Plenty of Pirate Updates, New Website, New Test and Tours.
It’s been busy over at Pirates Online, they have a preview of their new website that is coming soon, they have some new updates on test and a new tour of Port Royal.
Port Royal: New and Improved - Tours Now Available
The new Port Royal is new and improved, and some Pirates may have trouble finding their way around. That’s why our GMs will be offering tours of the new town. Join us Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 6, 7 and 8 from 11AM - 2PM Pacific Time for Port Royal Tours. You’ll get a chance to see the town through the eyes of a Pirates Online GM, hear stories about the people and places, plus get some insight on rumors about the EITC’s planned attack on the Pirates of the Caribbean.
NOTE: This is a role playing event, Pirates Online GMs will be in character, and talking only about the new Port Royal. During the event, please be respectful to your fellow pirates - DON’T USE WEAPONS or participate in disruptive behavior.
New Updates on Test - Send Us Your Feedback
We’ve just put a new build on the Test Server, if you’ve played it we’d like to take a moment to thank you and remind you to send us your feedback! If you haven’t, and you have Test Server access, log on now and check it out.
The town feels alive and is ready for exploration. We’re still working on reported bugs and other fixes so be sure to log on and play. If you don’t have access to the Test Server, don’t despair - in the weeks ahead we’ll tell you how you can get a Test Server Invitation! Meanwhile, check out images of the new Port Royal below and let us know what you think.
New Pirates Online Preview!
Here’s a sneak peek at what we’re working on for the new Pirates Online website. This is one of the concepts that we’re exploring to update the site and feature more community events.What ideas would you like to see on the website?
New Pirates Online Port Royale on Test
There is a new Port Royale coming soon. It looks pretty cool!
Something’s going on in the Caribbean. Specifically Port Royal, where in the coming days, the town will be changed by a cataclysmic event - and what will rise from the rubble will be a completely NEW Port Royal. What do you think of the images of the new town?
Release Notes - January 13, 2009
- New and improved Port Royal: Players should see significant performance increases thanks to the new layout.
- New and improved Tutorial: Now more action packed!
- Added a player Profile Card so you can view details about players you meet.
- Changed the default graphics API from OpenGL to DirectX 9
- Early Quest Line has been smoothed out and should be much more fun.
- Overall smoother gameplay: Fewer hiccups and pauses during the action.
- Improved crew making and display: Starting and joining crews is easier than ever before.The onscreen crew display is now even more useful.
- Improved Chat interface: Only one text entry box now and it routes your message appropriately.
- Clothing Store changes: It’s much easier to browse through all your wardrobe choices.
- Fixed another exploit that allowed you to leave a PvP while still undead.
- Reputation gains are no longer reduced for Basic Access players.
- Lots of other small tweaks and improvements!
Test Known Issues - January 13, 2009
- If you have issues launching the game, please try changing the graphics API back to OpenGLvia the “Graphics Options” button on the Launcher.
Pirates Online New Years Eve Fireworks 2008 to 2009
Pirates online have started their 2008 to 2009 new years eve fireworks. Go log in and have a look.
Starting December 31 the night skies of the Caribbean will be alight with explosive shows of color, courtesy of our Pirate brethren from the Far East. Pick a beach on Tortuga, Port Royal, or Padres Del Fuego - or celebrate the New Year onboard a sailing ship - and enjoy the show!
Make merry by using a new emote released exclusively for the celebration - just type “/noise” into the chat window and start making noise! Happy New Year, mates!
Source: Pirates Online Forums
Pirates Online Winter Holiday & Competition
Pirates Online have some details on their new Winter Holiday Decorations in Game, honestly they are pretty cool, log in to the game to see now! They are also reminding us to enter their competition for a trip to a Disneyland Resort.
Winter Holiday Comes to Caribbean December 17 2008
Introducing Updates, Improvements and Holiday Cheer
We’ve just published a release that will fix the bug for ships stuck at sea, plus many other issues Pirates have run into. We’re working to improve the game on a daily basis based on your feedback, take a look at Release Notes for the
latest updates.You’ll also find some interesting notes about some holiday updates that should warm you up this winter season. Too eager to log into the game and see for yourself? Stop by Port Royal or Tortuga to discover how the Caribbean is getting ready for the Winter Holiday!
