Finally 1.8.0 is out, packed with many new features among which wind, air bubbles, and cloth material.

In detail:

• Musical theme for this release: Coldplay, “A Rush of Blood to the Head”

• Added ability to specify ships’ characteristics with multiple layers (structural, electrical, ropes)

  • Electrical properties can now be specified on top of any material - no more weak electrical cables!

• Added cloth material (sails and flags!)

• Added wind modulation, with gusts transferring momentum to cloth and rope materials

• Added tool to shape the ocean floor interactively

• Added air bubbles coming out from holes in a ship

• Added tool to flood and dry the interior of a ship

• Added ability to take screenshots directly from within the game

• Improved light diffusion, added more light types, and made lights vulnerable to becoming wet

• Redesigned entire buoyancy simulation (see https://gabrielegiuseppini.wordpress.com/2018/12/22/a-physics-puzzle/)

• Lowered friction of ships on the sea floor

• Fixed bug when mouse moves out of the game window while a tool is engaged

This time the game comes also with a standalone Windows installer that simplifies the setup. If you prefer, however, you may still download the ZIP archive.