Update “Against the Tide”

[previewyoutube=ba3xXx7klYI;full][/previewyoutube] The major update will bring numerous improvements, including: a new quest line and ships, instant building construction, enhanced weapons, a drone for automatic loot collection, improved speed balance, and much more. [h3]The full list of changes[/h3] [list] [*] Continuation of the Silver Fleet questline, concluding the main story of the current game season. [*] Antagonist questline featuring battles against four new bosses. [*] Quests to recruit two new crew members. [*] The shipwright now has three new unique ships. They can be obtained by completing his quests. [*] Crafting items and building structures no longer require time. Ship module and weapon repair time has been significantly reduced. Dismantling buildings at the base returns 90% of the resources. [*] New enhanced weapons: "reinforced" for ranks 2 and 3 and "shark" for ranks 4 and 5. Enhanced weapons require fragments, which are obtained through fishing, treasure hunting, shark hunting, among shipwrecks of Armadas and some other ships. Crafted at the base. [*] New Armadas for playing at maximum difficulty. Lots of experience, medallions, and resources for crafting enhanced weapons. Also, new ships of ranks 3, 4, and 5 for boarding. [*] Increased experience gained when sinking large ships. Added cork drops. [*] Repeatable PVP/PVE quests for late game stages. [*] Drone for automatic loot collection. Built at the base. [*] New modules, including rare and themed ones. Obtained from enemies. [*] New paints available in the base store. [*] Improved balance of the power supply system. Changed parameters of batteries, generators, boost, and some skills. [*] Improved speed balance. Changed parameters of some engines and hulls. Returned capacities, energy consumption during boost, etc. Improved stability during turns. [*] Increased efficiency of high-rank pumps. [*] Many deck superstructures now have modifiers for the equipment installed onto them. [*] The Armada spawn points and fishing locations are now shown on the map. [*] Now when crafting items and resources at your base, you can choose the quantity beforehand. [*] Armor modules now cover the hull better. [*] Sailor Lin will be able to wear a wig. [*] Fishing rods now have different ranks and are available for crafting at the base. [*] The ship’s rank is now visible in the Ship Menu. [*] Fixed various map, inventory and item display bugs. [*] Improved stability of engine sounds. [*] Fixed problems with calculating some achievements. [*] Fixed the battering ram damage. [*] Fixed problems with the battle at Camel Rock. [*] Time for changing the flag for PvP has been reduced to 15 minutes. [*] Time for boarding a defeated ship has been increased to 20 minutes. The hold of your previous ship now becomes a player’s "Lost Cargo" chest and won’t be lost. [*] Minefields with a lot of explosives now appear more frequently. Increased the number of resources acquired from broken and deactivated mines. [*] Improved anchored ship stability. [*] Added an arrow showing the exact direction of the whirlpool teleport. [*] Many corrections in the models of characters, interiors, islands, etc. [*] Fixed bugs in various quests. [*] Fixed the "shaking" of NPC in dialogues. [*] Added voicelines for some dialogues. [*] Refined some texts and descriptions. [*] Some UI improvements for game controllers. [/list] The episode "Against the Tide" concludes the storyline that began with the release of the base game in the spring of this year.