Enter Now - Contest Ending Soon! December 16 2008Win Big in Our Live the Pirates Life Contest
We’re still looking for entries for our one year anniversary Live the Pirates Life Contest. It’s your chance to show off your Pirate savvy (or scurvy-ness) by showing us how you live the Pirates life!You could win a trip to the Disneyland Resort, a chance to meet the Pirates Online crew, an Apple MacBook, and much, much more!
Just send us a video showing us how you live your life like a Pirate! The video can be of yourself, your family, the family dog, neighbors, co-workers, anything that tells us you’re a Pirate! We’ve uploaded a few sample videos to give you an idea of what we’re looking for, click here to view them. Be sure to review the rules before shooting a video and then be creative, go wild, and most of all - have fun!
Pirates Online Release Notes - 16 Dec 08
Pirates has done their yearly update before the festivities, they have added the holiday decorations, the code for the new years holiday event and fixed a few bugs which is always a good thing.
Swashbuckler II over at Pirates Online Forums mentions: “Some people will be kinda mad about the Velvet rope status. If you dont know what it means. It means Basics will not beable to use unlimited skills”
Added Winter Holiday decorations
- Added New Year’s holiday event
- Resolved the majority of the issues regarding stranded ships
- Fixed a bug where players could sometimes not take the wheel of their ship
- Fixed a bug where players were occasionally dying repeatedly in jail
- Fixed a bug where some skills displayed the wrong values on mouseover
- Fixed some issues with NPC and ship movement
- Chat text should now be hidden when F12 is pressed
- Fixed a frequent client crash on logout related to special effects
- We now prevent Lookout access while in the Black Pearl boss battle
- Players who have been reverted to Velvet Rope status will no longer be able to use the number keys to access premium skills or ammo
- Enabled /time command for players
- Fixed a crash in Make-A-Pirate
Source: Pirates Online Forums
Pirates Online Full Moon Phase Times.
The team at Pirates Online have released the time’s that the Full Moon Phases will be active:
Jolly Roger’s Curse Returns!
All Hallows’ Eve proved to be a real test for the Pirate population, as Pirates all over the Caribbean managed to beat back the undead invasion and Jolly Roger’s curse. Undaunted by the Pirates’ efforts, Jolly Roger is now using the winter winds and his magic to vex the inhabitants of the Caribbean again, and this time, we might not be so fortunate.
The elders of the Marceline Guild have warned of the curse and now the prophecy has come full circle. Still to be revealed is why Jolly Roger wants to enlist Pirates into his undead army. Will you stand together and fight off the evil scourge of Jolly Roger’s undead army - or become one of them? The moon be full this weekend mates, beware!
Source: Pirates Online Forums
Pirates Online - Full Moon Fever & Other Fall Festivities
Below is the latest news from Pirates Online.
Full Moon Fever & Other Fall Festivities — November 4 2008
The weekend of All Hallows’ Eve brought much mayhem to the Caribbean. We saw undead Pirates dancing around like zombies while both higher and lower level Pirates were swayed to Jolly Roger’s evil cause …
But thanks to Pirates like yourself, we were able to keep the curse contained to just a few days, fight off Jolly’s undead army, and delay his plans - at least for now. With the madness of the Muertos Moon behind us, it’s time to look ahead to the month of November.
In the Caribbean, fall is a time for the autumn harvest. It’s a time to reflect on the year and give thanks for the bounty of the islands. We’ll celebrate the autumn harvest with Pirates all over the Caribbean later this month with a grand Founders Feast on the beaches of Tortuga! The feast, hosted by our GMs and Founders will feature musicians, dancing and other traditions, and surprises that date back to European harvest festivals of old. Join us for the Founders Feast, November 27, 28, 29, and 30 on the beaches of Tortuga.
Another event you’ll want to mark on your calendar is the Tavern Takeover happening in taverns around the Caribbean later this month. Our GMs will be in-game telling Pirates of some great new additions to the Caribbean - more details on this event are coming soon! Discuss it in the Grog Blog.
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