New season!

Captains!

New season starts today. We have big plans for the new season and will continue improving the game.

[h2]Major changes[/h2]
[h3]New combat events added[/h3]

• 3 timed competition combat events have been added to the game. Captains will be able to compete with other captains in the speed of destruction of several enemy ships for combat medals

[h3]Woods rebalancing[/h3]

• The wood has been rebalanced
  
• The old wood system was severely unbalanced, with many types of wood being completely useless and some heavily buffed

[h3]New approaches to balance:[/h3]

• Created several classes of wood, each with its own main characteristic and penalties to all other characteristics
  
• The higher the wood rarity, the greater the main bonus and the lower the penalty to other bonuses
  
• The higher the quality of the wood, the lower its drop chance or cost of obtaining in investments
  
• Base crafted woods have one bonus - rare woods can have several main bonuses

[h3]Slight structure increases[/h3]

• Structure have been increased for light and medium vessels to give a bit more durability. They still can be raked with ease - its just you need a bit more damage to deliver the critical skill shot

[h3]Masts damage and battle sails[/h3]

• Mast HP was lowered to allow easier demasting at full sails
  
• Battle sail mast damage reduction was increased to allow a lot more protection at battle sails and lower

[h3]Ship HP[/h3]

• Ship planking HP is slightly lowered for ships of the line. The overall balance of combat on higher level vessels is under review

[h3]PVP Zones trading[/h3]

• Rare woods are now only delivered to cities located in pvp zones
  
• Only PVP zones now provide best prices to sell trading resources
  
• NPC traders now try to avoid pvp zones when picking trading routes

[h2]Additional plans and known issues[/h2]

• BR limits for port battles are under review and will be improved within a short time after start of the season
  
• Fun and length of battles in lineships is under review
  
• Upgrade improvements are under way and will be delivered within 1-2 months after the start of the season
  
• Ship sail curves uniqueness will come back into the game
  
• Ship mass effect on speed and acceleration is under review
  
• 2 new races with different routes will be added to the game
  
• 1 new DLC ship (also available through events) will be added to the game
  
• Perks major rebalance and unlock of additional perk points for ship knowledge slots is also coming
  
• Better visualization of enemy ships in the open world and ships in the auction so new players can see which ships they should or should not attack or can or cannot use

[h3]Other changes and improvements will also come during the season[/h3]

*Spotlight image by Captain Lord Dorian Beckett from the June 2021 screenshot competition.