Feral Blue

Released: Oct 22, 2019
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 09:14 GMT

Updates & announcements

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10 Mar 2021Developer post
Economy hotfix and Pancake Week
Hello everyone! We've been a little quiet here, and we think the reasons are clear — since Feral Blue's commercial results are not extremely great, we have to deal with various contract works. It gives us not that much time to work on the game, but on the other hand, if we don't
25 Dec 2020Developer post
Happy New Year!
Hello! Our team at Snowbird would like to wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Although this year was a quite a challenge for everybody, and, unfortunately, we were not able to keep all our promises to you, we're looking into the future with careful optimism, and hope tha
26 Nov 2020Developer post
Autumn sale and user unterface improvements.
It's been almost month since we released our experimental build to the open beta test. We were really excited to read all your comments and suggestions regarding new log interface and gameplay overall. Thanks to your feedback we were able to fix some interface and game glitches,
It's been almost month since we released our experimental build to the open beta test. We were really excited to read all your comments and suggestions regarding new log interface and gameplay overall.
Thanks to your feedback we were able to fix some interface and game glitches, improve stability of the game and tune up some visuals.
Now we are ready to set release status of the resulting build.
For those of you who missed our beta announce here is recap of the changes made:
One and most wanted feature which was finally implemented in the game and anticipated by almost anyone, is revamped captain's log. Log was rewritten from the scratch and now you can use it. Finally.
Using log and its filters you will be able to:

Track damage to the ship.
Track crew changes.
Track resource usage.
Check cabin's maintenance.
Check quests progress.
Review other useful game events.
Also following improvements were made:

Pull-down feature to the quests list. You can switch between three top quests, making any of them as your current goal.
Improved the interface of diplomacy for players, now it is possible to view the relations with factions and persons, and to set direction to chosen persons.
Several bugfixes
Overall stability and performance of the game improved.
And since it is Autumn Sale on Steam we do invite you to take part in it and buy our games with decent discounts to support our work.
And last but not least - we made an announcement of the new game in 'Eador' series (our famous turn based strategy titles) - please check details at news page
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09 Nov 2020Developer post
Improvements to User interface.
Hello everyone! If you’re wondering where we are , don't worry, we are still working on the game. Now it’s time for improvements and changes in the game interface. This improvements awaits you: The addition of a disclosure to the list of taken quests. The first three quests on th
Hello everyone!
If you’re wondering where we are , don't worry, we are still working on the game.
Now it’s time for improvements and changes in the game interface.
This improvements awaits you:

The addition of a disclosure to the list of taken quests. The first three quests on the list will be available for choosing and you will be able to choose an active quest to be indicated on the main page of the list.
Improved the interface of diplomacy for players, now it will be possible to view the relations with factions and persons, and to choose the direction to them.
Diversified and improved main captain's journal. Now you can track damage to the ship, crew changes, resource usage and a lot of other options. You can choose a category and track a whole day changes on the ship.
The changes in the interface have affected several mechanics, so they are available to you in the open-beta version of Feral Blue, to update it you need to right-click on the game in the library, select properties, then Beta versions and select Open-Beta from the list.
We would love to hear from you about your impression of the changes.
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17 Sep 2020Developer post
Discounts, new ships and emergency supplies.
Hello! As promised, new content and fixes are out today. Pirate sale on the doorstep of your Steam! We have significantly reduced the price, so hurry up to buy a game with a big discount or a whole set of games from us. A pack of games has appeared on sale: Blood and Gold and Fer
Hello!
As promised, new content and fixes are out today.
Pirate sale on the doorstep of your Steam!
We have significantly reduced the price, so hurry up to buy a game with a big discount or a whole set of games from us.
A pack of games has appeared on sale: Blood and Gold and Feral Blue in a single bundle, especially for you if you missed our previous game about adventure in the Caribbean sea!

