World Ship Simulator news & patch notes

Hey everyone, We are in the stages of releasing the Mod tool for World Ship Simulator that will allow players to add their own ships into the game. In order to activate this, you will need to enter into a new beta branch. - Right click on World Ship Simulator in your library and select properties - Select the Beta tab - Use the drop down menu to select the Mod Tool Beta. The Mod tool exe will download and will now be available in the game files. Along with documentation with a small walkthrough to help players start importing their ships. Players who are not interested in creating new ships can still download other ships from players from Steam Workshop by activating the mod tool beta. Included in the new update is a new ship! The Cruiser. Players will also be able to find another 3 new ships already on the Steam Workshop to test out as well. Just subscribe to any ship you want to try in the Workshop and it will be available to purchase in any Ship Store in game. If you come across any issues, do let us know by contacting [email protected]

Hey everyone, Today’s update brings a few fixes and tweaks. The way mooring is handled has also been improved a little, you will now have to be stationary when mooring to be able to finish a mission or enter a harbour. Currently the development team are working on a big content update for the game which will add four new ships to the game as well as Steam Workshop support and a modding tool, which will allow players to add and share their own ships. The full changelog can be found below.

Changelog:

• Fixed an issue where fast travelling at 5x speed could cause parts of the UI to become unresponsive
• Fixed an issue where entering a harbour at 5x speed could cause the UI to become unresponsive
• Fixed an issue that could cause the ‘Cancel mission’ warning message to become stuck on screen after finishing a mission
• Fixed an issue that would cause the sea to disappear when setting the Ocean Quality to Ultra
• The camera will no longer sometimes drift away from the Carrier while turning
• Turning on Lens Dirt will no longer also turn off Lens Flare
• Additional small tweaks have been made to the AI walk cycle
• Fixed an issue that could cause the camera to rapidly shake
• Additional animations added to the Hovercraft

We hope you are enjoying the game and let us know if you have any issues with the update.

Hey everyone, Today’s update brings a few fixes and tweaks. The way mooring is handled has also been improved a little, you will now have to be stationary when mooring to be able to finish a mission or enter a harbour. Currently the development team are working on a big content update for the game which will add four new ships to the game as well as Steam Workshop support and a modding tool, which will allow players to add and share their own ships. The full changelog can be found below.

Changelog:

• Fixed an issue where fast travelling at 5x speed could cause parts of the UI to become unresponsive
• Fixed an issue where entering a harbour at 5x speed could cause the UI to become unresponsive
• Fixed an issue that could cause the ‘Cancel mission’ warning message to become stuck on screen after finishing a mission
• Fixed an issue that would cause the sea to disappear when setting the Ocean Quality to Ultra
• The camera will no longer sometimes drift away from the Carrier while turning
• Turning on Lens Dirt will no longer also turn off Lens Flare
• Additional small tweaks have been made to the AI walk cycle
• Fixed an issue that could cause the camera to rapidly shake
• Additional animations added to the Hovercraft

We hope you are enjoying the game and let us know if you have any issues with the update.

Hi everyone, Today's update brings a lot of new fixes as well as more cutomisable graphics options for the visual effects. Over the next few weeks we will also be releasing more details about upcoming ships and the direction of future development.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where right clicking on the engine or wheel UI would affect the controls while rotating the camera as well
• Fixed an issue where the sea depth would display as 0m
• Improved realism of carrier turning
• Fixed an issue where the bridge controls could be interacted with through the pause menu
• Fixed an issue where the mission UI would not properly clear after completing a mission
• Fixed an issue causing the bridge controls to shake for the first 30 seconds of loading up a game
• Fixed an issue where the tutorial could be abandoned
• Fixed an issue that could cause interacting with the world map to be difficult
• Renting ships now costs the correct price
• Moved a crew member from the front of the port boat
• Fixed an issue that could cause 1st person movement to become jerky
• It will no longer rain indoors and inside ship interiors
• Fixed an issue where you could pause the game while at a loading screen
• Civilians in the harbours should no longer get stuck inside objects or walk over furniture
• Improved the smoothness of camera movement
• The spray effects are now less luminous at night
• Fixed an issue that could cause the camera to become stuck upon breaking a ship
• Fixed being able to tow your own ship
• Fixed a road that appeared to be floating
• The ship’s wake will now be less visible at night
• Corrected the positioning of the spray effects on some ships
• Fixed an issue that could cause harbour sound effects to play for a few seconds when loading a game
• Reduced the intensity of some visual effects and added in individual options to turn each effect on or off
• You can now steer with the keyboard while in the bridge camera view using a semi-locked wheel
• Sea scrolling should now be much less visible
• Fixed an issue where some NPC ships in the harbour could intersect
• Improved the NPC walk cycle
• The scrolling speed of the world map will no longer be affected by the time speed
• Fixed an issue that could cause rain to disappear while rotating the camera

