Patch 0.26
set singleplayer match reward to 5 wood added controller mouse override confirmation prompt
- set singleplayer match reward to 5 wood
- added controller mouse override confirmation prompt
Pirates - Digital Strategy Game
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- Dec 2, 2022
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Developer postThe Summer Update
It's been a while. There have been no updates for an entire year since I put aside working on this game, but over this past month I've cooked up a big new update, bringing some much needed features and improvements. This does not mean regular updates are back, but I might continu
Original postIt's been a while.
There have been no updates for an entire year since I put aside working on this game, but over this past month I've cooked up a big new update, bringing some much needed features and improvements. This does not mean regular updates are back, but I might continue dropping some sizeable content from time to time.
That being said, there are some big features in this update, so here goes:
Singleplayer
The most requested feature is here. Coming hand-in-hand with offline mode, you can now play on your own against bots, even without an internet connection (Just make sure to run the game at least once while online).
The bots are not near-sentient, highly intelligent chess computers. What they do is move and shoot, the only crew they use right now are captains and helmsmen. However, they are not to be underestimated either and whether or not they are a worthy opponent you'll have to find out for yourself.
They are also available in multiplayer, you could even fill your lobby up to the full 10 player limit with them. They make their own loadouts, adhering to the budget and settings set by the host. Recommended gamemode for playing with bots is Domination.
The bots have names chosen at random from a file containing 80 popular Victorian names. You can also modify this file to add your own names. It is located within the game install directory under "PDSG_Data/SavedData/botnames.json". In multiplayer lobbies, the names are picked from the host's file.
Salvage
Finally you can exchange all those duplicates for 5 wood each! If you think that's not a lot, don't worry, chest prices have also dropped down another 5 wood, making them 15 each. So one match and one salvaged ship or crew are enough to get your hands on a new one.
Checklist
In the shipyard there is now a checklist you can open up for a quick overview of all the ships and crew you own, as well as all those you have yet to find.
Controller Support
I never intended on adding this, but here it is. The mouse cursor can be moved by joystick and some keybinds exist for comfort.
[Right Stick] - Move cursor
[A] or [Y] - Select with cursor
[Left Stick] - Move game view
[DPAD Up/Down] - Zoom in/out
[B] - End action or end turn
[Start] - Open/Close MenuAnd More
Apart from these much-requested features there is a whole bunch of smaller fixes, changes and additions. The full patch notes are listed below.
Summer Sale
For the first time, PDSG is getting a discount. And this won't be the last time either, keep a look out for future steam sales or events.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1947990/Pirates__Digital_Strategy_Game/
Lastly, if you encounter any bugs or weird bot behaviour, either start a thread in the steam community or head to the #bugs channel in the Discord server.
Remember, take good care of your bots or they will start moving ships through islands.
0.25 Patch Notes
- fixed ship and crew icons not loading (all icons are now saved locally)
- fixed more total treasure than can be held by chests allowed in room settings
- fixed Crooked Hollow ability not always working when close to home island
- fixed San Juan Bautista incorrect cannon placement for first mast
- fixed shown cannon range overlapping at times and causing a weird visual bug
- fixed possible error cases when surrendering
- disabled ship swaying while docked
- disabled game view zoom while in pause menu
- doubled game view move speed while holding
- changed docked indicator icon to anchor symbol
- changed "music" to "ambience" in settings (there never was any music)
- changed shipyard and loadout ship/crew filter dropdown to a toggle button
- removed screen refresh rates from resolution option (set by monitor anyways)
- improved win/lose message pop-up
- improved steam rich presence info
- reduced chest prices to 15 wood
- reduced HMS Defiance drop chance
- updated ship and crew rarity colours (more shiny)
- ordered player stats after game is over by ships sunk or treasure gathered
- ships in loadout view can now be deselected by clicking anywhere else
- cannon icons in hud ship panel now get greyed out when masts have been destroyed
- enemy ship masts now show if your ship would enter their range during a move action
- added explaining pop-ups for some actions
- added a pop-up explaining the victory conditions at the start of each match
- added lots of tooltips with info about various hud elements
- added a button to open the log file appearing when an error has occurred
- added ship salvage to shipyard
- added a complete ship and crew checklist to shipyard
- added controller support
- added offline mode
- added singleplayer
- added bots
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Patch 0.24
fixed issues with crew abilities after transferring cargo to and from a ship improved room settings reacting to inputs below required minimums implemented Baron Linsbury's ability (he is now findable in crew chests)
Original post- fixed issues with crew abilities after transferring cargo to and from a ship
- improved room settings reacting to inputs below required minimums
- implemented Baron Linsbury's ability (he is now findable in crew chests)
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Patch 0.23
fixed some unintended bugs from the last patch
Original post- fixed some unintended bugs from the last patch
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Patch 0.22
fixed chest buying issues added 6 new crew
Original post- fixed chest buying issues
- added 6 new crew
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Patch 0.21
fixed owned wood count not refreshing after match fixed islands only explorable once disabled item filters resetting when entering inventory or opening chest reduced chest buying and opening loading times improved general framework and fixed some internal errors
Original post- fixed owned wood count not refreshing after match
- fixed islands only explorable once
- disabled item filters resetting when entering inventory or opening chest
- reduced chest buying and opening loading times
- improved general framework and fixed some internal errors
