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Release Notes - April 11, 2012

• Five brand new sail emblems created by your fellow Pirates are now available at the Shipwrights!
• General maintenance performed on holidays, including fixes for holiday messaging and clothing items.

Known Issues - April 11, 2012

• Skeletons may sometimes fall through the terrain during Invasions.
• Please be very specific when reporting any new issues you find - let us know where you were and what was taking place in-game at the time the issue occurred. We look forward to your feedback this weekend on any new issues so log onto the Test Server now!

Release Notes - March 20, 2012

• Fixed a server crash that occurred due to ships' positions at sea while sailing.
• Corrected the spelling of "Intrepid" on the Ship Naming menu.

Known Issues - March 20, 2012

• Skeletons may sometimes fall through the terrain during Invasions.

Release Notes - March 16, 2012

• Plunder those materials, Pirates - Levels 5 and 6 ship upgrades are now available!
• Brand new ship names have been added to the Ship Naming list, as submitted by you Pirates through the Grog Blog.
• Jolly Roger's forces should now invade normally again - normal for the undead, that is. Invasions now begin and end properly, with more balanced waves of enemies.
• Cave environments have been made stable once again.
• The two unnamed coats available for male Pirates through the Tailors on Tortuga, Cuba, and Padres de Fuego are now displaying with their proper names.
• When Pirates are caught cheating at cards, the full penalty is now clearly messaged.
• Fixed a bug where ships get stuck due to Pirates teleporting to a ship while it is sinking or docking at port.
• Fixed a bug where teleporting to another Pirate in King's Run on Port Royal caused environment issues after leaving that area.
• Fixed a crash during the Cannon Defense Mini-Game.
• Fixed various crashes during PVP, while battling enemy ships, and during the Black Pearl Quest.
• Fixed various AI crashes.

Known Issues - March 16, 2012

• Skeletons may sometimes fall through the terrain during Invasions.

Release Notes - February 17, 2012

• Fixed positions of Pirates and ships during the Black Pearl Quest.
• Fixed a timing crash, due to changing Quest tracking while exiting activities such as the Black Pearl Quest.
• Fixed additional timing crashes, during teleportation and ships sinking.

Known Issues - February 17, 2012

• Entering cave environments may cause Pirates to fall through the map into a stuck state. If stuck, you can recover by switching to another Ocean, or logging out and re-entering the Caribbean.
• Invasions may still start or end incorrectly, as well as Jolly Roger's invading forces appearing to be unstoppable.

Release Notes - February 14, 2012

• Fixed a bug during Invasions where the blockades did not properly display their status bar.
• Fixed a bug that would sometimes put shipboard Pirates into a stuck state after releasing the ship's wheel or jumping off a cannon.
• Fixed various timing and client crashes.
• Maintenance updates made to the upcoming Mardi Gras holiday.

Known Issues - February 14, 2012

• Entering cave environments may cause Pirates to fall through the map into a stuck state. If stuck, you can recover by switching to another Ocean, or logging out and re-entering the Caribbean.
• Invasions may still start or end incorrectly, as well as Jolly Roger's invading forces appearing to be unstoppable.

Release Notes - February 6, 2012

• Identified and fixed the cause of recent, unexpected server outages.
• Fixed a crash that occurred during the Black Pearl Quest if the Black Pearl sank and Pirates were sent to jail.
• Fixed crashes that would sometimes occur when Pirates teleported out of activities such as the Black Pearl Quest or PVP.
• Fixed a crash during PVP Team Battles, due to a Pirate exiting the PVP match just as another Pirate updates their score information.
• Privateering captains can once again boot Pirates from their ship, by taking action through the Pirate's profile.
• Fixed crashes while playing Cannon Defense Mini-Game.

Known Issues - February 6, 2012

• There is an issue with Invasions starting or ending incorrectly on Port Royal, Tortuga, and Padres del Fuego.
• Jolly Roger doesn't know when to quit! There is also an issue with Invasions where ol' Jolly cannot be defeated and his undead minions run rampant.

Release Notes - January 23, 2012

• Fixed a bug that allowed players to exit PVP while still undead and attack other players.
• Fixed crashes related to defeating NPCs and ships.

Known Issues - January 23, 2012

• There is an issue with invasions on Tortuga, which may spawn too many enemies, an unbeatable Jolly Roger, or end early.

Release Notes - January 20, 2012

• Pirates can now once again enter and play the Cannon Defense Mini-Game.
• Fixed crashes that would sometimes occur when Pirates teleported into activities such as PvP or the Black Pearl Quest.
• Fixed a rare crash related to the Queen Anne's Revenge setting sail.

Known Issues - January 20, 2012

• Please report any issues you may note with Invasions starting or ending incorrectly on Port Royal, Tortuga, and Padres del Fuego.
• Please be very specific when reporting any new issues you find - let us know where you were and what was taking place in-game at the time the issue occurred. We look forward to your feedback this weekend on any new issues so log onto the Test Server now!

Release Notes - January 5, 2012

• Fixed a crash when playing PvP Mayhem with a crew of Pirates.
• Fixed an issue where Pirates could get stuck on a black screen when attempting to teleport from a full Ocean (server) into activities such as PvP or the Black Pearl Quest.
• Fixed an issue where Pirates could end up stuck on a black screen after leaving PvP and returning to a full Ocean.
• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when battling enemy ships at sea.
• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when using the Summon Chicken potion.

Known Issues - January 5, 2012

• Two coats available for male Pirates through the Tailors on Tortuga, Cuba, and Padres de Fuego are displaying in the catalog as "Error, no name". These coats may also turn up in loot dropped by defeated enemies.

Release Notes - December 20, 2011

• Fixed several crashes resulting from teleporting to another Pirate as they are teleporting, or while exiting the Tutorial.
• Fixed a crash resulting from a Pirate leaving the ship just as it is docking.
• Fixed crashes that occurred when swinging over to board an enemy Flagship, or after the Flagship is defeated and in the process of sinking.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when making Ship Repairs at sea while the ship takes damage or sinks.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Return button on the World Map to not be set to the correct island.

Known Issues - December 20, 2011

• Entering into PvP Mayhem with a group of Pirates may result in a crash.

Release Notes - December 19, 2011

• Fixed a crash when sailing incognito as a Stowaway.
• Fixed crashes when Pirates attempt to teleport to a ship that is either just launching or in the process of docking.
• Made corrections to new material loot drops after sinking a Bounty Hunter or Warship. If another Pirate ship has already engaged and damaged the enemy ship, they will plunder the materials.
• Fixed an issue with the current island name not displaying when Pirates first enter the Caribbean.
• Fixed the current Ocean (server) name not displaying properly in Pirates' Maps.
• Made navigational corrections to Treasure Fleets' sailing paths on the open seas.

Known Issues - December 19, 2011

• Pirates who attempt teleporting to a docking ship may still end up stuck in a frozen state. You will need to force quit to get out of this incorrect state.
• Two coats available for male Pirates through the Tailors on Tortuga, Cuba, and Padres de Fuego are displaying in the catalog as "Error, no name".

Release Notes - December 16, 2011

• Stability enhancements to teleporting and Oceans.
• Further stability enhancements to new Ship Customization and Upgrades.

Known Issues - December 16, 2011

• Crewed Pirates are able to board a ship that is docking even though the ship's Captain has made it back to shore.
• Crewed Pirates are able to board a sinking ship through the dinghy.
• Oceans with Full status are sometimes appearing as Quiet.
• On an Ocean with Full status, entering into activities such as the Black Pearl Quest or Parlor Games may result in getting stuck on a black screen.
• Workaround: Please close the game window and re-login, and play on a Quiet Ocean to avoid this possible issue and interrupted gameplay.

Release Notes - December 12, 2011

• Fixed issue with Pirates not able to teleport after being defeated aboard a Flagship and going to jail.
• Fixed a bug where Pirates could not review or take their loot plundered at sea upon docking their ship.
• Fixed issue with difficult to see and darkened areas in Cannon Defense Mini-Game.
• Fixed various server crashes.

Known Issues - December 12, 2011

• Current Ocean (server) not displaying properly in Pirates' Maps.
• One Pirate taking over the ship's captain wheel from another Pirate may cause graphics to disappear.

Release Notes - December 9, 2011

• Jolly Roger's visage once again terrifies Pirates right-side up in the moon during Invasions.
• During Privateering, Pirates now reappear at their correct port of origin after being sunk at sea.
• Fixed issue with Pirates getting stuck on a black screen after being defeated in PvP Mayhem.
• Fixed issue with Pirates getting stuck on a black screen after being defeated aboard a Flagship and selecting to "Go to jail".
• Fixed issue with Pirates getting stuck on the Treasure Map loading screen after being sent to jail during the Black Pearl Quest.
• Fixed a crash during the Tutorial while downloading is still in progress.
• Fixed disconnection issues when Pirates teleport to other islands, or after docking at port.
• Fixed a typo in the description of the new "Skull & Bones" ship upgrade.

Known Issues - December 9, 2011

• Teleporting does not function properly after being defeated while battling aboard a Flagship at sea. Pirates see the following incorrect message "Sorry, you can't teleport while aboard an enemy flagship".

Release Notes - December 7, 2011

• Fixed client crash when using "Take It All" to take loot from ships.
• Black Pearl Quest now begins properly when first boarding.
• Fixed client crash when skipping over the Black Pearl treasure map at the beginning of the Quest.
• Fixed issue with the new materials appearing incorrectly on the loot screen and in Pirates' inventory.

Known Issues - December 7, 2011

• Jolly Roger's face appears upside down in the moon during Invasions.
• Pirates reappear in the same location where they sank while Privateering.
• Areas appear too dark during the Cannon Defense Mini-Game, making it difficult to see some ships.
• Current Ocean (server) not displaying properly in Pirates' Maps.
• Gold Plunder message appears right after entering the Caribbean.
• Client crash occurs when new Pirates attempt to skip through the Jolly Roger and Bo Beck scene while downloading is still in progress.

Release Notes - November 23, 2011

• Fixed several disconnection and client crashes
• Fixed teleport bugs during the Tutorial
• Fixed the incorrect display of cargo amounts
• Fixed the Brig ship graphics so the ocean below is no longer visible through the deck
• Fixed issue where Pirates would fall into the water after exiting Governor's Gardens to outer areas of Port Royal
• Pirates are once again notified when another Pirate teleports directly to them
• The advanced Copperhead and Stormchaser ship upgrades have been pulled back into dry dock for more fine tuning
• Added more new sail emblems

Known Issues - November 23, 2011

• One Pirate taking over the ship's captain wheel from another Pirate may cause graphics to disappear

Release Notes - November 11, 2011

• Fixed a crash when teleporting directly into an interior island area then exiting through a tunnel to the outer island.
• Fixed other various crashes.
• Fixed issue with landing in incorrect areas after teleporting to another Pirate who's gone through a tunnel.
• Fixed issue with landing under island areas when teleporting to another Pirate who's just finished playing Cannon Defense.
• Fixed issue with Pirates not being able to teleport to another Pirate who's recently played Cannon Defense.
• Fixed bug where Basic Access Pirates could not board an Unlimited Access Pirate's public ship via the dinghy.
• Pirates no longer get stuck after exiting out of Create-A-Pirate.
• Founder Pirates gold status coins now displaying properly again.
• On/Off Toggle now available for changing the sailing "Ship Look Ahead" camera view (in the Game Options menu - Interface tab).

Known Issues - November 11, 2011

• Black Pearl Quest does not start properly.
• Pirates get stuck after being defeated in PvP.
• Pirates can swim under the map in certain island areas.
• Pirates swinging back after a Flagship battle sometimes fall through their ship.

Release Notes - November 10, 2011

• Fixed the appearance of teleport effects around Pirates.
• Fixed issue with Pirates teleporting into the water or under island areas.
• Pirates now land in the correct beach area when teleporting to Raven's Cove.
• Corrected a teleportation issue by removing the auto-run function during teleport.
Please test the teleporting system by trying various teleporting scenarios and report your feedback.



Release Notes - November 4, 2011

• Added a brand new upgradable ship type: the Copperhead.
• Increased the amount of new materials plundered when sinking enemy ships.
• Fixed a crash when re-entering the Cannon Defense Mini-Game.
• Fixed the crash at the end of the Black Pearl Quest battle.
• Fixed an issue at the beginning of the Black Pearl Quest where Navy NPCs run off the ship.
• Fixed a bug that prevented teleporting at the end of Flagship battles.
• Fixed a bug with the jail door not opening during the Tutorial.
• Fixed a bug when exiting Smitty's Jewelry Shop on Port Royal.
Please take the helm of the upgraded ship types in Privateering (Ship v Ship), and provide us any balancing feedback when comparing the different upgraded ships in battle with one another.



Release Notes - October 31, 2011

• Fixed land and sea loot drops so that everyone receives loot.
• Fixed a crash during the Black Pearl boss battle.
• Fixed the bug that would cause ships to slide across the water towards and away from the player's ship.
• Fixed other minor gameplay and typo errors.

Release Notes - October 21, 2011

• Fixed several bugs that were causing game crashes and disconnects.
• Fixed a bug that caused disconnects when playing Ship PvP (Ship vs Ship).
• Fixed a crash that occurred when displaying a non-customized ship at the dinghys.
• NPCs Gordon Greer, Andrew Bowdash and Morris have returned.
• Added new sail emblems to ship customization.
• Added small rotation to the ship view when previewing upgrades.
• Added display of cargo bonuses on ship snapshots.
• Adjusted ship camera so it slightly swings into turns when not using mouse-look.
• Ship crew members now get loot credit for each other's defeated enemies.

Known Issues - October 21, 2011

• Pirates can get stuck when teleporting to a docking ship.
• NPC ships make sliding motion across the water.

Release Notes - October 19, 2011

• Fixed several bugs that were causing game crashes and disconnects.
• Fixed a bug that caused disconnects when playing Ship PvP (Ship vs Ship).
• Added display of cargo bonuses on ship snapshots.
• Ship crew members now get loot credit for each other's enemies defeated.

Known Issues - October 19, 2011

• Pirates can get stuck when teleporting to a docking ship.
• NPC ships make sliding motion across the water.

