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Pixel Piracy — patch notes and updates

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PPO Development Update #12023-12-27Hey folks! The year is ending, and I wanted to do a last update and wish everyone a happy upcoming year. First, work on the new website has been completed, and it now features a landing page for marketing, an investor/crowdfunding portal, and a roadmap section where you can follow the game and check milestones that occurred. I took feedback that people left, took those into account, and created pretty robust transparent terms and framework for the portal, as well as how I plan to perform the Admin duties of PPO. https://pixelpiracy.net Next, there will be a PPO Stream #2 this Friday, which is pretty soon, so if you want to see the latest deve
PPO Stream for Pixel Piracy Community.2023-12-08Hey! Join the PPO Stream today, hear me talk about my vision for the game, and watch a tech demo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCMq4MFZjwc The stream will begin at 18:00 (Helsinki TIme) https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/finland/helsinki A public test is also happening simultaneously and will continue for a few hours after the stream; you can find more information on that in the previous news post. So, If Pirate MMO without micro-transactions and in the spirit of something like One Piece, Pirates of Carribean, and Ragnarok Online sounds like your thing, consider wishlisting PPO. I am really tired of MMO games that are pay-to-win or dev
Pixel Piracy Online2023-12-06Hey! I have a status update for everyone. First, if you haven't already read the previous update, you can read it here. https://steamcommunity.com/games/264140/announcements/detail/3776892014241245530 It will give you a good idea of what I was trying to do this year with Pixel Piracy. As for the status update, I want to inform the community that I plan to start production on Pixel Piracy Online next year, and to make it happen, I am launching a crowdfunding campaign for Pixel Piracy fans. (Assets not final, focus on tech first) The vision is to create a sandbox pirate RPG/MMO without microtransactions, focusing on adventures, ship/town buildi
What's next?2023-11-09Hey! I want to inform the community that I completed the development objective in Spring 2023 and fixed Pixel Piracy as best I could. Afterward, I decided to work on the game further until Winter. But, after summer, I found out I had burned myself out mentally after intense patching frequency and could no longer get myself to work further on the game and continue modernizing the game. I think this unhealthy practice is going to get me one day. So, now the year is closing in, and there has not been an update for some time; thus, I want to inform the Steam community that I am still around, but I don't know when I will work again on Pixel Piracy
1.2.32 Patchnotes2023-06-16Hey Piracyfam! Got a small balance tweak patch with PT-BR Translation! Treasure Chests now drop 20-40 more gold. Plankton, Hoboken, Bandit Pirate base HP reduced by 2 Points. Portuguese - Brazil Translation by Lucas V Leite, Afonso B Pires, João Gabriel O. If you have been waiting for this Translation, leave your Thanks to Lucas and his friends in the comments. Those Community members working on their own translations, such as Russian, Chinese, or other, keep me informed if you plan to share these with the Community; I can include your Translation file in the game. Note: I am spending Summer Holidays and working on the 1.3.0 Major Version - T
Developer Message #42023-06-09Hey Guys! I have some news for everyone. First, to recap what has happened so far. Starting this year, I have begun working on Pixel Piracy at around 20-30% workload capacity by improving Pixel Piracy and adding some new content; this commitment was until 1.6.2023. Then last week, I said that I would be working on Pixel Piracy at around the same capacity until 31.12.2023, and this is what I am doing now, and my goal is to release a significant feature soon, which will transition Pixel Piracy to the 1.3.0 Version; this feature will drop after the Summer holidays (month or two). People wanted something big now VS Friday Updates so that I will c
