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Claims need to be limited to 1 per character, with a maintenance cost. In addition after so many hours if the clay. Isn't built on, it should expire. We've spent 14 hours now sailing, and found no claimable islands. players are claiming everything they come across, and it's then never used. I would also recommend adding another PvP and PvE server cluster to each region worldwide. No need to pack in so many players.

It sucked to be base wiped in ARK, but as much as that sucked, most people were not emotionally attacked to their Square, ugly base. And, it wasn't really hard to have a new base. These ships are NOT square, ugly bases. They are beautiful sailing ships. The phrase, Romance with the Sea, comes to mind. So how do you fix this in a PvP game? Here are some suggestions. 1. Your ship has an amazing buff when near the shore of your home island. This should not be a guess...you should see an icon denoting that you are buffed. This buff should be such that people will not randomly blow up your ship...just because it's there. Too costly. If this is not done, Zerg Companies will just go out on patrol at night, while you are offline, and blow up ships they come across. This will not sit well with most people. Call this mechanic, "Safe Harbor." This should apply to ships being build in a shipyard also, and maybe even be buffed even more to help reduce the times you end up frustrated by your ship being destroyed before it even sails. 2. Have a point system for lawful/unlawful reputation. If you attack somebody, the meter goes toward unlawful. One raid would not make you an outlaw. The idea would be to slow this down so that it isn't constant PvP, just for the sake of PvP. Also, the meter can be affected by "lawful" actions. Too many unlawful actions in a short period of time gets your Company labeled as an Outlaw. Now, a "Royal Navy," comes after you. Reward flyers would also be posted, listing the location of the outlaw company's facilities...not ships. Destroying their claim and buildings would net a large profit. A profit large enough to entice large alliances to carry it out. So this would make Company's think before acting. Yes, you could raid. Yes, you could pirate, but not constantly. Thus, even Mega Companies would only want to raid as much as a small tribe. It creates repercussions for being bullies, just because you are big enough to do so. 3. Get rid of the decay at Freeports. We don't need an incentive to go explore. We DO need a safe harbor to anchor at, when our claim is stolen, and we temporarily have no safe place to anchor. Instead, charge a port fee. This is realistic, as this is actually done in real life. Call it a port tax. You have to pay it in advance, with no limit for how far in advance you want to pay. Allow the selling of resources to get the gold to pay. The reason for no limit is that somebody may lose their base, but be heading out on a vacation for two weeks. An arbitrary 3 day limit would screw them. It's not necessary. People WANT to create their own base. They don't need an incentive to do so. We came here for the sailing, and exploring. Not the taming, fighting lions, etc... We WANT to sail our ships. 4. Rethink the skill tree. Don't make me choose between having combat skills, and taming skills, and ship building skills, etc... I play a game to have fun, not do a job. I do not want an ATLAS job. One day, taming a wolf will sound fun to me. Another day, building a ship will. Another day, building on the base will sound fun. Etc... Every time one of those sound fun to me, and I can't, it will create frustration. We don't play games to be frustrated. We play to be challenged, and for fun...not to be restricted. By the end, you should have at a minimum, you should have 90% of all skills unlocked. Stop with the tangled web also. Make them linear. That is not boring, that is fun because we don't get angry when we have to spend points on crap we don't want, in order to get to the one skill we do want. The current tree is not interesting, it's an abomination. Unrestricting the tree will help us get back on the sea faster, when we do lose our ship. Making the game noob friendly is not achieved by slowing progression. New companies can compete better, when they can quickly get to the same level as the established Companies. 5. Insurance. Allow for an insurance system, to replace large ships that were destroyed. If a lot of the suggestions above are implemented, this would not be as necessary, but if getting back into a ship is a slow painful process, this will save the game. People want to sail ships, not repeatedly build them, over and over. It should not be super expensive, and this could also be used as an incentive not to do too much needless PvP, as it could be made such that your lawful/unlawful rating could affect how much you have to pay for insurance. 6. Offline Raid Protection. This was wildly popular on ARK unofficial servers. 7. Time to build a ship should be in line with how easy it is to lose it. If you want ships to go down fast and often, then make it such that ships can be built fast, and often. Kind of only makes sense. Ships can't go down fast and often, if they aren't being built fast and often. 8. Ships of the Damned should be a rare encounter. Very rare. They are way too OP, since they do not suffer a speed loss when going into the wind. To make them more interesting, however, drastically reduce their aggro range...very reduced, but the longer you are in sight of it, the more the aggro range increases. Thus, when you see one, you want to instantly flee in the opposite direction. So when you see one, you say, "Oh crap, let's get out of here before it spots us." 9. Give a real incentive, and mechanic, for trading. If left up to the community to do on their own, it won't happen. There must be a mechanic, and incentive for it to happen. 10. Create a much more robust permissions system. - Captain - Owner - Officer - Admin - Experienced Deckhand - Deckhand - Recruit Allow us to decide how much trust we want to put in each level. We do not want a Recruit, Deckhand or Experienced Deckhand, to be able to move the ship, for instance. Only an Officer or above should be able to name the ship. Remember the fiasco we had with the new recruit, who named the ship something offensive.

This is a really wonderful game. It's a fun and consistent simulation of the Age of Sail. I adore the flintlock pistols and the sail mechanics. But the ocean is full of bloodthirsty neon motorboats. That's not fun or consistent with the theme.

It's just a horrible feature/design all around. We have ships, PvP and PvE where nothing about these random ghost ship mechanics fall in line with sailing a boat while PvPvE'ing. You can't sail because of those ships, you can't get somewhere and explore in a timely manner because of those ships, you can't make trade routes, you can't PvP because those ships are everywhere and you can't even PvE because those damn ships are everywhere. The ships themselves bring no good meaningful game play to the game. It's pure trash I hate to say it at this point. It turns a 4 hour ship ride into a 6-8 hour trip. At some point I'm getting more and more bored just sailing and trying to always avoid them. It sucks and really it serves no purpose to litter the maps like that with those ships. It serves no purpose to have them there period. The nerfs to the spawn rate, ranges and what ever did nothing to change the problem with those ships. It did nothing, there are these colorful ships side by side by side at every border with the magic reduction in the rates. What those ships did was cause players to not explore, go out and pvp, go out and trade or explore other parts of the island. Those ships didn't do anything to help make the game better. It instead completely annihilated any fun the game did have. It's 3am where I live and I was thinking I'd go gather some sap sailing from the tundra. What was supposed to be a few hours at 11 pm turned into a massive time sink of avoiding green/yellow/red ships everywhere on the map, everywhere. The ships suck, the mechanics suck, and the design around them sucks. As I was sailing back 5 tiles of servers thinking to myself, "What the actual fuck am I even doing???? this sucks so incredibly bad at 100+ hours into the game" and I just didn't give a fuck anymore. Take the damn sloop with all the crap I spent the last few hours mindlessly hacking at. I just let that sloop roll right into the 5-6 green/yellow/red boats and logged out. I didn't even care anymore. These ships are just horrible. Glad to of gotten at least 70+ hours of game play, too bad these ships just make the game too tedious to continue playing. Good thing it's EA right, be back when the kinks get worked out.

I'm not sure the devs know what they want. Base raiding, land claiming, ship sinking and if you try live on the ocean the Damned will eat you; there is no way to keep anything safe from one day to the next. They keep comparing their long term vision to EVE, but EVE has high-sec zones and hangars where you can safely secure your ship when you log out, and insurance to underwrite your losses, ATLAS has all the risk but none of the risk-mitigation tools.

Current ATLAS Official Server Network Server Version: v540.0 Current ATLAS PC Client Version: v540.0 Current ATLAS Xbox Client Version: v540.0 Upcoming patch notes Please note these patch notes are not finalized and there may be changeS prior to the full release on the live servers. More notes to come! released patch notes v540.0(Hotfix) Bug Fixes - Fog of War will now work correctly Misc. - Bleed damage on Industrial firearms will not stack anymore - Bleed damage on Industrial firearms will not affect bosses anymore Xbox Only - Fixed Instances of Map Menu UI not being able to be interacted with via controller v538.6 New Content New Modular Ship The Pegasus This is a new modular ship focused on transporting players’ tames. It is a 5 length ship built in the Advanced Shipyard once players have found blueprints for it. Blueprints can be found in shipwrecks. Unlocked in the Advanced Shipwright Skill It comes with 6 tame railings that can store 5 tames each (30 Total). Resources for a base version: Wood - 2500 Thatch - 2000 Fibers - 2000 Metal - 20 New Modular Ship UI We’ve added a popularly voted on request to the game in the form of additional UI for captains to know where leaks and damage is on their modular ships. There are 3 stages for durability: Green - Durability is good Yellow - Durability is moderate Red - Durability is poor If the portion of the ship is flashing, it means this area has a leak. We will look to make this UI element colorblind friendly in the future. Map Menu UI Visual Revamp The Atlas tab map UI has been revamped visually for an easier navigation of the regions. Instead of having dropdown tabs of the regions on the left, all regions available will be shown on one Overworld map. Players will be able to click and see all regions available on the overworld map. To get to the Overworld map click on the icon of the globe in the top left of your map screen. The region the player is currently in on the Overworld map is highlighted in green. Open Water Servers There is a new way to traverse through the atlas’ regions besides portals. There are now intermediate open water servers that connect regions to one another. There are no islands to be found here, just open seas and the treasure and dangers that come along with it. They are known as open waters and there are four of them within the world. They are connected through all sides of the Central Waters region. Depending on which cardinal direction the player goes through determines which region they travel to. Northern Sea - North Pole, Eastern Waters, Central Waters, Western Waters Eastern Sea - North Pole, Eastern Waters, Africa, Central Waters Southern Sea - Central Waters, Africa, Antarctica, South America Western Sea - North Pole, Central Waters, South America, Western Waters Industrial Wonder Content The industrial path of Wonders is slowly making its way into the Atlas. Transient and Static nodes for this path can be found and harvested exclusively within the Uncharted Sea region. Industrial Wonder: Power Nodes Transient Node - Geothermal Vents This transient node is similar to the Army of the Damned ones in that they have a time limit of one week before they deplete, despawn, and respawn at a different location, but they spawn more inland. Players will need to craft the new Ore Miner structure in order to harvest the resource of these nodes. These transient nodes produce a new resource type of coal: Brimstone Static Nodes There are two variants of Industrial static nodes - Lava vents and Sulfur pits. There is no need to create a harvesting structure for either as Pathfinders who’ve traveled here have built them already, but they seem to have perished. Lava Vents produce a new metal: Orichalcum. Sulfur Pits produce a new type of coal: Pure Sulfur Both of these resources are needed to craft new Industrial structures and gear now and in the future. Lava static nodes allow players to build the Industrial Smithy. Sulfur pit static nodes will get new crafting recipes in the future! New Craftables Ore Miner - harvests the resources of the industrial transient node only. Unlocked in the Metallurgy skill. Crafted in the smithy Resources Wood - 125 Thatch - 400 Fibers - 320 Metal - 360 Hide - 100 Stone - 1200 Industrial Smithy - The structure allows players to build Industrial Wonder specific content. Unlocked in the Metallurgy Skill. Crafted in the Lava Static nodes Resources Orichalcum - 100 Pure Sulfur - 60 Wood - 50 Brimstone - 50 Industrial Rifle - A rifle variant unique to this path that deals bleed additional damage Unlocked in the Secrets of Rifle skill Crafted in the Industrial Smithy Resources Ingot - 65 Orichalcum - 85 Pure Sulfur - 32 Flint - 30 Oil - 20 Industrialized Hydra Pistol - A pistol variant unique to this path that deals additional bleed damage Unlocked in the Revolvers skill. Crafted in the Industrial Smithy Resources Ingot - 35 Orichalcum - 45 Pure Sulfur - 20 Flint - 24 Oil - 12 Sulfurous Minni - A new ammo type that is fired out of the industrial rifle and pistol. Unlocked in the Secrets of Rifle skill Crafted in the Industrial Smithy Resources Orichalcum - 2 Gunpowder - 2 Pure Sulfur - 3 Brimstone - 1 Freeport Tortuga Freeport islands has been updated with new visuals. New Holiday Content St. Patties Day Holiday Pot of Gold has been added to the holiday vendor in freeports. Green Ale has been added to the holiday vendor in freeports. New Skill Pirates Resilience Pirates Resilience will be a passive buff gained when any pathfinder achieves the ‘Veteran Explorer’ quest. This buff will cause all incoming torpor damage to be reduced by 50%. Bug Fixes Fixed instances where Vendor NPCs’ purchasable item highlights worked incorrectly Fixed instances where the monumental studies structure was missing collision Fixed instances where the market trade system is not locating the correct trade connections Fixed instances of Circular Slice not functioning with a shield equipped Fixed instances where available spawn servers would not reflect the player’s current server Fixed instances where the weight stat on the Turtle Ship would revert to the default value after logging off Fixed instances where claim points were inaccurate Fixed instances where Sea Fort towers and walls could be demolished Fixed instances where sail snap points would change when a ship was released Fixed instances where a duplicate sub was created when the dingy dock was full Fixed instances where small sails could be placed very close to each other Fixed instances where holiday structures could be placed in freeports Fixed instances where the unnatural fog was not functioning Fixed instances of misspelled text on Burial Mound Framework Fixed instances where ship auto-pilot does not function properly Fixed instances where Ships of the Damned followed the player across grids Fixed instances where there was an overlapping gun port on the Turtle Ship Fixed instances where the default sail on a Cog spawned at incorrect