This update focuses on the expansion of the 17th-century fleet, two new historical scenarios — The Battle of the Downs (1639) and The Battle of Öland (1676) — an expanded Custom Battle catalog, and performance improvements.
At the same time, we have also prepared a new group of 19th-century steam ships, steam frigates, and early ironclads for the next update.
17th-Century Fleet Expansion
51 New Ship Models
Major additions include:
Venice — San Lorenzo Giustinian · 70-gun ship of the line
Denmark — Sophia Amalia · 108-gun three-decker
Ottoman Empire — Çifte Ceylan Kıçlı · 70-gun ship of the line
Spain — Santiago · large galleon
Portugal — Santa Teresa · large galleon
Portugal — Sacramento · large galleon
Portugal — Padre Eterno · large galleon
Sweden — Kronan · 110-gun three-decker
Russia — Goto Predestinatsia · 58-gun ship of the line
Netherlands — Aemilia · flagship
Spain — Orfeo · second-line galleon
Dunkirk frigate
Dutch 32-gun ship
Armed urca
Ottoman Fleet
Based on the Ottoman order of battle for the Battle of Imbros in 1717, we added 30 Ottoman ship models.
Representative ships include:
Kebir Üç Ambarlı · 114-gun three-decker
Çifte Ceylan Kıçlı
Ejder Başlı
Yılan Başlı
Mavi Kıçlı Karavele
Yıldız Kıçlı
Güneş Kıçlı
Mavi Arslan Başlı
Taç Başlı
Zülfikar Kıçlı
Çifte Teber Kıçlı
Büyük Gül Başlı
and other ships from the Imbros order of battle
8 Standard Ship Models
Spanish Galleon · 48 guns
Portuguese Galleon · 46 guns
Swedish Three-Decker · 86 guns
Swedish Two-Decker · 66 guns
Swedish Fourth Rate · 48 guns
Danish Three-Decker · 80 guns
Danish Two-Decker · 64 guns
Danish Fourth Rate · 46 guns
New Historical Scenario — Battle of the Downs (1639)
Battle of the Downs — 1639
On October 21, 1639, the Spanish-Portuguese fleet faced the Dutch fleet off Deal on the coast of Kent, England.
Battlefield
Dedicated map based on real terrain
Approximately 18.8 × 9.7 km
Kent coastline
The Downs anchorage
Goodwin Sands
Ships may run aground in shallow water
Forces
Spain and Portugal
18 ships
Netherlands
18 warships
5 fireships
Victory Condition
The Spanish side wins by getting at least six ships to the northeastern escape point.
New Historical Scenario — Battle of Öland (1676)
Battle of Öland — 1676
A major naval battle fought southeast of the island of Öland on June 1, 1676, during the Scanian War.
Battlefield
Approximately 18 × 18 km, based on real terrain
Eastern coast of Öland
Hulterstad
Baltic Sea
Water depth around the wreck site of Kronan is represented
Danish-Dutch Allied Fleet
21 ships
2 fireships
Major flagships: Christianus V, Kurprinsen, Delft
Swedish Fleet
22 ships
2 fireships
Major ships: Kronan, Nyckeln, Svärdet, Victoria
A total of 41 ships that took part in the Battle of Öland have also been added to the Custom Battle catalog.
Custom Battle Catalog
Added 75 new 17th-century ships
Replaced the hulls of 83 existing 17th-century British, Dutch, and French ships with proper 17th-century hull types
Expanded the selection of standard 17th-century ships
Added 41 ships from the Battle of Öland
General Ship Model Improvements
Fixed side access doors so they now follow the slope of the hull
Rebuilt a large number of existing ship models
Corrected rudder sizes that did not properly match hull dimensions
Performance Improvements
Optimized sail physics calculations and LOD behavior
Improved FSR1 upscaling and dynamic resolution handling
Optimized auxiliary ocean rendering
Reduced the cost of stern-flag cloth simulation
Improved resolution handling on Retina displays
Next Update — 19th-Century Fleet
Steam Ships of the Line, Steam Frigates, and Corvettes
12 Named Ships
France — Napoléon · 90-gun steam ship of the line
Britain — Duke of Wellington · 131-gun ship of the line
Britain — Victoria · 121-gun steam ship of the line
Russia — Twelve Apostles · 120-gun ship of the line
Russia — Imperator Nikolai I · 111-gun ship of the line
Ottoman Empire — Mahmudiye · 128-gun ship of the line
Austria — Kaiser · 92-gun steam ship of the line
United States — Merrimack · 40-gun steam frigate
Denmark — Jylland · 44-gun steam frigate
Netherlands — Evertsen · 51-gun steam frigate
Spain — Princesa de Asturias · 36-gun steam frigate
Prussia — Arcona · 26-gun steam corvette
British East India Company — Nemesis · 6-gun paddle frigate
5 Standard Steam Ship Types
Steam First Rate · 120 guns
Steam Second Rate · 90 guns
Steam Third Rate · 80 guns
Steam Frigate · 50 guns
Steam Corvette · 22 guns
Steam-powered ships can maneuver under engine power even without wind, and will include dedicated steam power controls and screw propulsion systems.
5 Early Ocean-Going Ironclads
A new ship class — Armored Frigate — will be introduced.
France — Gloire · 36-gun armored frigate
Britain — HMS Warrior · 40-gun armored frigate
France — Couronne · 30-gun armored frigate
Austria — Kaiser Max · 30-gun armored frigate
Spain — Numancia · 40-gun armored frigate
The Kaiser Max family will also include:
Prinz Eugen
Don Juan d’Austria
Ironclad Combat Systems
Armor thickness calculations
Penetration based on caliber, range, and impact angle
Progressive armor damage from repeated hits
Reduced fire vulnerability for ironclads
Ramming attacks
Major hull-breach damage
Fleet Command Fix
Fixed an issue where the fleet commander’s General Chase order could propagate to all friendly ships.
It now applies only to the fleet under that commander’s direct control.
Ship Models Worked on Today
A total of 100 ship models were newly created or rebuilt during this development cycle.
New 17th-century models — 51
New 19th-century models — 22
Existing models rebuilt or revised — 27
Major Existing Ships Reworked
Royal Charles · De Zeven Provinciën · Victory · Océan · Santísima Trinidad · Bucentaure · Téméraire · Agamemnon · Ingermanland · Bellona · Constitution · Leopard · Belle Poule · Hermione · Lively · Surprise · Indefatigable · Trincomalee · Cerberus · Pandora · Armed Merchant Kent
Update Summary
51 — New 17th-century models
22 — 19th-century models prepared for the next release
27 — Existing models rebuilt or revised
100 — Total ship models worked on during this development cycle
New historical scenarios:
Battle of the Downs — 1639
Battle of Öland — 1676