Release Notes - October 7, 2011

• Ship Customization and Upgrades! (need we say more?)
• Loot and plunder all new rare materials from Bounty Hunter and Warships in order to upgrade Medium Class and War Class ships' armor, speed, and cargo hold.
• Visit any Shipwright to begin your Ship Customization and Upgrade path.
• Upgrades will provide your ship abilities that can be customized to fit your style of play:
• Upgrade your cargo hull to maximize your plunder.
• Battle at sea with the latest armor the shipwrights have to offer.
• Streamline your vessel for speed with the latest sails and rigging.
• Personalize Medium Class and War Class ships with brand new sail colors, patterns, and logos.
• Face off against enemy fleets in the brand new Pirate ship type, the BRIG - also customizable!
• All Light Hull class ships now made available to Basic Access Pirates - including the Light Galleon and the new Light Brig!
• Island NPCs now chat new town gossip regarding Ship Customization.
• On/Off First Mate Toggle for Scoundrel of the Seas voice (in the Audio - Game Options Menu).
• After looting at sea, Pirates can now take all items that do not take up Inventory space by clicking the "Take Small Items" button.
• Captains can now choose to not board a grappled Flagship, without waiting for the boarding timer to run out.
• New names submitted by you Pirates have been added to the Create A Pirate name-picker.
• Five new "Talk Like A Pirate Day" phrases submitted by you have been added under Expressions in SpeedChat.
• Fixed several teleport bugs.
• Fixed a bug with ships that would occasionally get stuck at sea.
• Fixed a bug that incorrectly allowed player limits on a ship to be exceeded.

Known Issues - October 7, 2011

• Occasional crashes may occur when teleporting or walking through doors or tunnels. When reporting these bugs, please be very specific where you were and what you were doing at the time of the crash.
• Pirates may teleport under land or be able to access out of game world environments near the shoreline. Please report any bugs you may encounter using the in-game feedback form and be very specific where you were and what you were doing at the time.
• Occasionally ships will slide across the water. We will be fixing this as soon as possible.

Release Notes - June 24, 2011

• Strengthened masts and sails on Bounty Hunters and Warships.
• Popup messages for sinking ships no longer block view or have a border around them.
• Fixed a recurring crash with the "Scoundrel of the Seas" levels.
• Removed "Scoundrel of the Seas" level while in Privateering (PvP) mode.
• Fixed a crash with Infamy.
• Fixed a crash that occurred during the Black Pearl Boss battle.
• If you have been unable to install or update the Game Launcher, please download the new Test Launcher by clicking here for PC or here for Mac.

Release Notes - June 20, 2011

• Pirates can dare to become a "Scoundrel of the Seas" now on the Test Servers. Set sail, plunder all you can from enemy ships and try to unlock all the Scoundrel levels.
• Enemy ship difficulty will increase based on the amount of plunder in your ship's hull.
• Added four Scoundrel levels of difficulty, each with its own jolly roger icon on the ship HUD (top-left while sailing).
• Optimized frame rate for flagship boarding.
• Fixed a bug where teleporting off a ship causes other Pirates to exit the Ship Repair mini-game.
• Fixed a bug where new Pirates could become stranded on Kingshead before receiving a ship.

Release Notes - May 23, 2011

• Prevented flagships from moving after they have been grappled.
• Improved enemy movement aboard flagships.
• Fixed a couple rare crashes.
• Fixed the enemy wave panel to appear correctly and added a 10 second delay before spawning the first wave of Jumbees.

Release Notes - May 18, 2011

• Fixed a crash occurring during flagship battles
• Fixed a crash occurring during Fortune Quests

Known Issues - May 18, 2011

• Using 'Hurricane Slash' against a practice dummy in Port Royal will disconnect your Pirate
  • Workaround: Practice your 'Hurricane Slash' against a rival in PvP or one of Jolly's minions

Release Notes - May 13, 2011

• Fixed a crash when using an emote or command with "/"
• Fixed a crash with Peddler merchants
• Changed text in the Queen Anne's Revenge messaging
• Crews will swing over if the captain is unavailable during flagship battles
• Further adjustments to the Queen Anne's Revenge difficulty - enemies on deck will have their difficulty based on the level of the Pirates in the boarding party. The higher the Pirate levels, the more difficult the Queen Anne's crew will be.

Release Notes - May 10, 2011

• Fixed Mac login issues
• Queen Anne's Revenge health regenerates if disengaged
• Fixed a bug where the enemy 'wave' HUD appeared for other players not involved in the battle
• Fixed spawning issues for Queen Anne's Revenge
• Adjusted enemy spawn levels for Queen Anne's Revenge

Release Notes - May 9, 2011

• Added new NPC dialog
• Queen Anne's will slow when sails/masts are damaged
• Tattoo inventory has been divvied up between all the shops
• Added additional loot when all waves of the Queen Anne's has been defeated
• Adjusted the 'Wave' HUD for the Queen Anne's Revenge battle

Release Notes - May 4, 2011

• The Queen Anne's Revenge has set sail. Be on the lookout
• If ye be brave enough to attempt to face her wrath, ye must disable, grapple and board her vessel
• The Queen Anne's Revenge employs new enslaved enemies and boss as her crew. A crew of mates is highly suggested
• Blackbeard's Ship has been known to stalk the Wild Islands. Consult your World Map to find her path
• Added in-game messaging to announce the Queen Anne's whereabouts

Release Notes - March 16, 2011

• Fixed a bug that caused weapons to get stuck
• Fixed Pirate's eyes after exiting a PvP match
• Pirate's now recieve atleast one point (minimum) of Infamy per kill
• Privateering Infamy badges now update promptly

Release Notes - March 8, 2011

• Fixed Infamy badge's overlapping text
• Fixed Infamy badge colors
• Removed the ability to shoot weapons through rocks and obstacles in PvP areas
• PvP \"zombie\" Pirates now retain Infamy Rewards items: coats, hats and tattoos.
• Removed the increase in aggression from enemies
• Fixed several crashes and random disconnections
• Adjusted amount of Infamy points needed for higher Rank levels
• Updated the 'Take Idol' quest description for Raven's Cove Story Quest
• Quest tracking automatically updates to the next uncompleted part on a multi-part Quest.

Release Notes - February 18, 2011

• Fixed a Privateering Crash
• Fixed a missing jungle PvP map
• Fixed the spawn protection shield in Privateering
• Fixed a fast sailing reloading exploit
• Fixed a crash in the Tattoo Shops

Release Notes - February 4, 2011

• Infamy Ranks and Badges can now be earned by defeating enemies in both Land PvP and Privateering
• Badges can be worn by making selections in the Badge Menu ('B' key)
• Infamy is lost over time (at a rate of 1 point per day) if a Pirate does not participate in Land PvP or Privateering
• Newly spawned Pirates will now be briefly invincible in Land PvP
• PvP Maps have been updated with new rock formations
• Fast weapon reload glitch has been fixed
• Land PvP spawn locations have been fixed
• Enemy aggression level have been slightly increased
• Added potion descriptions to Potion item cards
• Most importantly - the dog has returned to Outcast Isle

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - January 06, 2011

• Fixed a crash involving expiring Pet Potions
• Fixed several Client Exceptions
• Fixed a couple bugs with upcoming holidays

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - December 21, 2010

• Fixed several client crashes
• Added chance of Throwing Knives in loot drop to Foulberto Smasho boss battle

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - December 16, 2010

• Mac/OSX players can now update and get into the game
• Fixed a couple server and client crashes

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - December 09, 2010

• Fixed Gypsies and Shops. Pirates can now purchase ammo and tonics.

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - December 06, 2010

• Added recurring rewards for completing the Black Pearl Battle with a chance of getting a unique Pet Potion, "Summon Chicken"
• New Merchants have been renamed to "Peddlers"
• Collision fixes for the new cave on Raven's Cove

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - November 23, 2010

• New Merchants have landed on Port Royal, Tortuga, Padres del Fuego and Cuba
• New Caves have been discovered in Raven's Cove with new high level enemies. Ye be warned!
• Fixed Quest related server crashes
• Removed the /coin emote. Heads and Tails functionality remains
• Guildmasters can transfer GM status to others

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - November 17, 2010

• Fixed a connectivity error with the Pirates Launcher
• Fixed a bug with Pork Tonics

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - October 19, 2010

• Reviving a player with a potion now uses your weakest potion to heal the player
• Fixed a grenade crash while on a ship
• Fixed the shadows on El Patron's ship and the gangplank leading onto it
• Fixed green ring around the treasure chest on El Patron's ship
• Townfolk now always stop moving around when you enter dialogue with them
• Dr. Bellrog and Kudgel no longer can heal you
• Cutscene audio and video are now synchronized
• Fixed a crash when Crazy Ned interacts with his crate
• Players no longer appear running around with fishing rods
• You can no longer change clothes, jewelry, or tattoos during Parlor games
• Fixed a couple of server crashes
• Fixed various collision issues with Raven's Cove Island

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - October 5, 2010

• Fixed a few memory leaks
• Fixed a server crash involving the 'Defend the Traitor' questline
• Fixed a server crash when reviving another pirate
• Fixed a server crash involving getting rewards during certain quests

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - September 28, 2010

• Fixed a bug where you couldn't attack if stunned while reloading grenades or pistols
• New idle animations for female bodies no longer distort the avatar
• Fixed the texture of the fish in fishing nets
• Modified the coin flip animation to prevent player mis-use
• Modified the patrol route of fire bats to prevent them from going into walls
• Added floor collisions for the mine shaft elevator
• The Escape button no longer cancels interaction during dialog with an NPC
• Fixed issue on Raven's Cove where some props were popping into view

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - September 27, 2010

• The 'Defend the Traitor' quest is now time-sensitive. After 3 minutes the quest resets so that other players may use the grave
• Fixed Crazy Ned interaction that was crashing servers
• El Patron now disengages if you try to draw him onto the bridge
• A fire bat exploding near you while being revived no longer makes you stand up
• Fixed exploit where turning in your quest to Madam Zigana while having a full inventory would advance the number of ghosts you helped in the 'Visit Ghosts of the Island' quest
• Flipped Jolly Roger's image on the moon during invasions
• Lowered bridge by El Patron's ship so it isn't off the ground
• The 'Get the Last Idol' quest now correctly states that you need to defeat four ghosts around the grave marker
• Fixed gold shown in stowaway and bribe quests when you have 0 gold
• Fixed crash when competing in an invasion on Port Royal while downloading the game
• Fixed crash when interacting with Senor Fantifico
• Fixed crash when teleporting to someone in El Patron's Mine
• Fixed more potion minigame crashes

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - September 23, 2010

• Various quests that required you to dig in certain locations have been fixed
• Players can once again progress through the tutorial without the game freezing while attempting to see Tia Dalma, Elizabeth Swann, or Captain Barbossa
• Players can once again talk to townspeople when in battle
• NPCs will no longer attack players when they are talking with townspeople or attempting to launch a ship
• El Patron now laughs every so often when you attack him
• El Patron now disengages from you if you jump into the water or attempt to leave the area
• Using the mine shaft elevator now has a sound effect associated with it
• Crazy Ned no longer walks around at night
• Teleporting to a player in Raven's Cove Jail or any of the ghosts' houses no longer crashes the game
• Fixed a crash when catching a fish during Double Rep weekends
• Launching a ship from Port Royal or any of the any other major islands at night causes only the sailing music to play
• Bosses that were not dropping loot sacs or chests (Devil Root, Croquettes De Crabe, Scatter Snap, Malicioso, and Hive Queen) now can drop loot sacs and chests
• Fixed more potions minigame crashes
• Fixed various collision and texture issues on Raven's Cove Island
• Anyone can now use the top of the mine shaft elevator to go back down to the main part of Raven's Cove
• The Pirates Code no longer applies to ghosts

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - September 21, 2010

• Raven's Cove quests no longer get reset during server interruptions
• Fixed crashes when interacting with Crazy Ned & Kudgel
• Green circles for loot pouches on Raven's Cove are visible
• Your compass should work correctly after exiting jail
• The skeleton poker game now has spooky music
• You can no longer talk with an NPC while you are in battle
• The quest page GUI has been updated and optimized for faster loading and better readability
• General Darkhart & Undead Timothy Dartan are attackable again
• Retraining a weapon now updates your skill page correctly no matter which weapon you have equipped
• Sitting NPCs no longer notice and wave to you
• Removed a hidden door in El Patron's Mine that was preventing players from going through the cave door correctly
• Fixed a crash when completing the Raven's Cove questline with a female avatar
• Fixed a crash when enemies showed up on your compass in an invasion
• Fixed a crash for quests that require you to search to container
• Fixed a crash when exiting fishing after catching a fish
• Fixed a crash when closing the 'Found Fishing' pop-up while fishing
• Fixed a crash when trying to turn in the Thomas Fishmeister quest to get the bonus while having a full inventory
• Fixed crashes when doing various emotes
• Fixed various potion game crashes

Known Issues - September 21, 2010

• During the tutorial the game freezes when visiting Tia Dalma to get the compass
• Workaround: Skip the Tutorial

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - September 17, 2010

• Fixed a crash when talking to the inhabitants of Raven's Cove
• Fixed a bug where El Patron would not disappear when a player logs out

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - September 16, 2010

• Raven´s Cove Story Quest now on Test! If you are a Pirate with a Notoriety Level 30 or above, visit Jack Sparrow on Tortuga in the Faithful Bride to embark on this new journey.
• New Quests include mini-game quests, defending innocent souls, disguise yourself to fool the enemy, Undead Poker & more!
• New Quest Dialog will allow you to interact and pick your response like never before.
• 30 New Cursed Blade loot drops, including 5 new Legendary Cursed Blades (can only be found after completing Raven´s Cove Story Quest)
• New Enemy Types (Ghosts and Firebats!)
• You are now able to drink Tonics while having a Bayonet equipped
• Attuning pirates inside a warding aura no longer does damage
• Various NPCs that should not be walking around are now in a fixed location
• Ammo in your inventory now has item cards when you roll over them
• Island names are no longer visible on land
• Other players can now see when attacks are blocked or reflected in Pirate vs. Pirate
• Bosses now show their own name in their health meter and attuned list
• Changing to windowed mode no longer obscures your window bar at the top of the window
• Various fishing & potions mini-game crash fixes

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - September 9, 2010

• Fixed an inventory crash.
• Fixed a crash when a Captain docks their fishing boat while another Pirate catches a fish.

Please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form.

Release Notes - August 26, 2010

• Players no longer crash when logging out with a weapon equipped.
• NPC ships once again can attack player ships that are within range of them.
• Weapons now deal correct amount of damage in Pirate vs. Pirate.
• Corrected Passive Skills, such as Parry and Dodge.
• Fixed geometry on enemies, such as Spineskulls, Urchinfists and French Undead.
• Veterans can now be booted directly from guilds.
• Fixed weird transitions where sky would flash.
• Fixed a crash when knocked out after fishing while on a fishing boat.
• Fixed the Upgrade button on the login page in browser mode.
• Simon Hornbow now stands in the Faithful Bride in Tortuga.
• Fixed various client crashes when logging out.

