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Patch Notes v5K

Ahoy!

Graphics Improvements

  • Reflections now softly fade out as they get further away.
  • Sails on the Brigand, Spitting Dragon, Ghastly Crow, and Iron Horns now ripple from wind.
  • Increased the number of volcanos visible in the distance.
  • Added VFX sparkles on the player ship when upgrade is available.
  • Minimap shows 1st place player as gold.
  • Zoomed out Minimap for further view distance.
  • Added wakes for Bayonet ship.

Perf improvements

  • Improved batching on water rendering.
  • Added particle batching on Ghastly Crow gas.

Balance Changes

  • Decreased Iron Horns dash time & range across all levels.
  • Spitting Dragon's Flamethrower lvl 0 and lvl 2 have increased/decreased respectively by a bit to move it closer to lvl 1.
  • Increased max ship speed by 7% across all sail levels
  • Decreased ship acceleration by 7% across all sail levels
  • Increased Brigand gold earned per cannon ball: 5 / 5 / 5 -> 5 / 7 / 9

Tutorial Fixes

Fixed various bugs and spelling on the tutorial level.

Best,
Robert Dunlap
Extrokold Games