Hotfix 1.1.6: Performance increase and FXAA added!
Hi there ye seadogs!
We've got another small update for you. We've been receiving quite a few complaints about performance and have noticed ourselves that we've seem to have lost some FPS along the last few weeks so we did some digging. Not to find treasures for once, but to find the culprit of the problem and we found it. Something was amiss with the ship lamps that caused a big drop in performance whenever a ship would have default (orange) lanterns. We also spotted some other strangeness that caused some performance issues with the floating wood crates, that as well is now fixed. Below the full patch notes:
Performance increase / bug fixing:
Big performance leak fixed with ship lanterns when using default (orange) lanterns
Collision overhead fixed with seagulls above floating wood crates which also improves performance
Video options:
You can now choose between temporal anti-aliasing (Temporal AA) and fast approximate anti-aliasing (FXAA)
Added "Ultra" setting for anti-aliasing
Renamed lowest anti-aliasing setting from "Low" to "Off"
Servers:
There should now be a few more pre-games ready to receive players in Europe and Russia
Hopefully these fixes and optimisations will give you pirates some smoother sailing!
Update 1.1.5: Blunderbuss, sidearm buffs and more!
Ahoy scallywags!
Nothing feels worse than having a powerful gun, boarding an enemy ship, and missing every shot. Not utilizing those muskets feels like a massive blunder. That's why we've added the perfect gun: the blunderbuss. Why try sniping someone in a moment of tension, when you can walk up to them and blast 'em with pellets?
That, and more, in today's update!
New Weapon:
Blunderbuss has been added (spawns as regularly as crossbow) - Fires 10 pellets in a random spread pattern
Weapon balancing:
Flintlock projectile damage increased from 30 damage to 40 damage
Quadbarrel flintlock projectile damage increased from 17 damage to 20 damage
Dual quadbarrel flintlock projectile damage increased from 13 damage to 14 damage
Main Menu:
"New" items indicator for ship and character revamped
Loading image placeholder added while newsfeed image is still downloading
Patch notes button removed from startup disclaimer as patch notes can now be viewed from the in-game browse
Visual tweaks:
Tweaked the hand pose for the quad barrel
Lerp time decreased when transitioning from swimming to walking animation (no more swimming pirates on deck)
Players no longer jitter and teleport when leaving the capstan
Quad barrel sprint animation improved
Gameplay:
A server no longer keeps resetting countdown to 30 seconds in pregame when a 16th player connects, only once now
Bug fixes:
Fixed a bug that made it so you couldn't steal ammo from an enemy ammo box
Sunken ship crate icon changed into barrel icon (was still a wrong treasure chest blockout icon)
Fixed overlapping crew UI when using the in-game announcement browser
Kill information kill multiplier offset fixed (was offsetted to the left due to a bug)
Hotfix 1.1.4 - Spawn selection freeze fix and more!
Yarr ye scallywags! We're rolling out a hotfix with some bug fixes, balancing and quality of life improvements.
Main Menu:
We've added an in-game browser to view the Steam announcements without having to close your game
The news image in the main menu will now be more updated regularly and reflect live changes and events
Gameplay changes:
Final zone size increased from 100 to 150
Voice chat temporarily disabled in pre-game due to frequently reported crashes during this phase (We are still investigating the crashes but to improve the quality and stability of the game we have disabled it for now during pre-game)
Balancing:
Nockgun single shot projectile damage decreased from 17 to 15
Nockgun shotgun blast projectile (single pellet) damage decreased from 14 to 12
Nockgun secondary fire now shares the same fire rate cooldown as primary fire (You could single fire and secondary fire at the same time causing slightly more damage than intended)
Bug fixes:
Fixed a bug that caused the spawn selection screen to freeze when a player connected to the server
Fixed a bug that caused the bomb launcher projectile to not attach to a player when hit on a moving ship
Fixed a bug that caused the underwater effect not to work when standing on a sinking ship
Fixed a bug that caused ship unlock progression percentage to be incorrect due to including duplicates into it's calculation
Audio improvements:
We've upped the max audio channels from 32 to 64 (a setting to reduce it manually to 32 will be added soon) this should fix music, sounds and voice-lines cutting off randomly
UI tweaks:
Fixed a visual UI issue that caused a post mortem kill to appear on top of the killcard
T’is the season -- award season! GOTY trophies flow like water as we near the end of the year. And while we’re not aiming for a Game of the Year trophy yet, we’ve spotted an award that fits Blazing Sails very well.
