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Minor tweaks
Just some small changes based on feedback. Fixed an issue with NPCs and players being unable to take damage properly when there was an odd interaction with Death Ward. Cloth animation distance is now based on the distan…
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Minor Patch Notes (March 28)
- Added /getServer and /setServer commands for admins. - Made flares drop outside of Kraken raids (but only at night). - Made text more crisp at scaled-up resolutions (above 1440p). - World population needed to spawn a…
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Feb 13 patch notes
- Rampage projectiles are no longer counter-able if the player has Giant Net, matching targeted mortar projectiles. - It's now possible to specify a flag on buffs that indicates that they can't be refreshed with Revital…
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Raid Update: Now Available
Ahoy, Captains! As promised, the (admittedly long overdue) raid update is now here and to celebrate the game will be 30% off for a limited time! Jump back in to continue the game's story, unlock a new faction, gather yo…
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Raid Testing
Ahoy, captains! The raid update is now in its final testing phases, and I wanted to give everyone the opportunity to try it out early (as in, now) and offer their feedback prior to the update's full launch which is curr…
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Progress on the raid update
I've been posting some tidbits on discord about the coming raid update, including what kinds of items to expect from the coming top tier challenges, but I know a lot of you aren't in there so I figured I'd share some he…
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Patch notes: August 21st
- You can now place basic decorations in your own provinces (various rocks for now). It's a new skill on your bar visible in your own regions. Right-click it/hold (X) on the controller for more options, such as the drop…
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August 15th Patch Notes
- Created an optimized way of the water shader rendering up to 64 lights with one draw call, so explosions will no longer drastically affect performance. - Day/night transition performance optimizations. - Lighthouses w…
Announcement1 changeFixPerformance - Windward Horizon
Sail on the go!
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August 5th Patch: Minor fixes
- Player ship will no longer save until after it successfully spawns. So if some odd issue occurs where player fails to spawn, game will no longer save at all. - Province names will now generate with 2 syllables first b…
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Patch notes: Raid pre-patch
- You can now encounter signs of the upcoming raid boss out in the world. I recommend caution. - Added an optional camera screen shake effect when firing volleys, mortars, colliding with ships or receiving a lot of dama…
Announcement1 changeFixPerformance - Windward Horizon
Captain's Log: Nightfall Arrives, Visual Upgrades, and More
July brought a quieter patch cycle as I focused on improving core systems and prepping for major upcoming content, but it wasn’t without some big updates. The biggest addition this month was the introduction of optional…
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Optional Night Time - Patch Notes
2025-07-14.0 - Added optional night time to the game. It can be turned on via world options. - Added new options to world options: day length. This is only visual, and is separate from the in-game day duration (which is…
Announcement1 changeFixPerformance - Windward Horizon
Patch notes: Performance, Cross-play, Steam Deck improvements
2025-07-04.0 - Campaigns and all associated data are now saved on the Steam Cloud. - Changed the hierarchy of where all of the data associated with campaigns is stored. It's now together, rather than being split between…
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Windward Horizon - June Recap
June’s been a huge month for Windward Horizon. Since launch, we’ve been updating the game almost daily, introduced modding tools, patched major bugs, added Steam Workshop support, and are laying the groundwork for the u…
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Patch notes: Steam Workshop / modding support and more
2025-06-27.0 - Added Steam Workshop / modding support. - Made the /extract command extract actual game's files rather than the current data (which may include modded values). - Added a new /newmod command that creates a…
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