Known Issues:

• Fast travelling while at 5x speed can cause parts of the UI to become unresponsive
• Entering a harbour while at 5x speed can cause the UI to become unresponsive
• Mooring at the finishing point while moving can cause the ‘Cancel mission’ warning message to become stuck on screen

Hi everyone, Today's update brings a lot of new fixes as well as more cutomisable graphics options for the visual effects. Over the next few weeks we will also be releasing more details about upcoming ships and the direction of future development.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where right clicking on the engine or wheel UI would affect the controls while rotating the camera as well
• Fixed an issue where the sea depth would display as 0m
• Improved realism of carrier turning
• Fixed an issue where the bridge controls could be interacted with through the pause menu
• Fixed an issue where the mission UI would not properly clear after completing a mission
• Fixed an issue causing the bridge controls to shake for the first 30 seconds of loading up a game
• Fixed an issue where the tutorial could be abandoned
• Fixed an issue that could cause interacting with the world map to be difficult
• Renting ships now costs the correct price
• Moved a crew member from the front of the port boat
• Fixed an issue that could cause 1st person movement to become jerky
• It will no longer rain indoors and inside ship interiors
• Fixed an issue where you could pause the game while at a loading screen
• Civilians in the harbours should no longer get stuck inside objects or walk over furniture
• Improved the smoothness of camera movement
• The spray effects are now less luminous at night
• Fixed an issue that could cause the camera to become stuck upon breaking a ship
• Fixed being able to tow your own ship
• Fixed a road that appeared to be floating
• The ship’s wake will now be less visible at night
• Corrected the positioning of the spray effects on some ships
• Fixed an issue that could cause harbour sound effects to play for a few seconds when loading a game
• Reduced the intensity of some visual effects and added in individual options to turn each effect on or off
• You can now steer with the keyboard while in the bridge camera view using a semi-locked wheel
• Sea scrolling should now be much less visible
• Fixed an issue where some NPC ships in the harbour could intersect
• Improved the NPC walk cycle
• The scrolling speed of the world map will no longer be affected by the time speed
• Fixed an issue that could cause rain to disappear while rotating the camera

Known Issues:

• Fast travelling while at 5x speed can cause parts of the UI to become unresponsive
• Entering a harbour while at 5x speed can cause the UI to become unresponsive
• Mooring at the finishing point while moving can cause the ‘Cancel mission’ warning message to become stuck on screen

Hello everyone, We have a few fixes for todays update and a couple of new additions. We know that some of you have been wanting to drive any ship so what we have done is added a rental system which allows you to use the ship for 5 missions at a much lower cost than the purchase price. We have also improved the radar so all ships now appear on the radar. Full change log below along with some known issues

Changes:

• Rental System - Ships can now be rented from the ship store for use on 5 missions at a time at a much lower cost than the purchase price
• Improved Radar

Fixes

• Fixed the frequent stuttering issue
• Fixed an issue where graphics would create an issue when set to 'fast' quality
• Fixed an issue where missions could not be completed
• Fixed towing
• Fixed an issue where players might re spawn at an incorrect location

There are also a few issues that we are aware of and are looking to fix and upload a new build.