location Fixed instances where the Sextant minimap would crash the client in Blackwood Fixed instances where modular ships could have more sails then intended Fixed instances where modular ships could exceed their intended max speed Fixed instances where UI text would overlap Fixed instances where PVE claim tower decay would affect surrounding structures even if it wasn’t fully built Fixed instances of islands having visual inconsistencies Fixed instances where discovery zones of power stones were in Rookie cove grids Fixed instances of multiple forms of torpor resistance to be in-line with the description Fixed instances of The Great Temple structures having incorrect health values Fixed instances of UI errors Fixed instances of incorrect creature spawns Misc Settlement Claim Flag UI has been edited to be more clear Respawn menu UI has been edited to be more consistent Crocodile’s floating position has been raised Portal Art has been changed Valentines’ Day and Lunar New Year items have been removed from the Holiday Vendor Shield Bash and Sword Attack no longer share a cooldown Large Stone Wall health has been increased to 100,000 Large Stone Foundation has been increased to 120,000 Meat has been added to the list of resources players can add to the crew silo Stage progression required resources for the Great Temple has been modified to only use blocks / bundles instead of large quantities of base resources Progression Table is now limited to owning company Progression Table can no longer be destroyed Colors for the quality of items has been shifted to be more readable Modular ships sinking time has been slowed by 50% Mortar and Harrier ships can now only fire if they are going under 5 knots Modular ship speeds have been adjusted to be more inline with the legacy ships Industrial Sea Fort buff tower has had its descriptive name changed from Industrial Generator to Industrial Tower LODs have been adjusted, updated, or created for several assets Xbox Specific Fixed instances of memory leaks Fixed instances of textures loading and unload incorrectly Fixed instances where level of detail was not being changed correctly This is a work in progress. Additional fixes and optimization coming in future patches. Known Issues Xbox Series S still has some crashes when loading large numbers of structures Industrial Hydra and Industrial Rifle are not affected by the ‘Lucky Loader’ Feat Portal art for returning to Rookie Cove still shows the “Atlantean Ring” Portal art does not fade into the sky correctly Offloading tames faces them all in the same direction Lava vent node will not damage players that walk into the lava Pegasus has incorrect icon v537.5 New Content: New Regions have been added. Eastern Waters Located to the East of Central Waters, and are full of claimable islands. Portals to enter the Eastern Waters are located J2 and I1. Western Waters Located to the West of Central Waters, and are full of claimable islands. Portals to enter the Western Waters are located in G1 and F4. Uncharted Sea A new sea has been discovered, what mysteries will be uncovered while exploring these waters? There is a storm brewing on the horizon which might make it difficult to live in this region at some point in the future. This region is lawless. Portals to enter the Uncharted Sea are located in E11 and I11. Workstation The Workstation is a new crafting facility that allows players to change 10,000 of a resource into a block or bundle of that resource. You can also turn a block or bundle back into a stack of 10,000 resources. Resources included: Flint Stone Coquina Granite Limestone Marble Sandstone Slate Woods Cedar Cursed Wood Fir Ironwood Oak Pine Poplar New Holiday Items have been added. These items are available from NPC vendors in freeports. Lunar New Year Stone Tiger Statue Jade Tiger Statue Gold Tiger Statue Paper Lantern Valentine’s Day Black Giant Teddy Bear Pink Giant Teddy Bear Red Giant Teddy Bear Bug Fixes: Fixed instances where roof tiles would snap to floating points above ceiling structures Fixed instances where the transient tracker did not point at the correct location and updated the item description Fixed instances where Cursed Armor would not appear correctly on some female characters Fixed instances where General Tile Module were no longer useable Fixed instances where Army of the Damned Smithy would delete items Fixed instances where items were loss when demolishing a container structure Fixed instances of client crash when crew members are created while game language is set to Turkish Fixed instances where mounted NPC crew were not taking damage Fixed instances where grave digger stopped collecting Fixed instances where submarine causes a crash Fixed instances where Army of the Damned would not wake up after being knocked out Fixed instances where island selector was not working in freeports Fixed instances where items were being deleted from the Ritual Pedestal after a server restart Fixed instances where placing a Ritual Pedestal would cause a crash in single player Fixed instances where Ritual Pedestals would crash the server Fixed instances where placing a Ritual Pedestal would decay the structures around it Fixed instances where killing an unconscious crew would result in them standing up Fixed instances where player was being warped out of the B6 powerstone cave Fixed instances of a duplicate Army of the Damned Smithy in the Altar of the Damned craftables Fixed instances where items were being deleted from the Altar of the Damned after a server restart Fixed instances where items were being deleted from the Cursed Temple after a server restart Fixed instances where firing at some angles caused crew members to dismount cannons on the turtle ship Fixed instances where item caches from demolished structures only contained 1 max player stack Fixed instances of bottles not containing treasure maps in polar regions Fixed instances where the incorrect message was displayed when attempting to claim an island that exceeded the available claim points Fixed instances where the monument studies structure had no collision Fixed instances where islands in G10 and C10 would have incorrect biomes Fixed instances where transient nodes could spawn on an island that does not allow building Fixed instances where the description of the frameworks for the Cursed Totem and Burial Mound did not accurately show construction time Fixed instances of data deletion while grid traveling in PVE Fixed instances of the market system behaving incorrectly Fixed instances where warehouses would duplicate resources on server restart Fixed instances where cursed temples could be built on ships Fixed instances where the Monumental Studies Modular Room did not allow players to craft anything Fixed instances where cursed armor was not showing up on female character models Fixed instances where junk sails would stop functioning after gridding Misc: Potatoes and Limes can now be stored in the crew silo Loom inventory max items increased from 60 to 150 Spider base and scaling stats have been increased Displayed name length is set to 13 characters The player is able to replace existing sails without having to demolish them first on legacy ships Level up text last for 30 seconds before fading Lowered the number of wild creature spawns by 25% Resources required to progress through the stages of the Great Temple have been adjusted Underwater Black rocks can now be built on The effectiveness of sails on multiple modular ships have been adjusted Weight sails are now more effective on the turtle and tramp freighter ships Loot from the kraken has been slightly adjusted to drop higher quality items and BPs Mech Monkey now has slightly higher drop rate The names of wood resources have been changed to their original names The cog now starts with one medium handling sail and 2 sail points Known Issues: Puckle mounted NPC crew take no damage. v536.03 New Content: The Great Temple The Great Temple Monument has been fully released. Players have visited the structure on the wonder islands in H9, I9, J9, K9 in Africa, and it is now claimable/buildable. To build the Great Temple players will need to build the Monuments Studies Modular room at the Damned Smithy and place it into a Cursed Temple. At the Monuments Studies Modular room players can craft the Great Temple Exterior. Once the exterior has been crafted, bring it to the foundation locations on one of the four wonder islands. These are lawless claim, so be careful, your temple can be stolen. Once placed, the Great Temple have 6 stages of progression, which are viewable at the Progression Table located in the entryway of the Temple. To progress from stage to stage you will need a large amount of resources and at least one week of real life time. The first company to reach stage 6 completes The Great Pyramid Wonder, which gives a permanent buff to all company members of +20 Fortitude. This buff is persistent and will carry over to next season! Stage resource requirements: Stage 2 Strongwood: 50,000 Limestone:100,000 Flint: 10,000 Mythos: 2000 Stage 3 Strongwood: 150,000 Marble: 175,000 Flint: 15,000 Mythos: 3000 Stage 4 Strongwood: 200,000 Sandstone: 300,000 Flint: 50,000 Mythos: 5000 Stage 5 Strongwood: 100,000 Slate: 500,000 Flint: 100,000 Mythos: 2 Stage 6 Build and place Sarcophagus in the main courtyard. Sarcophagus New bed that is restricted to the Great Temple. This bed completes the Great Temple and allows for instant respawn and bed transfers. Cost: Wood: 25 Thatch: 125 Fibers: 30 Hide: 40 Tramp Freighter The Tramp Freighter is a low cost vessel great for early game transport. It is a 2 length ship and comes attached with multiple cargo racks attached to both sides. It would suit any pathfinder for transport reasons. Cost: Wood: 1000 Thatch: 800 Fiber: 800 Metal: 100 Max Level: 60 Sail Points: 5 Module Points: 12 Attached Sails: one large and one medium handling sail Bug Fixes: Fixed instances where activated fire visual effects were floating above the lumberyard Fixed instances where activated fire visual effects were floating above the quarry Fixed instances where the schooner and raft could disappear from a small shipyard after server restart Fixed instances where transient nodes would not change position after a week Fixed instances where quest markers were in the wrong grid Fixed instances where the interaction with the irrigation system and a grill would cause unintended effects Fixed instances where players were able to damage other players on some freeport islands in PVE Fixed instances when trying to replace a sail would not correctly subtract the amount of sail points to be reduced from the old sail Fixed instances where waves could allow or disallow sail placement Fixed instances of weight not being correctly calculated when placing items in dinghy hangar railings Fixed instances where using a portal to the kraken’s lair caused the player to spawn facing the incorrect direction Fixed instances where some grids have freeport island selection when respawning Fixed instances of holes in the ocean Fixed instances of game crashes where players would be stuck unable to reconnect Fixed instances where some modular rooms could be placed on pillars Fixed instances where the tutorial volume is not controlled by the options Fixed instances where the storage box could only be crafted at the smithy Fixed instances where using the transient tracker and activating the map the compass would cause the compass to be invisible Fixed instances of placing structures on pillars and allowing them to float Fixed instances of pathfinders losing proper movement after teleporting while crouching Fixed instances where structures would be placed on freeport islands Fixed instances of the Broadsider spawning too far back in shipyards. Fixed instances where players could replace sails disregarding collision Fixed instances of Quest markers being in incorrect locations Fixed instances where Dyes would not be highlighted when able to craft Fixed instances where the Damned Smithy could be built on ships Fixed instances where the Songstone could be built on ships Fixed instances where Monument studies room had the incorrect model Fixed instances where Altars of the Damned were spawning iridium ingots Fixed instances where Damned Smithy’s were not placeable near the C11 Altar of the Damned Fixed instances where NPC’s that are attached to cannons, puckles, and sails would not take damage Fixed instances where Unnatural Fog ritual would crash the server Fixed instances where blueprint ships would not be created with 100% durability Fixed instances where treasure maps found in Tortuga would lead players outside of Tortuga Fixed instances where multiple taxation banks can be spawned at sea forts Fixed instances where multiple small sails could be placed at the front of the Turtle Ship Fixed instances where AotD ships would ignore some modular ships Fixed instances where structure placer would incorrectly display available snap points Fixed instances where island claim points are reset to 0 after a server restart Fixed instances where blueprinted ship modules would not start at 100% durability Misc: Maximum stack size for most food/drink recipes in the grill and cooking pot increased from 5 to 30 Grenades can now be stored in the munitions Storage UI changes made for the chatbox when creating a pathfinder Added Tiny Shipyard back into the Basics of Sailing skill, and allowed it to be crafted in the player inventory Increased maximum durability found on shipyards Vegetables and herbs can now be stored in the silo Cows and lions have increased mating ranges Reduced effectiveness of small and medium sails on some modular ships Reduced max sail points available on Broadsider BPs Dragon's Tongue Delight is now categorized as a drink Cursed grog can now be stored in the keg Mace Stun duration has been reduced Additional changes coming in a future patch Mace Stun ability cooldowns has been increased Additional changes coming in a future patch Shield bash stun ability cooldown have been increased Additional changes coming in a future patch Shipyards will now give demolish rewards excluding gold Known Issues: Xbox memory leak causing crashes when loading large amounts of textures Sarcophagus icon shows the icon for a simple bed Sarcophagus crafting resources are incorrect The Known Issues pertaining to the previous releases has been omitted from this list. We are creating a public facing issue tracker to follow them. v535.8 New Content: Ahoy Pathfinders! New land masses be appearin' on the horizon! The harsh climate and lack of water sources will make this area challenging to live on, but shapes of a mysterious building can be made out through thick fog covering part of the island. Monumental achievements await pathfinders seeking to call this Wonderous island home. With these changes comes a new map, a wipe and a new season for Atlas! Island locations: H9, I9, J9, K9 High heat ravages the island, be prepared with plenty of water Some creatures have higher base levels Lawless claim Tortuga Tortuga is a new freeport located outside of Rookie Cove that anyone can visit at anytime from the portals located in Central waters. Buy and shop for seeds, crewmembers and other basics that you need for your adventures. Tramp Freighter This new ship is a small and sturdy cargo hauler. It can carry more than other ships of its size and still retain respectable speed. It can not currently be built, but blueprints can be located in flotsam and shipwrecks. Building the Tramp Freighter will be released in the next patch. Bug Fixes: Fixed instances of incorrectly picking up insect meat with tames Fixed instances of the schooner and raft from disappearing from the small shipyard Fixed instances of oxygen not working correctly underwater Fixed instances of turning on ships in unintended ways Fixed instances of sails being up upon gridding (PvE) Fixed instances of treasure maps taking you to inaccessible grids Fixed instances of shoulder tames not working correctly after bed travel Fixed instances of incorrect durability on a medkit Fixed instances of the Medkit affecting character models unintentionally Fixed instances of spoil times not working correctly