While queueing up with randoms is an experience in its own right, nothing beats getting your own crew together to show your superiority. That’s why we’d like to ask you to vote for Blazing Sails in the ‘Better With Friends’ Steam award category!
If we win the award through your incredible support, we’ll cook up a special Steam-themed sail design for you to use!
In the meantime, don't forget to join our Discord!
Update 1.1.3: NEW GUN, Unlock progression bar and more!
Avast ye sea shanty singing salthounds,
It’s time for another update! But before we get into that…
Some of you may have noticed that we had some server mutiny in the last update. We won’t get into the technical mumbo jumbo, but the latest update caused some magical server frying of sorts. This also caused some issues with the autoheal on your ship. We'll postpone this feature for a later update so we're 100% sure it works as intended -- sorry about that!
To make it up we do have something special included in this update! Thats right.. A NEW powerful weapon that will (k)nock you out of balance!
Without further ado, here are the latest patchnotes:
New weapon:
The Nockgun has been added, a powerful 7 barrel musket / shotgun hybrid weapon with a huge recoil
Primary fire fires up to 7 single shots
Secondary fire fires all remaining shots in a random blast pattern
Main menu:
Unlock percentage bar added to all cosmetic categories (ship and pirate) to see how much of the existing items you have unlocked
Loot changes:
The musket and double barrel have been moved down from tier 4 to tier 3 (they will now spawn more frequently)
Weapon changes:
Crossbow projectile damage has been increased from 45 to 55
Crossbow projectile bullet drop increased from 1 to 2
Crossbow projectile speed reduced from 20 000 to 15 000
Heavy sniper projectile damage decreased from 67 to 65
Gameplay changes:
You can now keep moving while using the world map
When a server is now full (16 players) the countdown timer will instantly jump to 30 seconds
You can no longer block incoming attacks while being dazed
Added a yellow border to explosive barrels in your inventory to make them easier to find when trying to drop them in tense situations
Visual improvements:
Fixed a visual glitch that caused the collar of the new privateer set to clip through the camera when aiming down sight with the musket and double barrel
Spyglass animation tweaked for strong body type so the right hand now actually holds the spyglass instead of floating next to it
Tweaked the kill popup animation so the crossblades also have an enlarge animation like the kill info text
Half barrel idle animation remade
Half barrel fire animation remade
Melee right to left swing animation improved so the swing arc is bigger like the left to right swing
Bug fixes:
Fixed an exploit that would allow upgrading several levels at once with only one single upgrade item
Fixed a bug that would sometimes show a crew member with 0 HP while he or she is still alive
Fixed a bug that caused the sprinting sounds to be gone when sprinting with a sidearm
The musket now has the correct description instead of the quad barrel description
Fixed a bug that caused the “Fire the left cannons” and “Fire the right cannons” command text to be swapped
Fixed a bug that caused the voice pitch to be different in-game than selected in the main menu
Update: 1.1.2: Trading enabled, more rifle spawns and more!
In the meantime the rolled back features of this update have been pushed with version 1.1.3
Due to a major issue with server reservation we had to rollback this update. We're truly sorry for the inconvenience! Trading is still available!
Ahoy ye scallywags! Hope you all enjoyed our recent free weekend and discount! We've received a ton of feedback over the last few days from new and experienced community members. With this update we hope to fix some reported bugs but also introduce some quality of life improvements that have been suggested as of late.