• Missions not completing correctly: Whenever you complete a mission after clicking ok on the 'Mission Complete' window you will receive the points and money as normal but the Mission timer will keep running and the '!' symbol with the mission info will remain on screen, if you try to enter a harbour you will be warned that you are abandoning the mission even though you have already finished it and received the rewards. Only seems to happen on old saves.
• Bridge controls shaking during first 30 seconds: There is a strange issue that occurs during the first 30 seconds of gameplay after loading up a game. I think this issue is related to the ocean scrolling and the floating point operations precision fix; after loading up the game all the interior bridge controls will shake around and flash like they used to in older builds, but after the ocean scrolls this stops and all the controls are fixed and do not flash.
• Some Jerky movement 1st person movement
• Sea scrolling – This can cause other issues such as not being able to interact with the world map correctly and fast travelling out of bounds
• Renting costs nothing – Renting ships from the ship store doesn’t cost any money

Hello everyone, We have a few fixes for todays update and a couple of new additions. We know that some of you have been wanting to drive any ship so what we have done is added a rental system which allows you to use the ship for 5 missions at a much lower cost than the purchase price. We have also improved the radar so all ships now appear on the radar. Full change log below along with some known issues

Changes:

• Rental System - Ships can now be rented from the ship store for use on 5 missions at a time at a much lower cost than the purchase price
• Improved Radar

Fixes

• Fixed the frequent stuttering issue
• Fixed an issue where graphics would create an issue when set to 'fast' quality
• Fixed an issue where missions could not be completed
• Fixed towing
• Fixed an issue where players might re spawn at an incorrect location

There are also a few issues that we are aware of and are looking to fix and upload a new build.

• Missions not completing correctly: Whenever you complete a mission after clicking ok on the 'Mission Complete' window you will receive the points and money as normal but the Mission timer will keep running and the '!' symbol with the mission info will remain on screen, if you try to enter a harbour you will be warned that you are abandoning the mission even though you have already finished it and received the rewards. Only seems to happen on old saves.
• Bridge controls shaking during first 30 seconds: There is a strange issue that occurs during the first 30 seconds of gameplay after loading up a game. I think this issue is related to the ocean scrolling and the floating point operations precision fix; after loading up the game all the interior bridge controls will shake around and flash like they used to in older builds, but after the ocean scrolls this stops and all the controls are fixed and do not flash.
• Some Jerky movement 1st person movement
• Sea scrolling – This can cause other issues such as not being able to interact with the world map correctly and fast travelling out of bounds
• Renting costs nothing – Renting ships from the ship store doesn’t cost any money

Hello everyone, We have a new build for World Ship Simulator today! It has been a while since we uploaded a build, as some may know in games development, as one thing is repaired, several other issues may be introduce in its place! This had happened for us, but what this means is that we now have a particularly large changelog! http://i.imgur.com/K6PzMZX.jpg Among the changes are some improvements to the internal bridge view, including new instruments and the ability to move the camera by holding the right mouse click. The full list is below:

Additions:

• When in first person view, players can hit Q to bring up the virtual controls. This means that the player can manoeuvre the vessel while in FPS mode. The controls can only be operated using the mouse
• When in Bridge view, holding the right mouse button will allow you to look around
• Introduced a new Semi Lock control scheme that will allow you to lock the controls after each input, but not have to unlock the controls fully to make changes.
• Navigational and Cabin lights are now independent switches so that players can choose to turn the lights on independently.
• Created buttons for the cabin and navigational lights
• Added a damage gauge indicator to bridge view
• Added Radar to all player ships
• Radar will detect fixed and moving ships
• Added fuel gauge indicator to bridge view
• Added a depth gauge indicator to internal view
• Added compass to the internal view
• Added indicators for rotation and speed
• Added a button to use the horn in the bridge
• Players can now double click any of the engine controls to reset them to zero.
• Ships now have personalised engine sounds
• Lighthouses now emit light

Changes:

• Labelled engine consistently
• Players must now anchor to complete the tourism mission
• Increased the distance that players can interact with mooring points (making larger vessels like the bulk carrier able to moor easily)
• NPC ships that are not based on player operated vessels now interact with the ocean.
• Some work done on engine sounds for headphones
• Changed female walk animation
• When there is a storm the waters inside the harbour will be much calmer

