2026.1 Patch 5

Dear Captains,

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[p align="start"]There is a new patch available for update 2026.1. If this patch causes issues, please try to verify game files integrity as described in this article:

[p align="start"]Steam Support :: Verify Integrity of Game Files

Localization:

• Fix: Added missing translations to new loading hints.

Physics:

• Fix: Race condition in physics code that was happening randomly and could have various side effects.

Story system:

• Added voices to merchant ship captains.

• Fix: If a merchant ship was evacuated and its cargo hold was searched, there was no cancel button available there and decision buttons that were available shouldn't be there.

• Fix: If a story was played in an enclosed interior scene (for example a merchant ship's cargo hold) and the story UI was manually closed, then once the camera returned to the U-boat, ambient was often much more quiet than it should be. The issue was being resolved only after the story sequence was complete.

General:

• Fix: Issue that resulted in camera entering an invalid state after closing a port menu.

• Fix: Issue where selecting a new assignment was resulting in UI remaining stuck on the assignment selection screen.

• Fix: Several small errors with minor side-effects.

Yours,

DWS