Ahoy!

1.7.3 is live - after several months in beta. The game is stable, we fixed hundreds of bugs and crashes, added modern systems support, made dozens of quality of life improvements - all with your help!

1.7.3 and revised Storm Engine will become the technical core for the upcoming Legendary Edition - with all its new content, graphics update, re-balance and more!

Important detail!
Some of the improvements won’t be available for x32 users. New game is required only for x64 users, unless they convert their save file - the instruction is available in the root folder of the game. See README.txt - thus you won’t have to start over.

In case you want to remain on 1.7.0 - simply select the 1.7.0 branch in the Beta settings of the game in Steam library.

All this sounds like a big deal, but it's a price we had to pay in order to completely revise the engine - Legendary Edition will work only on x64 machines.

As usual, we welcome everyone to join Sea Dogs official Discord server- exclusive content, feedback, community rewards - all there at the link below.

Full changelog:

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Special thanks to: mitrokosta, Slayer, Captain Beltrop, Desperado, Bel Amour, cooodesloth, kokkai, Hokkins, os_, espkk, Paul_US
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Storm Engine:

• DirectX 9 - only x64;
• Scripts unlocked, modding is now available;
• Better save file handling - frequently used save slots no longer cause long loading and crashes;
• Better combat AI - friendly fire is not the devil it’s used to be;
• Better combat AI - enemies with sabers will hack more often, and those with sword will prefer stabbing;
• Storm engine rebuilt with MSVS 2019, Steam API 1.5 support, numerous optimization tweaks - only x64;
• Newest version of fmod sound engine implemented - only x64;
• Newest version of Steam Api implemented - only x64;

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General:

• You can now command allies and companions to sail in a specific direction (8 points of sail);
• Active Map mod is now integrated into the game, however you will need an excellent map to use its features;
• Happily Ever After DLC weapons can now be found in second-stage treasures;
• You can now see some additional sea life inhabiting the shores;
• Direct Sail mode - an experimental feature that allows you to roam around the world without using the global map at all, disabled by default;
• (To enable the feature, open PROGRAM\_settings_.h file with notepad and change the DIRECTSAIL define value from 0 to 1)
• Gunpowder quantity is a part of the combat GUI;
• Stored loot in the Captain’s cabin now gets redistributed in different chests after the change of a cabin;
• Now you can give items from your cabin chest to an any officer onboard;
• You can now resize HUD in the settings to your liking;
• Special officer/companion dialogues for Tonzag, Helen, Mary, Tichingitu, Longway, Charlie;
• The game now supports hi-poly 3D models (up to 16k polygons) - only x64;
• In-game FPS counter (engine.ini show_fps = 1 or 0);
• Fixed calculations of critical damage for armors;
• Fixed certain amulets and talismans;
• Pressing Space button during boarding won’t commence the next stage of boarding anymore;
• Sorting the trade list has been improved;
• Extra settings has been moved from settings_.h in the game;
• Hot keys have been added: fast travel, ammo type (press Alt), weapon type;
• Added alternate buttons for feint and parry - Z and C by default;
• The game will no longer crash in massive sea battles;
• Fixed the scrolling in the save/load menu;
• Overriding a savefile should no longer cause any potential issues;
• Fixed the issue that caused stability problems on different Windows versions and a crash on OC Linux (Wine) - only x64;
• F8 now makes .png screenshots (borderless screen mode only) - only x64;
• Fixed the nasty bug that caused ship guns to multiply;
• Global map coordinates system is optimized, micro freezing should no longer be an issue - only x64;
• The sea and the weather init files optimized;
• Automatic memory dumps (for testing and debugging) - only x64;
• Fixed the 99% sails health bug;
• Numerous fixes in Russian dialogs;
• Fixes for Danielle and Helen (can’t change their weapons, can’t assign them as your companions after they fall in combat );
• Minor fixes of locators, locations names;
• The Caleuche can no longer gain overboosted stats;
• A minor addition to the main menu scene - only x64;
• Added one more Manga Rosa, fixed a location for Porto Bello Manga Rosa;
• Quicksave is now blocked during dialogues;
• Multiple Helen-related crashes during loading a save game fixed;
• Shop prices now update correctly after a successful auto trade;
• Numerous fixes of bugs and exploits related to immortal boarders;
• Church donations fixed if a character has the max reputation already - everything should work just fine after another donation;
• Gamble fix - you can’t increase your stake infinitely by clicking on a dice;
• Gamble fix - you can’t draw another card during a drawing animation;
• Gamble fix - from now on, won or lost money will be added/withdrawn simultaneously after each game;
• Gamble fix - experience points from uneven stakes are being calculated correctly now;
• Fix of the disloyal officers running away from stationed ships and still occupying their slots;
• Equipping an armor in the sea should now work correctly;
• Fix of the incorrect location exit at Governor’s Bay;
• Hard Hitter perk works accordingly to its description now;
• Three-barrel shotgun multi damage should work correctly now;
• Dexter now buys correct amounts of provisions for Justice Island;
• Off-bow angle minimum is now set to 10 degrees;
• Fixed - NPCs never used to equip their multi-barrel guns;
• Escape button skips global map encounters;
• Helen can be assigned as a companion after the wedding;
• Panama prison locator is fixed;
• Panama bandits from imprisoned smuggler quest won’t send you to a non-existent cove;
• License request in a fort is now fixed;
• Shipyards no longer get locked after a stolen tool quest;
• You can’t have romantic interactions with Helen before the certain point in the plot;
• Drugstore’s chest is now opened;
• Los-Tekes dialogs fixes;
• Stunning in combat now works as designed - randomly, a dice is thrown after each hit;
• Ksocheatem skeletons improved in terms of armament and models diversity;
• Gino doesn’t mind you stealing from your own house;
• Marcus Tirex naval AI has been improved during the siege of Cartagena;
• Leaving the ship transition menu now leads back to the ship overview UI;
• Numerous localisation and crash fixes;