Fixes

• Fixed an error when a blank banner would appear when completing towing missions
• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the mission ‘Tow through the harbour
• The pier height has been decreased as suggested by players
• Fixed an issue where when moving the camera with ship lights on, the ship lights would flash on and off quickly
• Fixed an issue where the cursor on MAC version is much larger than the PC version
• Fixed an issue where the image of the fishing boat in the store showed a completely different boat than the one that players could purchase.
• Fixed an issue where the minimap would not function correctly when fast travelling or leaving the harbour
• Fixed an issue where players could fast travel on a jetty or harbour object causing immediate damage
• Fixed an issue where the one of the female models would over time decide to evacuate using the nearest window
• In the tutorial, camera was spelt incorrectly
• Fixed some collision detection on ships
• Fixed an issue where the ocean may disappear when travelling at high speeds
• Addressed an issue where the mouse cursor would not lock correctly when alt tabbing
• Fixed an issue where if you are moving and attempt to moor, the ship will continue to move forward and may break your ship, Doing this caused players to not be able to repair their ship until a full restart
• Key bindings now save when quitting the game
• Fixed an issue where players would be able to beach themselves on certain parts of the scenery.
• Fixed a camera issue where the camera can be moved underwater in the tug boat.
• Floating moor icons are now solid and viewable from all angles
• Added some new lights to Hovercraft model
• Some work done to improve performance in rain and fog
• Engine controls are now easier to use while in bridge view
• Engine controls and instruments inside the bridge no longer shake

Other

• Improved framerate in harbour areas

We do have a couple of known issues, please do let us know if you experience the following:

Known Issues:

• When fast traveling, the ocean will begin to move rapidly for several seconds.
• Some users may experience a stutter in camera movement. Please do let us know if you are affected by this as we are attempting to replicate it for a full fix.

This will probably be the last update before the New Year. We have more to come early next year but we hope this addresses some concerns and issues for the initial launch of the game. We hope all have a great winter holidays and have a happy new year!

Hello everyone, We have a new build for World Ship Simulator today! It has been a while since we uploaded a build, as some may know in games development, as one thing is repaired, several other issues may be introduce in its place! This had happened for us, but what this means is that we now have a particularly large changelog! http://i.imgur.com/K6PzMZX.jpg Among the changes are some improvements to the internal bridge view, including new instruments and the ability to move the camera by holding the right mouse click. The full list is below:

Additions:

• When in first person view, players can hit Q to bring up the virtual controls. This means that the player can manoeuvre the vessel while in FPS mode. The controls can only be operated using the mouse
• When in Bridge view, holding the right mouse button will allow you to look around
• Introduced a new Semi Lock control scheme that will allow you to lock the controls after each input, but not have to unlock the controls fully to make changes.
• Navigational and Cabin lights are now independent switches so that players can choose to turn the lights on independently.
• Created buttons for the cabin and navigational lights
• Added a damage gauge indicator to bridge view
• Added Radar to all player ships
• Radar will detect fixed and moving ships
• Added fuel gauge indicator to bridge view
• Added a depth gauge indicator to internal view
• Added compass to the internal view
• Added indicators for rotation and speed
• Added a button to use the horn in the bridge
• Players can now double click any of the engine controls to reset them to zero.
• Ships now have personalised engine sounds
• Lighthouses now emit light

Changes:

• Labelled engine consistently
• Players must now anchor to complete the tourism mission
• Increased the distance that players can interact with mooring points (making larger vessels like the bulk carrier able to moor easily)
• NPC ships that are not based on player operated vessels now interact with the ocean.
• Some work done on engine sounds for headphones
• Changed female walk animation
• When there is a storm the waters inside the harbour will be much calmer

Fixes

• Fixed an error when a blank banner would appear when completing towing missions
• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the mission ‘Tow through the harbour
• The pier height has been decreased as suggested by players
• Fixed an issue where when moving the camera with ship lights on, the ship lights would flash on and off quickly
• Fixed an issue where the cursor on MAC version is much larger than the PC version
• Fixed an issue where the image of the fishing boat in the store showed a completely different boat than the one that players could purchase.
• Fixed an issue where the minimap would not function correctly when fast travelling or leaving the harbour
• Fixed an issue where players could fast travel on a jetty or harbour object causing immediate damage
• Fixed an issue where the one of the female models would over time decide to evacuate using the nearest window
• In the tutorial, camera was spelt incorrectly
• Fixed some collision detection on ships
• Fixed an issue where the ocean may disappear when travelling at high speeds
• Addressed an issue where the mouse cursor would not lock correctly when alt tabbing
• Fixed an issue where if you are moving and attempt to moor, the ship will continue to move forward and may break your ship, Doing this caused players to not be able to repair their ship until a full restart
• Key bindings now save when quitting the game
• Fixed an issue where players would be able to beach themselves on certain parts of the scenery.
• Fixed a camera issue where the camera can be moved underwater in the tug boat.
• Floating moor icons are now solid and viewable from all angles
• Added some new lights to Hovercraft model
• Some work done to improve performance in rain and fog
• Engine controls are now easier to use while in bridge view
• Engine controls and instruments inside the bridge no longer shake

Other

• Improved framerate in harbour areas

We do have a couple of known issues, please do let us know if you experience the following:

Known Issues:

• When fast traveling, the ocean will begin to move rapidly for several seconds.
• Some users may experience a stutter in camera movement. Please do let us know if you are affected by this as we are attempting to replicate it for a full fix.