New ship line for the People's Republic: the Floating Fort, the Floating Citadel and the Steam Citadel, all quite agile and well-armed ships.
New mechanic to set an emergency threshold for supplies in the hold. When the specified resource is down to this value, the crew would rather suffer hardships than waste the valuable cargo for their own needs. Use this function to preserve the goods that need to be delivered elsewhere or conserved for some important purpose. Whenever you get a mission to deliver goods, the cargo is reserved automatically, increasing the emergency threshold. After completing the mission the default threshold value is restored.
The trade and barter interface now displays the value of emergency threshold. If the deal takes the player outside the emergency limits, a warning pops up.
Starting ship of the Mori faction has been updated.
The help screens are redesigned, their content is brought up to date.
You no longer need to quit walking the town streets in order to initiate a dialog with the city government, trade or outfit your ship.
Fixed some errors in trade and cargo hold screens.
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14 Sep 2020Developer post
New ships and emergency supply
Hello all! We have added a number of new ships to the game, along with some changes to the interface. The People's Republic has got 3 new vessels: a smaller Floating Fort, a Floating Citadel and a powerful Steam Citadel. Besides forming a backbone of the People's fleet, these shi
02 Jul 2020Developer post
Update Notes (July 2)
Hello all! Reminder : there are only a few days left until Steam summer sale ends. This is your opportunity to purchase Feral Blue with a discount of 33%. Our previous, rather significant update featured new game mechanics (the vassal system and the caches) and updated existing f
Hello all!
Reminder: there are only a few days left until Steam summer sale ends. This is your opportunity to purchase Feral Blue with a discount of 33%.
Our previous, rather significant update featured new game mechanics (the vassal system and the caches) and updated existing functionalities, such as town economics and trading with other factions, in order to keep the game fresh for our long-time fans.
This update aims to help new players embrace and understand Feral Blue from the first sight. It introduces major interface updates based on your feedback and some internal testing, and also adds some missing gameplay elements.
So, without further ado:

At the beginning of the game you can complete some simple missions that direct your exploration of the map and help to accumulate your starting capital.
Complete the first mission for a juicy reward - or ignore it and keep the customer's resources for yourself.
Trade profitably. We have changed the trading interface to make it clearer and more convenient to use.
Track the spending of your resources. Daily statistics are now displayed in strategic map mode.
More freedom in towns - you can now select different actions without having to leave and reenter.
Point and click interaction with objects on strategic map. Simply click on town or ship, and the interaction dialogue will pop up once you come close enough.
Boost your firepower - the armaments purchase screen now features tips; its interface has been streamlined.
We are near and eager to help - help screens have been updated with new informative graphics and a navigation system.
The update also features a variety of small fixes and improvements to make the game more comfortable to play.
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08 Jun 2020Developer post
Status update - UI and summer plans
Hello everyone, there is a new status update from the team. First of all, we are extremely obliged to you all for the feedback you've provided. There are some nailing comments that will help us to deliver a better game. We think we should highlight 灭资兴无's list of comments in part
21 May 2020Developer post
A vassal system and the first sale
Today is a big day — we are releasing a relation system, which will allow you to collaborate with other captains. If earlier our oncoming ships were some kind of muddy Others, just abstract "they", now it is always a person with a name and character. The system starts with fairly
Today is a big day — we are releasing a relation system, which will allow you to collaborate with other captains. If earlier our oncoming ships were some kind of muddy Others, just abstract "they", now it is always a person with a name and character.
The system starts with fairly simple features: those captains either sympathize with you, or not really, but eventually it will be developed in a much bigger mechanics. Right now the attitude towards you will be determined by nationality (this is the kind of thing that will survive in any Flood), as well as your behavior.
Captains will give tasks, i.e. quests that have been presented earlier in the game. The more tasks one completes, the better attitude one receives. Why do we even need our reputation in the eyes of these comrades? Two or three captains under your command already form a sort of fleet. And where there is a small fleet, a state will soon emerge.
In addition to friendly and hostile captains, we add a system of caches. In general, this is the pretty same mechanics from that Treasure Island book by Stevenson: like captain Flint, you can bury the loot (or honestly earned commodity) on a secluded island. There it will lie in complete safety with some minor chances of looting (since you are not alone sailing around the seas) or damage from rainfall (the climate in this world is so terrible).
The urban economy has also been refined. Two points: 1) now for visiting a city you need to pay port dues and if you don’t have enough water, then please trade somewhere in the sea 2) having captured the city, you get access to trade with other fractions. Resource binding for each city in the game was made by us at the very start of Early Access and now - hell yeah - we are cobbling it together. You choose your city, choose a partner city, then enjoy an increase in turnover (until, of course, war happens).
Finally, those ships that implied rigging now received it (one can say, a sailboat without all these rigs looks like naked). In terms of gameplay, rigging refers to the sail system, so if damaged it's counted as damage to a propulsion system.
Since it was a really huge piece of work for us, we'd be happy to offer you a 40% discount for the next three days. Cheers!
Mechanics

