

• Fixed issue where bristle worm collider could remain after being killed

• Correct interaction display now appears on enemy torpedo and mine storage

• Infected enemies optimized and should no longer cause lag

• Hit marker no longer displays for clients when attacking dead enemies

• Expiration of a tesla harpoon will no longer cancel another tesla harpoon that is still active on the same system

• Fixed issue where anarchy going too high in Government Restricted would softlock game

• Fixed bug where outpost loot spawn bonus didn't apply to dropped items

• Fixed issue with Bristle Worm leaks rotating in outposts

• Can no longer interact with Bristle leaks in outposts after killing them

• Automatons now properly get stunned for a full 5 seconds when disabled with a fire extinguisher

• Fixed unlock issue with Lights Out achievement

• Fixed AI navigation issues with some of the outpost rooms

• Can no longer start a run after selecting a locked submarine in lobby

• Fixed tentacle/bristle worm leaks sometimes clipping with floor

• Can no longer interact with items/objects when scene is restarting/refreshing

• Fixed camera sometimes glitching when restarting/refreshing scene

• Fixed issue where damage effect would not scale properly on some resolutions

• Fixed resolution scaling issues with main menu

• Fixed UI scaling issue with certain languages in submarine selection screen

• Equipping derringer now shows correct model to other players

• Fixed resolution scaling issues with main menu

• Water flow rate change should fix floating water columns that can sometimes appear under large leaks

• Fixed issue where pillars weren't generating in submarines

• Fixed issue with dead infected sometimes spinning on ground for clients

• Fixed storage item duplication exploit

• Fixed storage item overwriting bug (if two items were placed in a storage at the exact same time, one would vanish)

• Retreating from a battle now properly updates for all players

• Successful piloting evasion no longer generates a sonar pulse for other players

• Client players can now evade mines in piloting minigame

• Fixed certain unlocalized names for some languages when changing keybindings

• Locked rooms should now be guaranteed to spawn with loot

• LockedRoom_01(3x4) is now guaranteed to spawn with a submarine schematic

• Fixed issue where some players would see containers as empty, and some would see them unlooted

• Quickly blocking and unblocking will no longer result in combat controller incorrectly believing you are still blocking

• Fixed issue where weapons that could not be assigned targets (mines, shrimpshot, etc.) would sometimes break and not fire

• Fixed overlapping version number in settings in certain languages

• Fixed partially translated Chinese Simplified button in languages dropdown

• Fixed issue where notification showing that a player joined would not be able to some characters from other languages properly

• Fixed issue where email title could sometimes overlap with date in some languages

• Fixed broken characters in microphone dropdown that could appear in some languages

• Fixed overflow in weapon target text that could happen in certain languages

• Fixed issue settings menu where "Auto" in the resolutions dropdown wasn't being translated to other languages

• Fixed overflow issue in region dropdown in main menu for certain languages

• Mouse side buttons can no longer be bound to keybinds

• Fixed issue where fires could burn underwater after detonating an explosion

• Water flow improved

• Fixed issue where closing door on a flooded room would sometimes not disable pouring water effect

• Fixed many cases of water stretching effect

• Fixed AI navigation issue in StorageElevator (5x5) room

SOCIALS & OTHER STUFF

Looking for other people to play with? Have a bug to report? Want to say hi to the dev (and maybe learn about the next project?) Join our Discord or hit us up on socials!

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💬Join the Reddit

THE FUTURE...

Is this the end of content updates for Darkwater? Maybe.

We'll still be addressing bugs and issues that arise following 1.0, and may be adding some highly requested features - but so much has been added that Darkwater now officially feels content complete. We've delivered upon everything in our 1 year roadmap across four major updates (and several smaller updates), added all the planned features, and wrapped up the narrative.

Thank you so much for all your support in Early Access & beyond!

- Targon Studios & Playstack Team

1.0 IS COMING SOON

We're excited to announce that Darkwater is leaving Steam Early Access on March 26, 2026 @ 10AM PDT! This will coincide with the final major update - NATIONS - which adds a variety of new submarines, weapons, districts, achievements, multiplayer system changes, cosmetics, community requested features, and more!

We'll have more to share (including the full patch notes) next week alongside the 1.0 launch!

PRICE INCREASE?

Nope! As Darkwater enters into 1.0 we are pleased to announce that there will be no increase in price. In fact, we are making it cheaper for a limited time! Grab Darkwater for 30% off from now until April 2nd! If you love the game and want to support Targon Studios further, we will be releasing a shiny new paid Supporter's Pack DLC alongside the 1.0 launch that adds a couple of extra goodies for the most dedicated fans.

• Be Good as Gold with the Golden Diving Suit (3 variations) and the Golden Wrench. They provide no gameplay advantages but you will look great repairing those leaks!

• Experience the soundscape of Darkwater with the complete 25 song soundtrack, including ambient tunes and that addictive Store OST to listen to at your leisure!

This DLC will be entirely optional, cosmetic only, and allow us to keep the game cheap for you and your friends.

SOCIALS & OTHER STUFF

Looking for other people to play with? Have a bug to report? Want to say hi to the dev? Join our Discord or hit us up on socials!

🎮Join our Discord

🐦Follow on Twitter/X

🦋Follow on Bluesky

💬Join the Reddit

Look forward to seeing you beneath the surface next week!

- Targon Studios & Playstack Teams

• Inventory UI now disabled in lobby
• Pneumatic Launcher system renamed to Manned Torpedo
• Credits updated

• Store vending machine item spawns overhauled. Stores now always spawn 1 weapon/equipment, 0-1 ammo stacks, 1-2 consumable items, 0-1 random items
• Oxygen Tank cost decreased: $12 -> $10
• Oxygen Tank scrap cost decreased: 4 -> 2
• Oxygen Tank weight decreased: 6 -> 4.5
• Workshop spawn weight increased: 10 -> 20
• Heavy Workshop spawn weight increased: 8 - > 16
• Flooded outpost loot spawning bonus increased: 15% -> 30%
• Rebreather oxygen bonus increased: 250% -> 300%
• Item spawn weights increased in LockedRoom_00
• Item spawn weights increased in LockedRoom_01
• Service Submarine starting credits increased: $8 -> $30
• Service Submarine now starts with lantern in storage

• Fixed issue where clients could lose items switching districts
• Fixed issue where Jumbo Crab would sometimes stop moving after attacking player
• Issue where Jumbo Crab could sometimes not hear clients should be fixed
• Jumbo Crab player tracking improved
• Bomb quest rooms can no longer spawn in flooded outposts
• Fixed enemy submarines that fired incorrect weapons
• Enemies can no longer stun players with critical blocks, preventing players from attacking
• Manned Torpedo broken floor concrete colour updated

• New profile badges, with a sweet golden foil for collectors
• Seven new trading cards featuring enemy art portraits
• Three profile backgrounds with dark and eye-watering art from the game
• Ten unique emoticons to use around Steam.

