Hello everyone! The next Barotrauma update is coming in early October, and among other things, it will include a big change under the hood: were updating our .NET runtime to a new version, and this should yield significant performance gains. Combined with the ongoing optimization work, the .NET runtime update will help to make the game run considerably more smoothly for most players. [h4]GeForce NOW[/h4] Another exciting change is bringing Barotrauma to Nvidias cloud gaming platform GeForce NOW. While this will have no impact on those who can run Barotrauma on their systems currently, it will open possibilities for players on officially unsupported systems to get into playing. Weve received a number of requests about this over the years and are happy to be making it happen now youll find Barotrauma on GFN in the coming weeks. [h4]To MacOS players[/h4] Unfortunately the mentioned runtime update comes with a downside for players on older Mac systems: because the .NET 6 runtime does not support MacOS older than 10.15, Barotrauma will not be able to support versions 10.13 and 10.14 either, and we need to raise our official minimum technical requirements to match. Were very sorry to be cutting support for systems we have previously supported, but this change is inevitable: as the runtime is a core technology that the game relies on, and it has already dropped support for these systems on its end, we will have to follow suit sooner or later. Weve decided to go through with the runtime update now, while still in early access, rather than later when it might affect a larger number of players. [h5]Compatibility branch[/h5] To help the affected Mac players continue having access to Barotrauma, were creating a compatibility branch which allows MacOS 10.13 and 10.14 users to keep playing the current version of the game. To our knowledge, 10.14 users should also be able to update their systems to stay compatible. Additionally, the GeForce NOW access should help bridge the gap for players on the affected operating systems, and we hope these measures put together will take the worst of the edge off. MacOS 10.15 or newer, or other operating systems, should not experience any difficulties with the new runtime. Well be back with more news about the update over the coming weeks. Stay tuned, and let us know in the comments if you have any questions!

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!

• 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

• 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
• Storage: 350 MB available space