It's here at last! Chapter 3 brings the long-awaited continuation of the story and many more improvements. Before we jump into the patch notes I just want to thank you all for checking out and continuing to play my game it means the world to me!
New stuff:
- added new chapter to the story including:
- 5 new levels
- new enemies
- new cutscenes
- new weapon
- new boss battles
- and more!
- implemented speedrun mode for Chapter 3
- new cosmetics to find
Fixes:
- fixed arena map 3's display picture to match level
- fixed missing geometry in Chapter 1 Level 1
- fixed an issue causing mines/missiles to explode due to triggers
- fixed an issue causing boss cruiser to not rotate on death correctly
- fixed hit boxes on enemy jets and helicopters
- fixed camera moving when game was paused
- fixed LOD issues causing objects to pop in at strange distances
- reduced light reflection amount on water of shield in Ch 1: Lvl 1
- corrected the name of one of the enemies
Additional Changes:
- added missing texture to glass textures
- added a decal to a wall destroyable to make it more visible
- new visuals for the railgun bullet trail
- updated some old objects to use new models
- updated models on allied cruiser to match Chapter 3
- improved enemy detection for non-player allies
- changed player and other small boat splash trails
- changed transparency of patrol boat boss to match other trails
- reduced helicopter health slightly
- optimized many scripts to improve performance
- optimized the trees for better performance
- optimized many particles
- adjusted the camera height for better visibility
- adjusted the camera collision to be less intense
- adjusted the size of the hitbox on the drone
- increased the size of several enemy hitboxes
- increased the size of the bullet trails for cannons to differentiate from regular turrets
- slightly increased the size of the missiles hitbox to make them easier to hit
- changed the textures for the ally helicopter to better differentiate them
Known issues:
- unable to view Ch3 boat in customization screen
- Ch1 & 2 have some waypoint and audio issues
Phew that was a lot! With all the changes coming with Chapter 3 the update might even rival the Everything has changed update! There are a few issues I'm working out and should have an update for soon! (probably within the next couple days, turns out even I can't avoid day 1 patches). I'm glad you're all sticking with me, here's to more Boat Warfare this year!
As always if you have any issues, please feel free to tweet (or X idk) at me!
Enjoy Chapter 3!
- Ty