- Compatability Patch - 1 May 2023
Updated to new OceanCraft Version so the cross plattform mulitplayer keeps working with the Oculus Applapp and Viveport Versions. Slight update to the controller input. (If you had trouble with the Rift S menu interaction, it should be fixed now)
- Small fix and Halloween Event - 18 October 2022
Fixed problem where players using locomotion could not travel across the sunken treasure "pirate ship" and would fall trough a wall. Also added content for halloween event.
- OceanCraft Event - It´s getting spookie - 18 October 2022
With Halloween coming up there are a few special things to experience in OceanCraft! This event is limited to only happen a week around Halloween from the 24th October to the 2rd November. You will keep all the stuff you collect during the event, but after the 3rd everything will return to normal until Halloween next year, so you better don´t miss it! If you have spend some time in OceanCraft during Halloween last year most of the content will be familiar to you, but we also added some new things! Spookie Islands Go hunting for the treasure of cursed pirates on spookie islands. Are you brave enough to lift the coffin, or are you too scared of catching a curse? Candy It´s time to move away from all these healthy vegetables and fresh fish you have been enjoying so far, and start eating the real deal: candy. There will be small trick-or-treat bags floating around in the water, supplying yo…
- Free OceanCraft demo now available on steam - 17 October 2022
As some of you may know OceanCraft started out as a prototype on the Oculus Quest platform “Sidequest”. You could always download the very first version of OceanCraft there as a free demo. With all the technical and graphical changes to OceanCraft we decided to update the demo version. This update also opened the opportunity to release the demo version onto other platforms, such as steam. So, if you have a friend you want to show the game to, or you yourself want to test the game before buying you can now download the free demo version on steam! The demo can be played cross platform multiplayer with the sidequest demo! Multiplayer between the demo and the full game is not possible.
- Patch 0.8.15 - Invisible Islands - 27 September 2022
Fixed a problem where islands didn´t show up, when users loaded on old savefile after update 0.8.x
- OceanCraft Update 0.8.x – Treasure Hunting - 26 September 2022
Hallo OceanCrafters, After months of work and lots of testing, we finally have the next update for you! As announced earlier this year the Theme is “Treasure Hunting” which involves treasure maps, sunken treasures, and an underwater environment. Gameplay wise this update fills a gap in the middle of the current progress - before you get to build the sail. There is very few new content to the end of the journey. So, if you want to experience the changes fully, we recommend getting your friends together and starting a new game! Though of course you can still play with your old save games. Treasure Map The islands hold more secrets than you knew! Each one of them has a hidden treasure just waiting for you to find it. So, use your trusted compass to orient your treasure map to north, compare landmarks and start searching for the right spot. Once you have found it, you can use the new treasu…
- OceanCraft Patch - You shall not pass - 24 June 2022
Fixed a problem with kicked players rejoining a game. Players that were kicked out of a game used to be able to rejoin the game after a time limit had passed. Since players abused this feature to harass others - it has been removed. If a player is now kicked out of a game, there is no way for him to rejoin! If you have kicked out a friend for fun and want him to rejoin you now need to close the current play session, return to the menu and open it again. Since we want to support players opening public games for others, but also protect them from harassment, we are planning to add additional privacy settings, so players can choose who can take out items from chests, build new items, destroy already build items and so on. We are sorry for everyone who had a bad experience.
- OceanCraft - Work in Progress - Treasure Hunting - 3 June 2022
Hi Guys, We know you are all super curious about what we are currently working on, so to bridge the time until the next update we thought we would share some pictures of our progress! The Theme of the next Update will be “Treasure Hunting”! Including Treasure Maps, Sunken Treasures and Underwater Riffs. Those who follow our discord, also know that we are expanding the character creator! We still need some time, until we are finished with everything we planned, but we are currently hoping to bring the update to you before august!