Winter Sale

• Store item generation code re-written. Room/weapon spawns should be much better balanced
• Automaton Room(1x2) is now much more likely to spawn when playing solo
• Coal Engine(1x3) can spawn in stores again
• Arcade machines can spawn in stores again
• Coal Engine (1x3) progression weight adjusted: 0 -> -30
• Kerosene Engine (2x2) progression weight adjusted: 20 -> -50
• Sprinkler Manual(1x1) progression weight adjusted: 40 -> -50
• Sprinkler (1x3) progression weight adjusted: 0 -> 40
• Pump Manual(1x1) display weight decreased: 18 -> 15
• Pump Manual(1x1) progression weight adjusted: 0 -> -40
• Arcade Machine Breaker(1x1) display weight decreased: 12 -> 4
• Arcade Machine Stampers(1x1) display weight decreased: 12 -> 4
• Workshop(2x2) progression weight adjusted: 25 -> -60
• Kerosene Engine (2x2) display weight adjusted: 5 -> 12
• Diesel Engine(3x3) display weight increased: 5 -> 12
• Stirling Engine(2x3) display weight increased: 5 -> 12

• Enemy divers can hold lanterns again

• Game now pauses when opening settings menu while playing solo
• Ceiling lamp in Sonar Room(2x3) moved in front of the sonar table instead of over it, meaning it should be easier to re-light
• Harpoon (Ammo) crafting recipe added to: Workshop(2x2), Heavy Workshop(2x3), Medium Arsenal(2x2), Large Arsenal(2x3)

• Outpost Loot Spawn Modifier increased on hard difficulty: 0.55 -> 0.6
• AI Damage Modifier on medium decreased: 0.65 -> 0.6
• AI Damage Modifier on hard decreased: 0.9 -> 0.8

• Webley Revolver range increased: 80 -> 100
• Webley Revolver accuracy increased: 85 -> 90
• Webley Revolver damage increased: 35 -> 42
• Webley Revolver weight reduced: 6.5 -> 4.5
• Harpoon Gun weight increased: 5 -> 6
• Double Shotgun weight increased: 6 -> 6.75
• Pump Shotgun weight increased: 6.5 -> 7.5
• Harpoon Ammo scrap amount reduced: 3 -> 2
• Credits can now spawn in the Pantry_Small item pool, resulting in about a 50% decrease in food spawns
• Canned Tube Worms and Tinned Fishmeal spawns decreased
• Harbour Lights spawn weight doubled in spawn pool Pantry_Medium
• Small Medical Kit spawn weight increased, and Medical Kit spawn weight decreased in spawn pools Medical_Small and Medical_Medium
• Dreams of Greens and Dreams of Meat hitpoints recovery decreased: 20 -> 15
• Tinned Fishmeal hitpoints recovery increased: 35 -> 38
• Canned Tube Worms hitpoints recovery increased: 40 -> 45
• Canned Tube Worms cost increased: $10 -> $12

• Decoy Charge Mk.1 ammo cost reduced: 15 -> 10
• Decoy Charge Mk.2 ammo cost reduced: 25 -> 15
• Defence Charge Mk.1 ammo cost reduced: 20 -> 10
• Defence Charge Mk.2 ammo cost reduced: 30 -> 15

• Certain weapons now have a chance of spawning in pairs in stores: Fire Torpedo Mk.1, Explosive Harpoon Mk.1, Explosive Harpoon Mk.2
• Pump Manual(1x1) spawn weight increased: 5 -> 18
• Pump Manual(1x1) cost decreased: $50 -> $40
• Pump Automatic(2x2) spawn weight increased: 5 -> 15
• Pump Automatic(2x2) progression weight increased: 30 -> 40
• Pump Automatic(2x2) pumping speed reduced by 20%

• Infected spawn rate decreased. Max spawn amount reduced: 12 -> 10
• Infected Diver hitpoints reduced: 65 -> 60
• Clam Swarm hitpoints reduced: 150 -> 95

• Max range property added to double shotgun

• Seasonal Christmas and Halloween music added to shop
• Stampers arcade game balanced, now easier to get higher scores

"Fire and Brimstone" - Major Update Available Now

Darkwater's third major update sees the arrival of new submarine layouts and systems, emotes, an endless mode, new biomes. and the arrival of the Automatons. This update also includes the winner of our submarine design contest. While originally planned for 1.0, it is completed and available in game now!

Here all the full patch notes for the update.

General

• Endless mode implemented

• New split stack functionality added (alt key). Can split stacks of items when dropping or placing into storage

• Can now hold alt + number (1-6) to swap items in inventory slots

• 2 new achievements implemented: Pyromaniac, Lights Out

• Spraying players with Fire Extinguisher causes them to temporarily not be able to see

• Fire extinguishers now stun enemy divers

• Sound effect added for successful critical blocks (parrying)

• Slash and Crush damage types introduced. Deals 20% bonus damage to susceptible enemies

• Can no longer move to nodes with a destroyed engine

• Enemy submarines can now rarely spawn with torpedoes and mines to loot

• Adjusted Frontier district description

Enemies

• New enemy: Automaton (+allied Automaton variant)

• Spraying Automatons with Fire Extinguisher cause them to temporarily power down

• Automatons now disable when water level in the room reaches >50%. Will reactivate upon water level falling below 50%

• Small attack delay added after enemies get stunned

• New attack sound effects added: Bristle Worm, Lesser Bristle, Angler, Stalker, Burrow Crab, Sanctum Crab

• New hurt sound effects added: Bristle Worm, Lesser Bristle, Angler, Stalker, Burrow Crab, Sanctum Crab

• New death sound effects added: Bristle Worm, Lesser Bristle, Angler, Stalker, Burrow Crab, Sanctum Crab

• New stun animations added: Angler, Stalker, Burrow Crab, Sanctum Crab, Bristle Worm, Lesser Bristle

