Test Release Notes - January 13, 2009

[Sarah]

Finally had someone to test the new chat with this morning (thanks hun!)

The tabs are all the same, don't know what D was talking about...

Improved Chat interface: Only one text entry box now and it routes your message appropriately.

The colors are new...and it cuts you off after about 50 characters. Don't like that at ALL. I chat too much to be limited to 50 characters per line! Hope that changes as well.




Also, seems that the "boot a pirate from your ship" is as SvS option only, for now. I hope that changes.

Did you get to test that Kelly?

[Edward Edgemenace]

Neat Sarah - but how did you make the crew, with no CREW button at the bottom of the friends tab? And what does the "Players" button in its place, do?

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by Sarah

Come take a tour with me....


Player interface is cool. It's going to take some getting used to, but the options here are awesome. You can friend, guild, report, tp, and open a side bar to check their weapons stats (thought I got a pic of that but it didn't go thru, ty Grace for being my guinea pig )

With That The options are the circular icons on the right side (crew, friend, guild (if you're a gm or officer), whisper, ect)

The Players Button doesn't seem to do anything at this point. Anyone?

[Poison elf]

The difference in chat is words turn red that are typo's, numbers, banned words etc. They go through to other players now instead of cutting your entire sentence. (good thing) I don't like the auto send they have either. (cuts from back spacing something you didn't mean to say)
As I understand it, those on parent controls don't receive the red words you have in the sentences you sent.

I have found no point to the players button either.

Crew and all options now are based off clicking a player/player name and the pop-up window Sarah has a pic of.
Seeing a few issues in crew, but it pops up as before with members in crew. Now a little icon by crew leader, and what skills are being used by others as before.

Crew leader having issues when they log, they remain leader. (perhaps how its meant to stay)

edit: After testing sailing out today, the word of advice this patch is work your sailing now live.

[Maximvs]

Originally Posted by Sarah

The colors are new...and it cuts you off after about 50 characters. Don't like that at ALL. I chat too much to be limited to 50 characters per line! Hope that changes as well.

The 25-50 character thing I think is going to be D's new method of trying to limit larger conversations they think are inapporpriate... and not going to go away

As for my pink Mod Tutu Text (as shown in your screenshot LOL) - just switch to the Crew Tab once you crew up - you Get Pink again

[Sarah]

Yes Max, We were very saddened by the loss And that pea soup green was in the crew tab. Is it different on your screen?

[Molly]

The new Port Royal has a "real" graveyard. A very nice improvement.


After this past weekends event I now understand the "C" or Code by the clothing. Seems that they may give us stuff that others will not have or when we fight creatures we'll get a code that we can enter to purchase.



It is easier to search for clothing as there is a "color chart" instead of the same design over and over just in different colors.

Another Improvement is that when you're on a crew and a ship is launched up pops a message saying so and you can board from that message!! That one I love!

[Maximvs]

Gee Sarah, now I'll have to double check again When me and Zep were conversing may it was green...

I'm not impressed with the all-white-chat anyways - I find it harder to tell the difference on whos saying what to me...

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by Sarah

...Also, seems that the "boot a pirate from your ship" is as SvS option only, for now. I hope that changes.

Better than nothing. But just like ship repairs, would also be very useful in normal sailing. Do they get eaten by sharks when booted?

[Sarah]

I meant i hope that changes to be with all sailing, not just SvS

[Cannonfury]

Nice improvements, good screen shots too...still dont understand the code/clothes thing. Does it mean if you see a clothe in the shop but u dont have the money, later when u arent at the shop..u can just put in a code and buy it without being in a shop? I assume thats it, idk.

[salty]

ummm i thought the c stood for color? you know red blue black brown green......

[Rackat]

Originally Posted by Maria Cannonfury

Nice improvements, good screen shots too...still dont understand the code/clothes thing. Does it mean if you see a clothe in the shop but u dont have the money, later when u arent at the shop..u can just put in a code and buy it without being in a shop? I assume thats it, idk.

The Code options in the screenshot Molly posted is at the bottom fo the pop up menu for the clothing items. Apparently, when we get things from the game (such as the Founder's Feast bandana's), we will be given a code. We click on the Code button on the pop up menu, enter the code, then the item is placed in our inventory.

If this is incorrect, one of you that have Test access, please correct me.

[Sarah]

That's how I understand it Rackat.

[Maximvs]

Wasnt there an article earlier on how Disney was going to be promotional items at its parks / stores (and so on) and there is where you would get the codes for additional items in Pirates? Or did I just dream that up somewhere (I went searching last night for this until a serios RL issue came up and I had to stop - but I though this is where the Codes would come from...)

As it is - it could be used as a reward system like events just held