Fixed instances where resources were generating incorrectly in damned altars Fixed Instances where submarines were being stored incorrectly Fixed instances where there was unintended underwater visibility range on ships Fixed an issue with the zipline sending player in unintended directions Modular ship sailing behavior adjusted across the board Fixed instances of incorrect resource amounts when replacing modules Fixed instances where damned smithy icon was incorrect Fixed instances of ships being lost when attempting to border in Central Maw Fixed instances of blueprint modular ships losing sails Fixed instances of items in players' hotbars disappearing after bed travel Fixed instances of players losing control while repairing modular ships and bordering simultaneously Fixed instances of markers not being able to be placed correctly Fixed trade path between I1 and E5 Fixed issues with tax rates changing when owning players are changing servers Fixed an issue where the songstone was not placeable - Fixed an issue where restoring defaults on options would reset multiple menus - Fixed an issue where a player would be taxed by their own seafort - Fixed an issue where structures built from the damned smithy had incorrect damage calculations Misc: Gold cost from building base versions of ships has been removed The scaffolding for the Broadsider in the Shipyard is now correct The scaffolding for the Cog in the Basic and Advanced shipyard is now correct The locations of Transient nodes now correctly change weekly The cooldowns for the Repair Fiend and Rally the Troops UI will now display correctly Ships of the Damned will now return to their original location upon losing their target Treasure Maps no longer have a spoil time Emergency Ladder on Cog, Carrack, Harrier, Kraken is working as intended Smithy inventory max items increased from 150 to 300 Gold has been added as a base cost to the shipyards Changes made to the skills search bar to be more consistent Cosmetic polish to skills for clarity and uniformity Loot tables for blueprints in maps have been adjusted to be more in line with other drop sources The cooking pot grill and preserving bag can now only store items needed for its use Updated multiple item descriptions and names for spelling errors Certain Damned Altars will no longer be floating in mid-air Fixed instances in which resetting options to default would affect all option instead of the set a player was currently looking at Xbox only: Overworld map has been taken out of single player due to visibility issues Fixed issues where large islands would crash xbox players Known Issues: Scale of the map for wonder islands are inaccurate Discovery Zones for wonder islands are inaccurate Crude Tool is removed from player's craftables after a character respec Island selection in a4-d4 is not working as intended There is inaccurate. outdated text in the server select menu (Until 10/28:...) Quest marker for the lower left Africa Golden Age Ruin is incorrect (G9)+ Destroying shipyards will give no resources Tax rates are not being set correctly The Known Issues pertaining to the previous releases has been omitted from this list. We are creating a public facing issue tracker to follow them. v534.05 Bug Fixes: Fixed instances where NPC portals were usable from unintended ranges The carrack is now buildable in the Advanced shipyard by default Fixed instances where players using a controller could sometimes not select beds Fixed instances where ship modules could be incorrectly destroyed Fixed instances where the collision of the Cog ship was extended farther than it's visual representation Fixed instances where the Grave Digger harvested Cursed Bone Chips at an incorrect rate Fixed instances where Static Power Nodes were able to be destroyed by the player Fixed instances where General tile module was not craftable Fixed instances where the particle effect of the totem monument would activate on render Fixed instances where the Sextant buff would not show treasure correctly after transitioning grids Fixed instances where the Sextant buff would show incorrect map images on the mini map Fixed instances where multiple Altars would spawn on the same location Fixed instances where sailing points for blueprint crafted modular ships would not transfer correct values Fixed Instances where resources in the Damned Altar were not producing after server restart. Fixed instances where water temperature was not correct to the climate+ Misc: Portal Names have been adjusted Damaged portals will now show what resources are needed to activate Removed duplicate item entries from some skills Added mean whale spawns to some areas in the Antarctica and North Pole regions Altars no longer require claiming to access, they are available to any Pathfinder Removed stone farmhouse from the skill tree v533.2 (HOTFIX) Bug Fixes: Fixed instances where tames and NPC's could fall off the ship while traveling through portals Fixed instances where players could skip grids when traversing through grids v533.01 Bug Fixes Fixed visual bug where bed icons were unclickable Fixed instances where feeding trough could not be crafted Fixed instances where tranquilizer arrows could not be crafted Fixed instances where interacting with water barrels crashed the game Fixed instances where Decay Timers were functioning incorrectly Fixed visual bug where map markers were offset incorrectly Fixed instances where tigers were not tameable Fixed Instances where Tames or NPCs would shift off of ships after traveling via portal or gridding Fixed Instances in which one could travel to Rookie Cove while on a boat Misc. Fixed Single Player Map to not have Overworld Map Tab Changed the ability to learn how to craft steering wheel to the Basics of Sailing skill Changed the ability to learn how to craft the storage box under Basics of Building skill Carrack should now be correctly buildable from the Advanced Shipyard Tiny shipyards were removed from loot pools Fixed instances of Merchant Ships going through Islands Ferryman NPC at Freeports will take you to the correct islands on interaction v532.01 New Content New player experience Freeports We have updated the freeport areas to be more visually appealing. Some of the pirate edwin introductory lines have been removed to improve clarity while starting the game. Skill tree We would like players to have to diversify their crew member's skills to have a well maintained and working company. We have reworked the skill tree where you can unlock every skill discipline from the survival tree. Think about the skills you want to have as pathfinders will no longer be able to unlock every skill. New Max Level Cap: 110 New Base Max Level (before discoveries): 77 All skill disciplines have been reworked Removed the song and dance skill discipline Changed firearms discipline to ranged combat Map Changes Atlas has expanded! Visit new areas based on geographical locations Regions Available Rookie Cove - An area for all pathfinders to cruise the seas in peace. A cove for all to gather their bearings and test their newfound abilities until they are comfortable to progress full sail ahead! Central Waters - The largest area in the game and host to a healthy mix of tropical/temperate islands, but also an ancient evil told in Atlantean myths. Can you find all the power stones and defeat the greatest challenge? South America - A region home to tropical/equatorial areas. However, there seems to be faint chanting amongst this region. Will you be able to find the source of this hidden power? Africa - A region home to the hottest desert Islands around. Crocodiles, venomous snakes and lots and lots of sand call this region home. Antarctica - The harshest sub-zero climates, icebergs, penguins, and illusive yeti's populate the islands around here. North Pole - The north pole is similar to Antarctica, but to the north. Same freezing weather but perhaps the treasures here are the defining difference. Atlas Menu Map The Atlas Menu has been modified to fit the new regions available. The following tabs are available for you to look at. Overworld - The first map drafted by early cartographers. A general outline of the world is available. Rookie Cove - The home to the starting, self-titled region Central Ocean - You will find the map to the Central Waters region here Mediterranean Sea - The blazing hot desert islands of Africa region is here Central Maw - Uncharted waters, but rumor has it that the Kraken's lair is here South Atlantic Ocean - Tropical Oasis of the South America Region are found here Arctic Ocean - The extreme colds of the North Pole Region are located here Southern Ocean - The freezing depths of the Antarctica Region are here Portals Atlantean technology has arisen from the dark depths of abysses unknown. With it however, it looks like traveling from region to region has become a whole lot quicker, but perhaps even more dangerous. Pathfinder Portals - The privateers before you have taken it upon themselves to start studying the portals as well as providing safe passage through these portals. Located within Rookie Cove and Central Waters, these portals will transport you between these regions! Perpetual Portals - It seems the Atlanteans created a sort of oceanic highway. A free, reliable way of travel between regions. They have arisen from the depths and are available for all to travel through and explore! Damaged Portals - In the thousands of years Atlanteans have gone missing, not all of the portals have been kept in functional shape or have been left unfinished. These portals need some extra gem power to travel through. Be warned these do not stay open forever! Cost: Magic Marrow: 50 Gold Coin: 250 Central Portal - Seemingly, this seems to be the first type of portal ever created! However, it seems to have been keeping something away rather than allowing others in. Located in the Central Waters Region only, it seems to need power stones to open. Will you be the first to see what's on the other side? Power Node system Transient Nodes Transient Nodes are special locations on islands that allow for unique resource harvesting. They have a time limit of one week before they deplete, despawn, and respawn at a different location. Movement Transient Nodes will move from one location on an island to another within the same server. They can move anywhere on the same island, there are no height restrictions. Resource Current new resource that is able to be gathered is "Cursed Bone Chips". There will be additional resources in later updates. Harvesting structure A new autofarm harvesting structure has been added. The "Grave Digger". It is craftable at the Smithy. Players must first learn the skill Knowledge of the Old Ones, in the Piracy skill tree, to learn how to build this structure. Static Nodes Static Nodes are permanent structures found on several islands in the Central Ocean. They provide new resources and the ability to create a unique themed crafting structure. At this crafting structure, you will be able to craft several new structures. Army of the Damned Static Node Damned Altar Cursed Altar Resources Current new resource that is able to be gathered is "Cursed Wood". There will be additional resources in later updates. Structures Buildable at Static Nodes Damned Smithy - The Damned Smithy is similar to the regular Smithy, except that it only allows you to craft Army of the Damned themed structures and gear. Buildable at an Army of the Damned Altar. Ritual Pedestal - The Ritual Pedestal allows players to perform powerful island wide spells / buffs called Rituals. There are three available to players at this time. Sacrifice Collection - Causes all creatures and players to drop their hearts when they are killed. Collect these hearts and bring them back to the Ritual Pedestal for use in the Raise the Dead Ritual. Unnatural Fog - Causes the island to be covered by a thick fog. Raise the Dead - Using the hearts gathered in the Sacrifice Collection Ritual, players are rewarded with Army of the Damned Warriors as tamed creatures. The warriors will spawn at the same level as the player who initiated the ritual, and you will be granted one warrior per player who participates in the ritual, up to a maximum of ten. Buildable at the Damned Smithy. Cost: Stone: 100 Cursed Bone Chips: 50 Cursed Wood: 100 Song Stone - The Song Stone gives a new item to players called the Verse Book. This book contains powerful new songs that can only be learned at Song Stones. Each company is limited to one Verse Book, so guard yours well. If it is stolen, or lost, you must wait one month to be able to craft a new one. Buildable at the Damned Smithy. Cost: Cursed Bone Chips: 50 Stone: 200 Monuments Monuments - Monuments are new massive structures that grant powerful buffs to the owning company or to the island that they are built on. Monument Study Rooms - Monument Study Rooms are special rooms that can be built at the Damned Smithy and are placed in the Cursed Temple Monument. They grant more power versions of buffs, and offer the ability to craft high quality versions of blueprints by default. Cursed Totem Built in three stages. Players must first place a foundation, then framework, and then can finally build the completed Totem. Once built allows members of the owning company to consume raw and rotten meat without any negative effects. Stage 1- Foundation Cost: Stone: 2500 Wood: 800 Crystal: 200 Cursed Wood: 1000 Cruse Bone Chips: 500 Stage 2- Framework Cost: Stone: 500 Wood: 800 Cursed Wood: 200 Fibers: 400 Stage 3- Completion Cost: Stone: 3000 Wood: 800 Crystals: 200 Cursed Bone Chips: 400 Cursed Wood: 500 Burial Mound Built in three stages, players must first place a foundation, then framework, and then can place the completed Burial Mound. Once built, changes all meat dropped by creatures on the island to rotten meat, also changes all raw meat in players inventories into rotten meat. Stage 1- Foundation Cost: Stone: 2500 Wood: 800 Crystal: 200 Cursed Wood: 1000 Cruse Bone Chips: 500 Stage 2- Framework Cost: Stone: 500 Wood: 800 Cursed Wood: 200 Fibers: 400 Stage 3- Completion Cost: Stone: 3000 Wood: 800 Crystals: 200 Cursed Bone Chips: 400 Cursed Wood: 500 Cursed Temple Massive temple that has space for four Monument Study Room. Built in two stages, place the foundation and then the completed Temple. Stage 1- Foundation Cost: Stone: 4000 Wood: 2000 Crystal: 500 Cursed Wood: 1500 Cruse Bone Chips: 1500 Stage 2- Completion Cost: Stone: 10000 Wood: 5000 Cursed Wood: 10000 Cursed Bone Chips: 15000 Crystal: 2000 Monument Study Rooms Vessel Studies Allows for Ship related structures to be built with a chance to be up to Masterwork quality. Cost: Wood: 500 Hide: 235 Fibers: 120 Structure Studies Allows for Land Structures to be built with a chance to be up to Masterwork quality. Cost: Stone: 750 Wood: 250 Flint: 200 Equipable Studies Allows for all armor and weapons to be built with a chance to be up to Masterwork quality. Cost: Stone: 300 Wood: 400 Hide: 125 Flint: 250 Metal: 600 Culinary Studies Allows all food recipes to be crafted with a chance to be up to Masterwork quality. Cost: Stone: 500 Wood: 800 Flint: 200 Metal: 400 Astronomy Studies Grants the Sextant buff to all company members. Cost: Stone: 200 Wood: 400 New Gear Macuahuitl A new sword themed after ancient Aztec weapons. Beware its overhead swing, which causes its victims to bleed profusely. Built in the Damned Smithy after learning the Knowledge of the Old Ones from the Piracy Tree. Cost: Wood: 50 Crystal: 25 Transient Tracker A new equipable item that will help players locate transient nodes. Activate while looking around to be pointed in the direction of the nearest transient node. Built in the Forge after learning Knowledge of the Old Ones from the Piracy Tree. Cost: Coin: 20 Crystal: 10 Cursed Armor A full set of Army of the Damned armor. Provides great defense while increasing resistance to heat. Each piece costs the same to build. Cost: Metal: 30 Cursed Bone Chips: 30 New Modular Ship and Dock Variants Ship changes All new ships can now be found as blueprints at Shipwrecks and from the Kraken encounter. Ship costs have been tuned to require more resources and less gold Legacy system ships will be moved