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Sail Forth launches new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, “Battle for Croaker Command” update

Posted on January 16, 2026 by (@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2, Switch eShop

Just released today, Sail Forth has a brand new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition plus a “Battle for Croaker Command” update.

There are many improvements in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition compared to the Switch 1 version. These include enhanced frame rate and resolution (1080p handheld / 4K docked), faster load times, more boats that can be present at once, shadows in water, water reflections, and high quality post-processing such as color grading and bloom. It’s also a free update.

In other news, the “Battle for Croaker Command” update is live for all players. It features a new Croaker quest and faction ship, new features, tons of bug fixes, and various other improvements and content.

Below are the full patch notes:

Sail Forth version 1.7.2 update patch notes

  • New: Add Tekk Walker enemy type to Tekk Clan faction
  • New: Add Croaker Base quest line
  • New: Add player-sailable Croaker Flagship
  • New: Add Frog Logs resource item
  • New: Add floating drift wood to Deepblue as a source of Frog Logs
  • New: Player constructable buildings system
  • New: Fishing bait items and mechanic
  • New: Play blowfish with a variety of NPCs
  • Improvement: Redesigned rumors view in the world map
  • Improvement: Anglers and Croakers are hireable as sailors from various locations within their biomes
  • Improvement: Hireable sailors can now be hired even when the player ship has a full crew, and will be put below deck
  • Bugfix: Fix soft lock when selecting Deepblue as a Free Sail location.
  • Bugfix: Case where turning in smuggled goods to the Croakers could cause a softlock when outside the bounds of the location
  • Bugfix: Sail trim UI sometimes would display a non-optimal trim position for your sails
  • Bugfix: Attempting to equip two of the same mod would cause one to disappear
  • Bugfix: Fix case where enemies could remain hostile during a cutscene or menu like the shop
  • Bugfix: Fix some UI screens not scaling properly with offbeat aspect ratios

View a trailer for the new update below.

Update Trailer

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