Questions about Alpha 8

[Jason]

Hi gang,

I have some questions about things I have found in Alpha 8. Any answers or guidence will be greatly appreciated.


1. What happend to Nathaniel's flag, in earlier version we had Jack's flag and one with two hawks on it. Now we have white with a red strip?

2. What is with the bells sounding when you are in first person?

3. Since when do the number of guns display w/the compass?

4. Compass seems very large, can it be made smaller? Is that in internal settings?

5. The cost of blades of all kinds is very inexpensive compared to previous builds is this intentional?

Thanks.

 

[Thomas the Terror]

1. Just changed by Pieter <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> The Jack Sparrow flag will be back when Pirate_kk has released his different flag mod. Allows you to choose from 7 personal flags, per historical period.
2. Those bells sounds are for time measurement, 8 o clock, 8 bells etc. Like on real ships, and to give the Direct sail users something to break the silence.
3. Only this build I think.
4. Don't know, but you can choose out of 3-4 compasses in Internal settings.
5. Intentsional, since we wanted to down size all prizes, AND the money income, damage is also improved, so that the blades will not differ that much in damage and so you have to watch yourself better <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

 

[SilverSparrow]

i don't play build 14 YET but i have a question...can direct sail mod be turned off...so you could sail on the map???like in build 13

 

[Jason]

Thanks Thomas,

"Don't know, but you can choose out of 3-4 compasses in Internal settings"b

Is this different that the compass settings in the advanced options menu?

Do you know where the small text log settings are (if they are still in the game)?

 

[Andyintore]

<!--quoteo(post=275934:date=Aug 31 2008, 06:00 PM:name=SilverSparrow)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SilverSparrow @ Aug 31 2008, 06:00 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=275934"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->i don't play build 14 YET but i have a question...can direct sail mod be turned off...so you could sail on the map???like in build 13<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Wait a minute....i never heard that in the build 14 alpha 8 you could only sail in direct sail mod, it is optional as far as i know....if you dont want to sail from island to island in direct sail, just go to the map sail....

 

[SilverSparrow]

well...i didn't knew so... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" /> ... anyways thats good news...i don't like direct sail <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="me.gif" />

 

[Pieter Boelen]

1. The flags in Alpha 8 is a completely temporary set anyway
2. Listen to Thomas. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />
3. Since Pirate_KK added it. That was very recently and is only in Alpha 8.
4. Should be the same as before? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" />
You get a small compass if you have a Cheap Compass equipped.
5. All blade stats have been tweaked, hoping to balance the game further
Now most blades are not necessarily BETTER than others; it's all a matter of preference.

As for DirectSail, you won't even notice it's there if you don't use it.
The worldmap works exactly as it ever did.
The only difference is that now when you keep sailing away from an island,
you actually WILL end up somewhere else instead of sailing forever.

 

[Andyintore]

If i was to sail forever, i probably would end up in the End of the World, like in the third movie <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

 

[morgan terror]

i wonder what happens if you go west from douwesen... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

 

[Stallion]

Absolutely nothing - trust me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> I went that way for 12 hours. Not my idea of fun. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="no.gif" />

 

[Pieter Boelen]

You should get an on-screen message saying there is no island in that direction.