Owning coasts and bases should have meaning. NPC combat ships will now venture into international waters and enemy territory.
Owning coasts and bases should have meaning.
NPC combat ships will now venture into international waters and enemy territory.
Significantly increased the number of Epic Events available in the Open World. Epic Events can be found no more than a 10-minute sail from the two Free Towns: Tumbado — Frigate Events, strictly limited to 4th-rate ships. La Mona — Line Ship Events, strictly limited to 1st-rate sh
Significantly increased the number of Epic Events available in the Open World.
Epic Events can be found no more than a 10-minute sail from the two Free Towns:
Tumbado — Frigate Events, strictly limited to 4th-rate ships.
La Mona — Line Ship Events, strictly limited to 1st-rate ships.
Both event types allow groups of up to 6 players.
Previously, only 10 Epic Events could spawn per day, appearing at random locations across the Caribbean.
Fixed an issue with incorrect gun reload status display for some players.
Increased the chance of obtaining a ship permit from battles against Large Dutch Fleets.
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Captains, If you are experiencing issues with the in-game mail system and are using a custom localization, please update it to match the current official localization or switch to the official localization.
Captains,
If you are experiencing issues with the in-game mail system and are using a custom localization, please update it to match the current official localization or switch to the official localization.
PvP Fleet Chests are now available in the Admiralty. PvP Fleet Chests can be exchanged for Combat Medals earned in PvP. PvP Fleet Chests contain PvP modules, rare cannons, and doubloons. Increased the chance of crafting 4-slot (purple) ships in capturable ports. Increased the pro
PvP Fleet Chests are now available in the Admiralty.
PvP Fleet Chests can be exchanged for Combat Medals earned in PvP.
PvP Fleet Chests contain PvP modules, rare cannons, and doubloons.
Increased the chance of crafting 4-slot (purple) ships in capturable ports.
Increased the production of rare woods in ports:
Live Oak in Charleston
Bermuda Cedar in Saint George's Town
Mahogany in Vera Cruz
Malabar Teak in Bridgetown
Increased the number of Wooden Chests awarded for sinking Raider NPCs and Large Dutch Fleet NPCs.
Increased the amount of wood obtained from Wooden Chests.
Combat Medals have been awarded on the Caribbean Server to players who participated in patch testing on the Test Server and earned Combat Medals in PvP.
Several players received additional Combat Medals for their help in identifying bugs.
PvP leaderboards have been reset.
Combat Medals earned in PvP are now used as the leaderboard score.
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Shipbuilding Update All ship recipes have been updated, along with the recipes for Provisions, Rum, Medicine, Chain Ammo, and the 13-inch Mortar. The weight of nearly all shipbuilding resources has been reduced. Stack sizes, maximum quantities per contract, and quantities availab
All ship recipes have been updated, along with the recipes for Provisions, Rum, Medicine, Chain Ammo, and the 13-inch Mortar.
The weight of nearly all shipbuilding resources has been reduced.
Stack sizes, maximum quantities per contract, and quantities available per purchase in shops have been increased for Hemp and Sail Canvas to match the new ship recipes.
HMS Victory example:
The total weight of resources required to build the ship has been reduced by 55%.
The doubloon requirement has been reduced by 24%.
The total cost of the ship has been reduced by 20%.
Fixed issues with incorrect values being displayed in ship tooltips.
Captains, Next week (most likely Monday), we plan to readjust ship crafting costs and the weight of shipbuilding resources and materials. Shipbuilding resource and material weights will be reduced by approximately 2x (e.g. from 0.33 to 0.15) Doubloon requirements will be reduced
Captains,
Next week (most likely Monday), we plan to readjust ship crafting costs and the weight of shipbuilding resources and materials.
Shipbuilding resource and material weights will be reduced by approximately 2x (e.g. from 0.33 to 0.15) Doubloon requirements will be reduced by 15% - 20%
We suggest postponing ship crafting over the weekend until the update goes live.
Crafted ships have received bonuses to side armor and structure hit points. Heavier crafted ships have received slight bonuses to stern armor. The quality of ships captured from NPCs has been adjusted to increase the value of crafted ships. Stack sizes, maximum quantities per con
Crafted ships have received bonuses to side armor and structure hit points.
Heavier crafted ships have received slight bonuses to stern armor.
The quality of ships captured from NPCs has been adjusted to increase the value of crafted ships.
