Blazing Sails News

Howdy sailors!

We've got another small hotfix for you today with some more bug fixes and tweaks.

Patch notes:

[h3]Curse changes:[/h3]

• Curse now also reduces damage done on ships to 75%
  

[h3]Gameplay tweaks:[/h3]

• Bow barrels now cause more damage, increased from 3 holes of 4 damage to 4 holes of 5 damage
  

[h3]Bug fixes:[/h3]

• Fixed some clipping issues with skeleton and several different torso cosmetics
  
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused aim down sight to automatically activate and get stuck
  
• Fixed a bug that caused teleport arrival sound not to play properly
  
• Big performance issues and frame drops in main menu with large inventories should be fixed
  
• Fixed an exploit that allow players to wear the "Pirate God" title without having the curse enabled
  

Like this update? Let us know on Discord!

Ahoy!

Today we're bringing you a small hotfix with a bunch of new sounds, some bug fixes and more!
There were still quite a few old sounds from back in the good ol' days. These ancient sounds were mainly reused swooshes and placeholder sounds. We finally got around to giving them the love they deserve, so here are the new replacement sounds!

Patch notes:

[h3]Gameplay improvements:[/h3]

• Enemy curse effects are now orange instead of teal making it much easier to distinguish friend from foe
  
• Bow mounted barrels no longer have a cooldown but are now only mountable when no enemy ship is nearby (10 meter radius around bow)
  
• Fresh weapons now have a fully loaded clip and can now be used immediately after picking them up
  
• After dying, players respawn on ship with fully loaded weapons (they get the ammo in the clips for free)
  
• Added a swoosh sound to melee blocking
  

[h3]Sound improvements:[/h3]

• New explosive barrel sound
  
• New pickup / grab sound
  
• New small shot based weapon reload sounds
  
• New Sniper scope sound
  
• New spyglass zoom in and out sound
  
• New upgrade sound
  
• New compass teleportation leave and arrive sounds
  
• New action bar swapping sound
  
• New deposit all loot (in ship chest) sound
  
• New wood grab (from barrel) sound
  
• New ammo grab (from ammobox) sound
  
• New shoulder cannon reload sound
  
• New bomb launcher reload sound
  
• Slightly improved cannon reloading sound
  

[h3]Bug fixes:[/h3]

• Curse skull now snaps to username when no title is selected (instead of floating awkwardly above it)
  
• Red enemy outline now works on all skeleton skins as intended (wasn't working on charred and drowned)
  
• Fixed a bug that caused ammo in weapon clips to disappear when weapon was dropped from inventory
  
• Unloaded Steam avatars no longer show as white square, but as a default Steam question mark avatar
  
• Sound effects now play when stealing items from ship interactables
  

Like this update? Let us know on Discord!

Ahoy! Ever felt like becoming a tattoo artist? Well, now is your chance! We’ve got a sweet competition where you can show off ye’ olde tat designing skills in return for the brand new Undead Pirate Pack DLC!


[h3]Instructions:[/h3]

1. Pick and download either the male or female template below
   
2. Draw an epic pirate tattoo on the body template! This can be face only, full body, body only, front only, back only, etc… Whatever floats your boat!
   
3. Submit your designs in the official Discord Channel before October 27th, 4pm CET!
   
4. Await eternal doom or glory…
   

Templates:

Download here!

Download here!

[h3]Rules:[/h3]

• No NSFW stuff
  
• Only use the official template and designated Discord channel for submissions
  
• Designs must be your own creative work (no plagiarism)
  
• Max. 3 submissions per individual
  

[h3]The Prize:[/h3]
The 3 winning designs will get implemented in-game AND their creators will receive a free Undead Pirate Pack DLC key!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1691460/Blazing_Sails__Undead_Pirate_Pack/



Like this contest? Let us know on Discord!

Yarharhar! It's that time of the year again! ːblazingsailsː And we've got some spooky scary scallywagish stuff lined up for y'all along with the usual QoL improvements and bug Fixeses!

But first, a little bit of ye olde pirate shilling. The Iceberg Interactive Publisher Sale is now live! Ye can get up to 90% off on a bunch of amazin' titles! Blazing Sails is now also 30% off for your swashbuckling pleasure.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158940/Blazing_Sails/

A wise pirate once said: "You'd best start believing in ghost stories. Because now you're in one!", so without further ado, let's get into the spooky notes.

