New Pirates Online Port Royale on Test

January 17, 2009 by Nick
Filed under: Pirates Online

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.