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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
March 2009
March 6, 2009
Some missing NPCs on Port Royal and Tortuga have returned
Pressing "escape" now closes the Chat Panel as it used to
The Boarding Permission panel now hides when you click the Boarding Permission button
Fixed the ten second flicker on the Compass and Ray of Light for some tracked quests
Swamp water on Tortuga should look better now
Musicians in Tortuga tavern now have actual names
If a player rejects your invitation to become your friend, you now receive a notification
Harmless animals no longer appear as enemies on the Compass
Ships that have respawned now show up on the Compass
Your current ship now maintains its bronze color on the Compass
Fixed several client memory leaks
Fixed various other smaller bugs
March 17, 2009
Fixed a client bug that would cause tunnels not to work
Fixed an occasional download issue
April 2009
April 8, 2009
New and Improved Padres Del Fuego: Players should see significant performance increases thanks to the new layout.
Improved the Reputation Bar. It is now easier to track your Notoriety and Weapon progress.
The Compass Map now rotates with the camera instead of the avatar.
Cleaned up the Tutorial and early Quest lines.
Female avatar emotes now animate better.
Crew members that are AFK will no longer receive cargo credit for sunk ships.
Made several improvements to Quest tracking with the Ray of Light.
The graphics options will now warn you if you try to change your settings from what is recommended.
More performance improvements.
Numerous bug and memory leaks have also been fixed.
April 10, 2009
Fixed invisible re-spawning avatars (this was most common in PVP)
Moved the team indicator on low-detail avatars in PVP
Removed some waterfalls from the caves that had rendering problems
April 11, 2009
Fixed a few client crashes
April 16, 2009
Players who were stranded on Tormenta Island after the most recent updates should now appear on Padres Del Fuego when they log in next time
April 24, 2009
Fixed several client crashes and minor gameplay issues
New and improved Port Royal: Players should see significant performance increases thanks to the new layout.