The Crew Haven — Let the Trades Begin!
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ːsteamthisːCheck out the video above for a sneak peek of the update ːsteamthisː
[h3]New Trading and Building Island — Crew Haven [/h3]
[h4]Restore the Haven and start trade and delivery operations![/h4]
New repeatable Trading and Delivery objectives.
New repeatable Seek and Destroy objectives.
New Crew Buildings.
[h4]Trade Crates[/h4]
Collect and manufacture Trade Crates after restoring your crew buildings at the Crew Haven.
Deliver Trade Goods to remote ports and earn Dubloons!
Check your objectives for a mission to Travel to Crew Haven (at level 21) to get started.
[h3]Supply and Demand[/h3]
Different Trade crates are in demand every day. Check the Crew Haven Board “Trade Goods shop” to find the Trade Crates that are in demand by the Northwest and Southwest Trade ports for that day.Trade Crates can be acquired either by manufacturing them in your new Crew Buildings or by putting a security deposit in the Trade Goods shop.
[h3]Crew Buildings[/h3]
Crew buildings can be obtained in the Dubloon Shop at the Crew Haven Board. Crew Buildings can be placed in the Town Square (central area) of Crew Haven Island. When you try to place the building, you will see arrows that will guide you to the correct installation location.
You can earn Dubloons by doing some objectives at the board. Some simple objectives may reward you your first Dubloons, which can then be used to expand your operations further. To get started with the Trading operations, you may need to obtain your first Trade Crates from the Crew Haven Board Trade Goods Shop. Once you successfully deliver these Trade Crates to their respective ports, you will be rewarded. Once a delivery objective is accepted, you will see the map markers on your compass, or in the map by pressing M.
There are different kinds of crew buildings. Each building has its own benefit, and each building creates its own kind of unique products, with some additional benefit. For example, Crew Farm grows coffee, and the Crew Brewery makes a Mauby base used for making Mauby (a new drink). You can sell some drinks at the Crew Bar and make some Gold and Dubloons as a side hustle!
[h4]Crew Work Orders[/h4]
Crew buildings run on Crew Work Orders that need to be crafted. Check your player crafting or your workbench to create new Work Orders. This item can be crafted with both "C" crafting menu and the Workbench. Crew Work Orders are used to keep production running in the Crew Buildings. Place the Work Orders in the storage of your crew buildings, and the crew will start working!
[h4]Treasury Building[/h4]
Display your treasures and earn Treasury Bills. Installing a Treasury Building is a good way to earn some passive income on the side. Display Treasures you find hidden deep inside a Pyramid, or treasures swallowed by pet Krakens that steal shiny things! New Treasury building can be placed in the Crew Haven town. Place treasures found from the Pyramid and Beast loot to generate Treasury Bills. The Treasury Bills can be turned in at Captain Nyx for rewards.
New Crew Work Boats and Crew Shipyard can be placed at the dock at Crew Haven. The Shipyard will craft Pangea Defender Ships for Sir Jim in exchange for rewards.
[h3]An Ocean Beast Rises…[/h3]
A new Beast Invasion will now haunt the Forgotten Seas. Beast will rise near Crew Haven and can be destroyed by both melee weapons and ship cannonballs. These beasts are known to steal treasures and can hold swallowed treasure caches in their bellies! Obtained a swallowed treasure cache for a chance at finding rare treasures and display them in your Treasury Building.
[h4]Commander Half-Life & his Cargo Stealin' Thugs Encounter[/h4]
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]Commander Half Life is the leader of the cargo stealers. He spawns when you accept a Dangerous Delivery Objective. Dangerous Delivery is a mission for those who wish for a challenge. Beware, this mission will put most of your skills to the test. Most important skill for this encounter is your “Navigation Skill” that improves your speed and handling of your ship. Commander Half Life can only be defeated by outmaneuvering his ship. More details will be available in your objective. You can see your objectives in the Journal [J] or Objectives [O].
[h4]New Cargo Stealers![/h4]
Beware! Some Cargo Stealer ships may block your path. They are notorious thugs led by their Commander Half Life! They will try to steal your trade crates, and any valuables you may be carrying on you or your ship. If your cargo is stolen, the cargo stealer will try to run away. You can recover your stolen cargo by destroying the thief. You will need to hurry as the cargo stealer may get away and you may lose your crates and other valuable goods.