Stack sizes, maximum quantities per contract, and quantities available per purchase in shops have been significantly increased for resources and materials used in shipbuilding.
Trader ship cargo capacities have been increased to provide more opportunities for hauling.
Today's hotfix fixed an issue where doubloons were missing from the Santisima Trinidad crafting recipe. Clarification regarding negative combat experience The update included a small rebalance of the combat experience thresholds for ranks. Player ranks themselves were not changed
Today's hotfix fixed an issue where doubloons were missing from the Santisima Trinidad crafting recipe.
Clarification regarding negative combat experience
The update included a small rebalance of the combat experience thresholds for ranks. Player ranks themselves were not changed, but the difference between the new and previous experience thresholds may, in some cases, result in a negative combat experience value being displayed.
Negative experience shows how much combat experience the player is missing for their current rank. The player's rank itself remains unchanged.
Rules of Engagement Update When initiating a PvP attack, only the battle ratings of the attacking ship and its target are compared. The attack cannot be initiated if the target ship’s battle rating is more than six times the battle rating of the attacking ship. This restriction d
When initiating a PvP attack, only the battle ratings of the attacking ship and its target are compared. The attack cannot be initiated if the target ship’s battle rating is more than six times the battle rating of the attacking ship.
This restriction does not prevent a higher-rated ship from attacking a lower-rated ship. The total battle rating and size of the attacking and defending groups are not taken into account.
Examples.
Lynx (BR 13) can only attack ships up to Diana (BR 78)
La Renommée (BR 38) is the lowest ship that can attack Victory (BR 216)
Added a new ship parameter called Rating.
A ship's rating consists of the following components:
Base rating. Equal to the ship's BR and present on every ship, regardless of equipment.
Equipment rating. The frame, planking, and installed upgrades increase a ship's rating. Rare woods and rare upgrades increase it more.
DPM modifier. A ship's DPM is taken into account when calculating equipment rating. If no guns are installed, the ship's DPM is zero; in that case, the equipment rating is also zero, and the ship keeps only its base rating.
Increased the crew size of Belle Poule by 6, bringing it to 257 crew members.
Increased the flight speed of the Balloon. The weight of the Balloon's hold does not affect its speed.
Added two skins for Montanes.
Added rewards for sinking PvP opponents. The reward amount depends on the rating of the enemy ship: the better equipped the ship is, the higher the reward for sinking it.
Added new PvP modules.
PvP modules can be obtained from chests available in the Admiralty.
PvP modules cannot be obtained through module exchange in the Bermuda Exchange.
IMPORTANT: PvP reward chests will become available in the Admiralty one week after this update. Rewards for participation on the Test Server will also be distributed at that time.
Added a monetary reward for killing enemy crew members, using coefficient 17.55 per crew.
Added the effect of a ship's HP condition on crew splinter damage:
Lower hp = more splinter damage
Added the effect of a ship's armor condition on fire chance:
Lower HP = higher fire chance
Updated the chain shot damage degradation curve. Chain shot now works on all ranges to allow kiting gameplay with long guns
Modules and perks now provide greater reductions to horizontal and vertical dispersion.
Modules now provide greater Sail HP bonuses.
Armor repair cooldown has been increased from 10 minutes to 20 minutes. The Combat Repairs perk now reduces the cooldown by 17 minutes instead of the previous 8 minutes.
Armor repair amount has been increased from 25% to 50%.
Armor and Crew Repairs can no longer be used immediately at the start of a battle. When entering battle, repairs now automatically start with an initial cooldown and become available only after it ends.
Sail Repair can still be used immediately at the start of a battle. Its cooldown and repair amount remain unchanged.
The effect of the Combat Repairs perk now depends on the amount of damage dealt. If you kill the large enemy solo you will get the whole bonus. If 5 players kill the same ship they will get % of bonus depending on their damage dealt
New side armor thickness values by ship rate:
1st rates - 100 cm
2nd rates - 96 cm
3rd rates - 92 cm
4th rates - 88 cm
5th rates - 82 cm
6th rates - 78 cm
Penetration effectiveness now depends more heavily on distance, impact angle, and armor thickness bonuses. The new system uses several key distance thresholds:
Maximum effective penetration distance — the distance at which a gun can penetrate a ship with no additional armor thickness modules and no angle applied.
Medium penetration threshold — the distance at which a gun can penetrate a ship equipped with three blue armor thickness modules or a ship angled at 45 degrees.
