Captains, the following changes were deployed on the Test Server today, March 4th:
Fixed bugs related to NPC behavior during boarding.
Fixed bugs related to group invites and adding friends.
Fixed a bug that prevented item splitting in Open World.
Fixed an issue where the required amount for clan creation was incorrect.
Implemented various localization fixes.
Spotlight image by Captain Esteban from the June 2021 screenshot competition
Test Server Hotfix - March 3rd
Captains, the following changes were deployed on the Test Server today, March 3rd:
Boarding improvement
Boarding has been tweaked closer to old school boarding (but with less Cooldowns) including return of the command switch cost
Free preparation per round bonus has been removed
KD on brace, attack has been removed allowing more action
Defend command is made not so useless against gun or cannon fire
Min possible damage was increased to not get stuck in 3 kills per round
Overall, we definitely will need another round of changes to bring it to great state - please provide feedback and thought on boarding in patch feedback topics
Other changes
Fixed bug blocking ship purchases
Reduced minimum fees for distant ship purchases to 500 from 5000
NPC tax is back to avoid price gauging and free 1 real overbidding on auctions
Double shot bonus is now lower until ball cost balance is achieved. Reason is simple - because there is one standard cannonball the cost of double shot was extremely low compared to its received benefit. It will be increased once gunpowder and cannonball prices are finally balanced
Fixed Crafting Recipes for the following items:
Medicine
Grape Ammo
Provisions
Gunpowder
Ball Ammo
Update on boarding vs NPCs
NPC reactions during boarding are bugged on the test server. This is a known issue and will be hotfixed tomorrow
Spotlight image from Captain Junan from the February 2022 screenshot competition
Test Server Hotfix - March 2nd
Captains, following changes were deployed today on the Test server:
Fixed a bug where books from loot were not working. Unfortunately, books that you found already have to be thrown out
Updated loot from traders and warships
Until further notice, raw resources, materials, consumables, upgrades, and books can also be sold to NPC shops
Fire now deals slightly less damage to hull (but still significant)
Reduced fire spawn rate approximately by 2x
Important information on Craft Recipes
Some Crafting Recipes are incorrect on test server. For example Gunpowder. To not waste money do not craft gunpowder until tomorrow hotfix
Spotlight image by Schindlers Liste from the September 2021 screenshot competition
Test Server is Now Live with Gunpowder Major update
Captains,
We are happy to announce that the Test Server is now available.
Goals for the Test Server
To test the new complete overhaul for the game including:
Damage Model: Overhauled ammunition, HP, leaks, fires, thickness, boarding, and various other adjustments.
Sailing Model: Streamlined speed profiles for all ships, rudder inertia, and other tuning improvements.
Crafting: full overhaul of the crafting progression.
Trading: Trade routes are back in full force providing stable trade routes and distance based pricing
Player-Driven Economy and Hauling: Crafted goods required for combat and trading provide even better money making opportunities than trading. All higher level items have to be crafted by players.
New Modules and Books: Complete overhaul of modules and books
Dozens of other changes and improvements giving almost a new fresh experience.
This weekend we are testing NEW PLAYER AND BAHAMAS EXPERIENCE, so every player will start from scratch with zero XP and money in Nassau. But don't worry - we will run a higher rank test early next week.
How to access the test server
Instructions on how to unlock the test server and participate are posted on the official forum: How to Participate
REWARDS for participation on the Test Server will also be unveiled early next week.
Most useful and thoughtful feedback providers will also receive a special reward once the live server patch goes live.
Also let us know if you have any questions in the comments.
War Server Closure and XP Merge Announcement
Captains,
War server closed on the 25th of February 2025. XP data will be merged into the Caribbean server.
For more information, please check the official Discord channel and Steam news.
Spotlight image from Captain Rake News from the November 2021 screenshot competition.
Important! War Server - War Server closes down on 25th Feb
Captains
War server will close down tomorrow on the 25th February 2025 for the preparation of the test server, and XP data will merge into Caribbean.
XP on War server will be saved for Steam ID and will be granted on new character creation after patch and reset.
After patch and final reset there will be no more resets as seasonal resets model was not a good idea for the game.
We would like to thank all captains for patience and support during last hard 2 years.
Thank you for your attention.
Materia Prima - Gunpowder patch testing this week.
Captains
We are working to prepare a test server for this week. Test server will replace War Server which will shut down.
The main reason for the delay this week is the attempt to find how we can save Clan Tags due to full user base wipe (we could not keep it). But we now can.
Clan Tags will be saved for the Caribbean server. Clan owners can reserve the clan tag here by posting their clan tag in the special topic on the forum. It will automatically tie the clan tag to the current clan owner and only he will be able to use it for some time after the big patch and server reset.
You can reserve your clan tags here https://forum.bermudaclub.net/topic/44283-reserve-your-clan-tag-important
Important information on the Captain Battle XP and wipe. Only Battle XP will remain after the reset. Everything else will be reset and wiped.
Current Captain battle XP points are tied to their Steam ID and server.
War server XP will be migrated to Caribbean server, and highest number will be used. If Captain had higher XP on War server - War server xp will be used. If he had higher XP on Caribbean - Caribbean level will be used.
Peace server XP will remain on Peace server.
Player Ship Selection 2025 - Initial proposal collection
Captains.
We are re-starting the player selection of ships which brough us amazing vessels like Christian, Redoutable, Rattlesnake, and Indefatigable in the past.
The proposal collection and final polls will be done on reddit
Post your proposal in the initial proposal collection
Vote for your favorite vessels you want.
Highest upvoted vessels will be selected for the final poll
Direct Link https://www.reddit.com/r/navalactiongame/comments/1i12zet/naval_action_player_ship_selection_2025_initial/
Thank you very much Captains for Participation.
IMPORTANT: Long 24 hour maintenance Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Happy New Year Captains.
As you may already know Bermuda Computer Club, Inc has taken over Naval Action (and sea legends) from Game Labs at the end of last year.
Valve is going to help us transfer the applications to a new developer/publisher account on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
This means that on Wednesday during maintenance servers will shut down for 24 hours (due to time difference with Valve and will re-open on Thursday 9th of January on the new developer.
Summary: Servers will temporarily stop working on maintenance on Wednesday 8th Jan and will reopen 24 hours later on Thursday 9th Jan (if all is ok with the transfer).
Thank you for patience and understanding.
Maksim
Caribbean Main Server Technical Issues Resolved
Captains,
Caribbean Main server experienced technical issues earlier today.