• Smoother enemy death animation (will no longer wait for another animation to end before playing): Angler, Stalker, Burrow Crab, Sanctum Crab, Bristle Worm, Lesser Bristle

• Enemies assigned Slash damage vulnerability: Angler, Stalker, Tentacle, Diver, Infected

• Enemies assigned Crush damage vulnerability: Bristle Worm, Burrow Crab, Clam Swarm, Jumbo Crab, Lesser Bristle, Sanctum Crab, Urchin, Automaton

Districts

• New district: Volcanic District

• New biome: Volcanic Rift

• New biome: Bristle Colony

• New music track added for Volcanic District

Outposts

• New outpost type: Hideout

• New room: OutpostEntrance_Hideout(3x3)

• New room: HideoutLoadingRoom(3x5)

• New room: HideoutMachinery(4x6)

• New room: HideoutFactoryHall_00(3x3)

• New room: HideoutElectrical_00(3x3)

• New room: HideoutCanteen(5x5)

• New room: Hideout_Barracks(5x5)

• New lootable container: Gun Locker

• Hostile Automatons now spawn in outposts with human enemies

• Hostile Automatons now have a very rare chance of spawning in outposts with infected enemies

Unlockable Submarines

• New unlockable submarine: F1R3 Submarine

• New unlockable submarine: Service Submarine

Submarine Systems

• New system: Automaton Bay

• New system: Piloting(3x2)

• Pneumatic Launcher room visually modified

Submarine Weapons

• Explosive Harpoon Mk.1 reload time reduced: 14 seconds -> 10 seconds

• Explosive Harpoon Mk.2 reload time reduced: 10 seconds -> 8 seconds

• Explosive Harpoon Mk.2 time to reach sub reduced: 7.5 seconds -> 5 seconds

Enemy Submarines

• 34 new enemy submarines implemented

• Enemy submarines now have the ability to use Sonar system

• Enemy submarines can now equip up to 6 weapons

• New enemy submarine category implemented: Insane (spawns in endless mode)

• Final boss submarine updated

• Final boss variants added for Medium and Hard difficulty

UI

• Main menu banner updated

• Camera position on terminals moved slightly forward to improve text readability

• Camera position on store terminal screen moved slightly forward to improve text readability

• New Emote UI panel added (can be opened with "C" key)

• Emote Panel keybinding added to controls

• Split Stack keybinding added to controls

• New foam screen effect (fire extinguisher)

• Hovering over an enemy's system during combat now displays the system information

Animation

• Item grabbing animation implemented

• Players now hold canned items for other players

• Network animation added for players eating canned items

• Backwards walking animation implemented

• OK emote animation added

• Point emote animation added

• Distress emote animation added

Items

• Melee weapons given Slash damage type: Knife

• Melee weapons given Crush damage type: Wrench, Sledgehammer

• All ranged weapons have a maximum range now

Balance

• System repair speed increased by 10% on easy mode

• Leak repair speed increased by 10% on easy mode

• Enemy damage decreased by 10% on easy mode

• Credits item removed from Weapons_Small, Weapons_Medium, and Weapons_Large spawn pools

• Firearm item spawns increased in Weapons_Medium and Weapons_Large spawn pools

Major Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where players hot-joining wouldn't see the correct sonar map

• Hot-joining players now see which nodes have been visited

• Sonar pulse no longer permanently prevents harpoon weapons from reloading

• Fixed item duplication issue when entering new districts

• District progression now properly displays for clients

• Can no longer access vending machine from inside hiring room

Bug Fixes

• Fixed flamethrower creating projectile effects

• Emote panel button no longer stays highlighted after selecting

• Emote panel buttons can no longer be selected when holding items

• Defeating an enemy submarine by killing the crew now properly plays a victory jingle

• Can no longer hover over your own submarine's systems

• Fixed issue where wrench repair animation would sometimes keep playing after repairing a system

• Fixed issue where leviathan sonar could continue into the next battle

• Hanging suits on wall re-implemented

• Fixed enemy spawn issue in Catwalk_Corridor(3x5)

• Fixed issue where players could respawn directly above the shaft in OilShaft(5x5) and fall to a grizzly death

• Fixed issues where if clients interacted with the store terminal the store door wouldn't close

• Fixed issue where firing a fire extinguisher wouldn't play the animation over the network

• Tesla effect now properly disables Fire Suppression systems

• Storage count in the locker of SubmarineStorage(3x2) reduced from 16 -> 12 to solve storage bug

• Can no longer see mansion layout through portholes

• Fixed issue with FPS cap showing "Missing" on boot up for other languages

• Fixed death animation issue with Bristle Worm

• Fixed text overflow issue with microphone dropdown in settings

• District selection buttons text no longer overflow outside of the button for certain languages

• Combat warning text no longer overflows on to warning icon in certain languages

• Harbour lights no longer show an incorrect shadow on the ground when held

• Fixed issue with "success" message overflow on hackable terminals

• Fixed issue where "disabled by magnetic pulse" would not properly display on first pulse

• Storage sack renamed from "Storage Locker" to "Storage"

• Storage sack is no longer host only, any player is able to access it

• Fixed issue where players could die when entering new districts

• Fixed issue where player corpse could stop spawning after first district

• Fire text no longer displays while riding Pneumatic Launcher

• Text for leviathan victory corrected for many languages

• Hot-joining players now correctly see which hatch needs reloading in weapon systems

• Players returning from enemy submarine using Pneumatic Launcher no longer hold double handed items in one hand

• Fixed issue where players would not see the correct fuel storage amount on enemy submarines, and wouldn't be able to loot it

Updated Roadmap

With a new content drop comes a new update to our roadmap.

With the release of Fire and Brimstone, we are quickly approaching the end of the content we planned for Early Access. The next update, Nations, will mark the release of Darkwater's 1.0 release on Steam! This won't truly be the end of development for Darkwater, but it will mark a point where we consider the game complete, and its original scope fulfilled. We'll have more to share on what is coming with 1.0 and the future of Darkwater early next year.

Steam Community Items?

We're adding Steam Community Items to Darkwater! These will include:

• 7 Steam trading cards, featuring concept art of the various enemies in Darkwater.

• 3 steam backgrounds

• 10 Emoticons

• 6 earnable badges through crafting.

