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

[wmah]

This would explain why outcast seems a little different. 4 stumps right in the same area. Kinda nice for leveling staff up as they don't hurt me as bad as the tormenta guys.

[Ironhawk]

When will they release the next chapter?

[Maximvs]

Originally Posted by Ironhawk

When will they release the next chapter?

I believe that the 'magical' question for all of us Iron I'm with ya on that one...

[MacIronhawk]

At least this time they did a few bug fixes before putting the updates on open.

I read the news and it said that based on player feedback, they changed the body shapes to look more realistic. Are they sure they didn't get mixed up with, "Bring back the old pirate framerate"?

It won't let me log onto pirates. It will sit there for about two minutes "verifying Account ID and Game Access" and then it says there's a problem. I wish they would fix their launcher already.

[musicalklutz]

So... does anyone else feel that the male pirates just look... erm... pudgy and the female pirates now have... erm... triangle behinds and chests?

Last time I checked, my real... erm... behind is not shaped like a triangle.

[swashbuckler II]

On a side note: The groggy Meter circle thing now goes Counter Clockwise
Instead of clockwise
Nooooooo!!!! They fixed speed glitch!!!!!!

[Aaron McEagle]

Originally Posted by swashbuckler II

Nooooooo!!!! They fixed speed glitch!!!!!!

Finally I can win a pvp with my massive siege and not get beaten by people who SPEED!!!

( Don't worry mate, Glitch guild 101 will find a " new " way to do this!)

[Erich Uchiha]

The Crew system & crew chat is messed up now.
Yes, the new body shapes don't look that normal. lol

[Aaron McEagle]

Originally Posted by indypirate

The Crew system & crew chat is messed up now.
Yes, the new body shapes don't look that normal. lol

The "short" pirates dont look short!
The "big and mighty" pirates dont look big and mighty!
Has pirates gone mad!!!
Any shape and size looks the same to me!!!

[The Skirata Clan]

So they did change current pirates? Or just new born pirates?

[Davy Keelhawk]

they changed pirates that are made after the update, our pirates are fine.

[Aaron McEagle]

Originally Posted by The Skirata Clan

So they did change current pirates? Or just new born pirates?

New born pirates are changed... There is a thread that shows differnece but I can't find it.

Remember Sven Niscade showed if if that helps.

[The Skirata Clan]

Yes, just every one was talking about the shapes I thought they went and changed all of them.

[swashbuckler II]

Im sure they are not tied in with each other, its just a coensidence or something,
Edit: Actually, All the status effects, Not just groggy (like stun, anything else) Got their dirrection changed

One thing thats bugging me tho, When you TP, it sounds ALOT like the kraken.