Main menu:
Main menu theme has been changed back to the normal non Halloween theme
Cosmetic items:
Item trading has been enabled for all non-promotional items (player to player only)
Loot changes:
The musket and double barrel rifle have been moved down from tier 4 to tier 3 (they will now spawn more frequently)
Weapon changes:
Crossbow projectile damage has been increased from 45 to 55
Crossbow projectile bullet drop increased from 1 to 2
Crossbow projectile speed reduced from 20 000 to 15 000
Gameplay changes:
You can now keep moving while using the world map
You now receive 1 HP every 1 second while being on your own ship (slow autoheal)
When a server is now full (16 players) the countdown timer will instantly jump to 10 seconds
You can no longer block incoming attacks while being dazed
Visual improvements:
Fixed a visual glitch that caused the collar of the new privateer set to clip through the camera when aiming down sight with the musket and double barrel
Spyglass animation tweaked for strong body type so the right hand now actually holds the spyglass instead of floating next to it
Tweaked the kill popup animation so the crossblades also have an enlarge animation like the kill info text
Bug fixes:
Fixed a bug that caused the sprinting sounds to be gone when sprinting with a sidearm
The musket now has the correct description instead of the quad barrel description
Fixed a bug that caused the “Fire the left cannons” and “Fire the right cannons” command text to be swapped
Fixed a bug that caused the voice pitch to be different in-game than selected in the main menu
It's time for another Early Access Roadmap update! For the next MAJOR update that will drop late December we've got some more COOL stuff (pun intended) planned, including:
An all new "icy caverns" (winter-inspired) island
A bunch of COOL (did it again!) winter-inspired pirate and ship customisation
A long awaited new ship type!
(Of course, we'll be pushing more quality of life and improvement updates along the way too!)
Let us know what you think about our updated Roadmap on Discord!
Server Browser + map variation HOTFIX
Hi everyone! We rolling out a small hotfix now that should solve some server browser issues and adds more map variation!
Added missing patchnotes in-game
Added tooltip on the streamermode button explaining what it does
Fixed serverbrowser join buttons having strange padding on the left side
Fixed serverbrowser "show empty servers" not showing any servers when disabled
Fixed serverbrowser "show full servers" not working when disabled
Fixed streamermode not hiding crewmember names in the menu
Enabled more "setting" variation (less foggy maps)
Show off your plays and WIN keys for your crew!
Avast ye free weekend landlubbers, welcome to Blazing Sails! Of course, any pirate worth their salt loves free stuff, so we’re happy to announce a grand contest that lets you compete for Blazing Sails keys for you and yer crew!
The contest is simple -- we want to see your Blazing Sails experience in a short video. Whether it’s incredible fish launcher frags, super long range cannon hits, bottle triple kills, or funny lobby shenanigans, IT’S ALL WELCOME!
The rules
The video can be 2 minutes long MAX. There is no set minimum, but we’d recommend it to be at least 30 seconds long.
The video must be uploaded to YouTube, with either public or unlisted access.
The youtube link must be shared in the #montage-competition channel on our Discord (links only in that channel, please!).
The video must be about Blazing Sails.
The concept is entirely up to you: funny, cool, impressive, depressing - let yer creative juices flow.
MAX 1 video per user.
The booty
The creators of our favorite 5 videos will receive 4 Blazing Sails keys so their crew can keep sailing the high seas free of charge! If we ever make a cringy montage with Linkin Parrrrk in the background, we might also feature your crazy plays (with credit, of course).
Time’s a tickin’
The deadline for submitting your entry is Monday November 9th at 17:00 CET. If you aren't in our Discord yet, now's the time. Just click that big ol' button below!
Along with this we’ve organised a FREE WEEKEND (starting now) to let some more people have a taste of ye’ olde pirate life.
On top of that there’s a whopping 20% DISCOUNT during the free weekend. So NOW is the time to take advantage of this sweet deal.
We’re also proud to announce a few extras, including:
The Privateer Pack DLC
The Blazing Sails Original Soundtrack
Supporters bundle
Exclusive rewards for those who bought at previous price
First things first: Since the base game will be less cost-covering for us we’ve decided to make 2 DLCs for those who have an extra few bucks to spare. Of course, you definitely get your money’s worth in return.
The Blazing Sails Original Soundtrack contains all the themes that were uniquely created for Blazing Sails by talented composer: Simon Felix. About 30 minutes of awesome custom-tailored pirate music will make you feel like Davy Jones himself!
If you're like most true pirates and want both these DLCs we’ve created this handy “Supporters Bundle” where you can buy both of these DLCs combined with the base game at a lower price.
As mentioned in our previous announcement: those who bought the game at the previous price will receive all these awesome DLCs for free! And not only that! You also get 2 pairs of exclusive (and extremely awesome) peglegs, that can be worn as double peglegs too!
So what are you waiting for ye’ scallywags! The best time to get yer crew together and test the waters is now! (pun intended)