Anyone that has played Darkwater already for a sufficient amount of time will retroactively receive half of the available cards, and the remaining half can be earned through trading, purchased on the Steam Market, or from booster packs.

These are currently in Steam review, and once approved, will be available. We expect these to be public by early next week, so keep your eyes on your inventory!

Holiday Sale?

Darkwater will be on sale for 30% off as part of the Steam Winter Sale starting on December 18 and ending January 5. So if you are looking to get some new divers into the fold, it would be a great time to do so!

As always, thank you for the continued support. Join the Discord to chat with fellow divers, report any bugs you may come across, and see you below the surface.

- Playstack & Targon Studios

Thalassophobia hasn't stopped you or your friends from braving the depths, so consider nominating us for the "Better with Friends" Steam Award!

Thanks again to everyone who checked out Darkwater in 2025, and look forward to more content updates soon!

- Targon Studios

Enemies

• New leviathan implemented,
• New leviathan system: Organic Sonar Bay,
• New leviathan weapon: Tooth,
• New leviathan weapon: Barnacle

General

• Room Code now displays when looking at player list
• Storage sack that spawns with player items when loading a save now displays "Host Only"
• Halloween can in lobby removed

Bug Fixes

• Can no longer catch leviathans on fire
• Fixed hostile encounters that you could avoid by going to the piloting screen and moving to another node

CELEBRATION SALE

• Halloween Tubeworm can lantern added to lobby

• Fixed issue where players spawn visually holding knives
• Player shadows when using melee weapons should be more in sync with first person animations
• Pillar generation vastly improved
• Pillars should now always spawn in corners, preventing visual gaps in certain walls
• Pillars should no longer spawn in the middle of walls
• Fixed clients being unable to use piloting room speakers
• Fixed issue where players that are muted on a scene reset/new district can be heard briefly

Horator with the F1R3 Submarine!

• admin55500 for the Blacksmith Submarine 2.0 for a sub that took a unique playstyle into account.
• jdeltaruff for the T-AX1, which to us looked like a very funny challenge sub!
• DieselWolfy, whose sub the Turtle Raider was the first entry to our contest and had at least two of us routing for them, but was ultimately decided as too OP for a starter sub.
• bodje, for the Nostrumarine which was beautifuly compact and simple, but lost at the final hurdle of debate.

• Fire damage no longer triggers Containment Room alien spawn
• Increased Containment Room spawn timer: 3 -> 5 seconds
• Flamethrowers can now be placed on weapon/equipment racks
• Model added for dropped Blowtorch
• New sound effect added for crate falling over in Containment Room
• Kraken Tentacle melee range reduced: 2.5 -> 1.9

• Increasing the width/height of a submarine will now adjust wall dependent systems (Pneumatic
• Launcher, Porthole, Torpedo Bay, Etc.)
• Fixed issue where AI agents would fight to stand in the same spot (most common with infected)
• Fixed issue with Infected Diver "Frantic" AI state
• Bombs now rumble outposts again upon exploding
• Fixed collider in StorageLoading(3x5) room that players could clip under
• Outpost entrance ladders given collider - no more hiding behind them
• Sledgehammer and Knife no longer clips through hand in blocking animation in 3rd person animation
• Fixed arcade machine title display issue with certain languages
• Can now see diver icons when diver returns from enemy submarine
• Clients no longer see a hit marker when shooting at dead enemies
• Fixed issue with challenges not displaying correct progress in lobby list
• Fixed saves slot display issue for certain languages
• Fixed issue with store door collider
• Fixed issue with extinguisher holder shadow
• Fixed issue where rocks continued launching after winning/retreating in a Geothermal Vents biome
• Fixed Reload Warning formatting on weapons for certain languages
• Enemies can no longer walk through closed doors on player submarine
• Biome effects that are in the process of triggering as a battle ends will no longer trigger
• Fixed issue where resolution setting was getting overridden to "Auto" on startup
• System repairing network code improved
• Multiple players can now repair the same system without the repair speed slowing down
• Flamethrower Refill Station now only displays "Refill" when equipped flamethrower has less than 50 fuel
• Fixed issue where loading a new language in main menu wouldn't update save slot translations
• Two players can no longer interact with the same terminal at the same time

Attention, Divers.

The ocean has frozen over. You're not getting out any time soon. But that doesn't mean your vessel can't be a good foundation for your escape. 

We're launching the Darkwater: Submarine Layout Contest - this is your chance to shape the decks that might one day save your crew and get you to safety. 

Using the provided PNG layout template, submit your very own submarine design. Think of it as a starter sub - it’s going to be basic, but useful. Will you prioritise crafting, or combat? Will your piloting terminal be right by the water pump, or the other end of the hall? It’s up to you.

The best blueprint will be added to Darkwater when the game launches into 1.0, and receive a free copy on Steam of the game, as well as two other Playstack titles Balatro & Abiotic Factor. The runner-up won’t leave empty-handed either, getting a free copy of the game too. 

Contest Overview

• Begins: Monday September 29 2025, 6pm BST | 10am PST

• Deadline: Monday October 13 2025, 6pm BST | 10am PST

• Winners Announced: Friday October 17 2025 on the official Discord

• Prizes:

  • Winner: Their winning entry added to Darkwater at 1.0 release, along with their name in the game credits, one Steam copy of Darkwater, and one Steam copy of Playstack titles Balatro and Abiotic Factor. Plus the **Winner** role on Discord!

  • Runner-up: One Steam copy of the game

How To Enter

Darkwater's second major update, Brimstone, is available now! This update adds a series of fire based weaponry, submarine systems, items, mechanics, challenges, and more!

To celebrate the release, Darkwater will be on sale for 30% off as part of the Steam Autumn Sale, and we are running a contest to give you a chance to get your submarine layouts added to the game officially! Check out the full details on that competition here, and check out the full patch notes for the update below.

Patch Notes - Brimstone Update

• Interaction manager vastly improved. Priority system added to interactable objects (can now interact with objects through doors, can repair leaks through lanterns, etc.)

