Dear captains,

There is a new patch ready for version 2024.1.

Localization:

- Ukrainian localization update by vovanvoks.
- Russian localization update by Hard.
- Japanese localization update by かねのもうじゃ.

Simulation:

- Added a new realism setting that specifies the desired type of periscope stabilization in the game. There are three choices:

• Enabled: This is the previous default behavior with stabilized periscopes and UZO.
• Enabled (partial): This setting is similar to the previous one, but there is no additional stabilization when a chronometer tool for velocity estimation is open in the periscope or UZO view.
• Disabled: All forms of periscope and UZO stabilization are disabled.

- Fix: Hydrophone contacts are no longer possible to appear through lands.

Crew:

- Fix: It's no longer possible to simultaneously load several torpedo tubes or perform maintenance on torpedoes inside them, if those tasks would require the same space to complete.
- Fix: Sunglasses were never appearing on randomly generated people due to using a wrong ID for them. There was only an error present in the log whenever they were meant to appear.

Achievements:

- Fix: "Convoy? What Convoy?" achievement wasn't possible to obtain.

Missions:

- Fix (regression since Patch 6): Spy, war correspondent and a demolition team leader could no longer be welcomed until they arrived at the deck.

UI:

- Added color-coding for positive and negative budget changes in the tooltip (they are now green and red respectively).

General:

- Hand binoculars are now stabilized, since officer can move them freely with hands. Their stabilization is unaffected by the newly added realism setting described above.
- Time compression is now disabled when entering a view with external interaction or when entering a radioman's menu.
- Improved the loading time of terrain near Brest.

Yours,
DWS