Plunder Panic

Released: Sep 16, 2022
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Last updated: 10 Sep 2026, 03:22 GMT

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14 May 2025Developer post
Pocket Pirates Update - Version 3.0
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce "The Pocket Pickets Update" to its acclaimed team-based pirate game, Plunder Panic. Plunder Panic now supports iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android (phones and tablets)! Ye mobile mates can join yer crew tha
12 Nov 2024Developer post
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16 Oct 2023Developer post
Trick or Treat Update - Version 2.5
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce " The Trick or Treat Update " to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic. Just in time for Halloween, Version 2.5 is primarily a polish and bug fix update, so you can host your friend
18 Jul 2023Developer post
The Heave Ho Update - Version 2.4
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce "The Heave Ho Update" to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic. Version 2.4 features polish and bug fixes over the previous update, which together collectively includes: New Island:
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce "The Heave Ho Update" to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic.
Version 2.4 features polish and bug fixes over the previous update, which together collectively includes:

New Island: Viking Village - The Norse who find their home in the frozen lands of the Viking Village have a lot in common with pirates but also a unique flair for hand-to-hand combat with their wooden shields. They also love their boats, and even have two Death’s Row dinghies, creating a dueling dinghy challenge for crews that dock upon these shores.
New Island: Buzzing Bazaar - This is an infamous trading post for pirates, criminals, and shady businessmen. Travel the bouncy tent tops to get a jump on your competition or ride the magic carpet through the skies. Many a traveler has been lured to these shores in seek of the wishes held within the genie’s lamp.
Updated Island: Shipwreck Shanty - A couple ropes have been dropped from the shipwreck's rigging to create a line of rope swings that allows an agile pirate to quickly traverse from one pirate ship to another.
Updated Island: Kaiju Cove - Mangled trees have sprouted at the top of Kaiju Cove that drop unique seeds filled with items that may be useful to ye crew.
New Item: Shield - This item not only protects ye from an attack, but it also allows you to redirect an incoming projectile back toward yer enemy! Take heed: the shield is made of wood, so it can only take one hit before it breaks.
New Modify-arr: Shields Up - With this modify-arr, all pirates will spawn with a Shield equipped! Be careful when launching projectiles at a shielded opponent, as they're likely to end up flyin' right back at ye!
New Modify-arr: Sniper - This modify-arr adds precision aiming to all harpoon guns. Become the sharpshooter you've always known ye could be! NOTE: The default aiming for the harpoon gun is what used to be called "No Scope".
New Game Mode: King of the Hill - Capture the territory and reclaim what was ours, argh! In this new game mode, yer crew gains points by capturing the hill and keeping enemies out of it. Every few moments, the hill will change location, so be quick to reach it first. Rowboat and cannon victories will take away from yer opponents score, and gold victories will add to yours.
New Game Mode Option: Starting Weapon - Tired of yer captain being the only one to start with a weapon? With the new "Starting Weapon" game mode option, you can equip the entire crew for battle with swords, blunderbusses, axes, or harpoon guns (if unlocked).
Campaign Update: Chapters 45-54 - The single player campaign has been expanded to include four new chapters and updates for six previous chapters to integrate the new islands, items, and modify-arrs.
Ranked Play Improvements - Ranked play is now scheduled based on your region to help concentrate pirates seeking ranked matches to specific times during the week. You can also now match with humans from 4v4 down to 1v1 with balanced AI backfill up to 4v4 for all ranked matches, allowing you to get into ranked matches easier.
And Much More - There are many additional sound effects, quality of life enhancements, AI pirate improvements, additional stat tracking, and bug fixes!
Version 2.4 also arrives with a 50% price reduction! There is no better time to assemble your crew and hoist your sails!
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30 Jun 2023Developer post
The Dueling Dinghy Update - Version 2.3
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce "The Dueling Dinghy Update" to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic. The new Version 2.3 Plunder Panic update includes: New Island: Viking Village - The Norse who find their home i
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce "The Dueling Dinghy Update" to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic.
The new Version 2.3 Plunder Panic update includes:

New Island: Viking Village - The Norse who find their home in the frozen lands of the Viking Village have a lot in common with pirates but also a unique flair for hand-to-hand combat with their wooden shields. They also love their boats, and even have two Death’s Row dinghies, creating a dueling dinghy challenge for crews that dock upon these shores.
New Island: Buzzing Bazaar - This is an infamous trading post for pirates, criminals, and shady businessmen. Travel the bouncy tent tops to get a jump on your competition or ride the magic carpet through the skies. Many a traveler has been lured to these shores in seek of the wishes held within the genie’s lamp.
Updated Island: Shipwreck Shanty - A couple ropes have been dropped from the shipwreck's rigging to create a line of rope swings that allows an agile pirate to quickly traverse from one pirate ship to another.
Updated Island: Kaiju Cove - Mangled trees have sprouted at the top of Kaiju Cove that drop unique seeds filled with items that may be useful to ye crew.
New Item: Shield - This item not only protects ye from an attack, but it also allows you to redirect an incoming projectile back toward yer enemy! Take heed: the shield is made of wood, so it can only take one hit before it breaks.
New Modify-arr: Shields Up - With this modify-arr, all pirates will spawn with a Shield equipped! Be careful when launching projectiles at a shielded opponent, as they're likely to end up flyin' right back at ye!
New Modify-arr: No Scope - This modify-arr takes the scope off of all harpoon guns, making them only as easy to aim as something ye could throw!
New Game Mode: King of the Hill - Capture the territory and reclaim what was ours, argh! In this new game mode, yer crew gains points by capturing the hill and keeping enemies out of it. Every few moments, the hill will change location, so be quick to reach it first. Rowboat and cannon victories will take away from yer opponents score, and gold victories will add to yours.
New Game Mode Option: Starting Weapon - Tired of yer captain being the only one to start with a weapon? With the new "Starting Weapon" game mode option, you can equip the entire crew for battle with swords, blunderbusses, or harpoon guns (if unlocked).
Campaign Update: Chapters 45-54 - The single player campaign has been expanded to include four new chapters and updates for six previous chapters to integrate the new islands, items, and modify-arrs.
Ranked Play Improvements - Ranked play is now scheduled to help concentrate pirates seeking ranked matches to specific times during the week.
And Much More - There are many additional sound effects, quality of life enhancements, and bug fixes!
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19 May 2023Developer post
The Swab the Deck Update - Version 2.2
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce the "Swab the Deck Update" to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic. This update was focused on that extra polish and bug fixes to really make the game shine. The new Version 2.2 Pl
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce the "Swab the Deck Update" to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic. This update was focused on that extra polish and bug fixes to really make the game shine.
The new Version 2.2 Plunder Panic update includes:

Graphical Polish - We did a graphical pass across all the islands to make sure everything was "Pirate Pixel Perfect".
SFX Polish - We added over 50 new sound effects and fixed a few SFX playback bugs to promote a richer auditory experience.
Gameplay Polish - We did some minor adjustments to the gameplay, most notably tweaking some of the level hazards. We also added a level hazard to the Blimp Out of Time island.
AI Polish - Speaking of gameplay, we included some minor updates to the AI pirates to address some of their odd behaviors at times.
User Interface Polish - The out-of-game user interface also received some love, most notably the Online Match screens, the Bounty screen, and the Pirate Code (game options) book.
Character Select Polish - We squashed two bugs in the character select, including one where you could get two pirate select cursors controlled by one controller AND one where you would be able to have two captains on your crew. Given the potential for mayhem coming from the Item Crate, we also made pirates invincible after dying for a brief period of time within the Character Select.
Additional Bug Squashing - No pirate wants to share their boat with bugs, so we squashed all reported bugs on our list!
Rating System in Campaign - We added a rating system to the Campaign for those players that want to win at all things in life. Can ye earn three pirate coins on all 50 chapters?
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28 Apr 2023Developer post
A Monstrous Update - Version 2.1
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce "A Monstrous Update" to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic. The new Version 2.1 Plunder Panic update includes: Three New Islands - There are three new monstrous islands to compet
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce "A Monstrous Update" to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic.
The new Version 2.1 Plunder Panic update includes:

Three New Islands - There are three new monstrous islands to compete upon, including Dino Isle, Kaiju Cove, and The Mighty Kraken!
Level Hazards - Level hazards were added to five of the original islands to make them more treacherous and add a new gameplay dynamic. You can disable the level hazards using new new "Disable Hazards" Modify-arr.
Disguise Item - Equip this item to temporarily disguise yourself as a member of the enemy crew! Utilize this powerful tool of deception to become an impostor and infiltrate, sabotage, and sow chaos amongst yer rivals.
Campaign Updates - The campaign has been expanded to include five new chapters, improved cutscenes, and a campaign map to enhance your epic single player adventure.
Character Select Item Crate - An "Item Crate" was added to your ship to allow you to play with many of the items that will be available within your match while you wait for others to join in multiplayer games.
Ranked Play Improvements - The ranked searching experience now includes helpful and humorous messages from Swabby to help pass the time while you wait. And if you get dropped from a ranked match (due to an internet hiccup), you can now easily reconnect into the same game.
More Bounties to Earn - 52 new bounties were added for you to earn as you compete on the Bounty Leaderboard.
Mouse Button Support - Keyboard players can now optionally use the mouse buttons as input.
And Much More - There are many additional enhancements, optimizations, and bug fixes!
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23 Feb 2023Developer post
Free Demo Now Available!
Ahoy Mateys! There is now a FREE DEMO of Plunder Panic that allows you to play online crossplay for FREE! This is the perfect way to test out the game or encourage your friends to join into your online matches. 🏴‍☠️Plunder Panic🏴‍☠️ is a team-based pirate fighting game for up t
Ahoy Mateys! There is now a FREE DEMO of Plunder Panic that allows you to play online crossplay for FREE! This is the perfect way to test out the game or encourage your friends to join into your online matches.
🏴‍☠️Plunder Panic🏴‍☠️ is a team-based pirate fighting game for up to 12 players! Work with your crew to steal treasure, defeat the enemy captain, or sink their ship. The first team to capture an objective wins the battle!
Demo Features:

Play in Online Games - Join in public or private online games for up to 12-players. Players can be from either the demo or full game including cross platform play support. You get access to whatever gameplay features the host has available while in online game matches.
Host Public Online Games - Host your own online public games for up to 12-players. Your game matches include whatever features you have personally unlocked.
In-Game Unlockable - Unlock the first set of pickup items, modify'arrs, and game modes to use in your hosted games.
In-Game Achievements - Earn the first 10 in-game achievements (aka, bounties) of the over 100 available in the full game.
Single Player Campaign - Play the first 12 chapters of the 45-chapter single player campaign.
Download now for FREE and Prepare to Plunder!
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10 Feb 2023Developer post
The Big Haul Update - Version 2.0
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce the highly anticipated major update to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic. The new Plunder Panic features include: Single Player Campaign - The game now includes a 45-chapter sin
All hands on deck!!! Indie developer Will Winn Games is excited to announce the highly anticipated major update to its acclaimed team-based pirate fighting game, Plunder Panic.
The new Plunder Panic features include:

Single Player Campaign - The game now includes a 45-chapter single player campaign that puts players on an epic adventure while they learn the game and unlock gameplay treasures. Public and Private Online Matches - The game includes many enhancements to online play where players can play with their frenemies in both public or private matches. Players can now even late join into in-progress games.
Ranked Play and Leaderboards - Competitive players can now matchmake into ranked matches, climb 46 levels of ranking, and compete on the global leaderboards.
In-Game Achievements and Unlockable - The game now includes over 100 in-game achievements (aka, bounties) and 36 unlockable features that players can earn through gameplay.
New Gameplay - The game now contains fourteen pickup items, including a new harpoon gun, thirteen islands to compete upon, including a new steampunk-inspired island, and a fifth game mode (“Down with the Ship”.)
Streamlined User Interface - The game’s front-end menus and character select have been enhanced to get players into games quickly and easily.
And Much More - There are dozens of additional enhancements, optimizations, and bug fixes which refine and polish the award-winning game.
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30 Sep 2022Developer post
The Booty-ful Update - Version 1.1.0
NEW GAME MODE: Gold Rush This update is all about the BOOTY! In Gold Rush, you have one goal: fill your chest with as much gold as possible within the time limit. Watch out though, because if your ship sinks by cannonballs or Death's Row, you can kiss a large chunk of your gold g
NEW GAME MODE: Gold Rush

This update is all about the BOOTY! In Gold Rush, you have one goal: fill your chest with as much gold as possible within the time limit. Watch out though, because if your ship sinks by cannonballs or Death's Row, you can kiss a large chunk of your gold goodbye!
NEW ISLAND: The Crystal Geysers

Wow, this island sure is booty-ful! The geysers at the bottom are your only way up, be sure to time your jumps right before they go back down!
NEW ISLAND: Mayan Ruins

Sssssimply ssssspectacular! If you want to take control of this stage, you'll need to climb the giant Quetzalcoatl that guards the ruins. Watch out for those wing flaps!
NEW ISLAND: Desert Sphinx

Going up? Well, you will be if you get caught in one of the desert's frequent sandstorms. These gusts will launch you (and any items) up to the top of the stage if touched. Watch out for flying Squidshots!
NEW ITEM: Cursed Gold

Beware the Cursed Gold... place this item in your opponents chest to give them a stack of cursed gold. A team cannot win through the gold victory condition if there are any pieces of cursed gold in their chest, and they'll need to dig them out.
NEW ITEM: Throwing Axe