• Firearm ammo count now displays when fired/reloaded

• Submarine weapon accuracy formula modified: Mines more likely to hit, missile harpoon weapons (Lance, Trident) less likely to hit

• 15 new enemy submarines implemented

• 3 achievements added for the 3 new challenges

• New banner image added to main menu

Fire Mechanics

• Fire mechanic implemented. Rooms can now catch fire which can spread across submarine

• Standing in fire damages entities 2 hitpoints every 0.5 seconds

• Water levels above 25% extinguishes fires in a room

• Doors reduce fire spread by 50%

• All Engine Rooms now contain a Fire Extinguisher

• New fire warning icon for submarine display (similar to leak icon)

• Fire spread speed tied to difficulty

• Fires now have a chance of detonating explosive items inside of the room it's burning

• Fires damage systems (each fire dealing 5 system damage per second)

Challenges

• Challenge mode added to the lobby terminal

• New Challenge: Precious Cargo

• New Challenge: Defunct Engine

• New Challenge: Late Lockdown

Items

• Flamethrower Implemented

Submarine Systems Manual Fire Suppression (1x1):

• Manual Fire Suppression (1x1) room implemented

• Can be manually turned on to shower the submarine with water to douse fires

Automated Fire Suppression (1x3):

• Automated Fire Suppression (1x3) room implemented

• Automatically detects fires and douses them with water

Defunct Engine (1x2):

• Defunct Engine (1x2) implemented

• Provides 0 boost to evasion and 0 boost to retreat

• Catches on fire after getting destroyed

Heavy Workshop (2x3):

• Heavy Workshop(2x3) implemented

• Equipped with a Workshop and Trash Compactor

• Equipped with a Blowtorch and Flamethrower

• Equipped with a Flamethrower Refill Station (costs 1 fuel)

ContainmentRoom (3x2):

• Containment Room(3x2) implemented

• Contains live aliens stored in crates

• When damaged, releases aliens into the submarine

Items

• Fire Extinguisher implemented, can be used to extinguish fires

• Fire Extinguisher added to loot pools: EnemyDrops_Diver, Industrial_Large, Industrial_Medium

• Fuel Barrel explosion damage reduced: 95 -> 75

• Fuel Barrel explosion generated leaks lowered: 2 -> 1

• Fuel Barrels now generate fires after exploding

Submarine Weapons

• Brimstone (Torpedo) implemented. Catches targeted room on fire

• Flame Torpedo Mk.1 implemented. Catches targeted room on fire

• Bombard (Mine) implemented. Catches rooms on fire

• Shrimpshot.

• New weapon effect: Fire

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where water could spread through walls in certain circumstances

• Fixed issue where repair progress wouldn't display for damaged systems when not holding a wrench

• Fixed typo in Abandoned District description

• Fixed incorrect space in evasion bonus display in store/layout screen

• Small Medical Kits can now be stored in the cabinet of Medbay (2x2)

• Fixed weapon target icon staying on screen after battles rarely

• Fixed issue where 20 credits was improperly removed upon resetting the submarine (issue with the code believing the hire crew lever was pulled)

• Water splashing walking sfx no longer plays when water isn't visible on ground

• Submarine inventory now properly syncs over network in store

• Purchased store weapons now properly syncs over network

• Fixed door collider in Penal_BedroomHall_01(5x4)

• Players can no longer run through the shop door as it's closing when somebody is trying to edit submarine

• Can no longer queue up attack while blocking

• Restart button no longer displays to clients in end screen

Thanks again for all your support - and don't forget to join the Discord to chat with fellow divers!

See you below the surface.

- Targon Studios & Playstack

• Increased Depth Charge spawning chance

• Fixed AI navigation issue in room Refinery_OilStorage(3x4)
• Fixed AI navigation issue in room Laboratory_Offices_02(3x4)
• Improved outpost hallway generation. Impossible to reach sections should be much less common
• Fixed issue with Factory outposts spawning with impossible to reach areas
• Fixed issue with Residential outposts and Soviet Residential outposts spawning with impossible to reach areas Issue with Seismic Rift biome background colour fixed
• Kraken Tentacle leak no longer hovers above floor
• Gramophone room can no longer generate leaks}

Darkwater's first major update - INVASION - is available now!

This update focuses on improving many aspects of the gameplay loop, including new enemies, locations, system mechanics, and more.

Some highlights include:

• Stealth system - players can now crouch, and a visual indicator has been added that denotes how sneaky you are being. Enemy AI has also been adjusted to react to sound, allowing you to avoid engagements.

• New enemies - four new aquatic creatures will roam the vacant outposts, some more dangerous than others.

• New Leviathan - The Kraken. This monolithic creature will capture your submarine with its tentacles that are capable of piercing the hull. Avoid at all costs.

• New Submarine Equipment - Arm your sub with Depth Charges and Explosive Harpoons, craft supplies equipment from the medical bay crafting bench, and install the new Command Room ship module - now available from the shop.

• Harpoon Gun - A new heavy duty rifle that can be found inside outposts that propels harpoons at terminal velocity.

• New District to explore - Frontier

• Biomes - Four new biomes to explore while navigating districts. This combined with 9 new variations of pirate submarines have been detected searching the depths adds a lot more variety (and danger) to naval combat.

And that is just scratching the surface. Check out the full patch notes below.

Patch Notes Version 0.4.18 - INVASION

General

• Sneaking mechanic implemented. Players can now crouch and a a visual indicator is now visible on the HUD that shows how much attention you are drawing to yourself, making it easier to avoid encounters.

• Game now refreshes upon entering a new district to improve overall game and network stability.

• Can no longer consume items at full health. No more accidents!

• Clients now see a locked screen in the lobby for the host settings.

• New emails added to the terminals.

• Hacking minigame has been made slightly more difficult on Easy. Path length increased: 4 -> 5

• Stampers glow effect slightly reduced.

• New items can now be displayed on the tool board: Wrench, Squeaky Hammer, Harpoon Gun.

• Mice now scream upon falling into the abyss.

• Mice no longer run out of stamina.

Submarine Systems

• New submarine system: Command Room.

• New crew damaging weapons (Explosive Harpoons, Depth Charges) now deal bonus damage against leviathans (+50%).

• Medium Arsenal Double Shotgun count reduced: 2 -> 1

• Medium Arsenal Shotgun Ammo count reduced: 16 -> 8

• Player and enemy diver locations and health now display on combat screen.

• 9 new enemy submarines implemented.

Submarine Weapons

• New weapon: Depth Charge Mk.1, Depth Charge Mk.2, Explosive Harpoon Mk.1, Explosive Harpoon Mk.2.

• Certain weapons can now deal crew damage. Watch that friendly fire!

• New leviathan weapon: Ink Blob, Tentacle, Barnacle

• Submarine weapons that deal no water or system damage no longer disable lights in the targeted room.