- OceanCraft Event – Happy Easter! - 12 April 2022
As with all the event updates, you can only find these features during the season of the event. The easter event can be played from the 11th of April to the 25th of April. Bunny Ears Everybody can be the easter bunny, with these cute pink bunny ears. Put them on and hide some things for your friends. You can get the bunny ears but shooting the easter balloons floating over your OceanCraft. Easter eggs There are colorful eggs floating all over the ocean. Collect them with your hook to decorate your OceanCraft, or just eat them. Easter basket Craft this nice decorative easter basket to bring some easter spirit to your OceanCraft
- OceanCraft Update 0.7x – Land in sight - 12 April 2022
We are finally bringing you the update everybody expected and was waiting for the most – Islands. Maps Collect bottle messages out of the ocean, to find treasure maps to hidden island. Navigate the sea with the help of your compass and direct your OceanCraft by manipulating the sail. Be ready for what you find, once you have reached the X on your map. Crane and Anchor All islands in the world of OceanCraft have sunken to the ocean floor, and it is your task to find them and pull them up into the air again. Once you have reached an island, stop you OceanCraft by releasing the anchor. Then you can use a crane, to pull them up. Islands The islands you will find are full of riches. Get a pause from fish and potatoes and bite into a rich juicy orange, kiwi or coconut. Try your luck at fishing the new fish out of ponds on the island. Or carefully search for the crafting resources you can coll…
- OceanCraft Fix - 28 December 2021
Bugfixes Optimized water mug stream. It should now hit it´s intended target better (mouth, fire, plantspot) Optimized build performance. Some players (especially on quest) experienced lag when building. Everything should now run smooth Fixed problem when multigrabbing out of inventory Wrong object spawns in hand when player has items in left and right hand Mulitplication of objects Removing wrong object from inventory when player has items in left and right hand Teleporting when player increases amount with stick Grabbing multiple items, when player grabbed item out of the chest and then placed it on the OceanCraft Balancing Changes Changed Raincloud/Pirate appear ratio to 1/1 (before 2/1) Lowered crafting costs of objects needing metal and fabric Changed fabric/metal loot drop ratio to 1/1 (before 2/1) Highlighted loot drops in the ocean (baloons, tiny pirates) Thank you to everyone, w…
- OceanCraft Event - Winter is coming - 20 December 2021
We added a few fun things to do during the christmas season. Like for the Halloween event, you can only get the items duing the event, but can keep everything you collected. Decorations We added some litte winter decorations for your OceanCraft + Big fishes wear Santa hats + It´s snowing + Items box graphic changes to gift box + Small amount of snow on platforms Snowballs Snowballs are not only usefull for building snowman, but also for throwing them at your friends and enemies. Build a snowman Use the snowballs you collected and some wood to build yourself a little friendly snowman. Floating presents Who doesn´t love presents? Just grab them out of the water with your hook and enjoy the sweets in them alone, or share them with your friends. Santa hat Shoot the flying christmas balloons to get yourself a warm festive hat.
- OceanCraft Update 0.6.x - Be careful and keep crafting - 20 December 2021
Hi Guys, we have the next big update for you! Thunder and Lightning Look out! The weather will not always stay nice and sunny, Now and then an angry rain cloud will make it´s way to your OceanCraft. While the rain might be nice and refreshing, the lightning is not! Stay safe, keep away from high places and prepare to put out some fires! Tiny Pirates You are not the only ones enjoining a nice day out on the ocean. These waters are home to a fleet of particularly tiny and aggressive pirates. They will sing sea shanties, drink impossible amounts and bombard you with flaming cannonballs out of their cute little tiny cannons. Sink them, before they sink you! New Crafting System While we liked the crafting book and will keep it for some items, we decided to change to a system of crafting tables. Select your chosen recipe, collect all necessary ingredient and start building! Everybody on your…
- OceanCraft Event - Trick or Treat - 25 October 2021
With Halloween coming up, we added a secret little something into the last update! This event is limited to only happen a week around Halloween from the 27th October to the 3rd November. You will keep all the stuff you collect during the event, but after the 3rd everything will return to normal until Halloween next year, so you better don´t miss it! Candy It´s time to move away from all these healthy vegetables and fresh fish you have been enjoying so far, and start eating the real deal: candy. There will be small trick-or-treat bags floating around in the water, supplying you with all the sugar you could ever want (don´t ask, how they got there). Jack-O-Lantern It´s getting dark at night on your OceanCraft, better craft yourself some lanterns out of the pumpkins you have been growing so far. And of course they also look nice in daylight! You can get the needed candles from special Hall…
- OceanCraft Update 0.5.x - Smile for the camera - 21 October 2021
Hi guys, we are still working hard on the next big feature. So to bridge the time we decided to give you some new stuff to play with and one of our favorite developer tools: the ingame camera. The Camera We have been using it for quite some time to create all the nice ingame shots you have seen so far (like the pictures in this announcement) . And of course we put some work into it, so you get a shiny nice version, not the janky developer version we worked with. There is exactly one camera per oceancraft. It is shared between you and all of your friends on board. Everyone can access it equaly from their inventory, so play nice and share with each other! The pictures work like any other screenshots you are used to making and will show up in your Steam screenshots of OceanCraft. So you can share the pictures of your playsession with your friends, or online. Hats Additionally, to make all…
- Join the OceanCraft Discord! - 11 October 2021
Hi Guys, while we try to keep up with every community channel and post all major news to all sites, we do most of our community work on our Discord Server. So if you want to reach us fast, have a burning question, need support for the game, or just want to connect with other fans, join our Discord Server! https://discord.gg/b7833Rsvdb
- OceanCraft Fix - HTC VIVE Controllers - 6 October 2021
We fixed a problem, where some users couldn´t play with HTC VIVE controllers. The controllers are now working again is intended. The tutorial shows the right buttons and the menu can be opened.
- OceanCraft Update 0.4.x - Locomotion and Tasks - 1 May 2021
New Locomotion A lot of people kept asking us for different movement methods in OceanCraft finally the waiting has an end! You can now choose between different movement and rotations options: Smooth locomotion, smooth rotation, snap rotation, teleport with snap turning Additionally we added a dominant hand feature - because you can't always be right... The Dolphin This cute buddy helps you through your first steps in the world of OceanCraft and tells you how to move and how to use the hook. Additionally we introduced Tasks/Missions to guide through most of the possibilities you already have within OceanCraft - they are optional ... so ignorance is ok, too! New Stuff in version 0.4.x -------------------------- + Added new Locomotion methods: Smooth locomotion, smooth rotation, snap rotation, teleport with snap turning + Added dominant hand features + Added tutorial buddy "the dolphin" +…
