Ahoy captains! We are back with a new playtest build and oh boi there’s a lot of changes this time around! [h3]New stuff:[/h3] [list] [*] Crew from a new faction: The Shaped Folk [*] NPC Ships sailing between harbours, letting dastardly captains engage in a bit of piracy! But be careful, or the patrol ships of the Empire might get you... [*] Crew get Exposed to the strange energies of Rifts and can grow gills, tentacle hair, and other cool and slimy appendages if you’re not careful [*] The Rumour and Quest boards have been replaced by the Bulletin Board, containing quests, stories from locals, and rumours you can follow up on. As the upstanding & well-informed captain you are, you can also read the latest news. Spiffing! [*] When looking at a new quest you get a map preview of where you need to go so you can plan ahead [*] A new hazard has been added that Exposes the crew to otherworldly energies if you get too close... [*] When visiting a harbour you now get outbursts from the locals and descriptions of the place [*] Pass on text content in the game to make it more flavourful [*] Tutorial now teaches how ramming and Exposure works [*] Vibes from the ship are much more specific to the current state of the game than before [*] Lots of visual tweaks to the ingame UI and the main menu [*] Lots of visual tweaks to the world including portraits, fog, VFX and other goodies [/list] [h3]Fixes (Thanks to our players on Discord for reporting the bugs)[/h3] [list] [*] You can now have multiple quests going at the same time and switch between them. This fixes the soft lock reported by @cyangmou / Thomas Feichtmeir [*] Fix for Machinist's Guild menu entry wraps to a new line reported by @Pentakill [*] Fixed stat typo reported by @cyangmou / Thomas Feichtmeir [*] Fix for “Unequiping engine in ship makes ship impossible to move” reported by @cyangmou / Thomas Feichtmeir [*] Fixed navigation issues on Finalize your Captain screen reported by @cyangmou / Thomas Feichtmeir [*] Fix for “Lode Anchor can be activated while resting in town” reported by @cyangmou / Thomas Feichtmeir [*] Audio mix a lot better than before [*] Ramming has been made more reliable [/list] Looking forward to see what you all think about the updates and do let us know on Discord if you find any bugs with all the new stuff that has made it into the game. - Captain Alex