Continuing on from last week’s post, here is a little something on some of the thoughts I have for the combat mechanics. Note that these are definitely subject to change; the system needs to be both fun, and work well (i.e., give reasonable results), and some of that will only really …
P&T2 version 0.208 has been released. This version has some work on the plunder sharing algorithm, streamlining it and hopefully fixing the bug that has been causing trouble for some players. Let me know if you still see any issues with sharing plunder – tracking down and fixing this bug …
I thought it might be interesting to write something about the combat mechanics in the (unimaginatively named) BattleBytes system, which is being developed for Pirates and Traders 2. Disclaimer: Since this is still very much in development, the design here may change before it goes public. Scale BattleBytes is a …
A new update should roll out later today, containing some bug fixes. I’ve registered that people are having some issues with recruiting + distributing plunder; this patch will probably not fix that issue entirely, but I’m working on tracking down the issue and getting it fixed. I also plan to rework …
Just a brief update on where things stand right now. After the portrait update and fixing the follow-up issues, I had to take a short break from working on the game to recharge the batteries and catch up on other things (also a little bit of gaming – though I …
Pirates and Traders 2 v0.194 is now rolling out via Google Play. This update adds character portraits to the game, based on the art of the awesome Callie MacSaylor. More than 1000 pieces of art have gone into creating the various combinations of character appearance and clothing that is now …