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- Powerboat VR
Performance Pass 3
Another performance update mainly focused on the A.I. traffic system and trying to reduce the impact this has on frame rates. It's still not perfect but it is definitely better! Optimised the A.I. ships so they use less…
Announcement2 changesPerformanceGameplay - Powerboat VR
Hot Fix
Noticed a few challenges with the A.I. nav buoys not linking to other correctly which was causing the A.I. to act a little strange!
Announcement - Powerboat VR
2nd Performance Pass
All rocks now have LOD levels Fornells harbour has been semi optimised Fixed UI camera which was causing a slow down in VR Cloud level adjust for better performance Terrain LODs enhanced for better performance Various o…
Announcement7 changesFixGameplay - Powerboat VR
Main Branch Performance Update
This applies the current BETA performance update together with some more performance enhancing updates to the main build. Procedurally generated trees are now all instanced on the GPU. This means that any where that had…
Announcement5 changesFixCompatibility - Powerboat VR
Performance BETA Update
I have now added a new Opt-in BETA for the performance pass update called "performancebeta". No password is required, just leave the field blank. Please follow the instructions on the forum to opt-in. This update is pur…
Announcement6 changesCompatibilityPerformance - Powerboat VR
Ship Horns
All ships now have their own horn sound so you can Peep! and Parp! at other ships ːsteamhappyː By default the horn is mapped to "H". VR Players will also find a new "Ship Horn" button in all ship cockpits. Other Fixes 1…
Announcement3 changesUI/audioGameplay - Powerboat VR
Voice Commands & Quality of Life Improvements
This update brings together a number of important additions to Powerboat VR and sets them live in the public build. Voice Commands You can now control many different aspects of your ship using built in voice recognition…
Announcement4 changesUI/audioGameplay - Powerboat VR
Voice Command Beta!
Yes, you read that right - you can now pilot your ship using just the power of your voice! The voice commands are part of the "newship" beta so you will need to opt into it to try them out. To use the voice commands you…
Announcement8 changesUI/audioCompatibility - Powerboat VR
New Ship Beta
Public Beta "newship" It has been a while since I released some new content into the game but seeing as the delivery system seems to be working much better now I think I can spend some time adding some new toys :) Cuttl…
Announcement2 changesCompatibilityGameplay - Powerboat VR
Tidy Up & Bug Fix
Quick update as follows.... Tidied up some of the asset loading so that loading will be a little quicker. Fixed some rock colliders that were not generating correctly. Reflection settings in the video options will now b…
Announcement1 changeFix - Powerboat VR
Cargo Loading and Game Start Updates
This update adds all the recent improvements made in the public beta...1 New cargo management page which shows your current jobs and what is in your cargo bays together with weights and a final Dead Weight Total (DWT).…
Announcement10 changesFixCompatibility - Powerboat VR
Windows 7 Testing
This update is for testing Powerboat VR in Windows 7. You don't specifically need to have Windows 7 as it should still work for Windows 10 & 11 so if you want to try out some of the new improvements then please feel fre…
Announcement4 changesCompatibilityGameplay - Powerboat VR
Hotfix and Rudder Update
Fixed the light scaling system which wasn't returning ship lights back to the correct scale when they were turned off making ships look weird! Updated light scaling and attenuation so that lights remain visible at close…
Announcement6 changesFixGameplay - Powerboat VR
A.I. Traffic Beta Update
Quick update to the A.I. Traffic Beta. Added the FerryCat to A.I. pilotable boats. Added the Sea Buzzard to A.I. pilotable boats. Increased number of A.I. traffic to 40 vessels! Minor fixes to some of the water effects…
Announcement7 changesCompatibilityGameplay - Powerboat VR
Buoyage BETA
New BETA "buoyage" ! This one is dealing with buoys. For instructions on how to opt in please see the pinned post in the forum. I have added 2 "Safe Water" navigation buoys to Maupiti. 1 is located right by the cargo lo…
Announcement2 changesCompatibilityGameplay - Powerboat VR
Fuel Usage Update
This update adds Fuel Usage to the main game. The BETA was pretty painless and I don't see any reason to delay putting fuel usage into the main branch. You can now fill up with fuel at any port at a cost of £1 per litre…
Announcement8 changesCompatibilityPerformance