Close-range penetration threshold — the distance at which a gun can penetrate a ship equipped with three blue armor thickness modules and angled at 45 degrees.
At point-blank range, guns may penetrate armor at angles greater than 45 degrees, up to an additional 10 degrees depending on the gun type
Example values for 42-pounder guns:
Long Guns
Maximum distance: 1500 m
Medium threshold: 950 m
Close-range threshold: 400 m
Medium Guns
Maximum distance: 900 m
Medium threshold: 550 m
Close-range threshold: 300 m
Carronades
Maximum distance: 550 m
Medium threshold: 425 m
Close-range threshold: 300 m
Long Guns and Navy Long Guns new dispersion values:
Horizontal dispersion has been increased from 4m to 5m per 100 m of distance
Vertical dispersion has been lowered from 10m to 7m per 100 m of distance
Long gun damage to masts and sails has been increased by 22% to bring it on par with medium guns
Congreve Guns damage to masts and sails has been decreased by 10%
Base DPM increased for the following gun types:
Medium Guns: +15%
Long Guns: +8.95%
Navy Long Guns: +8.95%
Blomfield Guns: +15%
Congreve Guns: +15%
Carronades: +15%
Obusiers: +15%
Structure Crit Damage Modifier lowered from 2.7 to 2.1
Following player feedback, the logic used to select ports attacked by NPCs has been changed.
The new logic is designed to regularly test a clan's ability to defend its ports on a more predictable schedule.
The frequency of NPC attacks depends on the number of clan ports eligible for attack. A battle is usually scheduled within the listed interval, but in some cases the date may shift by 1-2 days.
1-4 ports: one port battle every 6-8 days.
5-9 ports: one port battle every 5-7 days.
10-14 ports: one port battle every 4-6 days.
15-19 ports: one port battle every 3-5 days.
20 or more ports: one port battle every 2-4 days.
Maximum number of Raider Port Battles per day (one maintenance cycle):
Caribbean server — 6 Raider Port Battles.
Peace server — 4 Raider Port Battles.
There are no nation-specific limits on the number of Raider Port Battles.
Profit from trading has tripled on average.
Ship crafting recipes have been significantly rebalanced. All ship recipes now require doubloons. Larger ships require more resources to craft.
Examples on new ships costs:
Bellona new cost: 1 089 321 reals, old cost: 45 299 reals, New PvE kills required: 29.95, old PvE kills required: 1.25
Frigate new cost: 352 672 reals, old cost: 22 571 reals, New PvE kills required: 14.24, old PvE kills required: 0.91
Brig new cost: 41 616 reals, old cost: 6699 reals, New PvE kills: 5.40, old PvE Kills: 0.87
Cannon crafting recipes have been rebalanced. Higher-caliber cannons now require more resources and doubloons.
Crafting experience gains have been adjusted to account for the new ship and cannon recipes.
Increased the chance of crafting a purple- or gold-quality ship in capturable ports
NPC ships will now carry more following trade resources:
Arabian books
Chinese books
Chinese tea
Cuirass
Dutch Laudanum
East Indian spices
European books
Gobelins tapestry
Gold ingots
Historical Artifact
Jutland Amber
Languedoc Violins
Madagascar Jewels
Olmec stone mask
Parisian Furniture
Pearl necklaces
Pearls
Porcelain
Silver ingots
Topaz
These resources are consumed in Kingston/Port Royal, Cartagena de Indias and Nassau.
Dutch Fleets will now carry more rare modules.
NPC ships in the Solo Area will now carry fewer rare modules and guns. Log data showed that these ships yielded a disproportionately high amount of rare loot compared with other activities, such as sinking Dutch Fleets or NPC Raiders.
For example, current amount of gold modules per month (30 days):
Solo Area: 9407 modules
From Raiders: 381 modules
Dutch Fleets: 330 modules
NPC ship bonuses have been adjusted to provide one type of bonuses instead of various types.
The distribution of Open World NPCs has been rebalanced in favor of individual ships over large fleets.
The Endurance exam has been replaced with the Intro Exam, where players are required to deal damage to ships of an enemy flotilla.
Adjusted the point costs of several perks.
The Prepared perk has returned. Prepared perk loads your guns at the start of the battle.
The clan management interface has been updated to match the general style of the game UI.
Improved the fleet control interface in battle.
