Update 2022.1: Patch 13

UBOAT

UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.

Dear skippers, There is a new patch available for 2022.1. It fixes some of the most common issues reported so far. Changelog: [h3]Localisation:[/h3] - Japanese localisation update by Surumeika1987, Largo, [JP]AWPsan, 泥遊戯, Mononok Kori. - French localisation update by FvJ and Placebo. - Spanish localisation update by Tordo. - Ukrainian localisation update by vovanvoks. - Portuguese localisation update by AlexShuma. - Turkish localisation update by Narberal Gamma. - German localisation update by Ruby. [h3]AI:[/h3] - Fix: Resolved one issue, due to which NPC ships could circle around one spot rather than move forward. [h3]Graphics:[/h3] - Improved shadow quality on ships observed through a periscope. [h3]User interface:[/h3] - Changed the appearance of a convoy route in the escort duty assignment. - Fix: A notification appearing after completing the fuel conservation task in HQ wasn't translated into the local language. - Fix: Removed a warning about early research from a completed task summary in HQ. - Fix: Sunk tonnage is no longer displayed on the assignment summary screen, when it equals to zero. - Fix: After selecting an assignment linked to Norwegian Campaign objective on the assignment selection screen, rewards for the last stage of this campaign objective were displayed in the UI even when player was still on the first stage. [h3]Ports:[/h3] - Aesthetical and technical fixes to Helgoland. [h3]Crew:[/h3] - Fix: Officer that was repairing the UZO could sometimes do that standing behind the conning tower wall. This fix will work only for newly started campaigns. - Fix: Resolved various issues with NPC characters, especially those that evacuated onto lifeboats. Among the fixed issues, there could be a wrong number of survivors displayed on the lifeboat or they could all sit in one spot. [h3]World simulation:[/h3] - Fix: Town-class destroyers now appear in the Royal Navy in second half of 1940 rather than right after start of the war. - Fix (regression of 2022.1 Patch 12): Player's u-boat could be constantly moved back while trying to leave Bergen using one of the routes out of fjords. [h3]Interactions:[/h3] - Received reputation reward is now mentioned in the text after sharing supplies with survivors on a lifeboat. - Fix: Survivors from a sunk ship no longer thank for the supplies, even when they haven't received any. [h3]Missions:[/h3] - Improved behaviour of patrols appearing in the weather station placement assignment and also slightly in the minelaying assignment. The patrols appearing while placing a weather station in North Labrador are now Canadian instead of British. [h3]Audio:[/h3] - Fix: After loading a saved game state, sound effect of the sea was twice as loud for a few minutes and was also audible on the map. - Fix (regression of 2022.1): Tension music was no longer played, while sneaking with enemies nearby. Yours, DWS