Naval Action News

Captains,

The following changes were applied today, May 2:

Raw Resource Supply:
NPC traders continue adjusting (increasing) deliveries across the Caribbean when a significant number of ports have zero stock for a specific resource at the end of the day — especially for raw materials required to craft gunpowder.

Other Fixes:
Fixed an issue that prevented linking the Surgeon's Mates module in the chat.

Captains,

The following changes were applied today, May 1:

Raw Resource Supply:
NPC traders started adjusting (increasing) deliveries across Caribbean if a good number of ports at the end of the day has zero stock for that resource.

Tutorial Brig NPC Adjustment:
The combat performance of the Tutorial Brig NPC has been further slightly reduced to improve accessibility of the destruction exam. 

Captains,

Following changes were applied today, April 30:

[h3]Resource Production and Supply Overhaul[/h3]

We have begun a gradual adjustment to increase resource production stocks across the Caribbean.

• While temporary shortages may still occur, overall supply levels are expected to stabilize by the end of the week.
  

Changes to the Resource Delivery System:

Previous System: NPCs stopped deliveries once port stock was full. Each delivery equaled the total production stock, preventing unused ports from accumulating resources.

New System:

• Production ticks are now smaller but occur more frequently.
  
• Production stocks have been significantly increased.
  
• As a result, unvisited ports will now accumulate resources, allowing for redistribution via trade and helping reduce shortages across the map.
  
• This change results in more consistent daily deliveries and an overall increase in resource supply throughout the Caribbean.
  

[h3]Other Changes:[/h3]

• Raider Attack Cooldown increased from 22 days to 30 days
  
• Daily Raider Attacks reduced from 9 to 6
  
• Slightly increased sail hitpoints for all ships
  
• Slightly reduced mast hitpoints for all ships
  
• Improved 2pd gun penetration curves to match medium guns
  
• Reduced performance of the Tutorial Brig NPC, as currently passing the destruction exam was too hard even for experienced players
  

Spotlight image from Captain Junan from the January 2022 screenshot competition.

Captains,

Following changes were deployed today, April 28:

Significant PvE Improvements:
NPC ships from all nations will now travel into enemy waters, providing more opportunities for diverse PvE encounters. Players leveling through PvE will no longer need to sail long distances to find combat.

Boarding Upgrade Adjustment:
Patrol Trincomalle ships no longer use elite boarding upgrades during boarding, and just use standard blue mods instead

Escape to Port Bug Fix:
Fixed an issue where players could be dragged into battle after using the Escape to Port feature.

Clan Reservations Disabled:
Clan reservations have been disabled. Players who did not create a character using their reserved clan tag have lost the reservation.

Clan Creation Cost Reverted:
The reduced clan creation cost has been reverted. It is now back to 250,000, up from the temporary 15,000.

Captured NPC Ship Fixes:
Fixed bugs related to incorrect deck gun calibers on captured NPC ships. NPC ships now carry proper gun loadouts.

Captains,

We are aware of the bug that can cause players to be dragged into a battle after using the “Escape to Port” option.
While a fix is in progress, please use the following workaround:

• After escaping to port, exit the port to open sea and then enter the port again