Steam News15 April 20262mo ago

Patch v1.0.34

As we close out this initial release period, I wanted to make one more patch to address some final issues raised. Patch notes Tweaks Added option to rotate using middle mouse button press.

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What changed

5 fixes2 additions2 changes0 removals

UI and audio
Gameplay
Fixes

addedTweaksAdded option to rotate using middle mouse button press. The old way of rotating the camera still exists but this added one should be easier and more intuitive to veteran city builders. The ideal solution, as people pointed out, would be full rebinding but I wanted to roll out this quick fix before taking on this sizeable task

addedTweaksAvoiding water level seesaw by setting a minimum threshold for culture before water can start rising again: If you reach 1000 culture, you need to drop to below 900 before water rises again. This avoids situation where you barely unlock a new patch of land and then immediately lose it to decay.

changedTweaksBalancing: Less culture needed to get past the big square peninsula. It felt like too high a hurdle for some players and in the best of cases, it took way too long for culture to build up. So this is reduced a bit.

fixedBug fixesFixed camera shaking issue: Camera would shake if you just held down the right mouse button without moving. No longer.

fixedBug fixesSun & Salt worship count updates even when game is paused

fixedBug fixesFixing issue with grass in final plateaus being oddly arranged in neat rows

The people of Sea, Sun & Salt changes

addedAdded option to rotate using middle mouse button press. The old way of rotating the camera still exists but this added one should be easier and more intuitive to veteran city builders. The ideal solution, as people pointed out, would be full rebinding but I wanted to roll out this quick fix before taking on this sizeable task

addedAvoiding water level seesaw by setting a minimum threshold for culture before water can start rising again: If you reach 1000 culture, you need to drop to below 900 before water rises again. This avoids situation where you barely unlock a new patch of land and then immediately lose it to decay.

changedBalancing: Less culture needed to get past the big square peninsula. It felt like too high a hurdle for some players and in the best of cases, it took way too long for culture to build up. So this is reduced a bit.

fixedFixed camera shaking issue: Camera would shake if you just held down the right mouse button without moving. No longer.

fixedSun & Salt worship count updates even when game is paused

As we close out this initial release period, I wanted to make one more patch to address some final issues raised.

Patch notes

Tweaks

Added option to rotate using middle mouse button press. The old way of rotating the camera still exists but this added one should be easier and more intuitive to veteran city builders. The ideal solution, as people pointed out, would be full rebinding but I wanted to roll out this quick fix before taking on this sizeable task
Avoiding water level seesaw by setting a minimum threshold for culture before water can start rising again: If you reach 1000 culture, you need to drop to below 900 before water rises again. This avoids situation where you barely unlock a new patch of land and then immediately lose it to decay.
BalancingLess culture needed to get past the big square peninsula. It felt like too high a hurdle for some players and in the best of cases, it took way too long for culture to build up. So this is reduced a bit.

Bug fixes

Fixed camera shaking issue: Camera would shake if you just held down the right mouse button without moving. No longer.
Sun & Salt worship count updates even when game is paused
Fixing issue with grass in final plateaus being oddly arranged in neat rows

Overlay icons disappear with a nice tween again

Future

As I mentionned above, most of the minor stuff feels like it has been resolved with this patch and the only remaining things to do are larger tasks.

Most of the stuff I outlined in the previous patch notes for future updates is still relevant (balancing, summer looks meh, ...).

Rock Game and I are currently thinking about the future of The people of Sea, Sun & Salt and what may come next for the game so stay tuned! As always come and discuss the game on our Discord: https://discord.gg/vdpcGMf4Nj

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Steam News / 15 April 2026

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