There is a reputation in relations with other captains
Added a system of "vassality", that is, hiring captains in your faction and giving them orders
Added storage system for goods on the islands ("caches")
Cross-Faction Trading Added
Graphics

Added rigging for sailing ships
The line of industrial buildings in cities expanded
Added a new location for island missions
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10 May 2020Developer post
Ropes and rigging
Hi everyone, there is a bit of news on how the Feral Blue project is going. The last two weeks were spent on implementing our maritime feudalism - which can be briefly described as a system of lords and companions. And if you had a chance to play Mount & Blade, you would have
23 Apr 2020Developer post
Update Notes (April 23)
Hello everyone, a new update is here, though we have a pretty short patch notes today (it's mostly visuals, as been promised) new line-up for manufacturing buildings added (this, in fact, was a rather time-consuming thing) additional visual effects for rainy weather frazil ice an
Hello everyone,
a new update is here, though we have a pretty short patch notes today (it's mostly visuals, as been promised)

new line-up for manufacturing buildings added (this, in fact, was a rather time-consuming thing)
additional visual effects for rainy weather
frazil ice and snowy surfaces added
Another big update is planned and should be delivered in two weeks. Stay tuned.
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21 Apr 2020Developer post
Status update #14
Hello everyone, We hope this newsletter will find you safe and well. First of all, we want to say thank you for your supportive comments - it’s great help reading your feedback in these uneasy times. We are going to release a new patch this week - this one will bring visual effec
07 Apr 2020Developer post
Making games while quarantined
This is how the office of Snowbird Games looks today. Just the same as yesterday, and it has been looking pretty abandoned for the last week. There is an irony that we have created our first games, for example, Combat Mission: Afghanistan or Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword
27 Mar 2020Developer post
Update Notes (March 27)
Hello everyone, Today we're releasing a new update for Feral Blue. We will working on a huge chunk of gameplay till mid April, so we decided to deliver you some nice visual stuff - please check our patch notes below. Hey, GALLEON IS HERE! Highlights Gorgeous Spanish galleon added
Hello everyone,
Today we're releasing a new update for Feral Blue. We will working on a huge chunk of gameplay till mid April, so we decided to deliver you some nice visual stuff - please check our patch notes below. Hey, GALLEON IS HERE!
Highlights

Gorgeous Spanish galleon added (there are 3 modifications)
It took a bit longer than expected, but we are very proud with the results. We really hope we can add more examples of classic ship design.
Visuals

Faction-colored sails for ships
The most delightful arsonistic fire effects for burning ships
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20 Mar 2020Developer post
Update notes (March 20)
Hi everyone, Today we're releasing a new update for Feral Blue. This update will bring you in-game music, new town walls for each faction, some fancy visual effects and economy tweaks. Make a pause and stop reading this and go wash your hands, then you may proceed with the patch
Hi everyone,
Today we're releasing a new update for Feral Blue.
This update will bring you in-game music, new town walls for each faction, some fancy visual effects and economy tweaks. Make a pause and stop reading this and go wash your hands, then you may proceed with the patch notes below.
Highlishts

Romantic guitar medley has been added as soundtrack
New town walls (faction specific) added
New visual effects for sea battles added
Balance in boarding fights has been greatly amended - now AI teams are not that overpowered
Gameplay

Requirements for construction, repair and update have been adjusted
Trasnfering goods between ships and towns works better now
New jump animation for warriors in boarding attack added
Misc

