Welcome to Season 2
Season 2 brings all new exciting content to Maelstrom. Headlining this Season is the release of the Undead Fleet beginning with the sloop Wraith and her Captain.
Season 2 is expected to run through the end of April.
New Ship: Undead Wraith
Wraith has some of the highest base top speed and turn rate in the game, rivaling Cinder and Cleaver respectively, though a lower than average deceleration means gives the ship a floaty feeling and requires more accurate maneuvering.
The Undead sloop has no frontal cannons, but features a robust 10 cannons on both sides as well as the aft. The addition of a large number of aft cannons significantly impacts the strategic options available to a Wraith player compared to existing ships where the rear is often the most vulnerable point on a ship.
Undead Passive
Siphon: Undead ships have lower Armor values, but compensate by using a siphon effect where their armor repairs automatically by dealing cannon damage. This means extended engagements tend to favor the Undead.
Ship Passive
Ghostly: When damaged by enemy ships, Wraith turns ephemeral for a short duration and projectiles pass through it harmlessly!
This passive enables Wraith to play more aggressively or successfully get away without taking damage. It can also allow allies to attack enemy ships without fear of friendly fire.
Ship Tier X
Phantom Push: Cannonballs knock ships back. Critical hits increase knockback force.
Phantom Push amplifies Wraith's natural evasiveness, allowing her to control enemy positioning when firing. In particular, ample rear cannons means chasing down Wraith is a difficult task.
New Captain: Merriden ‘Windreaper’ Harrowfel
Merriden 'Windreaper' Harrowfel is the daughter of Axton Harrowfel. A shade of who she once was, now twisted and delighting in the power granted her in undeath.
She has the ability ‘Darkest Door’. This ability allows players to teleport forward after a brief charge time. This ability can be used in Dead Waters or even while being boarded!
Wraith Bundle
Upgrade Your Fleet
Upgrade your fleet with the ghostly Undead sloop Wraith and her crafty Captain Merriden Windreaper Harrowfel.
Bundle Contents
- Undead Sloop: 'Wraith'
- Undead Captain: 'Merriden Windreaper Harrowfel'
- 3 Undead Mates
- 'Nocturne' Skin
This bundle is available for 25% off for $14.99 (this is a limited time price!).
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227510
The ship is also unlockable in the game for 1000 Gunpowder.
New Battle Pass
A brand new Battle Pass is now available complete with new cosmetics, titles, and other goodies.
Leaderboards
Leaderboards have arrived! Placing on the Leaderboards will reward both a Medal as well as other prizes. They will reset weekly and provide prizes automatically.
Legendary Mate of the Month: February
The Legendary Mate of the Month for February is a new Legendary Shipwright for all races, including Undead.
For now, it can be earned exclusively via the new Mates of Legend quest.
Please note that last month's new Legendary Powder Monkey has now been added to the existing Legendary Mate Contracts.
New Traits
New Traits (both regular and legendary) are being added.
The following Traits will be added:
Normal Traits
Guarded
+10% Armor Resistance while in Fog or StealthedMonster Hunter
+100% Damage vs NPCs and MonstersLurker
+50% Cannon Range and -25% Top Speed while in Fog or StealthedDisruption
When ramming an enemy ship, that ship has -50 Hull/Armor/Sail Repair for 5 secondsRudder Crusher
When ramming an enemy ship, that ship has -50% Turn Rate for 5 seconds
Legendary Traits
Provision
Start the game with 1 of each basic boonDominion
After sinking an enemy ship, gain 3% Damage for the rest of the match
Bug Fixes and Other Changes
- ESC key can now be used to close windows and pop-ups while still continuing to function as Quit if you are already on the Ship Screen
- Corrected an issue with some Captain's abilities that could cause them to be unusable during a match
- Numerous typos/fixes have been corrected in tooltips and wiki pages
- Minor fixes to the stats of some mates (no stat changes, only incorrectly implemented or bugged stats)
- Corrected an issue that could cause an engine crash at the end of matches
More to Come
During Season 2, we will be releasing additional content and features. Look forward in particular to the release of the remaining Undead Ships and Captains, as well as features such as Steam Achievements.
We are also working on other exciting things (things that many players have asked for) that we'll share in more detail as they are closer to completion.