TEST Release Notes - Dec 1, 2009

[Captain Whale]

Ahoy, I spent some time working ships last night. Couple of things I found were that you no longer need to hit the mast dead on. All you have to do now if hit the sails to do damage. I tested this on several ships - never hitting the mast.

Also on galleons you used to get a damage boost if you hit the front down by the waterline. The damage is the same from the water to the rail now.

The ships seem a little tougher but if you can still take them down. As Jeanne said Chainshot is greatly improved and actually worth getting now. I used to use thunder instead as it did a much better job on masts.

Personally I like the new detail on the ships. They look much better than before to me.

All for now. There are still some bugs to be fixed so I think we will need another update to test before we can call it ready to ship over to live in my opinion. The PDF thing has to be fixed.

Captain Whale

[Sven Niscadae]

Originally Posted by Captain Whale

The ships seem a little tougher but if you can still take them down. As Jeanne said Chainshot is greatly improved and actually worth getting now. I used to use thunder instead as it did a much better job on masts.

IMO, chainshot was always worth it to get. I always use it even though it doesn't have the range that thunderbolt does. 2 chainshots fired and the mast is down (aside from some higher level ships where the masts have a bit less give), even managed to use them for a farther distance than normal. Aside from explosives, it's one of my favorite cannon ammo types.

Couple of things I found were that you no longer need to hit the mast dead on. All you have to do now if hit the sails to do damage. I tested this on several ships - never hitting the mast.

But do the sails catch fire with firebrand? I so miss that.

[Rosa_ESG]

Originally Posted by Sven Niscadae

But do the sails catch fire with firebrand? I so miss that.

Nope, they didn't catch on fire, I tried today just for the fun of it.