Release Notes - May 15 2008 [Test]
 

Release Notes - May 15 2008

• Added new French and Spanish skeletons. French skeletons can be found on Isla Cangrejos and Spanish skeletons can be found on Cutthroat Isle. New French and Spanish skeleton ships can be found sailing around Isla Cangrejos and Cutthroat Isle, respectively. The new skeleton types are as follows:
  • French:
    • French Undead Maitre
    • French Undead Quarter Master
    • French Undead Lieutenant
    • French Undead Capitaine
  • Spanish:
    • Spanish Undead Conquistador
    • Spanish Undead Bandido
    • Spanish Undead Pirata
    • Spanish Undead Captain
• Added two new islands to the world:
  • Isla De La Avaricia
  • Ile D'Etable De Porc
• Adjusted the placement of Mother's day tattoos
• Added new ship sinking cutscenes
• Added a minimum system requirements check to the Game launcher. The minimum system requirements can be found here. Please let us know if you are getting false alerts about your machine not meeting the minimum system requirements, are getting them too frequently, or the “don’t show me again” checkbox isn’t respected.
• Added an in-game feedback form. When using this form, please be as specific as possible. Please note that you will not receive any feedback from support using this form (click here for technical support). The feedback form button icon is a question mark and can be found in two places:
  • On the options menu
  • On the lower corner of the screen
• In an effort to improve the early in-game experience, we have re-launched welcome worlds. This is a scaled down instance of the Pirates world that a player plays in until they launch a ship for the first time. To help us test this new and exciting feature, create a new pirate and take them for a spin through the tutorial. Please let us know about any issues that you encounter during the tutorial.
• Fixed a fire effect that wasn't cleaning itself up properly
• Added some debugging for tracking down lingering issues with textures when using the DirectX9 graphics API.
• Fixed a bug that was preventing collisions with the masts of your ship once you had been on a cannon
• A new quest titled "Skeleton Infestation" will be given out by Orinda Le Jeune located on the Tortuga Docks

on the test server, yes. public, idk

Very cool! I can't wait to go check them out!

Cool, how do you get on the test server?

You had to be given a beta key before the game opened. Beta keys will be given out 'soon' (soon in POTCO's definition of the word - expect beta keys in January of 2156).

ok thanks dude

Oh to have a beta key! *sigh*

AWESOME 2 new armies 2 new islands and 2 new fleets of ships but thank GOSH they are on test and not open @_@ with vmk haveing not 1 but 2 MAJOR furniture releases in 1 day with most likely more to come i dotn have time for potco until aftre may 21st i suspect these updates will come to us in mid to late june as part of the "summer updates"

Wow, these updates are really cool. What would be cooler is if players could choose which side to back, Spanish or French. I would totally back up the Spanish. But that's just a guess, lol.

Finally we can board skeleton ships!

No No NO! If you are a beta tester, you live by the beta tester code "Thall shall not release new info or details of new game content to non fellow beta testers" in other words if your not a beta tester and you don't have access to the test server don't ask,don't tell...

Me personally since there was hints that the developers are looking at fan site's request sections and such and they happen to browse through here and find new game content that is not suppose to be found disney will probly cook up a way either find out who that person is and have him or her ban, or just have POF site shut down ( we don't want that to happen now do we? ). AS MUCH AS I WANA SEE AND KNOW I DON'T WANA RISK ANY ONE'S ACCOUNT! The stakes have just gotten higher.

ok ty for this info i was not entirly clear on this :piratewheelgo2::bookishfj7:

POTCO is no longer in Beta testing.

Information from the test site on both Potco and Toontown has been posted over and over and it has never been cause for someone to be banned or problems for either site. As far as I know, once the game went to open, there were no issues with test info being discussed.

And on that note ...

The two new islands at this time have no critters/enemies on them - there is a tavern, a gunsmith and shipwright. I took some screenies but I'm not digging em up at this time of morning ...

Sailed for a little with friends and we took out some Spanish Hellhounds and a Spanish Crow something ... boarded all and they had a mixture of levels from 5 up. The Hellhound was a skel ship and we were able to board it.

I didn't notice any French ships but I only played for a bit. I'll try to find some pics to upload tomorrow but I know I have a full day, so I may not get to it till late.

