Hello all,

We offered a small update which addresses issues and improves things based on your recent feedback.

*Optimization Update v1.4.0.8*
- Fixed cases where the submarines were stuck near the coastlines of an enemy and it became impossible to destroy them because no mission was generated against them.
- Optimized the way the Auto-Design processes manage "bad parts" and "empty barbettes", speeding up the fleet auto-generation procedures.
- Fixed issues of the Shared Design UI, not allowing to edit a previously saved shared design (The changes would not apply).
- Fixed an issue which would cause inconsistent gun caliber changes in refit design processes.
- Other minor fixes and optimizations.

Enjoy!
The Game-Labs Team

Uploaded optimized version including the following:
- Battle AI improvements so that it is overall more effective and not desire to keep a large ineffective distance as it happened before.
- Fixed potential problem which could cause AI task forces to get stuck when their ships were in "Low Fuel" state, so they would be unable to refuel.
- Auto-Design further optimizations reducing the time it needs to accomplish its goals in an effective manner. This is not final. We will continue to improve this aspect to reduce further the campaign generation time and overall turn times.
It is mandatory to restart Steam to get this update without possible issues. Steam may not update the game successfully for players who tend to leave their PC and Steam client open for a large amount of time

Uploaded optimized version x2 including the following:
- Further optimizations on auto-design, making it faster and more effective, affecting positively campaign generation and turn times.
It is mandatory to restart Steam to get this update without possible issues. Steam may not update the game successfully for players who tend to leave their PC and Steam client open for a large amount of time

Uploaded optimized version x3 including the following:
- Further optimizations on auto-design, making the AI balance more effectively the firepower, protection, speed and range of its ships.
- Battle AI further improvements, so that it chooses effective fire distances in most if not all cases.
It is mandatory to restart Steam to get this update without possible issues. Steam may not update the game successfully for players who tend to leave their PC and Steam client open for a large amount of time