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Quests :
Over 60 fixes and improvements to quests all around the game, including the following:

• (Delicate business) It’s now possible to go into combat mode after escorting the captain and surrendering him to racketeers;
• (Delicate business) There is a time limit now between making a deal on a ship and a rendezvous in the bay;
• (Delicate business) There is a time limit now between accepting a job from Barabason and its completion;
• (Delicate business) Fixed the situation where you couldn’t leave a location after smugglers take the treasure and you end the dialogue with a second option;
• (Delicate business) The dialogue with the first captain on deck could have been repeated endlessly, now fixed;
• (Delicate business) New NPC ID was always assigned to the captain once he joined your crew, fixed;
• (Delicate business) If Barbazon’s dead, a player will always be sent to Marlow instead;
• (Delicate business) In case a player didn’t have enough money for a cannoneer, the quest then bugged and auto failed, fixed now;
• (Delicate business) Fixed minor bugs in all variants of the quest;
• (Delicate business) The chests easter egg is now working properly;
• (Delicate business) A player will no longer be sent to empty towns/bays;
• (Price of Consumption) Fixed an empty dialog window with the quest waitress if you partied with her;
• (Shipwreck) in some cases the target ship didn’t get generated in the world, fixed now;
• (Shipwreck) Character freeze in one of the scenarios is fixed;
• (Shipwreck) Dunkirk scenario could lock the “Delicate business” quest from happening ever again, fixed;
• (Family Relic)
• (The Dutch Gambit) Repetible and updatable quests options were kept in the archive, fixed now;
• (The Dutch Gambit) The shootout with Fleetwood on Turks could leave NPCs on the island, fixed;
• (Price of Discretion) Combat mode was bugged during Pinette’s landing in Mosquitoes bay, fixed;
• (Kidnapper) If Barbazon’s dead, a player will always be sent to Marlow instead;
• (Hot Raid) It’s no longer possible to hire the quest giver as your companion;
• (Family Relic) The game used to crash if a player didn’t talk to a banker, then saved and tried to load, fixed now;
• (Matter of Honor) Quest giver (depressed soldier in a tavern) now spawns more often ;
• (Merchant’s Escort) One of the quest’s variants could spawn a ghost ship the “error”, fixed now;
• (Hero of the Nation) Вarbados used to get blocked during the siege of Sint Maarten, fixed;
• (Hero of the Nation) Van Hato Coast jungle entrance is no longer available during the course of the quest to avoid a potential blocker;
• (Justice for Sale) An active combat mode could cause an empty dialogue window with bandits, fixed now;
• (Damsel in the Jungle) The well scenario was finalized. A girl now wonders around a cave, bandits now longer spawn;
• (Hardcore mode) Final boss battle is now fixed;
• (Happily Ever After) Several minor fixes and tweaks;
• (Happily Ever After) Botot now returns to her brothel correctly in one of the quest’s variants;
• (Happily Ever After) The bride remained immortal even after the quest was done, fixed;
• (Happily Ever After) Mary didn’t return to her default behaviour even after the quest was done, fixed;
• (Happily Ever After) Courteney now leaves the Basse-Terre palance after the quest is concluded;У
• (Happily Ever After) Fixed changing of the uniform;
• (The Last Lesson) Several minor bug fixes;
• (The Last Lesson) The quest’s leftovers, things like boxes on Lamanten Bay, remained around the world, fixed now;
• (The Pirate Saga) Jackman’s letter to Rogue remained in the inventory, fixed now;
• (The Caribbean in a Nutshell) You can no longer take down the Puebla twice, thus getting a double reward;
• (Just Like Home) Fixed an obvious bug in the lockpicker’s dialog;
• (Reason to Hurry) Treasure Hunters can no longer be generated in double;
• (Unfortunate Thief, Letters from Prison) Targets could be spawned inside locked houses, fixed now;
• Sieges and Slave Trader questline used to zero all player’s bank deposits, fixed;
• (Jolly Roger) Fixed a very nasty situation where you kill a captain with the same ID as Ignasio, effectively failing the whole questline;
• Locations of key NPCs from The Regatta, Red Chieftain, False Trace and targets from Escorting, Sea Marathon, Church Mail are no longer dependable on PC’s home country;
• You can no longer get an escort or mail job from a harbor master if you already recently refused;
• (Jolly Roger) You can no longer replay the final two missions of the questline if you failed the Corrida on the global map;
• (Jolly Roger) Jean Picard now runs for his ship instead of not just standing in Guajira Bay;
• (Jolly Roger) The Red Dragon’s hull wasn’t 100% full, fixed;
• (Hero of the Nation) Failing to save Capsterville, caused the town to remain permanently closed, fixed;
• (The Regatta) Colony sieges work properly now during the quest;
• (The Regatta) It was possible to break a script during fast travelling in Bridgetown, fixed now;
• Certain harbor master’s quests (Mail/Goods delivery) used to conflict between each other, fixed;
• Old dialogue options for bandits and patrols in the jungles has been brought back to the game;
• Abraham Norman somehow managed to revive himself if killed, fixed;
• Owning a fast military ship gets a player an access to both types of jobs from a harbor master;
• Some quests and scenarios used to permanently disable random encounters in certain locations and caves, fixed now;

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We are grateful to our community for your feedback which made this huge patch possible - along with the upcoming Legendary Edition.
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