The Caribbean Sail News

Sail yourself over to beepbox.co and make an 8-bit rendition of your favorite traditional shanty. Then, copy the url (the entire song is stored in it!) and paste it into an email addressed to [email protected] along with the name of the shanty, a link to your Steam profile, and the name you'd like to be credited with (no profanities).

The best entries will all be added to The Caribbean Sail and my three favorite entries will win their creators a massive pile of Steam doubloons!







Everyone else who transposed a shanty great enough to be added to the game will receive bragging rights to their friends and a sense of pride for their amazing work! You'll also get my thanks for being an amazing member of the community :)

Complete Rules
1. Having a great loop is much more important than an intro and outro.
   
2. Entries after May 1st will not be accepted, winners will be anounced soon after
   
3. You must submit a Beepbox URL as I may need to adjust something for it
   to work in the game.
   
4. Entries must be sent to [email protected]
   
5. It MUST be a traditional shanty, folk song, or old naval tune. No infringing modern copyrights.
   
6. You can put a unique twist on your renditions but completely original compositions will not be accepted.
   
7. If there are multiple different entries of the same shanty then only the best one will be added.
   
8. Multiple shanties by the same person are accepted but only one of your entries can earn a prize. So attempt quality over quantity.
   
9. By submitting an entry you accept the Terms and Agreements
10. Renditions of shanties already in the game will not be accepted.
    

These are the songs already in the game
All for me Grog - Rule Britannia - Irish Washerwoman - What will we do with a Drunken Sailor - Windy Old Weather - Blow the Man Down - Yo ho ho and Bottle of Rum - Lowlands Away - Sailors Hornpipe - The Coast of High Barbary - The British Grenadiers - Heart of Oak

One Tip: Don't focus on just trying to make the longest most complex rendition possible. A great ten second loop that doesn't get on your nerves after 10 repeats is an absolute MASTERPIECE.

If you have any questions send those to [email protected]



Sincerely, thank you to everyone who is playing my game. I wouldn't be able to even afford this contest without you and I'm happy to get you all involved and give back where I can - Your Captain, Evan.

Sail yourself over to beepbox.co and make an 8-bit rendition of your favorite traditional shanty. Then, copy the url (the entire song is stored in it!) and paste it into an email addressed to [email protected] along with the name of the shanty, a link to your Steam profile, and the name you'd like to be credited with (no profanities).

The best entries will all be added to The Caribbean Sail and my three favorite entries will win their creators a massive pile of Steam doubloons!







Everyone else who transposed a shanty great enough to be added to the game will receive bragging rights to their friends and a sense of pride for their amazing work! You'll also get my thanks for being an amazing member of the community :)

Complete Rules
1. Having a great loop is much more important than an intro and outro.
   
2. Entries after May 1st will not be accepted, winners will be anounced soon after
   
3. You must submit a Beepbox URL as I may need to adjust something for it
   to work in the game.
   
4. Entries must be sent to [email protected]
   
5. It MUST be a traditional shanty, folk song, or old naval tune. No infringing modern copyrights.
   
6. You can put a unique twist on your renditions but completely original compositions will not be accepted.
   
7. If there are multiple different entries of the same shanty then only the best one will be added.
   
8. Multiple shanties by the same person are accepted but only one of your entries can earn a prize. So attempt quality over quantity.
   
9. By submitting an entry you accept the Terms and Agreements
10. Renditions of shanties already in the game will not be accepted.
    

These are the songs already in the game
All for me Grog - Rule Britannia - Irish Washerwoman - What will we do with a Drunken Sailor - Windy Old Weather - Blow the Man Down - Yo ho ho and Bottle of Rum - Lowlands Away - Sailors Hornpipe - The Coast of High Barbary - The British Grenadiers - Heart of Oak

One Tip: Don't focus on just trying to make the longest most complex rendition possible. A great ten second loop that doesn't get on your nerves after 10 repeats is an absolute MASTERPIECE.

If you have any questions send those to [email protected]



Sincerely, thank you to everyone who is playing my game. I wouldn't be able to even afford this contest without you and I'm happy to get you all involved and give back where I can - Your Captain, Evan.

One of the main features I wanted since conception of the game was the ability to plot your own course. While designing it, I realized the changes would be a massive addition that could take months to complete.

I could easily turn that into DLC but I've always been of the mind that purchasing a game means purchasing the FULL GAME. That's why all updates, content, and expansions including this one will be FREE.

Now, that isn't to say that new content is worthless. I'd like to set a new price that reflects the value of the game once the expansion is completed and implemented. This will be an open discussion I'd like to have with current players on the forums. Now on to the plans!

Disclaimer: Some features are prone to change.



The most important feature of course, will be the new locations available from your map!

Here are the currently planned new locations.

• Ponta Delgada, Azores
  
• Reykjavik, Iceland
  
• Lisbon, Portugal
  
• Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
  
• Cape Town, South Africa
  
• Long Island, New York
  
• Belém, South America
  
• Kozhikode, India
  
• Shanghai, China
  

Each location will have new artwork, music, trade values, and other unique features. The voyage will also be unique and different for each destination you sail to. "That's all exciting but what's the point?" I hear you say.

The initial goal will still be to reach Nassau, but after surviving your first voyage some lite questing options will be presented that lead to adventures all over the world! Bounty hunting, smuggling, and the extremely enticing delivery of telegraphs will be the first optional quests I work on.



The map and shop will stay the same. Each port will have new people that ramble at you and unique liars dice opponents in the pub. The logbook will be accessible from port so you can dispose of unwanted items and check on your current condition. You'll be able to wait at port for crew to become well again. The Shipyard will be a new tab where you can purchase a ship, repair your ship, upgrade your ship, and careen your ship to scrape barnacles off the hull and improve sailing speed!



Three profile slots will be introduced to save your progress and give more focus on your captains development and story. Profiles will be erased on the death of your captain so you better stock up on medicine!

Ships will remain unlocked permanently across all profiles and some upgrades like reloading time and disease resistence will be added.

Crew relations will become important as time is spent sailing the ocean and their resentment grows for your cruel hand that flogs them. Treat them well or face mutiny at gunpoint.

New fish, weather, and events will be added to keep the world alive- and out to kill you. Get ready to be impaled by a Narwhal!

More particle effects. Many new particle effects.

Shanties... Watch closely for the coming anouncement :)

Finally, feast yer eyes on these fine new ships!



I hope this answers some questions and gets you as excited as I am!

- Your Captain, Evan.