Patchday Notes

Ahoy Pirates,

With today’s patch we introduced the new death mechanic. This should hopefully reduce the amount of Congestion Error problems to a minimum as well as improving the general server performance and reducing the lag.

In addition we have made the following changes:

• Skyfire Lightning now slows enemies by 25% (previous amount was 10%)
• Increased the heal amount of towers by 100x the previous amount but in addition increased the heal “ticks” to every 60 seconds instead of every 10 seconds effectively increasing repair efficiency by over1600%.

We currently have a few known issues connected to this sync, but due to the importance of the new death mechanic we felt it important to release now. These known issues are as follows:

• Synchronization problem between server and client while under the effect of speed altering effects such as Skyfire Lightning, Swift Stone and Pumpkin Power
• Random map respawn if you choose to go back to the shipyard and then re-open the client
• Reset of in-session changed interface settings if you choose to go back to the shipyard and then re-open the client
• Unstoppable item doesn’t relieve attack / action item block until repair button is pressed
• Some “dead” players on the map which can’t be attacked
• Sails not being checked when sunk, just when logged out
• 30 second logout bug for some players.

Your Seafight team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

With the sync today we have fixed the following bugs:

· 10% cannon damage on the Smugglers Pride ship design now works as intended

· Ship now shown correctly on the Nimbus Map – no longer shown as a “ghost”

· Sea Chart settings no longer get automatically undone when you leave the map

· Bug with the sails where they worked when repaired, even though they were actually damaged.
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Your Seafight team

 

Ahoy Pirates,


We are about to sync a fix for the ship wrecks that some of them didn’t give any reward. The Sun Map / Raid Map bug is also being double checked and the maps should be reopened again tomorrow. In addition, we have reduced the size of the red zone and increased the size of one of the green zones to assist you!


Your Seafight team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

Below you can find out a bit about what we are planning to sync tomorrow:

PHP AMS

Tomorrow we are planning to sync the PHP AMS update into the game. To find out more about this update, please click here. Please note that some players might have to re-equip their cannons to their decks.

Skill Tree

After the sync tomorrow, it will be possible to permanently get up to 60 Skill Points - not just during certain special days. In addition, we will introduce special 65 Skill Point days at certain times which will allow you to get up to 65 Skill Points! To celebrate this – the first 65 Skill Point days will begin this Friday at 12 noon (Local Server Time) and will run until 12 noon on 2nd May (Local Server Time).

Due to this update and the fact that we have made 5 more Skill Point available, we have had to slightly rebalance the amount of Crystals needed for each Skill Point.

Crystal Packages
During the 65 Skill Point days starting on Friday, you will be able to purchase the Crystal Packages – the packages have been rebalanced so that there will be even more Crystals in each package. The packages will be available from this Friday at 12 noon (CEST) and will run until the end of the day on Friday 2nd May (CEST).

Country Ship Designs

On Friday 25th April, the French Ship Design will be available to buy. In addition, next week on 28th April, the Russian Ship Design will be available – both these ships will have new and unique buffs! More about these special ships will be revealed soon!

Your Seafight team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

Due to some technical problems, we have decided to postpone the PHP AMS update as well as the Country Ship Designs – as soon as we have more information about when we will be able to release these we will let you know.


We are planning to sync shortly, maybe in about 1 hour. After the sync, the 60 Skill Point update and the slight changes to the Most Wanted event will be live. In addition, the buff items will either come after the sync or tomorrow morning.


Your Seafight team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

Unfortunately we have to sync tomorrow morning due to some technical issues.


Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

After the sync today.

There seems to be a visual error with the bonus maps so that they are not shown on the sea chart. However this is only a display error and is being resolved.

A quick fix for players wanting to use their bonus maps before this is resolved. Is to go and throw in a mojo in to the Cauldron. As soon as you use just one mojo in the Cauldron of Aruba you will see, that they are shown again.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates

We are about to sync to fix the problem with the raid and sun maps.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

Today we plan to sync a couple of updates into the game – the Sail Maker and the Deck Upgrade update. The current planned sync time within the next hour or so. However, there is a chance that this time will be slightly postponed – if it does, we will inform you here on the forum.

Due to a bug which was only live in the game for a couple of days, some players managed to get the Mojo Deck active on their account for the length of time their premium was active. This bug has now been fixed and so players who were affected by this will get their Mojo Deck removed and the correct time added onto their accounts.

This will require a downtime of about 1 hour when we sync!


Your Seafight team

 

Ahoy Pirates

The sync has been delayed slightly. However, we will issue a 30 minute restart warning when this is going to be run.

Your Seafight team.

