Ahoy,
The first week of Pirate Sagas being live is coming to a close, it's time to start the tradition of a weekly recap of the of the work that's been done and the work being done next:
The work this week has focused on some bug fixes and polish:
fixed an issue cycling to previous unit with [-key or L1 button[/p]
Improved battle map panning, when you cycle between units or click the minimap it now transitions towards the location rather than abruptly jumping
added keyboard shortcut notes for hiding objectives and combats, and transition to/from hidden state rather than simply being visible or not, there is no controller option for these yet they are only accessible from keyboard with O and C
battle now indicates when a unit is being followed with a small "(F)" after the ship's name, and unsets following mode when you pan the map or click the minimap rather than locking the panning to that unit
combats now position crews properly when there is an abrupt change like cannon fire killing multiple combatants, this fixes a transitional movement they'd make to the wrong position before settling into place
smaller text labels on the map
mission variation now shows in the map's mission dialog, you'll see that as a (1) through (10) after the title, after "Aftermath of the Storm (3)". Each of the variations builds on the difficulty and rewards
the game now shows recent changes in the loading screen, along with ways you can get in touch for support or sharing ideas and feedback
some new art has been added so each port of each campaign now has a distinct doctor, engineer and carpenter
the shoreline around islands in battle has been improved
main menu scene now shows the Caribbean map, ports and local merchants doing their back-and-forth
The focus for next week's updates is to make it clearer in the game what the different effects are between the crew roles you can hire, and to expand combat to include their special attacks. There may be an update on the state of Mac builds next week too, they are being produced but need some testing before publishing them.