The Inner Sea

Released: Mar 30, 2016
Platforms: WindowsmacOS
Last updated: 08 Sep 2026, 07:16 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

20 Jun 2018Developer post
Build 14
Ahoy Captains! Here's the new update at long last! First of all apologies for the delay, a number of issues in my personal life prevented me from putting the time in that was required. That said, this build mostly addresses gameplay issues, adds new content and introduces importa
Ahoy Captains!
Here's the new update at long last! First of all apologies for the delay, a number of issues in my personal life prevented me from putting the time in that was required. That said, this build mostly addresses gameplay issues, adds new content and introduces important performance optimizations (frame rate should now be more stable and consistent).
And the sea monster finally made it in!!! =D
Here's the what changed and what's new, all bulleted up in a nice list:

loads of bug fixes!
you can now always dock with capital cities, in order to make peace
capital cities are now marked by stars
fleets now slowly repair while inside a city harbor
rewards now differ depending on the mission type
added outlines to mission and location icons
rumours are now more interesting and informative
on ship capture the player can now find maps, skilled people or crew
now displays fleet type on ship hover
fix speed stat not being affected by blueprint
ships are now more expensive
fixed blueprint descriptions not matching stat bonuses
when ships are adrift they can be sunk and loot drops with cargo and salvage will spawn
combat between npc ships no longer leaves them adrift, they are always sunk and plundered by the victor
cannon shots now take into consideration target height and distance (no more impossible to hit tiny ships)
capital city names are now bigger when on map overview
locations will now reward player with resources
sea monsters!
And here are a few of the new things you can expect!
Keep braving the unknown!
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02 Nov 2017Developer post
Build 13
Ahoy Captains! This one is a small update that fixes a bunch of issues players found and introduces a number of gameplay balance tweaks. Also it adds outlines to text in a number of places to improve readability, specially on the map overview (it's been annoying me for some time
02 Nov 2017Developer post
Build 13
Ahoy Captains! This one is a small update that fixes a bunch of issues players found and introduces a number of gameplay balance tweaks. Also it adds outlines to text in a number of places to improve readability, specially on the map overview (it's been annoying me for some time
24 Oct 2017Developer post
Build 12
Ahoy there Captains! It's been a long time coming but here we are finally!! In this update the player can now create his own faction and his own settlements. Settlements are significant because they provide the player with a way to exploit the resources present on the island, bet
24 Oct 2017Developer post
Build 12
Ahoy there Captains! It's been a long time coming but here we are finally!! In this update the player can now create his own faction and his own settlements. Settlements are significant because they provide the player with a way to exploit the resources present on the island, bet
05 Oct 2017Developer post
Quick Note
Ahoy everyone! It is not often I am writing here, I am the Artist behind The Inner Sea and I wanted to let you know that Spiky, the amazing musician who made the music you can hear in the game, has released his new album Okopova, feel free to have a quick look I go back to my pen
05 Oct 2017Developer post
Quick Note
Ahoy everyone! It is not often I am writing here, I am the Artist behind The Inner Sea and I wanted to let you know that Spiky, the amazing musician who made the music you can hear in the game, has released his new album Okopova, feel free to have a quick look I go back to my pen
18 Aug 2017Developer post
The Inner Sea Times (vol 5)
Ahoy there Captains, It's been a while since the last announcement and we've been cranking on the next update. On the content side we're almost finished, the new features are generally speaking working and a lot of fixes, ui revamps and other touches here and there have been made
18 Aug 2017Developer post
The Inner Sea Times (vol 5)
Ahoy there Captains, It's been a while since the last announcement and we've been cranking on the next update. On the content side we're almost finished, the new features are generally speaking working and a lot of fixes, ui revamps and other touches here and there have been made
27 Apr 2017Developer post
The Inner Sea Times (vol 4)
Ahoy Captains!! We're finally at a stable state where we can focus on adding more content, so that's exactly what we're announcing today. Ship Ranks Next update will see the ship rank system come into place, most ships will have three ranks (first being the best, third the crappi
27 Apr 2017Developer post
The Inner Sea Times (vol 4)
Ahoy Captains!! We're finally at a stable state where we can focus on adding more content, so that's exactly what we're announcing today. Ship Ranks Next update will see the ship rank system come into place, most ships will have three ranks (first being the best, third the crappi
27 Mar 2017Developer post
Build 11
Ahoy there Captains! For this update I've mainly focused on polishing, performance and bug fixes and adding a couple of features I had previously announced before but they hadn't made it in yet. So there won't be loads of new stuff, but everything will be a bit nicer and more con
27 Mar 2017Developer post
Build 11
Ahoy there Captains! For this update I've mainly focused on polishing, performance and bug fixes and adding a couple of features I had previously announced before but they hadn't made it in yet. So there won't be loads of new stuff, but everything will be a bit nicer and more con
17 Feb 2017Developer post
The Inner Sea Times (vol 3)
Ahoy Captains! So I've been working on the new update, well since I've released the last one =) There'll be a number of areas addressed as usual, namely the way locations/resources work (things like fish, walruses and forts), they will no longer be spawned initially when the map
17 Feb 2017Developer post
The Inner Sea Times (vol 3)
Ahoy Captains! So I've been working on the new update, well since I've released the last one =) There'll be a number of areas addressed as usual, namely the way locations/resources work (things like fish, walruses and forts), they will no longer be spawned initially when the map
27 Dec 2016Developer post
Build 10
Ahoy there Captains! It's time for another update! As I had mentioned in the previous post, one of the main features of this update was boarding (crew against crew battles), which was a bit more complicated to add than I had initially thought. One of the areas that saw a lot of w
Ahoy there Captains!
It's time for another update! As I had mentioned in the previous post, one of the main features of this update was boarding (crew against crew battles), which was a bit more complicated to add than I had initially thought.
One of the areas that saw a lot of work was controls, I went to a couple of showcase events and had the opportunity of seeing first hand people playing the game and some stuff that I though was easy to grasp turns out wasn't that obvious or at least user friendly. So camera mouse controls were redone, they're way better now and more coherent (at least I really hope so), and the fleet itself is also easier and less frustrating to control!
I wanted to add another skill "brawl" but it required loads more of playtesting and tweaking and I wanted you guys to have this update before xmas (which I ended up missing by a couple of days), so that got postponed to the next one.
Without further ado, here's a more or less complete list of the changes:

