Ahoy, pirates!

Spring has arrived, and you know what that means! Time to do some spring cleaning and some spring cleaning we certainly did! Our Spring Update is now live! 

This update (v1.15) focuses on cleaning up our code, swabbing the decks, and polish the TLOPO experience from top to bottom! That means brand-new features, long asked for quality-of-life improvements, and a mountain of bug fixes to keep the seas calm and running smoothly! 

We want to particularly highlight and recognize our newest developer, Atlas Anchor! He is responsible for a bulk of this update! As always, we also want to thank everyone who submitted bug reports, helped test and provided feedback. 

Feature: New Minimaps for Cuba, Cave of Lost Souls, & Forsaken Shallows! 

Cuba finally has a minimap like the rest of the main islands of the Caribbean. This has been a long sought after addition to the game and thanks to one of our very-talented Graphic Designers; not only did he chart Cuba, they also charted the Cave of Lost Souls and revamped the minimap for Forsaken Shallows. 

Feature: 24 New Hair Colors!

We've overhauled hair dye system to account for the new 24 hair dyes that have been added. We've added hair dyes such as Ash Brown, Salt and Pepper and Corsair Copper!  We've introduced Green Hair Week which will occur twice per year! Keep a weathered eye out for seasonal exclusive hair dyes such as Festive Green & Festive Red available during the Winter Festival event! Green hair won't just be available during St. Patrick's Day.

Enhancement: Quest Lock System & Chapter 5 Level Requirement Reduction! 

Chapter 5: Keepers of the Code has had its level requirement reduced from Level 48 to Level 45. This was made to reduce the amount of time between Story and Unlock quests. We've also re-introduced the quest lock system. Chapter 5 will now automatically appear in your quest journal after completing Chapter 4 and will be clearly marked as locked until you reach the required level to unlock the quest. 

Enhancement: Quest Reward Vendor Overhaul

Quest Reward Vendors have been revamped to better reward your efforts. If you previously completed bonus objectives, you’ll now see significantly reduced prices when reclaiming those rewards. If you did not complete the bonus objective for the quest reward, you will have to pay full price. If you have the bonus quest reward item in question in your inventory or storage chest, the game will automatically patch your quest history and mark you down as having completed the bonus task. We know some may have skipped the bonus and bought the item.
If you did the bonus task but trashed your bonus reward item, please reach out to our support team with evidence, and we will be happy to modify your quest history using some new tools added with this comprehensive change.

Bugfix: Prevent Flagship Enemies from Jumping Ship!

Introduced with the new Kraken's Wake Update, we fixed a bug that would cause enemies aboard flagships and Kraken attacked ships to run off due their aggro being drawn to a recently disconnected and reconnected player on the shore of a main island. They should now remain aboard their respective ships! 

Bugfix: Full Inventory Quest Reward Fix!

We fixed a bug where a player would lose a quest item if one of their weapon belt or clothing equip slots were open, but their inventory slots were full. We also fixed a bug where a player would lose a quest item if their inventory was full and the quest task awarded two items. The quest task will not complete, and it will now prompt the player to make room in their inventory for the quest reward items before completing the quest task with the quest reward items. 


Feature Highlights

Quality of Life Improvements:
- Skip counter for The Black Pearl cutscene.
- Added three new minimaps to the game: Cuba, Cave of Lost Souls, and (a revamped!) Forsaken Shallows!
- Skirmish button on the Player Card to create an instant PVP lobby.
- Ship Wheel Permissions.
- Added 24 new hair colors.
- Added 60+ new chat expression emotes and a lot of new SpeedChats.
- And so much more! 

Enhancements:
- Removed randomness from PVP damage output.
- Re-implemented quest locks system & lowered Chapter 5: Keepers of the Code level requirement from level 48 to level 45.
- Overhauled Quest Reward Vendors & lowered prices if you earned the bonus reward previously.
- Changed the ESC menu and Feedback panel layout.
- Invasion cooldown has been reduced if an invasion has happened previously for more Undead Krakens.
- Overhauled Spyglass skills. Beckett's Spyglass's "Fix it Now" has been increased in duration from 30s to 40s.
- And so much more! 

Tons of Bug Fixes:
- Crew and Guild invites now properly clean up when leaving the area you are in.
- Fixed a bug where a player would lose a quest item if their inventory slots were full.
- Fixed a bug with the passive skill "Navigation" when switching charms. No more skill misfires due to desync!
- Fixed a bug where players who were knocked out on a flagship were not properly revived when the flagship was defeated.
- And so much more! 

Release Notes

The release notes for this update might be our longest yet! We've split up the release notes across multiple pages. They are linked below.
Release Note Part 1 - Announcements, Features & Known Issues
Release Note Part 2 - Enhancements
Release Note Part 3 - Bugfixes Part 1
Release Note Part 4 - Bugfixes Part 2 & Maintenance


That be all for now! May the seas be smooth sailing from here on out! Hope to see ye all soon with more updates! 

The Crew @ TLOPO