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Release Notes - August 20, 2010

• Players who are fishing when a fishing boat docks no longer crash.
• The shoreline at Padres Del Fuego has been lowered to no interfere with Fishing.
• Delaying loot shown when catching fish by 2 seconds.
• Players on Welcome Worlds can no longer launch Fishing boats.
• Players who try to use disables ship skills on Fishing boats now get a warning message.
• Players can now switch between Windowed and Webpage mode while Fishing without problems.
• Players who are fishing or on Flagships play the correct animation.
• Fixed text in the Red Dragon Legendary Fish story.
• Player lures update properly in the Lure panel.
• fixed various Fishing crashes.
• Fixed various texture line and pixelation issues.

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Release Notes - August 13, 2010

• Legendary Fish game modified to play the same at all framerates.
• Camera no longer breaks when using Ocean Eye after losing a lure.
• Fourth fishing spot in Port Royal no longer drops you in the water upon exiting.
• Fishing skill upgrades should now update automatically without having to re-enter fishing.
• Fish now repopulate the ocean after losing to a Legendary Fish.
• Added Potions and Fishing Level to Profile Cards.
• Added Cannons and Fishing as options in the Feedback Panel.
• Subtitles now appear in cutscenes again.
• Modified throwing knives to do increased damage.
• Knife in players left hand is always removed now when using throwing knife combo attacks.
• Using Evil Eye skill on practice dummies no longer crashes the game.
• Grenades now have proper wording on their item cards.
• Fixed an issue where players could no longer add Friends.
• Sidewinder Dagger animations has been adjusted.
• Female avatars should now have Backstab and Coup Dagger animations.
• NPCs should now return to their position properly after disengaging.
• The background in the Fishing game is fixed for long casts.
• Fixed various fishing and inventory crashes
• Fixed a crash when two poker players bet large amounts of gold.
• If you are experiencing any issues updating or patching to the latest Test Server release, please report any issues you encounter using this feedback form. Be as descriptive as possible and follow the instructions to attach any log files or screenshots of the errors you are encountering.

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Release Notes - August 10, 2010

• Players have been repositioned so their avatar can now be seen completely on-screen while fishing.
• The aiming reticle used for distance weapons now appears after fishing.
• Meter used during Struggle portion of the Legendary Fish Battle is scaled correctly.
• Fixed text and spelling errors in Legendary Fish stories and fishing level upgrades.
• Fishing Boats no longer take damage from NPC ships.
• Fixed various client crashes during fishing.
• Fixed early entry crash when fishing.
• Fixed errors where players would get stuck on loading bar while updating the game.
• Black Pearl Battle can be completed.
• NPC Bosses respawn after being defeated.
• General Sandspine can be defeated.
• Fixed Voodoo Reflect skill when used during Pirate vs. Pirate.
• The maximum number of Pirate Friends an avatar can have has been set back to 100.
• Crabs on Port Royal and Isla Tormenta are back to their normal size.

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Release Notes - August 6, 2010

• Added a timer of 15 seconds for the Struggle portion of the Legendary fish game.
• Repositioned cast distance text within the cast meter.
• Fixed Ray Fishlander and Sven Hooksilver so they show up on the docks of Tortuga and Padres Del Fuego.
• Fixed positioning of fishing spots on Tortuga.
• Fixed various crashes when fishing.
• Added additional fishing spots to Port Royal, Tortuga and Padres Del Fuego.
• Set level cap of fishing to Level 20.
• Fixed a crash when players are notified of a Guild Member leaving the Guild.
• Fixed a crash when shopping in clothing stores.
• Fixed a crash when redeeming codes.
• Undead NPCs no longer show up playing poker or blackjack.
• Reduced aggro distance for enemies.
• Fixed issues when unlocking treasure collections might cause overlaps on the Treasure Collection page.

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Release Notes - August 3, 2010

• Removed new ship types from the Shipwrights. This feature is not ready for release and needs further development.
• Fixed Guild Manager errors related to the recent Guild updates and Veteran class addition.

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Release Notes - August 2, 2010

• Fishing is now available! Head to the docks of Port Royal, Tortuga, and Padres Del Fuego and talk to the Fishmaster to get a rod and start fishing.
• New Daggers and Throwing Knives have been added and can be found in Loot Drops.
• A new Guild rank has been added! Members can now be promoted to Veterans and invite other players into their guild.
• Guild Officers are now restricted to 5 member removals per day.
• Guild Members will be notified when a member has been invited or removed from a Guild.
• Fixed a crash in Cannon Defense when players enter a game where mines had already been shot into the field.
• Fixed a bug where players could move around while injured if they had just taken Ghastly Visage.
• Fixed a bug where a players voodoo bar was not refilling properly upon login.
• The starting Voodoo Doll, Dagger, and Staff items should now be purchasable from stores.
• Fixed various collision issues with walls, crates and barrels
• Moved Genevieve and Marcos Verde in taverns.
• Common treasures should be attainable in loot containers.

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Known Issues - August 2, 2010

• Members may have trouble logging onto Pirates via the web browser after a server crash. Clearing the cache and cookies and restarting the browser should correct the problem.
• Ray Fishlander, the Fishmaster on Tortuga, may appear to be floating off the docks.

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Release Notes - June 28, 2010

• If bandit ships run out of gold to steal, they start stealing player bank notes!
• Fixed a bug where mana regeneration was reduced while healing.
• Voodoo doll attune effects go away after logout and shard teleport.
• Pressing 'R' while a weapon is drawn will now cause your pirate to auto-run.

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Release Notes - June 22, 2010

• Adjusted speed and sizes of some Cannon Defense ships.
• Adjusted the health bars of some Cannon Defense ships.
• Long Pirate names no longer overlap each other on Cannon Defense results screen.
• Fixed a rare crash that occurred when playing in browser mode.
• Fixed an AI crash when using the aura from the Staff of Mists.

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Release Notes - June 18, 2010

• Cannon Defense Sloops have been slowed down slightly.
• Cannon Defense Boss Ships have had their difficulty slightly adjusted.
• Reduced the difficulty of Cannon Defense Ships.
• Reduced number of Cannon Defense Boss Ships in Wave 12.
• Raised health bars on large Cannon Defense Ships.
• Moved Fort Charles Cannon Defense return point to prevent clipping with Cannonmaster.
• Fixed various AI crashes caused by teleporting to Cannon Defense games.
• Fixed an AI crash when doing critical damage to ships.

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Release Notes - June 16, 2010

• Cannon Defense is now available on all main islands: Port Royal, Tortuga and Padres Del Fuego.
• Help man Navy Cannons and defend the island's riches from invading enemy bandits!
• New voodoo dolls are available to plunder from defeated enemies.
• Cutlass Tutorial modified to prevent trashing the Rusty Cutlass or placing it in a different slot.
• Guild name rejection notice now shows the rejected guild name.
• Enemies no longer attack you while you play the Potion Crafting mini-game.
• Selling multiple potions will now give you gold for each potion sold.
• Drinking potions is no longer allowed while swimming.
• Fixed various Inventory-related client crashes.
• When using the Profile Card to teleport to a pirate on a ship, it now respects the ship's boarding permission settings.
• The health of attuned Pirates is now displayed on the screen with a Voodoo Doll icon

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Release Notes - May 22, 2010

• Fixed several issues causing Pirates to lose connection while playing Ship Repair and Potion games.

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Release Notes - May 18, 2010

• Reduced camera shake in ship repair game when hit by normal cannonballs.
• Enabled roll-over text on ship buff icons.
• Fixed issue with moderation buttons being disabled.
• Added texture to mortar and pestle Potion Brewing props.
• Having maxed out gold no longer causes issues when choosing "Take all" from a loot drop
• Potion Notoriety bar is displayed as "full" when level 20 is reached.

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Release Notes - May 13, 2010

• Changed Privateering chat color to gold.
• Polished the new loading screens.
• Fixed a crash related to sinking ships.
• Fixed placement of key icon on the potion recipe list for Basic pirates.
• Fixed a bug where skill icons were still visible after putting your weapon away.

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Release Notes - May 12, 2010

• Added new Loading Screens for Potion Brewing and Ship Repair.
• Fixed bugs for Potion Brewing including Cannoneer Draft II and III.
• Fixed a bug where spade cheat cards were not dropping.
• Fixed a crash for Potion Brewing
• Added the ability to drink potions by dragging and dropping Potions in the Potions panel.
• Fixed flickering on swamp water.
• Fixed the water color for Hull Leaking in the Ship Repair game.
• Added ability to scroll through Potion Brewing recipe list using the middle mouse wheel.
• Updated quest progress messaging.

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Release Notes - May 07, 2010

• Fixed the potion mouse-rollover crash.
• Ensuring land enemies cannot attack you when playing the Ship Repair and Potion Brewing games.
• Shortened the Vomit, Burp, and Fart potion effect durations.
• Hiding barricade health bars during Ship Repair and Potion Brewing games.
• Fixed bug where certain weapon skill bonuses were not reflected correctly on the Skills page.
• Fixed a rare bug in the Hull Bracing - Ship Repair game where it was impossible to complete the puzzle.
• Fixed a bug where the icons on the Notoriety page disappeared.

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Release Notes - May 06, 2010

• Ship Repair minigames available at main island shipwrights. Complete all five to earn gold or to repair your ship at sea.
• Potion Brewing minigame available at main island gypsy carts. Dozens of fun and helpful potions can be created.
• Fixed female head/neck model glitches.
• Cheat cards are chosen from the Sea Chest Card page during poker games.
• Grapeshot cannon ammo now damages ships and slows repair efforts.
• Fixed several quest guidance bugs.
• Added minimaps to several jungle and swamp areas.
• Fixed French and Spanish hats on female pirates.

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Release Notes - April 22, 2010

• You will now be warned if you try sell items at a gunsmith, blacksmith, or gypsy that would put you over the gold cap.
• Sgt. Bingham no longer appears on the docks during the Black Pearl Battle.
• Enemies' chests should no longer puff out when they are taunting you.
• Anyone in range of a staff's aura will now get an icon over their health bar to show what effect you are receiving.
• Fabiola has been repositioned to stand correctly.
• Items that Basic Access Members cannot use are now highlighted in red in their inventory.
• Some quests that a player completed and then reappeared (such as Teleport Token or Treasure Collection quests) should no longer be appearing in the player's Quest Journal.
• Fixed a client crash when people were turning in quests to receive clothing.
• Fixed the Ray of Light to point to an EITC Outpost when acquiring an EITC Warrant for quests.
• Weapons that boost Endurance for Cutlasses and Focus for Dolls should now be increasing your HP and Voodoo respectively when equipping those items, and decreasing them when unequipping them.
• Fixed a client crash when using staff auras around other players.
• Weapon unlock quests are now correctly assigned to Pirates who have unlocked them.
• Fixed a crash during invasions where enemies would get confused about targets.
• Fixed a crash that happened occasionally when adding a new member to your crew.
• Fixed a crash involving using Speed Chat for help with quests.
• Enlarged the rollover descriptions of effects on players and enemies to make them easier to read.
• Fixed issues when the ram rod used to reload blunderbusses was not being removed correctly.
• Fixed graphical issues during the Bo Beck/Jolly Roger cutscene.
• Removed most of the level requirements on enemies for quests.

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Release Notes - April 16, 2010

• Fixed a bug where some guests were given teleport and weapon unlock quests a second time.
• Fixed a bug where the Wound effect from Shrapnel boosted grenades was not fading out.
• Attuning another pirate no longer deals damage to them.
• Fixed an AI crash related to rejoining your crew after logging out and coming back in.

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Release Notes - April 15, 2010

• New gold cap level is 200,000
• Fixed a crash involving practice dummies.
• Fixed several client exceptions related to the new inventory.
• Fixed an issue where you may lose the ability to move after collecting a loot drop.
• Workaround: If you still get stuck, press 'Esc' to unlock your pirate.

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Release Notes - April 14, 2010

• Black Pearl Battle no longer gives Loot rewards.
• Gold is no longer dropped outside of Loot Containers. It is now rewarded along with the rest of the loot.
• Switching Staff skills no longer causes warning message to appear.
• Voodoo Doll skills will not happen unless appropriate targets are attuned.
• Switching weapons while the Bloodfire Cutlass is on fire no longer crashes the game.
• Switching weapons while the Nature Aura staff skill is active no longer crashes the game.
• NPC ships now maintain a reasonable distance from islands.
• Fixed various crashes when playing the game while it is downloading in Browser mode.
• Fixed crash when using the Monkey Panic skill.
• Using the Hex Ward skill will not force you to reload to continue firing.
• Fixed OSX Browser mode to proceed beyond the Make A Pirate selection screen when game is in window mode.
• When accepting a new quest from an NPC, the Quest information will remove itself automatically.
• Fixed crash when changing Pirate genders after choosing clothing while creating your Pirate.
• If you take everything from a Loot Container, you will not be able to interact with the container again.
• Lowered the poison duration on weapons with the Venom attribute.

Release Notes - April 13, 2010

• Pirates should now be correctly getting all items from loot containers whether on land or at sea.
• Ammo pouches should now be added to your inventory correctly so you can purchase and obtain more ammo.
• Gold drops in loot containers now give you at least five gold.
• Various weapons have had their rarity changed. This includes Blunderbusses, Muskets, Bayonets, Broadswords, and Sabres.
• Flytraps in Cuba have had their level reduced.
• Ships should no longer be dropping gold, only cargo and loot containers.
• Fixed a bug where downloading the game was not loading assets correctly which caused crashes.
• If you have no ships, your Port of Call reverts to Port Royal.
• The Gypsy in Fort Charles now sells items correctly.
• Fixed crashes during weapon upgrade and jewelry quests.
• Jolly Roger should once again animate during battle.
• Fixed an issue with tunnels that resulted in pirates running back through tunnels repeatedly.
• When removing items from a full inventory, you will be informed if items that previously would not fit are added.
• All barricades are once again removed at the end of an invasion.
• Fixed a crash when selecting hair during Make-a-Pirate.
• Fixed a rare crash when using the mouse wheel to change weapons.
• Fixed a crash when using SpeedChat on quests that required a player to sink ships.
• Fixed a crash when trying to retrain your skills at a Trainer.
• Slightly increased item drop rate for items inside Loot Containers.

