[PatchNotes] 6/20/23 – Patch Notes!
06-20-23
NEW FEATURES!
■ [Alliance: Assault Defense] Difficulty Expansion
[Alliance: Assault Defense] will have a new increased tier of difficulty.
Engage in Level 3 and obtain bountiful rewards!
※ Level 3 will include improved rewards and will be unlocked upon clearing Level 2.
■ Max Level expansion of the Field, Lumber Mill, and Silver Mine
The max level of resource buildings will be expanded to S9!
※ Building Level-up quests will be added according to the level expansion.
■ New Seasons of Caribbean Pass
Caribbean Pass Seasons 29 and 30 will begin on August 1st and September 1st, respectively.
Season 29 Rewards:
- Obtain the limited “Summer Vacation Territory Skin” (Permanent) upon reaching Tier 70 with the Gold Pass
- Obtain the limited “Summer Vacation Name Tag” (Permanent) with Gold Pass 2
Season 30 Rewards:
- Obtain the limited “Summer Vacation Territory Effect” (Permanent) upon reaching Tier 70 with the Gold Pass
- Obtain “Caribbean Pass Treasure Chest” x 5 with the Gold Pass
- Obtain “Special Battle Effect Increase” (Seasonal) Buff with the Gold Pass 2
※ Territory Skins and Name Tags can be previewed via the Deco Menu.
■ New Season of Gibbs’ Gift
A new season of Gibbs' Gift will start on August 15th, 2023 PDT.
- The “Leo Name Tag” can be obtained as a reward upon purchasing Gibbs’ Special Gift!
IMPROVEMENTS!
■ Alliance Aid Gift Improvement
- The Alliance Aid Gifts feature will now require contributions through various Alliance activities, where each Alliance Member can accumulate Alliance Points! As Captains reach point milestones, all Alliance members become eligible for subsequent rewards!
※ Detailed Alliance activities and points can be viewed through the telescope icon on the Alliance Gift screen.
※ New season starts every Monday at 00:00 UTC, and previous season’s rewards cannot be claimed after the start of the new season.
※ For 10 minutes every Sunday starting at 23:50 UTC, players will be unable to accumulate points, but rewards can still be claimed.
※ When joining a new Alliance, Captains will not be eligible until the next season.
※ The 'Claim All' function can be used upon reaching VIP level 2.
※ Activities eligible for earning points include:
· Alliance Check-In
· Alliance Support
· Mermaid Island Conquest
· Boss Monster Raids
· EITC
· Alliance: Assault Defense
· Alliance Festival
· Silver Trade
· Port City Conquest
※ The missions and rewards for Alliance activities may be subject to change.
■ New Chapter of Ancient Exploration
The second, exciting Chapter of Ancient Exploration will be unlocked!
Complete all 30 Episodes of Chapter 2 and obtain the reward 'Ancient Ghost Island Name Tag (7D)’.
You can now obtain 'Exploration Tools' from 'Mystery Boxes' to aid you in your exploration!
■ Caribbean Pass Improvements
The number of Missions for the Caribbean Pass 'Gold Pass' will be adjusted.
※ The number of Gold Pass exclusive Missions will be reduced and the amount of Pass Points obtained through 'Gold Pass' Missions will be increased!
※ The total number of Pass Points available will remain the same.
■ Gibbs' Gift Improvements
An option to Reset Gibbs' Gift will be added.
- Upon reaching Stage 45 of Gibbs' Special Gift, this feature can be Reset, and Captains will then be able to progress through Stages 1 through 45 again to obtain the subsequent rewards!
- A new choice of Gibbs’ Gift reward can be selected upon Reset
※ Reset will require 750 Gems.
※ Upon Reset, Captains will receive 30,000 Gibbs' Gift Points, which will be calculated and combined with any points obtained after reaching Stage 45 prior to the Reset.
※ You can now preview the contents of the Gibbs' Special Daily Gift rewards.
※ 'The Gibbs’ Special Gift acquisition screen will display the rewards that you can immediately acquire upon purchase at the stages reached at the time of Reset.