• New explosion effect for weapons that deal crew damage

Enemies

• New alien enemy: Jumbo Crab

• New alien enemy: Tentacle

• New alien enemy: Stalker (Angler variant)

• New alien enemy: Sanctum Crab (Yeti Crab variant)

• Angler health increased: 150 -> 170

• Enemy hearing mechanic implemented - Certain enemies will now react to sounds.

• Yeti Crab renamed to Burrow Crab

• Burrow Crab health reduced: 60 -> 35

• Burrow Crab damage reduced: 10 -> 8

• Burrow Crab death animation updated

• Enemy submarine divers AI updated

• Alien spawning improved. Difficult enemies won't appear early, and will appear more frequently the further players progress

• Can no longer strike dead enemies

• Enemy divers now drop items

Leviathans

• New leviathan added: Kraken

• New Kraken combat sound track added

Biomes

• Biomes implemented

• New Biomes: Geothermic Vent Field, Seismic Rift, Nesting Grounds

Items

• Harpoon Gun implemented

• Harpoon (ammo) implemented

• Harpoon added to Industrial_Small spawning pool

• Harpoon Gun added to Industrial_Large spawning pool

Districts

• New district: Frontier

• Abandoned, Quarantined, and Mining District descriptions updated

• Abandoned District and Quarantined District now contain Leviathan encounters

Outposts

• Mine Outposts now spawn lower than other outposts, with a longer ladder down

• Max outpost size slightly decreased

• Locked Room quests can now spawn in factories

Optimization

• Game size reduced by nearly half: 10.2 GB -> 5.16 GB

• Should see improved loading times, performance, and reduction in crashes

• AI network positioning optimized

Settings/UI

• Brightness slider added to menu

• A notification now displays when there are insufficient credits to hire players back

• Added a fade when restarting a match

• Hitting back on settings menu now properly brings you to the previous screen, instead of always bringing you to the main screen

• No longer displays confirmation warning when exiting tutorial

• Region code for USA East updated: "US" -> "USE"

• Soviet Colour Theme slightly changed

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where some players saw the Breaker arcade game/hacking minigame broken

• Fixed half-man half-rat abomination spawning when dying in a pneumatic launcher

• Switching items while blocking will no longer cause players to block when equipping a new item

• Can no longer retrieve a heavy item from a storage container while already holding another heavy item

• Dead enemy's positions are no longer updated over the network

• Fixed issue where leaks generated on walls would visually remove nearby water

• Sticker cabinet now displays selected sticker

• Inventory no longer displays in mouse mode when getting killed using a terminal

• Fixed issue where players would be disconnected from terminals after another player died

• Dying in a manned torpedo while returning to the submarine no longer gives the player massive arms

• Fixed collider issue in Medbay room

• Fixed floating decor in Medbay room

• Decor in research rooms updated

• Empty save files now include "(Empty)" on start

• Buttons no longer highlight/play a hover sound when game is minimized/not in focus

• Match now closes faster for clients when the host quits

• Fixed bug where large player submarines weren't properly being sent over the network

• Fixed collider issues in PublicBathroom_00(2x4)

• Fixed issue with sending player submarine data to hot-joining players

• Fixed issue with water in outposts not always displaying for clients

• Fixed issue where bomb in Bomb Quest Room would sometimes not deal damage to nearby players

• Fixed issue with items dropped on catwalks hovering

• Game now properly tracks when clients eat tubeworms

• Players no longer hold phantom items for other players after dying

• Hacking minigame for Locked Rooms now locks out clients after reaching 0

• Fixed player storage issue not updating for clients in store

• Fixed LOD item appearing in automatic pump room

• Fixed issue with graphics setting not auto applying on start

• Resetting Submarine in shop after using the crew hire lever now properly accounts for the crew hire fee

• Fixed issue with many outpost room colliders/lighting breaking

• Fixed issue where run stats weren't properly saved/loaded between runs

• Fixed store player warning not fitting on screen properly for Russian language

• Fixed issue with mouse scream not playing properly for clients

• Fixed issue where explosives (fuel barrel, naval mine) wouldn't damage players after exploding when shot at

• Reloading a save file will now load the correct seed for the district

• Fixed broken searchable briefcases

• Fixed lighting issues on lower graphics settings when docking with final outpost

• Fixed store warning display issue

• Fixed issue with submarine storage not updating in store after submarine reset

• Fixed issue with many outpost room colliders/lighting breaking

• Fixed collider issue in room Machinery(4x6)

• Fixed collider issues in room FactoryHall_00(3x3)

• Fixed issue where search animation could keep playing after dying

• Mice no longer make footstep noises for other clients

• Fixed colliders metal bars in the rooms: ResearchCell_00(2x3), ResearchCell_01(2x3), ResearchCell_02(2x3), PenalHall_00(5x4), PenalHall_01(5x4)

• Fixed issue where key rebinding overlay would remain on the screen when trying to bind an action to the escape key

• Final Laboratory light no longer makes player submarine water green

• Final Laboratory light no longer clips through bottom of submarine

• Wall behind ladder in OutpostEntrance_Factory(3x3) no longer generates wall decor (will no longer clip with neon sign)

• Fixed weird item spawn in LockedRoom_00(3x4)

• Fixed issue with Soviet Residential outposts not generating properly

• Mice can no longer get stuck in metal bars in room HoldingCells(3x5)

• Players can no longer clip through metal bars in room HoldingCells(3x5)

• Fixed settings menu not displaying correct screen mode setting

• Fixed issue where medium difficulty wasn't generating a longer hacking path (bomb hacking, locked storage door hacking)

• Fixed item highlight effect now covering full item for storage/vending machine display

• Player's can no longer cast a shadow on themselves with a lantern

• Bomb rooms and locked rooms can no longer spawn together

• Fixed player corpse hitbox. Helmet should clip through objects less often

• Fixed issue with tutorial indicator not displaying Ammo Indicator and Torpedo Hatch correctly

• Water no longer generates at the bottom of the ladder after beating game

• Can no longer boost pressure in engine room of enemy submarines

• FPS cap in settings no longer displays "MISSING" on first play

• Neon exit signs should no longer clip with environment

• Store warning message now displays correctly in all languages

• Fixed issue where unfilled item stacks wouldn't update properly when picking up an item when player's inventory was full

