Test Release Notes - April 7, 2010 - Discussion

[Big Bad Wolf]

Test Release Notes - April 7, 2010

• Due to player feedback the "classic" body shapes have been restored to those pirates who were originally created with them.
  Please note: there may be subtle animation issues with these older pirate body types
• Basic Access Members can now buy Rusty Cutlasses at blacksmiths and Flintlock Pistols at gunsmiths for Free.
• The Navigation boost to Full Sail, Come About, and Ramming Speed recharge rates has been reduced slightly.
• Loot Containers only stay around for 1 minute on land now.
• Treasure Fleet and Invasion notices are now more detailed and specialized for each island/fleet.
• Weapons and potions in stores now show more detailed information about them when you roll over them.
• Ammo types you have not unlocked have gray text instead of white on the ammo page in your inventory.

Bug Fixes

• Weapon equipping/unequipping via both the inventory page and the mouse wheel has been refined in order to make sure the weapon you currently have equipped is properly displayed.
• Sabres recharge their skills slightly quicker than before.
• Fixed a bug where crude daggers and staves would drop as loot.
• You will now be awarded the correct amount of gold for selling ships.
• Buying colorized clothing at Tailors will now be properly placed in your inventory.

[Sven Osymthe]

Due to player feedback the "classic" body shapes have been restored to those pirates who were originally created with them.

Thank goodness..

[nitnek]

They listened ! It should be ready to hit live servers now, I think.

[Kat Five Knives]

... eagerly awaits.....

[Dog Firestack]

Good chance that if nobody brings up major bugs this will hit live this weekend or if we're lucky early next week. But for sure it's gonna hit sometime this week. Wait a sec just looked at it again and no bug fixes for ship containers not saving??? uh oh...

[Jamesvsthekraken]

Yep this will come either tonight or tomorrow I'm sure of it.

[Big Bad Wolf]

• Weapons and potions in stores now show more detailed information about them when you roll over them.
• Ammo types you have not unlocked have gray text instead of white on the ammo page in your inventory.

Now when u roll over lets say a fancy pistol, it shows the weapon card as it does in the inventory.

I'm not sure what it meant by gray text for unlocked ammo types.??

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[ex8404]

If test still can't get through an invasion...it ain't ready yet.

[Crazypirate]

I did a pretty smooth PDF invasion Tuesday nite

[Captain Sureshot]

Originally Posted by nitnek

They listened ! It should be ready to hit live servers now, I think.

Originally Posted by Dog Firestack

Good chance that if nobody brings up major bugs this will hit live this weekend or if we're lucky early next week. But for sure it's gonna hit sometime this week. Wait a sec just looked at it again and no bug fixes for ship containers not saving??? uh oh...

I wouldn't count on Disney releasing this build to live based on the appearance or apparent lack of bugs and glitches. Once it is "consumer quality" it will release.

Originally Posted by Big Bad Wolf

• Weapons and potions in stores now show more detailed information about them when you roll over them.
• Ammo types you have not unlocked have gray text instead of white on the ammo page in your inventory.

Now when u roll over lets say a fancy pistol, it shows the weapon card as it does in the inventory.

I'm not sure what it meant by gray text for unlocked ammo types.??

regarding the grayed out text, in your Treasure Chest, "I"nventory menu, under Ammo it shows the different types with the amount you / max amount. Ammo that you have unlocked is in white text (actually numbers) locked ammo is gray

[joere444]

Yeah I'm not sure when they'll put it on open. They'll probably take some more things away from Basic Users before they put it up. And I mean that in no way to bash disney. I just think it's true, and they need to make money somehow anyway.

[ex8404]

Originally Posted by Crazypirate

I did a pretty smooth PDF invasion Tuesday nite

I got kicked three times in one invasion Tuesday night. Must be a very specific set of circumstances to trigger one...

I was just on and in one hour, I was kicked 4 times with at least one district reset. Fun.

[Jamesvsthekraken]

I talked to Live Chat and they said its a graphics issue because they said alot of their guests dont have good graphic cards or they have the game settings on high try turning them on low for now. and this is so ready for live im sick of you guys complaining about it not being ready when else would they do an update on Wednesday Night? they havn't before unless its coming to Live. So despite all thats being said here I will stay with the fact that It will either come tonight or tomorrow to The Live Game.

[Sven Osymthe]

Originally Posted by Jamesvsthekraken

I talked to Live Chat and they said its a graphics issue because they said alot of their guests dont have good graphic cards or they have the game settings on high try turning them on low for now. and this is so ready for live im sick of you guys complaining about it not being ready when else would they do an update on Wednesday Night? they havn't before unless its coming to Live. So despite all thats being said here I will stay with the fact that It will either come tonight or tomorrow to The Live Game.

It's more annoying when people keep saying that they want the update on Live when it's only been on Test for a little while. Everyone wants the updates to come, and they will come eventually, people need to learn to be patient. If they need to keep resetting Test because of problems, don't you guys think they'd need to do the same for Live if another comes up? It would be even more of a problem on Live, considering that new pirates would be deleted, ultimately removing new members who come to the game.

The update is NOT ready to be released yet. There are still quite a few bugs out there, and even if it's a problem on our ends - too many crashes are occurring, and it can't all be our faults. There is obviously something wrong on their end if so many crashes are occurring to a wide variety of members. And plus, even if settings are on high - it's offered in the game, it should at least work with the invasions. *Just a note - I could always do invasions on high prior to this update*

And just an example of a bug I had when I logged on (didn't go away til I re-logged and JUST happened before I posted this). All weapons removed, cannon and sail level one, no notoriety - this isn't the first time this has happened. Stuff like this needs to be fixed first.

[muffin pirate]

Awww, how did you stay level 18 and in theives den???? Someone, I think disney...., erased my pirate!!!!