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.