Release Notes: July 30 2009

[Batleth]

Release Notes - July 30, 2009

• New Features
  • Introducing the Revive System. This will let you keep mates from going "unconscious" and being carried off to jail when defeated in battle
    • When reviving another Pirate, you will use one of the smallest tonics in your inventory
  • Introducing new avatar body types for new Pirates created after this release
• Improved Early Player Experience
  • Players now have the option of skipping the tutorial after creating their pirate
  • Removed the ad-frame for Basic Members, now Basic Members can play the game in full screen from day one
  • Improved the readability of the contextual pop-up hints
• Gameplay Improvements
  • Many updates to balance the rest of the quest lines in the game
  • Creatures' levels, types, and locations updated as well
  • Increased the cargo capacity for Pirates' ships (new hold amounts are listed below)
    • Light Sloop - now carries 6 Cargo instead of 3
    • Light Galleon - now carries 10 Cargo instead of 7
    • Light Frigate - now carries 8 Cargo instead of 5
    • Sloop - now carries 10 Cargo instead of 6
    • Galleon - now carries 14 Cargo instead of 11
    • Frigate - now carries 12 Cargo instead of 9
    • War Sloop - now carries 14 Cargo instead of 9
    • War Galleon - now carries 18 Cargo instead of 16
    • War Frigate - now carries 16 Cargo instead of 12
  • Reduced the duration of the "Weaken" effect on Pirates
  • Pirates' automatic healing begins more quickly after battle now
  • The tonic icon now displays the total number of tonics you have in your inventory.
  • The tonic displayed in the icon represents the tonic you will use if you click on the icon or press 'T'
  • Made land enemies less aggressive
  • Better presentation when purchasing a voyage using the Stowaway option
• Notable Bugfixes
  • The ship icons on the compass no longer disappear when sailing near the rocky islands