Release Notes - April 7, 2010

• Due to player feedback the "classic" body shapes have been restored to those pirates who were originally created with them. Please note: there may be subtle animation issues with these older pirate body types.
• Basic Access Members can now buy Rusty Cutlasses at blacksmiths and Flintlock Pistols at gunsmiths for Free.
• The Navigation boost to Full Sail, Come About, and Ramming Speed recharge rates has been reduced slightly.
• Loot Containers only stay around for 1 minute on land now.
• Treasure Fleet and Invasion notices are now more detailed and specialized for each island/fleet.
• Weapons and potions in stores now show more detailed information about them when you roll over them.
• Ammo types you have not unlocked have gray text instead of white on the ammo page in your inventory.
• Bug Fixes
  • Weapon equipping/unequipping via both the inventory page and the mouse wheel has been refined in order to make sure the weapon you currently have equipped is properly displayed.
  • Sabres recharge their skills slightly quicker than before.
  • Fixed a bug where crude daggers and staves would drop as loot.
  • You will now be awarded the correct amount of gold for selling ships.
  • Buying colorized clothing at Tailors will now be properly placed in your inventory.

Release Notes - April 2, 2010

• The avatar, inventory, and ship data will be reset to the state it was in before we turned on the new inventory system. Any progress made between then and now will be lost. Any avatars created since then will also be lost.
• New loading screens when starting and leaving the game.
• Various weapons have their minimum level requirement lowered slightly.
• Navigation Bonus on sea charms only affects the Full Sail, Come About, and Ramming Speed sailing skills.
• Removed the roll-over sound when looking at items in your inventory.
• Add a sound effect for when you throw an item away from your inventory.
• Most tonics are now unlocked again for Basic Access members
• Pirates will now receive pop-up notices before an Expedition Fleet appears.
• Giant Fly Traps now deal a venom effect when attacking.
• Treasure Fleet ships will always drop at least one Loot Skull Chest when defeated.
• Powder Keg Runners will knock you down now when they explode after being defeated.
• The loot drop rate for boss enemies is now double the normal enemy rate instead of 100%.
• The Critical Strike weapon attribute now functions correctly, giving the player a chance to deal extra damage per attack.
• If a sea charm is being used, it will be displayed when on the ship wheel or cannon.
• Added contextual tutorial pop-ups for the new inventory interface.
• Adding gold value to item descriptions.
• Loot containers no longer have the sparkle effect if there's nothing left for you.
• Bug Fixes
• You only need to press Shift once to open a loot pouch now.
• Tabs on the sea chest Skill Page no longer appear when another page is on.
• Selling charms, jewelry, and tattoos works now.
• Sailing skill recharge times adjust as you switch sea charms.
• Fixed crash when clicking on item descriptions from sinking ships.
• Nature aura displays health updates over affected pirates' heads.
• Infinite ammo charms work correctly now.
• You no longer get kicked off the ship wheel or cannon when switching weapons.
• Cursed weapons now affect the user's HP and Voodoo.
• Fixed interior lighting on low settings.
• Added female pirate's rifle and bayonet animations.
• Weapons don't fade out as you get further away.
• Mojo Voodoo Doll healing skills actually heal now instead of dealing damage.
• You can no longer use Healing Boost when your health is already full.

Release Notes - March 30, 2010

• We are currently fixing technical issues on the TEST Server and hope to have El Patron's Lost Weapons back online. However, until all the inventory bugs are fixed, your daily progress on the TEST Server may be lost.

Release Notes - March 29, 2010

• An AI crash when equipping sea charms has been fixed

Known Issues - March 29, 2010

• It may take several seconds for your inventory to load in. Please be patient.
• There are various client crashes that we are currently looking into. Fixes will be forthcoming as we find solutions to them.
• Equipping an item directly from the loot drop onto a slot that is full will cause a crash to the desktop. A fix is coming soon.

Release Notes - March 25, 2010

• El Patron's Lost Weapons have been found!
• Hundreds of new weapon items can now be discovered in-game.
• Enemies and ships now drop loot containers, which contain a variety of treasure.
• Sailing Items can be found in loot containers, which can help improve your sailing skills.
• New skills can be found on some of these new weapons. These skills can only be used when the weapons are being used. There are also two new types of skills:
• Break Attacks - Powerful special attacks that can be used when you are in a tough battle. These skills only recharge when you take damage. Completing a Combo Attack also helps recharge a Break Attack.
• Defense Skills - These skills protect the player by automatically blocking incoming attacks. Defense skills recharge normally and cannot be triggered manually by the player.
• Pirates now have 4 Weapon Slots, so you can choose what weapons you have equipped.
• Pirates now have 1 Sailing Item Slot, which gives the pirate bonuses while sailing or using cannons.
• Some new items are also available in stores for purchase.
• Pirates can now change their clothes, tattoos and jewelry without having to visit stores.

Known Issues - March 25, 2010

• Mac users are unable to log into the Test Servers. We're working to resolve this soon.
• Crash may occur when collecting an item and placing it in a slot that already has an item. Work Around: Use the right-mouse button to collect items or make sure a slot is empty when plundering items.
• During the Barbossa pistol tutorial, you may not be able to shoot the monkey. You may press 'Esc' to continue with the tutorial.
• Some Spanish and French Undead may have weird motion trails on their weapons.

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Release Notes - March 4, 2010

• Fixed issue where certain Townsfolk could occasionally be duplicated
• Smoothed out Expedition Fleet ship movement

Release Notes - March 1, 2010

• Pirate vs. Pirate matches should now finish correctly and take you back to the main land
• Fixed a bug on invasion minimaps that was causing clients to crash

Release Notes - February 26, 2010

• Decreased shooting distance of Expedition Fleet ship cannons by 42%
• Players are now notified when all Expedition Fleets are launching
• Expedition Fleet ships now load separately to improve performance
• All Expedition Fleet ships drop the maximum amount of cargo they can hold

Known Issue - February 26, 2010

• Zooming the camera in and out while at sea may take longer than normal

Release Notes - February 24, 2010

• Expedition Fleet ships no longer attack other enemy ships

Release Notes - February 23, 2010

• EITC Expedition Fleet Ships are now sailing back in formation with each other
• Fixed a crash when trying to grapple to a skeleton flagship
• Fixed the sail colors of ships during Ship Privateering

Release Notes - February 22, 2010

• Removed the /bounce emote
• Players can now see approximately where the EITC Expedition Fleets are on the map page
• Fixed typos and grammar errors in various quests
• Expedition Fleet ships now all share the same fleet logos and colors

Known Issue - February 19, 2010

• The new Casa de Muertos Quest stops when speaking to DuChamp. We will be resolving this issue soon.

Release Notes - February 18, 2010

• Adjusted EITC Expedition Fleet difficulty
• Fixed a typo in the new Casa de Muertos Quest
• Added end music when an Expedition Fleet is sunk
• Fixed a crash when launching a ship from the Spanish Privateer Island, Isla de Avaricia

Release Notes - February 17, 2010

• New Casa de Muertos Quest on Padres del Fuego
• Expedition Fleets Set Sail - Search for and sink elusive EITC and Navy Ship of the Line fleets
• Added the ability to ignore all Guild Invites
• Pirates will no longer become Groggy after being revived. They only become Groggy when they are sent to jail
• Reduced the amount of damage cannonballs deal to player masts and sails
• The sun and stars now have the correct orientation across islands

Known Issue - February 17, 2010

• Launching a ship from Isla de Avaricia will cause the game to crash

Release Notes - January 29, 2010

• Fixes sporadic but severe ship-related client crash.

Release Notes - January 21, 2010

• Fixed an issue preventing Mac users from launching the game from PiratesOnline.com

Known Issues - January 21, 2010

• Mac users attempting to launch via PiratesOnline using Safari Web Browsers will crash when using the Shift Key
• Work Around: Mac users should launch the game via Firefox or from the Mac Desktop Launcher. See the Help Section of PiratesOnline.com for the download link.

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Release Notes - January 20, 2010

• Fixed a couple of locations where barricade damage bars were not showing or overlapping
• Fixed an issue when "Going to Jail" causing players to get stuck on Loading Screens

Release Notes - January 15, 2010

• Smaller Fixes & Additions
  • Fixed an issue when enemies were getting stuck during invasions on Padres Del Fuego
  • Fixed an issue where more enemies weren't spawning during invasions on Padres Del Fuego
  • Fixed an issue where you could glitch outside a cave during Player vs. Player
  • Fixed an issue where teleporting to a ship that was docking was crashing the game

Release Notes - January 13, 2010

• New Features
  • Jolly Roger is now invading Padres Del Fuego
• Smaller Fixes & Additions
  • Jolly Roger's walking animation now matches his speed
  • A player's ship will now rock with the motion of the ocean no matter what graphics settings the player is using
  • Fixed several web browser crashes
  • Adjusted sailing speeds whenever a player steps off then retakes the wheel of a ship
  • Fixed graphical problems with the Fort Charles mini-map
  • Ships again have sound effects when getting hit by other ships
  • Downloading parts of the game in the background will now be smoother
• Known Issues:
  • None

Release Notes - January 5, 2010

• Log in and launch Pirates directly from the Pirates Online web site.
• Added a fix to further improve server stability.

Known Issues- January 5, 2010

• The web site may crash if you refresh the page while Downloading the game from the web site.We are working on this issue.

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Release Notes - December 31, 2009

• Launching the ability to play Pirates Online from the Web site.
• Added a fix to improve server stability.

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Play Pirates Online Through The Website

• Calling all Testers! Soon you'll be able to play Pirates Online just by visiting the Pirates Online website. Download the game, log in and start playing all through PiratesOnline.com. This new feature is now ready on our Test Server website. You must have Test Server Access to play Pirates Online through your web browser. The game will need to download again, so please be patient during this process.

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Release Notes - December 8, 2009

• Fixed an issue with NPC and ship movement that affected a small number of Guests.
• Fixed some environmental graphic issues in Kingshead.
• Fixed several client-side memory leaks.
• Fixed an occasional Invasion-related client crash.
• Fixed a graphics issue with the ocean some players saw when sailing near Port Royal.

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Release Notes - December 4, 2009

• Fixed the black ocean on the French Privateering Island.
• Fixed a bug on OSX that would prevent mouse and keyboard input when playing in windowed mode.

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Release Notes - December 3, 2009

• Fixed a crash when docking at or teleporting to Padres del Fuego.
• Fixed a crash in the tutorial that happened after exiting the jail while Port Royal is still being downloaded.
• Fixed a bug with player ships' broadside aiming. Broadsides are more accurate now.
• Fixed a visual glitch in Elizabeth Swann's cutscene.

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Release Notes - December 1, 2009

• Pirates are no longer physically blocked by other Pirates. This means you can walk through another Pirate rather than having to walk around them. This makes it easier to walk through tight, crowded spaces.
• Cutthroat island is visible on the map again.
• Fixed an invasion bug that caused infinite waves of Jolly Roger's minnions.
• Ship sails and masts will now take significant damage from chain shot.
• Ship hull armor is now more effective across all ships.
• Boosted defensive capabilities of enemy ships by 25 percent.
• Fixed several collision issues in the light and war frigates.
• Fixed several coloring issues on various ships.
• Fixed ocean color on the Kingshead docks.

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Release Notes - November 25, 2009

• Fixed several sailing related AI and client crashes.
• Fixed an occasional AI crash related to picking up Fortune type quests.
• Fixed the Misty Mire crash as well as other crashes when entering swamp areas.
• Fixed a bug that was reducing the amount of damage that ships should have been taking.
• Returned sail colors to ships when sailing from the French or Spanish Privateer islands.
• Fixed the 'Choose a Ship' Panel when boarding a dinghy so the panel presents Crew ships as an option again.
• Added new Tutorial and Holiday loading screens.
• Fixed the ocean waves around the large rock-like islands on the ocean and in the Black Pearl Boss Battle.
• Fixed the bright red Tia Dalma and various other objects in the game.
• Fixed a bug that caused your own ships not to display as options for sailing after switching from one Privateer island to the other.
• Cleaned up the Flagship details after you swing back to your own ship.
• Brightened the nighttime lighting.
• Fixed Coin Flip Emote when selected via the graphical Speedchat Menu.
• Isla Perdida now displays on the World Map again.

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Release Notes - November 20, 2009

• OSX clients may not be able to connect.
• Crew members's ships may not be available in the Dinghy's Choose a Ship's panel.
• Ships and Sailing have undergone several improvements. You may see a boost in performance while at sea and slight changes to ship design and sail animations, depending on your graphics settings.
• Jolly Roger has moved on to attacking other islands after Port Royal.
• A new lighting and fog system gives more atmosphere to the environments based on the time of day.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Crew Display to disappear at random times.
• Pirates now get a small Reputation Bonus for reviving a fellow Pirate.
• The Viper's Nest Dagger Skill breaks multiple attunements.
• Your ship will no longer take damage from enemies sailing beyond visual range.
• Less valuable cargo will be dumped to make room for more valuable chests earned from sinking ships.
• The screen no longer flashes red when you get hit by friendly fire.
• Added new Tutorial Loading Screens.
• Fixed several visual issues with a few cut scenes.
• Shortened Captain Barbossa's cut scene.

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Release Notes - October 20, 2009

• Fire on the mansion lasts longer when overwhelmed by Jolly Roger's forces
• Players will no longer crash when teleporting away while the Invasion summary screen is being displayed.
• Jolly Roger can now be attacked with Voodoo Shackles.
• Bandanas are now displaying correctly.

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Release Notes - September 29, 2009

• Beware of Jolly Roger's Invasion! Keep your eyes peeled, for Jolly Roger's ship has been sighted near Port Royal. When he attacks the town, defend the Barricades and the Governor's Mansion from Jolly Roger's skeleton army! Note: for testing purposes, invasions will occur much more frequently while on the Test Servers.
• Townsfolk will now notice nearby players and greet them. Enemies will either taunt or cower from nearby players.
• When waiting for a Revive, Knocked Out players no longer stand-up when hit by a grenade.
• Added different types of footstep sounds.
• Updated some of the loading screen images.

