Forgotten Seas News

[h3]Fire and repair directly from the ammunition in the Ship's Hold[/h3]
Cannonballs and Ship Repair Kits can now be consumed while in the Ship's inventory. If there are no cannonballs/ship repair kits in the ship inventory, then they will be consumed from the player's inventory.
Note that the ship always fires the Last Cannonball in the hold (last in first out)

[h3]Ship Resistances and Fittings![/h3]
Ship UI now reflects the ammo type to be fired, the resistances of the ship, amount of repair kits, and crew supplies in the ship's hold. Total of Bulkhead Levels and Crew levels are also displayed in the center of the ship wheel icon.



[h3]New Repeatable Fleet Battle Bounty Mission[/h3]
New Repeatable Quest at the Pangea Bounty Board "Dread Pirate Fleet".
A fleet will spawn at one of four random locations on the map. Upon destroying the fleet, players will obtain the stamp rewards. Note that this is a harder encounter than most missions in the bounty board. You will need a well prepared ship to beat this encounter.



[h3]Other Changes[/h3]

• Increased weight of Cutter, Soul Queen, Dark Soul Queen, and Mary Rose.
  
• Increased Warboat and all larger ships' resistance by 2-5% per level.
  
• Increased Mary Rose dreadnaught class damage increased from 200 to 500 (while stationary).
  
• Cutter Interceptor Class Damage increased from 100 to 150 (while in motion).
  
• Increased zoom out view for Soul Queen, Dark Soul Queen, and Mary Rose.
  
• Ship shortcuts have been moved to the right side of the Hotkeys while mounted
  
• Message in a Bottle in the Forest permanent island allows "set spawn point" when the player is 31 or higher.
  
• Golden Shovel and Fishing Pole are now repairable at Captain Nyx.
  
• Plasma can now be sold to Trader using Exchange.
  
• Crated Goods at small islands and Merchant Fleet can now be broken with Pickaxe, Spear, Knife and Sword as well as the Axe.
  
• Added recipes to the Workbench that were only available in the Player Crafting "C" window: Ship Repair Kit, Building Repair Kit, Crew Supplies, Advanced Campfire, Chopping Stump, Small Storage Chest.
  
• Increased damage of Axes and Pickaxes when hitting Treasure Caches and Cargo Crates.
  
• Increased the amount of copper found in Stone and Copper Hurricane Chests as well as the Ghost Camp Chest.
  
• Added Raw Hide to the loot for bunnies in the forest.
  
• Updated Journal text in Ship section that cannonballs will be consumed from the ship's inventory.
  
• Updated tooltip of Ship Repair Kit that it needs to be in the ship's inventory.
  
• Updated tooltip of cannonballs Copper, Poison, Iron and Bio that they need to be in the ship's inventory.
  
• "Sort" button is now visible clearly on the player inventory
  
• Added shortcut on Login screen for Escape key to open the Login Settings window.
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where Market Stalls were difficult to place on the trading dock.
  
• Fixed an issue where melee weapons were taking durability damage during Naval Combat
  
• Fixed an issue with Target cycling using keyboard shortcut T that was not always targeting nearby enemies
  
• (Now, pressing T will cycle through nearby targets, prioritizing what is in front of the player rather than behind)
  
• Fixed an issue where Dark Soul Queen sails were conflicting with the ocean.
  
• Fixed an issue where Sun Lounger and Round Stool had the wrong title
  
• Fixed an issue with movement for Gorgoss and Captain Khar enemy ships.
  

A special thanks to all our players, backers and supporters - you all ROCK!

Note: This game is an Early Access Tite, and still under development.
Please join our discord to submit feedback and interact with our helpful community!
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[h3]Improved Visuals[/h3]

• Improved visuals for tropical biomes including lighting, new grass, rocks, flowers, and land details.
  
• Improved visuals for forest biomes including new trees, bushes, grass, flowers and ground details.
  

[h3]Scope Mode: New, Improved Combat System[/h3]

• A Scope may be accessed while mounted by pressing right click
  
• All cannon boats now have a right click to scope and left click to fire feature
  
• A Player may target enemies simply by hovering their mouse on the enemy in scope mode.
  
• A Player may now fire the cannons while in scope mode by simply pressing left click
  

[h3]Other Changes:[/h3]

• Player ship speeds increased by 150%
  
• Increased zoom speed while mounted on a ship and also while mounted in Scope Mode
  
• Optimized the fog in certain areas for better performance
  
• Players can now speed up the night by sleeping in a bed or hammock
• Optimization tweaks in mid-game.
  

[h3]New Missions and Items[/h3]

• New Dread Pirate II Stamp Quest at the Bounty Board.
  
• Accepting the quest will spawn the Dread Pirate Ship at a random location
  
• New Treasure Map Stamp Quest at Captain Nyx.
  
• New Tropical, Forest and Swamp Surveyors can be accessed at Sir Jim's Stamp.
  
• Hidden Islands can now be controlled by the players by using a surveyor (see note)
  

Note: Placing a surveyor will guarantee the "hidden island" of your choice to spawn next (within 1 hr).
Placing more than 1 Surveyor on the land at a time will result in the last placed Surveyor's island showing. Surveyors automatically disappear after a few hours and may need to be obtained again.

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where screen resolution drop down was not reflecting current resolution
  
• Fixed an issue where the front pyramid door doesn't always spawn.
  
• Fixed an issue where the vault could have incorrect items on multiplayer.
  
• Fixed an issue with the hurricane clouds where light would flash significantly brighter or darker based on sun location.
  

A special thanks to all our players, backers and supporters - you all ROCK!

Note: the game is still under development, please join our discord to join the journey!
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Combat System Changes:
• A Scope may be accessed while mounted by pressing right click
  
• All cannon boats now have a right click to scope and left click to fire feature.
  
• A Player may now target enemies simply by hovering their mouse on the enemy in Scope mode
  
• A Player may now fire the cannons while in scope mode by simply pressing left click while the enemy is targeted in the scope mode.
  
  Camera Changes:
• Players can now zoom out further when mounted on a boat using the mouse scroll wheel.
  
  
  UI Changes:
• Improvements to minimap icons to factor in most forms of color blindness.
  
• New Vehicle UI on the bottom left of the screen
  
• New UI mouse icons now show up when mounted - showing how to use scopes
  
• New UI mouse icons now show up when wielding a sword showing how to parry (shown only when not mounted on a vehicle.
  
• A quantity total is now displayed in the Crafting window showing the player how many units of an item may be crafted. (For example Crew Supplies x 20)
  
  Bug Fixes and other changes:
• Fixed an issue where some achievements were not completing after level 35.
  
• Fixed an issue where crops and livestock products were not going into the nearest silo when multiple silos were placed.
  
• Temporal Diamonds can now be sold in Tropical and Forest Market Stalls.
  

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[h3]🏴‍☠️ Build mighty ships and rule the seas [/h3]
Craft a fleet of ships and sail into the mysterious adventures that await you. Battle the Pirates and the Seas! Be it to find your way out, or to forge your own destiny in this mysterious realm.



[h3]🏠⚓Build a cozy tropical base[/h3]
Build tropical resorts or lavish lodges, or build a simple hut on a small island and lead a nomadic life of solitude and bliss. The choice is yours!



[h3]👫A big thank you from Pangea Game Studios[/h3]
We are a small two-person, family-run game studio. Your support and kind consideration will go a long way. We are developing the game with you, for you — Join our Discord to celebrate the launch together!

[h3]🌴🌊Celebrate and Save during the launch of Forgotten Seas![/h3]
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