Professional Ship Simulator’s first major patch is now live, with Patch 1 available to everyone on the game’s Default branch. The update combines a new Dover scenario with fixes targeting stability, nautical-chart loading and wider gameplay issues.
The developers said they have been working through player reports since launch. Stability is a central focus: Patch 1 addresses potential causes of rare crashes alongside broader improvements intended to make the simulator more reliable.
One particularly specific fix concerns nautical charts that failed to load when a Windows user path contained special characters. It is the sort of technical problem that may affect only a subset of players, but could block an important part of the game when encountered.
Patch 1 also adds the RoPax Arrival at Dover scenario. The announcement does not provide a detailed breakdown of the scenario, but its inclusion gives players something new to tackle alongside the less visible technical work.
Career, AIS and world improvements are also included, although the exact changes within those categories were not specified in the available announcement excerpt. That makes this a broader update than a straightforward crash-fix release, touching both the underlying simulation and its progression and world systems.
The practical takeaway is simple: players using the Default branch can access Patch 1 now. Its combination of stability work, a targeted chart-loading correction and the new Dover scenario gives Professional Ship Simulator’s first major patch a clear split between repairing reported problems and adding fresh material.
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