ShipCrafter

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• Announcements·4 Sept 2026Official

  Game localisation, new turret, and new features

  Hello,Here is a new update for ShipCrafter ! The game should be more stable on Linux from now on, and many bugs were fixed. The game will officialy be released on the 1rst of October 2026, and as such I mostly worked on localisation and user interface, but there are many other new things as well. Here are to biggest ones.Game localisationThe game is now translated in 11 different languages :EnglishFrenchDutchGermanPolishItalianPortugueseSpanishRussianChinese (simplified)JapaneseThe language can be changed easily from the main menu, at the top of the settings.New german 150mm TBTS turretWe are introducing a new shieldless turret. Seen on a few destroyers and submarines, as well as inside casemates, this gun is tiny but packs a lot of power for its size.Bicolor feature for turretsTurrets can now receive a second color on top. This feature was particularly seen on american ships with a darker tone on top, and on german ships with yellow or red colors for easier recognition by their aviation.It is possible to change the maximum angle of application of this color by right clicking the turret and changing the angle value on top of the window.Complete changelogs- improved user interface look- you can now recall your planes to the carrier during battles- you can now colour the top of turrets with a second colour, you can even control the maximum slope of the colouring in the advanced stats (right click on the turret)- there is now a setting to force the mirror mode position at the scene center- added a second colour indicator in the ui, for elements with a floor or turrets with a second colour- added a tickbox to disallow mods in multiplayer rooms- added the possibility to have an unanimated (no recoil) gun mesh with modded turrets- added language translation to the game, in case of mistakes you can post requests on the discord forum channel- added the german 150mm/45 TBTS turret- limited the "prevent AA from shooting ships parameters" to only small caliber turrets- inactiv...
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• Announcements·21 Aug 2026Official

  Custom difficulty and multiplayer mods !

  Hello,Here is a new update in ShipCrafter, this time most importantly we added custom difficulties, and the possibility to join multiplayer rooms with mods.We also added a new rangefinder, and a new turret.Custom difficultyYou can now change the game difficulty through 2 modifiers :items and supply costenemy damageModifiers can be changed from 0.5 to 10, and are unlocked after completing the campaign once. You can change the difficulty of any campaign at any moment once it's unlocked.Mods in multiplayerYou can now use mods in multiplayer. Do note however that local modpacks will be detected and prevent other users from joining if they cannot download it on the workshop.New rangefinderWe are adding a new late tier rangefinder, the radar. Modeled around the US fire control radar of the Iowa class battleships, it allows for an extremely high view angle, useful for long range battles.Octuple 40mm turretWe added the british octuple 40mm turret. Provides great firepower particularly against aircrafts.Changelogs- increased rangefinders view buffs a bit- modded engine have a new parameter to change the smoke spawn position- added a last tier rangefinder, the radar, allowing for a very high point of view over the sea- added the british octuple 40mm turret- changed the way center of mass is computed in battles, instead of a fixed 4m buff, it now depends on the mass distribution of the ship- added a button to reload mods from the game (this does not automatically install newly subscribed mods)- fixed modded missiles turn speed- fixed bug preventing players from following missiles- fixed VFX bug with modded turrets using modded bullets- added campaign difficulty modifiers, unlocked after completing the campaign once- added a message when disabling mirror mode in the build scene- it is now possible to join modded multiplayer lobbies
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• Announcements·7 Aug 2026Official

  Multiplayer planes and various additional features !

