NAVAL UPDATE
5/5 Game-ChangingThe Naval Update introduces player-built modular boats, a high-risk Deep Sea region with new monuments, and significant server performance optimizations.
All Changes
🚢New Content(5)
- newPlayer Made Boats: Modular boat building system using the Boat Building Station and specialized Building Plan
- newDeep Sea: Offshore region featuring tropical islands, floating cities, and ghost ships that opens intermittently
- newPT Boat: Heavily armed naval vessel equipped with dual .50 caliber machine gun turrets
- newMissions: Five new naval-themed objectives provided by various NPCs
- newArtist Pack DLC: Collection of paintable items including canvases, frames, and a paintball gun
🤖AI & Gameplay(3)
- changeScientist AI: Tactical AI overhaul for naval monuments; scientists now use cover, flank, and react to noise
- newScientist Boats: Scientist-controlled RHIBs and PT Boats now patrol the Deep Sea and Large Oilrig
- changeRHIB: Updated model, textures, and added functional compass and map display screens
⚙️Performance & Technical(3)
- fixCooking System: Optimized oven and furnace logic with a frame budget to prevent spikes at scale
- fixIndustrial System: Reduced container iteration overhead, significantly lowering CPU cost for complex pipe networks
- changeBuilding Plan: Added a visible viewmodel for the building planner to match third-person animations
Summary
This major update implements a comprehensive boat-building system, allowing players to construct custom vessels using a new Building Station and specialized components like engines, sails, and cannons. Players can now venture into the Deep Sea, an intermittent world event region featuring tropical islands, floating cities, and ghost ships guarded by improved scientist AI.
Beyond content, the update delivers substantial server-side optimizations for industrial systems and cooking appliances to improve frame stability. Additional features include a refresh of the RHIB, new naval missions, the Artist Pack DLC, and the introduction of the PT Boat for both players and NPCs.