🛳️ Nautic XP Alpha – Version Revision 681

🔧 Changelist

First Beta Test Version – August 12, 2025

Valid until August 24, 2025 – further information as always on Discord or in the Wiki.

🌟 Main Features

• Load/Save Game via Pause Menu – You can now save or load directly while in-game.
• Change Boat When Docked at a Harbor – Swap vessels without leaving your current session.
• New Checklists System – Accessible via the checklist paper on the bridge or by pressing N.
  • Store .txt files in the savegame folder/checklists/.
  • Each line in the file becomes a checklist item; the filename is used as the checklist’s name.
  • Use the keyword [KEY:] to display keyboard assignments for items.

🚢 Ships & Controls

• Corrected laptop position on cruise ship.
• Reduced thrust power of cruise ship bow thrusters.
• Added mouse steering deadzone for more stable input.
• Changed echo sounder label: “Depth below bow” → “Depth below keel.”
• Added missing anchor roll mechanism (port side) for offshore vessel.
• Reduced draft of NW trawler.
• Fixed sonar not appearing after boat change.
• In scenario mode, only current boat can be saved/loaded.
• Special lights at light panel can now be switched off via click as well

🎯 Missions & Gameplay

• Scenario/tutorial now properly closes when loading a savegame.
• Scenario/tutorial start works again after returning from scenario selection.
• Offshore vessel can now correctly approach buoy storage in Greifswald.
• AI pilot now looks forward instead of into the ship’s center.
• Tug support works again after loading.
• AI ships no longer sail through land (Lubmin and other cases).
• Replaced pilot character with officer for inspection missions.

🎮 UI & Controls

• Stabilized key input during tutorials.
• Bridge selection works again after boat change.
• Sonar configuration on the bridge is now correct after load cycles.
• Added key command list to checklist paper.

🌊 World & Environment

• Improved AI traffic pathfinding to avoid land collisions.
• Reduced cloud overexposure on rainy days.
• Increased cabin brightness.

💾 Save & Load Logic

• Spline boats now save and load correctly.
• Increased randomness for spline boat start times.
• Added save feature.

📘 Note: All new features and systems are documented in detail on our 📚 Nautic XP Wiki. Visit the site for in-depth guides, tips, and background information!

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📌 Stay safe, sailor – and good luck with the upcoming heavy seas! 🌊🫡