1.2.31 Patchnotes2023-06-02Hey! Got a new update available for you all. This one is small; it's Summer, after all. I don't know how big updates I will be doing this Summer, but they will be coming, i am not stressing about it, and you should not either; it's not a big deal for me. *During the Night, Bats will now fly instead of Seagulls. *Suicide Island (Hell) difficulty adjusted. *Added Save Indicator, when sailing somewhere or arriving, a Symbol at the Bottom Right Corner will now appear, indicating that the game is saving. *Fixed Bug: If your crew died and your ship arrived at the destination, the game would save, resulting in kaput mode. I hope you guys have a good
1.2.30 Patchnotes2023-05-26Hey! I just updated the game with the new version. *New QoL Feature: Added Icon above Interactable Items that you can click. The pirate will now move there and Interact with the Item. Planning to explore the opportunity if can depreciate the bottom Action Bar altogether and replace it with intelligent icons bound to the game view. *Cleaned Top Right Corner area for new Feature that will come soon. *Fixed a Small Bug where Monsters would appear way too much in ship encounters. *Ship Tiles are now also pointing to the localization file; only the English file is translated; other translations will show the name and no description; you can check
1.2.29 Patchnotes2023-05-19Hey Piracyfam! This week, the game needed some balance improvements. Will need to go with the flow for the time being and do what feels suitable for the general health of the game. Islands with difficulty Levels 1 and 2 will now Spawn only 1 Debtor. Starting Island no longer has a Docking Fee. The monster appearance chance on islands below difficulty 3 is now 0% and 5% with the monster modifier. Pirate Camp was difficulty readjusted. Translation Label PAY FEE, LOADING, TAVERN, and a few others are now Pointing To the Localization System. Shop Signs are now Pointing to the Translation File. Fixed a Bug where the Level Bar would Overflow. Your
1.2.28 Patchnotes [Hotfix]2023-05-15Hey! Last week i was on holiday, so I could not update the game, but now that I am back and checking a backlog of reported new stuff, there is a bug that must be fixed ASAP. So I fixed the pressing issue and pushed the fix, it's now on Steam! *Fixed Issue where on Ship Encounters, the last corpse could sometimes be killed over and over again. *Added Check so that dead enemies cannot be attacked. Thanks again for sticking along!
1.2.28 Patchnotes2023-05-05Hey! The new Update is Up. This one has the following stuff. Added Pirate Camps; you can clear these islands for two treasure chests; there is also an ingame tracker for how many Pirate Camps there are or how many you cleared near the Legendary Kills Tracker. Fixed Issue with Rabies not curing properly when using Anti-Parasite. Fixed Issue where Top UI Hover Content was not linked to Translation File. PS: There won't be an update next week; I am traveling. ːsteamhappyː Have a good one!
1.2.27 Patchnotes2023-04-28Hey! New Pixel Piracy Update is Up! *Added New Rabies Town NPC that might Spawn; this person will tell new players how to cure Rabies. *Added Gun Boy Pirates to the Island Spawner from Island Difficulty Level.5 and above; these Pirates shoot pistols. *Added Tasharen Pirates to the Island Spawner from Island Difficulty Level.5 and above; these Pirates are bruisers. *Fixed Bug where Urn was bleeding blood when destroyed. I have also been in touch with community members (SuperExboom & Lukrain) doing translations for the game, it's still a work in progress, but they have Chinese Translation and Brazilian Translations underway. We need to improve
1.2.26 Patchnotes2023-04-21Hey Community! I got an update for the game; I hope you all are having a good time. Been busy with localization stuff, and it's been eating me away, but i believe i have finished with it for now, and I am itching to begin some content work soon. *When Kicking Crew or Animals, they now teleport to the Tavern. *Ship Builder now has scrollbars; this is useful if you have many items. *Fixed Bug where Cannon Board would also affect enemy ship cannons. *Localization: The game now perfectly Supports Japanese and Chinese alongside Cyrillic. You can explore game files if you want to translate the game into your language; you can PM me on Discord if yo
