Hello everyone!
We're busy at work on the next Barotrauma update again, and the first part of it that we wanted to write to you about has to do with modding. To put it simply, over the past year we have been quietly rewriting large chunks of Barotrauma's code where it relates to modding. This has been done to make things easier for everyone who makes mods, everyone who uses mods, and for ourselves as well.
While this overhaul should not break your existing mods, it will be of interest to anyone who creates or plays with non-vanilla content. With the modding refactor, we not only streamline mod-making and related settings but also address long-standing issues things like mod load order getting scrambled with new updates, and changes on your own custom subs being accidentally overwritten when you try to upload a new version to the Steam Workshop.
We've covered the modding refactor in some more detail on our blog, which you can read right away, and we're also working on a more detailed guide to be released later.
We hope you will find these changes useful! The modding refactor-related changes are now available for testing in the Unstable test version, and they are planned for release in the next update, in the latter half of April.
Overcome crisis and the unrelenting pressure of a frozen ocean. In Barotrauma you're a submarine crew member beneath the ice of Jupiter's moon Europa. Flee or fight alien lifeforms, explore a strange new world, command your crew, and craft equipment in a tense 2d co-op experience.
Key Features
Command and manage your submarine and its various systems in adrenaline-filled co-operative gameplay.
Play as the captain or any of the 4 other character classes, with up to 16 players per submarine.
Single Player campaign, sandbox mode, and single missions also available.
Procedural levels and events ensure no two games will ever be exactly alike
Each submarine has multiple crew operated systems, from nuclear reactors to sonar, guns, engines and more
Comprehensive crafting system to create tools, drugs and weapons
Navigate dangerous environments to achieve mission goals or simply explore and travel deeper into the game world
Explore alien ruins and wrecked submarines along the way to discover rare and powerful artifacts and other resources
Fully integrated mod tools allow you to create and transform the game via Steam Workshop. Submarine editor, character and procedural animation editor, procedural level editor, sprite and particle editors - unleash your creativity!
MINIMAL SETUP
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor: 2.0 GHzMemory: 4 MB RAM
Memory: 4 MB RAM
Graphics: 128 MB Video Memory. OpenGL 3.0+ support
Storage: 350 MB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUP
OS: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Processor: 3.0 GHzMemory: 8 MB RAM
Memory: 8 MB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB Video Memory. OpenGL 3.0+ supportNetwork: Broadband Internet connection