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NEW SYSTEM UPDATES

New Alliance Feature: Mine Conquest

Alliances from across the Caribbean can now fight to conquer newly added Mines. 

Work together as an Alliance for a chance to mine rare resources!

Ÿ   Battles for the Mines take place every Monday, and Conquest is secured after maintaining continuous control of a Mine for 30min.

Ÿ   Once Conquest is secured, rare resources can be safely mined until Thursday, 23:59 (UTC).

Ÿ   Bloody Coins and Souls of the Blacksmith can be obtained from Mining.

Ÿ   Each Alliance may occupy up to 3 Mines, and once Conquest is confirmed, a mine cannot be relinquished.

Ÿ   There is a weekly resource mining limit per Captain. After a Captain reaches their mining limit, additional opportunities will become available in the following week’s Mine Conquest.

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Strengthen Tier 5 Animal Companions with the new Awakening System.

Ÿ   Awakening Requirements

Only Tier 5 Animal Companions at Lv.50 (MAX) are eligible, and upon Awakening, 

the Animal Companion enters SLv.1-1.

Ÿ   Awakening Stages

Awakening consists of 3 stages (SLv.1 to SLv.3).

Each stage must reach Lv.10 (MAX) before proceeding to the next Awakening stage.

Ÿ   Awakening Materials

Requires Animal Companions of the same Tier.

Animal Companions used as materials will return to nature.

-       1^st Awakening (SLv.1): Tier 5 Lv.50 (MAX) target + Tier 5 Lv.41 or higher

-       2^nd Awakening (SLv.2): Tier 5 SLv.1-10 (MAX) target + Tier 5 SLv.1-1 or higher

-       3^rd Awakening (SLv.3): Tier 5 SLv.2-10 (MAX) target + Tier 5 SLv.2-1 or higher

Ÿ   Awakening Benefits

Awakening is guaranteed to succeed and increases the Animal Companion’s Skill Levels and Abilities.

Ÿ   Growth Method

Leveling Up after Awakening will still require Animal Companion Training Tools.

New Animal Companions: Raven & White Raven

A new Animal Companion, the Raven, has arrived to support your Territory.

Ÿ   Upgrades Ship vs. Ship PWR, providing stable support to the Fleet.

Ÿ   Can be obtained through the Animal Market or Animal Companion Invitation.

The White Raven, a rare variant of the Raven featuring striking white feathers, has also been added.

Ÿ   Has a rare chance of being obtained when purchasing a Raven from the Animal Market.

Ÿ   Has the same stats as the Raven.

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A new season of Gibbs’ Gift begins April 16, 2026 (UTC).

Center of the Island of Knowledge & Reward Improvements

Ÿ   New Stages 4, 5, and 6 have been added to the Center of the Island of Knowledge.

Ÿ   Improved Rewards for Stage 1, 2, and 3.

Improved Basic Reward: Pirate's Treasure Map → Pirate's Treasure Map [Uncommon]

New Advanced Master Research: Advanced Flagship Master

Ÿ   Research for the Warhorse of Seas and Kraken’s Wrath has been added to the new category: Advanced Flagship Master.

Ÿ   Flagship Buffs can be obtained using Golden Sea Essence.

Server Selection Added for Captain Creation

Ÿ   Server selection is now available when creating a new Captain.

Return to Territory with ESC (PC Only)

Ÿ   Return to Territory by pressing the ESC key can be enabled or disabled through Settings.

Special Missions Adjustments

Ÿ   Using resources for Flagship Level Up will no longer apply to point acquisition in Special Missions.

Additional UX/UI Improvements

Ÿ   Check-in Reward UI Renewal

Interface change from a full screen layout to a pop-up UI for enhanced gameplay.

Number of Check-ins are displayed above the Reward icon for quicker confirmation of details.

Port City Tax Rate Improvements

Ÿ   Clearer UI to change Tax Rate at an occupied Port City.

Before: Enter Port City → Tap Alliance icon on bottom → Select Change Tax Rate

After: Enter Port City → Tap Info on right → Select Change Tax Rate

Enhanced Tier 5 Tactician Acquisition Animation

Ÿ   Added a special animation when a Tier 5 Tactician is acquired.

Ÿ   Tier 1 to 4 Tactician invitation sequences remain unchanged.

Ÿ   Tier 6 Pirates feature more dynamic movements in the Hire screen.

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