Rule the waves 3: Expanded Battles is out now

The naval strategy sim Rule the Waves 3 has a new DLC, Expanded Battles, now available.

The expansion adds historical scenarios, a ship and scenario editor, and a Quick Battles mode to instantly generate engagements across different eras. Players can recreate real battles or explore “what-if” clashes, including matchups featuring ships like the Yamato.

A solid content boost for those who want to jump straight into naval combat or experiment with custom battles.

Also, today we're releasing a minor update.

v1.01.32 - March 19th, 2026

Campaign

• Fixed an issue where 1920 and 1935 starts did not include aircraft and air groups.

Preferences

• Deck color will now never be black. It will default to grey if not defined.

Battle Resolution

• Added message of a fleet has too few cruisers for scouting.

• The strike button will now be enabled if the player has AV but no carriers.

• Fixed a bug with computer AI when attacking convoys. This means it will be harder to distract the AI force from the convoy as a human defender.

Ship Design

• Many ship design templates have received a graphics facelift.

• Restored export button in Campaign mode.

Bug Fixing

• Fixed the missing small Spanish flag in some screens.

BUY THE DLC HERE:

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