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Greetings Skyfareres!

As the year draws to a close, it has been two months since the release of the Logistic Update and a few weeks of subsequent adjustments. We’ve been gathering suggestions and feedback from all directions. By combining these insights with ongoing research and development for our next title, we’ve achieved breakthroughs on multiple fronts—some of which we’re excited to apply to Kingdoms Adrift.

Starting with this update, we will share more announcements and updates about our upcoming title’s progress alongside the improvements we’re making to Kingdoms Adrift. We’re also focusing on enhancing the game’s content and balancing to not only refine the experience for Kingdoms Adrift but also to serve as valuable lessons for our new project. Our goal is to make Kingdoms Adrift the best it can possibly be while laying the groundwork for what’s to come.

As mentioned previously, we always push the recent build into Beta for testing before the release and we could always use extra hands. Check out this community post on How to Access Beta: LINK[discord.com]

Let’s dive into the first improvement we’ve managed to accomplish in this update!

Status:
LIVE NOW: 24th December 2024
Older Saves: Safe to continue

We’ve brought a new rendering pipeline from our "New Project" into Kingdoms Adrift. Initially, we thought it wouldn’t be compatible—but we were pleasantly surprised to find out otherwise. So, we thought, why not give it a go? The result was very satisfying with our test machine running constantly below 60°C (Default GPU fans threshold)

Previously, with our legacy skybox renderer (The temperature isn’t relevant here):

After implementing the new skybox renderer, we managed to shave off approximately 45% of the GPU load—quite the improvement!:

With this update, graphics cards equivalent to or above the game’s recommended specs should no longer require constant cooling in most cases. This means you can enjoy Kingdoms Adrift for longer sessions without worrying!

We’ve also been investigating other factors affecting late-game performance. While there’s limited optimization we can do with Unity Physics, we identified and addressed several script-related inefficiencies.

For example, The AI officers’ listener was repeatedly looping and recalculating ship part performance whenever a ship part was destroyed. This caused frame freezes, especially when multiple parts were destroyed simultaneously. Similar inefficiencies were found in the algorithms for target scanning and bullet spawning.

These discoveries wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our community—especially @ItsJustLuck on our official Discord server, who provided save files and insights into the core of these issues. Thanks again for your support!

The title says it all! If you find the game too challenging or certain aspects aren’t to your liking, you can now adjust the difficulty. Simply access the settings menu and scroll to the bottom of the list to find the new difficulty options.

Once you open the menu, you’ll see a familiar difficulty settings interface, similar to the one available at the start of the game. Here, you can adjust the difficulty or switch to a custom difficulty mode. Please note that if you lower the difficulty, achievements will be disabled—even if you later increase the difficulty again.

• Made freight quests a more viable source of income by increasing overall rewards by 50%.
  
• Fixed multiple crashes identified through automatic crash reports.

That’s it for this update! As mentioned earlier in this article, we’re now taking a closer look at Kingdoms Adrift’s balancing to see how we can shuffle things around and potentially add new elements. Feel free to drop by our Discord server and share your recommendations: LINK[discord.com]

On a completely unrelated note, a recent game trailer release has sparked quite the conversation, with some viewers commenting on how poorly the main protagonist seemed to have aged. Interestingly, we’ve had some similar discussions behind the scenes here at Revolution Industry! Let us know what you think :D

Cheers,

Jay

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Bug Fixe:
- Restore broken localization mod files

Improvements:
- Added a visual cue for ships scuttling after unsuccessful captures
- Changed the default game start difficulty from "Kingdoms Adrift" (hardest) to "Challenging."
- Applied more localization corrections

Bug Fixes:
- Fixed multiple crashes occurring when loading and continuing games.
- Fixed multiple crashes caused by having mods and DLCs installed.
- Finally fixed the issue of ships multiplying upon capture, caused by the reward sequence being triggered repeatedly when collecting floating debris.

Improvements:
- Increased the ship capture chance from Jean's Persuasion skill to properly establish the minimum capture chance across all difficulty levels (20% at Lv.1 > 25% at Lv.10).
-Added an accurate "How-to-Play" description for the current ship capturing mechanic.