to a skill branch called Merchant Ships in a future update Basic Shipyard Basic shipyard allows one to build Cog by default and the Harrier, and Mortar by blueprint. Cost: Wood: 2000 Thatch: 1000 Fiber: 500 Stone: 250 Cog The Cog enters the game as an entry level ship. This small but capable vessel provides aspiring captains a great starting point for their career. Base Cost: Wood: 500 Thatch: 400 Fiber: 400 Metal: 3 Weapons: None to start, can be equipped with weapon modules Max Level: 50 Sail points: 2 Carrack The Carrack comes in as a blank canvas for players to use as they advance. By adding custom modules this ship can serve in battle, exploration, or trade. Base Cost: Wood: 2250 Thatch: 1800 Fiber: 1800 Metal: 18 Weapons: None to start, can be equipped with weapon modules Max Level: 50 Sail Points: 8 Harrier The Harrier is a cousin to the formidable Mortar Ship. It is faster and more maneuverable but only mounts one mortar on the front castle. Cost: Wood: 1500 Thatch: 1200 Fiber: 1200 Metal: 18 Gunpowder: 50 Weapons: Mortar on Front Castle Max Level: 50 Sail Points: 5 Advanced Shipyard The Advanced Shipyard has been updated to hold the Cog and Carrack as its only default ships. All of the other modular ships are now found in Blueprints around the world and are craftable at the Advanced Shipyard. Bug Fixes Fixed instances in which alcohol buffs were working incorrectly Fixed instances in which shipyards could be placed in unintended ways Fixed instances where rowing modules health values were displayed incorrectly Misc Fixed instances of terrains on islands in custom server maps were not loading correctly Explosive Barrels damage when used in a catapult has been lowered, hand-placed barrels remain the same Gold obtained from all sources has been increased Loading Screens have been added while transitioning to a new grid Pathfinders who have faced the most dangerous adversary in Atlas have been reported finding a set of ancient armor wieldable only by small humanoid creatures Known Issues Sound inconsistencies with portals Quest Markers are in incorrect places/missing Camera jittering on NPC portal Cursed Armor can be displayed incorrectly if character height is too tall on female characters v531.92 Halloween Event Beware Pathfinders! You may come across some spooky gifts during your adventures. Be on the lookout for Jack O' Lantern's filled with different items. New Holiday Item: Jack O' Lantern These Jack O' Lanterns have Halloween-themed gifts inside. You can learn more about the individual items below. These can be found in: Shipwrecks Flotsam Ship of the Damned wreckage New Holiday Items: Two-Handed Scythe - A new cosmetic weapon type variation of the Two-Handed Mace Jack O' Lantern - A placeable cosmetic Jack O' Lantern structure Headstone - A placeable cosmetic Headstone structure Scarecrow - A placeable cosmetic Scarecrow structure Candy Corn - Candy corn can be eaten, but it is not very nutritious Witch's Hat for Tames - A new hat available for the following creatures: Cat Crow Spider Crocodile Yeti Monkey Bug fixes: Fixed a bug where sails were not replaceable on modular ships Fixed a visual bug where tentacles were reappearing on the Broadsider Misc Increased the drop rate of the Broadsider from shipwrecks (edited) v531.05 New Content: New Modular Ship Variant: Broadsider The Broadsider is the first in a new system of modular ships that is only craftable from blueprints. These blueprints are found in shipwrecked sunken treasure locations around the world, and craftable in the advanced shipyard. Cost: 22,000 gold and 50 dried tentacle Weapons: 40 standard cannons Max Level: 50 Sail Points: 10 Repair Resource: Patch Kit Blueprint Only Modular Ships Blueprints for ships that are unique Found at shipwreck sunken treasure locations Quality of the blueprint scales modular points on the ship, which allows for additional customization options. Bug Fixes: Fixed areas on the Mortar ship, Kraken and Ramming Galley where paint was not showing properly Fixed Instances in which the Paint Spray gun would not cover all regions Fixed Position of the Steering Wheel on Mortar Ship Fixed instances where Islands could affect nearby seaforts' peacetime. Fixed Instances in which Control Points could be selected as Islands to respawn on Fixed instances in which company cooldown was being circumvented Misc. Ship Respec should now be working properly after 48 hour cooldown Known Issues: Broadsider Icon is outdated Scaffolding length on the Advanced Shipyard for the Broadsider is incorrect Small gap in the front castle of the Broadsider Graphical inconsistency with water surrounding the Kraken and Broadsider Ladder position on the back of broadsider is incorrect v529.02 Bug Fixes: Version synchronization fix Fixed issue causing Xbox connection losses with the servers Fixed issue where cannons were not visually synced with the servers Fixed instances on ships where painted areas would revert to the default color Misc: Removed height limit from bed placement Removed repeated items in skill tree descriptions Defense Tower Buffs Blueprint versions of these can now be found Fire Rate increase Armor stat added Damage increase Health increased on Modular Ship pieces Crew requirements adjusted on Mortar Ship and Turtle Ship v528.13 (Hotfix) Bug Fixes Fixed instances in which certain fertilized eggs would crash Xbox users Fixed issue with mast placement on the Turtle Ship. Fixed issue where Sea Fort Range Buff was incorrectly calculating percentage to buff. v528.11 New Content Spider Climbing Spiders can now traverse vertical surfaces! Climbing will cost the spider Stamina, when depleted the spider will release and fall Spiders can move faster as well as jump higher and further than before New Modular Ship: Turtle Ship The Advanced Shipyard's inventory is expanding! The latest buildable ship, the Turtle Ship, comes affixed with armored plates, armored canopy railings and a dragon figurehead which breathes smoke to conceal your movements during combat Cost: 22,000 gold and 150 chitin Weapons: 20 standard cannons Max Level: 60 Sail Points: 3 Repair Resource: Armor Patch Kit / Patch Kit The figurehead of the Turtle Ship has the ability to create a smokescreen the smokescreen is activated from the steering wheel using Shift+Z (LB+Right D-Pad on Xbox) Costs 100 coal per smokescreen created (coal must be stored in the figurehead) New Weapon Type: Mechanic's Hammer A new tool introduced that allows the repair and replacement of armor on the turtleship Learned through the Advanced Tools skill Buildable in the smithy Resource Cost: Fiber, Wood, Thatch and Metal New Patch Kit Type: Armor Patch Kit A new type of patch kit used to repair and replace armor on the turtle ship Learned through the Advanced Ship Maintenance skill Ship must be fully green anchored to replace armor plates Buildable in the smithy Resource Cost: Fiber, Wood, Thatch, and Metal (edited) New Décor New base decorations have been added. Add some plants to your bases with the new wall planter and hanging planter! Unlocked via the Secrets of Building skill in the Construction and Mercantilism skill tree, and constructed in the Smithy under the folder path Structures>>Misc Box Planter Wooden planter box that connects directly to walls Hanging Planter A round planter that hangs of support beams connected to walls Buff Tower Updates Using a unique type of resources as fuel, players can choose a second buff within that category to use Each type of buff will be tied to the resource used when activating the buff tower All unique resource types will grant the generic buff in addition to their unique buff These towers have blueprint variants which increases the effectiveness of the generic buffs given Buff Icons for these buffs are shown when on a ship at the top right hand corner of the screen Industrial Generator Uses generic and unique types of coal Generic Coal will grant ship Damage Reduction buff as normal Sulphur and Peat will grant a buff that increases the reload speed for weapons built on ships Graphite and Anthracite will grant a buff that increases the speed at which you repair ships Nitre and Lignite will grant a buff which allows the AI controlling weapons on your boat to have greater range Army of the Damned Pylon Uses generic and unique types of Hide/Keratinoid Generic hide and keratinoid will grant a ship weapon damage buff Scale, Rhino Horn, Chitin and Shell will grant a buff that increases the impact damage of your ship Wool, leather, fur and carapace will grant a buff that increases the rate of experience gained for your ship Bone, Residue, Pelt, Hair and skin will grant a buff that will reduce the cooldown of feats that impact ship combat(reload overdrive, repair fiend, and rally the troops) Atlantean Spire Uses generic and unique types of crystals Generic crystal will grant a buff to ship speed Amethyst and Herkimer will grant a buff which increases the turning force of your ship Calcite and Quartz will grant a buff which decreases the overall weight of a ship (items and structures carried included) Pearl and Tellurite will grant a buff which decreases the rate at which your boat will sink Bug Fixes: Fixed multiple instances in which character progression was rolled back Fixed instances of circumventing company joining cooldown Fixed a bug where certain modules could not be painted Fixed a bug where cannonballs and mortar shots were not visually exploding Fixed a bug with the ballista inventory Single Player: Fixed instances in which shipyards and armored docks were disappearing Fixed a bug with modular ship sailing physics for smoother visuals while sailing Misc Changed puckle tower firing particles to be less garish Redux performed on Mortar Ship Appearance Redux on multiple resource icons which were duplicate for other resources v527.03 Mortar Ship Updates Mortar shot direct damage has been reduced Sail locations have been moved on the ship so they do not block off parts of the ship anymore Ship points have been reduced from 4 to 3 You can now use medium and small sails instead of large and small sails Bug Fixes Fixed inconsistent spawning of the Ghost Ship Rowing and Torpedo modules are now able to be crafted with the appropriate skills Fixed instances of Islands not respawning resources Fixed instances of tax house not collecting gold Fixed instances in which dropping inventory on armored docks would have unintended effects NPCs will no longer stop manning sails after switching grids while sailing a modular ship Fixed instances in which modular ships were not being protected in armored docks Fixed instances in which Sperm whales were not spawning correctly AOTD will no longer spawn in buildings Single player data deletion Fixed instances where players could not contest claim of boats Fixed instances where Tradewinds were not giving appropriate buffs Fixed instances of incorrect island collisions Fixed instances of NPC crewmembers having unintended effects on ships Fixed instances of crashes when players enter the center maw Misc Ramming Galley and Mortar ships have been removed from the freeport vendor Breeding is no longer allowed in Freeport Areas Minimum number of Ships of the Damned have been increased Ship of the Damned spawn timers have been reduced Company Joining Cooldown has been added Tradewind adjustments to remove instances of crossing islands Known Issues -We are currently working on a fix for the recent character rollback issues, we plan on releasing a fix for this as soon as it is available. We understand how frustrating losing progress is to players and are tackling it at our highest priority. We would like to thank the players for their patience while we deal with this issue. v526.09 (Hotfix) Fixed critical crash when using specifc feats Fixed critcal crash when traveling between grids Fixed instances in which single player data was not being retained when traversing grids Fixed animation issues with new mortars on the mortarship v524.12 (Hotfix) Freeports metal nodes now correctly give stone only, no metal. Freeport thatch and wood should be generic. Metal has been added back to medium sized stone nodes. Critical Bug fix that was causing ships to be immune to damage in some cases Quest Markers on map updated to be more accurate. Ships incorrectly receiving speed boost has been fixed 518.7 Bug Fixes for the following issues: Changing your keybindings causes the game to crash when you log out and log back in. Atlas Map and the one used when respawning are black. Searching Craftables Tab Crashes Game 517.7 (server) Clear unwanted structures on Freeports and GA Freeports and GA Servers are no longer crashing on startup 517.6 (server) Bug Fix: being able to build on Freeports and Golden Age islands. Freeport Structures that are not normally allowed will be destroyed with the update Bug Fix: being unable to spawn in beds V517.5 New Ship: Ramming Galley Cost: 22,000 Gold Weapons: 18 Standard Cannons, 2 forward-facing Large Cannons Special Features: Rowers, Ram Max Level: 60 Sail Points: 4.0 Repair Resource: Patch Kit New Item: Patch Kit The Patch Kit is a new item used for repairing the Ramming Galley. It can be crafted in the Smithy after learning the Shipwright skill in the Seamanship tree. To use, approach a damaged part of the Ramming Galley and use the Repair Hammer. Once the repair is complete, the Patch Kit will be consumed and the repaired component will have 1,000 health restored. Healing: 1,000 Crafting Resources: 100 Fiber, 120 Thatch, 200 Wood New Workstation: Kiln The Kiln is a new workstation used for rapidly creating coal out of wood. Add wood to the Kiln inventory and activate it, and it will burn one into coal every second. Kiln crafting is learned in the Secrets of Building skill in the Construction tree, and can be done at the Smithy. Crafting Resources: 500 Stone, 200 Flint, 25 Metal Winter Event Two new hat skins are available for purchase from the Freeport's cosmetic vendor for a limited time Santa Hat: 200 Gold Top Hat: 200 Gold Seven new items available for crafting at the Smithy for a limited time Christmas Tree: Produces a random gift every 24 hours! Crafting Resources: 250 Wood, 200 Fiber, 250 Thatch Festive Lights: A decoration that can be hung on walls Crafting Resources: 20 Wood, 10 Thatch, 1 Metal Holiday Gift: A festive variant of the Small Storage Box Crafting Resources: 44 Wood, 40 Thatch, 15 Hide Sleigh: A festive variant of the Wooden Chair Crafting Resources: 100 Wood, 100 Thatch, 50 Fiber Snowman: A new friend that can be placed on ships or floors Crafting Resources: 2 Wood, 12 Coal, 1 Carrot, 50 Fiber, 30 Ice Stocking: A decoration that can be hung on walls. Produces one Coal every five minutes Crafting Resources: 40 Fiber, 30 Hide Wreath: A decoration that can be hung on walls Crafting Resources: 20 Fiber, 10 Wood, 20 Thatch Armored Docks Bug Fix: Gold upkeep status now only shown for the owning company Bug Fix: Upkeep timer now correctly updated on the UI Bug Fix: Ships in Armored Docks no longer stay protected after the owner of the Armored Dock or the ship changes Market Market Logs now have paging, allowing all logs to be displayed for each Market Bug Fix: Suspend and Unsuspend Market are now working correctly V516.2 New Structure: Small Armored Dock The Small Armored Dock is suitable for protecting Schooners and Sloops. It can be crafted at a Smithy after learning the Intermediate Shipwright Skill in the Seamanship tree. Health: 20,000,000 Upkeep Cost: 50 Gold every 24 hours Crafting resources required: 700 Alloy 900 Fiber 4,000 Stone 1,000 Thatch 1,250 Wood 10,000 Gold Large Armored Dock Increased health from 300,000 to 30,000,000 Decreased upkeep cost from 500 to 150 Gold every 24 hours Added 50,000 Gold cost for crafting Armored Dock NPCs and Tames on protected ships can no longer be damaged Added a new protected icon that replaces the anchor icon above protected ships Ships can now anchor inside an Armored Dock even if the Dock is placed in deep water Ships must not have received or dealt damage for at least five minutes before receiving protection from an Armored Dock Bug Fix: Armored Docks can now only protect one ship at a time Bug Fix: Ships are no longer protected after an Armored Dock