Sounds like Fun!! Wish I couldve gotten the Beta Key. :(

This makes me wish I hadn't disregarded my Beta key when I got it. Then, of course, I had no intentions of playing the game :(

So i have made a little movie about the new things. the first one are the new ships and enemies on them: http://jb-productions.de/pirates/dow...ew%20Ships.wmv
please dont stream the vid. right click -> save target to..."
i post the other vids later.
So and here are the first Island: http://jb-productions.de/pirates/downloads/insel1.wmv

Thanks you JackoBauer !! That's great =D

OMG AWSOME when is this hitting the live server??????

AWESOME. I totally needed more ways to sink to the bottom of the ocean!! :piratewheelgo2:

:laughks2::laughks2::laughks2::laughks2::laughks2: WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHWHAHAWHAWHAWAHAHWHHAHAWHAWAWH HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
YOU GOT OWNED! LOL! ok anyways.......nice vid.

Wow! Makes me wish I had a beta key... O_O

This is screenshots of the new undeads

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click picture for larger version

Their weapons:
French Maitre & Spanish Bandido use dagger
French Quarter Master & Spanish Conquistador use cutlass
French Lieutenant & Spanish Pirata use doll
French Capitaine & Spanish Captain use dagger

French undeads can be found on isla cangrejos
while Spanish undeads on cutthroat isle.

So and here are the first Island: http://jb-productions.de/pirates/downloads/insel1.wmv

DLing the vids as we speak. I cant wait to see what they look like. I was actually expecting higher level baddies on the new islands. Guess thats not the case :(

Well, you've got to take into consideration that this is only day #2 of testing Angel. If they follow a timeframe anything like TT does, these islands will be on anywhere from 20-40 days at least to be updated/improved etc.

There's always a chance that monsters could be added in the future, and if not atleast we have a nice expansion overall. ^^
(Of course, I doubt we'll get anything stronger than Davy's crew until the level caps raise.)

I just got done watching the vids of one island and one ship. OMG I so cant wait!!! I give much props and it wasnt nice to laugh that he sunk. As u can see he was solo on a frigate and I dont think many couldve made it out of that situation unscathed.

thats too cool, cant wait for it to hit live servers, i wanna see more!!!

i have videos of the two new islands
 

they are on you tube
These Are Not Very Good But You Can See It
video 1



video 2



I Will Re upload Them In A Better Quality Soon :treas::forum smiley parrot:pirate30:

Edit: I Have Uploaded Them In A Better Quality They Are In A Later Post

Looks like a teleport totem island - it has a shipwright.

Maby Eventually
 

Its Not A Teleport Totem Island

Maby They Are Planning To Make It A teleport Totem Island
I Don't Know:piratear:

The new islands in the map
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video two sounds like a Footstep sound bug, plus i was reading the LORE chapter II and they talked about something where you would have to choose factions...i wander if it's like World of Warcraft and you get reputation for one side if you choose or something.

anyway good job on the video's and i do hope you upload better vids soon.

Aww, they put new ghost ships right where my Warlord sits :(

cool!!!!!!

I have met the French and now I'm sort of board I'll log on later to see the Spanish

I Guess It Is A Foot Step Bug
But Here Are The New Videos In A Better Quality
Video 1

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CMmSIaPyT7w

And video 2

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CXYMe5ArQM8

Looks great, can't wait!!

Great. I hope they add more new quests having to do with those skeletons and islands. Otherwise, they're not much besides boarding skeleton ships.

Man... i wish i had acsess to the test sever.:sadmh9:

Something I justn noticed form both the video and the test server, is the dude on the fort thingy says he's busy planning an attack and doesn't need you, yet. Maybe this is something for quests to sink enemy ships or something?

The Hellhound undead flagships are now replaced with Cerberus after the last update.
So there are now 3 type of undead flagships for both French and Spanish:
- Shadow Crow (low level)
- Cerberus (medium level)
- Blood Scourge (high level)
All are war sloops and the highest level i have seen is 29.
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Are these common to a certain area (usually)? I haven't seen any yet. Thanks.

thanks for the screenshots, cant wait to see them for myself :)


glad to see they used the sloops too, wonder what they have planned for galleons

Those are only gonna be found on teh test server for now. They will be coming to open sometime in the near future after the bugs have been worked out. Once on open they will be found by the islands they inhibit.