Hello Admirals, the first Ship Design Contest is over and we have our winners. Gabino, Hououtenki, EwaldvonKleist, Dyna, Student Wang, and The Black Baron's designs were chosen as the judges favourites. We had a grand total of 66 different people submit designs for our two categories, which meant well over a hundred ships were in the running for the six winner slots. All the vouchers have been sent so if you haven't gotten yours, be sure to ping the contest email you submitted your design to at rtw3contest@gmail.com If you missed the stream and the winning designs we have it archived below. [previewyoutube=8HBZ_CZZ6jU;full][/previewyoutube] Given the massive number of submissions the contest received, we are definitely doing another one. While it's still far too early to set any exact dates, keep an eye out for announcements in the new year for another ship design contest. If you missed the contest or still haven't picked up Rule the Waves 3, it is currently having a sale on Steam with 25% off. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008100/Rule_the_Waves_3/ We also have news on a Rule the Waves 3 update in the works. [b]The Admirals Update[/b] has an improved interface and sequence for battle generation. The player will get a more detailed assessment of enemy forces and a possibility of rearranging his own force before deciding to accept or decline battle. There will also be a role for admirals as area commanders. Before battle, the commanding admiral will do a command check to determine the extent to which the force can be modified. On a very good roll, he may even be able to add a ship. Note that the enemy gets a vote too. There is a corresponding check to see if the enemy can add a ship to his force. Also included in this update are numerous bugfixes and UI improvements. The update is currently in public beta and can be opted into either via steam [url=www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11936&t=397760]or the forums[/url]. The forum post also includes a detailed log of all features currently in the beta. This update will be fully released late November.