Hi guys! We are happy to announce that our Kickstarter campaign in successful and all the funds we raised will go towards the new patches with additional content.
In the meantime we were working hard mainly on fixes and balance changes described previously in changelogs 0.1.5 and 0.2.0. What we didn't show yet here on Steam are the 2 new islands, each of them almost as big as the archipelago known from Steam Festival.
Here are the photos taken on a first trip to the Lost City and Kraken Hunter islands
Kraken Hunter islands
Big and dry area made of clay and cacti had been a prosperous fishermen island just before you - pirates - came around.
The old hideout
the new Desert Biom
Partly abandoned village
Mine exploring interrupted by the cursed ring
Fresh out of the sea
The Lost City archipelago
Several tropical islands full of old ruins and linked together by caves, bridges and dungeons.
the first mooring
River crossing
Casual meeting
Changelog 0.2.0
Changelog 0.2.0:
Add-ons:
Added necessary code to unlock Kickstarter rewards!
The new archipelago of the Lost City
Reorganized map with different island positions
The first version of the (hold Middle Mouse Button to use)
Team summary screen (when player finished a round together with the other crew members)
Added mute chat command: type /mute or /unmute and then 1,2,3 to choose a player. List is under /listmuted
Additional info why a the player can't put treasures on the altar when they don't have all 3 pieces of them
Added strokes to texts on HUD
Added an option to open skeleton cages in lobby
Added 'Killed in Limbo' stats to player's statistics
Added: weapons can be changed with a mouse wheel
Fixes:
Fixed shaking crosshair of blunderbuss and similar weapons when sailing
Fixed hovering over a waypoint that didn't show whose pin it was
Fixed Raycast checker - system used to verify collisions when climbing or swinging swords
Fixed running up the stairs that didn't play the animation in certain cases
Fixed the ship's wheel rotate animation when ship was slowing down
Fixed chat that couldn't display long chat history
Fixed shaking legs and bouncing characters on fast sailing ships
Fixed climbing on obstacles that could make the screen flicker
Fixed player's death chest that couldn't be opened in certain situations
Fixed Summon ship HUD info to show a correct, binded key
Fixed chat to improve responsiveness
Changes:
Ramming stern of the other ship doesn't stop the player's ship and deals damage only when speed difference is high enough
Team eliminated info is now sent to the whole killer team, not just the one who killed the last poor pirate of a crew
Updated Duck foot weapon model for better aiming
Map and inventory work on the Limbo island too
Updated ocean to the newest version including many optimization fixes
Migrated to the newest version of the engine
Crew names stay on screen even when players are behind obstacles
Chests and items sink slower
Changelog 0.1.5
Changelog 0.1.5:
The new design of the sunken Altar Island!
Added many details and sculptures
Added another floors, walls, and strategic places to hide inside
Fixes:
Fix for rare case of wrong counting of alive players
Inventory and map can be open when using a cannon
Crossbow add-on cannot be found any more (it will return with the crossbow release)
RMB on an opened map will not trigger aiming
Fix for shooting through ship windows
Fix for a rare case of missing weapons in enemies' death chests
Shooting skeletons that are leaving the Island of the Damned will not increase experience any more
Fix for strange behaviour of swimming character just before the game summary screen
Improved ragdoll for swimming characters
Loot balances - more in deserted places and houses and no loot under the terrain
Curse ring starts shrinking after 15 min instead of 20 min if no one summons the Altar Island
Possibility to bind one key with two actions
Fix for character issues when climbing the ship
Fixed 'Mark enemy' button that could spawn yellow waypoint instead of the red one
Fix for issues when connecting to master server
Anti-cheat system takes into account long range barrels
Weapon add-on that is taken off will not grant bonuses any more
You can look around during climbing
Better swimming experience when diving
Fix for wrong camera rotation when using cannons
Additional force for projectiles when shooting from sailing ships
Friendly Fire disabled
Fix for strange behaviour of a character jumping in front of the ship
Rum works twice longer!
Increased the amount of rum in the bottle and keg (30 -> 40, 60 -> 80 respectively)
Multiclick of med / rum quickslot will not block action by anti-cheat system
Easier grabbing of ammunition from the ground and chests
Switching items doesn't drop them in front of the player
Sound effects turn off with the game summary screen
Item waypoints disappear after a certain amount of time
Player can mark two items at the same time
Updated graphics of the enemy marking
Yellow waypoints are visible when in the archipelago and also Island of the Damned
Updated objectives - changed spawn locations to increase the dynamic of the gameplay and looting possibilities
Kickstarter campaign is live!
Hello guys and welcome back after the Steam Festival and 7 days of constant sailing! First of all we really want to thank you for all your feedback and motivation!
This time we are pleased to announce that our Kickstarter campaign has just started! Everyone who wants to support Treasure Royale can also choose one of the prepared perks - starting from small badges and credits mention to assets that will be visible to all the players such as self-made sail banners, ship textures of your design, clothes, rum or even bigger 3D models!
What's more, for every Kickstarter backer, we will be hosting beta tests once a week, where you can play a couple of rounds to check how the development goes while we do our deeper testing as usual. Of course, if there's enough pirates on a server, you will be able to keep playing long after the testing is over. :)
Discord, Feedback and Suggestions
We are always pleased to read what you think about features that we keep adding to Treasure Royale. As Kickstarter backers you will get access to our private Discord channel and get all the attention you desire when talking about the game and what's next to be patched!
