Closed Beta update: New Look, New UI, New Content & More QoL

Forgotten Seas

You are lost in the Bermuda Void, where the ocean is endless and dry land precious. Craft your Ship-in-a-Bottle, then experience survival on the high seas. Sail for new land, build camps, hunt for treasures, trade for goods - then defend your ship from dreaded pirates stalking this strange realm!

[img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43050545/353a1d042f596411770884b077bee3f25d7eaed1.png[/img] A special thanks to all our Kickstarter Backers and Closed Beta Testers - you all ROCK! [b]New User Interface:[/b] [list] [*] Inventory window, quest window, npc windows have changed to a new skin [*] Character selection and home screens have a new look Character screen's house now has an open deck, glistening water and a pretty boat! [*] New UI when mounted on a ship that displays health, name of ship and its level (based on bulkheads) [*] Added [b]durability bars[/b] on items on the hotbar and equipped item slots [*] New interaction text and icons when hovering your mouse on items and enemies in the world. [*] Fixed an issue that was causing interactions with items while pressing E to be inaccurate [*] You can now hover your mouse on an item or npc and press 'E or Double Click' to interact [*] Inventory window is larger by 10% [*] Closing Npc window (Shops or Quests at the NPC) will close Inventory automatically [*] If your inventory is overweight, the weight text will turn red [*] Storage Chests animate on open/close so you can tell which chest is open. [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43050545/df2be765492841cb874f211e0af2fbbec9b57a9c.png[/img] [b]Keyboard Shortcuts have been adjusted:[/b] [list] [*] TAB now opens inventory, and I opens the character stats window [*] T now cycles through possible targets on land in the ocean [*] V fires cannon while mounted (requires cannonballs) [*] R repairs ship while mounted (requires ship repair kits) [*] Note: please be advised that a key remapping functionality is still in the works [*] You can rotate an item while building with Mouse Wheel scroll or J/K [*] Holding J or K will continue to rotate the building item when placing [/list] [b]Game Adjustments[/b] [list] [*] Bounty Stamp Rewards increased [*] Tropical Trader has new items for sale [*] Forest Trader has new items for sale [*] New Wall Shelf added in the Decor section in the Build Menu [*] The new Wall Shelf allows storage chests to be positioned on top of each other for better space management. [*] More Decor and Furniture unlocked with Build Hammer [*] A few recipes have had their level required to craft reduced [*] You can now exchange Map Fragments for gold at a Trader [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43050545/6821efdba5545f439dec6cb6cc02234ea2a8cdc7.png[/img] [b]Graphics and Animations[/b] [list] [*] Ship wheel animations have been adjusted to fit the characters [*] Adjusted morning fog to be more foggy [*] New starter island experience: [*] Plane can now be destroyed at the starter island for resources [*] New Eyepatch item added that can be found in a chest on the starter island [*] New starter island loot chest [*] Opening Doors no longer pushes you [*] Most crafted items will return materials used to craft it rather than the crafted item itself [*] Ocean graphic resolution has been improved [*] Hurricane has been optimized [/list] [b]Patch notes rolledover from a previous build:[/b] [b]Building Changes[/b] [list] [*] Some crafting stations have had a graphic model change: [*] Workbench [*] Windmill [*] Smoker [*] Compost [*] Farm Plot [*] Ship Building Station [*] Smelter [/list] New items added: [list] [*] Silo [*] Herb Drying Shelf [*] Large Iron Chest [*] Temporal Harvester [*] Anachron sword [*] Time Keeper pistol [*] Ghost pistol [*] Snow Surveyor [*] Carbon Fiber Hat, Chest, Pants, Boots [*] White Pirate Hat [/list] [b]New ships added:[/b] [list] [*] Soul Queen [*] Dark Soul Queen [*] Regal Providence [*] Mary Rose [/list] [list] [*] New Battle Royale Encounter [*] Level cap raised to 50 [*] Pangea Invasion has additional enemy ships as you level [*] New Ice Island added with new enemies, biome dangers, bounty and resources [*] New daily quests added at Nyx [*] New quests added at Sir Jim [*] New items added to Sir Jim's Stamp Shop [*] New items added to Shady Merchant's Shop [*] New quest for Strong Logs added at the Forest [*] Forts found in ocean have been changed to various elemental towers [*] Fort added between Forest and Tropical Fruit Island [*] Torch can now break down pyramid doors [*] Enemies in pyramid moved to side rooms after Arrow room [*] Added mouse icons for harvestables at hidden islands [*] Ghost ships at the forest are yellow as they are weak to bio [*] Ghost ships in the ice area are blue as they are weak to frost [*] Damage to Chopping Stump by axes has been reduced [*] Skill books can be stacked to 10 [*] Fixed Iron Axe not lined up in hands [*] Fixed an issue where "E" was opening a different ship storage after [/list] Note: the game is still under development. If you are interested in closed beta testing pre-release, please enter your email on our website below, and join our discord. Subscribe to our updates and enter your name for a free Game Key giveaway drawing [url=http://www.forgottenseas.com]forgottenseas.com[/url] [url=https://discord.gg/rKggqBZ9P4]Join our discord[/url]