Ships At Sea

In the game settings, you can choose whether the boat's gear system operates automatically or manually. If you select manual mode, you'll need to interact with the gear lever in the wheelhouse to shift the boat into forward, neutral or reverse gear. Adjust this setting under Options -> Gamepl...

With the release of v0.8.2, players can now manually adjust the in-game weather during a session. Whether you want clear skies or a brewing storm, you can choose the weather conditions to match your preferred experience. This update gives you more control over your gameplay environment, perfect ...

The DLSS Frame Generation requires a GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics card and Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling being enabled in operating system. In Windows 11 this option is turned on by default. Enabling Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling in Windows 10:  Press Windows key on your keyboard...

If your game does not load any more and you get an error like sas.exe are missing or something similar. This error indicates that not all of the required files can be found when trying to start the game. This can happen for two reasons: Your antivirus program has probably deleted or quarantined...

If you’re experiencing issues with connecting to a multiplayer session, please try disabling your firewall and see if that resolves the problem. Disabling the firewall on Windows 10/11 can be done through the Windows Security settings. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you disable the firewall...

To access the Public Test branch: Right-click Ships At Sea on the Steam-Library Select Properties Select Betas Enter Password SaSPublicTest and click Check Code From the dropdown menu, you can now choose "Public Test"

If you're experiencing screen flickering while using the game, this may be caused by conflicts with your monitor’s variable refresh rate technology, such as G-Sync (for NVIDIA users) or FreeSync (for AMD users). Recommended Solution Try disabling G-Sync or FreeSync in your monitor or graphics c...

DxDiag DxDiag (DirectX Diagnostic) is a Windows tool that displays technical information about the software on your computer. Our support team uses this tool to assist in resolving technical issues. Follow the steps below to generate a DxDiag: Hold the Windows key on your keyboard. Tap the R ke...

Many laptops have both integrated and dedicated GPUs (like NVIDIA or AMD) and automatically switch between them to save battery life. If you want to ensure specific applications use the NVIDIA or AMD GPU for better performance. Follow these steps [NVIDIA] Open the NVIDIA Control Panel. Navigat...

You can currently play up to 4 players in our Early Access version! We might expand the amount of players after full release.

Firstly, please ensure that your PC meets the system requirements for Ships At Sea, which can be found here: Ships At Sea system requirements. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X / Intel Core i5 9400 Memory: 8...

If you encounter this issue when starting a new game, it likely indicates that your PC or laptop doesn't have enough VRAM. The game requires at least 6GB of VRAM to run properly. If your graphics card has less than this, it could be causing the problem. Please ensure your system meets the minimu...

Ships At Sea enhances your maritime experience with the ability to enjoy online radio channels right from your boat's wheelhouse. Here's how to make the most of this exciting feature. Radio control in the wheelhouse Your boat is equipped with a radio asset that allows you to seamlessly switch be...

If your PC meets the minimum system requirements and you are experiencing low frame rates, slow or choppy performance, or long loading times, please follow the troubleshooting below: Clean install your graphics drivers following the instructions below: NVIDIA Download the latest drivers using ...

If Ships At Sea prompts you to install C++ runtimes that you believe are already installed, follow these steps to resolve the issue: Uninstall the Current Runtime: Open the Control Panel on your computer. Navigate to "Programs" > "Programs and Features." Find the existing C++ runtime librarie...

With the release of Update v0.7.5, save files from version v0.7.2 (before November 2024) are no longer compatible. Ships At Sea is in Early Access, and since Update v0.7.5 (late November 2024), we have made significant changes to the game's core architecture. As a result, older save files from v...

A variety of issues may be caused by corrupted game files, e.g. immortal enemies, crashes, glitched graphics or inability to launch the game. If you have encountered such an issue, please verify the integrity of game cache and load a game save file created before this issue occurred (if possible)...

If you're seeing visual artifacts on boat/ship materials or textures—like distortion, shimmering, or missing detail (as shown in the screenshot below)—this is likely due to DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) struggling to reconstruct fine details from a lower internal resolution. Recommended So...

Its our new game and you can look forward to numerous new, expanded features and brand-new gameplay mechanics, where you can experience and navigate fishing, service and cargo ships in a highly detailed world over Værøy and Røst in Lofoten, Norway. We aim to deliver a next-gen ship simulator, usi...

Our Early Access release will start with the smaller classes of boats. Following real-life procedures, you start with smaller boats and gradually work your way up as you obtain your next boat certificate and thus unlock larger ships. During our EA phase to the final version, there will be three m...

If you have any issue, please attach your logfile from the session as well. You can find the logfiles here: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Sas\Saved\Logs Your save files are located at: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Sas\Saved\SaveGames Your game progress is saved in SaveGameXX.sav. Your profile data is stor...

We are happy to share that our game is slated for a full release in 2026, which also includes availability on consoles. Due to our commitment to delivering top-tier graphics using the latest technology in Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5, we will be launching the game exclusively on Xbox Series X|S an...

We’re excited to share that mod support is planned for the future of the game, giving players the ability to create, share, and use custom content. However, this feature will likely be introduced after the full release of the game. Our current focus is on completing the core experience and ensur...