The Next patch
As you may imagine, we've collected several tons of feedback during the Festival and work constantly on the new content. Right now we're preparing 2 new big bioms with several islands inside. Map to explore got bigger, guns and drop rates got the necessary polishing, ship and bullet physics is already improved, as well as dozens of small tweaks to make the gameplay even more absorbing. The complete changelog will be posted before the first round of beta tests next week!
We will be available on Friday, June 19, roughly 10 - 18 CEST but you can join us anytime and leave a question!
Free Demo only during Steam Festival!
Hi guys! Only this week during Steam Festival, a free Demo of Treasure Royale - the new Pirate Battle Royale - is available to download and play worldwide on multiple servers! Join our crew or come with your own and show us who rules the seas!
Can't do it this week? Add us to your Wishlist and get notified about all the upcoming events!
Want to get special rewards, full version Steamkey as soon as possible and support the development? Click and check what we are preparing for you on our Kickstarter campaign!
Out of Reach: Treasure Royale - free demo of the upcoming Pirate Battle Royale!
Hi guys, we're glad that Treasure Royale draw your attention during the Steam Summer Festival! What you can see in the trailer or perhaps even download right now is an effect of our 2 year day-and-night work to create a challenging mix of well known Battle-Royale and Pirate / Naval-battles game.
For the whole duration of the festival, you will be able to experience most of the already implemented features on a map ready for dozens of players.
Core features in a nutshell
Invite up to 3 friends, go alone or join a random team on one of the official, always-online servers
Win a battle-royale style round against 25 to 99 other pirates
Find loot, treasures and enemies on a 7sq mi (20km²) ocean with more than a dozen of islands (and more to come!)
Use fully interactive ship to sail, ram, bombard and outstrip your opponents
When eliminated - fight as a skeleton pirate against the others or wait for your crew to perform a revive ritual
When left on a wrecked ship - sacrifice a part of your HP to summon a friendly Kraken to fetch you another one!
Complete objectives and protect your treasure against other crews in the center of the Archipelago to win a round!
Collect experience, unlock unique pirate clothes, customize ships, set up your crew's banner!
Click to follow our upcoming campaign and get notified when it starts off on June 28! As a reward for helping us add as many features to the game as possible, you will be rewarded with a long range of gifts from sail banners, hats, ship paints to your own rum brand or your own 3D model implemented to the main map!
Free Demo & Livestream
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Join us during the Steam Festival and play Out of Reach: Treasure Royale for free!
Guys, as we take part in the Steam Game Festival, we have to reschedule the release of the Demo accordingly. We do not know any reason why it happened and can only say that we are already waiting fully prepared to play together!
Hope to see you on one of the servers from June 16th - 22nd!
Dev-blog#4: Islands and bioms
Arr, pirates! You've already gathered your pirate crew, so now it's high time you picked a starting point of your journey on the map. In Treasure Royale, every team is free to choose the most tempting ocean area to spawn on, whether it's close to islands and loot, has clear passage across the archipelago or tends to be the most crowded with pirates place on the known map. Now, the real adventure begins!
How about the Skull Island with an abandoned town and dungeons hidden in caves? You'll find the rocky shore and tons of buildings hiding their secrets. Who knows, maybe you would even sail into one or another cave? That island might be explored both on the surface and underneath - make sure to check out its pirate hideouts.
If you like to river cruise and try your luck with recently abandoned settlements, Canyon Islands is your way to go. You might explore variety of villages and overgrown meadows in your search for precious loot.
Tropical part of the map on the other hand, feels like an exotic paradise, where you could enjoy a bottle or two as a classical pirate would do, but as much as it is a great hideout, you never know who awaits in a bush.
Once that used to be a real melting pot of cultures, now it's known of ancient ruins of the Lost City hidden in the jungle. Maybe from the top of a steep mountain you would spot some pyramids, temples of lost civilizations...or at least some bamboo houses all of which might be worth checking out.
Desert climate might not be extremely welcoming nowadays, but in the past the old mines were really prosperous, maybe some gold was forgotten there? You might try your luck in the Kraken hunter villages, dark caves or open pit mine of the Gold Rush Islands.
And what if you're not that lucky, get a headshot and end up on the Island of the Damned? Better still try to escape such a limbo full of corpses of those that did not avoid the torture tools and machines. The way to do it will be explained in the upcoming gameplay dev-blog!
Dev-blog #3: Weaponry
Hi guys, besides the standard character customization and new pieces of fancy pirate coats to unlock in the main menu, the archipelago provides players with diverse weapons, upgrades, medkits and 3 levels of armor to find. In this post we will showcase the main firearms.
Projectile Ballistics All of the weapons in Treasure Royale, including stationary cannons, use Projectile Ballistics system over the outdated Hitscan. That means we create a new bullet in the environment every time a pirate pulls a trigger. These bullets have their own mass, velocity, hitboxes and are subject to the overall in-game physics. In other words, players will need to take into account several traits of a weapon and distance to a target before taking a shot.
Weapon Characteristics We've also already implemented a fully adjustable weapon behavior for every gun in the game. What it means it that you may expect various kinds of sway moves when aiming, recoils when firing or reloading times. All the weapon attachments will have an impact on them so that it's necessary to keep searching even when you found a golden chest with best gear.
Gameplay vs Reality As you may have noticed by now, spyglasses mounted on revolver rifles are not the most typical weapons of the previous centuries. That's what we wanted to experiment with when trying to meet a good gameplay with historical accuracy halfway. If that works out well for the majority of players, we will be eager to add additional equipment such as smoke bombs, multi-bullet magazines or incendiary ammunition.
Thanks for reaching the end of this post and don't forget to check out the next one in the upcoming week - we will share our different approach to a typical Battle Royale gameplay and let you know how to win a round even after being eliminated!:)
