Ahoy mateys,

While we be hard at work patching sails and sharpening cutlasses for the next big update in Blazing Sails, we’ve got some juicy word from across the seas to share with ye!

Two of our finest former Get Up Games crewmates, Frederic and Christophe, have charted a new course and started their own studio: Fancy Cat Interactive (a name that surely strikes fear into the hearts of landlubbers everywhere). These fine lads have been busy craftin’ a brand new game, and it goes by the name of…


Now this one ain't about swashbucklin’! This is a cartoony Multiplayer WWII shooter, where ye trade in yer flintlocks and cutlasses for flyin’ contraptions and thunderin’ wheel-cannons! It’s like Blazing Sails crash-landed in the 1940s, where a new world of battles awaits your grand entrance.

Same chaotic, action-packed multiplayer spirit ye know and love, but this time, it’s all boots on the ground (and occasionally in the air), with uniforms instead of peg legs.



[h5]Best news o’ all? You can join the free playtest right now and jump into the fray![/h5]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2504090/Heroes_of_Valor/

So if ye feel like tradin’ yer fish hat for a tin helmet, give it a go, and let the bullets fly!

Meanwhile, back on the high seas, we’re still chartin’ the course for some exciting updates in Blazing Sails. So, keep yer spyglasses aimed at the horizon… there's treasure to be had, and maybe a few surprises too.

New

• Add spawn protection to character. By default the duration is 30 seconds. Can be stopped by actions such as: Firing a weapon, moving, interactions, repair, ...)

Bug Fixes

• Fix the ladders on the ghost ship for Rise of the Undead Fleet mode
  
• Fix the treasure chest icons not changing to 'opened' correctly
  
• Fix the ability for Undead to discover / see discovered Treasure Boxes
  
• Fix 'X' not dropping the chest

Other Changes

• Bring back the 'queue all modes' button

New

• Enemy players can now stop pumps
  
• Add Team formation string for custom games, allows more custom structures. Read more about the system on the wiki here: <https://blazingsails.fandom.com/wiki/Team_configuration>

Balance Changes

• Undead players can no longer interact with human ships their steering wheels
  
• Revert pump upgrades applied to the Rise of the Undead Fleet gamemode. Silver steering wheels still apply
  
• Human players now respawn with ammo in the Rise of the Undead Fleet game mode (50 bullets, 20 arrows, 5 cannon balls)
  
• Increased direct hit damage for Fish launcher to 60 to better balance with the AOE changes
  
• Increased Cutlass damage 20 -> 22
  
• Increased Sword of the Sea damage 18 -> 20
  
• Increased Pickaxe damage 32 -> 50
  
• Reduce Pickaxe attack speed 0.7-> 0.45
  
• Reduce Spiked Club attack speed 0.9 -> 0.75

Bug Fixes

• Fix deadzone not applying damage to ships
  
• Fix humans losing their weapons when dying in Rise of the Undead Fleet mode
  
• Fix issues with the new AOE exception system for Ships (fixes explosive barrel and more)
  
• Fix level based cosmetics not being equipable
  
• Fix most game modes not using incremental spawn timers (gun game still uses a default spawn timer)
  
• Fix Charred skeleton glow effect
  
• Fix tutorial level not teleporting the player back to the ship
  
• Fix crucial issue with players leaving not being cleared from the server causing heaps of issues like servers not ending and more!
  
• Fix clearing the mute and banlist not working for custom games.
  
• Fix Prepare for battle sound not to adhere to volume settings (Rise of the Undead Fleet mode)

Other changes

• Default loot on the Rise of the Undead Fleet mode has been improved
  
• Streamer names should now be unique each game, no longer 2 Bill Bones
  
• Crew banners are no longer active in Rise of the Undead Fleet mode

New

• Added new temporary game mode: *Rise of the Undead Fleet*
  
• Add environmental Sound effects throughout the map

Balance Changes

• Reworked Projectiles AOE system. Directly hit players no longer receive AOE damage (Bomb launcher is an exception to this rule)
  
• Reduced Anti sail Player damage from 60 -> 40
  
• Due to AOE change increase Shoulder cannon direct hit damage 60 -> 97
  
• Anti sail no longer does any hull damage

Bug Fixes

• Melee block no longer affects team mates
  
• Friendly projectiles no longer stop team mates from sprinting
  
• Fix main menu wind direction
  
• Fix mid game joining allowing more than 2 players on a sloop
  
• Fix kill card weapon kill info

Other Changes

• Reversed the weapon order in Gun Game (bottle is still last)
  
• Disabled Voice chat till further notice

The spookiest time of the year is upon us—Halloween be creepin' up like a ghost ship in the dead of night! And it be lookin’ like a host of wretched ghouls is coming to wreak havoc across the seven seas!

[h4]Special Halloween Game Mode: Rise of the Undead Fleet[/h4]


Screenshot by Community member toothboto

For this year’s spooky season, we’re bringing you an exclusive, seasonal game mode! From today 'till November 14th, you can conquer the Rise of the Undead Fleet.

Undead Fleet can be played with up to 15 players. Twelve human pirates face off against three Undead. Each player has their own sloop, and the Undead aim to board and sink the human ships. Once a ship goes down, its crew turns and joins the Undead.

The Undead win if they sink all human ships!

While the Undead are trying to capsize their ships, Humans need to track down treasure chests scattered across the map. Once they find a chest, they need to deliver it to Mr. Bones. If the humans gather 5000 gold before the timer runs out, they'll seize victory!

That be soundin' excitin', right mateys? Along with the new game mode, we’ll be rolling out a bunch of patches, which you can read about right here.

So, pirates, beware the monsters lurking in the shadows, for All Hallows' Eve is nearly here. Get ready to sharpen yer cutlasses and prepare for a night o' fright!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158940/Blazing_Sails/

• Fix the Hud compass not showing player markers, ship, allies, ...
  
• Fix save games being reset
  
• Add usernames above enemy heads for all game modes
  
• Add chat character filter
  
• Disabled Kraken Keep as map for both Conquest and GunGame
  
• Disabled Stormy Map temporarily

• Allow fast teleport when positioned on an active conquest flag
  
• Add Death Cam
  
• Attempt to reduce jitter on some objects and players (might decrease performance a bit)
  
• General fixes under the hood, and refilled the blinker fluid

• Fix Battle Royale starting resources
  
• Fix Gun Game weapons not being allocated correctly
  
• Set the default fps limit to 60

• Fix conquest players not always spawning on the ship
  
• Fix conquest players not always having the default resources
  
• Remove 1 pump from the Galleon
  
• Upgrade some of the Galleon elements ( 2 swivels, gold steering, silver capstan, silver pump )

• Fix some of the death screen weapons / origins
  
• Modify conquest to be joinable while the match is in progress
  
• Add Queue to both BR and Conquest at the same time