POTCO Release Notes: 2009

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January 2009

January 30, 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.
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 is much easier to browse through all your wardrobe choices.
Fixed another exploit that allowed you leave a PvP while still undead.
Reputation gains are no longer reduced for Basic Access players.
Lots of other small tweaks and improvements!

February 2009

February 4, 2009

Fixed a crash with NVidia and ATI graphics cards that prevented some Pirates from entering the game
Fixed the missing Dagger animations
Crew Members will remain pink on the mini-map
Plugged several client memory leaks which will improve performance during long game play
Fixed several crashes on exit
Optimized Teleportation effects to improve your frame rate when you teleport or when witnessing another avatar teleport.

February 5, 2009

Fixed the door in the smugglers' cache on Rumrunner's Isle. Pirates will no longer be trapped inside the cache.
Fixed text formatting issues with chat

February 11, 2009

Bug Fixes:

Fixed a bug where a Pirate could become invincible on Kingshead

Fixed a bug that allowed you to harm other Pirates if they were in a Privateer crew and on a team different than your own

Fixed a bug in the Crew HUD that would not show some crew members if you disconnected and reconnected

Display/Graphic Issues:

Fixed the icon that was not showing up when Guests were playing on a Windows machine in windowed mode

Fixed texture issues for Guests playing on a Mac

February 17, 2009

Updated NPC dialog

February 25, 2009

Environmental Improvements:

Redesigned Tortuga (including the Minimap) for better game performance

Moved the entrance of King's Run to the back of the Port Royal graveyard - this will help new players progress more easily through the tutorial

General Bug Fixes:

Fixed some issues with emotes not displaying properly

Fixed an issue where players could escape from the jail without kicking the door open

Resolved an weapon exploit that allowed Pirates to cast Voodoo Staff Desolation without charging it

Players are no longer slowed down by Undead Gravediggers' throwing daggers

Fixed a bug where you could not see your own Whispers to unknown Pirates

Made several improvements and fixes to the Crew System

Pirates of the Caribbean Online now supports 16 bit color in windowed mode when using DirectX8 and DirectX9

General Improvements:

The Game Options menu can now be accessed in-game by pressing the "F7" key

Improved the way avatars are being displayed to improve frame rate

When tracking enemies to complete a Quest, the Compass now glows when you reach the target area

Returned the Musicians to the taverns on Port Royal and Tortuga. Pirates can now play the sheet music earned in the Cannons of the Deep mobile game.

Improved Broadside Cannon aim

The Windcatcher Ship Skill (which increases your speed at sea) works again

Added the ability to bring up your Pirate profile by clicking on your Pirate name in the chat window