Hero image: Sea Power’s South Atlantic 1982 update. Image: Triassic Games
Royal Navy And Argentine Forces Join Sea Power In A Free Update
Triassic Games has released Sea Power v0.9.0, which the studio calls the naval simulator’s largest update. It is free to everyone who owns the game.
The update adds the Royal Navy and Argentina as factions, along with two new campaigns set during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict. It went out at 4:57am AEDT on Thursday 12 November, according to the time of the studio’s Steam post.
The post lists more than 80 new assets, including ships, submarines, aircraft and supporting units. British additions include the carrier HMS Hermes, the Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield, the Sea Harrier FRS.1 and the Vulcan B.2.
Argentina arrives with ships and aircraft from the Armada Argentina and the Fuerza Aérea Argentina. Among them are the carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, the cruiser ARA General Belgrano, the Super Étendard and the Mirage IIIEA.
The two campaigns are built around Task Force Mode, with linked operations and persistent forces. Falklands War 1982 puts players in command of the British Task Force and is described as historically based.
Guerra de Malvinas 1982 is the Argentine side. The post calls it “a ‘what if’ campaign” that “diverges from history, with multiple outcomes possible based on your performance.”
The studio warns that the two sides are “very evenly matched, and so losses should be expected and careful tactics are required.” The MM38 Exocet equips both fleets.
Beyond the new factions, the update brings a new 3D globe and tactical map system, a redesigned campaign interface and additions to the Mission Editor. A Rolling Replay feature lets players revisit recent action from different camera angles.
The post also notes that a separately planned Dynamic Campaign remains a future development.
Triassic Games has added a new developer to the team as well. The post names him as malfboi (Barnaby), the developer of the Sea Power Multiplayer Mod, who will keep supporting the mod.
Sea Power is in Early Access on Steam, published by MicroProse. It is listed at A$70.50 on the Australian Steam store, currently reduced by 20% to A$56.40.
Source: Triassic Games – Sea Power’s Largest Update Is Here (Steam), Triassic Games – Sea Power Royal Navy & Argentina Update (YouTube), Sea Power (Steam store, AU)