As we prepare to say goodbye to the Haunted Seas event, we’re setting sail for destination 2.5! The focus of this patch is improving the Paper Pirates user experience, and hopefully making it so that everyone who plays can get a better understanding of the rules. Don’t be too sad about the end of Haunted Seas - keep an eye on the Steam updates for more seasonal events as they happen!
Celebrate the Winners with an All-New Game End Experience
The game’s not over when you reach the shore or all your treasure’s gone overboard, and we’re recognising that with an all-new, freshly revamped game end experience! New screens and animations add tension as each crew member is revealed to be a human or ghost, and if you made it home safe? Watch out as the captain’s role is dramatically revealed, revealing the winning team to all!
If you’re playing a scored game, there’s a second game end screen featuring our party podiums, that show each pirate’s coin total. Watch out for a last-second reversal of fortune as the secret objectives are revealed - especially if you have a Demotivated Stowaway!
Pirate Leaderboard
Every time you play a game of Paper Pirates from 2.5 onwards, your player statistics will be saved to your pirate template. Keep using the same pirate name to build up a score over time, and then see how you fare amongst your friends with the new Leaderboard! On the Leaderboard, you can sort by a number of stats (including human wins and ghost wins!) to see who’s truly the most victorious pirate of all.
Player Chat Improvements
We’ve given the in-game chat a little bit of a facelift, to make it more user friendly! The chat history has been separated from the Game Log (which you can still find in the menu), and shows up when you’re sending a message. Additionally, each player is assigned a colour which shows up throughout the game - in their nameplate, in the chat, and during the game end screens! There are ten colours in total, but don’t be fighting amongst yourselves for your favourite colour - they’re randomly chosen each game!
Connected Player Guidance and Graphical Improvements
The connected player client has received a visual overhaul with 2.5, which adds improved guidance throughout the game indicating what you need to do and when. Additionally, there are a host of fun new animations that play at certain points in the game - look out for all the different event animations as you play! If you’d like to reduce your bandwidth usage while playing, or improve client performance, you can turn animations off in the menu after you’ve connected to a game!
The Captain Returns!
For this patch, we’ve coordinated some socially distanced voice recording, and we’re delighted to welcome back Captain Wilson who has topped up the voice acting in Paper Pirates. Once again you can look forward to announcements throughout the game, including the rules introduction, during events, and in the new improved game end screen!
Voting History
During voting, your connected device will now display an indicator of who is currently voting (remember, pirates vote one by one from stowaway to captain!), and a record of who each pirate voted for - or a note to say they passed their vote if they did!
Scurvy
Patch 2.5 sees the introduction of one new event, but it’s sure to really mix up your games! When treasure goes overboard, there’s a chance the Scurvy event might activate, offering a pirate a bowl of fruit. Share the fruit amongst the crew, saving pirates in turn - the question is, is there enough fruit to save everyone…?
Don’t forget that you can join us every Saturday at 8pm GMT (adjusted time for the UK’s daylight savings time!) on Twitch for our weekly dev stream, or pop by our YouTube channel to see Let’s Plays of Paper Pirates, How To videos and more! Or if you’re looking for a crew to set sail with make sure to join our Discord!