Yarrr me hearties!
It's been a short while but here we are again with another juicy update. We got quite a bit of new things to cover, so let's get into it!
Quickplay
First of all we would like to (re)introduce QUICKPLAY! No more tediously searching for that perfect match. Just press quickplay, select a gamemode and let our new system do the rest. You can choose between Battle Royale, Conquest or just any gamemode if you just want to get into the action ASAP!
Water shader tweaks
Next up we have tweaked the water shader.
The specular has been remade from scratch which now produces a nicer specular highlight.
Secondly, we've also revamped the subsurface system so it now uses your view angle and shows a nicer gradient of light scattering through the wave tops.
We've also tweaked how wave foam looks in the distance, it now no longer shows obvious tiling but instead fades out into soft foam banks.
The waves are now also a slight bit higher and more wild in the open ocean which will also affect gameplay a little bit. Broadside battles and pursuits should be a bit more fun and challenging now.
Last but not least we've also tweaked the colors and made some changes to the shader so we can have deeper colors. All of this should come at the same cost as the old water shader version.
Conquest flag radius indicators
We've added some handy radius indicators to the conquest flags.
New pirate cosmetics
Additionally we've also added some new pirate cosmetics such as underpants, shorts and some salty new tattoos.
Interactive tutorial
Aside from all that we've also added a fully playable interactive tutorial and removed the super old video.
*note: We are aware of a small oversight of battle drinks (old healing system) still being part of the tutorial. We will fix this in the next hotfix. For now just ignore this hint.
Extra sail settings
And you can now add micro tears, dirt and paint wear to your sails to get that wooden tub looking just the way you like it.
There's even more, but we'll leave that to the patch notes below:
Quickplay:
- Quickplay has been added again
- New sub menu added for quickplay to choose gamemode
Water shader tweaks:
- New specular system which should produce a much more realistic / better looking specular
- New subsurface system that scatters light through high waves depending on view angle
- Distant foam no longer shows obvious tiling, now fades out into softer foam banks
- Colors have been tweaked to look more natural (shader changes also make it possible to have deeper colors now)
- Slightly optimized (performance wise)
- Wave height tweaked to be a slight bit more wild in the open ocean
Extra sail settings:
- Micro tear slider added to ship options
- Sail dirt slider added to ship options
- Sail top paint layer wear slider added to ship options
Tutorial:
- Added a fully interactive / playable tutorial to teach all the game's basic mechanics (video removed)
Waterpump tweaks:
- Waterpump sound now matches the animation
- Waterpump now also visually pump longer when upgraded
- New waterpump sounds
Conquest tweaks:
- Conquest flags now show a capture radius on the ground
Ship model tweaks:
- Added Jacob's ladder planks to the side of the ships
- Split up some long wooden railing bars on the hulls of the ships into smaller sections
- Bomb vessel hull wooden planks texture stretching and tiling improved so it's more similar to the other ships
Gameplay changes:
- Nockgun no longer fires single shots but instead can be aimed down sight again
- Nockgun - Right click (full volley) now became left click
- Nockgun spread greatly decreased so it fires more precisely in medium range
- Double barrel rifle fire rate increased in none aim down sight mode (in ADS mode fire rate is as before)
- Double barrel rifle recoil increased with the same percentage
- Sail turning speed has been slightly increased
Bug fixes:
- Fixed a bug that caused the nockgun to fire 1 extra pellet (8 instead of 7)
- Removed an unnecessary delay for disconnection popups
New cosmetic items:
- Pink Heart Boxers
- Red and White Heart Boxers
- White Boxers
- Beige Boxers
- Black Boxers
- Deep Blue Boxers
- Mustard Yellow Boxers
- Dark Purple Boxers
- Green Boxers
- Light Blue Boxers
- Dark Brown Boxers
- Dark Grey Torn Shorts
- Blue Torn Shorts
- Brown Torn Shorts
- Washed Blue Torn Shorts
- Black Torn Torn Shorts
- Washed Red Torn Shorts
- Green Torn Shorts
- Red Torn Shorts
- White Torn Shorts
- Salty Body Tattoo
- Salty Chest Tattoo
- Salty Sleeves Tattoo
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