Release Notes - September 3, 2009

• Cleaning up misbehaving Voodoo Doll attune effects after teleporting away
• When creating your pirate, the belt color will randomize when using the Shuffle button
• Fixing a bug where players' levels were erroneously displayed as higher than expected in the Pirate Profile card
• Fixing several collision issues in the new cave areas
• Polishing up the mini-maps in some of the new cave areas
• Fixed some broken quest dialog for the Padres del Fuego shipwright

Release Notes - August 20, 2009

• New Game Features:
  • Notoriety Level Cap and Weapon Reputation Levels have been increased
    • Notoriety Level Cap increased to 50
    • Weapon Reputation Level increased to 30
    • Pirates can level their character up faster, as you get more experience when defeating enemies
  • New cave environments in the following areas:
    • Murky Hollow, Port Royal
    • Royal Caverns, Port Royal
    • Thieve's Den, Tortuga
    • Lava Gorge, Padres del Fuego
    • Beckett's Quary, Padres del Fuego
    • The Catacombs, Padres del Fuego
    • Cursed Caverns, Isla Tormenta
  • New cave environments feature new higher level enemies
  • New Casa Muertos Quest (Quest available from 8/21 . 8/23)
• Game Improvements:
  • Ship Speed Improvements
    • You no longer lose all forward momentum when making small changes to your direction
    • A new speed meter now displays how fast your ship is moving.
    • Ships now move faster
  • UI Improvements
    • The map in the compass now maintains consistent orientation with the full-screen minimap. The arrow in the center turns as the avatar turns.

Release Notes - August 5, 2009

• Various bug fixes

Release Notes - July 28, 2009

• The tonic icon now displays the total number of tonics you have in your inventory. The tonic displayed in the icon represents the tonic you will use if you click on the icon or press 'T'
• When reviving another Pirate, you will use one of the smallest tonics in your inventory
• The teleport sound has been softened from the original thunderclap
• The ship icons on the compass no longer disappear when sailing near the rocky islands

Release Notes - July 24, 2009

• Added some missing NPCs that were preventing quest line progression
• Addressed the oversized quest icon on the compass and minimap
• Adjusted some female avatar animation issues related to the new body shapes

Release Notes - July 21, 2009

• Game Improvements
  • New avatar body types are being displayed
  • Improved readability of Pop-up hints text
  • Re-labeled skip tutorial option to read "Skip" rather than "Leave"
• Bug Fixes
  • Various quest fixes
  • Reinstated groggy state after going to jail

Release Notes - July 16, 2009

• New Features
  • Introducing the Revive System. This will let you keep mates from going "unconscious" and being carried off to jail when defeated in battle
• Improved Early Player Experience
  • Players now have the option of skipping the tutorial after creating their pirate
  • Removed the ad-frame for Basic Members, now Basic Members can play the game in full screen from day one
  • Improved the readability of the contextual pop-up hints
• Gameplay Improvements
  • Many updates to balance the rest of the quest lines in the game
  • Creatures' levels, types, and locations updated as well
  • Increased the cargo capacity for Pirates' ships (new hold amounts are listed below)
    • Light Sloop - now carries 6 Cargo instead of 3
    • Light Galleon - now carries 10 Cargo instead of 7
    • Light Frigate - now carries 8 Cargo instead of 5
    • Sloop - now carries 10 Cargo instead of 6
    • Galleon - now carries 14 Cargo instead of 11
    • Frigate - now carries 12 Cargo instead of 9
    • War Sloop - now carries 14 Cargo instead of 9
    • War Galleon - now carries 18 Cargo instead of 16
    • War Frigate - now carries 16 Cargo instead of 12
  • Reduced the duration of the "Weaken" effect on Pirates
  • Pirates' automatic healing begins more quickly after battle now
  • Made land enemies less aggressive
  • Better presentation when purchasing a voyage using the Stowaway option

Release Notes - June 15, 2009

• Avatars that were created and/or shared across accounts prior to the removal of linked accounts are now fully under the control of the owner of their current accounts. This means any avatar you see on your avatar chooser screen is available for playing and deleting, regardless of who created the avatar and any previous settings relating to their shared or locked status.
• Bad language of any kind is never acceptable in Pirates Online. We have added a feature that will detect if players use bad language and will automatically suspend your account if you continue to attempt using foul language. Learn about Auto-Ban.

Release Notes - May 19, 2009

• Fixed an AI crash that occurred when players sunk during the Black Pearl Battle
• Fixed a bug that caused some of the boss NPCs to be easily defeated
• The new Cargo Watchmen NPC's have been renamed to Dockworkers

Release Notes - May 18, 2009

• Improved Early Player Experience
  • Early Quests have been modified for better playability, including Quests to find the first three Black Pearl crew members and Quest lines related to the Voodoo Doll
  • Introduced new tutorial pop-up hints. These hints can be turned on and off from the Game Options Menu (F7)
  • In the Cutlass tutorial, Pirates are now shown the skills they can earn later
• Transportation Enhancements
  • Added new Dockworker NPCs to help Pirates stowaway on ships. This is a new transportation option which helps Pirates reach their destination without sailing a ship or needing a Teleport Totem. To become a stowaway, find a Dockworker on the docks of Tortuga, Port Royal, Padres Del Fuego or Cuba and pay him the gold he requests for the service.
  • Added 38 new, player-submitted ship names to the Shipwright's Ship Naming Menu
• Technical Enhancements
  • Changed enemy difficulties in areas throughout the game for better playability
  • Added Chat Permission Status to the Pirate Profile Panel
  • Added an option to toggle on and off Windows Sticky Keys (this option is disabled by default)
• Additional Improvements & Bug Fixes:
  • Changing Cannon Ammunition types no longer restarts the recharge timer
  • Made several bug fixes to NPC's: returned Navy Sailors to normal heights, enemies no longer ambush players and enemies will no longer attack Pirates once you leave their area
  • Better feedback/flow for guild name requests
  • The loading screen now appears when starting game instead of a black screen
  • Polished the drop down Main Menu and Escape key interaction
  • Made several improvements to the Ray of Light to address tracking and hint problems
  • Removed the Quest completion percentages from the Journal page
  • Re-enabled the "dazed" effect above a Pirates head (for higher-detail graphics/effects settings)
  • Fixed a bug where your ship's repair spots would not be available even when the ship was stopped

Release Notes - April 15, 2009

• Players who were stranded on Tormenta Island after the most recent updates should now appear on Padres Del Fuego when they log in next time

Release Notes - March 26, 2009

• New and Improved Padres Del Fuego: Players should see significant performance increases thanks to the new layout.
• Improved the Reputation Bar. It is now easier to track your Notoriety and Weapon progress.
• The Compass Map now rotates with the camera instead of the avatar.
• Cleaned up the Tutorial and early Quest lines.
• Female avatar emotes now animate better.
• Crew members that are AFK will no longer receive cargo credit for sunk ships.
• Made several improvements to Quest tracking with the Ray of Light.
• The graphics options will now warn you if you try to change your settings from what is recommended.
• More performance improvements.
• Numerous bug and memory leaks have also been fixed.

Known Issues- March 26, 2009

• Padres Del Fuego minimap is not displaying properly.
• Still working on a fix to display all the names properly for very large guilds.

Release Notes - March 13, 2009

• Fixed a client bug that would cause tunnels not to work
• Fixed an occasional download issue

Release Notes - February 27, 2009

• Some missing NPCs on Port Royal and Tortuga have returned
• Pressing "escape" now closes the Chat Panel as it used to
• The Boarding Permission panel now hides when you click the Boarding Permission button
• Fixed the ten second flicker on the Compass and Ray of Light for some tracked quests
• Swamp water on Tortuga should look better now
• Musicians in Tortuga tavern now have actual names
• If a player rejects your invitation to become your friend, you now receive a notification
• Harmless animals no longer appear as enemies on the Compass
• Ships that have respawned now show up on the Compass
• Your current ship now maintains its bronze color on the Compass
• Fixed several client memory leaks
• Fixed various other smaller bugs

Release Notes - February 19, 2009

• Environmental Improvements:
  • Redesigned Tortuga (including the Minimap) for better game performance
  • Moved the entrance of King's Run to the back of the Port Royal graveyard - this will help new players progress more easily through the tutorial
• General Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed some issues with emotes not displaying properly
  • Fixed an issue where players could escape from the jail without kicking the door open
  • Resolved an weapon exploit that allowed Pirates to cast Voodoo Staff Desolation without charging it
  • Players are no longer slowed down by Undead Gravediggers' throwing daggers
  • Fixed a bug where you could not see your own Whispers to unknown Pirates
  • Made several improvements and fixes to the Crew System
  • Pirates of the Caribbean Online now supports 16 bit color in windowed mode when using DirectX8 and DirectX9
• General Improvements:
  • The Game Options menu can now be accessed in-game by pressing the "F7" key
  • Improved the way avatars are being displayed to improve frame rate
  • When tracking enemies to complete a Quest, the Compass now glows when you reach the target area
  • Returned the Musicians to the taverns on Port Royal and Tortuga. Pirates can now play the sheet music earned in the Cannons of the Deep mobile game.
  • Improved Broadside Cannon aim
  • The Windcatcher Ship Skill (which increases your speed at sea) works again
  • Added the ability to bring up your Pirate profile by clicking on your Pirate name in the chat window

Release Notes - February 6, 2009

• Fixed the application icon not showing up when playing on a Windows machine in windowed mode
• Fixed an exploit where a Pirate could become invincible on Kingshead

Release Notes - February 4, 2009

• Fixed the door in the smugglers' cache on Rumrunner's Isle. Pirates will no longer be trapped inside the cache.
• Fixed text formatting issues with chat

Release Notes - February 3, 2009

• Fixed a crash with NVidia and ATI graphics cards that prevented some Pirates from entering the game
• Fixed the missing Dagger animations
• Crew Members will remain pink on the mini-map
• Plugged several client memory leaks which will improve performance during long game play
• Fixed several crashes on exit
• Optimized Teleportation effects to improve your frame rate when you teleport or when witnessing another avatar teleport.

Release Notes - January 27, 2009

• Another round of bug fixes and GUI polish.
• Plugged several memory leaks. Now you should be able to play without it slowing down over time.

Release Notes - January 26, 2009

• Fixed many bugs, including (but not limited to) the Tutorial, the new Port Royal, mini-maps and more.

Release Notes - January 13, 2009

• New and improved Port Royal: Players should see significant performance increases thanks to the new layout.
• New and improved Tutorial: Now more action packed!
• Added a player Profile Card so you can view details about players you meet.
• Changed the default graphics API from OpenGL to DirectX 9
• Early Quest Line has been smoothed out and should be much more fun.
• Overall smoother gameplay: Fewer hiccups and pauses during the action.
• Improved crew making and display: Starting and joining crews is easier than ever before. The onscreen crew display is now even more useful.
• Improved Chat interface: Only one text entry box now and it routes your message appropriately.
• Clothing Store changes: It's much easier to browse through all your wardrobe choices.
• Fixed another exploit that allowed you to leave a PvP while still undead.
• Reputation gains are no longer reduced for Basic Access players.
• Lots of other small tweaks and improvements!

Known Issues - January 13, 2009

• If you have issues launching the game, please try changing the graphics API back to OpenGL via the "Graphics Options" button on the Launcher.

Release Notes - December 8, 2008

• Added Winter Holiday decorations
• Added New Year's holiday event
• Resolved the majority of the issues regarding stranded ships
• Fixed a bug where players could sometimes not take the wheel of their ship
• Fixed a bug where players were occasionally dying repeatedly in jail
• Fixed a bug where some skills displayed the wrong values on mouseover
• Fixed some issues with NPC and ship movement
• Chat text should now be hidden when F12 is pressed
• Fixed a frequent client crash on logout related to special effects
• We now prevent Lookout access while in the Black Pearl boss battle

Release Notes - November 19, 2008

• Several bugs and crashes resolved

Release Notes - November 13, 2008

• Added various holiday events
• Enemies are no longer appearing tiny
• Voodoo meter added to enemies' health display when engaged in battle with a Voodoo Doll using foe
• The Break Attunement effect caused by Dagger Asp and Throw Dirt now prevents enemy NPCs from casting voodoo hexes for 15 seconds
• Draining an enemy NPC's voodoo power to 0 with Hex Eater will now prevent it from casting spells for 10 seconds
• Added a disk space check to the launcher
• Various bug fixes for crashes and other show issues

Release Notes - October 22, 2008

• Fixed several crashes
• Fixed a bug with NPC disengage behavior
• Reduced the amount of damage done by grenades in PVP

Release Notes - October 2, 2008

• Added new Quests for Level 5 Weapons. These new Quests are unlocked when a weapon reaches Level 20 and only after the Level 4 Weapon Quest for that weapon has been completed. These new Quests involve defeating Boss Enemies, so make sure you have a crew to help fight them! The Level 5 Weapons are:
  • Pirate Blade (L5 Cutlass Weapon)
  • Bloodletter Dagger (L5 Dagger Weapon)
  • Grand Pistol (L5 Pistol Weapon)
  • Taboo Doll (L5 Voodoo Doll Weapon)
  • Vile Staff (L5 Voodoo Staff Weapon)
• Boss Enemies can now be found in the Caribbean. They are marked by a glowing skull icon over their heads and are much more difficult to defeat than normal enemies of the same level. Some boss enemies will always spawn in the same location, while others are more rare and randomly spawn throughout the world.
• The Dagger has been rebalanced with new abilities:
  • Backstrike - Attacking an enemy in the back using a Combo Attack now does a Backstrike and deals extra damage. However, attacking an enemy from the front with a Combo Attack deals less damage than before.
  • Attunement Breaking - The Asp and Throw Dirt skills now can break Voodoo Doll Attunement on players and enemies. If a player using a Voodoo Doll is hit by these skills, they will lose their attunement and will need to re-attune their targets. Also, players who recently had an Attunement broken will be immune to further Attunement breaking for 30 seconds. Skeleton enemies who have their Attunement Broken will be unable to cast voodoo hexes for a short time.
  • Interrupt Ability- The Asp, Throw Dirt, and Viper Nest skills can now Interrupt another player who is charging an attack (such as Take Aim, Long Volley, and Staff Hexes). Interrupting a charge will cause that player to have to start his charge over again.
  • Throw Dirt also now gives a 25% reduced accuracy instead of 40% and lasts a shorter duration.
• Trainer NPC's at local blacksmiths can now retrain your weapons, by retraining a weapon you can refund all your spent skill points and allow you to re-choose your skills for that same weapon.
• Captains now have more control over who boards their ships with a new ship-boarding permission system. Additionally, players at dinghies now have a better interface for finding ships to board.
• The Game Options interface is now more clear and easy to use.
• The maximum size of Guilds has been increased to 500 members.
• Fixed a major issue in Privateering affecting when players can make ship repairs.
• Fixed a bug where players were not allowed to sell a ship if they could not carry the gold received from the sale.
• Pistol and Grenades deal slightly more damage in PVP now.
• The targeting sights for weapons now only turn red when the enemy is within range. The Voodoo Staff targeting sight turns yellow when the target is within range of a Blast and turns red when the target is within range for the selected Hex.
• Improved the sky, as well as updated and optimized many visual effects throughout the game.
• Health meters for enemy ships should no longer randomly disappear.
• Enemy ships can now attack your ship after you've disabled a flagship (but not after you've boarded it).
• Players can now replay The Black Pearl Boss Battle even after defeating the Goliath.
• Fixed some animation issues with NPC's that occur when players interact with them, also updated NPC movement to be smoother and less erratic.
• Fixed an issue where crew members were not receiving their crew bonus when sailing on larger ships.