[h2]Undead Pirate Pack[/h2]



Hope y'all believe in ghost stories scallywags! The long-awaited skeleton DLC is upon us and includes some ghastly goodies:

• 3 unique skeleton skins (scorched, drowned and bleached) that are combinable with (almost) all cosmetics
  
• Both male and female skin variations (you'll see the difference when combining clothes)
  
• Ghastly cursed voice lines for your pirate also in both male and female variations.
  

[h3]This DLC can be purchased HERE![/h3]


[h2]Cursed Pirate mode[/h2]
Sick and tired of wiping newby bilgerats like cannon fodder? Oh boy, do we have a challenge for you... Starting from pirate level 6 you'll have the option to enable the Pirate Curse! That makes you look FRIGGIN EPIC! Of course, this comes at a price! Are you worthy to become A PIRATE GOD?





When winning 50 rounds with the Pirate Curse active you'll unlock:

• The Golden Skeleton skin
  
• "Pirate God" title

All of this can only be worn/enabled when the pirate curse is active!




[h2]Spooky Cosmetics[/h2]
Like last year, the Exclusive Halloween Cosmetics can be found in the item chests and thus will be disabled again shortly after the event! So now is the perfect time to get that epic pumpkin hat you so desperately need!






[h2]Revamped Kill Card[/h2]
We've also taken the time to improve the kill card. It now contains A LOT more handy information!




[h2]Patch notes version 1.6.6.6: [/h2]

[h3]New "Undead Pirate Pack" DLC:[/h3]

• Burned skeleton skin
  
• Drowned skeleton skin
  
• Bleached skeleton skin
  
• Male ghostly skeleton voice
  
• Female ghostly skeleton voice
  

[h3]The Pirate Curse:[/h3]

• Experienced players can now enable the Pirate Curse to work towards unlocking the Pirate God achievement
  
• With the Pirate Curse enabled players have only 75 HP and all damage dealt to other players is reduced to 75% of normal damage
  
• Enabling the Pirate Curse drops a spectral wheel on your character's back (also synced in crew lobby)
  
• Added curse switch widget and info to start screen

While the Pirate Curse is active players receive:

• Glowing green-blue eyes
  
• A huge spectral steering wheel on their back
  
• A special green-blue skull icon above their name, in the scoreboard, on their HUD and in the enemy's killcard and kill feed
  
• 25% extra XP
  

[h3]Pirate God:[/h3]

• Win 50 victories with the Pirate Curse enabled to unlock Pirate God achievement
  
• Players with the Pirate God achievement can equip the title of "Pirate God" and use the golden skeleton skin (while the curse is active)

[h3]Kill card revamp:[/h3]

Kill card now shows more information about your attacker and the way you died:

• Attacker title and level
  
• Attacker crew
  
• Distance from where you were killed
  
• Killshot damage amount
  
• Attacker's leftover HP
  
• If it was a headshot that killed you or not
  

[h3]Gameplay improvements:[/h3]

• Score, kills and deaths now persistent on servers meaning you won't lose your stats when being disconnected anymore (reconnecting will now just regrant you your previous stats)
  
• Steering wheel third person camera distance increased from 200 to 300
  

[h3]UI improvements:[/h3]

• Kills now produce a new sound effect
  
• Crew member party UI now auto-scales based on amount of players in crew

[h3]Spectator improvements:[/h3]

• Spectator cam now shows player avatar, level and title
  

[h3]General improvements:[/h3]

• Empty ship names no longer possible in-game, now replaced with "Nameless Ship"
  
• Storm setting made slightly brighter

[h3]Main menu Halloween edition:[/h3]

• Halloween decoration enabled
  
• Halloween theme song enabled
  

[h3]Achievements:[/h3]

• All achievements should now work
  

[h3]Optimisations:[/h3]

• Character clothing performance improved
  

Like this update? Let us know on Discord!

Hi there me lads!

We've been very busy lately with some long term stuff which is why it's been a bit quiet last few weeks. But we've also been working on a new update which we're releasing today!

Today's update includes a complete new Tiki inspired set, ancient crowns, new ancient tattoos, new facial hair types, new earrings and more!



We've also added some awesome new level based unlockables on the progression timeline, like a grim reaper bow figure, a monocle, a dagger in the mouth and more!



So far we've added 5 unlockable cosmetics to the first few levels and 1 towards the end of the progression timeline. This is only the first of many to come though, as we will add more and more with each new update! Upcoming items include unique peg legs, hats, hooks, face items and more!



Aside from new cosmetics we've also reworked conquest a bit by reducing the amount of active flags from 3 to 1 to create a bit more conflict and shift the focus more on combat instead of running around the map capturing flags. We're still very much tweaking the conquest gamemode so keep in mind that changes like these are still experimental. We've also fixed some exploits and improved ship respawning so it's no longer possible to spawnkill new ships. Aside from that the ticket depletion is now also based on server player amount and crew size.

