Ylands - Update 1.9

Featuring sharks and brand new underwater biotopes!

We’re thrilled to announce the release of Ylands Update 1.9 today! The update is called ‘Ocean Odysseys’ and significantly expands the Ylands universe with new features and content for deep-sea exploration.

As its name suggests, Ocean Odysseys introduces a brand new underwater world to Ylands, featuring extra underwater terrain to explore, new underwater biotopes, and the return sharks, along with other fish. There’s also an improved multiplayer mode, new devices to aid navigation, damageable ships, and a loot container. We’re not exaggerating when we say that update 1.9 renews, expands, and improves upon the overall Ylands experience in a major way.

Key features of Update 1.9 include:

- New underwater biotopes like kelp forests and glowing coral reefs

- Five kinds of shark, along with tuna, clownfish, and jellyfish

- Improved spawning system and ability to see friends on the map

- Ships can suffer damage from other players and sink

- New depth meter, fuel meter, hull integrity meter, and more

- Entire inventory neatly contained in a loot box upon death

“For a long time, the seas in Ylands have offered bare, empty depths with an uninteresting seabed,” says Ylands Project Lead Ales Ulm. “Update 1.9 changes that in a big way. Players will now be able to look for resources and enjoy gorgeous underwater life, both harmless and dangerous, while exploring new depths.”

If you’d like to learn more about all the cool things update 1.9 brings, head on over to our changelog.

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