IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THIS UPDATE, YOU CAN ONLY PLAY ON SERVERS THAT ARE UP TO DATE ON 2.2 VERSION.

Server owners: this will require a server restart to 2.2

Ahoy friends!

Today we've put out an update that we've mentioned before. The party tag system. This will allow you to stay together with your friends during matches.

How it works:



There is a party tag button in the menu, click on that and set it to a name that both you and your friends will have the same. It can be anything and it is case sensitive. Hop into a server together, and you may not be able to get on the same ship this current round. If you had the correct/same tag you'll see each other's name in blue in the scoreboard meaning that you are a party.

Once the round ends you will be gauranteed to be on the same ship, as well as every consecutive round after. Ship placement is random as it will be wherever there is room.

If you invite someone, or you join someone else through Steam friends, you will have tags that match.

- Another small change is that captains will be immune to cannonballs. Currenlty this is a tad broken, as it should be anyone using the wheel and not just the captain. A minor issue but it will be fixed next update. Damage from cannonballs to the wheel user completely depends on the width of the ship, so only small ships were vulnerable to this and the galleons were not. Very narrow ships such as the schooner had a very frustrating time. Grape shots can still kill captains.
Reasons for why: http://steamcommunity.com/app/420290/discussions/0/1368380934266492329/#c1368380934267193095


Our next update will focus on Progression and rank badges (playtime only). Similar to prestige ranking in other games, you'll have to level each badge from 1-100 before progressing to the next badge. This is purely to show off and we will be expanding acknowledgements of the player next update. Not only that some MUCH needed improvements will be coming to the game very soon. For example, weapon reload checkpoints.

Here's a quick preview!


See you on the Seven Seas!

-OneEyeTyler & Dakota