We've also vastly improved the tutorial with many more visual cues, cleaner tooltips, new animations and more in-between steps to make the tutorial experience as easy to follow as possible.

And that's not all! We've now also enabled the Steam Community items! Trading cards, badges, backgrounds and emoticons can now be collected!



[h2]Patch Notes:[/h2]

[h3]Conquest improvements:[/h3]

• Now only one flag is active at once instead of 3 which depletes 3 times as fast
  
• Destroyed ships now respawn on spawn point furthest away from other ships
  
• Ticket depletion of ships now based on players on ship's crew
  
• Kill ticket depletion now based on amount of players on the server
  
• Conquest pre-game timer reduced to 60s
  

[h3]Gameplay improvements:[/h3]

• Players are now kicked out of cannons, swivel cannons, steering wheel, sails and other "vehicles" when the ship is destroyed
  

[h3]Sharpness filter:[/h3]

• Added a sharpness filter slider to the video options menu
  

[h3]Tutorial improvements:[/h3]

• Added more visual cues and made the tutorial much easier to follow
  
• Reworked pop up animation and visuals
  
• Added some extra in between steps to improve overall experience
  

[h3]Progression additions:[/h3]

• 6 level based unlocks added to timeline (more will follow in coming updates):
  - level 3: dagger in mouth
  - level 9: double braided beard
  - level 15: wheat straw in mouth
  - level 21: coconut bra
  - level 27: golden monocle
  - level 171: grim reaper bow figure
  

[h3]Bug fixes:[/h3]

• Fixed incorrect resource amount after respawning in conquest
  
• Fixed some bugs with the tutorial level
  
• Fixed a bug that caused brightness not to apply correctly
  

[h3]More cosmetics:[/h3]

New hats:

• Brown and White Smiling Tiki Mask
  
• Brown and White Taunting Tiki Mask
  
• Brown and White Angry Tiki Mask
  
• Red and Green Angry Tiki Mask
  
• Black and Red Angry Tiki Mask
  
• Yellow and Red Angry Tiki Mask
  
• White and Cyan Angry Tiki Mask
  
• Red and Green Smiling Tiki Mask
  
• Black and Red Smiling Tiki Mask
  
• Yellow and Red Smiling Tiki Mask
  
• White and Cyan Smiling Tiki Mask
  
• Red and Green Taunting Tiki Mask
  
• Black and Red Taunting Tiki Mask
  
• Yellow and red Taunting Tiki Mask
  
• White and Cyan Taunting Tiki Mask
  
• Beige and White Feather Crown
  
• Red and Green Feather Crown
  
• Black and Red Feather Crown
  
• Yellow and Red Feather Crown
  
• White and Cyan Feather Crown
  

New shoes:

• Left Beige and White Straw Foot
  
• Right Beige and White Straw Foot
  
• Left Red and Green Straw Foot
  
• Right Red and Green Straw Foot
  
• Left Black and Red Straw Foot
  
• Right Black and Red Straw Foot
  
• Left Yellow and Red Straw Foot
  
• Right Yellow and Red Straw Foot
  
• Left White and Cyan Straw Foot
  
• Right White and Cyan Straw Foot
  

New leg pieces:

• Beige and White Straw Skirt
  
• Red and Green Straw Skirt
  
• Red and Black Straw Skirt
  
• Yellow and Red Straw Skirt
  
• White and Cyan Straw Skirt
  

New chest pieces:

• Beige and White Straw Torso
  
• Red and Green Straw Torso
  
• Black and Red Straw Torso
  
• Yellow and Red Straw Torso
  
• White and Cyan Straw Torso
  

New Tattoos:

• Aztec Body Tattoo
  
• Aztec Sleeve Tattoo
  
• Aztec Full Body Tattoo
  

New facial hair:

• Scraggly Mustache
  
• Scraggly Beard
  

New upper face items:

• Aztec Earrings Gold
  
• Aztec Earrings Silver
  

New sail emblems:

• Triple Lion Sail Emblem
  
• Cross Bones Sail Emblem
  
• Mermaid Sail Emblem
  
• Moustache Skull Sail Emblem
  
• Viking Triangles Sail Emblem
  
• Horizontal Stripes Sail Emblem
  
• Chi Rho Sail Emblem
  
• Wreath Crown Sail Emblem
  
• Viking Symbol Sail Emblem
  

Like this update? Let us know on Discord!