Silent Shark is getting much closer to release, and this is a big campaign update.

The Pacific War now changes as the campaign calendar advances. You’ll receive wartime radio traffic and return-to-base intelligence reports explaining what is changing, and those changes are actually reflected in gameplay.

Freighters become harder to sink as the war goes on, with better damage control and a growing chance that merchant ships need more punishment before going under.

Convoys now get more dangerous over time. Early-war traffic is still unevenly protected, but later convoys increasingly bring stronger escort screens.

Enemy air pressure now ramps up historically instead of starting at full strength. Patrol aircraft are lighter early, then increase later, and radar-equipped aircraft eventually make surfaced night running more dangerous.

Lifeguard duty is now part of the late-war campaign. Some patrols assign you a rescue datum where you must search for a downed aircraft, close the wreckage, and recover the flyer. The longer it takes, the lower the chance they are still alive.

The Mk 14 torpedo fix is now integrated into the wartime reporting flow and refit logic, so the player gets the ordnance update at the right point in the war.

Escorts improve too. Late-war destroyers ping more effectively, hold sonar contact better, and eventually gain radar that can detect surfaced submarines beyond normal visual range.

The campaign now has a real end-of-war sequence. When hostilities cease, you’re ordered to stop offensive operations and return to base. The game then shows a final war report with career stats like distance traveled, ships sunk, tonnage, torpedoes fired, depth charges survived, aircraft encounters, rescues, patrols completed, and radio reports sent.

The help documentation has also been expanded with a new wartime progression section explaining these systems and what commanders should expect as the campaign advances.