• Mice no longer make footstep sounds

• Submarine inventory display now gets updated when submarine is reset

• Fixed issue where sonar map quest marker wouldn't display sometimes

• Can now shoot down the hatch into outposts

• Stampers arcade score now displays values >= 1000 properly

• Fixed long microphone names not displaying correctly in settings menu

• Fixed issue where heavy item inventory locks would stop displaying after encountering an enemy submarine

• Diver icons now properly display players who board enemy submarines

• Bottom airlock rotation is no longer determined by the rotation of the piloting room, instead having a fixed rotation (should no longer clip into walls)

• Docking at final laboratory no longer triggers players to respawn

• Rooms with alarms in them that spawn in outposts (Lighting Room) now have a muffled effect

• Fixed issue where damaged Lighting Room in outposts could display incorrect emergency light colour

• Fixed locked room doors closing after moving too far away from them

• Enemy divers now properly drop new items in diver item pool

• Fixed issue with blood not despawning in store

• Can no longer charge retreat bar in boss fight

• Fixed issue of missing collider on store crew door after exiting and reentering store

• Fixed issue with enemy submarine not generating on the GovernmentCheckpoint_00 event

• Fixed issue where Locked Storage Room Quest doors would close if a player moved too far away from them

• Fixed urchin heard bug when picking up items next to urchins

• Fixed issues with crew damage weapons damaging leviathans

• Fixed issue with divers not dying properly

• Blood effects no longer persist through stores

• Colliders fixed in ShaftT_00(3x3) and ShaftBend_00(3x3)

• Fixed issue where enemies hitpoints were capped at 100. Some enemy hitpoints have been reduced as a result.

• Fixed urchin spawning bug

• Fixed weird enemy spawn location issues

• Fixed blurry harpoon gun/ammo sprites

• Fixed fuel container collider in Stirling Engine

• Fixed issue where items could be picked up through certain colliders

• Pump Shotguns sold in vending machines now contain full ammo

• Grapple Harpoon Mk.1 should now appear in shops

• Fixed issue where players could hear mice speak

• Fixed AI pathfinding collision issues in VentilationRoom(3x2) and VentilationRoom(3x4)

• Fixed issue with players teleporting to Pneumatic Launcher after dying inside of one and then docking at a store

INVASION builds on much of the framework we rolled out as part of the Community Updates we deployed earlier this year, and will continue to be expanded upon in future updates. If you haven't played since that launch, there is even more to explore than what this update offers, including new room tiles, player customization, bug fixes, and more.

As part of the update, Darkwater will be 20% off until August 19 @ 10AM PT, so assemble your crew and dive together.

Consider reporting any bugs encountered, joining the discussion on Discord, and leaving a review if you are enjoying the update.

- Playstack & Targon Studios

Hello Divers,

Today we are shipping part 2 of the community updates addressing feedback submitted by the playerbase. This update will serve as the foundation for future context expansions - the first of which will be releasing this summer. Refer to the roadmap on the store page for more details!

Patch Notes Version 0.3.16

• Sticker cabinet introduced to lobby

• Squeaky Hammer implemented

• Blood effects introduced

• Apothecary table added to Medbay

• Torpedo/Mine bay weapon hatch model updated

• Fade added to main menu when booting the game up

Outpost

• New outpost quest: Locked Storage

• New outpost rooms: LockedRoom_00(3x3), LockedRoom_01(3x3), and CommunicationsRoom_00(3x3)

• New mansion rooms: Piano Dining Room (4x4), Grand Piano (3x4)

• New factory rooms: Elevator Shaft (3x3), Elevator Shaft (3x5)

• New residential rooms: Bunk Hall (2x5)

• New storage rooms: Elevator Storage (5x5)

• Lots of new room blocks

• Church rooms removed from Soviet Residential outposts

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with node map not generating sometimes when entering abandoned districts,

• Fixed issue where items could be picked up through certain colliders,

• Fixed issue with Angler jumping in place,

• Fixed AI navigation issues with engine rooms,

• Piloting minigame now uses movement key bindings,

• Item quantities no longer display in inventory after dying,

• Fixed issue with district selection not syncing,

• Fixed wrench animation issue,

• Some players experiencing everything "Missing" in main menu should be fixed,

• Fixed display issue in arcade games when reaching a score over 1000,

• Fixed issue with not being able to restart after dying in tutorial

As an added bonus, Darkwater will be 20% off for the remainder of the Steam Summer Sale until July 10 - a great opportunity to enroll some new divers!

- Targon Studios

Hello Divers,

Today we are shipping part 1 of a new update aimed at addressing some commonly requested features and quality-of-life improvements. Additionally, there has been several improvements to outpost generation logic.

Patch Notes Version 0.3.10

• New language files implemented

• Intro event added to first node

• First district size reduced to 16 nodes

• New district added: ResidentialCalm (Always starts as the first district, spawns with more outposts, stores, and less hostile encounters)

• New batch of easy enemy submarines added that only spawn on the first district when on easy mode

• Piloting sonar map size slightly decreased

Outposts

• All outpost types have been given a unique entrance room. Welcome!

• All outpost entrance rooms have been given a neon exit sign, in case you want to leave.

• Room culling implemented

• Outpost generation should no longer generate dead-end hallways

• Outpost sizes slightly decreased for 4 player runs

Settings

• Rebindable keys added

• Inverted Y toggle added

• FOV slider moved to gameplay tab

• V-Sync toggle added

• Performance Fog toggle added

• FPS cap slider added

• Headbob toggle added. No more motion sickness!

• Adrenaline Zoom toggle added

Bug Fixes

• Several audio issues fixed

• Fixed floating assets in many laboratory rooms. Oops.

• Fixed navigation/collider issue in Catwalk_Corridor(3x5)

• Several pathfinding/collider issues fixed with many rooms

• Fixed issue with tutorial piloting sonar map not generating correctly

• Missing localization in keybindings setting fixed

• Fixed issue with communication screen not returning player to piloting screen after completing dialogue

• Fixed issue with broken mansion room block

• Several pathfinding/collider issues fixed with many rooms

QA Fixes

• Fixed missing translations in controls menu

• Fixed overlapping text in the hack button

• Fixed untranslated warning titles in store

That's it for now. We will be releasing part 2 of this update in the coming weeks to prepare for our first major content expansion releasing later this summer, which will add new weapons, enemies, locations, and more. Until then, we'll see you below the surface!