■ Ship Tier Up Improvements
To simplify advancing through successive Ship Tier Up attempts, a function to proceed with multiple Tier Ups will be implemented.
- Use Premium Ship Blueprints to perform Ship Tier Ups via the Shipyard’s 'Premium Ship Upgrade' menu option
- This feature will allow Captains to perform Multiple Ship Tier Ups at once
- The required number of Premium Ship Blueprints for each Ship Tier Up attempt will be combined.
※ The Premium Ship Blueprints required to reach the desired Ship Tier will remain the same.
※ The Shipyard's option to produce Premium Ship Tier Up Ticket will be removed.
※ Any Premium Ship Tier Up Tickets that are already in possession can still be used as before.
■ Alliance: Assault Defense Improvements
- Captains who are targeted by the EITC Fleet will have an icon displayed above their Fortress for easier identification
- Failed Defense efforts against the EITC Fleet will still be eligible for points if contributions are made by way of Supporting other members to defend against those attacks
- The departure time of the Scout Ships will now match the beginning of each Wave
- Your ranking in Contribution Status will be displayed in yellow
- The Guidebook for this feature will be updated
■ Cutthroat Cove Improvements
Upon entering Cutthroat Cove, Captains will be able to confirm the time required for data copy transfer to the dedicated server via in-game mail.
The points obtained from repeated successful attacks against the same opponent will be reduced.
The Eve Festival missions will be changed to Attack the EITC and Notorious Pirates.
Pirates stationed in the Territory during the Cutthroat Cove will no longer consume Food.
■ Ranking Improvements
A new feature will be added to honor the highest-ranking Captains.
- The Captain who ranks 1st in Power Level will be exhibited within all Territories as a statue, and clicking on the statue will take you to the Rank Screen
- Rewards will be distributed in the name of the Captain with the highest Power Level via the Ranking screen
※ The Rankings are based on the Power Level at 00:00 (UTC) every day.
※ Rewards can be obtained once per day.
※ The Captain who ranks 1st in the Power Level Rankings will have their chat speech bubble adorned with a special decoration.
※ On the Ranking screen, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category will have representative Captain Portrait Frames.
■ Ship Gunpower Capacity and Tactician Skill improvements
The Ship Gunpower Capacity will be adjusted as the Tactician's Increase Gunpower Capacity Skill does not take effect when the Ship Gunpower Capacity is at its maximum.
- Applicable Tactician Skills involving the above will be improved to allow the Ship Gunpower Capacity to increase beyond the maximum in consideration of the corresponding Skill
- Some text related to Tactician Gunpower skills will be modified to reflect the changes
- The numerical values indicating effects related to the Ship Gunpower Capacity in the Skill descriptions and Battle Replays will be properly displayed with synonymous values
Reply feature will be improved, allowing confirmation of Tactician Skill activation regards to the involvement of Gunpower
※ The text may differ in displaying during Replay, displaying dissimilar values compared to before application of the above changes, but the existent performance and effects will remain the same.
■ Miscellaneous
A new feature allowing Captains to compound multiple Throw Golden Dice in one Throw will be added!
Captains will be redirected to the Forge screen upon completing Production of Forge Papers.
The Forge Paper screen will now allow Captains to view Papers by each Paper category.
Captains will be redirected to the Craft screen upon completing Production of Uncommon Resources.
The Uncommon Resource Craft screen will now allow Captains to view Resources by each Resource category.
'Clear Story Mode 1-3' will be removed from Fortress Level 2 Upgrade requirements.
If the frame rate drops below a certain number, an option to alter the graphics will be suggested during gameplay.
- The simplified mode will be available while out at Sea
- Enabling the simplified mode will turn off certain graphic and display settings
- The simplified mode will be automatically disabled upon login, but changes made to the settings before the automatic disabling will be preserved
The Healer's Lab Treasure skill will be modified.
- The cooldown time will increase
- The number of Pirates healed upon activation of the skill will increase
Thank you, Captains! Here’s to another exciting adventure in the Caribbean!
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