Sunkenland v0.9.40 Aims to Cut Startup Time and Fix Companion Bugs

The ship-mounted autocannon gets a machine-gun-style crosshair and support for zoomed-in aiming.

Mihaela Kicevski3 minutes ago

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A player holding a firearm sits with two companions aboard a boat in Sunkenland, with the companion command menu open.

Sunkenland’s v0.9.40 changelog targets faster startup and lower memory use, while addressing companion behavior, cave collisions, and other gameplay issues. It also details revised aiming for the ship-mounted autocannon in the Steam update notes.

Several fixes focus on companions, including cases where recruits hurt players, stutter while searching for a gathering target, or remain standing after dying on a boat. The changes follow v0.9.30, which added tactical-map orders for companions to reach selected locations, boats, and aircraft.

Sunkenland v0.9.40 Patch Notes

Improvements and Optimizations

Optimized the game startup process to reduce loading times and provide faster access to the main menu.
Optimized resource usage to reduce memory consumption and improve overall performance.
Updated the ship-mounted autocannon’s aiming system to use a crosshair similar to the machine gun, replacing the previous aiming reticle and adding support for zoomed-in aiming.

Bug Fixes

Fixed collision issues in the Halloween Island cave where players could pass through stone walls or get stuck on small spider legs.
Fixed an issue where companions could occasionally deal damage to players.
Fixed an issue where players would not enter the correct swimming state when first interacting with the aquarium.
Fixed an issue where companions on boats could remain standing after dying.
Fixed an issue where companions could cause game stuttering when unable to find a gathering target.
Fixed a camera issue that could occur when boarding a helicopter, switching directly to the pilot seat, and then exiting the aircraft.
Fixed an issue where companion portraits were obscured when opening the companion control interface while operating a ship-mounted weapon.

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A Waterworld themed survival game. Explore sunken cities, build your base, craft items, trade and fight pirates as you struggle to survive on an aquatic post-apocalypse world plagued by hunger and violence.