is destroyed Bug Fix: Protected ships will no longer decay. This prevents an issue where protected ships instantly sink when raising their anchor after a long period of time Ships Brigantine price decreased from 25,000 to 18,000 Gold Increased max level of common ships from 42 to 50 NOTE: This change only applies to ships built after the patch Trade Markets Searching now returns a paged list instead of all Markets. This should clear up the performance hit on the server when someone opens a Market Added new resource types for Trading: Rushes (missing from Thatch) Oil Category and variants Salt Category and variants Consumables: Wheat Maize Ale Grog Others Cannon Balls Large Cannon Balls Gunpowder Fire Gel Blasting Powder Organic Paste Fertilizer Bug Fix: Addressed several server issues that led to increased latency Bug Fix: Trade Routes are now correctly calculating distance when the shortest path wraps around the map border Bug Fix: Disconnected Markets are no longer shown as candidates in the Market List Misc Warehouses and Farmhouses can now only be enabled or disabled by players within the same company Restored XP reward to standard Golden Age Army of the Damned Soldiers NOTE: Golden Age Army of the Damned Soldiers in caves still don't reward XP Bug Fix: Treasure will no longer spawn on Sea Forts v515.24 (server) Clearing all Trade Routes further than a distance of 1 (same region) For now all Markets are restricted to same-region trading only Markets will currently only show up to 50 routes. We will increase the range of Trade Routes after more improvements and optimizations v514.3 New Structure: Armored Dock The Armored Dock is a structure built in shallow water to dock a ship inside of. It must be destroyed before the ship can be damaged. This Alpha version of the Armored Dock is still in progress and not fully functional! Be warned! Smaller Armored Docks are coming in future patches along with bug fixes, balance changes, and polish. Added Large Armored Dock to the Seamanship Tree under the Expert Shipwright skill Has 300,000 health and is an Armored Structure, giving it increased resistance to explosive damage Costs 500 Gold upkeep per day (This will be reduced to 150 gold in the next patch) Explosive Barrels Explosive Barrels can no longer be fired from Cannons or Large Cannons (may still be fired from Catapults) Added 80 Gold cost for crafting Explosive Barrels Sea Forts Duplicated some flag interactions onto the Sea Fort Tax Bank Fixed some stuck interactions with the Sea Fort Tax Bank Structures Increased resistance to explosive damage by 40% for Large Stone Walls, Large Stone Gateways, and Large Stone Gates Weight of placed Catapults increased from 120 to 150 Trade Log Fixed issues where Trade Log incorrectly reflects what was sent and received Fixed an issue where sender and receiver were swapped in Trade Log Added resources received from Trade Events to Trade Log Fixed some scrolling issues with Trade Log Trade Shipments Fixed an issue where resources were received twice from one trade Fixed multiple issues where incorrect amounts of resources were received Fixed multiple issues with Shipments getting stuck, eventually causing performance issues Fixed the amount of Income (Gold) generated by Trade routes. It should now correctly reflect the route's length Updated some virtual shipment server settings Market Markets must now be within 22m of a Warehouse to connect Fixed an issue where Markets and Warehouses could not connect Fixed some issues where editing Trade Offers would create mismatched information between the server and the client and break those offers Added new Trade Route statuses to replace PENDING: SENT: Trade Route requests you have made that are pending RECEIVED: Trade Route requests other Markets have made to you Cleaned up some Market interface interactions Misc Removed XP reward from all Golden Age Army of the Damned Soldiers Added 10 second cooldown to gliding after crossing server borders v514.3 Trade Connected trade routes will now automatically trade between each other Every few minutes a Market will look for a potential trade Prioritizes Trade Routes in order Prioritizes Trade Offers in order When both Markets in a Trade Route have compatible Offers, a Trade is initiated Example: - Market A and B have a Trade Route - Market A offers 1 Lightwood for every 2.0 Thatch - Market B offers 1 Root for everying 0.4 Wood - If Market A tries to find a trade, they can find one for 1 Lightwood for every 2.25 Thatch - If both Warehouses have enough resources, the shipment is created. Trade Offers remain active after use, and can be part of more trades as long as there are enough resources in the Warehouse. Currently all shipments are virtual and do not generate Trading Ships that can be attacked. (This is in testing and iteration and expected in a later patch) Crafting Reduced the output of crafting Gunpowder from 2 to 1 Reduced the output of crafting Blasting Powder from 2 to 1 Market Updated the Structure Settings on the Market to be Reinforced Stone This gives Markets increased damage resistance Bug Fix: Added back the ability to connect Markets to Warehouses via interaction wheel (they should still auto connect if placed near each other) Resources Adjusted weight of many resources Reduced the weight of Gold Coins by 50% Reduced the weight of Gems by 75% Reduced the weight of Wood by 40% Reduced the weight of Sap by 60% Reduced the weight of Crystals by 60% Reduced the weight of Metal by 33% Increased the weight of Oil by 2x Increased the weight of Fiber by 8x Increased the weight of Flint by 2.4x Increased the weight of Keratanoid by 5x Increased the weight of Gunpowder by 1.5x Increased the weight of Organic Paste by 2x Increased the weight of Fire Gel by 2.5x Increased the weight of Blasting Powder by 2.5x Sea Forts Reduced the radius inside Sea Forts for claiming from 2.5 to 1.5 meters Increased Max Tax rate for Sea Forts from 30% to 50% Sea Forts added to D8 Sea Fort Taxes can now be set via 10% stepped increments in a Set Tax Wheel Submenu Sea Fort structures no longer respawn when an enemy is nearby Ships Increased Gold cost for crafting ships Schooner: 50 Gold → 5,000 Gold Brigantine: 250 Gold → 25,000 Gold Galleon: 500 Gold → 50,000 Gold Warehouse Reduced Placement Prevention Radius of Warehouse from 800m to 600m This increases amount of warehouses that can fit in an area by about 75% We're looking at how to best allow multiple companies to have warehouses nearby in the future Reduced Transport Radius of Warehouse from 500m to 450m Misc Increased the max stack size of Cannon Balls from 50 to 100 Bug Fix: Explosive Barrels can no longer deal damage in Freeports Bug Fix: Stack size for Fuel items in Warehouse and Farmhouse inventory is no longer affected by the Fuel Slot stack size v513.8 New Feature: Markets A new Market structure has been added Markets must be connected to a nearby Warehouse to function The Warehouse must be connected to a Farmhouse for full functionality The Warehouse acts as a repository for trading resources for the Market Trade Routes may be created between Markets Preferences for Resource Trading may be set on the Markets Markets DO NOT currently Trade Markets trading is in testing and bug fixing and will come with a later patch Trading will be automated based on preferences set on the Market A successful trade will generate some amount of Gold Coins Markets have 150k health and are difficult to destroy Crafting a market requires the Advanced Automation skill from the construction tree and may be done at a Smithy Some Trade and Market tuning values are configurable for private servers Sea Forts Updated the terrain of the Sea Fort island Simple cosmetic updates to the look of Sea Fort structures (this art is still a placeholder) Adjusted respawn times for some structures on Sea Forts (walls still respawn quickly) Made some Sea Fort tuning values configurable for private servers Updated data on the map about Sea Forts (owner and tax rate are shown) Now only shown when zoomed in Performance while map is open should be improved Increased Defense Tower's damage resistance Explosion Damage Received: 100% → 70% Explosive Barrel Damage Received: 100% → 10.5% Catapult Boulder Damage Received: 100% → 28% Ballista Damage Received: 100% → 7% Added immunity to melee attacks and liquid flame Modified Tower Wall's damage resistance to match Defense Tower Explosion Damage Received: 31% → 70% Explosive Barrel Damage Received: 31% → 10.5% Increased damage dealt by Defense Towers Explosion Damage: 100 → 250 Direct Damage: 180 → 500 Bug Fix: Sea Forts can no longer be captured on PVE servers Bug Fix: Players will no longer spawn on Sea Forts Misc Bug Fix: The map no longer flickers Bug Fix: Warehouses can no longer be placed on ships Server Config (private servers) New variables for Sea Forts, Markets, and Trading have been exposed for server configuration (add to BaseServerArgs of the JSON file): ; Trade BaseTradeIncomeGoldAmount = 10; Base amount of gold a Trade Route generates per server it travels through, as the crow flies TradeIncomeGoldIntracompanyScalar = 0.5f; Multiplier for trading within the company TradeIncomeGoldAllyScalar = 0.5f; Multiplier for trading with allies TradeMarketCoolDown = 300.0f; Delay between starting a new shipment if one has begun TradeRouteShipmentMaxWeight = 1500.0f; Combined weight of all resources in a trade, shared between both shipments TradeRoutesMaxPerMarket = 5; Max number of trade routes each market may have MaxAllowedTradeShipsOnServer = 5; Max number of -real- ships allowed on a server before they queue up VirtualShipFactorServerMax = 8; used to balance rate of real v virtual ships VirtualShipFactorVirtualDecay = 0.8f; same VirtualShipFactorRealGrowth = 0.5f; same VirtualShipDelayInSeconds = 60.0f; How long it takes a virtual ship to travel through a server ; Control Points ContolPointLandClaimTime = 1500; how many seconds it takes to claim a Sea Fort from neutral ControlMaxClaimTaxRate = 30; Maximum percent out of a hundred that a Sea Fort can tax a ship using it ControlPointCostLimit = 100; Total amount of build points a Sea Fort may have on it for defenses ControlPointAggressionDecayTime = 60; How long a Sea Fort remains aggro at someone who attacked ControlDestroyedDefensiveStructureAutoPlacementDelay = 600; How long it takes for the Sea Fort to start rebuilding ControlPointNeutralStructureAutoPlacementDelay = 120; Delay between each rebuild step v412.5 New Feature: Sea Forts Sea Forts are a form of Control Points that give Companies control over trading in an area. This system is foundational for the upcoming Trade System. Sea Forts have automated defenses that will respawn over time when neutral Players have a limited number of build points (100) to spend on a Sea Fort they own Currently only Defense Towers may be built (15 pts each) On PVP Servers, they may be captured and controlled! To capture them, destroy the defenses and plant a flag inside the central tower The flag takes 25 minutes to force an owned Fort return to neutral The flag takes 10 minutes to capture on a neutral Fort Sea Forts in Freeport Servers may not be captured In an upcoming patch, Sea Forts will allow access through a server for Trading You will be able to grant or restrict access to Allies or other Companies Access to a Sea Fort is required for you to have trade routes that travel through a server! Sea Forts may have a Tax Bank built on them The Tax Bank can be raided for gold. Neutral points have the Tax Bank as well NOTE: Until trading starts, they aren't actually earning any gold, so the Bank is empty Tax Banks will allow companies to tax Trade Routes that use their Fort for access Neutral Forts will have a high tax rate and allow everyone access to a server Map Added the Ship Salesman's Island to the center of each Freeport Grid NOTE: Ships are not yet available for purchase. They will be added in a future update Added Sea Fort Islands to the map. 1-4 exist on every server except the center Ships Increased maximum Ship level from 52 to 60 Adjusted Ship XP curve to increase the amount of XP required for early levels and greatly reduce the amount of XP required for later levels Overall, this change reduces the total amount of XP required to reach max level Added Gold cost for crafting Ships in a Shipyard Schooner: 50 Gold Brigantine: 250 Gold Galleon: 500 Gold NOTE: These costs will increase when the trade system has been fully implemented Structures Defense Towers may be built at the Smithy May only be placed at Sea Forts Requires Advanced Automation Skill from the Construction Tree Added Fuel Slot to Farmhouse and Warehouse Dedicated slot holds up to 1,000 units of Fuel This slot is separate from the main inventory Burns a unit of fuel at the following intervals: Oil: 350 seconds Coal: 200 seconds Wood: 100 seconds Thatch: 40 seconds Weapons Changed delay before using newly placed land artillery to 10 minutes This affects Cannons, Large Cannons, Catapults, Puckles, Ballistas, Mortars, and Swivel Guns Bug Fix: Cannons can no longer be fired underwater Misc Removed XP reward from all bosses including the Abominable Snowman, Kraken, Hydra, Drake, Ghost Ship, and Blackwood's Queen Cobra Removed Gold drops from Kraken, Squids, Army of the Damned Soldiers, fishing, and digging. The trade system will become the way to earn gold Bug Fix: Driving a Cargo Cart over a Pillar will no longer cause the rider to dismount Bug Fix: If a Ceiling Tile is placed on top of a Pillar and then destroyed, any object built on the Ceiling Tile will also be destroyed Known Issues No Sea Forts in D8 Golden Age Sea Forts currently cannot be claimed Map may flicker when zoomed Sea Forts currently have Peace Time which may be removed at a later date Players may spawn on Sea Forts sometimes v410.6 DevKit Update v410.4 Bug Fix: Arrows, Flame Arrows, Zip-Line Anchors, and Crossbow Bolts can now be found in skill tree and crafting menus Bug Fix: Arrows, Flame Arrows, Zip-Line Anchors, and Crossbow Bolts can be crafted and used normally Big Fix: Searching for craftables no longer causes the game to crash Note: Unfortunately due to current limitations, we are not able to bring back previously crafted affected items. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding. v410.2 Combat Shield bash can no longer be used while in the air Bug Fix: Soft Spots Feat now only affects Two-Handed Mace Bug Fix: Brass Knuckles no longer affect shield bash damage Construction Structures can no longer be built on tables Grills, Crop Plots, Water Pipes, Paintings, Flags, and Buoys can no longer be built in Freeports Crafting Cloth Armor and Simple Bed may now also be crafted at the Loom Waterskin may now also be crafted at the Tannery Wood Wall/Floor/Ceiling/Roof, Repair Hammer, and Storage Boxes (including large) may now also be crafted at the Smithy New Skill added to Artillery Tree: Captain of Renown As a master of both crew and artillery, your exploits as a pirate are known far and wide. Recruits seek you out allowing you to craft artillery that comes manned for an extra bit of coin. Requires BOTH Gatling Studies from the Artillery Tree New Crafting Recipes added to the Smithy: Manned Cannon, Manned Large Cannon, and Manned Puckle These recipes cost the same resources as their unmanned variants plus an additional 10 gold coins Crew will spawn at them after 30 seconds and man the station Explosive Barrels Explosive Barrel projectiles that don't explode on impact can be defused Explosive Barrel toss distance increased by 50% Tossed Explosive Barrels no longer stick to players, creatures, or the sides of structures Catapult reload time for Explosive Barrels changed to 2 seconds Bug Fix: Barrels placed or tossed onto ships will now explode when their timer expires Bug Fix: Explosive Barrels shot out of cannons will no longer instantly stick to the water Golden Age Ruins Creatures (Fire Elementals, Rock Elementals, and Cyclops) XP awarded after creature's death instead of per hit Damage dealt to ships increased by 100% Damage dealt to players decreased by 20% Ships Increased the range of Ship Ammunition Container from 30m to 40m Bug Fix: Ships no longer leave behind their frame when destroyed Bug Fix: Ships of the Damned should now behave normally Submarines Bug Fix: Horse cart weapons can no longer be fired from submarine Bug Fix: Grenades can no longer be thrown from Submarines Tames Cows can be ridden by equipping a Tier 2 Saddle Warehouses and Farmhouses Reduced exclusion radius for placing Warehouses from 2km to 800m Increased the weight limit in the Warehouse from 50,000 to 250,000 and increased max inventory items from 40 to 100 Added 'Transfer All,' 'Transfer Half,' and 'Transfer Amount' option to Warehouse and Farmhouse inventory, similar to how stacks may be split in player inventory Warehouses, Farmhouses, and Stone Farmhouses no longer use Wood or Thatch as fuel and instead use Coal/Oil, which last 60/120 seconds per unit Warehouses now transport Wood and Thatch Warehouses no longer transport Oil or Coal (This solution will be iterated on soon) Bug Fix: Warehouses and Farmhouses no longer have crafting inventory section that falsely implies you can craft in them v409.2 Catapult reload time for explosive barrels increased significantly (Reload time may not match animation until next major patch) Fixed bug where NPCs were spawning with Puckles Fixed bug where explosive barrels would drop instantly when thrown while on a ship Temporary Fix: Made explosive barrels get destroyed when thrown onto a ship until we can completely address bugs with intended functionality v409.1 New Skill: Advanced Automation Added Advanced Automation to the Construction Tree Requires Esotery of Building Cost is 12 skill points New Warehouse and Stone Farmhouse added to this skill New Feature: Warehouse New structure type, Warehouse, may be built at the smithy Warehouse is a structure that automatically collects Resources from Farmhouses in range Will not collect Wood/Thatch, which is fuel for Farmhouses Gathers from Farmhouses within 500m Gather Rate is 5% of the Farmhouse inventory every 10 minutes Warehouses may not be placed closer than 2km to another Warehouse Warehouses must be placed within 30m of the shore Warehouse takes thatch or wood as fuel More than one Warehouse can hit the same farm Warehouses have 40 storage slots Warehouse stack size is 10,000 units Max Inventory Weight is 50,000 Warehouse health is 40,000 Warehouses are not taxed *For reference, 1 foundation is 2m Explosive Barrels Instant detonation option removed Setting the detonation timer is now a separate action from lighting the fuse Detonation timer can now be set and viewed in inventory The fuse is automatically lit when a carried barrel is placed! Added defuse option: any player can defuse an explosive barrel Can now be used as ammo in Cannons, Large Cannons, and Catapults Duplication bug fixed Impact Behavior for Barrels Fired out of Cannons Explode instantly on impact with ships, structures, players, or creatures In water, barrels float for six seconds before sinking. They explode when their timer expires Otherwise, barrels explode after their timer expires Impact Behavior for Tossed Barrels In water, barrels float for six seconds before sinking. They explode when their timer expires Otherwise, barrels explode after their timer expires Damage Immunity Placed barrels are immune to ranged damage Carried barrels are immune to all damage Destroyed barrels no longer explode unless as part of a chain reaction with another barrel Farmhouses Farmhouses can no longer be placed in water Farmhouse now only transfers a single stack of resources into player's inventory per transfer interaction Increased distance requirement between Farmhouse placement from 120m to 200m Farmhouse harvest rate reduced by 25% overall Harvest Interval increased from 15 seconds to 60 seconds (gathers 1/4 as often) Harvest amount increased (gathers 3x as much) Stone Farmhouse has been moved to Advanced Automation Skill in Construction Tree Updated resource costs of constructing a Stone Farmhouse Changed 360 Metal to 180 Alloy Added 80 Organic Paste as additional cost Reduced the Draw Distance of Farmhouse from 1 kilometer to 400 meters Reduced health of basic Farmhouse from 30k to 20k Miscellaneous Reduced NPC cost on Puckles by 50% Army of the Damned can now be damaged by swivel guns v408.0 Fixed a bug allowing items other than wood and thatch to be added to the Farmhouse inventory, leading to some exploits. Fixed a bug making picking up the Stone Farmhouse right after placing it give you back the wood version instead. Removed XP from crafting mortar and pestle Removed all XP from killing the kraken Using Nature's Touch on a mount that has it will replace any existing Nature's Touch buffs on that mount Player higher level than 82 have been rolled back to level 82 Item duplication exploit with bed travel fixed (including wearing multiple armor sets) Explosive barrel minimum detonation timer changed to 6 seconds v407.2 Farmhouse Added Farmhouse and Stone Farmhouse to the Esotery of Building Skill Requires Smithy to Craft Initial Balance pass on gather speed, radius, cost to build, max weight, fuel cost, etc Army of the Damned Treasure Guards Reduced number of guards spawned per wave to three Modified type of guards spawned Abominable Snowman Encounter Removed XP reward Explosive Barrel Fixed duplication bug Player XP Rollback Any characters over level 80 have been rolled back to level 80 Torpedo Increased damage by 50% v406.13 (server): Adjusted Resources slightly v406.12 (server): Various additional exploit fixes regarding Yeti boss v406.11 (server): Reduced XP from Yeti boss. Fixed various yeti boss exploits. Fixed rotation of misaligned island icons on the map. Fixed I9 server having some lawless settings applied. Balanced resource distribution to ensure all resources can be found on the official server network in multiple places. 07/04 (server): Fixed several foliage and resource issues 07/03 (server): Addressed some resource issues v406.7 New Map Created: Centralized Golden Age islands for a clearer path to completing the compass. Centralized high-density servers to reduce the distance/sail time between conflict areas. Updated mineral foliage on islands so it is no longer tied to plant biomes. Removed most unique discoveries to reduce the grind of getting to the max level cap. Economy Balance Updates: Army of Dead on Golden Age Islands gold drops reduced by 62% Island Claim upkeep costs reduced by about 75% NPC Crew upkeep costs reduced by 84% on land NPC Crew upkeep on sea reduced by about half. Other Changes: Army of Dead Treasure Guards has been made significantly easier for low-quality treasure maps. Updated early game XP curve so you don't immediately level. Moved skill point gains to be more generous in lower levels and level off in later levels. Army of Dead on Golden Age Islands XP rewards reduced by 60% v405.9 NEW Item: Ballista Flame bolt - Sets fire to sails - Can hit a sail with multiple bolts and add multiple fire buffs - Fire can be extinguished by Olfend (or a bucket if you can get one up there) - Fire can be extinguished by fully closing the sail - Fire buff will not stick during rain or snow - Fire bolts can also set fires on other structures, creatures, and the ground (and will damage the mast if hit there instead of the sail) Balance Changes - Decreased oil jar weight - Increased torch damage - Increased flame arrow damage Quality of Life Changes - Added Ship Heading indicator on the map when on captain's wheel - Improved skill tree search UI when using a gamepad - Skill tree: When searching for craftables, you now see ALL results, even if you have not unlocked a craftable. Double-click to go to the skill in the tree - Olfend: added water capacity numbers over droplets icon for extended HUD info, so the rider can see water quantity - Added item descriptions with helpful gameplay-relevant info (the first batch includes 80 items, more to come in future patches) Bug Fixes & Misc - Main menu exit highlight now works on mouseover - Removed marine sublevels from server cook, so players stop bashing their ships into invisible underwater rocks near the shore - Bottom rows on server grid select UI are now properly clickable - Scaled-down seagull slightly when carried (was too big) and removed takeoff particles when tossed from shoulder - Fixed bug where flame arrow flame buff would desync when shot at a moving ship and be visually "left behind" - Fixed bug where oil slick from tossed oil jar would desync when hitting a moving ship and be visually "left behind" - Olfend: fixed issue where if you break out of the drink animation by moving around, the drink "ripple" vfx stays active on its snout - Olfend: tweaked water amounts when adding to or drinking from a water barrel - Olfend: improved trace when rider sprays water, so it can hit fires above it easier (needed to fight those ballista flame bolts - Bird taming improvements, including preventing them from immediately fleeing after bola release when they should attack instead - Fixed bug where in-progress sail canvas repairs do not continue after transitioning - Fixed bug in crop plots where fertilizer amount shows 0 after save/load - Resized large crop plot mesh so it is actually larger than the small crop plot (visual update only, no changes to footprint/collision) - Tutorial UI: fixed button label text not clipping when scrolling - Changed tribe member offline duration string to better fit the UI - Ammo container HUD tooltip displays ammo types only if amount > 0 in the container - Fixed a bug where water barrel was always being placed with 3000 water - Re-added missing Tools folder to Steam PC client (LocalizationManager) - Fix: Ammo container HUD shows text "Press [LeftShift] to switch between ammo types" when looking at an ammo container on a ship after getting on/off a turret v404.8 - Fixed server side crashes - Fixed a crash preventing players from launching Blackwood v404.7 - Fix for puckles being unable to reload puckle ammo from pre-existing ammo containers - Extra damage dealt by AoD treasure guardians reverted (but they kept some of the resistance that was added in the last patch) v404.5 Reduced max player character level cap from 150 to 120. Forced a skill respec for all players past level 120. Offline player character bodies on ships will now stay visible to other players on PvE servers and in freeports. Fixed a bug where offline player characters would fall off ships when transitioning into a freeport grid. Fixed a bug where holding a treasure map on Blackwood would crash the game. Players can now purchase a one time use “Rename Ship Item” from the Cosmetics Vendor for 10k and use it to rename their ship. The Equilibrium buff now properly shows the Stamina Recovery Rate in the Buff Stat Bonuses section of the character screen. Experience points from defeating the Kraken and Snowman have been significantly increased: 40,000 exp for normal mode. 120,000 exp for hard mode. Increased the spawn rate of high tier Ship of the Damned galleons. Increased the damage of certain mount creatures toward players by 30%. Effected creatures include Sheep, Bear, Bull, Horse, Ostrich, Pig, Wolf, Elephant, Giant Crab, Giant Tortugar, Giraffe, Lion, Olfend, Rhino, Tiger. Increased the attack range of certain mount creatures by 10%. Effected creatures include Sheep, Bear, Bull, Horse, Ostrich, Pig, Wolf, Elephant, Giant Crab, Giant Tortugar, Giraffe, Lion, Olfend, Rhino, Tiger. Changed torpedo crafting cost to 28 metal ingots, 60 gunpowder, 40 blasting powder, and 100 mythos. Torpedos are now fireable by NPCs from the helm/Lieutenant’s Podium (so long as that player has Torpedo Studies unlocked). Reduced the travel time required before torpedo damage becomes active from 3.75 seconds to 2 seconds. Increased grenade damage vs. puckles and swivels by 100%. Increased grenade damage vs. structures by 170%. Reduced max handling sail acceleration stat cap (for newly dropped/crafted sails) to 125%. Fixed certain edge cases where cannon carts could be fired while in water. Kraken, Snowman, and monstrous whale encounters now have a chance to drop items. All loot tables now have a chance to drop an already-crafted version of an item rather than just the blueprint. Removed the following blueprints from possible treasure chest loot: Stone Pick Torch Scissors Tier 2 Saddle Tier 2 Saddle Carriage Tier 2 Cargo Saddle Fishing Rod Fishing Net Stone Pick Stone Hatchet Throwing Knife Added the following blueprints to possible treasure chest loot: Medium Wood Plank Medium Wood Gunport Cannon Medium Wood Deck Removed the following blueprints from possible flotsam loot: Thatch Ceiling Thatch Door Thatch Floor Thatch Roof Thatch Wall Added the following blueprints to possible flotsam loot: Dinghy Ship Hangar Ship Resources Box Food Larder Diving Attachment Ship Cargo Rack Removed the following blueprints from possible sunken treasure chest loot: Thatch Ceiling Thatch Door Thatch Floor Thatch Roof Thatch Wall Added the following blueprints to possible sunken treasure chest loot: Medium Wood Deck Large Wood Deck Medium Wood Gunport Large Wood Gunport Cannon Large Cannon Puckle Catapult Dinghy Ship Hangar Ship Resources Box Food Larder Diving Attachment Ship Cargo Rack Removed the following blueprints from possible Ship of the Damned schooner loot: Small Wood Deck Small Wood Plank Ship Ammunition Container Ship Resources Box Food Larder Puckle Puckle Bullet Catapult Boulder Added the following blueprints to possible Ship of the Damned schooner loot: Wood Ceiling Removed the following blueprints from possible Ship of the Damned brigantine loot: Small Wood Deck Small Wood Plank Dinghy Ship Hangar Ship Ammunition Container Ship Resources Box Food Larder Diving Attachment Ship Cargo Rack Puckle Puckle Bullet Catapult Boulder Added the following blueprints to possible Ship of the Damned brigantine loot: Wood Ceiling Removed the following blueprints from possible Ship of the Damned galleon loot: Dinghy Ship Hangar Ship Ammunition Container Ship Resources Box Food Larder Diving Attachment Ship Cargo Rack Puckle Puckle Bullet Catapult Boulder Added the following blueprints to possible Ship of the Damned galleon loot: Wood Ceiling v402.6 - Fixed ships capsizing with cargo harnesses equipped to bears/horses - Reworked 'Decreased blackjack chance to knock riders off of horses by 50%' fix as it was causing issues with the bola - Fixed bola not being able to immobilize targets - Reverted 'Weather and temperature conditions no longer drain hunger or thirst meters when refilling stamina' as it was causing food and thirst from draining altogether. v402.5 - Emergency ship ladders are now easier to use - Bow and crossbow can now damage Army of the Damned enemies - Added a new inventory sort option to “sort by type” - Improved inventory functionality to prevent items from randomly shifting around when transferring between inventories - When multiple items are sent to the hotbar, their “equip delay” timers will now countdown simultaneously rather than one at a time - Ships that are still being built in a shipyard will now refund resources for demolished parts - Weather and temperature conditions no longer drain hunger or thirst meters when refilling stamina - Increased meat and fish stack sizes to 100 - Further reduced the shark aggro radius - Improved compass visuals to make it easier to read - Tiers of Nature’s Cry no longer stack with each other - Human NPCs can now ride in cargo harnesses and carriages - Removed all XP gains from the guillotine and noose - Players can no longer gain additional altitude when using a glider - If an explosive barrel is destroyed while being held, the damage is now always considered to come from the holder (and not a different source) - Decreased grenade damage vs. puckles and swivels by 80% - Decreased grenade damage vs. structures by 66% - Decreased grenade damage vs. players by 50% - Decreased grenade crafting cost by 40% - Decreased sword damage by 20% - Decreased blackjack chance to knock riders off of horses by 50% - Increased two-handed mace damage by 30% - Increased bola immobility duration on players by 10% - Increased puckle and swivel damage vs. players by 100% - Decreased Equilibrium buff attack damage bonus from 20% to 10% - Added a 20% Stamina Recovery Speed bonus to the Equilibrium buff v401.17 - Fixed