  Hello, here is a new update for ShipCrafter, and there are a lot of things to unpack here. Among the usual bug fixes, we added many features such as relaodable plane catapults, improved rigging tool, paintable modded planes, additional modding capabilites and more ! Let's get to it.Multiplayer planesAll planes now fully work in multiplayer. Carrier battles are now possible in multiplayer lobbies as such. We also fixed a few bugs with planes, for example not returning to the carrier without a target selected.Reloadable plane catapultsSometimes one wants to be able to send many planes even without a large enough flight deck. This is now possible using a special crane available in weaponeries. The crane is capable to pickup any close enough plane and load it on empty catapults. A fixed catapult is also now available.Additional rigging tool capabilitiesWiring on your ships previously had to be placed from an item to another, but could not be attached to other wirings. This is now a thing of the past, and wires can be placed on predisposed placements on existing wires.New 152mm turretWe are adding the triple 152mm turret from the USS Cleveland cruisers. It is an excellent option for light cruisers thanks to its high damage per minute compared to its size.More modding capabilitiesWe added many more modding features in this update :possibility to have a fixed element with turrets, useful to make casematescapability to make custom bombs, rockets, torpedos and missilesturrets can now host rockets, torpedos and missilesplanes can now host bombs, rockets, torpedos and missilesChangelogs- bot ships should be less likely to hit their own allies with torpedoes now- ships will no longer fire torpedoes out of range- wires can now be placed on other wires using the rigging tool- added moddable bombs, rockets, torpedos, and missiles- modded planes can now receive custom bombs, rockets, torpedos, and missiles- modded planes can now be painted- modded turrets can now launch custom made...
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• Announcements·24 Jul 2026Official

  New modding capability and huge optimisations

  Hello,This update is coming earlier than usual, the reason being there were quite a bunch of bugs to fix, large optimisation improvements were achieved, and we also have more modding capability.About optimisation first : we greatly improved buoyancy simulation, halving the computation time. You can expect great fps increases, especially with large ships. We were also able to reduce the vertex count of the generated ship hulls, while retaining the same fidelity as before. This will probably only be a minor improvement for fps, but still together these changes should bring close to 30% more fps than previously.You now have access to a log panel in the mod window, telling you if some ressources failed to be loaded by the mod loader. This should greatly ease modding. You also now have the option to limit the rotation angle of a turret. We introduced the possibility to add modded engines, including underwater capable ones. You can now change the rotation speed of modded propellers. Finally you can now create you own shells with custom diameters and muzzle speeds.All the changes are enumerated below.Changelogs- further optimised buoyancy simulation (should take half the time to compute now)- optimised ships mesh generation- fixed turrets not working well upside down, turrets still struggle when at high positions though- fixed various bugs for mods texture mapping- fixed recoil not having time to come back when modding high rate of fire turrets- improved ship drag handling when steering (no longer artificially reducing engine power)- added a log window to let you know what went wrong when loading your mods- added moddable engines- added moddable bullets (/!\\ custom bullets take close to 0.2 second each to load at startup due to ballistic pre-calculations)- added angle limitations for modded turrets- added rotation speed multiplier for modded propellers
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• Announcements·17 Jul 2026Official

  Official modding support and more !

  Hello,today is a big update for ShipCrafter, indeed we are adding an official way to mod the game. We are also adding new turrets, new planes, more alternative skins for some turrets, and bug fixes. Let's get to it !ModdingModding is now officialy supported. You can easily add mods by following the following guide : Modding supports cosmetics, propellers, rudders, turrets and planes (in a limited way). Mods can be published to the workshop and downloaded by other users as well !F9F PantherWe are welcoming our first jet plane in the game, the F9F Panther. It is coming in 2 versions : one with rockets and another one with bombs.356mm Nevada turretsWe added the 356mm Nevada turrets. You can unlock them at the end of the campaign.New alternative skins for bofors 40mm turretsThe dual and quadruple 40mm bofors come with a shield in game. You can now remove it with their respective alternative skin.Changelogs- fixed a bug with clouds not changing anymore- fixed some bugs with submarine stability- reworked plane and bullet collisions, this might still require some rebalancing- textured the porthole cosmetic- modding for cosmetics- modding for turrets- modding for propellers- modding for rudders- basic modding for planes (no weaponery yet)- flags are now displayed next to weapons in the detailled stats window- added dual 40mm bofors alternative skin- added quadruple 40mm bofors alternative skin- added F9F Panther with HVAR rockets- added F9F Panther with AN-M57 bombs- added USS Nevada 356mm dual gun turret- added USS Nevada 356mm triple gun turretThat's it for this update !
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