This will probably be the last update before the New Year. We have more to come early next year but we hope this addresses some concerns and issues for the initial launch of the game. We hope all have a great winter holidays and have a happy new year!

Hi everyone, I wanted to share just a little bit of info on what we're working on. One of the things that the community has been after has been improved internals. We captured a screenshot this morning for one of our vessels, implementing a few extra graphic elements. Check out the image below: http://i.imgur.com/Lqt8GOb.jpg Additionally, while in the internal view, we have added a hold right mouse button so that you can look around in this view. We have quite a significant update planned, And an even bigger change log of fixes and changes due. I really am hoping to get a build uploaded this week. Will keep you posted on any news All the best, Chris

Hi everyone, I wanted to share just a little bit of info on what we're working on. One of the things that the community has been after has been improved internals. We captured a screenshot this morning for one of our vessels, implementing a few extra graphic elements. Check out the image below: http://i.imgur.com/Lqt8GOb.jpg Additionally, while in the internal view, we have added a hold right mouse button so that you can look around in this view. We have quite a significant update planned, And an even bigger change log of fixes and changes due. I really am hoping to get a build uploaded this week. Will keep you posted on any news All the best, Chris

Hi everyone, I am afraid no new updates for this weekend. We are hoping to however release new patches early next week with a few fixes and suggestions. We're currently working on the bridge interiors and have designed a new Radar. The image is a work in progress and may change a little when it is put into the game. http://i.imgur.com/dOHHNl1.png More news to come soon All the best, Chris

Hi everyone, I am afraid no new updates for this weekend. We are hoping to however release new patches early next week with a few fixes and suggestions. We're currently working on the bridge interiors and have designed a new Radar. The image is a work in progress and may change a little when it is put into the game. http://i.imgur.com/dOHHNl1.png More news to come soon All the best, Chris

Hi everyone, We’ve made a few changes to World Ship Simulator today. The biggest changes in this update include some changes to the saturation of colours and increased damage resistance for all boats. Full Changelog below:

ChangeLog 09.12

• Changed the colour saturation levels of the game for more realistic visuals
• The ‘next mission’ and ‘previous mission’ arrows are now more prominently displayed within the mission select window
• Made it easier to talk to NPCs over desks in the harbours
• Increased the damage resistance of all boats - boats should now be capable of taking a few harsh knocks before breaking

We are already working towards our next update with new fixes.

Hi everyone, We’ve made a few changes to World Ship Simulator today. The biggest changes in this update include some changes to the saturation of colours and increased damage resistance for all boats. Full Changelog below:

ChangeLog 09.12

• Changed the colour saturation levels of the game for more realistic visuals
• The ‘next mission’ and ‘previous mission’ arrows are now more prominently displayed within the mission select window
• Made it easier to talk to NPCs over desks in the harbours
• Increased the damage resistance of all boats - boats should now be capable of taking a few harsh knocks before breaking

We are already working towards our next update with new fixes.

Hi everyone, A new update launched for World Ship Simulator. Includes the following fixes:

ChangeLog v 09.11

• Fixed an issue where the game would temporarily freeze when leaving the harbour. This happened more frequently in the tug and & fishing boat.
• Increased draw distance of stationary ships.
• Fixed an issue where if the player broke their ship but was able to moor, they could enter the harbour and the message “your ship is broke” would remain on screen.
• Fixed an issue where if you go to the last waypoint before completing all objectives the “pending objective” window pops up. If you then crash the ship, failing the mission the “pending objective” text remains on screen.
• Increased the distance that would allow you to talk over the desk of NPC’s instead of needing to walk round their desk.
• Fixed a bug where the player can get stuck in a door in the cargo harbour
• Fixed an issue where if you fast travel with the engine locked, your speed will continue and if fast travelling to a busy area you may crash near instantly.
• At night time, moving ships will now activate their lights.