[h3]New “Navigation” Skill[/h3]
The New Navigation skill improves your speed and handling with each level. You can increase the level of your navigation skill by collecting Navigation Skill Pages and Navigation Charts.
[h4]Navigation Skill Pages and Navigation Charts[/h4]
Navigation Skill pages can be obtained by the new Interactive Wind and Sail Management system. Align your sails to the correct “Point-Of-Sail” when prompted to do so in the course of your sailing. When you match your ship sails to the prompted Point-Of-Sail direction, you have a chance to receive a skill page. When you match your sail to the proper direction, you will receive a speed buff as well. Navigation Charts can be obtained at the Dubloon Shop in the Crew Haven board.
Collect enough pages and charts to make a Navigation Skill Book and enhance your skill!
[h4]New Interactive Wind System and adjustable “Point-Of-Sail”[/h4]
Turn and adjust your sails to the proper Point-Of-Sail orientation to gain an advantage. You can find this in the ship HUD (bottom left corner of the screen). When prompted to do so, align your sails correctly for a wind buff akin to the point-of-sail direction.
For example, if the wind system shows a Starboard Tack (Wind blowing from the Starboard Side), the sails will need to be turned a few degrees clockwise to catch the proper wind. Doing so will give you a wind buff and a chance to obtain a Navigation Skill Page. Such an advantage is extremely helpful in new encounters such as the Commander Half Life encounter.
[h3]Mermaid Buffs[/h3]
Mermaids give significant sailing speeds when you brush by them with your ship. Mermaids may also give you health and energy, and leave you some gifts from time to time. If you happen to spot a mermaid, be sure to swing by and say hello! Mermaid buffs can be great at times when you desperately need energy or health, or when there is no wind. Mermaid buffs can also provide a crucial speed advantage in fighting your enemies. Mermaid buffs are generally short lived bursts, but when timed aptly, they can be a great ally.
[h3]New Kitchen and Kitchen Decorations[/h3]
New Kitchen is now available in the Dubloon Shop. While it doesn’t cook anything new, it lists most recipes for you, so you don’t have to remember the processing details should you choose to. However, if you enjoy discovering recipes on your own, you can still continue to use the stoves and campfire the way you are used to.
New decorations like hanging spices, cheese, meats etc are now also available for the base builder and decorator enthusiasts.
[h3]New Drinks Coffee and Mauby[/h3]
Coffee provides a significant energy regeneration buff and Mauby increases your thirst pool and provides you a shot of energy. New Coffee Pot to brew Coffee is available in the Dubloon Shop. To make coffee, coffee must first be grown at the Crew Farm by adding Crew Work Orders to the Crew Farm after installation. Coffee can be consumed to gain energy and can also be packed at the Packing Workbench to sell in the Forest Market Stall.
New Mauby drinks can be made in the fermenters. To make Mauby, a Mauby base is required. Mauve base can be obtained from the Crew Brewery by adding Crew Work Orders to the Crew Brewery. Mauby can be consumed for energy and thirst and can also be packed at the Packing Workbench to sell in the Tropical Market Stall.
[h3]New item: Ship Insurance[/h3]
Place one Ship Insurance in your ship inventory. If your ship is destroyed, it will be recovered in your Vault in Fort Pangea. Ship Insurance can be obtained from the Crew Haven Board.
[h3]Other Changes[/h3]
[h2]Summer Sale![/h2]
Be sure to take advantage of the current Summer Sale and get the game! The oceans await your presence!
[h3]A Note from your Devs[/h3]
👧 We are a small, family-run, Indie Dev Team of 2 🧑
We do not have the resources of larger teams and larger game studios. We are developing a game with a big scope and larger than life expectations. It is going to take time and your support. Forgotten Seas is in Early Access, and still under development. We have big plans! In time we will make this game all it can be!
🙏 Reviews are the bread and butter of us small Indies! Please leave us your honest reviews 🙏
🤟 A special thanks to all our players, backers and supporters - you all ROCK 🤟
We have a friendly and helpful community. Hop on board this incredible journey!
Please join our Discord👈
ːsteamthisːCheck out the video above for a sneak peek of the update ːsteamthisː
[h3]New Trading and Building Island — Crew Haven [/h3]
[h4]Restore the Haven and start trade and delivery operations![/h4]
New repeatable Trading and Delivery objectives.
New repeatable Seek and Destroy objectives.
New Crew Buildings.
[h4]Trade Crates[/h4]
Collect and manufacture Trade Crates after restoring your crew buildings at the Crew Haven.