some server crashes. v401.14 - Fixed maps not loaded on non-home grids for Unofficial Servers. v401.13 - Imprint time now scales inversely (decreases) when the baby maturation rate is above 4x. This means, during bonus rate events, imprint timers will automatically adjust to compensate for the quicker maturation. v401.10 - Disabled Claim Flag height limit on all Official Network. Functionality still works and can be used on Unofficial Servers, a word from our Lead Designer: v401.9 - Disabled Claim Flag height limit on PvE servers (only meant to be active on PvP) v401.5 (Server 401.8) - Islands on the Official Network now have a maximum z-value for how high Claim Flags can be placed, unique to the island. These are based on the highest terrain points, before considering mountains, large rock formations or steep pillars. The in-game HUD will let you know whether your current claim flag is in a valid location. If your claim flag is not in a valid location, when attempting to place a new one you will receive HUD feedback informing you whether a spot is valid or not. Players will have approximately a month (Mid/Late November) to reposition their flag to a new location. We'll provide a more specific date closer to the patch which changes this. When placing the flag at the new spot, it will automatically destroy the old claim flag and transfer the inventory into the new flag. - Unofficials can activate this setting by changing the following config in their game.ini: MaxSettlementFlagZ = 999999 (default, which means FlagZ can be placed at 99999 z height above the per-island specific height). This is an offset value, if you adjust this, it will use the per-island specific max height + the offset. For example, making it 3000 will look for the highest 'legitimate' location on an island, and then add an additional 3000 z to that height to determine the flag's maximum location. The following game.ini config can be used to destroy all invalid claim flags, please be advised that this cannot be reversed once done: bDestroyInvalidSettlementClaimFlags=true - Fixed a bug which prevented Unofficial Servers on Xbox from being able to see the map v400.63 (Server Only) - Online Players (no changes towards offline or NPC Crew) can only contest flags (defending or attacking) when in one of the following states: > When a player is grounded (e.g walking on the ground) > When a player is seated (e.g sitting in a chair) > When a player is riding a creature (This means player states such as climbing ladders/picks, gliding, etc will no longer contest flags) - Contesting flags can only happen when a player is above -300 on the z-axis (basically, above the ocean/sea level) - Code change for client compatibility v400.62 - Voice chat fixes - Fixed a bug that prevented you from being able to modify the radius-checks for Yelling, Whispering, and Talking. - Fixed a bug related to locking on v400.61 - Fixed 2 client side crashes that could occur on server-load or transition v400.60 - Fixed description on song "A Mockatoo Once Told Me" - Dynamic nameplate scaling enabled on ships - Fix for NPC crew members occasionally missing the accordion visually in their hands v400.59 - Fixed forge giving graphite instead of base coal - Fixed typo in Pistol Steady Aim skill. - Very tall character's head is no longer cut off in the inventory view - NPC Crew Accordion: npc's can equip accordion and play songs("loaded" on accordion or first in inventory) using multi-use option "Play Song" song is consumed after start, buffs will be applied after first loop of song is completed song will loop until "Stop Song" option is selected from multi-use v400.58 - Fixed a bug which prevented silos from paying/feeding crew on Lawless Servers - Fixed a bug which caused ground clutter to flicker on Xbox v400.57 - Added missing ceiling when building ramshackle sloop with vendor in Freeport - Enabled Revolver reload mini-game - Fix: When you use the map camera while piloting ship, the compass won't hide from the view - Added missing Forest dye craftable to grill - Changed salted fish stack size from 30 to 50 - Moved pipe engram into pipes folder - Applied treasure gold multiplier buff to: floatsam/aodloots/shipwrecks - Lawless regions on officials should no longer show any "island points" on the map. - Beds on cooldown are now visible (it will indicate when a player can spawn on them) v400.56 - Fixed a bug which causes your map to be black with HDR enabled on Xbox v400.54 - Volumetric fog and ground clutter improved and enabled for Xbox One (and Xbox One S) - Fixed a bug where the shift key would stop responding on Xbox - Fixed a bug which would cause the camera to always be selected when pulling out your map with a gamepad - Fixed a bug which causes your map to be black with HDR enabled on Xbox - Enabled multiple client-side options for players to disable HUD/UI clutter - You can now fill water barrels directly from waterspouts - Improved Army of the Damned animation on Xbox One and Xbox One S - Right bumper now cycles between two inventory UIs - R3 now toggles use states (for example light fires) again - Fixed a bug which made navigating between rows in two separate inventories reset location - Fixed a bug where some fantasy creatures weren't tamable on Golden Age servers - Lawless Servers now check for structures (at a small radius) before spawning folliage to prevent trees/rocks/bushes from spawning inside bases. - Fix to destroy sunken ships when last structure is removed - Added HUD callout on handheld map to re-center on players - Fixed a server-side crash for Modded Servers which have modified their loot tables v400.51 - Fixed structure tiling textures. Structures (such as wood walls) lined up near each now have the correct textures. You'll see slight differences in their pattern to prevent repetitiveness. - Fixed a server-side crash v400.50 - Reduced non-offensive structure crafting times from 5s to 1s - Items caches will no longer be left behind and removed the drop-all on items like founders hats - Fixed a bug which would cause players to be unable to level up certain stats when highlighted over them - Fixed being unable to scroll up/down on the Company Log using gamepad - Fixed being unable to assign Company members to groups with gamepad (Xbox and PC) - When harpooning another ship, the aggressor (ship shooting the harpoon) will have it's cannons (large, swivel, and regular) disabled until the harpoon attachment has ended. Notes on the harpoon change: we feel that harpoons have become too strong in the meta to the point where they dominate ship PvP. Whilst this change may not perfectly address all situations, we expect it will encourage more planning when harpooning along with additional risk and decision-making whilst also opening up options to the harpooned ship. v400.45 - Setup loot table overrides for DevKit (Devkit patch incoming) - Fixed a server-side crash - Disabled 2x Bonus Event on Officials - Updated Gamepad controls screen to reflect new gunport and anchor controls - Action Wheel toggle for Yell and Whisper Modes for gamepad (PC) - Fixed Atlantean heavy helmet colorized icon - Fixed Atlantean female medium shirt colorization (added region for emissive) v400.24 (server only) - Enabled Bonus Rates on the Official Network for 2x Gold, Harvesting, and Taming - Fixed a server-side crash v400.41 - Cyclops Heavy Boot and Hat Icon Fix - Hydra Hide Glove Icon Fix - Commander outfit torso colorization - When claiming a Wild Pirate Camp, the flag will now show the company flag painting - Painting a wild pirate camp flag will set the company flag painting - [XBOX SPECIFIC] Fixed a crash caused by vivox/parties in non-dedicated servers - [XBOX SPECIFIC] Fixed a bug caused by vivox/parties which would cause the fps to degrade over time - Fixed an issue where searching for remote inventory text would then populate that saved text in all search fields after opening inventories twice - Fixed issue where players no longer gained EXP on freeports - [GAMEPAD SPECIFIC] On the captain's wheel, X shall toggle gunports (no longer RB) - [GAMEPAD SPECIFIC] On the captain's wheel, if RB or LB are held, X shall not toggle gunports (should activate the hotbar/feat entry instead) - [GAMEPAD SPECIFIC] On the captain's wheel, add Lower/Raise anchor to VIEW action wheel, so that captains can use anchor v400.38 (v400.37 on Xbox) - Fixed a spelling error on the Plunder Skill description - The cursor is now kept in place when navigating full folders - Fixed craftables not showing in folders in the hand-craftable view of the UI - R3 will now swap inventories in the UI when looking at two inventories (ie: a storage box) to switch to the first item in the other inventory - Double-tapping A on any item in the Trade UI will no longer open the cancel UI - Level limit no longer applies in Freeports on non-dedicated session modes - The last search-strings on all Inventory Menu search bars will now be saved - Fixed the ability to use emotes whilst dancing - Added one more crew by default to a sloop - Increased non-dedicated tether range - Non-Dedicated Servers will now allow you to receive resources when demolishing structures on an anchored boat - Added attenuation distance to Dive-Into-Water sounds - Net fishing sounds adjusted to only play locally - Increased Net Fishing speed threshold by 25% - Fixed various stalls on Xbox and cases which would cause the Xbox' FPS to drop and the game to stutter (we are still looking into more cases of this) - Removed the range-limit on voice chat for non-dedicated sessions - Fixed a stereo audio bug which would cause players not to hear each other - Players are able to fast travel to and from a ship that the host is not standing on in non-dedi (so long as the fast-travel destination is within tether-range) - Increased collision size of dropped bags. (You should now be able to pick up bags more easily when they are dropped on top of a bed etc) - Server ping 0 now hidden when you are the host - Fixed a bug where the targeting cursor wouldn't disappear after your ship was sunk - Enemy pirate ships now display a sink percentage - Prevented enemy pirate NPC's from fleeing - Wild elephants now have 3x resistance - Stone Wild Pirate Camp doors are now wooden - HDR mode for Xbox One X now enabled (looking at PC implementation soon) - Optimized ship position callouts for Wild Pirate Encampments - Fixed a bug which would cause Non Dedi clients to get into a broken state when fast-travelling to a bed in stasis - Presssing Y on gamepad when an editbox is highlighted will now clear the editbox - AOD Armor icon colorization fixed - Atlantean cloth armor icon fixes - Atlantean heavy icon colorization fixes - Cyclops heavy icon fixes v400.22 - Implemented a fix to resolve islands where foliage cannot be harvested v400.20 - Enabled Crossplay v315.7 - Plague can no longer be spread via cough, touching, or poops. - AOE has been increased for plague debuff when shot via catapult by 70% - Fishing rewards have been increased by 2x - Added prime fish meat, fish oil, and fish skin to the fishing rod loot table - Dolphin Buff now lasts for 600 seconds - Unversioned patch: BattlEye Crash Fix v315.5 - Scissors now snip at 2.5 dura per snip instead of 5 - Increased blueprint scaling of shipyards by 20% (easier to get higher durability BPs) - Fixed broken IBLs which caused some trees to emit a light source - Unversioned patch: BattlEye Crash Fix v315.4 - Removed the speed stat from speed sails to avoid confusion. This will be revisited further during Phase 1 of our development cycle after Xbox crossplay launch - Increased mortar damage against ships and ship structures by 30% - Lanterns now last 20% longer - Rifle shooting range now correctly matches view distance - Increased fish-catching speed by 15% - Make musical buffs last 50% longer - Throwing knife damage increased by 30% - Crop growth speed increased by 25% - Increased durability of hydra revolver by 30% - Increased durability of grapple by 20% - Reduce crafting times of intermediate materials (alloys, paste etc) by 20% - Icebox thermal insulation increased by 33% - Increased pike damage by 25% - Fixed the description of skills (target soft spots and target weaknesses) from two handed pike to mac - Removed the INT stat from armour - Doubled creature INT (Dolphins and Crows) - Reduced the weights of the following ship-related items: Ship Weight Reduction to 1: Rope Ladder Wood Ladder Chair Table Grill Cooking Pot Other weight changes: Water Barrel (1 when empty, 19 when full) Steering Wheel weight reduced to 12 v315.22 - Additional Anti Cheat update v315.21 - Map spoil time increased by 3x when in bookshelves (this means they take longer to spoil) - Explosive Barrels now sink 50% faster and for a total of 6 minutes (increased from 5) - Unthinkable Delicacy cooldown decreased to 2 hours - Keratin farmed per minute on cat reduced to 10 (from 40) - Whale hitting XP increased by 10% - The rate at which ice is consumed in an icebox has been increased by 10% - Icebox insulation distance increased by 20% - Ambient temperature required to make ice has increased to 0 - Reduced blueprint bonus weapon damage and durability by 25% - Target Soft Spots and Target Weakness can no longer be used when wearing a Pike - Swords and Pike now pierce armour by 4x the previous amount - Reduced blueprint bonus armour resistance scaling by 40% - Reduced blueprint bonus armour durability scaling by 55% - Reduced blueprint bonus health given by armours by 40% - Reduced blueprint bonus weight given by armours by 66% - Removed health bonus from rejuvenate buff - Health has been capped to 300 and players have been given a free-one time respec - Ship changes: Galleon: Extra Weight per level increased to 600 Extra Crew per level increased to 2 Extra Beds per level increased to 1 Extra Sturdiness per level increased to 4% Brigantine: Extra Weight per level increased to 400 Extra Crew per level increased to 1 Extra Beds per level increased to 1 Extra Sturdiness per level increased to 4% Schooner: Extra Weight per level increased to 200 Extra Crew per level increased to 1 Extra Beds per level increased to 1 Extra Sturdiness per level increased to 4% Sloop: Extra Weight per level increased to 100 Extra Crew per level increased to 1 Extra Beds per level increased to 1 Extra Sturdiness per level increased to 4% General changes: Extra Resistance is now capped at 396% Extra damage is now capped at 252% and adjusted to 4% gained per level - Large Cannon Damage buffed by 10% - Reduced shark team notify radius by 15% (how far they can call other sharks for help) - Claim Flags can no longer be placed underwater v315.193 - Updated Anti Cheat - Red Target Cursor will always display in SP and Non Dedicated mode v315.191 - Disables gun crosshair colour change unless the server is using the new Game.ini setting: bAllowWeaponEnemyTargetingCursor (we'll drop a new server build for this later) - Fixed some rare client-side crashes - Session names on non-dedicated servers should now correctly appear in the sessions list v315.19 - Fixed a bug which caused waterskins to be lost on spouts - Fixed a bug which caused the Raider of the Deep quest to disappear v315.18 - Prevented grenades from being thrown when a glider is equipped - Fixed a bug which would cause structures to have the wrong health points when replaced - Lighthouse can now be found in the Structures/Misc folder of the smithy - Increased the slots of tannery from 120 to 150 - Cooked fish now stacks up to 50 - Added 'temperate' biome tag to Crow, so they can be bred in Temperate regions - Fixed a bug which prevented cannons from being placed on certain gunports in Galleons v315.16 - Fixed company logs not updating properly (or taking hours to do so) - Fixed beds not updating properly (or taking hours to do so) - Fixed a client side crash related to weapons and the tutorial system v315.15 - Fixed a crash related to low memory mode (caused by fog of war) - Fixed the bug which prevented players from putting berries inside of their claim flag - Fixed a bug which would cause structures to sometimes float when placing them v315.14 - Fixed an issue where distance field fonts would show invisible characters for certain characters, they'll display boxes for now. v315.12 - Fixed an issue where servers would not correctly update their concurrent player counts when players would log off or move to another server - Fixed an issue where digging for water overrides were not functional on the server which would stop spouts from appearing when digging v315.11 Main Additions/Content Xbox Crossplay now supported (coming to Xbox on the 8th of October: https://www.playatlas.com/index.php?