Eventful Update
Aye aye, Captain!
Version 1.4 of Paper Pirates has just gone live, and dare we say it, this might be our biggest update yet. We’ve added new achievements (and you know what that means - new hats!), added new events, fixed as many bugs as we could find, and added some new features that make sailing the seven seas easier than ever before. Read on for all the details!
Pirates be aware, this update includes some major new content, and as such you may find that older versions of Paper Pirates stop working! Please make sure that you have updated to the latest version through Steam to ensure smooth sailing.
[h3]New Events, Event Names and Categories[/h3]
We hear all the time that events are one of your favourite parts of Paper Pirates, but we heard loud and clear that you wanted more of them. So that’s what we did! Not only that, but we’ve revisited the way that events happen, to ensure that every trip is fun and fair, no matter whether ye be pirate or ghost.
[h3]Brand New Events[/h3]
What’s that, MORE events? We’ve added thirteen brand new events to the game, which means there are twice as many events as before! New events include all sorts of pirate adventures - will you find a magic lamp and be granted a vision into the future? Will you take the chance as the Cook to poison the soup of your greatest rival?
[h3]Event Titles[/h3]
Can you never remember which event is which? When an event occurs the dialogue boxes now display the name of the event. We hope that you’ll enjoy getting to know the events, learning their names, befriending them, and building strategies to cope with each one. This also means the audience members know which events they’re voting on, too!
[h3]Event Categories[/h3]
Events now fall into three types - sailing events, treasure events, and wildcard events. This means that if things are going a bit too well for the humans, we’ll try to give you an event that might just save the ghosts! If your ship is starting to look more haunted than shipshape, we’ll get you back on track with an event that’ll make your time at sea a breeze! No matter how bad things look for you, a well-timed event can always turn the tide of the game, so never give up hope!
[h2]End of the Game Clarity[/h2]
[h3]Round Summary[/h3]
Need to settle an argument between crew members at the end of the game? Nobody willing to own up to being The OG? When you reach the end of a game, you’ll have a new option to view a Round Summary, which shows you what happened on every day of your voyage on the seven seas. You can check who played in (and whether they obeyed or disobeyed!) each day, when everyone was a ghost, and which events happened and when. For the forensic analysts of you, there’s a lot you can learn here about the shady behaviour of your friends. Just don’t spend too long at the end of the game summary before jumping into your next adventure!
[h3]Personalised End of Game Screen[/h3]
Each pirate will now receive an end of game screen on their device, letting them know which victory outcome the crew achieved, and whether they personally won or lost the game. This adds some additional clarity, especially to the stowaway - that’s right stowaways, you always get a little message telling you that you’ve lost! Hard luck this game, but there’s always next time!
[h2]Achievements, Hats and Pirate Customisation[/h2]
There’s nothing a pirate loves more than being fashionable. Well, there’s probably a few things actually, but let’s say being fashionable. To help ensure our pirates are at the peak of their fashion game, we’ve added new hats - and of course, new hats, means new achievements! Whether you’re nearing the completion of your achievement collection, or you’ve only just started, there’s plenty to play for in the Great Hat Race.
[h3]New Achievements and New Hats[/h3]
We’ve added seven new achievements, ranging from achievements for cleverly using the new events to winning the game as ‘The OG’. Of course, each new achievement also unlocks a new hat, so that means there’s seven new hats available for your pirates to strut their funky stuff in!
[h3]Pirate Customiser[/h3]
Until now, your pirate’s look was at the whims of fate. Your only trade-off for getting the hat you wanted was sacrificing the amazing hair you had, and you ended up with a moustache you resented. Not anymore! You can now customise your pirate with much more precision by clicking the palette in the top right of your device when connected to a game lobby! Select from any of the outfit options, choose your hat, or go for that double peg-leg!
[h3]New Looks[/h3]
To celebrate the addition of the new outfit customiser we’ve also added even more designs and colour combinations - your pirate has never looked more unique. You can create your very own pirate look, and once you’ve found your favourites, have a pirate look that is all your very own.
[h2]🌊🌊🌊 Emoji Support 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️[/h2]
We’ve added 😊 support to 🦜 names and 💭 messages, allowing you to be more 😜 when 🗣 who you think is a 👻! With great 💪 comes great responsibility, so please obey the 🦜 code when naming your ☠ and 💬 with other players!
[h3]New Graphics Options[/h3]
We also heard some people were asking for the ability to resize the game and toggle between windowed mode and fullscreen, so we added it! You can now find a fullscreen toggle in the main options menu. Not only that, but you can resize the window as you see fit in windowed mode! Nice!
[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
- Fixed a bug where audio playback would sometimes end prematurely.
- Fixed a bug where players could sometimes be connected to a game lobby twice.
- Renamed ‘Clear Sailing’ to ‘Plain Sailing’ for clarity and improved messaging.
- The ‘votes needed’ message no longer displays off the top of the screen in games with many pirates.
- The voting threshold line now appears behind the audience count.
- Votes no longer disappear behind the ‘last command’ reminder message.
- Reconnecting during job selection now displays the appropriate screen.
- Player’s names no longer obscure a pirate’s legs and feet in the lobby.
- The Stowaway has learnt to correctly wear their barrel, and as such it should no longer appear at a jaunty angle.
- The exorcism event has received an improved animation effect.
- Audience event selection has been improved so it cannot be manipulated as easily with a small number of pirates in the audience:
- Audience votes are now weighted against existing events.
- Events the audience vote for are always more likely to appear, but not guaranteed.
Unfortunately, because of the ongoing COVID-19 situation, we’re not currently able to get new voice lines for all the added dialogue for this update due to lack of access to equipment :( As soon as we’re able, we’ll be revisiting all the new text boxes we’ve added, and our regular narrator will be back to add his usual pirate flair to all the new text in the game.
Don’t forget that you can join us on Twitch every Saturday at 8PM BST for a developer stream. This week we’ll be hoping to see some of the new events in action, so we’ll be playing some games with high event counts - anything could happen!