Release Notes - September 9, 2008

• Improved the frame-rate of cut scenes on low end graphics hardware
• Updated Quest dialog
• Fixed a couple of rendering issues when using the DX9 and DX8 graphics APIs
• Fixed an exploit in the Black Pearl Boss Battle
• Fixed a crash related to friends. list management
• Fixed the download progress bar exceeding 100% when entering the game for the first time

Release Notes - August 28, 2008

• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when at the wheel of a ship

Release Notes - August 21, 2008

• Added new Quests and new Clothing Sets as Quest rewards! Visit Nathaniel Truehounds, a tailor on Port Royal for the Pirate's Life Quest, Amelia Sunfellow, a tailor's assistant on Tortuga for the Clothing For a Pirate Quest, or Adoria Dolores, a tailor on Padres Del Fuego for the Adoria's Family Quest. These new Quests award 3 new Coordinated Outfits. Please note, you will need to have a minimum Notoriety of Level 10 to access the Quest from Nathaniel, a minimum Notoriety Level of 15 to access the Quest from Amelia, and a minimum Notoriety of Level 20 to access the Quest from Adoria.
• Updated lots of Quest dialog
• Fixed a crash that occasionally happened when teleporting to a friend or crewmate
• Reduced the penalty for being caught cheating at Poker
• Fixed a bug that was preventing some of the higher level ships (Death Omen, Juggernaut, etc.) from being spawned. You can now find these ships spawning around the outer perimeter of the Caribbean.
• Disabled the red glowing crew icon
• Fixed several camera related bugs
• If you skip the Cutlass Tutorial, you are no longer required to unlock Sweep as your first skill
• Your cannon ammo selection will now be remembered when you switch cannons
• Broadside cannons will target enemy ships better
• Relocated a treasure chest on Isla Perdida to a more accessible location on the island
• Fixed the cannonball trail graphic for machines with integrated graphics cards
• Reduced the travel time to Cuba
• Lowered the difficulty of some of the Quest task goals for the Voodoo Doll Quest
• Ships attacking you will now flash on your Radar
• Fixed a missing icon on the Map Button in your Sea Chest
• Changed the name of "Rutherford Bligh" to "Captain Job"
• Fixed a case in Blackjack where a player has a non-natural 21 and the dealer has a natural 21
• Updated the tutorial so that you have to get the free ship from Darby Drydock before being allowed to purchase additional ships
• Added a Poker table in the King's Arm Tavern on Tortuga

Release Notes - August 7, 2008

• Ships no longer spawn on top of one another in Privateering
• Fixed an exploit that allowed you to run faster than normal if you were running and strafing at the same time
• Added new hints for Privateering
• Players can now dock immediately after respawning regardless of time since taking damage when in Privateering mode
• Adjusted the collisions on ships
• Fixed several crashes that would occur if you exited the game while using a weapon
• The capitalization of the names of the Privateering islands and their lords is now consistent
• You must now be at least a level 15 pirate in order to get the French/Spanish undead quests from Woodruff
• Reduced the amount of damage skeleton ships can deal

Release Notes - July 16 2008

• Made the Privateering Islands' name tags brighter to make them more visible at night
• Updated the launcher to correctly clean out a cache. This was causing some model related bugs such as missing textures or misplaced geometry.
• The radar now remembers your zoom level when boarding and leaving a ship
• Cannon balls are no longer be able to be shot through islands
• The Crew HUD should now be hidden during NPC interactions
• The High Seas Scoreboard should now be hidden in Privateering mode
• Updated the Basic Access player popup
• Fixed a problem with certain male avatar bald hair and bandanna combinations displaying properly
• Adjusted the positions of GUI elements so they no longer overlap
• Made the crew bonus display more accurate
• After dying in Privateering, you will respawn on your ship and be temporarily invulnerable
• You can now use the Lookout system to find a Privateering crew

Release Notes - July 8 2008

• Removed a handful of French and Spanish Privateering related quests
• Removed the infamy reward temporarily
• Fixed a bug that was preventing clothing/jewelry/tattoo rewards from being dropped by enemies if your inventory was already full of these items
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to appear undead outside of PVP
• Removed the teleport totem icon from the map for Kingshead island
• The Ray-Of-Light should guide you better to your quest objectives
• Added the Crew Heads Up Display (HUD) so you can see what other crew members are doing
• Updated the ship damage GUI
• Adjusted the armor on NPC ships so it is slightly weaker than player ships
• Fixed several quest dialog bugs
• Added a new player animation for repairing your ship when in Privateering mode
• Added debugging information to help track down issues when ships sink

Release Notes - July 1 2008

• Undead Grenadiers should now animate properly when attacking players
• Removed some particle effects from the ship sinking sequence to reduce chug
• Reduced the number of NPC ships that spawn in the Privateering area
• Avatars that teleport to friends that are in jail (but have already kicked down the cell door) will now be able to leave the cell
• Updated the ship damage interface
• Cannons do more damage the closer you are to your enemy
• Fixed a bug that caused the cannon reload status bar to occasionally hang at an intermediate point

Release Notes - June 26 2008

• Adjusted the privateering scoreboard so it no longer covers the ship status panel
• Fixed various quest dialog bugs
• Added privateering chat. Now you can communicate with other members of your team without the other team knowing about it
• Fixed a bug that was letting avatars walk on water if they teleported to a friend that was in the water
• Fixed a bug that would not allow you to run after you died while taking aim with the pistol
• While in privateering mode, flagships will now sink immediately when you disable them

Release Notes - June 19 2008

• Privateering is back! Set sail on the high seas and battle your friends.
• Fixed a problem that some people were having when trying to click on other players' avatars
• Fixed a bug that made it so you couldn't cross the bridge on Port Royal
• Fixed some quest dialog bugs

Release Notes - June 13 2008

• We have temporarily removed privateering from the test server in order to make some improvements. Not to worry...it will be back up soon! In the meantime, we hope you can help us test a special surprise that we have planned for the 4th of July. From 12:01 AM on Saturday, June 14, until midnight on Sunday, June 15, fireworks can be found in the nighttime sky around Tortuga, Port Royal, and Padres Del Fuego. If you see anything wrong with our fireworks display, please let us know by using the in-game feedback form. Thanks!

Release Notes - June 10 2008

• Privateering has been added:
  • Join either the French or Spanish factions as a mercenary and engage rival mercenaries in epic naval battles
  • Launch your ship from the new islands of Isla De La Avaricia (Spanish) or Ile D'Etable De Porc (French), and you'll automatically be put into Privateering mode
  • Please note: because it is a large, more complex feature, Privateering will stay on the Test Server for at least a few weeks, at which point it will move over to the live game.Thanks for your patience!
  • Some new Privateering related loading screen hints have been added
• NPCs with glowing question marks above their heads are "helper NPCs" and will give advice in the same manner as quest dialog. You can find a couple of these NPCs on the privateering islands
• Improved some quest dialog
• The quest journal should now scroll when using your mouse's wheel
• Fixed the radar. Townsfolk are green, players are blue, and enemies are red.
• Updated the dx9 texture debugging
• A fix for the ship repair panel not updating after repairing your ship
• Fixed a bug that allowed the French/Spanish NPCs to respawn on their ship if it was taking too long to defeat all NPCs
• Fixed a bug with the voodoo doll that would divide healing power among all attuned targets(including enemy NPCs) instead of only dividing it among attuned targets that are players

Release Notes - May 29 2008

• Fixed a crash that happened when throwing grenades at fly traps or ships

Release Notes - May 23 2008

• Fixed some misspellings in quest dialog
• Ship panels no longer disappear when they break
• Fixed a bug that was breaking the "track quests" button after completing the black pearl boss battle
• Fixed a few graphics bugs with the two new islands
• Fixed a bug that was preventing people in welcome worlds from being able to teleport back to Port Royal when in jail or inside a building
• Added loading screens for the new islands
• Changed the color of the feedback form button
• Changed the behavior of the "ray of light" to help better guide you towards your quest objectives.
• Added a notoriety reward for the "Skeleton Infestation" quest
• If you bring up the feedback panel when in a store GUI (jewel, tattoo, etc.), the feedback form will now reposition itself so it doesn't block the store's GUI
• Fixed an issue that was causing enemies to face backwards
• Fixed an issue that was incorrectly giving quest credit when defeating unrelated NPCs and NPC ships
• Updated the launcher after discovering a bug that was preventing the bug report form from being correctly displayed after a crash

Release Notes - May 15 2008

• Added new French and Spanish skeletons. French skeletons can be found on Isla Cangrejos and Spanish skeletons can be found on Cutthroat Isle. New French and Spanish skeleton ships can be found sailing around Isla Cangrejos and Cutthroat Isle, respectively. The new skeleton types are as follows:
  • French:
    • French Undead Maitre
    • French Undead Quarter Master
    • French Undead Lieutenant
    • French Undead Capitaine
  • Spanish:
    • Spanish Undead Conquistador
    • Spanish Undead Bandido
    • Spanish Undead Pirata
    • Spanish Undead Captain
• Added two new islands to the world:
  • Isla De La Avaricia
  • Ile D'Etable De Porc
• Adjusted the placement of Mother's day tattoos
• Added new ship sinking cutscenes
• Added a minimum system requirements check to the Game launcher. The minimum system requirements can be found here. Please let us know if you are getting false alerts about your machine not meeting the minimum system requirements, are getting them too frequently, or the .don.t show me again. checkbox isn.t respected.
• Added an in-game feedback form. When using this form, please be as specific as possible. Please note that you will not receive any feedback from support using this form (click here for technical support). The feedback form button icon is a question mark and can be found in two places:
  • On the options menu
  • On the lower corner of the screen
• In an effort to improve the early in-game experience, we have re-launched welcome worlds. This is a scaled down instance of the Pirates world that a player plays in until they launch a ship for the first time. To help us test this new and exciting feature, create a new pirate and take them for a spin through the tutorial. Please let us know about any issues that you encounter during the tutorial.
• Fixed a fire effect that wasn't cleaning itself up properly
• Added some debugging for tracking down lingering issues with textures when using the DirectX9 graphics API.
• Fixed a bug that was preventing collisions with the masts of your ship once you had been on a cannon
• A new quest titled "Skeleton Infestation" will be given out by Orinda Le Jeune located on the Tortuga Docks

Release Notes - May 2 2008

• Put in a fix to prevent player on player damage that was occurring in parlor games and other non-PvP instances
• Put in fixes for a handful of crashes related to sailing, PvP, and the Lookout System
• Removed invalid crew invitation messages appearing when players switched servers
• Put in a fix for input controls freezing when using the pistol, grenades, or tonics

Release Notes - April 24, 2008

• Added quests for level 4 weapon upgrades for Sword, Pistol, Dagger, Voodoo Doll and Voodoo Staff. Quests for each weapon will automatically appear in your journal when you reach level 15 Notoriety for that weapon.
• Fixed a crash on the TEST server that was occurring when sailing near a Navy ship that was sinking.
• Added an "inventory" to tattoos so you don.t have to remove a tattoo to buy a new one. Tattoos are now similar to clothing and jewelry - you can buy several and "wear" them whenever you want.
• Adjusted the crew bonus so it only applies to players within your general vicinity. The distance is about as far as you can see another player.
• Fixed a bug that was causing numbers for the crew bonus to be displayed incorrectly. The actual notoriety being rewarded was correct, but the amount displayed was too high. These are now in sync.
• Fixed a bug that was causing a large loading chug when getting near an island on a ship.
• Fixed several bugs in the wording of the new quests.
• Fixed a bug in Basic Access mode that was causing an 'Upgrade Now' popup to appear every time you defeated an enemy, if you were carrying a blocked quest.
• Adjusted the crew searching feature, so that if multiple crews are found, it will try to match you with the captain closest to your level.

Release Notes - April 18 2008

• Added level 4 weapon upgrades for Sword, Pistol, Dagger, Voodoo Doll, and Voodoo Staff. You will receive new weapon upgrades through new quest lines. *Update: these are currently turned off as we modify the way you will obtain these quests.*
• Can now purchase ammo pouches. These pouches allows you to carry more ammo (i.e. bullets, cannonballs, daggers, grenades) than the base amount.
• Made it easier to find a crew using your crew panel. To open your crew panel, hit the F key, and then press the "Crew" button. You can now:
  • Create a crew: Crew Options -> Start A Crew
  • Search for crewmates (once you.ve started a crew): Crew Options -> Recruit Crewmates. There are also advanced options for more discerning captains.
  • Join someone else's crew: Crew Options -> Search For A Crew
  • Let others near you know that you are looking for a crew: Crew Options -> Looking For Crew
• Added better bonuses for crewing. The notoriety bonus is 20% for a crew of 2, and it ramps up to max bonus of 100% for an 8 person crew. Note: you currently receive the bonus no matter where your crewmates are. We are likely going to change this so the bonus only applies to crewmates in your nearby zone. We'd love to hear your feedback on this!
• Improved whisper functionality.
  • Chat panel remains in whisper mode as long as player doesn't click X or try to reply to an absent avatar
  • By pressing Alt-Enter, you can automatically whisper to the player that most recently whispered to you
  • Chat panel provides more feedback when sending a whisper to someone who went away
• Modified the way NPC's target their attackers: they used to attack the person that first attacked them, but now will switch between attacking the person doing the most damage and others nearby that are doing damage. We will likely modify this after doing some more play testing. Again, we'd love to hear your feedback on this!
• Removed groggy penalty until you reach level 10 in order to make the early player experience a bit smoother
• Shortened the length of the groggy penalty
• Shortened recharge time for tonics
• Moved tonics to the first tab in the gypsy cart to make them easier to find
• Added "Welcome Worlds" for players coming out of Rambleshack. These worlds are separate instances and only contain Port Royal. Once a player gets on a ship for the first time, he/she will be placed in one of the main servers.
• Added /event command so you can see what events are in progress and how much time is remaining. Type /event into your chat panel to activate this feature.
• Fixed a bug that was allowing strangers on your ship. Only friends and crewmates of the ship's captain should now be able to board.
• Added new animations and a panel describing your reward when unlocking a new weapon.
• Added new quests to receive jewelry and tattoos that you can not buy in shops:
  • "Spy Trouble"
    • Receive from Perla Alodia, Jeweler on Padres Del Fuego
  • "Black Market"
    • Receive from Mercedes Corazon, Tattoo Artist on Padres Del Fuego
  • "Eliminating The Competition"
    • Receive from Dajin Ming, Jeweler on Tortuga
  • "Lala's Brother"
    • Receive from Lala Lovel, Tattoo Artist on Tortuga
  • "Smitty's Sickness"
    • Receive from Jeweler Smitty, Jeweler on Port Royal
  • "Family Valuables"
    • Receive from Solomon O'Dougal, Tattoo Artist on Port Royal
  • "Precious Treasures"
    • Receive from Perla Alodia, Jeweler on Padres Del Fuego
  • "Picking Up The Slack"
    • Receive from Dajin Ming, Jeweler on Tortuga
  • "Smitty's Debt"
    • Receive from Jeweler Smitty, Jeweler on Port Royal
  • "Special Ink"
    • Receive from Solomon O'Dougal, Tattoo Artist on Port Royal
  • "Lala's Neighbors"
    • Receive from Lala Lovel, Tattoo Artist on Tortuga
  • "Helping Mercedes Corazon"
    • Receive from Mercedes Corazon, Tattoo Artist on Padres Del Fuego

Known Issues - April 18 2008

• If you sink during the Black Pearl Boss Battle, you will get stuck at a loading screen.
  • Workaround: you will have to close your window and log in again.

