This week's update includes several initiatives.
First, we have made some improvements to the Mate flow, particularly around discharging mates.
With this update, you now have the ability to take Gunpowder currency instead of choosing one of the available mates, as well as discharge all 1 or 2 Gem mates at once.
Secondly, we have begun to do additional work on the maps. Map 2 has been overhauled. There are new art assets and there has also been structural changes to the map in some places such as additional tunnels (which should help traversal around the bigger islands especially for slower ships).
Finally, the patch also includes a number of balance fixes.
The most notable of these is that we have completed a Captain's audit and updated many of them.
Balance Highlights Include:
- Fade's trick is a disruptive snare that makes ships lose control
- Brick's mines now chase after enemy ships when they get too close
- Adjusted some of the math and related stats around boarding to fix some high damage edge cases
View the full patchnotes in-game or on the forums here.