🌊 Professional Ship Simulator – Demo Hotfix Available

Revision 1320

🔧 Demo Hotfix Update

This update is a dedicated hotfix for the Professional Ship Simulator Demo, addressing issues and feedback identified during three weeks of public testing on the Test Branch.

🛠️ Included Improvements

🎮 Stability & UI

• Fixed a hardlock that could occur in the scenario menu

• Removed the initially visible texture that could briefly appear when loading scenario or tutorial pages

🚢 Ship & Gameplay Improvements

• Improved bulk carrier turning performance when tug support is requested

• Reduced difficulty for the Sassnitz arrival scenario by increasing turn rate under tug boat support and reducing the initial arrival distance

• Added rudder deadzone support for HOTAS and controller setups

• Fixed accidentally spawned containers appearing on departing container feeders

• Requested pilot characters now spawn at the correct bridge position

🧍 Character & Collision Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the player character could unexpectedly reset when jumping near water

• Improved boarding stairs collision behavior

🌍 World & Environment

• Added new decorative improvements around Lohme

• Continued world detail and harbor improvements across the map

🐞 Bug Reporter Improvements

• Fixed an issue where the bug reporter would not close if the server was unreachable

• Added a 10-second timeout to prevent the bug reporter from getting stuck

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Test Branch and helped improve Professional Ship Simulator over the past three weeks! 🚢