Deliver Trade Goods to remote ports and earn Dubloons!
Check your objectives for a mission to Travel to Crew Haven (at level 21) to get started.
[h3]Supply and Demand[/h3]
Different Trade crates are in demand every day. Check the Crew Haven Board “Trade Goods shop” to find the Trade Crates that are in demand by the Northwest and Southwest Trade ports for that day.Trade Crates can be acquired either by manufacturing them in your new Crew Buildings or by putting a security deposit in the Trade Goods shop.
[h3]Crew Buildings[/h3]
Crew buildings can be obtained in the Dubloon Shop at the Crew Haven Board. Crew Buildings can be placed in the Town Square (central area) of Crew Haven Island. When you try to place the building, you will see arrows that will guide you to the correct installation location.
You can earn Dubloons by doing some objectives at the board. Some simple objectives may reward you your first Dubloons, which can then be used to expand your operations further. To get started with the Trading operations, you may need to obtain your first Trade Crates from the Crew Haven Board Trade Goods Shop. Once you successfully deliver these Trade Crates to their respective ports, you will be rewarded. Once a delivery objective is accepted, you will see the map markers on your compass, or in the map by pressing M.
There are different kinds of crew buildings. Each building has its own benefit, and each building creates its own kind of unique products, with some additional benefit. For example, Crew Farm grows coffee, and the Crew Brewery makes a Mauby base used for making Mauby (a new drink). You can sell some drinks at the Crew Bar and make some Gold and Dubloons as a side hustle!
[h4]Crew Work Orders[/h4]
Crew buildings run on Crew Work Orders that need to be crafted. Check your player crafting or your workbench to create new Work Orders. This item can be crafted with both "C" crafting menu and the Workbench. Crew Work Orders are used to keep production running in the Crew Buildings. Place the Work Orders in the storage of your crew buildings, and the crew will start working!
[h4]Treasury Building[/h4]
Display your treasures and earn Treasury Bills. Installing a Treasury Building is a good way to earn some passive income on the side. Display Treasures you find hidden deep inside a Pyramid, or treasures swallowed by pet Krakens that steal shiny things! New Treasury building can be placed in the Crew Haven town. Place treasures found from the Pyramid and Beast loot to generate Treasury Bills. The Treasury Bills can be turned in at Captain Nyx for rewards.
New Crew Work Boats and Crew Shipyard can be placed at the dock at Crew Haven. The Shipyard will craft Pangea Defender Ships for Sir Jim in exchange for rewards.
[h3]An Ocean Beast Rises…[/h3]
A new Beast Invasion will now haunt the Forgotten Seas. Beast will rise near Crew Haven and can be destroyed by both melee weapons and ship cannonballs. These beasts are known to steal treasures and can hold swallowed treasure caches in their bellies! Obtained a swallowed treasure cache for a chance at finding rare treasures and display them in your Treasury Building.
[h4]Commander Half-Life & his Cargo Stealin' Thugs Encounter[/h4]
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]Commander Half Life is the leader of the cargo stealers. He spawns when you accept a Dangerous Delivery Objective. Dangerous Delivery is a mission for those who wish for a challenge. Beware, this mission will put most of your skills to the test. Most important skill for this encounter is your “Navigation Skill” that improves your speed and handling of your ship. Commander Half Life can only be defeated by outmaneuvering his ship. More details will be available in your objective. You can see your objectives in the Journal [J] or Objectives [O].
[h4]New Cargo Stealers![/h4]
Beware! Some Cargo Stealer ships may block your path. They are notorious thugs led by their Commander Half Life! They will try to steal your trade crates, and any valuables you may be carrying on you or your ship. If your cargo is stolen, the cargo stealer will try to run away. You can recover your stolen cargo by destroying the thief. You will need to hurry as the cargo stealer may get away and you may lose your crates and other valuable goods.
[h3]New “Navigation” Skill[/h3]
The New Navigation skill improves your speed and handling with each level. You can increase the level of your navigation skill by collecting Navigation Skill Pages and Navigation Charts.
[h4]Navigation Skill Pages and Navigation Charts[/h4]
Navigation Skill pages can be obtained by the new Interactive Wind and Sail Management system. Align your sails to the correct “Point-Of-Sail” when prompted to do so in the course of your sailing. When you match your ship sails to the prompted Point-Of-Sail direction, you have a chance to receive a skill page. When you match your sail to the proper direction, you will receive a speed buff as well. Navigation Charts can be obtained at the Dubloon Shop in the Crew Haven board.