The fleet control interface on the battle map now allows you to open a ship's hold by selecting that ship on the map. The conditions for opening a hold have not changed.
Added new helpful gameplay tips to loading screens.
Updated gun tooltips with new important combat stats.
Improved localization.
Updated ship tooltips with new important combat parameters and the ship rating.
Mast HP is now displayed in the battle interface for the player’s ship and targeted ships.
NPCs are now better at choosing a tack toward the player when the wind is unfavorable.
Fixed an issue where only some of the eligible ports were being considered when assigning Delivery missions. As a result, more Delivery missions should now be available.
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Captains, The issue has been resolved, and the Caribbean Server is now live.
Captains,
The issue has been resolved, and the Caribbean Server is now live.
Captains, The Caribbean Server is currently offline due to technical issues. It will be back online after the daily maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Captains,
The Caribbean Server is currently offline due to technical issues. It will be back online after the daily maintenance.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Test Server is open. Preliminary Patch Notes for the Test Server are available on the official forum: Preliminary Patch Notes The main goal of this test is to evaluate rewards from PvP activity, combat changes related to penetration and repairs, and the updated clan interface. Te
Test Server is open.
Preliminary Patch Notes for the Test Server are available on the official forum:
The main goal of this test is to evaluate rewards from PvP activity, combat changes related to penetration and repairs, and the updated clan interface.
Players who participate in testbed testing will receive a percentage of the combat medals earned on the test server.
There may be additional goals and tasks. We will provide more details early next week.
Players who help identify bugs, exploits, or other issues will also receive special rewards.
The Test Server database is based on the Caribbean Server state as of the July 3 maintenance.
Instructions on how to unlock the test server and participate are posted on the official forum:
Rules of Engagement Changes Players joining an ongoing battle will now spawn farther away from the enemy the later they join. Example: if the initial spawn distance from the enemy is 750 m, then by the 45-minute mark it will increase to 2250 m (750 + 1500). Other Changes Slightly
Players joining an ongoing battle will now spawn farther away from the enemy the later they join.
Example: if the initial spawn distance from the enemy is 750 m, then by the 45-minute mark it will increase to 2250 m (750 + 1500).
Slightly increased the repair and turning bonuses granted by the Bravery perk.
Potential fix for NPC ships going off course in Raider Port Battles. Please keep an eye on NPC behaviour in these battles after today’s update and let us know if the issue still occurs.
Potential fix for NPC ships going off course in Raider Port Battles.
Please keep an eye on NPC behaviour in these battles after today’s update and let us know if the issue still occurs.
Captains, The issue has been resolved, and the Caribbean Server is now live.
Captains,
The issue has been resolved, and the Caribbean Server is now live.
Captains, We are aware of the technical issues on the Caribbean Server. The problem is under investigation. Apologies for the inconvenience caused.
Captains,
We are aware of the technical issues on the Caribbean Server. The problem is under investigation.
Apologies for the inconvenience caused.
Slightly increased the reload bonus of the Bravery perk
Slightly increased the reload bonus of the Bravery perk
The cooldown reduction provided by the Combat Repairs perk has been increased. When you sink an enemy, the cooldown of hull and sail repairs is now immediately reduced by 8 minutes instead of 3 minutes The Bravery perk now also adds armor and sail repair amount bonuses, and its s
The cooldown reduction provided by the Combat Repairs perk has been increased. When you sink an enemy, the cooldown of hull and sail repairs is now immediately reduced by 8 minutes instead of 3 minutes
The Bravery perk now also adds armor and sail repair amount bonuses, and its ship turning bonus has been increased from 1.5% to 5%
Adjusted delivery missions so they can be used as side income during PvE combat and while traveling in combat vessels. Improved NPC distribution around the Pitt's Town area. Slightly increased the hold capacity of the Rotterdam, Galeon, and Le Gros Ventre to match the Indiaman ho
Adjusted delivery missions so they can be used as side income during PvE combat and while traveling in combat vessels.
Improved NPC distribution around the Pitt's Town area.
Slightly increased the hold capacity of the Rotterdam, Galeon, and Le Gros Ventre to match the Indiaman hold buff.
Updated prices for all books and modules.
Fixed a bug that prevented players of the same nation from being pulled into a PvP battle at battle start.
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Today’s update is purely technical and includes no gameplay changes
Today’s update is purely technical and includes no gameplay changes