Bug Fixes:
- Fixed auto-buy buttons incorrectly showing up on treasury items.
- Added missing localization files for modders.

Improvements:
- Auto-buy button now appears on mouse-over instead of being persistent.
- Auto-buy triggers now occur daily at midnight.
- Improved performance when purchasing and selling large batches of items.
- Corrected multiple grammar issues. Credit: @battlecruiserenthusiast

Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where some save files became unloadable due to a division by zero error.
- Fixed the send-to button disappearing from the warehouse screen after setting up a freight route.
- Fixed freight routes randomly hanging up after several trips.
- Fixed Aberdonia insight item not providing access to economic data.
- Fixed boarding capture rate not adjusting properly based on difficulty settings.

Greetings Skyfareres!

It's hard to believe it's been almost a year since the eventful launch of Airship: Kingdoms Adrift on September 23rd, 2023. It's been an incredible year for Revolution Industry and our community as we proudly launched our first game, introducing a world that we will continue to nurture as long as you embrace it.

You may have noticed that there's been a sale running for the past week without major announcements, except for Update #6 being pushed to Beta. That's because we've been holding off on the new version release announcement for the Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest, which kicks off tomorrow.

To celebrate both the anniversary of our release and the festival, we're offering Airship: Kingdoms Adrift at a 50% discount for the first time! Additionally, from the end of September through late October, we will be participating in three shows back to back: Tokyo Game Show (Japan), Level Up KL (Malaysia), and Gamescom Asia in Singapore.

We will share more details about our participation in these events in upcoming updates, where we will also gradually reveal our plans for the new title—a continuation from Airship: Kingdoms Adrift with added flair to how the whole franchise will present itself in the years to come!

While we haven’t officially started working on the new game, in May, we had the chance to tease you with some screenshots that our designer created during their spare time. Many of you might have missed this image, as it was part of a minor announcement. Today, we’re excited to show it to you again, side-by-side with the new ship editor design. Please note that these are just concepts we used to attract business interest, and we're committed to ensuring that the final product will be even more impressive!

On top of that, we're excited to release the highly anticipated Version 1.6, the “Anniversary Logistic Update," which includes many quality of life improvements and more customizable game start options.

For those who have already completed the game, we’ve also added new achievements for the harder game modes that are now available. There's much more to explore, and you can find all the details in this article. So, let's dive in!

Status:
LIVE NOW: 15th September 2024
Older Saves: Safe to continue

Here’s the backbone of this update, designed to alleviate most of the logistical challenges you've faced when moving goods and managing production and warehouse supplies. Since we first announced the automated freight feature in April, the community has been eagerly providing feedback and speculating on how it would turn out—and now, it’s finally here.

To assign a freight order, you’ll need an empty and idle ship at the port of origin, which also requires a hangar slot at that port. Once you have that, you can select the cargo amount for the order and even set a partial cargo volume. This allows the ship to depart without waiting for a full load, which can be very handy for keeping your operations running smoothly. You can set these parameters for both the outbound and return trips.

Since you’re likely to have multiple freight orders and ships running them, we're introducing a new menu to help you keep track of everything related to your logistics. You can access it using the button located between the quest journal and the storyline objective, or by pressing the hotkey "L."

On this screen you start with the list of your freight route and their status. You can turn the cruising preference on/ff and mark certain routes favorite. You can hit the “Change” button here to go to the hangar with the ship carrying out the order selected and reassign them.

To complement the freight system, you can now instruct shops to deliver supplies to your local warehouse as soon as they become available. You can set the order to either request a specific amount every restock cycle or maintain a supply level at a certain amount. The first time you place an order, the shop will deliver the initial batch with the currently available amount. After that, deliveries will occur at every restock cycle. You can pair this with your freight route to ensure your manufactories are always stocked with the necessary supplies.

Which brings us to the second page of the logistic menu, here you will find all your auto-buy orders listed down and could direct access merchants with the order along with bookmarking them for future references with ease.

The third and final tab in the logistics menu is the Production Order. While the production feature has been available since launch, there was no efficient way to manage it—until now. This screen allows you to view and manage all your production orders from one centralized location..

As long as we are here, we will continue gathering your feedback and further improving the quality of life in the production aspects of the game.

