When you tap Walk you can now pick where to start: at the front (the bow), in the middle by the bridge, or at the back (the stern)
Each choice has a little picture of a ship with a glowing spot showing where you will start
Start at the front and you face back along the ship, so you are not staring at the rail
v2.15.0 · Stay aboard to the end
When you walk on a sinking ship, you stay on board the whole way now
If she breaks in two, you ride whichever half you are standing on. The torn edge is like a rail, so you cannot cross to the other half
If she sinks, you go all the way down to the sea floor with her and can keep exploring the wreck
When it is over, a note tells you how she did. Tap Stop walking to see the full result
v2.14.0 · Pirate ships!
Start a new pirate ship and build with wooden masts, sails, a captain's cabin, a ship's wheel, a figurehead and even a parrot
Cannons line the deck on both sides. Tap one to make it fire. Rowboats hang from davits, and a plank sticks out over the water
Sails make the speed: more sail means a faster ship. The drive lever is called Sails on a pirate ship
Try the four ready-made ships: a small sloop, the Whydah Gally, Queen Anne's Revenge and a ghostly black-sailed galleon
The New ship picker has five cards now, and the help tips mention pirates
v2.13.0 · Walk the sinking ship
Now you can walk around your ship while she sinks. The deck tilts and the sea rises around you
While you walk there is a new Hit with an iceberg button. Tap it and an iceberg strikes her while you stay on deck. A well-built ship may survive it
Start a sea trial first and tap Walk to climb aboard while she is already going down
If she breaks in two, the walk ends and you watch the rest, since walking on a broken ship is still to come
v2.12.0 · Jump and climb all over
You can jump now while you walk. Press Space, or tap the new round jump button next to the stick
Jump over deck chairs and benches, or land on top of them. Jump up onto a cabin, deck or bridge roof right beside you, a whole level up, with no stairs needed
Jump off the edge of a roof to drop down to the deck below. You still cannot jump off the ship into the sea
Bridge roofs and the tops of containers are walkable now, and stairs can climb up to a bridge
v2.11.0 · See which way it turns
When you rotate a part, a white arrow on the see-through preview shows which way it will face before you place it
On a touch screen, tapping Rotate now shows the preview right away on the first spot the part fits, so you can see the turn without hovering
Placing a part now has a Done button next to Rotate, so you can stop placing without going back to the parts drawer
v2.10.0 · Walk the decks
You can walk around your ship now, in first person. Tap Walk (the ship needs a deck to stand on) and look around from the deck
Drag on the screen to look around and use the stick to walk. On a keyboard use W, A, S and D to walk and the arrow keys to turn. Esc stops
Walk the decks and climb stairs up onto roofs. Stairs only go up onto the deck or cabin block they face, and you can walk back down the same way
Cabins, pools, funnels, masts, deck chairs and other things are in the way, so you walk around them. You cannot walk off the edge of a roof
The view sways gently with the ship on the waves, and it stays calm so it is easy on your eyes
Building is paused while you walk. Stop walking and your ship is just as you left it
The buttons along the bottom no longer bump into Undo and Redo on smaller screens
After a walk or a drive the ship comes back framed the way it was before, instead of closer up
v2.9.0 · Take the wheel
You can drive your ship now. Tap Drive (a ship needs an engine), choose what is out there, and set sail
Pick icebergs, rocks, buoys and other ships to steer around, and how many of them. Pick nothing for wide open water
Three views: behind the ship, from above, and from the bridge. Switch whenever you like
The wheel and the throttle match your kind of ship, so a liner, a cruise ship, a warship and a cargo ship each feel different
Bump a buoy and you just slow down. Hit an iceberg, a rock or another ship hard and she sinks, the same way as in a sea trial
Arrow keys or W, A, S and D steer and change the throttle. Space stops, and Esc ends the drive
v2.8.2 · A Done button for parts
When you pick a part on your ship, the bar at the bottom now has a Done button. Tap it to let go of the part without hunting for it in the parts drawer
v2.8.1 · A clear view of the sinking
When a sea trial starts, the menus and buttons tuck away so you can see the whole ship, even on a small tablet
The Below deck picture is a small corner thumbnail now. Tap it to make it bigger for a moment
After a trial, a slim bar at the bottom lets you scrub back through it and watch again without covering the ship
Tap Details on that bar when you want to read what happened and get tips
v2.8.0 · The long way down
Iceberg trials happen at night now, and the ship's lights flicker and then go out as she floods
A long ship like the Titanic can crack in two as her stern lifts out of the water, in slow motion. The stern falls back, stands straight up, then slides under
Pick Real, Break her or Hold together before you aim, to choose whether she can break
When she sinks, tap Follow her down to ride with her all the way to the sea floor, and look around the wreck
Watch again replays the whole thing, and the slider on the result card lets you jump to any moment, like the break or the lights going out
Turn on the speaker button to hear the creaks, the crack and the bubbles (it starts muted)
v2.7.0 · Shipshape
Ships look like a really nice toy now: soft shadows in the corners and a gentle shine on paint, glass and metal
Decks and cabins that touch join into one smooth wall with rounded corners, and windows only show on the outside
The hull curves at the bottom, rises at the bow and stern, and has brass-rimmed portholes and a stripe along the side
Funnels have rims, black tops and stripes, masts have rings and a lookout basket, and lifeboats are shaped like real boats
Railings are round and follow the curve of the bow and stern
On slower tablets the soft shadows switch off by themselves so building stays smooth
v2.6.0 · Iceberg!