Collect enough pages and charts to make a Navigation Skill Book and enhance your skill!
[h4]New Interactive Wind System and adjustable “Point-Of-Sail”[/h4]
Turn and adjust your sails to the proper Point-Of-Sail orientation to gain an advantage. You can find this in the ship HUD (bottom left corner of the screen). When prompted to do so, align your sails correctly for a wind buff akin to the point-of-sail direction.
For example, if the wind system shows a Starboard Tack (Wind blowing from the Starboard Side), the sails will need to be turned a few degrees clockwise to catch the proper wind. Doing so will give you a wind buff and a chance to obtain a Navigation Skill Page. Such an advantage is extremely helpful in new encounters such as the Commander Half Life encounter.
[h3]Mermaid Buffs[/h3]
Mermaids give significant sailing speeds when you brush by them with your ship. Mermaids may also give you health and energy, and leave you some gifts from time to time. If you happen to spot a mermaid, be sure to swing by and say hello! Mermaid buffs can be great at times when you desperately need energy or health, or when there is no wind. Mermaid buffs can also provide a crucial speed advantage in fighting your enemies. Mermaid buffs are generally short lived bursts, but when timed aptly, they can be a great ally.
[h3]New Kitchen and Kitchen Decorations[/h3]
New Kitchen is now available in the Dubloon Shop. While it doesn’t cook anything new, it lists most recipes for you, so you don’t have to remember the processing details should you choose to. However, if you enjoy discovering recipes on your own, you can still continue to use the stoves and campfire the way you are used to.
New decorations like hanging spices, cheese, meats etc are now also available for the base builder and decorator enthusiasts.
[h3]New Drinks Coffee and Mauby[/h3]
Coffee provides a significant energy regeneration buff and Mauby increases your thirst pool and provides you a shot of energy. New Coffee Pot to brew Coffee is available in the Dubloon Shop. To make coffee, coffee must first be grown at the Crew Farm by adding Crew Work Orders to the Crew Farm after installation. Coffee can be consumed to gain energy and can also be packed at the Packing Workbench to sell in the Forest Market Stall.
New Mauby drinks can be made in the fermenters. To make Mauby, a Mauby base is required. Mauve base can be obtained from the Crew Brewery by adding Crew Work Orders to the Crew Brewery. Mauby can be consumed for energy and thirst and can also be packed at the Packing Workbench to sell in the Tropical Market Stall.
[h3]New item: Ship Insurance[/h3]
Place one Ship Insurance in your ship inventory. If your ship is destroyed, it will be recovered in your Vault in Fort Pangea. Ship Insurance can be obtained from the Crew Haven Board.
[h3]Other Changes[/h3]
- Harvestable Trees (e.g. Coconut Trees) will no longer spawn on your foundations.
- Improvements to lighting torches and other light fixtures
You may need to replace some light fixtures as now less light fixtures are required to light up your base. If you are using too many torches or lamps, consider replacing them with fewer light fixtures. Avoid using too many free standing torches and wall mounted lights in the same area, consider using fewer of them. - After teleporting or respawning from a faraway location, your base will now be loaded quicker than before.
- New Trade Ports added on Northwest and Southwest locations on the map.
- New Currency "Dubloons".
- Added some new items such as Crew Supplies and Sea Biscuits to the loot tables of Pirate enemies.
- New decor including banners, food shelves and signs.
- Defend Fort Pangea encounter now also awards some Crew Supplies.
- New Clam and Crab Harvesters to place on shallow waters. Obtainable at Crew Haven.
[h2]Summer Sale![/h2]
Be sure to take advantage of the current Summer Sale and get the game! The oceans await your presence!
[h3]A Note from your Devs[/h3]
👧 We are a small, family-run, Indie Dev Team of 2 🧑
We do not have the resources of larger teams and larger game studios. We are developing a game with a big scope and larger than life expectations. It is going to take time and your support. Forgotten Seas is in Early Access, and still under development. We have big plans! In time we will make this game all it can be!
🙏 Reviews are the bread and butter of us small Indies! Please leave us your honest reviews 🙏
🤟 A special thanks to all our players, backers and supporters - you all ROCK 🤟
We have a friendly and helpful community. Hop on board this incredible journey!
Please join our Discord👈
