​NAVAL UPDATE     ​

PLAYER MADE BOATSPlayer-made boats are here, providing a new way to explore the seas, including the Deep Sea!Place the new Boat Building Station deployable in the water and get building with your shipmates! Use the new Boat Building Plan to construct your dream boat, utilising a new set of boat-specific building blocks.Add a steering wheel, anchor, sails, engines, planks, ramps and cannons to complete your vessel and head off into the Deep Sea!Careful consideration and placement of your engines and sails is important if you want a seaworthy ship, as they will affect its handling and speed. Sails and engines can both be reversed using the radial menu options for some nifty reverse parking.Be sure to set a lock code on your steering wheel to stop unwanted access or theft of your shiny new boat.Regular deployables can be placed on your boats. If they work on the Tugboat, they’ll work here too.Need to make a change after realising your boat just goes in circles? Use the Deploy & Edit mode (not available in the Deep Sea) to quickly and easily deploy a Boat Building Station around your boat.Have fun building and exploring the seas!NEW BOAT DEPLOYABLESTo get your vessel sea worthy, we’ve now got some new deployables – specifically for your boat!Boat Building StationThe boat-building station is placeable in deep water, it’s used to build and edit your boat.Building planThe boat-building plan is similar to the building planner you know and love, but for boats.SailsA sheet of toughened fabric rigged to catch the wind and help propel the boat forwards.HelmA must-have for any seaworthy boat. Used to steer and control your direction, with a built-in lock to keep your vessel secure when you’re not at the wheel.EngineA powerful motor that runs on low grade fuel and burns through it fast. Loud, thirsty, and inefficient, but invaluable when you need to escape danger, chase down other players, or muscle your way out of a bad situation. Sometimes speed is worth the cost.AnchorA heavy anchor used to stop your boat drifting. Drop it to hold position and keep your vessel exactly where you want it. Without it, your boat may drift to shore. CanonA powerful naval weapon used to sink other players’ boats. Load it with cannon balls.Small RampBridge gaps and create quick access points. Ideal for boarding other ships or reaching land from the water.PlankUsed to bridge gaps, board other boats, and settle minor disagreements by pushing friends into open water.THE DEEP SEAThe Deep Sea is a new offshore region you can travel to using boats. It’s high risk, high reward, and intentionally unforgiving.You can access it by sailing toward the edge of the map using a strong boat such as player-made boats, RHIBs or the new PT boats.This is not a place to live: you cannot build, and nothing respawns. First come, first served. The deep sea will open and close intermittently, like a world event.Inside, you can explore new content detailed below in this blog:Tropical islandsFloa