Release Notes - October 12, 2007

[Nick]

• 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

http://apps.pirates.go.com/pirates/v2/index?pageId=release_notes#/v2/content_html/news/releasenotes.html

[axel006]

Originally Posted by Nick

• 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

http://apps.pirates.go.com/pirates/v2/index?pageId=release_notes#/v2/content_html/news/releasenotes.html

awww i loved the bug thats in bold.

[Bellatrix]

YAY they fixed the grenade bug!

[Owoooo]

I hope they continue to update just as fast as how they would update Toontown!

[Drake]

The fixing of the grenade bug makes me very happy.