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Patch notes

Rowing Simulator updates

Every update to Rowing Simulator, newest first. Now on v0.12.2, updated Oct 15, 2026.

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October 2026

v0.12.2

A clearer start and a better finish

  • The title screen now shows your boat on the sea, with the menu below it.
  • Short tips on your first voyage: how to row, the war drum, the harpoon, and letting go of the throttle to bail water.
  • The pace readout says Sprint, Cruise or Back water, and on a phone held upright the throttle sits within thumb reach.
  • Results: stars land one by one, best times are tracked, and a failed voyage tells you what to try next. Every button fits on a phone held sideways.
  • The voyage list shows the weather ahead, the time limit and your best time.
v0.12.1

Clear screen on phones

  • On a phone held upright, the voyage labels no longer overlap: fish, coins, the timer and the water gauge each have their own space.
  • Catches, rogue waves and reeling in stay readable on small screens too.
v0.12.0

Voyages, finger steering and fishing

  • A title screen and three voyages to row, each scored with up to three stars.
  • New default controls: slide your finger up and down the right edge to set the pace. The old drum and oar controls are still there to pick.
  • The war drum is now a power: tap it for a burst of speed, then wait for it to recharge.
  • Fish swim in the cutaway below the boat. Harpoon them for coins.
  • Big waves can wash over the side. Too much water and the boat swamps, so hold to bail.
  • Phones get a hold-water button and tidier on-screen text.

September 2026

v0.11.0

Faster loading, live stroke feedback

  • Loads about four times faster: a cold start drops from 20 seconds to under 5, with a loading screen straight away.
  • Every stroke is graded, with a rhythm ring and a big speed readout showing what each pull gained or lost.
  • Water rings spread where each oar catches the water.
  • An early test of a new control scheme where you drag the oar yourself.
v0.10.0

Four ways to row

  • Four ways to row are in testing: tap a beat, hold the oars, shift gears or match a tempo.
  • Stroke rates are realistic for each boat.
  • Hold water to brake.
v0.9.1

Startup and crash fixes

  • Fixed a freeze while the game starts.
  • A graphics fault shows a message and recovers instead of locking up.
v0.9.0

Storm drama

  • Storms are far more dramatic: glowing foam, flying spray and better lightning.
  • 4K screens hold 60 frames a second.
v0.8.0

The drum is a throttle

  • The drum sets the boat's speed like a throttle, and the crew tires if you push too hard for too long.
  • Bigger crews follow your stroke.
v0.7.0

A longship in testing

  • A second, much bigger boat is in testing: a longship with 20 rowers.
v0.6.0

Breaking waves

  • Big waves break into foam and spray instead of just rolling.
v0.5.0

Storm camera

  • A close, dramatic camera in heavy storms.
  • A sculpted rower and drummer, a sky-lit boat, and lightning.
v0.3.0

Wind and drift

  • Waves run with the wind, and the boat feels wind and water drag.
  • An unrowed boat drifts on its own.
v0.2.0

Rowing feel

  • The drum sets the pace, and rowing out of time with your crew costs you.
  • The oars have sound.
v0.1.0

Rowing Simulator arrives

  • An early playtest: pound a drum to row a boat across a simulated ocean.
  • A cutaway view of the water and the sea life below.
  • A panel to change the weather and the time of day.