Announcement Patchday Notes 2023

Ahoy Pirates,

We are currently syncing.

Bug fixes:

• The Messages Window can now be moved again.
• Received Bonus Maps now display in the Loot category.

Bot Debuff:

• We have added 14 days of the Gotcha debuff to users caught using third-party programs. Once this expires, they shall receive either Scar 1 or Scar 2 depending on if they were caught previously.
• We have removed 33% of these players EXP, ELP and BP.
• We have removed these players from the Event Ranking (overall points and the group map).
• We have added two packages into the in-game Shop; one Design and one item package, only purchasable by users who do not have the Gotcha debuff.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are currently syncing to fix the Quest Reset issue for a range of quests.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We synced a little while ago with the following changes.

Bug fixes:

• Sometimes, a message telling you that you can't do that while invisible was displayed with the Light of Tortuga - FIXED
• Some messages you receive at the top of the screen sometimes were not displaying correctly - FIXED
• Messages Window would not remain open after being locked and logging out - FIXED

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are about to do one last sync before the weekend.

Event Changes:

• We have increased the spawn rate for the NPCs
• We have added the Shrunken Head quest item to the L and XL packages (those who have purchased these already will receive the item via a script).

Bug fixes:

• Messages should be shown at the top of your screen again.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We have synced the following changes:

Event Preparation:

• We have prepared the upcoming Pirate Lords event.

Bug fixes:

• The Currency window could not be resized - FIXED
• Harpoons shown as 0 Damage in the Menu - FIXED

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We have just synced the following changes.

Event Preparation:

• We have prepared the Crystal Raiders event.

Improvements:

• We have added an option to enable/disable the floating text loot and announcement messages (messages at the top of the screen)

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are currently syncing the following event changes.

Event Changes:

• We have lowered the currency rewards for the Crystal Raider
• In order to reduce the amount of active Crystal Vuurs on the map, we have reduced the despawn time to 5 minutes (it was previously 10 minutes)
• Crystal Vuurs are now correctly being damaged every 10 seconds.
• We have adjusted the Ranking rewards; 1st to 10th place now gives Overlord Cannons Level 3 (instead of Level 0) and the remainder of the ranks give Overlord Cannons Level 2 (instead of Bastion cannons).
• We have corrected the timer display for the Crystal Vuurs.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We shall have a sync today with the following changes.

Event Preparation:

• We have prepared the upcoming event, Sightseeing Sorcery.

Improvements:

• We have extended the Marauder and Jolly Roger events to include the new Lost Fleet area.
• When you sink a player who has a Gotcha or Scar debuff, they provide double the Battlepoints.

Bug fixes:

• Being Repaired by another player no longer counts towards the Light of Tortuga's damage counter.
• The Light of Tortuga icon would not be removed from next to your ship if the item expired - FIXED
• The options to enable/disable the floating text are now saved for your next login.
• Players were unable to repair after being hit by some certain breaches - FIXED
• In the Crafting window, the amount of Crafting Materials would not be updated after you crafted an item - FIXED
• Marauder Torpedoes did not provide additional damage to Marauder Event NPCs - FIXED

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are about to sync the following changes.

Event Preparation:

• We have prepared the upcoming Vashtak War event.

Improvements:

• We have increased the values of all HP and VP Amulets as well as Asklepios Talents and Touch by an extra 50%
• Gotcha or Scar debuffed users no longer again x2 BP for sinking another Gotcha or Scar debuffed user

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,


We are about to sync a minor change to the Vashtak War event.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are currently syncing the following.

Event Changes:

• We have fixed the Event Chest and Shipwreck spawn amount
• We have fixed the Ice Effect animation when it first appears
• Quests that required a specific map for a coordinate condition has had the map level reduced for lower level players
• Both minions now spawn in all event maps, so lower level players can complete any quest which requires an Event NPC.
• We have fixed the amount of Vanhu Ritual Mask required from 3 to 1 in the Quest Ritual Stage.
• Shipwrecks now give Burning Ice Ammunition instead of Ice Ammunition
• We have lowered the amount of points given in the Vashtak War group map by the Rocks, Golems and Player Kills.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We shall be syncing the following shortly.

Event Changes:

• We have reduced the damage slightly on the normal event NPCs.
• We have increased the spawn notification ranges for all event admirals.
• The first quest for each faction now resets every 12 hours.
• We have fixed the wrong ranking being visible for your faction.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are currently syncing the following.

Improvements:

• If one team leaves the Domination Arena the match is now ended immediately
• Boarding failure messages are no longer displayed in a popup but instead using the floating text at the top of the screen

Bug fix:

• Healing another player reduced your Damage Inflicted in quests - FIXED
• The event ticker would sometimes not open the Event Window - FIXED
• Controllers/Joysticks would make the menu items flash - FIXED
• We've corrected the spawn animations for the Rocks within the Vashtak War group map.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We synced earlier today with the following changes.

Event Preparation:

• We have prepared the upcoming Season 13!
• We have prepared the upcoming Typhon's Revenge event.
• We have extended the Vashtak War event by 2 days.

Bug fixes:

• Squid's In master skill countdown continued after leaving the map.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are currently syncing for the following.

Event Preparations:

• Further preparations for the upcoming Season 13!

Gotcha Debuff:

• We have booked the Gotcha Debuff to users caught using third-party programs.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are about to sync for some missing Season texts.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We will be syncing the following changes.

Event Preparations:

• We have prepared the Raiding Parties event.

Improvements:

• We have removed the Light of Tortuga icon from being visible next to the Ship.

Bug fixes:

• Inspecting Users from the Spy Window sometimes didn't update - FIXED
• The equipment list in the League of Captains was not updated when forging was completed - FIXED
• When switching between Submarine and Ship presets then changing map, sometimes it would not update correctly - FIXED

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We had a sync with the following changes.

Improvements:

• Raid Leader Rewards : The Fallback rewards will be triggered if you win a ship design you already have.
• NPC loot will be increased.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We have synced the following.

Event Preparation:

• We have prepared the Seaside Squad event.

Bug fixes:

• The messages window sometimes produced some client-side lag after a lot of messages were received - FIXED
• The NPCs for the High Fenghuang Admirals was incorrect - FIXED
• Your attribute stats were sometimes incorrect after switching between a Submarine and Ship - FIXED

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are currently syncing some missing text for the Seaside Squad event.

Your Seafight Team