RotW 1916 - Update Announcement - v2.0

Early Access Build 8

Release Notes

Build 8 brings seven new ships with unique turrets and abilities, UI and gameplay enhancements, bug fixes, and more.

New Ships

Campaign

• Begin adding new ships to the campaign missions
• Fixed an issue where the leviathan boss would tickle boats inside of sinking them

Gameplay

• Doubled the base movement speed for all boats; Implemented turning radius coefficient
• Rebalance ships HP and damage a bit
• Added new projectile types: small round, torpedo, sea mine

Fleet Builder

• Added new ships to Fleet Builder selection
• Added an option to alter space between ships in the formation

UI

• Added “click and drag” selection box
• Added ability to issue & queue move commands via the minimap

HUD

• Added segmented HP bar for selected ship
• Added hotkey indicator for the selected ship
• Added ship speed and other information to the HUD
• Fixed issue where right click ground could occur through the HUD

Audio

• Fixed an issue where the sound effects would occasionally fail to play
• Fixed an issue where sounds would continue playing with the menu open
• Made music persistent in more areas

Menus

• Added a list of all default key controls in the options menu
• Added option for sound effects volume

Multiplayer

• Missed shot indicators now only display for the instigating player
• Fix an issue where the overseer view began on Player 1’s fleet as Player 2
• Physics simulation for projectiles is now server-authoritative
• Press Enter to select chatbox in lobby
• Removed chatbox from gameplay

Project Stats

Issues resolved this sprint: 64

Issues kicked to next sprint: 1

Issues in the backlog: 68

Total issues resolved: 209