This week, the team focused on adding a new way to join a private Deathmatch match as well as some updates to the Renegades in Adventure Mode.

NEW DEATHMATCH PRIVATE MATCH OPTION

• Players will be able to host and join private Deathmatches via a special 'Deathmatch Codes'

• This is to ensure that you can both invite those you want in your crew AND battle against a specific pirate of your choosing

• Once each ship is about to embark in battle, there will be two codes on the screen - 'Deathmatch Code' and 'Invite Code'

• The Deathmatch Code is used to invite another 'Captain' (which can be anyone) - this can be accessed when selecting Deathmatch Mode

• The Invite Code is used to invite other 'Company' members aboard your ship - this can be accessed when selecting Join a Private Ship

RENEGADE UPDATES

• In Adventure Mode - the Renegades no longer have shields, their health has been reduced and so the cannon damage has also been reduced.

Scattergun Cannon Update

• Reduced damage from 27-102 (company size dependent) to 10-40

BUGS

• Fixed issue where non-ship holders were still showing up as a 'Captain'

During the past 2 weeks, the team focused on adjusting the multiplayer flow, accessibility for players regardless of Captain or Company status, and adjustments to the combat.

NEW CAPTAIN & COMPANY FLOWS

• Players will only see the first time guilds popup when they haven't seen this pop up yet AND they entered at least one match.

• Company members will now be able to set sail without a Captain on the ship

• Company multiplayer flow has been updated with the following options:

  • 'Join Public' - this will get you immediately matched with a company

  • 'Create Private' - allows you to create a private company

  • ' Join Private' - allows you to join a private company with an invite code

• Captain multiplayer flow has been updated so you're immediately put in a private staging room when you select set sail

GAME MODES:

• In Adventure Mode - the PvP zone has been removed which means that PvP is enabled in all areas.

COMBAT UPDATES:

• The reticle to shoot cannons is now a trajectory preview

• When you use a cannon as a Company member, the camera perspective will now be in 3rd person (you will see the character)

• Adjustments to Captain Cannons - these changes effect the cannons that are used when you fire a cannon as the Captain at the helm

  • The cannon only fires 1 cannon from both side - instead of 2

  • The cannon cooldown is now 1 second - instead of 2 seconds

  • The damage has been significantly reduced - it is now 10 instead of 80

  • The speed of the cannon has been increased

• Adjustments to Company Cannons - these changes effect the cannons that are used when you fire a cannon as a company member

  • The cannon cooldown is now 1 second - instead of 2 seconds

  • Ammo for the default cannon is now be 40 - instead of 20

  • Damage has been reduced to between 6 - 22 depending on company crew size

  • The speed of the cannon has been increased

This week, the team focused on adding the ability to join and leave guilds within the game itself.

NEW FEATURES:
* Players will be able to join and/or leave a guild by visiting The Merchant at the docks
* Players who are signed-in and not part of a guild will go through a FTUE flow to help them join a guild

GAME MODES:
* Deathmatch Mode - map size has been reduced so players aren't sailing for minutes before being able to engage

ADJUSTMENTS:
* Pirate Tier screen has been removed in favor of a Daily Rewards screen
* Closer initial spawns in Deathmatch Mode
* Reduced sail repair time by 50%

BUGS:
* When Renegades are out of bounds and sunk, they will no longer spawn loot
* Adjustments on map colliders to prevent Renegades from spawning loot in unreachable areas

This week, the team focused on balancing, exploitative issues as well as standard of living improvements.

BUGS:
* Fixed a bug where closing someone else's profile reopens it without additional input
* Issue where players are having a hard time accessing point of interests because of the 'F for player profile' feature is fixed
* Player profile guild text is fixed
* Added PFP frame to hide rough mask edges
* Fixed a bug so both front and middle sails can be damaged

GAME MODES:
* In Adventure Mode - Renegade spawning has been adjusted
* In Adventure Mode - Renegades now drop 5000 doubloons (versus 2,500 before)
* In Adventure Mode - Doubloons dropped when a player controlled ship quits has been reduced to 500
* Deathmatch mode is locked via a countdown which unlocks each day for 1 hour long windows at UTC 1:00 / 9:00 / 17:00

BALANCING
* Repair rate for sails has been reduced by 25%
* Sailing and turning speeds have been reduced by 50% when sails are damaged
* Shake reduction when company member uses cannons

• Pressing F in front of fellow Captains and Company will allow you to view their player profile

• Decreased Extraction Point respawn time in Adventure Mode

• Updates to the Renegade spawning logic

• Reduced max players repairing shields simultaneously from 3 to 1

• Reduced shield repair speed by 40%

Release 1.4

• Reduced nuggie spawning frequency by 50%

• Reduced crew cannon damage by 85%

• Reduced shield repair rate by 50%

• Increased game launch time by 25%

• Removed ability to kick players mid match

• Added option to make ship private from scoreboard menu

• Support joining company by invite code from docks

• Added warning about earnings losses when quitting mid-match as captain

Release 1.3.1

• Fixed a bug where players were not credited with nuggies after extracting

Release 1.3

• Chests containing 2,500 nuggies now spawn randomly in the arena every 60 seconds

• Extraction portal recolored to red

• The button to rent ships is now always available in-game, not just when no captains are available

Release 1.2

* Players can now join ships while in battle, & Captains no longer need to wait in staging for a full crew

* Max crew size temporarily reduced to 4 players per ship

* A weekly Earnings leaderboard has been added to the Shipyard, with Tuesday resets

* Added a lifetime Nuggies Earned leaderboard to docks

* Added a button to rent a ship when no companies are available to join

* Company bandana color is now persistent, and is randomly assigned the first time you launch the game

Release 1.1

* Players now earn nuggies when dealing damage to opposing ships

* Ships now drop 11,000 nuggies held when sunk

* Ship damage to hull is now persistent and must be repaired by using nuggies, 10,000 per max repair

* Asia servers have been added, players are auto-assigned by ping and can adjust their preference in Settings

* Invite codes are currently bugged, players should join crews via the Company Shack

Release 1.0.2

* Windows build now available at capnco.gg/download

* Fixed a bug related to company members occassionally being removed from parties when joining a match

* Fixed a bug related to expired rentals not being usable by the owner due to a status mismatch