Naval Action News

[p]Broad Pennants now drop from ships in Dutch Ocean Fleets and from Raider Port Battles with 6000 and 3300 BR if no Santísima Trinidad or Duke of Kent permit has dropped.
Broad Pennants can be exchanged at the Admiralty for ship permits:[/p]

• [p]25 Broad Pennants for a Santísima Trinidad permit[/p]
• [p]50 Broad Pennants for a Duke of Kent permit[/p]

[p]Important: Broad Pennants are not Bind on Pickup (BoP) items. They can be traded via Player Trade but cannot be sold through Contracts.[/p][p] [/p][p]In PvP battles, when you sink an enemy ship, player modules can sometimes drop in loot.[/p][p] [/p][p]Open World ship speed now also depends on cargo load in the holds of your ship and your fleet. Completely empty or fully loaded holds reduce speed by roughly 15%.[/p][p] [/p][p]Players who exit the game with Alt+F4 will still be pulled into battle if, under the rules of engagement, they should have been added to that battle.[/p]

[p]For better crew management, the crew will no longer switch to boarding until the player issues the boarding preparation command (key 9). [/p][p]This allows you to move crew faster between your main focuses (sailing, gunnery, survival, repairs).[/p]

• [p]The number of Dutch Ocean Fleets has been increased by 40%, and the number of Dutch Shallow Fleets has been doubled.[/p]
• [p]Some Free Towns now provide additional shipbuilding resources.[/p]
• [p]Chances to craft higher-quality ships have been increased in capturable ports and reduced in uncapturable ports.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with NPC behavior in Raid Port Battles.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with NPC target selection decisions.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue that could cause players not to receive Prize Chests for their position in the Daily Leaderboard after changing their name.[/p]

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[p]Captains,[/p][p] [/p][p]The remaining Test Server participation rewards have been delivered on the Peace Server. [/p][p]On the Caribbean Server, rewards have been delivered to players who placed on the final day (October 14 daily maintenance).[/p][p][/p][p]Rewards[/p]

• [p]All players who placed on any Daily Leaderboard on the Test Server at least once before October 14 received a golden 5/5 Santísima Trinidad (Rangoon Teak).[/p]
• [p]Additionally, the six players with the most total Daily Leaderboard appearances between August 6 and October 14 received a golden 5/5 Endymion (New England Fir).[/p]

[p]How to claim[/p]

• [p]Ship Notes have been sent to the Reward Chest.[/p]
• [p]Transfer the note to any warehouse, then convert it into the ship.[/p]
• [p]One free dock slot is required to convert the note.[/p]