 

Ahoy Pirates,

With the sync today we have once again made some performance fixes so hopefully you will notice the improvements on the sea chart. In addition the team has been working hard on fixing the following bugs:

· Snowballs are now correctly booked as a reward from the Winter Bonus Maps

· Problem with being able to do the last wave on a bonus map more than once

· 5% and 7% bonuses are now booked correctly – one is no longer prolonged when the other is won

· Kraken NPC once again attacks players as intended

· Towers on some guild islands on Russia 1 are once again shown as intended

· Guild Tower repair once again possible when inside guild island

· Sail repair once again possible without getting a white page

· Guild Towers on the 205 server now shown as intended

· No longer possible to have a pirate level higher than 20

· Player no longer gets logged out automatically after being inactive for 5 minutes

· Buffs bought in the Black Market are no longer connected to the end date of the Black Market

· Pirate test for level 7 now costs the correct amount of pearls

· Admiral NPCs no longer heal so quickly when not under attack

· No longer possible to exploit the decks in the market cove by purchasing them at a reduced price

· When buying the pirate test, the client now instantly updates to the next available test

· Stortebeker ship design description now shown correctly

· Black powder image now shown in the Black Market correctly
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New features released today include the possibility to upgrade your decks two levels higher enabling you to pack a massive 12 cannons on each deck. To find out more about the deck upgrade, click <here>.

In addition, we released the Sail Maker as part of the compensation of the changes made to the speed points. To find out more about the Sail Maker, click <here>.

Your Seafight team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are aware of the following current bugs.

- Deck Upgrade was buggy. Should work as intended now (now fixed)!


- Some visual/text errors with BM end rewards (labels_Subscriptions_1)


- Some players not getting end rewards on Bonus Maps.


- Mojo deck run time is incorrect for some players


- Some players have incorrect end-date with Voodoo Priest 3


- Level 5 Carpenter error – incorrect end-date (though still working for some players / running in the background).​

We are working on these issues and will inform you when these matters are resolved.

Your Seafight Team.

 

Ahoy Pirates,


The problem with the Repair Mate / Carpenter level 5 has now been fixed so everyone who had it before should now have it on their account.


We’re still working on the other issues – as soon as we have more info we endeavour to keep you informed.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We will sync some fixes for the event hopefully this morning.

Fixes include the problem of thousands of Event NPCs or locked chests sometimes spawning on certain maps. In addition, we will slightly increase the spawn rate of the Turtle Raiders, Eggnests and Chests when the Cassiopeia’s Might is activated on the server.

The amount of the annoying Snapjaws won’t change.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates

Repair Mate level 5 and Sail Maker


These two should be fixed now.




Coup de Grâce Event


As the event started 1 day late, the new end date of the event is 30th May (12 noon, local server time) and the Black Market will close at the end of the day (local server time) on 1st June.


Daily Ranking rewards from Cassiopeia


The missing daily ranking rewards from Cassiopeia were booked last night so everyone should have what they should have won.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are planning to sync shortly. With the sync we will introduce the Ship Equipment Screen.

This is an overview window will open up directly on the sea chart showing you your current ship design as well as some of your ship stats (Hit Points, Voodoo Points, Sails, Pirates and Speed). The current ship design you have active will be displayed and you will be able to change the badge you want to display on the sea chart.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

Unfortunately we won’t be able to sync again this evening as the team are still working on fixing the problems (with the sails and cannons).

Therefore, we will sync a fix for these problems on Friday.

We apologise for any inconvenience this will cause, however there seem to be a “work around” which might help players to be able to play until Friday.

One of these being such as being sunk once before logging out of the game, which seems to temporarily fix the speed issue.

1. Check storage after every login to seachart if all cannons are on the ship
2. Let the ship sink and repair so the speed is working
3. Repeat steps 1. and 2. if you logout from seachart
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Once again we apologise for the inconvenience.

Your Seafight Team.

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We are planning to sync today. With the sync we should hopefully solve the bug where the cannons are removed from the ship.

Your Seafight Team.

 

Ahoy Pirates,

We had to move the sync from yesterday and are going to be able to sync today.

With the sync we will fix the problem with the Queen’s Legacy (where some players gain too many Hit Points in the sea after winning it from the bonus map). We will also sync some performance fixes as we have had several server issues in the evening with some of the bigger servers.


We are still working on the bug with the cannons as it proved to be trickier to fix than expected but we have made good progress with it and will hopefully be able to fix it very soon.

Your Seafight Team

 

Ahoy Pirates,

Due to the bug with the Merchant where it stays on the sea chart without despawning, we will remove at the end of today until we have fixed it.

Once it’s been fixed, we will reintroduce it into the game.

Your Seafight Team