The shark rushed at the boat’s hull, on a direct collision course with it’s mouth agape.
“Steady... STEADY!”
Jaerax exclaimed from the shoreboat’s deck, a harpoon raised above his head. He talked loudly and confidently to the 5 other men huddled in the small craft alongside him.
“See men? They always come at you in a straight line, you just hold your harpoon like so, and wait for it... NOW!”
Jaerax threw his harpoon. The shark dodged to the right. The harpoon splooshed harmlessly into the water.
The boat shook as the shark careened into it, tearing a chunk off the prow and biting a paddle in half before diving below the water.
Jaerax stood with a stunned look on his face.
“Huh. Well, they uhh... don’t usually do that. This one must be smarter than the rest.
... also, someone should patch that hole before we sink.”
There was a flurry of activity as a pair of crewmen started hammering planks onto the burbling hole.
The shark appeared again at the surface of the water over two hundred feet away. Suddenly, another fin rose from the water beside it.
And another.
And another.
“Men...”
A look of concern crept across Jaerax’s face.
“Stop what you are doing. Everyone grab a paddle, we make for the beach... now.”
The men scrambled over each other as they each snatched a paddle. Water splashed as all eight men began to hurriedly row. The boat lurched forward, speeding towards the sandy shore of the nearby island.
The sharks gave chase as Jaerax stood on the stern, one hand on the tiller and one clutching a harpoon, ready to stab the first shark that came near.
The boat hit the beach with a thud and the men scrambled out, pulling the boat the rest of the way out of the water.
Jaerax stood on the beach, his hands resting on his hips as he stared out at the fins circling the water between the beach and his ship.
A crewman sidled up beside Jaerax.
“Wadday ya figure cap’n?”
Jaerax frowned
“... I suspect we may have killed all the stupid ones. The only ones left are now smart, deadly, coordinated... and by the look of it, quite angry with us.”
“Your orders?”
“Get the boat repaired and have everyone carve spears from the jungle bamboo. We’re going back to the ship.”
“Aye cap’n!” the crewman remarked as he hurried off to join the others.
Jaerax looked back out onto the water. This was going to be fun...
They're Getting Smarter...
Welcome to patch 0.3.1 – Clever Girl, where the sharks have grown, much, much smarter (and more fun to fight).
We’ve also taken care of a few strange bugs and added a number of other small improvements.
Finally we have implemented a couple of all-new ship abilities for the scout and merchant class ships that match thier playstyle more closely than the mortar did. The warship class ships will still proudly use thier mortars as if nothing has happened.
Happy shark hunting!
New Content
- Smart Sharks! – The shark combat AI has been revamped.
- Ship Abilities – Scout and Merchant class ships now have unique abilities.
General Improvements
- Tactical Turning – Ships moving slowly now also turn slowly
- Shark HP Increase – Due to the shark AI changes, they became easier to fight. Now they are tougher.
Bug Fixes
- Pink?! – Updating Unity turned our dolphins and fire pink. They are now no longer pink.