Release Notes - March 24 2008

• Reopened the Black Pearl Boss Battle
• Fixed a bug causing townsfolk to not appear neutral in the radar
• Fixed a rare crash in the barber shop

Release Notes - March 20 2008

• Fix for the bug that was causing Grenade, Port Royal Teleport, Padres Teleport, and Cuba Teleport quests to not be assigned at the proper level
• Adjusted ending sequence of the Black Pearl battle to be more active
• Fixed bug that was causing 12 person crews to not always make it to the Boss Battle together
• Fixed bug getting a battle success pop-up during the pre-battle cut scene
• Fixed a problem with the Black Pearl Battle's island geometry disappearing too early
• Added pop-up panels describing your reward when you return to Jack after rescuing the Black Pearl
• Fixed a bug that was allowing a player to enter the Black Pearl Battle alone while waiting for a crew battle to start
• Fixed the misleading pop-up when defeating the Goliath without the Recover Black Pearl quest
• Removed "Attack the Goliath" pop-up immediately after defeating the last set of forts
• Disabled ability to dock the Black Pearl while in the boss battle
• Fixed bug where cannon rep points were not being awarded for destroying the drawbridges in the boss battle
• Moved the confirmation panel for a lookout match to the left of the screen
• Fixed a bug with War Frigate broadsides always showing 10/12 broadsides on the ship page
• Fixed a bug where NPC's were not facing you when interacting with them
• Added a close button to pop-up messages for holidays and events
• Fixed the odd looking icon on the cannon level up message
• Added icons to indicate an island tunnel entrance on the compass

Release Notes - March 14 2008

• Another round of updates to the Black Pearl Boss Battle. We'd like your help testing this battle, and to make it easier, we've made it re-playable on the test server. Even if you successfully finish the battle, you will be able to replay it by using the onscreen buttons. Please let us know what you think!
• Adjusted camera angle when receiving a quest from an NPC
• Fixed NPC animation when they are addressing you
• Added a close button to popup messages for holiday items and Blackjack Fridays
• Fixed a bug in lighting on the jewelry shops on low graphics settings
• Removed extraneous sound effects that played after hitting Escape during a cutscene
• Removed duplicate skeletons in the Port Royal graveyard
• Lowered the level of the Navy soldier outside of the Governor's mansion

Release Notes - March 8 2008

• Fixed a bug that was causing combat sound effects to go off every time a ship came into view

Release Notes - March 4 2008

• Added feature to let other players know that you are away from the keyboard. Type /afk or /away in your chat window to activate it.
• Fixed crash that occurred when clicking on the Rename button after your Pirate's name was denied approval

Release Notes - March 1 2008

• Fixed a bug that prevented female avatars from changing clothing

Release Notes - February 29 2008

• Fixed a bug that was causing pirates to crash in rare cases when buying clothing and subsequently crash on login.
• Disabled the CPU frequency popup
• Fixed a bug that was causing Tattoos to not appear on your pirate on the DXD webpage
• Fixed an avatar texturing problem for players using DirectX rendering
• Fixed a bug where a pirate with a full friends list affecting other pirates on the account.
• Fixed a crash on clicking the Upgrade button on the 7-day fullscreen preview panel on a Mac
• Fixed the texture resolution on wooden panel for low-texture settings
• Fixed an issue causing the quest speedchat menu from going off the bottom of the screen
• Fixed several client crashes related to the guild invite panel

Release Notes - February 26 2008

• The Black Pearl boss battle is now ready for testing! Please let us know what you think.
• Removed non-colorable items from clothing drops
• Fixed a crash on Macs when trying to click the name approval guidelines link
• Fixed a crash involving trying to make friends with an avatar that has too many friends already
• Fixed ship skills randomly reloading
• Removed the dread scorpions from Wicked Thicket on Port Royal and replaced them with lower level scorpions
• Changed the free hat to a skull bandana instead of a skull headband
• Fixed the placement of the cancel button if friends list is full
• Fixed the zombie textures in PVP and the barbossa cutscene

Release Notes - February 22 2008

• Added new clothes to shops. New clothes will say "New Item!" in the mouse over text
• Increased maximum crew size to 12 so you can fill a War Frigate with a single crew
• Added /lfc to toggle the Looking For Crew text above your pirate
• Fixed flickering in interiors on low graphics settings
• Fix for bad enemy clothing drops that were causing crashes
• Disabled using Emotes while in customization stores
• Fixed black water
• Fixed bug causing /wave emote to not trigger
• Fixed an exploit where you could have multiple avatars switching being captain of the ship to avoid recharge times for broadsides
• Fix for short male and other low height avatar's feet showing up below the floor

Release Notes - February 7 2008

• Avatar Customization
  • There are now jewelers, barbers, tailors, and tattoo parlors in Port Royal, Tortuga and Del Fuego
  • Added the ability to zoom in on your avatar with the middle mouse wheel if you are not moving or in combat.
  • Added random drops of rare clothing when defeating an enemy. The chance of getting clothes is rare, but the colors are unique and you can't find them in stores anywhere.
• Emotes
  • Added emotes! You can access them via the speed chat menu or by typing /<emote name> at the chat prompt. Here is the list of emotes you can use with the / command: crazy, glare, help, thirsty, tired, dance, sigh, scared, 9000, sweep, bounce, blink, sleep, wave, laugh, ready, curious, bark, fear, chuckle, frown, shrug, jig, growl, sad, congrats, angry, roar, lol, kidding, arrr, hiss, no, smile, sorry, bored, clap, kneel, happy, flex, rofl, cackle, congratulate, nod, hello, drink, grats, confused, wait, wink, moo, hail, jk, yes, gasp, coin, flee, eat, celebrate, salute, vittles, giggle, search, bye, yawn, meow, cower, cry, hungry, greet, bow, impatient, tap, cheer, primp, goodbye, sry, grin, agree, amazed
• Guild invite token system update
  • Added two additional types of Guild tokens: Limited Multi-use Codes (i.e. a token that can be redeemed 10 times) and Unlimited Codes (a token that can be used forever, until you invalidate it)
• Added a button on the Crew panel that lets you put a "Looking for Crew" message above your head. Click on the "Crew Options" button in your Crew panel to activate this feature.
• Added in-game pop-ups to notify players when Blackjack Friday has begun (Blackjack Fridays are every Friday from 3-9 PM Pacific Time)
• Moved the Game Options button to the main screen, next to your sea chest - it is now available in both Make-A-Pirate and the tutorial
• Fixed bug that was not allowing players to teleport or chat to guild/crew members who they couldn't see
• Fixed bug allowing players to teleport to servers that are full from the Pick-a-Pirate screen
• Added clearer messaging to explain why a teleport may have failed (i.e. other player's ship sunk, etc.)
• Added a check to see if your CPU is running at max frequency. If not, you will get a pop-up after the client has been running for 2 minutes.
• Doubled the chances of getting a cheat card dropped when defeating NPCs

Known Issues - February 7 2008

• All shops currently have all possible clothing items (100's of pages) - we will be narrowing this down
• Jewelry does not appear on other Pirates if you are on low graphic settings
• Jeweler in Padres Del Fuego is in a t-pose
• There is a gap in the left knee-high boot for females (when viewing them on another Pirate)
• All items have generic names in your "shopping cart" when buying or selling them
• New shops do not have names yet

Known Issues - February 4, 2008

• Once disabled, Flagships sometimes sink before you can successfully grapple them.
  • Workaround: None at this time.
• Using Firebomb cannons on a Flagship will ultimately sink it before you can board the ship.
  • Workaround: Don't use Firebomb cannons.
• The Whisper chat window closes the second time you click Whisper and try to send a message.
  • Workaround: Close and re-open the Pirate's avatar panel each time you want to whisper to a fellow Pirate.
• The Lookout System seems like it is often not able to find matches for higher level Pirates looking to do PVP
  • Workaround: Invite other high level Pirates to PVP before initiating the Lookout System.
• The chat panel sometimes switches to Local when you are chatting with your Guild or Crew.
  • Workaround: Click either the Guild or Crew chat tab.
• On rare occasions, pressing the Enter button on the keyboard will not bring up the Chat window.
  • Workaround: Click on the gold arrow next to the skull icon, which is found in the bottom left hand corner of the game window.
• Occasionally, on certain Mac computers, the game texture will seem to appear missing or distorted creating an almost snowy effect to the landscape.
  • Workaround: None at this time.

Release Notes - January 23 2008

• Fixed a bug that was causing flagships to disappear over time
• Changed default full screen resolution to 1024 x 768 for higher end graphics cards
• Added a fix for issues that occurred while the voodoo staff is charging

Release Notes - January 18 2008

• Fixed the bug causing braids to be missing on female pirates wearing a bandana.
• Fixed the bug that was causing players' ships to show up twice in the dinghy interface when they had a crew member aboard.
• Fixed the crash that was occurring when someone used the "port of call" button before downloading the entire game.
• Fixed the crash that was occurring when using the Voodoo Staff Soul Flay skill.
• Removed avatar panel pop-up that occurred when clicking on other ships. This was allowing people to teleport to another player's ship even if they were not friends, crew mates, or Guild mates.

Release Notes - January 14 2008

• Fixed a bug preventing the ability to promote, demote, or eject offline guild members
• Fixed a crash that occurred while teleporting to a friend's or crewmates' ship as they are docking
• Fixed a crash from using the up and down arrow keys in the Pick-a-Pirate screen while in Basic Access mode
• Fixed a bug that caused a change in the height of your pirate
• Fixed a bug with ponytails not showing up for certain hairstyles

Release Notes - January 11 2008

• Changed default graphics settings to Medium, unless the player's video card is known to perform well at high settings.
  • Note: You will have a longer load time going into the game the first time after this update, as the game cache will need to be rebuilt as a result of this change.
• Fixed the issue with the guild promotion not being present when clicking on an avatar.
• Fixed the crash that occurred when clicking the "Rename" button after having an avatar name rejected.

Release Notes - January 10, 2008

• Changed default game mode to full screen for Unlimited Players. The game was previously starting in windowed mode.
• Clicking on a pirate's name in the guild panel will now bring up the regular pirate options panel. You can still update a pirate's guild membership through the guild button on that panel.
• Fixed bug that was intermittently causing buildings to be missing when teleporting to an island
• Made the placement of the pirate options panel more consistent when clicking on friend/crew/guild member in friends panel.

Release Notes - January 8, 2008

• Added a 7-day fullscreen preview. New accounts will start the game in fullscreen mode. After 7 days, the game will revert to a windowed mode with ads.
• Crew teleport issues should now be fixed.
• Fixed a bug preventing family accounts with a large number of pirates from logging in.
• Increased the Notoriety gain for Voodoo Staff (except for the Blast skill, which was reduced).
• Reduced the amount of damage a lower level enemy deals to a higher level player.
• Added a fix so that players can't kill Jack the monkey during the pistol tutorial.
• Complete clothing system re-write to increase efficiency when rendering avatars.

Release Notes - December 21, 2007

• Fixed issue with teleporting to friends and crewmates while swimming that was causing game crash

Release Notes - December 19, 2007

• Black Pearl Quest has been fixed - boss battle has been re-enabled. There is a known issue with the battle hanging at a black screen if you complete it with a crew. We are in the process of fixing this bug.
• Fixed bug in the Lookout System that was causing players to be sent to the wrong game type
• Added notification in the Guild Page that lets you know if your Guildmate is online or offline
• Fixed bug that caused ships to occasionally zoom back and forth
• Added in-game notification when a Guild invitation token is redeemed
• Adjusted the velocity calculation of cannonballs to make it easier to hit enemies while on a moving ship.
• Adjusted battle balancing:
  • Lower level enemies are now able to damage higher level players. Previously, they would always miss.
  • Lower level players are now able to damage higher level enemies. Previously, they would always miss.
• Reduced Notoriety gain for Grenades and Voodoo Staff.
• Added functionality to put players back on their original server after playing PVP
• Fixed bug in server selection that was sometimes sending players to a different server than the one they selected at the login screen
• Removed the server selection panel from the 'pick-a-pirate' screen for accounts that have no avatars
• Added code to prevent teleport effects when teleporting while swimming
• Fixed an issue with being sunk right as you anchor your ship. If you make it to land safely, your ship should never be sunk
• Update made to the Quest tracking system to not track Quests that only direct you to a location (i.e. kill crabs on Tortuga)
• Added detection to default players with ATI video cards to use DirectX 9 to fix an issue that was causing players to crash when boarding a ship
• Added server names to the Speed Chat Plus dictionary

Release Notes - December 7, 2007

• We have raised the gold cap to 65000 to give people saving up for the War Frigate some space for additional gold
• We have fixed the issue where players near the gold cap were not earning notoriety when defeating enemies
• Fixed bug that was preventing some players from being able to play Blackjack or Poker
• Fixed bug with Voodoo Staff charging that was occurring in combination with the Spell Lore passive skill
• Several Lookout system fixes have been implemented to make the matchmaking feature more robust, including providing more feedback to the player as to what their chance is of finding a match
• You are now able to select a server before you get into the game — some GUI was moved around on the pirate selection screen in order to account for this new interface
• You will now be rewarded with some gold (at least) when digging up a treasure chest
• A quest icon has been added to the world map for the quest that is currently being tracked — clicking on this icon will take you to the Quest Journal entry for that quest

Release Notes - December 4, 2007

• Names have been added to the taverns on Padres Del Fuego and Cuba
• Names have been added to the forts in Kingshead
• Tortuga and Port Royal are now more clearly identified on the world map (names have been moved closer to actual islands)
• Waterway names have been moved closer to the center of the waterway on the world map
• The bug that was causing players to "hang" while attempting to join PVP when another player had dropped out has been fixed

Release Notes - November 30, 2007

• Fixed a bug in the Speedchat Plus chat mode where words that were not in the Speedchat Plus dictionary were not turning red as you typed them.

