May 11, 2007 [pirates_1_0_7_0]
 

May 11, 2007 [pirates_1_0_7_0]

• The player's user interface has been changed.
• The jungles, caves and swamps in Port Royal and Tortuga now have names.
• Buried treasure is more closely guarded by enemies.
• VIP passes have been added to the game's lookout system, allowing players to specifically invite crew members and friends to join them in PVP combat and parlor games.
• The "Challenge to Skirmish" has been fixed.
• Navy Guards have been added between the town and Governor's mansion.
• Gold drops from enemies have been balanced.
• Auto-sail and auto-run have been added. Press Shift-W to enable.
• New loading screens have been added.
• Visual effects have been improved for OpenFire and Thunderbolt skills.
• Subtitles have been added to in-game cut scenes.
• Cannonballs from enemy ships can now hit player ships.
• Game Options should now stick upon restart of the game.
• We are testing the Basic Access (free) mode of the game - all new accounts created with beta keys will default to this. Basic Access play is ad supported (will run inside an ad frame) and provides players with limited access to certain game features. Please help us test this mode of the game!

Hmm, auto-sail and auto-run. Interesting.

and i've already reported like two dozen new bugs with this version :confused:

We are testing the Basic Access (free) mode of the game - all new accounts created with beta keys will default to this. Basic Access play is ad supported (will run inside an ad frame) and provides players with limited access to certain game features. Please help us test this mode of the game!


hmm do we have to request a beta key to test this or does this mean we all go back to the ad supported version?

I am thinking that those who login with their beta keys after this update (new beta users basically), will default to the Basic Access mode. Not sure if existing beta members will be able to test it, because we are all using the Paid Full Version of the game. No Ads.

As far as I know, everyone is in the Basic ad mode by logging in real fast just now.

The existing Beta Testers still have their unlimited version. but only people who got the Beta Key after this Update will get the Basic Version...

Phew, I got my beta key before the update :D