We're still working on what kind of jobs players would like to complete. If you have any ideas as to how we can create more interesting missions, let us know by checking the announcement below: http://steamcommunity.com/games/403980/announcements/detail/72417600639447711

Hi everyone, A new update launched for World Ship Simulator. Includes the following fixes:

ChangeLog v 09.11

• Fixed an issue where the game would temporarily freeze when leaving the harbour. This happened more frequently in the tug and & fishing boat.
• Increased draw distance of stationary ships.
• Fixed an issue where if the player broke their ship but was able to moor, they could enter the harbour and the message “your ship is broke” would remain on screen.
• Fixed an issue where if you go to the last waypoint before completing all objectives the “pending objective” window pops up. If you then crash the ship, failing the mission the “pending objective” text remains on screen.
• Increased the distance that would allow you to talk over the desk of NPC’s instead of needing to walk round their desk.
• Fixed a bug where the player can get stuck in a door in the cargo harbour
• Fixed an issue where if you fast travel with the engine locked, your speed will continue and if fast travelling to a busy area you may crash near instantly.
• At night time, moving ships will now activate their lights.

We're still working on what kind of jobs players would like to complete. If you have any ideas as to how we can create more interesting missions, let us know by checking the announcement below: http://steamcommunity.com/games/403980/announcements/detail/72417600639447711

Hi everyone, One of the most difficult objectives we face is providing the player with fun and interesting things to do inside the game. Many operations involve a point A to Point B structure. however, what we'd like to do is work on new types of missions. Perhaps these are rescue missions, firefighting missions, more interactivity with a trawler boat to catch fish. Perhaps there is a firework display and you need to find the best spot to weigh anchor to watch it? Please let us know your ideas as to what you would like to do while playing World Ship Simulator and we can do our best to work on these. All the best, Chris

Hi everyone, One of the most difficult objectives we face is providing the player with fun and interesting things to do inside the game. Many operations involve a point A to Point B structure. however, what we'd like to do is work on new types of missions. Perhaps these are rescue missions, firefighting missions, more interactivity with a trawler boat to catch fish. Perhaps there is a firework display and you need to find the best spot to weigh anchor to watch it? Please let us know your ideas as to what you would like to do while playing World Ship Simulator and we can do our best to work on these. All the best, Chris

Hello Everyone, A new update for World Ship Simulator has launched. This update addresses several issues from the tutorial, mission text, some additional work done to the 360 controller support and has addressed a comically small salesperson.

Full details below for Changelog V0.9.10

• Optimised physics performance at the Turism Harbour
• Fixed an issue where when dragging on the world map, the fast travel circle would appear at all times. Now only appears on clicks
• Tutorial windows don’t close instantly when correct input is pressed. Text appears on screen a little longer.
• Tutorial windows can now be minimised so not to be too obstructive
• The description for ‘Towing near fishing boat’ mission now reads ‘One port boat ran out of fuel…’
• The description for ‘Tow through the harbour’ mission now reads ‘…arrived at the harbour but he doesn’t know the
• Fixed an error where during ‘deliver some packages mission’ a hint would appear telling the player to moor at the orange waypoint as this was not how the player could complete the mission.
• fixed an issue where if you activate an anchor and then fast travel, the anchor is not present but the anchor orb and anchor button are still activated
• Fixed an issue where when clicking on an exit inside a harbour and then choosing to not exit the harbour will unlock the curser from the centre of the screen
• Waypoints on mini map now match the colours of the in game waypoints
• ’Tax-ing tourists’ mission now renamed to ‘Taxi Tourists’
• Fixed a graphical error where waypoints would float above the water
• When damaging the boat, the statement reads ‘You will be sent to the nearest harbour’ Changed the button from ‘yes’ to ‘ok’
• Fixed an issue where all missions show a maximum conclusion time of 00.00 in descriptions
• Fixed some text where all missions in the service port are telling players to go to the cargo harbour
• Made interacting with hud controllers easier. Also changed colour of controls to indicate that the player has a grip on that control
• Increased the distance the player can zoom out in the mini map and made panning the map a little faster.
• Taken care of a strange floating line in the harbour area in front of the repair area
• Fixed an issue where NPC’s would sink into the floor when sitting down.
• Adjusted the size of the salesperson in the cargo port.
• Improved 360 controller support
• When changing resoloutions, the unlock button will now remain in the top right corner in main menu.
• Added moon glow
• Can now open map with the M Key

Hello Everyone, A new update for World Ship Simulator has launched. This update addresses several issues from the tutorial, mission text, some additional work done to the 360 controller support and has addressed a comically small salesperson.

