Hello skippers!
We report reaching the patrol area! The long awaited version B129 is now ready to download on the unstable branch. The changes introduced by this update are quite massive and change the game in numerous ways. Some of the most standing out changes include:
- An epic campaign that takes your ship all around the world.
- Completely reworked officer skill system.
- Detailed mission summaries and mentions about your u-boat in newspapers!
- Numerous simulation upgrades.
- Prize rules and merchant ship inspections.
- Spoiler-less map and user interface.
- Improved torpedo explosions and other effects.
- Loading screens after entering an area were eliminated!
The full changelog was too long to paste into this news, so we pasted it into the B129 forum topic here:
B129 full changelog and discussion topic
If you feel brave enough to dive into the unstable testing waters, you can do so by following these steps:
1. Right click on the game in the library.
2. Enter Properties and then the BETA tab.
3. Choose "unstable" branch from the list on the right.
4. Done!
The main goal of this release is the testing and polishing of this version in collaboration with you. We expect that this will take at least a few weeks. We tested this update very thoroughly and it should be well playable, although some of the campaign missions may still need some love and balance. So remember, its unstable and there might be unexpected behaviour!
We really do appreciate the nice words you left in the forums over the last weeks and month. We await your honest feedback and will do our best to shape this update into the final state. See you on the forums!
Yours,
DWS