cannons now have a larger range
removed the need to acquire 3 pieces of blueprints, now as soon as it's unlocked you can equip it
added crew morale (play's a big part in boarding)
capturing fleets now awards gold (if the captured fleet is carrying any)
added boarding and remade capture fleet menu flow (it's now possible to replace your ship with another one if you can only control one)
added top bar (displays date, morale, captain's log button, time scale buttons)
new cursors and other hud assets
new camera controls, press and hold left mouse button to move the camera
new camera controls, press and hold middle mouse button to rotate the camera
it's now possible to right click anywhere on the map and the ship will move there
you can now start drawing the ship's path anywhere on the map (no longer needs to be over the flagship)
to draw the ship's path you now press and hold the right mouse button and drag the mouse around
updated the tutorial to reflect all the changes
fixed an occasional ui flicker glitch
fixed adrift or sinking ships not being correctly saved
Some screens:
Your fellow captain
Ivo
Original post
27 Dec 2016Developer post
Build 10
Ahoy there Captains! It's time for another update! As I had mentioned in the previous post, one of the main features of this update was boarding (crew against crew battles), which was a bit more complicated to add than I had initially thought. One of the areas that saw a lot of w
Ahoy there Captains!
It's time for another update! As I had mentioned in the previous post, one of the main features of this update was boarding (crew against crew battles), which was a bit more complicated to add than I had initially thought.
One of the areas that saw a lot of work was controls, I went to a couple of showcase events and had the opportunity of seeing first hand people playing the game and some stuff that I though was easy to grasp turns out wasn't that obvious or at least user friendly. So camera mouse controls were redone, they're way better now and more coherent (at least I really hope so), and the fleet itself is also easier and less frustrating to control!
I wanted to add another skill "brawl" but it required loads more of playtesting and tweaking and I wanted you guys to have this update before xmas (which I ended up missing by a couple of days), so that got postponed to the next one.
Without further ado, here's a more or less complete list of the changes:

cannons now have a larger range
removed the need to acquire 3 pieces of blueprints, now as soon as it's unlocked you can equip it
added crew morale (play's a big part in boarding)
capturing fleets now awards gold (if the captured fleet is carrying any)
added boarding and remade capture fleet menu flow (it's now possible to replace your ship with another one if you can only control one)
added top bar (displays date, morale, captain's log button, time scale buttons)
new cursors and other hud assets
new camera controls, press and hold left mouse button to move the camera
new camera controls, press and hold middle mouse button to rotate the camera
it's now possible to right click anywhere on the map and the ship will move there
you can now start drawing the ship's path anywhere on the map (no longer needs to be over the flagship)
to draw the ship's path you now press and hold the right mouse button and drag the mouse around
updated the tutorial to reflect all the changes
fixed an occasional ui flicker glitch
fixed adrift or sinking ships not being correctly saved
Some screens:
Your fellow captain
Ivo
Original post
08 Oct 2016Developer post
The Inner Sea Times (vol 2)
Ahoy Captains, I've been working on the next update and wanted to tell you that the next feature to come to The Inner Sea will be boarding. Here is how it will work, when you disable a ship, instead of immediately capturing it, you will initiate boarding. This is where your crew
08 Oct 2016Developer post
The Inner Sea Times (vol 2)
Ahoy Captains, I've been working on the next update and wanted to tell you that the next feature to come to The Inner Sea will be boarding. Here is how it will work, when you disable a ship, instead of immediately capturing it, you will initiate boarding. This is where your crew
13 Sep 2016Developer post
Build 9
Hey there bucaneers! This evening (at least in this part of the world) we're pleased to bring you a new update (finally I know..) This one is more focused on gameplay and a bit of new content as well, as will be the future ones. I already have a pretty good idea on what I'll be f

The Inner Sea

Updates & announcements

Build 14

Here's the what changed and what's new, all bulleted up in a nice list:

And here are a few of the new things you can expect!

Build 13

So here's a list of the main fixes

Here's a few screens from this update

Build 13

So here's a list of the main fixes

Here's a few screens from this update

Build 12

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Build 12

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Quick Note

Quick Note

The Inner Sea Times (vol 5)

The Inner Sea Times (vol 5)

The Inner Sea Times (vol 4)

The Inner Sea Times (vol 4)

Build 11

Build 11

The Inner Sea Times (vol 3)

The Inner Sea Times (vol 3)

Build 10

Build 10

The Inner Sea Times (vol 2)

The Inner Sea Times (vol 2)

Build 9