admin Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Captains Patch has been deployed Whats new Control perk has been added to all ships with no bow gun ports (no chasers). Masts Mast HP rebalance. Mast HP is now based on general ship and rig strength and was generally increased Ocean 1200hp for lower mast sections Cutter has 290 for lower mast section The main idea behind this change is to remove dependence on single shots and to require consistent modest amount of damage to rig to demast the ship. (instead of 7-10 shots for a mast every ship independently of its size and overall strength) Mast Thickness have been slightly reduced to allow more consistent demasting opportunities at close range. Upgrades for mast thickness and mast hp are currently under review Hull HP Hull HP rebalanced based on ship dimensions and displacements. Most ships have received slight or medium buffs, some ships have had their HP reduced. Additional hp changes will be applied over the next couple of patches, if necessary. Other changes Fleet attack BR difference slightly reduced to allow a bit large fleets to attack other larger fleets Double shot reload slightly improved (time decreased from 43% to 30%) Double charge (full charge) reload slightly increased (time increased from 10% to 20%), full charge penetration bonus lowered by 5% Long leaf pine yards contracts can now be placed Umlauts work now for Prussian ranks Light carriages now affect speed Fixed the bug allowing splitting the guns into other gundecks Hotfix deployed 9th Feb 2018 Based on internal testing we have found that refits focused on changing sail plans did not have adequate bonuses to justify their use. Rigs that represent captain significantly changing their sail plan without increasing crew requirement Spanish rig and Elite spanish rig received huge buffs/debuffs to sail groups power Basic version 15% bonus; -15% penalty Elite version 30% bonus; -30% penalty Pirate rig and Elite pirate rig refits received huge buffs/debuffs to sail group powers Basic version 15% bonus; -15% penalty Elite version 30% bonus; -30% penalty Extra sails that represent captains just adding sails to a specific sail group, but require more sailing crew to operating them Staysails and Studding sails skill books received slight buff (debuff remained small) Bow figure - Gazelle refit Crew on sails requirement lowered from 7% to 3.5% 24
Powderhorn Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Does the control perk that is taken have any advantage over the one that is given for chaser-less ships?
Corona Lisa Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, admin said: Double charge (full charge) reload slightly increased (time increased from 10% to 20%), full charge penetration bonus lowered by 5% What is the total charge pen bonus now?
Hethwill, the Red Duke Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Finally, closure rate ! Thank you. 1
Batman Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Omg, bye Victory 10.2k base HP vs 12k side HP on L'Ocean Edited February 8, 2018 by Batman
Knobby Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, admin said: Captains Patch has been deployed Whats new Control perk has been added to all ships with no bow gun ports (no chasers). why not all ships? 2
Slim McSauce Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) killin it devs @Liq that's what I read it as first, a bit disappointed now. But maybe it could be a fun mechanic? For the time being at least. Edited February 8, 2018 by Slim Jimmerson
victor Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) This perk implies that a ship that has neither bow cannons nor stern cannons will almost never be able to disengage from a fight. Is it intented? Edited February 8, 2018 by victor
NethrosDefectus Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Why the hell do bow chaser-less ships get control perk? That's the sacrifice you choose for sailing those ships. The trinc by that logic should have a perk that means any shots taken from behind don't keep you tagged in battle. Seriously, this has got to be the strangest choice you have made in my opinion Edited February 8, 2018 by NethrosDefectus 2
NethrosDefectus Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, victor said: This perk implies that a ship that has neither bow cannons nor stern cannons will almost never be able to disengage from a fight. Is it intented? BOW
Slim McSauce Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, victor said: This perk implies that a ship that has neither bow cannons nor stern cannons will almost never be able to disengage from a fight. Is it intented? Corvettes and similar light frigates are now control ships. Like their own little class of special ability. Seems kinda neat, something for the small ships even I think it should be for all ships across the board (maybe to a lower distance?) What ships don't have bow chasers? reno, cerb, belle poule (a bit on the op side) and some 6th rates. Not a huge deal. Less so than if we had it for all ships across the board. Edited February 8, 2018 by Slim Jimmerson 3
Milkman van Swallows Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 I like everything except the Control Perk, thats complete and utter BS. 2
Licinio Chiavari Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Is it possible to have an undated sheet with masts thickness and HP? As a suggestion I'd say to have all ups/books/perks and ships datas always at disposal: especially being still on development players need exact datas to give real feedbacks and ideas. That said, this looks good! 2
victor Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Just now, NethrosDefectus said: BOW I can read mate. But the statement was like the perk was awarded to all the "ships that have no bow cannons" and not just to "ships that have ONLY no bow cannons" so I assume that in that category are included the ships that have NEITHER stern nor NOR bow cannons. A clarification from the Devs would be nice
Hethwill, the Red Duke Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 no bow gun ports Please guys, it is clear. Doesn't say anything about guns, but about gun ports.
Musculb Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) frigates now exactly the end Edited February 8, 2018 by Moscalb
Milkman van Swallows Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, RKY said: An updated wiki would be nice. if you don't have time, maybe you could open it to people to update it or have it updated by the API. You can update it urself, everyone can. 1
Guest Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 26 minutes ago, admin said: Long leaf pine yards contracts can now be placed
Cmdr RideZ Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Decreased mast thickness, is that 10-15%? Increased mast hp, more in some cases than in other. Twice as much? Decreased mast thickness probably doubles everyones mast dps as you can now penetrate easily with all your decks. Is this a buff or nerf? Spray and pray? I hope I'm wrong.
Landsman Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 28 minutes ago, admin said: Umlauts work now for Prussian ranks Überragende Änderung, mein Führer König! 2
NethrosDefectus Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, Cmdr RideZ said: Decreased mast thickness, is that 10-15%? Increased mast hp, more in some cases than in other. Twice as much? Decreased mast thickness probably doubles everyones mast dps as you can now penetrate easily with all your decks. Is this a buff or nerf? Spray and pray? I hope I'm wrong. I think you are "wrong" it could be good for overall gameplay. Only time will tell 1
victor Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Hethwill said: no bow gun ports Please guys, it is clear. Doesn't say anything about guns, but about gun ports. The ambiguity is still there: no bow ports means "only no bow ports" or includes also "no bow ports and no stern ports". So it is not clear at all. Edited February 8, 2018 by victor
Liq Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Cmdr RideZ said: Decreased mast thickness, is that 10-15%? Increased mast hp, more in some cases than in other. Twice as much? Decreased mast thickness probably doubles everyones mast dps as you can now penetrate easily with all your decks. Is this a buff or nerf? Spray and pray? I hope I'm wrong. Isnt "spray and pray" exactly what people complaining about singleshot sniping asked for? Edited February 8, 2018 by Liq 2
Sea Fox Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Wow! Great update!!! This is awesome!! The crew of me Reno thanks ye! 1
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