Ahoy Captains! 🧭
The latest Nautic XP Demo Update has docked — packed with new features, expanded harbors, and offshore adventures that make the seas more alive than ever! 🌊
Summary of Changes
🎮 New Features (Demo)
🚢 Ferry: Vehicle capacity increased to max. 9 cars
🏗️ Ports & Harbors:
A dozen of major new ports added
Small harbors across the map fully designed
🌊 Offshore Content: Introduced offshore traffic and oil platforms as mission objectives
⚓ Azipods:
Control direction inverted for more realistic handling
New Azipod rudder indicators implemented
👥 Passengers: Now spawn dynamically depending on the mission (currently ferry only)
👨✈️ Optional Ship Crew: Can be enabled/disabled via the Video Menu
🕹️ Controls & UI
🖱️ Mouse & View:
Cursor disappears in outside view, returns on left-click
Improved mouse wheel zoom
📖 Tutorials: Text minimizes automatically when inactive
⌨️ Checklist (N key): Full key mapping table added
🖥️ HUD Improvements:
Clickable HUD items to control ship systems directly
Tutorial areas highlighted
Background and fonts reworked for readability
Throttle and rudder controls now interactive via mouse
⚡ Quick Access: Key bindings menu accessible from tutorial/scenario screens
🔊 Menu Sound Volume: Adjustable directly in the menu
👥 AI & Crews
AI ship crews now visible on AI-controlled vessels
🛳️ Ships & Vehicles
Updated Ships:
🚤 Rescue Cruiser Magic
🛥️ Pilot Boat Dolphin
🧭 Autopilot Navigation Buoys: Toggle with Alt+X
🚤 Pilot Boat: Improved maneuverability
🎯 Missions & Gameplay
🗺️ Mission markers now appear directly on the map
🧑🚒 Rescue missions: rescued passengers visible during return, seated at bridge rear seats
📦 Cargo mission settings: maximum distance adjustable
🏗️ Maximum loading distance for cranes increased
⚓ Port restrictions: only available ports for the selected ship class shown on main menu
📦 New cargo items and sizes added
🌍 World & Environment
🚤 Offshore AI traffic active
🏗️ New big ferry docks for small and large ferries
🛢️ Oil rigs added for small cargo transport missions
🌅 Dynamic population: planes, balloons, and harbor people spawn according to day-night cycle
🌬️ Wind effects adjusted for realism
🌊 Visuals & Effects
💧 Water mask on deck reactivated
🌊 Ship foam and wave effects slightly adjusted
🌑 Shadow quality now adjustable in video menu
💡 Interior lights switchable to night mode
⚠️ Notifications & Messages
⚠️ New message window shows collision, grounding, and flooding clearly
💡 Helpful gameplay tips displayed during loading screens