Hello,

The demo was updated today. At the menu, a few bug fixes, some UI improvements, updates models, and most importantly new ship physics !

• fixed bug when duplicating or renaming ship which would not save the current ship,

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• fixed bug with righting force on lateral direction when the ship has a large speed,

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• fixed color naming bug in items infos,

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• search lights can now be set as secondary,

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• improved ship stability by lowering overall center of mass,

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• view range buff by rangefinder is now displayed,

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• updated double 88 AA gun,

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• updated double 105 AA gun,

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• updated 120mm single gun,

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• updated 128mm single gun,

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• updated 150mm single gun,

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• increased all torpedo launchers reload time,

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• color mode now also work in mirror mode,

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• added rounded sheet metal cosmetic,

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• added bended sheet metal cosmetic,

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• damage report now also shows dealt damage,

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• reworked ships physics, they should now have a proper drag and power variation,

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• added outline to hovered objects in build,

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• reduced enemies accuracy at close range,

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• slightly changed double 380mm turret,

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• increased drag of ships when sitting lower than naturaly on water due to damage,

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• ships should have more realistic rotationnal drag as well now,

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• added round block cosmetic

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That's it for this update ! It will probably be the last demo update, as the game will be available on the 31rst of October 2025 !

See you on the seas.

Hello !

The demo received a large update today. It contains many new guns, some rework of existing ones, physics updates, optimisation, and much much more ! A native linux build is also available as well now !

Here is the complete list :

• added 20mm double mount aa gun,

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• added 20mm quad mount aa gun,

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• added 37mm C30 double mount aa gun,

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• added 37mm Flak42 double mount aa gun,

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• updated single bofor model,

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• updated double bofor model,

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• updated depth charges model,

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• fixed clicking error message bug which would send you to the menu,

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• you can now place an object as long as it is attached to a valid surface,

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• weapons are now rendered on top of everything when selecting them from the primary/secondary menu,

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• added righting force which counteracts ships listing at high speeds,

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• hopefully fixed bug which can happen when trying to read subscribed workshop items,

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• default supply changed from 120 to 150,

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• rebalanced some missions,

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• you now cannot see the position of a ship if underwater (otherwise no need for a sonar against submarines),

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• added a custom cursor,

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• special characters when creating/renaming a ship are now filtered out,

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• block replace tool now also works in mirror mode,

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• optimised shells scripts, lag when having lots of shells in the air should be greatly reduced,

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• fixed undo/redo bug when in armor replacer mode,

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• fixed bug in buoyancy calculation that could lead to ship loss of balance,

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• ships now have half power in reverse,

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• added crane cosmetic,

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• added ammunition rack comestic

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• shells which ricocheted will not be followed anymore by the camera,

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• shells which ricocheted are now counted as non penetrated in damage stats (instead of not displayed at all),

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• with the block replacer tool, the selected block is now highlighted,

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• you can now choose to stay in the battle upon winning,

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• fixed bug where sonar would negate rangefinders view distance buff,

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• added slight wind sound when at high speed (can be heard from 30 knots),

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• deletion ghost object is now rendered on top of everything,

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• added small caliber guns to campaign ships in anticipation for planes,

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• updated single 105 gun model,

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• improved build scene optimisation using gpu indirect instancing (ex : yamato went from 30fps to 120fps),

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• submarines will not go backward anymore when a ship crosses their path, unless they are on direct collision course

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That's it for this update. See you at release !

Hello !

There were a few additions made to ShipCrafter in prevision of the full release of the game. Mainly bug fixes and gameplay improvements, but also a few neat features !

In particular we got a bunch of new small caliber guns. This is in prevision of a futur anti-air gameplay of course !

We also got a search light turret, usefull for night time battles. It also makes them quite nice in spectator mode.

Here is the full changelogs of this week updates :

• fixed bug related to workshop ships loading

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• made UI scrollable for build items

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• reduced wave sizes during storms as it was too difficult to hit ships in this condition,

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• added sustained damage report at the end of the battle,

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• hits to turrets and engines now cause half the weight malus compared to hitting the ship structure,

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• added subcategories in the build interface for better organisation,

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• you now lose the locked target when plunging below periscopic depth,

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• changed a few icons in the build scene,

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• buffed depth charges,

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• added a small 25mm AA japanese gun,

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• added single floater and propeller blade cosmetics

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• added 20mm flak 38,

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• added 37mm flak 42,

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• fixed bug preventing to shoot torpedoes at night while aiming,

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• added horn sound,

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• increased max depth for submarine to 85 meters,

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• destroyed bots still run the buoyancy simulation until reaching a larger depth now,

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• added search light

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Also the official release date has been decided, it will be on the 31rst of October. Stay tuned !

Hello !

Bots can now chase submarines if they are equipped with depth charges.

Ship loading times were greatly reduced in battle and editor. Up to 6 times faster for very large ships.

You can now load a pre-built hull from a small selection to quickly make you ship by only focusing on superstructure and weaponery design !

Improved a few visual effects.

As release approches, there will be less updates in the demo, see you in October !

Hello,

A new update has made its way in ShipCrafter. This time in particular we have different bot behaviours. You can choose how your ship should react when controlled by a bot between going broadside, trying to reach a target, align and torpedo targets like a submarine, or try to flee.

Bigger waves to play with were also requested, so now a new weather can be selected in custom battle with enormous waves !

Here is the complete list of changes :

• made guard rails thicker,

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• added angled column cosmetic,

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• changed guns sound strength depending on caliber,

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• added screen mode and screen resolution control in settings,

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• slightly optimised scene loading,

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• added maximum waves size in weather options for custom battles,

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• implemented ship behaviours, allowing to choose how a ship should fight when controlled by a bot,

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• it is now impossible to lock a submerged target

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See you soon for another update !

Hello !

Yes it has already been a month without a community post, but rest assured the game kept being updated in the meantime.

In particular we now have fully configurable custom missions. It is now possible to select allied bots, the time of day, the weather, and even to view bot vs bot battles in spectator mode. Also bots are now able to use torpedos as well, making battle more diverse and challenging.

A mirror mode was added to the build scene as well, making ship building twice as fast.

Cosmetics can now be stretched and shifted to allow more variations in your build.

Finally, many ships were completed in prevision of the release. Here are a few select pictures of them :

That's it for this log, of course many bugs were fixed and lots small features were added as well.

See you for the next post !

Hello, a new update is now available ! Here are the changes :

• added special mission types : one is available in the demo, the Minekaze, along with its unlockable armament,

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• added mission type : defense of point against raiding enemies (mission n7),

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• first person view in battles and custom battles, even allowiing you to aim and shoot in this view,

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• anchor cosmetic,

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• changed build scene esthetics, it should be clearer and more optimised,

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• changed weaponery naming,

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• changed barriers and column cosmetics,

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• improved canons VFX

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Hello everyone !

The first demo version of ShipCrafter is now live. As this is our first build, the game is not fully fleshed out yet, but you can already build ships and fight the first few missions of the campaign, and use the custom battle editor.

If you have suggestions for the game, you can let me know in the official discord ! More updates are coming, including this time terrains, wiring cosmetics, and more.

For the content creators out there, here is a link towards a press kit :

https://github.com/Myrmecoman/ShipCrafter-Presskit

Have fun !