I was trying to think of an axe joke for this, but I'm not very cleaver! You'll need to sharpen your skills with this new throwable item. It travels in an arc and is useful for taking out enemies above you. And crewmates rejoice, it can even cut the cannon wick!
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS:

There is a new trajectory arrow for throwable items, which is very useful to have with the new Throwing Axe. (Try holding down the button!)
AI Improvements
SFX tweaks and updates
Various bug fixes
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16 Sep 2022Developer post
The Full Release
Plunder Panic is hoisting the sails with the 1.0 Full Release update! Featuring a new map, new modes, and new ways to play with your friends! Added in the 1.0 update: CROSSPLAY: Plunder Panic is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and
Plunder Panic is hoisting the sails with the 1.0 Full Release update! Featuring a new map, new modes, and new ways to play with your friends!
Added in the 1.0 update:
CROSSPLAY:

Plunder Panic is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One! You can seamlessly play with others regardless of platform in Private Matches and Matchmaking.
NEW ISLAND: Treehouse Hideout

Am I seasick, or is this island spinnin'? Navigate the rotating wheel in the middle of the island, and try to avoid the durian-tossing monkeys!
NEW GAME MODE: Reinforcements

Set the amount of lives yer crew has access to! Ye can pool them together or set them individual for each player.
GAME MODE IMPROVEMENTS:

Freeplay has been renamed "A Pirate's Life"
Rival Crews has been retired as a game mode and implemented as an option for all game modes except Conquest. You now can select how many rounds you want to play as a "Best Of".
MUSIC UPDATES:

Remastered Music and various SFX
Our soundtrack is now available on Steam!
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS:

Fixed lockouts when disconnecting from matchmaking
Improved clarity in error codes
Redesigned party scroll for better usability
Various bugfixes, optimizations, and improvements
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24 May 2022Developer post
Cherry Blossom Update - Version 0.9
Ahoy Ye Scurvy Dogs! We are nearing the end of our travels through E-arr-ly Access and have one last treasure chest of updates for ye! Our team is now preparing for the full release of Plunder Panic on Steam and across all major consoles. Behold the patch notes for Version 0.9 Ne
Ahoy Ye Scurvy Dogs!
We are nearing the end of our travels through E-arr-ly Access and have one last treasure chest of updates for ye! Our team is now preparing for the full release of Plunder Panic on Steam and across all major consoles.
Behold the patch notes for Version 0.9

New stage – Cherry Blossom Island added into rotation
Victory camera effect that zooms in on winning move
Captains have new death VFX and SFX
Random Teams, Speedy Pirates and Dance Party modify-arrs
Added a Shuffle Teams option during the award screen
Hosts can force start private matches
Updated Empty Chest item visual for better guidance
Updated Swabby voice lines
Improved error code clarity
Local players now use random pirate names
Local players can have highlighted names in online matches
Can cut teammates free out of nets
Enabled Remote Play Together
Cannon fades to transparent when not available
Holding action will automatically row at a reduced speed
Improved Region Select functionality
Various bugfixes, optimizations, and improvements
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30 Mar 2022Developer post
PAX Rising Showcase Winner
Exciting news, mateys! Plunder Panic is an official selection of the PAX Rising Showcase at PAX East 2022 in Boston, MA! We'll be shipping up to Boston (whoaaaa) and showcasing Plunder Panic from April 21-24 2022. Come visit our crew if ye be attending! Showcase Information from
18 Mar 2022Developer post
The Arrr-chievement Update
Ahoy mateys! We've got another big update for ye! Our crew has added some highly requested features like Achievements and the ability to Late Join into existing matchmaking battles. Check out the full patch notes below: Added the ability to late join into matchmaking matches Adde
Ahoy mateys!
We've got another big update for ye! Our crew has added some highly requested features like Achievements and the ability to Late Join into existing matchmaking battles. Check out the full patch notes below:

Added the ability to late join into matchmaking matches
Added 21 achievements to unlock on the Steam platform
Graphical update for the match display in character select
Added Steam invite button to the match display
Added a How-to-Play video to the tutorial
Added USA West to the available server pool
Wanted poster now shows your most used pirate
Stats are now properly recorded across multiple-match sessions
Fixed disconnect and data-rate issues on the party scroll
Fixed a crash/timeout issue when connecting to certain regions
Swapping hosts now properly transfers access to room code/invites
Implemented a page-turn animation on the ledger
Fixed crashing/disconnection errors for MacOS
General bugfixes and optimizations
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11 Mar 2022Developer post
Minor Update - 0.7.7
Fixed application freeze issue affecting certain PC’s Matchmaking should properly connect between regions Backfill tickets work more consistently in Matchmaking Updated UI elements (add UI banner, ship railing, modify-arr icons) Changing Space key will no longer lock your input c
Fixed application freeze issue affecting certain PC’s
Matchmaking should properly connect between regions
Backfill tickets work more consistently in Matchmaking
Updated UI elements (add UI banner, ship railing, modify-arr icons)
Changing Space key will no longer lock your input changes
Captain vs. Captain increased to 3 lives each (up from 2)
Updated the “Use Item” tutorial to show cutting down items
Captain’s can only change options in Local Play now
While Captain is at the wheel, players cannot fall into the water
AI Captains – auto adds AI if you sail away without a Captain
Fixed bug with AI Captains not having any Captains present
Fixed a graphical error with moving icebergs
Tutorial screen allows any back button as input now
Fixed Tutorial “back button” not displaying the platform specific graphic
Various optimizations and bugfixes
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04 Mar 2022Developer post
Update 0.7.6 - Matchmaking Optimization and Stability
Matchmaking optimization and stability updates No longer need region for Private Matches Click to copy room code, hold to hide room code Invite launch behavior fixes (from desktop to match) Team size indicator and UI prompt for empty crews Additional Characters for Wanted Poster
Matchmaking optimization and stability updates
No longer need region for Private Matches
Click to copy room code, hold to hide room code
Invite launch behavior fixes (from desktop to match)
Team size indicator and UI prompt for empty crews
Additional Characters for Wanted Poster
Proper default stats for Wanted Poster
Updated Available Regions for Online play
New Modify-arrs: Infinite Swords and AI Captains
Ability to play without a Human Captain
AI behavior optimizations
Private Matches auto start after 30 seconds on Award Screen
Fox Armed and Dangerous freeze issue in Character Select
Various bugfixes and stability updates
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11 Feb 2022Developer post
Update 0.7.5 Now Available!
0.7.5 Patch Notes The Lost Glacier stage is now available Bounty menu option added with sharable Wanted Poster Pirate ledger functionality to shows stats, awards earned, etc. Goal / Personality based AI systems update Change to local player name display (1-Player, 2-Player, etc.)
0.7.5 Patch Notes

The Lost Glacier stage is now available
Bounty menu option added with sharable Wanted Poster
Pirate ledger functionality to shows stats, awards earned, etc.
Goal / Personality based AI systems update
Change to local player name display (1-Player, 2-Player, etc.)
See item / modify-arr changes on character select screen
Updated High Tide waves for the Atlantis stage
Progress indicator for Matchmaking has been updated
Added “controller recommended” on Controls Screen
UI Popup on completion of the Tutorial
General optimizations of code and player systems
General bugfixes and quality of life improvements
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05 Jan 2022Developer post
Update Patch 0.7.3
Sailing animation and elapsed time added to Matchmaking Search Adjusted Matchmaking search timings Chat functionality fixes Able to enter a Private Match from another Private Match Fixed AI pathfinding nodes on Lamplight Port High Tide rowboat requirements decreased slightly Rowb
Sailing animation and elapsed time added to Matchmaking Search
Adjusted Matchmaking search timings
Chat functionality fixes
Able to enter a Private Match from another Private Match
Fixed AI pathfinding nodes on Lamplight Port
High Tide rowboat requirements decreased slightly
Rowboat tapping speed fluctuations for AI players
Multiple controllers in the Tutorial will no longer cause crashes
Various Bugfixes and Improvements
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22 Dec 2021Developer post
Minor Update - 0.7.2
Added Level Select Functionality Capped length of displayed Steam Names Controls Clarification for Eagle Drop Tutorial Messaging Updates Matchmaking Improvements + Improved Timeout General Bugfixes
Added Level Select Functionality
Capped length of displayed Steam Names
Controls Clarification for Eagle Drop
Tutorial Messaging Updates
Matchmaking Improvements + Improved Timeout
General Bugfixes
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16 Dec 2021Developer post
0.7.1 - Minor Fixes
Quality of life fixes from the Matchmaking update! When in a party, shows the "search for match" map Names are enabled by default for Online matches Award descriptions Victory track UI updates for Conquest Mode Various Party and Matchmaking fixes
Quality of life fixes from the Matchmaking update!

When in a party, shows the "search for match" map
Names are enabled by default for Online matches
Award descriptions
Victory track UI updates for Conquest Mode
Various Party and Matchmaking fixes
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