Release Notes - November 29, 2007

• Founders program will be ending soon. This release will temporarily change your name tag to Non-Founder status. This will be reverted when we release a new publish.
• Added quest tracking for the "return to a townsperson" step in a quest. When a quest is completed, a ray of light will point to the townsperson you need to return to.
• Fixed a bug with players and ships popping back and forth suddenly.
• Fixed a bug where grenades were hanging in mid air if someone else was also throwing a grenade.
• Fixed strange movement of grenade that occurred when a player is moving.
• Fixed an issue when switching to grenade that caused siege grenade to always be selected -- now your pirate will use the correct grenade ammo.
• Fixed a bug where players wouldn't be able to move when reloading small grenades.
• Slowed down player speed when they are using the Long Volley Grenade skill.
• Fixed an issue with the Voodoo Doll Swarm skill that was not recording damage correctly at long range.
• Fixed a problem with a ship being deployed but still retaining some speed from its previous use.
• Added feedback for when teleporting to a friend fails because the friend is unavailable for teleport (for example: in jail, playing PVP, etc...)
• Added more feedback for when boarding a ship fails (for example: ship sunk, ship had no more space, etc...)
• Fixed an exploit with Voodoo Staff that would allow players to switch between low level and high level skills to avoid long charge times.
• Fixed some bugs that were allowing players to move while charging the Voodoo Staff.
• Updated some loading screen hints.
• Fixed a bug that was causing more than one arrow to appear on the radar.
• Added a quest journal notification at the end of Chapter 3.
• Guild name submissions are auto-capitalized, and ALL CAPS are automatically removed.

Release Notes - November 20, 2007

• The Black Pearl boss battle has been temporarily disabled due to the fact that it was crashing.
• Fixed a crash that was occurring when docking while grappled on to a flagship
• A fix has been put into place for the PVP Team Battle server crash
• The text for the Gunner Quest has been updated - it now reminds you where to find Olivier
• We are continuing to update the text on a variety of Quests

Release Notes - November 15, 2007

• A fix has been made to prevent the crash (caused by certain graphics cards) that occurred when going to Padres Del Fuego
• Guild name submissions are now auto-capitalized
• Fix has been implemented for the crash that occurred when trying to resize your window to 0 pixels tall
• Removed latency info that was shown when pressing the F6 key

Release Notes - November 13, 2007

• Added ability to invite a friend into your guild by giving them a guild code. Check your guild panel for the "Create Invitation" button.
• Fixed bug in quest dialog that was causing some dialog to be missing when returning a quest
• Made the following quests lines available for Basic Access members:
  • Black Mack's Quest Ladder
  • Tortuga Teleport Unlock Quest Ladder
  • Darby Drydock's Solo Quest Ladder
  • All of Josie McReedy's Quest Ladders (including the Random One)
  • R. Smith's Quest Ladder
  • Peter Chipparr's Quest Ladder
  • All of Sam Seabones' Quest Ladders
  • All Three Shane McGreeny Quest Ladders
• Improved graphics of far-away ships
• Fixed some loading screen hints
• Fixed a bug where the player can purchase more than one of each weapon.
• Fixed a bug where the player could purchase Grenade ammo before having the grenade weapon.
• Fixed some incorrect skill descriptions for the Voodoo Staff Desolation skill.
• Added some text to the Sailing Maneuver skill descriptions to notify the player that Maneuvers do not stack
• Added a description to firebrand ammo in the store GUI
• We are now limiting PVP mayhem matches to only 8 players
• Mouse wheel on a Mac should now select weapon types
• Repositioned the attune menu higher so it doesn't interfere with the friends page. Also scaled the buttons down a bit.
• Fixed the name that appears when you attune a training dummy.
• Fixed jail interior in Port Royal to stop player from getting out of game world.
• Fixed jumpiness when steering Black Pearl, and some disconnect problems. There are still known issues with not being able to hit the Goliath properly, or taking damage from forts that we will be fixing soon. Thanks for your patience.
• Fixed a bug when a pirate's name was rejected after it was initially approved, and the player could not rename their pirate.
• Fixed some memory leaks that were causing the client performance to degrade over time

Release Notes - November 5, 2007

• Fixed bug causing missing mouse pointer on Mac's
• Fixed a memory leak that was causing Pirates to take up more system memory over time
• Fixed Voodoo Doll attunement bugs where targets appeared to be attuned but were not taking damage
• Fixed the bug which caused your pirate be invisible in Tia Dalma's cutscene
• Fixed the bug which caused difficulty performing a cutlass combo while being attacked
• Removed warning about being too close to shore when you aren't steering the ship
• Made ships respawn in the world faster
• Fixed rare server crash caused by a pirate ship sinking. There may still be cases where your screen will hang indefinitely after sinking, in which case you will have to restart the game.
• Added new tips for the loading screens
• Fixed a bug where enemies were not healing properly after retreating
• Adjusted calculation for deciding when a server population is "ideal"
• Removed high level skeletons near Tortuga town
• Fixed bug in the healing option giving by NPC's that was giving players a speed and jumping boost
• Fixed several bugs that caused crashes when creating a pirate and using the "shuffle" button

Release Notes - November 1, 2007

Guild name approvals - known issues:
• Several guild names that were previously submitted were accidentally denied -- these will be placed back into the approval process. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
• We have also fixed a bug where a user was unable to submit a new guild name if their previous request for a guild name was rejected.

Other bug fixes:
• Fixed crashes that were occurring when using the shuffle function in Make-a-Pirate.
• All newly created Pirates will now be placed in an Ocean that is ideally populated, instead of a quiet Ocean.

Release Notes - October 26, 2007

• Overall level cap was increased to 40 and the weapon level cap was increased to 25
• Raised the level requirement for upgrading ships
• Added the ability to click on other players' ships to get info about the captain and crew
• Added a "Port of Call" button on the map page, which takes you back to the last major island you were on
• Increased maximum capacity on all ships
• Fixed the rollup/rolldown sail animation that occurs when the player stops sailing
• Fixed the bug that was causing player to end autosailing
• Pulled the default camera distance back when sailing a ship
• Added a hint on dinghys for players who don't have a ship
• Balanced damage values for naval combat
• More flagship fixes were made
• When you grapple a second flagship, the first one will now sink
• Fixed the bug where cargo was being misreported if you teleported to a ship mid-adventure
• Fixed descriptions of 'Defeat Ship' quests so the ship class is always shown
• A new wake effect was added on ships
• Adjusted the level at which some quests are unlocked
• Fixed the "unknown location" bug
• Removed level 1 weapons from weapon shops
• Balanced voodoo doll and voodoo staff skills
• Added a team agro check - an enemy who agro's will also agro nearby enemies
• PVP games will now take place on less burdened servers to decrease lag
• Lowered the damage taken from the pistol "take aim" skill
• Tweaked the skill set used by Davy Jones' crew
• Fixed the bug that was causing players to start with incorrect Voodoo Staff skills
• Added a visual indicator to weapons and skills that are maxed out
• Added new animations for pain
• Added new animations for being defeated
• Re-enabled the quest indicator and ray of light for the graveyard and mansion
• Added names to NPC's that were missing one (O'Malley, Peter Blakeley, Daisy, John Wallace, Philip Fuller, Clayton Collard)
• Added more descriptive text in parts of the Greer, June and Nill Offrill quest lines
• Fixed the Jolly Roger soul drain, poision, heal smoke, spectral smoke, and curse hit effects
• Updated lighting inside caves to make it easier to see
• Made some minor economy adjustments
• Guild members are no longer able to eject the guild leader
• New island music has been added, so every island now has it's own unique music
• Updated both the tavern and sailing music
• Made footsteps a bit louder
• Added auto capitalization as names are typed in during Make-a-Pirate
• Adjusted the size and placement of the Founder token
• Some fixes were made to improve sorting of the friends list
• Adjusted chat formatting and colors
• Fixed Joshamee Gibbs' neck
• Fixed the problem that was causing the Report a Bug page to come up when you logged out
• Admin messages now use regular message popups and appear in the chat log
• Changed the icon for open chat vs. speed chat plus. The speed chat plus icon is now: "+"
• Adjusted the art and screenshots on the panel that appears when you are prompted to upgrade your account
• Several server side optimizations have been made to address the lag issue
• Changed server terminology to "Oceans" instead of "Worlds"
• Early entry has been added for new installs. You can now start making a pirate before the full game is downloaded

Release Notes - October 19, 2007

• Resolved a prevalent sailing crash introduced in version 1.0.10.11 of the release notes
• Players no longer have to fear other player's voodoo dolls
• Loading screen pictures have been restored
• Kingshead bridge and pier have been restored
• The tutorial Sea Chest icon's texture has been restored

Release Notes - October 18, 2007

• Optimized AI to reduce latency and lag
• Added several Flagship fixes
• Improved the projectile collision system (relating to cannon balls)
• Increased rewards for higher level quests
• Polished some rough edges around the PVP system
• Repaired several poker related crashes
• Removed backgrounds from the Compass
• Updated chat panel GUI for "SpeedChat-only" mode
• Fixed a number of pirate creation crashes
• Resolved several teleport-related issues
• Updated numerous models throughout the game
• Some quests can now only be completed once
• Enemies now chase pirates more aggressively
• Walking back from Pantano River no longer dumps you in the ocean
• Nametags have been updated:;
  • They are now visible
  • Guild name is displayed as well
  • Founder status icon added
• Navy officers now hold their swords correctly
• Cannon icon is now visible at the ammunition store
• Take Aim skill slows a player down when being used

Release Notes - October 12, 2007

• Added the ability to start the make-a-pirate process and begin the tutorial before the game is fully downloaded
• Added more server optimizations to address the lag issue on crowded worlds
• Removed NPC's from ships - they will still appear when you board a flagship
• Fixed the bug that was preventing people from purchasing grenades after they had earned them
• Fixed the bug that was preventing people from leveling up certain skills
• Moved the friends list to the right side of the screen and added online/offline icons to friend entries
• Fixed the missing buttons on the friend detail panel
• Fixed a bug that was allowing people to run extra fast and jump extra high.
• Fixed the bug that was causing whispers appear as "blah blah blah" when sent to far away friends
• Fixed some collision issues on the Warships
• Fixed the bug that was sometimes causing the dig animation to not play correctly
• Added sound effects for the drinking tonics, as well as the Full Sail and Ramming Speed sailing skills
• New text was added for the Steal Ship List quest
• Improved ship placement upon deployment around islands
• A fix was added to prevent server crashes from happening when a grenade was thrown in PVP
• Fixed the bug in the shackles attack for the voodoo doll
• A text fix was made for all the broken quests relating to flagship captures
• Added a work-around for the SiS video chips

Release Notes - October 10, 2007

• Fixed the problem associated with avatars rapidly orbiting around enemies during battle.
• Various bug fixes were made to the PVP system.
• A reward description was added to the top level of non-story quests.
• Added more server side optimizations to address the lag issues on busy worlds.
• Added undead skins for the alligator, bat, scorpion, and wasp enemies.
• Made improvements to the visual effects in the Bo Beck/Jolly Roger cut scene.
• Fixed the bugs associated with whispering to non-visible friends.
• Added a new hole graphic for sails on ships.
• Fixed the bug associated with enemy ships spawning in incorrect areas of the ocean.
• Fixed the crash that occurred when players leave the poker table and quit.
• Added quest-specific speed chat phrases.
• Removed the pirate code warning that was coming up when aiming at enemies that are close to another player.
• Fixed 3D sound effects for the impact sounds in ship battle. Sound effects should now feel more distant when hitting an enemy ship.
• An Exploit fix was added for being able to tag ships and allow other people to sink them.
• Fixed some collision and texture problems on the sloop and galleon ships.
• The weapon store interface tabs now have images instead of text.

Release Notes - October 4, 2007

• Completed a number of server-side optimizations
• Added and adjusted particle effects for the following: stun, smoke, fire
• Fixed 'Shackles' bug - player no longer becomes permanently immobile
• You are no longer able to break out of 'Stun' or 'Shackles' simply by switching weapons.
• Issue with 'Stun' effect appearing over everyone's head during combat has been fixed
• Added 'Stun' effect to Cutlass Brawl. Targets hit by the 'Stun' effect cannot move or attack anything for a few seconds, and become immune to further stunning for 60 seconds.
• Fixes were put in for various server crashes
• Fixed the bug associated with seeing a flagship's boarding timer and panel, even when you weren't battling the flagship
• Added a fix for the Windows crash that would happen upon exiting the game
• The Three Assassins is now redeemable

Release Notes - September 28, 2007

• Balanced enemy difficulty and placement
• Added feedback on the population of different worlds
• Fixed backwards shovel bug for treasure digging
• Enhanced player's status meter to indicate the Groggy penalty
• Added low-level ships between Port Royal and Tortuga
• Removed the Store Option from Bartenders
• Decreased distance radius for credits on a land and sea kill
• Damage-Over-Time buffs on a target reduced from five to three copies
• Relaxed Enemy Ship AI and improved loot drop rates at sea
• Improved whisper chat
• District activity now displayed on shard panel
• Changed pirate name approval/rejection terms
• Modified auto-centering function on ship camera
• Improved cannon tutorial timing and fixed low-end platforms

Release Notes - September 27, 2007

• Increased the ability to see other ships from a farther distance
• Fixed bugs associated with leaving a Parlor game from the Lookout system
• Completed several server-side optimizations
• Fixed various reported client crashes
• The cost of ship repair has been reduced
• Enhanced support for in-game shaders and reflections on the Mac version
• Motion of a player swinging onto a flagship has been improved