Since the release of Kingdoms Adrift, we've continually adjusted the game's difficulty based on player feedback, and we're pleased with how things have shaped up. However, there are elements we believe would have been more engaging had they remained more challenging. That's why we're introducing new difficulty settings in the updated game start sequence.

Players can now choose from several modes: Story Joyride for the easiest experience, Challenging for an average level of difficulty, and Kingdoms Adrift as the ultimate test. Additionally, you can customize specific penalties and bonuses, such as enemy damage potency, boarding capture rates, quest rewards, and starting funds.

Once a difficulty level is selected, it will be tied to your save file. Clearing the game at different difficulty levels will unlock new achievements that reflect your accomplishments.

Resupply Your Fleet Automatically

From the settlement’s resupply screen, you can now choose to have your fleet automatically resupplied.

An Improved and More Compact Shop Screen

It’s now much easier to browse through a merchant’s inventory—we’ve increased the number of items displayed per page from a mere 12 to 48!

Befriending a Faction to Remove Your Hunting Marks

You can now clear your misdeeds against a faction by handing in each faction's hunting marks at their respective commission stores. Once you have made friends with eligible factions, you’ll be able to visit their commissioners to remove your misdeeds. Please note that certain factions, like the Le Faucons cartel or Sunvale’s infamous Free Traders, will never issue pardons for your actions.

Apply a Color Scheme to Your Fleet

When applying colors to your ships, you can now easily apply the same color scheme to your entire main fleet, ensuring a consistent look.

Added 2 extra tiers to Cadenza and Helmut’s workshops for increased production capacity.

• Reduced raiders' integrity by 35% across the board.
  
• Increased the fire rate of pivoted cannons.
  
• Reduced self-hardening thresholds on some armors.
  
• Increased bonus performance of inertia balancers.

• Fixed an issue where capturing a ship could reward 3 ships instead.
  
• Fixed trading hint items being added to cargo instead of the treasury.
  
• Fixed an issue where selecting a parley tribute cargo would reset the cargo screen pages.
  
• Fixed an issue where disabling production notifications sometimes did not work.
  
• Multiple under-the-hood stability improvements.

Thank you very much for your support and be safe out there.

Fair wind and clear skies,

- Jay

[BETA] Update 1.6.0.1 - Logistical Automation and More!
This version is expected to go Default by 15th September

We're looking forward to your feedback at: https://discord.com/channels/824584233149923340/1154690552751718410

How to get into Beta: https://discord.com/channels/824584233149923340/1210524215996842074

Status:
In Beta
Older Saves: Safe to continue

• Added “Difficulty Options” to the game start, along with 2 additional achievements to celebrate players with higher-level accomplishments. Note that winning the game on the highest difficulty level will unlock lower-level achievements. (Achievements currently hidden)
  
• Introduced “Freight Automation” orders, allowing ships to circle between origin and destination ports with specific goods.
  
• Introduced “Auto-Purchase” orders, enabling you to assign purchase orders to shops to restock your warehouse with goods as soon as they become available.
  
• Added a “Logistic Panel” (hotkey: L) to aggregate “Freight Orders,” “Auto-Purchase,” and “Production Orders.”
  
• You can now clear your misdeeds against a faction by selling each faction's hunting marks at their respective commission stores.

• Added 2 extra tiers to Cadenza and Helmut’s workshops for increased production capacity.
  
• Reduced riders' integrity by 35% across the board.
  
• Increased the fire rate of pivoted cannons.
  
• Reduced self-hardening thresholds on some armors.
  
• Increased bonus performance of inertia balancers.

• Made shopping screens more compact and easier to navigate through all offers.
  
• Added a button to apply a color scheme to the entire fleet.
  
• Added a “Check to Auto-refill” option to the resupply panel.
  
• Corrected additional grammatical errors.

• Fixed an issue where capturing a ship could reward 3 ships instead.
  
• Fixed trading hint items being added to cargo instead of the treasury.
  
• Fixed an issue where selecting a parley tribute cargo would reset the cargo screen pages.
  
• Fixed an issue where disabling production notifications sometimes did not work.
  
• Multiple under-the-hood stability improvements.