Misc Games is very responsive and resolves bugs encountered by the community of players. After a patch titled "Sonar update" released shortly after the launch of the game, followed closely by a version 1.0.315.4504, here is the patch stamped 1.0.324.4609. The changelog is as long as the arm and comes to refine a game which is however very stable in use.
The update is automatic via the Steam client. Here is the list of fixes.
- Sonar now accurately represents fish probabilities
- Arrows added for story and depth
- Added tooltip for sonar values
- Crabs and lobsters are now always displayed at the bottom
- Zoom level is saved and restored when loading
- Sonar display is persistent during recording and loading
- Fixed sonar stuck
- Sonar upgrades are correctly taken into account, can't you see fish below a certain depth? Upgrade your sonar!
- Cod adjusted price
- Net size adjusted on all net boats
- Adjusted buoyancy on Deckster and Selfy
- Fitted name sticker on Scarlet
- Throttle speed adjusted on Moby D and Ocean Runner
- Rescue service adjusted to not lose the grip when rescuing
- Rescue service adapted not to sell scrap metal if you lose your boat
- Adjusted depth offset on boats, should jump less after a fast trip
- Added tooltip for game options when starting a new game
- Added a tooltip when taking equipment too big for the boat
- Added new sonar upgrades for all boats
- Added fish seasons to the in-game wiki
- Name tooltip added when hovering over crew
- Added tooltip when activating snow crab pot stacking / brewing
- Clean up tutorial steps for backups
- Changing the cohesion of seagulls so that they stick together less
- Disabled costs and time for crew transfer from remote ports
- Fixed random crash when leaving transport area
- Fixed issue with lobster hatching when no mechanic is present
- Fixed an issue where the lost fish alert would display the weight of total fish caught
- Fixed an issue where the nets would be damaged when using Crew
- Fixed an issue where prepared pots could influence sonar
- Fixed issue with loan time and interest calculation
- Fixed an issue with Global Debt not being displayed correctly
- Fixed a performance issue when selling massive loads of fish
- Fixed issue with Mikki showing poor rigging
- Fixed an issue with Selfy which can hold up to 8 nets and always set more
- Fixed an issue with crab traps inaccessible using a crane
- Fixed issue with stats not updating while doing the tutorial
- Fixed an issue with carrying an empty crab pot
- Zoom buttons hidden on the FP echosounder
- Increased circle for the second rule in the tutorial
- Increase in longlines on Ocean Runner, Follabuen to contain 5000 hooks
- Increase in longlines on Arctic Pioneer, Snarset, Vibeke C, Moby D to contain 10000 hooks
- Increased crew members to 5 on Vibeke Cathrin
- Increased the holding capacity of snow crab pots from 650 kg to 1000 kg
- Increased storage space on Deckster from 60 tons to 80 tons + reduced price
- Relocated Detectable Cape Roseway Lighthouse to Correct Location
- Recalculate fish weight instead of quantity when combining fish
- Removed old billboards around the map
- Adjusted lights on multiple boats to reduce flicker and add missing light sources
- Modified crew speed during crab sorting and gutting, freezing and stacking
- Improved backup system
- Updated sea markers at Molo in Lockeport
- Update of all languages