- Targon Studios

• New texture added to arcade cabinet: Breaker
• Another mysterious effect added to cross item
• Player melee range slightly increased

• Enemy divers now have a chance of fleeing and hiding from players when on low health,
• Enemy divers now have a chance of fleeing and hiding from players when spotting them,
• Infected now unpredictably flee from players,
• Enemies targeting improved,
• Enemy diver melee swing speed reduced by 15%,
• Enemy infected melee swing speed reduced by 15%,
• Infected no longer block,
• Crab hitbox increased,
• Crab damage slightly increased: 9->10,
• Clam swarm hitbox increased,
• Clams now only deal damage while swarming

• Potentially fixed issue with no nodes spawning on piloting map,
• Fixed issue with clipping outside of enemy submarines after boarding them using the pneumatic launcher,
• Fixed issue with joining matches when enabling "Solo Offline" and then trying to join a lobby,
• Reload required no longer displays on submarines without a weapon system
• Fixed issue where electric lighting didn't count towards player visibility,
• Fixed extreme outpost shaking when a bomb detonates,
• Fixed bug where NULL rooms could be picked up from player submarines in the store

• Fixed incorrect localization on manned torpedo

• Mice no longer get teleported to a separate room, and now instead spawn on the player corpse allowing them to explore the submarine/outposts
• Factories no longer spawn in the Mining District
• Electric light flickering speed reduced by 40%
• Can no longer close doors on enemy submarines

• Cross now has mysterious effects

• Fixed issue with Automatic Pump
• Annoying blocking animation issue fixed, blocking should be more consistent
• Hot-join desync fixes
• Player corpses no longer hold items
• Fixed issue where mine weapons would break, and could never be deployed in combat
• Gramophone now syncs music over the network
• Tutorial text fixed for ultra-wide monitors
• Players who are abandoned in outposts/shops now properly lose their items
• Players can no longer jump down the airlock when there's no store or outpost connected
• Item locker duplication exploit fixed
• Fixed issue where FOV wasn't properly being set when starting a run
• Players performing actions should no longer take damage (ex. riding in a manned torpedo)
• Fixed issue with "Against All Odds" Achievement
• Fixed issue with displaying lobbies when booting up the game in a region that wasn't US West
• Various language fixes for missing strings, corrections, and line breaks

• Shop music updated
• Shop music is now slightly quieter
• Instructions poster added to shop

• New pump models added to Automatic Pump room
• New instructions poster added to Coal Engine room

• Fixed enemies spawning in objects in enemy submarines
• Can no longer interact with terminals by standing next to them and opening the tab menu
• Players should no longer be able to interact with the same terminal at the same time
• Fuel is now capped at 99 to prevent overflow
• Fixed issue where players who were entering an arcade machine as the match was starting couldn't interact with anything

• Piloting room speaker volume lowered for player using it
• Gramophone spawning chance increased

• Sonar Room passive regeneration doubled
• Sonar Room cost decreased from: $200 -> $150
• Engine Boost minigame low pressure bonus increased from: 12 -> 20
• Engine Boost minigame high pressure bonus increased from: 15 -> 30

• New Record Added: Beacon
• New Record Added: Arcade

• Using medical kits no longer restores oxygen
• Fixed issue with gramophone breaking submarine
• Fixed issue where some players couldn't open the settings panel
• Fixed issue with broken "Waiting..." screen
• Medium Arsenals now spawn in shops
• Dying should now always drop items next to the corpse
• Players rarely unable to insert torpedo/mine into hatch issue fixed

• Fixed localization issue with disabled weapons in Weapons terminal
• Fixed unlocalized event responses
• Fixed unlocalized manned torpedo interactiondisplay
• Expand Length/Width button price displays will no longer overflow when displaying that it's maxxed out
• Piloting warning no longer shows unsupported characters
• Cross in chapel rooms are now localized
• Weapon lockers in medium and large arsenals localization fixed

• Clam Swarm hitpoints reduced: 200 -> 150
• Offline lobbies will no longer display a room code when restarted

• Harpoon Submarine combat track updated
• New sound effects added to Pneumatic Launcher

• Dreams of Meat stack size increased: 4 -> 6
• Dreams of Greens stack size increased: 4 -> 6
• Canned Tubeworms stack size increased: 3 -> 5
• Tinned Fishmeal stack size increased: 3 -> 5
• Medical Kit stack size increased: 1 -> 2
• Small Medical Kit stack size increased: 2 -> 4
• Harbour Lights stack size increased: 4 -> 6
• Scrap weight increased: 0 -> 0.1
• Knife weight increased: 0 -> 3
• Sledgehammer weight increased: 0 -> 3
• Oxygen tank price decreased: $18 -> $12

• Only including unlisted/notable ones:
• Issue where using the pneumatic launcher when an enemy submarine had a destroyed system would softlock the user has been fixed
• Players should no longer get locked to consoles
• Fixed issue were Torpedo/Mine Bay hatches randomly couldn't be reloaded
• Water pump gauge needle now displays correctly, uses full gauge to display water level
• Enemies can no longer target and attack each other
• Can no longer retreat from final boss battle
• Microphone list now updates when a new microphone is added
• Restart button now displays in the death screen for host
• Lots of localization fixes
• Pneumatic Launcher fixes
• Lag spike from entering outposts fixed
• Lag spike from fighting first submarine fixed
• Fixed issue with minimal liability achievement

• Players become invisible after exiting enemy submarine if two players use the pneumatic torpedo at the same time
• Host unable to re-enter submarine after dying and editing piloting room at a store
• Items can be duplicated by lockers
• Desync issues can occur after lobby restarts and rejoins
• Disconnections can occur when changing graphics settings
• Player can fall through the map if left in store and sub has moved to the next node
• Some missing UI language strings

• Offline mode implemented
• Number of enemies on hostile submarine now increase over the duration of the run
• Final Boss submarine enemy crew count increased

• Slightly increased visibility of mute icon
• Clicking "Main Menu" button now asks player if they want to quit, informing them that saving occurs after every new district is entered

• Storage slots inside of piloting lockers increased from: 5 -> 8
• Storage slots inside of small storage room (1x1) has been increased from: 6 -> 8
• Storage rooms now spawn more frequently in shops

• Only including unlisted/notable ones:
• Vending machine infinite selling bug fixed (hopefully)
• Bug where microphone could not be selected fixed