Full details below for Changelog V0.9.10

• Optimised physics performance at the Turism Harbour
• Fixed an issue where when dragging on the world map, the fast travel circle would appear at all times. Now only appears on clicks
• Tutorial windows don’t close instantly when correct input is pressed. Text appears on screen a little longer.
• Tutorial windows can now be minimised so not to be too obstructive
• The description for ‘Towing near fishing boat’ mission now reads ‘One port boat ran out of fuel…’
• The description for ‘Tow through the harbour’ mission now reads ‘…arrived at the harbour but he doesn’t know the
• Fixed an error where during ‘deliver some packages mission’ a hint would appear telling the player to moor at the orange waypoint as this was not how the player could complete the mission.
• fixed an issue where if you activate an anchor and then fast travel, the anchor is not present but the anchor orb and anchor button are still activated
• Fixed an issue where when clicking on an exit inside a harbour and then choosing to not exit the harbour will unlock the curser from the centre of the screen
• Waypoints on mini map now match the colours of the in game waypoints
• ’Tax-ing tourists’ mission now renamed to ‘Taxi Tourists’
• Fixed a graphical error where waypoints would float above the water
• When damaging the boat, the statement reads ‘You will be sent to the nearest harbour’ Changed the button from ‘yes’ to ‘ok’
• Fixed an issue where all missions show a maximum conclusion time of 00.00 in descriptions
• Fixed some text where all missions in the service port are telling players to go to the cargo harbour
• Made interacting with hud controllers easier. Also changed colour of controls to indicate that the player has a grip on that control
• Increased the distance the player can zoom out in the mini map and made panning the map a little faster.
• Taken care of a strange floating line in the harbour area in front of the repair area
• Fixed an issue where NPC’s would sink into the floor when sitting down.
• Adjusted the size of the salesperson in the cargo port.
• Improved 360 controller support
• When changing resoloutions, the unlock button will now remain in the top right corner in main menu.
• Added moon glow
• Can now open map with the M Key

Hi everyone, we’re really pleased with the initial feedback for World Ship Simulator. We are anticipating a new update to come very soon with a few fixes and issues addressed. We’re logging everything you are reporting and hope to share more details on the development of the game. World Ship Simulator will be featured as part of a special publisher sale among a selection of other games on the front page of Steam. We wanted to update the community with just a few other games that Excalibur are currently working on that are also present in the Steam publisher sale.

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Hi everyone, we’re really pleased with the initial feedback for World Ship Simulator. We are anticipating a new update to come very soon with a few fixes and issues addressed. We’re logging everything you are reporting and hope to share more details on the development of the game. World Ship Simulator will be featured as part of a special publisher sale among a selection of other games on the front page of Steam. We wanted to update the community with just a few other games that Excalibur are currently working on that are also present in the Steam publisher sale.

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Hello everyone, World Ship Simulator has launched in Early Access We are still very hard at work in development with a new development team and are going to be doing our very best to bring you a great game. As this is Early Access, there will be some features not yet fully realised and some parts that may seem buggy. We’d appreciate reporting issues in the Steam forums. For suggestions, general feedback and discussions please visit the main forum page. http://steamcommunity.com/app/403980/discussions/ For reporting bugs, please visit the Bugs forum http://steamcommunity.com/app/403980/discussions/1/ The first month of development will be on the following key areas

• Improving bridge interior quality (none of the current ships are up to final interior quality)
• Balancing in game economy and ranking
• Creating new missions for Career Mode
• Gaining community feedback from users to plan following months work load
• Adjusting English text & translating into other languages

New ships will of course be added in Early Access but we would like to refine what we have first before we begin to add new content. As for new ships, we would like your requests. Check out the link below to find details on how you can suggest new ships and the process we are adopting. http://steamcommunity.com/app/403980/discussions/0/496881136922726077/ We will be building up suggestions for the very first few weeks and implementing as many as possible. We also have a Fishing boat which can be unlocked by registering your game, Registering allows us to contact you for specific updates for World Ship Simulator including detailing any important decisions that may be made with the community. Check the link for more details: http://www.excalibur-publishing.com/pages/world-ship-simulator-registration And finally, just to note that Players who have purchased European Ship Simulator up until 24th of November will receive World Ship Simulator for free. All the best, Chris

