Steam News 14 January 20264mo ago

Demo Update 8

Gameplay Larger ships will now only appear once a dock’s size has been upgraded. This allows for more deliberate decisions early in a round about which docks receive larger ships first. Rebalanced upgrade costs: increas…

Update log

Full Port Authority update

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Extracted changes

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Gameplay
Fixes

changedGameplayLarger ships will now only appear once a dock’s size has been upgraded. This allows for more deliberate decisions early in a round about which docks receive larger ships first.

changedGameplayRebalanced upgrade costs: increasing a dock’s size is now cheaper, while changing a dock’s color is significantly more expensive.

changedGameplayExit markers are now only shown during the first ten minutes of the game. After that, the harbor layout should make exit locations clear.

addedGameplayAdded a new ship type with a capacity of four containers.

fixedBug FixesFixed a bug that incorrectly affected a ship’s rotation rate when its speed was reduced.

Gameplay

Larger ships will now only appear once a dock’s size has been upgraded. This allows for more deliberate decisions early in a round about which docks receive larger ships first.
Rebalanced upgrade costs: increasing a dock’s size is now cheaper, while changing a dock’s color is significantly more expensive.
Exit markers are now only shown during the first ten minutes of the game. After that, the harbor layout should make exit locations clear.
Added a new ship type with a capacity of four containers.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug that incorrectly affected a ship’s rotation rate when its speed was reduced.
Loading from a save now consistently restores all shipping routes correctly.
The upgrade shop indicator now appears every time a free upgrade is available, instead of only the first time.

Source

Steam News / 14 January 2026

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