Signal bonfires in land missions look much cooler now
Different sound options added
Collisions for a number of sails have been corrected
Damaged sails change their visual state way better
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16 Mar 2020Developer post
The next patch is almost here
Hello guys, what a day to be alive, huh? We live in a difficult time indeed. On the one hand, it was not for nothing that all those games, books, comics and TV shows have prepared us for life during and after the apocalypse. On the other hand, they didn’t really prepare us for a
06 Mar 2020Developer post
Update Notes (March 6)
Hello everyone, we do hope this report will find you well. In the midst of the current coronavirus hullabaloo it's quite important to stay calm, keep your hands washed and stay away from the crowd. You might also fancy checking a new update we are releasing today. Highlights Econ
Hello everyone,
we do hope this report will find you well. In the midst of the current coronavirus hullabaloo it's quite important to stay calm, keep your hands washed and stay away from the crowd. You might also fancy checking a new update we are releasing today.
Highlights

Economic system for player towns was redesigned entirely
New interface for town management
New logic for treating crew members
Formulas for catapult ballistics were recalculated from the scratch (it seems that now you can at least hit someone)
Optimization

Large ships now run much smoother
City management screen performance was greatly improved
Bug fixes

Magic teleport when leaving a capital was removed
Collision for sails models was tuned
Spawn points for rebels at junk ships were amended
Numerous typos in the interface were corrected
A few fixes for GUI sound effects
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04 Mar 2020Developer post
Status Update #13
Hello everyone, Since we have seriously updated the team management interface, we decided to make a user guide as well. After all, it nice to have a sort of manual for such a complex mechanics. We tried to describe everything in detail and with pictures — you may check the guide
22 Feb 2020Developer post
Screenshot Saturday (February 22)
So it's saturday and all indies have that sreenshot vibe. But before we get started, we'd like to make a small announcement on the upcoming patch. Definitely it's on the way to release, we do hope to upload itnext week. Special thanks to all folks who have been sending us their s
13 Feb 2020Developer post
Update Notes (February 13)
As you may have guessed (judging by the current Steam review score), the launch of Feral Blue wasn't a jaunt via calm waters for us. Needless to say there is no such thing as Early Access: players always expect a fully finished game. "Early access" here means that in the future t
As you may have guessed (judging by the current Steam review score), the launch of Feral Blue wasn't a jaunt via calm waters for us. Needless to say there is no such thing as Early Access: players always expect a fully finished game. "Early access" here means that in the future the game will only be made better and bigger. A little bit unfair, perhaps, but there's no point in complaining. For a small indie teams like ours this is a serious challenge - and we need to respond.
We follow all comments carefully. We have read all the negative reviews (and positive ones too, thank you for them!) and took them into account. Today we are releasing an update that will change a lot of things in the game. We hope that we can continue to pull the project into a bright future.
So, there are the things we are bringing today.
Gameplay

Now almost every type of ship has its own economic (or military) specialization: there are heavy armored ships, extremely maneuverable ships, desalination ships, and so on
The speed of movement on the map now depends on the number and quality of personnel assigned to the engines
Now you need qualified personnel to keep your gun deck in service. If there are not enough crew members or they are not really skillful, your artillery might be at a risk of destruction
The number of warriors and freemen affects the reloading time during a battle
Added the influence of personnel on the ship's performance: maximum speed for rowing vessels, acceleration for steam vessels, and turnability for sailing vessels
Interface

Cabin management interface has been reworked
Added new information and pointer to the sea battle GUI
Updated trading interface
Updated a victory screen in battle - now players can see a list of cabins of the captured ship.
Bugfixes and optimization

Fixed the black fog of war effect when loading a save
Hit-boxes for sails have been expanded
Fixed a possible self-shoot case with ballistas (if placed as a bow gun)
Fixed a bug in trading with cities
Freemen now go to sleep in the correct cabins
Draw distance has been optimized for every locations.
UX

Added protection against incorrect clicks in dialogs
On land levels added sounds of the environment and different sounds of steps depending on the type of landscape
Sounds in interfaces are not that annoying now.
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Updates & announcements

Mechanics

Graphics

Highlights

Visuals

Highlishts

Gameplay

Misc

Highlights

Optimization

Bug fixes

Gameplay

Interface

Bugfixes and optimization

UX