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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.

Greetings Skyfareres!

It’s now August, that time of the year when holidays are over and a huge series of sales just ended. We have finally kick-started work on the upcoming patch, ETA next month, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Kingdoms Adrift’s release. This patch will be accompanied by exciting news related to our next title, which will also be announced and discussed on a very conceptual level when the patch is out!

Before we get to discuss what’s coming in V1.6, let’s go through what has been going on during July.

With the activity surge brought about by the Summer Sales, we were able to capture just a fraction of what went on in the chat. Here’s one highlight from July:

We were all surprised and honored by this recognition, especially considering the many great games that came out of Thailand in 2023. A big thanks to the judging panel and the support from the Thai Game Dev community. Alongside the Game of the Year Award, we were also recognized for being the Best at Storytelling! Ultimately, we’d like to thank our community for your continued support and feedback, which have brought us to this moment.

The devs are so glad everytime they see screenshots with customized emblems, this one is from @FrostyDragonVRE, please keep them coming!

A lot of players struggle to find the two groups of bandits that are part of the Hunting License quest. Fortunately, many community members eagerly join in to help point them in the right direction. Here are some screenshots from the community hinting at where these elusive bandits can be found:


We have 2 new mods on Nexus Mod in July as @Red_Fl_4g and @zizani dove in and figured out underlying components in the game and came up with them.

https://www.nexusmods.com/airshipkingdomsadrift/mods/5/

By @Red_Fl_4g - Eternia’s Forge is a dream come true for those who want to modify ship grid and parts data. Check out this YouTube video to see what this bad boy can do! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQZ6CTsKL2I

https://www.nexusmods.com/airshipkingdomsadrift/mods/4
By @zizani - The Production Panel helps you keep track of items being produced nationwide. This feature is coming in V1.6, but for those eager for an easier life, this mod will help tremendously.

The version 1.6 would mark the anniversary of Kingdoms Adrift’s release. Time went by so fast and it is now almost a year since the launch.

We’ve announced the automated freight feature since April, and since then the community has been providing feedback and contemplating how it will turn out. We will soon find out once it is released into Beta, but for the time being, here’s the new aggregation screen featuring three tabs related to freight, procurement, and production automation:

Since the release of Kingdoms Adrift, we have always mentioned that we have adjusted the game quite a lot in terms of difficulty based on the player's feedback. We are glad that things turned out well, however, there are parts of the game that we thought would have worked better if we had not made them easier, so, we will be adding difficulty settings to the new game start sequence, once selected, the difficulty level is bound to the save file while clearing the game using these different difficulty levels would grant you new achievements you deserve.

Auto-refill supplies - You would now be able to select a checkbox to have your ship automatically resupply every time you visit a port.

- There are many complaints about shops having multiple pages and items being difficult to get to, we’ll be making adjustments to it and allow the shop screen to display a lot more content.

- While editing a ship color, there’s now a button to apply the color to all ships in the main fleet.

- Due to these factories producing end-game items and they are often in high demand, producing them one at a time is nolonger efficient. You’ll now be able to upgrade these facilities and make more of them at the same time!

- Once you have established the tie to a faction, you would be able to turn in hostility marks to stop their hunting fleet from coming after you. Note that hunting fleets often yield very rewarding items.

There are so many other things that we would like to mention, alas, the above should do for now. We look forward to seeing you in the skies!

Cheers,

Jay

Greetings Skyfareres!

I’m dropping by to let everyone know that it’s our first-ever Steam Summer Sale Season, and we’ll be offering a 34% discount for the first time. I’d like to thank everyone for your support and share some news about the latest PvP tournament and what's been happening in the community.

Special shoutout to @Borry for helping organize the event. We are thrilled to announce the conclusion of the 4th official PvP Tournament! Here are the final standings:

• 1st - @LawrenceXVIII
  
• 2nd - @Jay!
  
• 3rd - @Borry44 / @Zennoch (tied)
  
• 4th - @Blade Viridian

Congratulations to Lawrence on the victory and a huge thank you to everyone who participated! We had a lot of fun together during the event. You can read the original announcements HERE[discord.com]

Check out the full recording of the event HERE

Here’s the reward list we already handed out to winners!

• 1st Place: One Airship Kingdoms Adrift Key + War Corvettes DLC
  
• 2nd Place: War Corvettes DLC
  
• 3rd Place: War Corvettes DLC

The guys would definitely want to do this again at some point, so be ready for it.

Our community never ceases to impress us with their creativity and dedication. We’d like to showcase some design ideas that have been around for a while. These designs might just inspire you to explore new strategies and playstyles within the game.

This week we’re check out the very very far end-game build of a fleet full of Jormungandr by @TomboyGuardian. How about we add these as one of the special secret encounters? :D

I'm pretty sure that the Teutons fanboys can have peace of mind now that we've featured TC ship builds.

To brighten everyone’s day before we sign off, here’s a "sausage party" in the skies over Suthseg, brought to you by @Daslrrlicht.

And the Teutonic light show featuring the three Jorm builds from above by @TomboyGuardian.

The team is currently working hard on other projects to help fund the studio moving forward, but we are still committed to working on future updates.

Thank you for your continued support and engagement. We look forward to seeing you in the skies!

Cheers,

Jay