Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles is out now

[sofia12]

Rule the Waves 3 expands today with the new Expanded Battles DLC, introducing historical scenarios, a ship and scenario editor, and a Quick Battles mode for instant engagements across multiple eras. Recreate iconic naval clashes or experiment with custom “what-if” battles featuring legendary ships like Yamato.
Buy the DLC here: https://www.matrixgames.com/news/rule-t ... ed-battles
https://www.matrixgames.com/game/rule-the-waves-3/pc

Also, today we're releasing a minor update, download it here: https://ftp.matrixgames.com/pub/Rulethe ... .01.32.zip

v1.01.32 - March 19th, 2026
Campaign
Fixed an issue where 1920 and 1935 starts did not include aircraft and air groups.

Preferences
Deck color will now never be black. It will default to grey if not defined.

Battle Resolution
Added message of a fleet has too few cruisers for scouting.
The strike button will now be enabled if the player has AV but no carriers.
Fixed a bug with computer AI when attacking convoys. This means it will be harder to distract the AI force from the convoy as a human defender.

Ship Design
Many ship design templates have received a graphics facelift.
Restored export button in Campaign mode.

Bug Fixing
Fixed the missing small Spanish flag in some screens.

[HudsonGame]

I have been waiting for months for this release. I was hoping that there would have been a large database of historical ship designs so you could quickly put together a scenario without having to design many of the ships yourself. Perhaps such a database could be added later. I found this disappointing.

[MaximKI]

A lot of time went into designing the current line-up of ship designs that are included and used in the current scenarios. Ship design is one of the most time-consuming parts of Expanded Battles development, so providing a large database of additional ships beyond the provided scenarios would have significantly extended the timeline. This is a small dev team, and we prioritized development on the main features of the expansion as communicated and marketed.

However, we have worked on some additional ship designs that didn't end up making the cut for release, due to a lack of readiness or the fact that they didn't fit in our current scenarios. We also know that folks have been clamoring for more ships, and we are considering adding more historical designs in future updates.

[HudsonGame]

I figured it was something like that. I just got it in my head that there would be a database of many of the ships of at least the major countries. I suppose it was a false expectation. I may well, roll up my sleeves and design a few ships, lol. Normally I find it the most fun doing that sort of thing, but I for some reason just assumed. Thank you for your efforts.

[Dasein]

Is there a way to export RTW3 designs from a save game to Expanded battles?

[MaximKI]

Is there a way to export RTW3 designs from a save game to Expanded battles?

Do you mean from a campaign?

[Dasein]

Yes, sorry it's me messing around. I know scenarios are supposed to be for historical ships but I guess nothing is stopping me designing non historical ships also for my own pleasure.
Other than that, I was wondering if it's possible to use ships from a save game in RTW3. I think the problem here may be that the RTW3 ship design file is very difficult to use since they had totally changed it (in RTW2?) I think because it was causing problems for Steam players. That was a pity. The old system was so much easier to use: every ship design with its own folder and all data clearly explained. Anyway, sorry I'm digressing here. Yes, the question is if there's a way to export ship designs from a game in RTW3 to Expanded battles to create a scenario with those designs.