No UI, no ocean, sometimes fails to load

[Panzergraf]

Hello, I bought this game on Steam the other day, but I have some issues actually playing the battles.
I can design ships in port just fine, but when I hit launch (so far only tried the Academy missions), the battle either fails to load or it loads but there is no ocean and no UI.
With the UI gone, the only way to exit is to alt-tab and close the game.

My PC is fairly new and quite powerful, so I don't think my specs are insufficient. I did try reducing graphics from Ultra to High, but it had no effect.

[Bobble Hat]

See the pinned thread about battles not starting- you need to download a couple of little windows add-ons. Worked for me.