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Patch 0.20
fixed room settings showing wrong island count for host when another player joins fixed players able to rejoin after kicked/skipped while disconnected improved match reward gain reliability
Original post- fixed room settings showing wrong island count for host when another player joins
- fixed players able to rejoin after kicked/skipped while disconnected
- improved match reward gain reliability
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Patch 0.19
fixed islands selectable under hud fixed islands not selectable during another players action fixed island count setting changeable by all players improved player reconnection reliability moved scrollbars in hud to top of cargo tabs to prevent camera from moving while scrolling a
Original post- fixed islands selectable under hud
- fixed islands not selectable during another players action
- fixed island count setting changeable by all players
- improved player reconnection reliability
- moved scrollbars in hud to top of cargo tabs to prevent camera from moving while scrolling
- added indicator icons in hud to show if selected ship is docked and/or scuttling
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Patch 0.18
fixed error with selecting islands during game setup fixed map size not always correctly adjusting to island count
Original post- fixed error with selecting islands during game setup
- fixed map size not always correctly adjusting to island count
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Patch 0.17
fixed turn start sound playing for everyone fixed room setting inputs still showing entered negative values if the value was rejected fixed actions left counter not showing when enemy ship selected fixed Crooked Hollow ability not working reduced Precious cost to 12 increased zoo
Original post- fixed turn start sound playing for everyone
- fixed room setting inputs still showing entered negative values if the value was rejected
- fixed actions left counter not showing when enemy ship selected
- fixed Crooked Hollow ability not working
- reduced Precious cost to 12
- increased zoom distance
- fullscreen option now switches to borderless windowed when off
- island count can now be set in room settings
- islands can now be selected to view treasure or crew ashore
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Patch 0.16
adjusted turn start sound added action end button sound water no longer moves in game when quality is set to medium chest owned counters turn orange when chests are available new items go to inventory when selected in chest
Original post- adjusted turn start sound
- added action end button sound
- water no longer moves in game when quality is set to medium
- chest owned counters turn orange when chests are available
- new items go to inventory when selected in chest
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Patch 0.15
fixed flying Trinidad fixed host not getting captains if all ships get captain option enabled fixed hud not refreshing on turn end if a ship is selected fixed negative values allowed in room settings changed turn start sound added turn end sound added input navigation with and co
Original post- fixed flying Trinidad
- fixed host not getting captains if all ships get captain option enabled
- fixed hud not refreshing on turn end if a ship is selected
- fixed negative values allowed in room settings
- changed turn start sound
- added turn end sound
- added input navigation with [Tab] and confirmation with [Enter] in menu
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Patch 0.14
fixed selected ship not showing in hud when mouse no longer hovering over enemy ship during an action fixed HMS Defiance ability not being available fixed hosts room settings showing wrong settings after opening new room or when previous host left changed Precious ability to incr
Original post- fixed selected ship not showing in hud when mouse no longer hovering over enemy ship during an action
- fixed HMS Defiance ability not being available
- fixed hosts room settings showing wrong settings after opening new room or when previous host left
- changed Precious ability to increase all chests containing one treasure to two when exploring an island
- disabled game interactions while player disconnected
- added placeholder artwork for unowned crew
- added actions left display under end turn button
- added sound play on turn start
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Patch 0.13
added all ships get captain option
Original post- added all ships get captain option
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Patch 0.12
fixed Crooked Hollow ability useable more than once per game fixed Precious ability not showing up added hud refresh after an action was used added zoom keybinds & added menu underwater sound changed end action button colour to red increases to cannon rolls now get shown abov
Original post- fixed Crooked Hollow ability useable more than once per game
- fixed Precious ability not showing up
- added hud refresh after an action was used
- added zoom keybinds [Q] & [E]
- added menu underwater sound
- changed end action button colour to red
- increases to cannon rolls now get shown above the die while rolling
- match now gets canceled if a player disconnects during setup
- current ship gets shown in hud when choosing its spawn during setup
- hud now shows hovered over ship's info while using an action
- improved first time playing popup to only disappear when owning a ship
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Early Access release!
Pirates - Digital Strategy Game has finally been released! I am very glad to tell you all this project that has been in the works for a while is finally releasing publicly. The next few weeks will be gathering feedback and bug reports to improve the game. Keep in mind: this game
Original postPirates - Digital Strategy Game has finally been released!
I am very glad to tell you all this project that has been in the works for a while is finally releasing publicly. The next few weeks will be gathering feedback and bug reports to improve the game.
Keep in mind: this game is early access
This means bugs or unintended behaviours can occur, in a worst case hindering the game from progressing. In this case please open a thread in the steam community or head to the Discord server. I will do my best to prevent it from happening again in the next update.
Apart from taking a small break (excluding fixing bugs), I will be working on adding more features to the game such as a text chat, better turn end confirmation and also more random island variants.
I hope everything works as planned,
be sure to check the tutorials before playing (or find them in the in-game menu in case you need to look something up).Have fun!