1.2.25 Patchnotes2023-04-14Yo. Doing some work on localization and crabs. Crab life is hard, and what I am doing is not newsworthy as it's more of clearing up technical debt. Game now supports external language files. All text is now tied to localization files. If you want to localize Pixel Piracy to your language, you can do it now. You can even release it on Discord, and I can include it in the next update; you can add yourself to the credits. In particular, Russian, Chinese, Japanese is something that can be supported now. Play around with the Mods/Resources folder. Crew Mate tooltip updated. Shop Sign Text now has slight dark shadow. Bottom Right Notification font
1.2.24 Patchnotes2023-04-07Hey People! The new Update is Up. This one is special, enjoy! Pixel Piracy UI and Font have been improved; this font is more clear and supports Cyrillic, Japanese, and Chinese Letters. Added Cannon Command Board that you can buy from the Ship Shop; it allows you to control Cannon AI. Combat Numbers Improved. Added Shadows to the new Town Sctuctures (new generations) From the 1.2.23 added.: Fixed a few memory leaks and improved performance. Added World Map, Roster, and Ship Builder Ship Hotkey Tiles that you can buy from the Ship Shop; these Tiles allow you to quickly jump to these menus from the actual ship when you click those Tiles. Main Me
1.2.23 Patchnotes2023-04-03Hey! The new small minor update is now up. I wanted to do this today so that i can collect some data over the week, as i have updated Linux and Mac versions as well. If you are a Mac or Linux user, let me know if the game works. Fixed a few memory leaks and improved performance. Added World Map, Roster, and Ship Builder Ship Hotkey Tiles that you can buy from the Ship Shop; these Tiles allow you to quickly jump to these menus from the actual ship when you click those Tiles. Main Menu now has News Section.
1.2.22 Patchnotes2023-03-31Hey Gang! Update 1.2.22 is now available! Check the patch notes below. *Main Menu has been cleaned up, and I added Facebook, Twitter, and Discord Links. *QOL: Pirate Stats Menu now shows Status Effect Information near the Stats. *QOL: You can now click Pirate Skills to Level Up them if you have skill books for that said skill. *QOL: Shops now show stock supply for each item. *Balance: Agility Dodge Boost changed from 5% to 3%. *Fishing: There is now a 7% Chance of finding a Scrap or Empty Bottle; you can sell them for money. The next Update is going to be available next Friday, as always. Stay tuned!
Developer Message #32023-03-29This is Developer Message #3. I have some news for everyone; for the next 1-2 Months, i will focus primarily on QOL Updates, which means about 8 QoL Updates. I have some news for everyone; for the next 1-2 Months, i will focus primarily on QOL Updates, which means about 8 QoL Updates. I want to note that this is a systemic approach that works for me, one update a week, no pressure; the update can be small or big. Some people wanted that i would do QOL Stuff sooner, but it would not work for me because i am still trying to decide if Pixel Piracy is Job for me or a Passion project that i do for fun. But now that i have made all the content like
1.2.21 Patchnotes2023-03-24Hey! New Update is up! *Added Hell. *Added Suicide Island. *Added Charnel Vodoo NPC. *Added Rumour NPC to Towns. *Added New Achievement (Hell). *Rabies can now be cured with Anti-Parasite. *Sea Appears less, more chance for other islands to appear. Have a good one! I might do some QOL Stuff for the next Update and take a break from new content. Have a good one!
1.2.20 Patchotes2023-03-17Hey! The new Update is up. This update will do good for you. *Added Church. *Added Pope. *Added Roundworm (You get Roundworm if you eat food that has crap nearby, the chance is dynamic). *Added Constipation (Your crew becomes constipated after Pope blesses you). *Added Anti-Parasite Potion to the Witch Store (Heals Roundworm). *Added Arsenic Potion to the Witch Store (Kills Pirate when Consumed) *Scurvy no longer kills your pirates but negates LIFE to 10 overtime. *Difficulty Adjustments: Sailor mode Early Game difficulty is now much more manageable. *Reduced chance to get Rabbies. Patchnotes Audio Log (Satire & Joke): https://vitalikirpu.net