New Below deck section in the Hull panel: tap between the hull's sections to add watertight walls, and tap again to make them taller
The Sea trial button now has two choices: Waves, or Iceberg. Pick Iceberg, then tap the hull where you want it to hit
Watch the water fill each room below deck and spill over walls that are too low, just like on the Titanic
She either stays afloat, or the card tells you how long she lasted and which walls to make taller
Titanic, Olympic and the other ready-made ships come with their walls. Try the Titanic, then try Britannic, who got taller walls afterwards
v2.5.0 · Sea trials
Take your ship on a sea trial: she sails into the waves and rides them out, has a close call, or capsizes
A top-heavy ship might be fine on a calm day but tip over in a storm, so try every sea
After each trial you get tips on how to make her steadier
Ships now lean if one side is heavier than the other, and the checklist tells you when she doesn't sit level
v2.4.1 · Sturdier shipyard
If a saved ship has parts that no longer fit after an update, it still opens with those parts removed, instead of not opening at all
Behind the scenes: new checks make sure saved ships, shared links and the 3D scene keep working as the game grows
v2.4.0 · Day and night
Sail by day, at sunset or at night, with stars and a moon after dark
Choppy seas bring some clouds, and stormy seas turn the sky grey and gloomy
Cabin windows light up at night: gold for first class, white for second, dimmer for third, and a cool blue for the crew
Bridges, portholes, deck lamps and searchlights glow too
New Lights parts: string lights between masts, red and green navigation lights, floodlights and underwater lights
v2.3.0 · A tidier shipyard
A "Ready to sail?" checklist shows what your ship still needs, and cheers when she's done
See how your ship measures up against the real one with side-by-side bars
Parts are big pictures now, in the order you build a ship, with buttons to jump to each group
Parts that can't go on yet are dimmed and tell you what they need, like a davit for a lifeboat
Paint has its own tab in the Parts panel, and the hull's length and width live with the bow and stern
Camera and sea buttons sit on the ocean, Delete shows up when you pick a part, and Rotate shows up while you place one
Save, Share and My Ships moved to the top, so the ship gets more room
Tap ? for tips on building, deleting and moving the camera
v2.2.0 · Famous ships
Start from a famous ship: Titanic, Olympic, Britannic, Carpathia or Lusitania
Or a modern one: Wonder of the Seas, Ocean Breeze, an Arleigh Burke destroyer, a Coast Guard cutter, the Ever Given or Little Hopper
Every template is an ordinary ship you can change, paint and save
Modern ships have stronger engines, so giant cruise and cargo ships reach about 22 knots like the real ones
v2.1.1 · What's new
Tap the version number to see what changed in every release
v2.1.0 · Decorations
Deck chairs, benches and lamps for every ship, plus Titanic-style ventilators on liners
Stairs that climb up the side of a block to the deck above
The Grand Staircase glass dome for ocean liners
Searchlights on the bridge and masts, a crow's nest, and a stern flag that waves
Wireless aerial wires strung between two masts
v2.0.0 · Ship types
Pick a ship type when you start: ocean liner, cruise ship, navy ship or cargo ship
Cruise ships: balcony cabins, pools, a waterslide, a climbing wall, enclosed lifeboats, life rafts and azipods
Navy ships: turning gun turrets, a radar mast, a helipad with a helicopter, and RIB boats
Cargo ships: stackable containers, hatch covers, a turning crane, a free-fall lifeboat and a bridge at the back
Each type compares your ship with a real one, like Wonder of the Seas or the Ever Given
A Show all parts switch lets you mix parts from every type
v1.5.0 · Search, crew beds and waves
Search the parts list, even with typos
The panel headers stay put while you scroll
Crew quarters, with a warning when the crew don't have enough beds
Calm, choppy or stormy seas: rough water rocks the ship, and top-heavy ships rock the most
v1.4.0 · Paint
A paint brush with 12 colours for every part and the hull
The version number is shown next to the title
v1.3.0 · Bows, sterns and rudders
Choose the bow (straight, clipper, bulbous or icebreaker) and the stern (counter, cruiser, transom or canoe)
A rudder, and a warning when a ship with propellers has none
Portholes, deck railings and an anchor on the hull
Cabins have windows, funnels have bands, lifeboats are rounded and davits are curved
v1.2.2 · Masts and animations
One mast part that goes on the bow, the stern or any deck block
Bigger close buttons on the side panels
Spinning propellers, funnel smoke, a gently rocking ship, parts that pop in, and bubbles underwater
v1.2.1 · Easier davits and bridges
Press and hold to delete works on the iPad
Davits go on a single block; no need to stack two
Bridges from 3 to 7 wide
v1.2.0 · Bigger ships and propellers
Ships up to 20 segments long
Large funnels on a 2×2 of deck blocks, and large lifeboats between two davits
A Below view under the water, and propellers that set the top speed
Pictures for every part, button, stat and warning
v1.1.0 · Made for the iPad
Make the ship wider or narrower
Blocks can hang off the side and build out past the hull
Press and hold to delete, and two-finger pan
Install it on the home screen and play offline
v1.0.0 · First voyage
Build a Titanic-style liner from deck blocks, cabins, a bridge, funnels, masts and lifeboats
Live stats: passengers, crew, lifeboat seats, tonnage, top speed and stability
Undo and redo, save to My Ships, and share a link to your ship