Hello everyone, World Ship Simulator has launched in Early Access We are still very hard at work in development with a new development team and are going to be doing our very best to bring you a great game. As this is Early Access, there will be some features not yet fully realised and some parts that may seem buggy. We’d appreciate reporting issues in the Steam forums. For suggestions, general feedback and discussions please visit the main forum page. http://steamcommunity.com/app/403980/discussions/ For reporting bugs, please visit the Bugs forum http://steamcommunity.com/app/403980/discussions/1/ The first month of development will be on the following key areas

• Improving bridge interior quality (none of the current ships are up to final interior quality)
• Balancing in game economy and ranking
• Creating new missions for Career Mode
• Gaining community feedback from users to plan following months work load
• Adjusting English text & translating into other languages

New ships will of course be added in Early Access but we would like to refine what we have first before we begin to add new content. As for new ships, we would like your requests. Check out the link below to find details on how you can suggest new ships and the process we are adopting. http://steamcommunity.com/app/403980/discussions/0/496881136922726077/ We will be building up suggestions for the very first few weeks and implementing as many as possible. We also have a Fishing boat which can be unlocked by registering your game, Registering allows us to contact you for specific updates for World Ship Simulator including detailing any important decisions that may be made with the community. Check the link for more details: http://www.excalibur-publishing.com/pages/world-ship-simulator-registration And finally, just to note that Players who have purchased European Ship Simulator up until 24th of November will receive World Ship Simulator for free. All the best, Chris

Hi everyone, We have been working very hard to finalize everything for World Ship Simulators release. However I am afraid an issue has appeared that has resulted in a slight delay to the games release. We will have to delay the game by six days to the 17th of November. Of course, those who own European Ship Simulator will still receive a copy of World Ship Simulator for free. But I am afraid that there have been some unavoidable issues that have severely impacted the release. Below are just a few screenshots of the game in action that we'd like to share: http://i.imgur.com/bH62foy.jpg http://i.imgur.com/A7lO84p.jpg http://i.imgur.com/WXaLqov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hKmC2hW.jpg http://i.imgur.com/aF0dS86.jpg http://i.imgur.com/51JCdhY.jpg We apologize for the last minute delay and are really looking forward to you all getting your hands on the game soon.

Hi everyone, We have been working very hard to finalize everything for World Ship Simulators release. However I am afraid an issue has appeared that has resulted in a slight delay to the games release. We will have to delay the game by six days to the 17th of November. Of course, those who own European Ship Simulator will still receive a copy of World Ship Simulator for free. But I am afraid that there have been some unavoidable issues that have severely impacted the release. Below are just a few screenshots of the game in action that we'd like to share: http://i.imgur.com/bH62foy.jpg http://i.imgur.com/A7lO84p.jpg http://i.imgur.com/WXaLqov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hKmC2hW.jpg http://i.imgur.com/aF0dS86.jpg http://i.imgur.com/51JCdhY.jpg We apologize for the last minute delay and are really looking forward to you all getting your hands on the game soon.

Hi everyone, Over the next week up to the games launch on the 12th of November we'll be sharing a few videos. The first of which I can reveal today, will be the port boat. Check out the boat in action below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCIJRIfmXe0 The above video does include an FPS counter for a few of the scenes. We understand that during European Ship Simulator that optimization was really important to everyone. So we are working towards this and still have some work to do. World Ship Simulator will launch with more customization to increase performance on your machines. below are some of the options players can tinker with. http://i.imgur.com/Om2GOIJ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/REJNSvy.jpg Not long now until launch and we can't wait for you all to play the game!

Hi everyone, Over the next week up to the games launch on the 12th of November we'll be sharing a few videos. The first of which I can reveal today, will be the port boat. Check out the boat in action below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCIJRIfmXe0 The above video does include an FPS counter for a few of the scenes. We understand that during European Ship Simulator that optimization was really important to everyone. So we are working towards this and still have some work to do. World Ship Simulator will launch with more customization to increase performance on your machines. below are some of the options players can tinker with. http://i.imgur.com/Om2GOIJ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/REJNSvy.jpg Not long now until launch and we can't wait for you all to play the game!