/atlas-news/news/captain’s-log-37-atlas-arrives-on-xbox-with-steam-pc-crossplay-r213/) - New world map with improved biome layout (and a new biome type) - Over 70 new core island templates, and many polish improvements to existing islands - Over 20 new cosmetics and sail cosmetics - Improved client and server performance - Full Gamepad support - "Wild Pirate Camps" option for singleplayer and non-dedicated sessions (enabled by default): take over each island across the ATLAS by attacking and claiming procedural enemy pirate camps, guarded by cannons, pirates wielding all sorts of weapons, and even powerful pirate ships! - New Multi-shot Hydra Pistol - Cats (with hats!) Bug Fixes - Fixed hundreds of issues with levels from covering holes, adding collision to decor, removing floating folliage, waterfall post processing, resource overrides, island points, discovery zones, and reducing the amount of natural fog on some islands. - Ship of the Damned now point to their correct loot tables. This means that Galleons will provide more and give better loot than Brigs, which provide better rewards than schooners. - Fixed multiple client side crashes - Fixed Vultures not being able to mate on Equatorial islands - Fixed various descriptive errors with skills - Fixed tamed bear from randomly playing its growl animation when attacking targets - Fixed not being able to replace triangle floors with different tiers of triangle floors - Fixed being unable to place wood ceilings on a deck under a diving/dinghy platform - Fixed being able to use orbit camera to look through half walls and doors - Fixed lamps not being able to be turned on when underwater - Fixed the wrong amount of XP loss displaying when executed or hung - Fixed a bug which prevented players from seeing the ammo meshes loaded into catapults - Fixed Rope ladders not being able to be rotated when placed on catwalks - Fixed some cosmetics causing the steering wheel to turn invisible - Fixed cheat giveengrams giving -40 stone arrows - Fixed a bug which allowed crew to be knocked off of puckles using a blackjack, even in peace time - Fixed alcohol buffs not persisting through grid transition - Fixed a bug which made it impossible to escape the left claw of a crab Misc - Added a new "Tutorials" menu tab, which provides details on many of the basic mechanics and concepts of the game. - Updated voice chat systems to Vivox in order to support Crossplay - Updated Waveworks to latest version, improving both client and server performance and quality of waves - Preventing building outside the galleon by moving up and shrinking height bounds box (so top of height is still the same) and added a volume to block building where the collision on the galleon is bad, making it possible to build outside the ship - Reduced level up gains and buffs for intelligence by 50% - Changed meat stack size to 50 for all meats - Made submarine consume mythos as fuel (but consumes 2.5x slower) - Shrunk a text box that was covering half of the Voyage of Power button - Added warning that shows up in the company log 48 hours before a shop is destroyed due to not being accessed within a 21 day period - Tweaked ocean trace so that it doesn't create floating ocean shops - Modified a couple of snap points for the ladders on the brig to be climbable Snowman Boss Revamp: Regular Snowman Changes: - Tweaked explosive damage from 1x to 1.125x - Reduced arena timer to 30 minutes - Reduced ice breath speed debuff from 8 secs to 6 secs - Tweaked various aspect of the Snowman's movement to prevent it from getting stuck and frozen between various attacks - Snowman can jump when receiving damage to prevent it from being gunned-down and allow the onslaught of minions to catch up and be more involved - Increased kill XP to 750. Hard Snowman: - x2 Health, 2x Armour, 1.5x Melee Damage - Reduced cooldown on Ice Breath attack by 2 secs - Increase number of health/armour states from 4 to 5 - Reduced interval between shield reactivation from 45 secs to 35 secs - Explosive Damage adjusted to 1x - Increase base minion spawn from 5 to 6 - Increase base minion kills for cooldown from 8 to 10 - Arean timer is set to 60 minutes - Kill XP set to 1500 - Visual changes: red eyes, and commander hat with an eye patch. Regular Yeti Minions: - Tweaked no buff fire damage adjuster from x0.33 to x0.5 - Increased Kill XP to 10. Hard Yeti Minions (Empowered Yeti) - x1.5 health, x1.5 melee damage, x1.15 speed increase - Increased move around blockade distance. - Tweaked no buff fire damage adjuster to x0.25 - Increased Kill XP to 15. Arena changes - Updated lever to select difficulty via multiuse. - Removed mid columns at arena entrance for better AI navigation. - Filled some holes with blocking volumes to prevent players getting stuck between some meshes. - Added some extra geometry and overrode walkable slope angle at entrance side steps and select small meshes to prevent players and creatures getting stuck. - Added two more minion spawn points closer to the entrance. - Added falling icicles. Camera shakes, tremor audio plays and icicles fall from above the player. On hit grants a shorter speed debuff of 2 secs and a 2.5% impaled bleed buff that lasts 12 secs. Used to combat players who may attempt to take shelter and kite the Snowman in difficult to access areas, as they will have less time to move out of the way due to icicles falling a shorter distance.

Tips for our Western Brothers: If you have not already, band together with all other western clans on the Island ASAP. If you're solo, join a clan. Set aside differences, set tasks and goals, organize, plan a time to raid (couple of hours). Glory. Victory. Domination. Western ability for spontaneous coordination is known throughout history. Do it. You know what I'm talking about. Pep talk aside, here are practical tips: 1) Melee these fuckers, their ping is horrible. Think Mount&Blade style. Beat them like dogs. 2) Shit-talk them on voice chat, it drives them nuts. They will rage and loose their hive-mind coordination. Use google translate. If not, English, Czech, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, and Albanian seems to work wonders. The ones we destroyed take the shit talk way too seriously. 3) Take advantage of time-zones. Offline raid them if possible. 4) Build sloops with cannons and bombard the fuck out of their stone base. Make sure you have good logistics for food, ammo, cannons to keep up the siege. 5) Conquer all their lands. Send scouting teams to find all their beds. Sink all their rafts. Show no mercy. If you're struggling to find meaning for this game (or life) - this is your moment. Take it. It's yours. Godspeed.

If any dynasty member tries to invite someone it knocks the person unconcious and puts them to sleep. It gives you a timed out connection error and sends you to main menu. this needs to be fixed so we can join our tribe dynasty and so no body abuses this bug

Given this game is made by the ARK developers, I am left baffled as to why this doesn't include a VERY popular and much asked for function in Ark. You would THINK the developers would have learned and had this included from the start. There are a lot of issues in MP right now--including people being able to grief you in PvE, sink your ships, steal from your various crafting tables such as the looms and smithies, etc. Wouldn't have to deal with that crap in a single player mode. Not to mention, the advantage of getting to see how the game works and test out different builds before delving into multiplayer! So please PLEASE add a local single player option like ARK had. You could host your own local session, even invite someone to it (with tethering), but we wouldn't even need that option. Just a simple single player option would make a WORLD of difference, AND give those jaded with the game, a way to continue playing it stress free. This is the very basics of game development here, it should have been present from the start; EA or not, that is something as basic as pressing W to move forward at this point! There is much demand for it, look on the Steam forums! MOST of us want a Single Player option! **edit** Did NOT see the suggestions forum when making this (I feel quite blind now). If a mod would kindly move this topic to suggestions, that would be awesome--and I apologize for not posting this there in the first place. Cheers!

So ... Everybody started to wander what i was really thinking by making this topic, so i should have been more precise about my true opinion. Let me clarify that, i love the concept of the game, i love the piracy theme and the big old canons like in the 17th or 18th century, it's THE COOLEST part of history in my opinion and i love it !! SO MUCH !! I only know two theme that can make me go crazy : SPACESHIP games and Pirates in the 17th or 18th century !! That's the only two possible theme that can make me wet (Just like a JUSTIN BIBER FANGIRL would get if she were in front of her idol). This game in the current state isn't enjoyable, and i wasn't a solo player, we were a crew of seven people ... And yeah, i'm a grinder like you would call it, the most hours i played in a day was 17Hours straight. And let me tell you why i'm so angry : It's just because i feel so ABUSED !! Look at what are we getting compared to the trailers, ITS A TOTALY DIFFERENT GAME !! DOES IT LOOK LIKE THE TRAILERS ? NOOOOO !! It's SINKING SIMULATOR AND FARMING SIMULATOR !! It's NOT a pirate game !! Where do you see a pirate game in farming 30 hours to get your ship and getting it sunk 1 hour later ? (Or even before just because the shipyard wasn't built on deep enough water AH AH AH AH !! It's so fun to waste my fuckin' life time just to be able to do what a pirate is NORMALY DOING IN HIS EVERYDAY LIFE !!) THIS GAME IS A PIRATE GAME !! NOT A PORN GAME (You get fucked so much that it becomes XXX after a while, even the Kardashians didn't take as much shit in the ass as we're getting actually) ... JUST WHAT THE FUCK MAN ? Where is the PIRATE ? WHERE IS IT ? WHERE IS THE SAILING WHEN YOU'RE FORCED TO AVOID EVERYTHING BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT WILL SINK YOU ? Pirates were the fuckin' bane of the oceans and now, we're like virgins that don't want to get raped in the back alley, that's all.

Yeah sorry can't help being a grown up and not codoning sexual extortion. I will happily be that guy all day every day.

To jump in here, I know this pain. Played from day of release, got myself a really nice little place, built a tower, put out some buoys to warn people of rocks in low places. Where spawns weren't affected etc. Setup looms, tannery, forge, smithy for anyone to use along with water barrels etc and a grill. A week later, I log out.. next morning log in, it's all gone. And I'm met with people gloating about how they stole it in 3 hours. Not just gloating in chat, but over voice as well. If I was on a pvp server, I'd expect this. But on pve server as far as I am concerned it is a breach of contract by Grapeshot to even allow this kind of exploitation to occur, I don't really blame people for being antisocial in a game that openly supports even designs systems towards supporting antisocial play. Grapeshot/Wildcard are entirely to blame here. The following day I built a new base, on a different island, then they added ghost ships. My new sloop, which I hadn't even used, shipyard.. all gone. This time I placed out over a dozen flags, even out into the ocean, I jumped for hours around the cliffs to find weak points and placed flags above my base so it couldn't get stolen. People came with mallets and killed me. That exploit at least now is being fixed. People used pin code hacks to break through doors, each one using a random pin code. Then they stole from my pin coded lockers. Fortunately, I'd hidden most of my metal behind false walls, which they didn't find. So the bulk of my resources were safe. This game, could be the next Great Ark, the next great game for thousands of pve players to relax in, to talk and chat, to help each other and be social and kind. But grapeshot seem to be going out of their way to allow open exploitation. Allowing flag overlaps to steal isn't bad coding, it's bad design. No two flags from opposing companies should be allowed within an entire flags radius of range from each other, it should not be possible to even place a flag to overlap already claimed land. The game should be designed like this. With the patching to allow ghosts to kill rafts.. even at a claimed "darn close" distance, I expect I'll loose my raft now, parked off shore to a wandering ghost. And what will be the fix? 20% reduction again in something. No. Ghosts need to be removed from gameplay completely. Exploits need to be removed from gameplay completely. New mechanics need to be designed with player safety in mind, not just thrown into the mix all lazy and cack handed to be improved upon down the line. It isn't really that I don't want to play anymore..but that I feel, Grapeshot/Wildcard don't want me to play anymore. They get that wish.

Updated 12/30/18 Okay, so I have done my setup from scratch and I'm going to provide a step by step walk-through. I believe this is a good starting point for any new server owner looking to get up and running for the first time, or someone looking to play "Singleplayer" (Note: From my testing, the server needs to interact with Steam bi-directionally even for LAN/SP- some ISP's such as cellular hot-spots or NAT conditions may not work!). While this guide can be applied to all server types, the examples are geared towards a 1x1 grid. This can also be used as a debug process for advanced server owners to test things: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Downloads: BAT Files & 1x1 Map Grid Template: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MQ-8-WTta10p-TbAmnJ3DbfmNsDjaLsD (AtlasSrvBats.zip) ServerGridEditor: https://github.com/GrapeshotGames/ServerGridEditor (Hit "Clone or Download" then "Download Zip") steamcmd: http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd.zip NOTE: Make sure you update ServerGridEditor when changes are made to the git! Or even better- setup GIT and have it pull updates for you! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Server Setup: 0) Create a directory where you will put the server files (Eg. X:\AtlasSrv) 0a) Open "AtlasSrv" and create "steamcmd" and "AtlasTools" 0b) Extract steamcmd.zip into "steamcmd" and run "steamcmd.exe" 1 time to set it up. When the prompt shows "Steam>" with an OK message above you can close this window. "steamcmd" folder should look like this now: 0c) Go back to "AtlasSrv". Open "AtlasSrvBats.zip". Extract the "LAUNCH_ATLAS_00.bat" and "ATLAS STEAMCMD.BAT" to this folder. 0d) Right-Click "ATLAS STEAMCMD.bat" and click Edit. Replace the contents of this file with (Change "X:\AtlasSrv" in both entries with the directory you are using): start /wait /high X:\AtlasSrv\steamcmd\steamcmd.exe ^ +login anonymous ^ +force_install_dir X:\AtlasSrv\ ^ +app_update 1006030 validate ^ +quit 0e) Save & Close. Run "ATLAS STEAMCMD.bat. You may be prompted with firewall permissions, you must "Allow Access". (This process will take some time) 1) Your Atlas server directory should look like this upon completion: Congrats! Your server files are now downloaded and on the latest version. You can use ATLAS STEAMCMD.bat at any time to validate and upgrade the server. Now onto the map! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Map: 1) Extract "ServerGrid1x1" folder from "AtlasSrvBats.zip" to the "AtlasTools" folder 2) Extract the ServerGridEditor zip to the "AtlasTools" folder. Open "ServerGridEditor.exe" within the "SeverGridEditor-master" folder 2a) Open the "Island Editor" (ServerGridEditor.exe), "Open project" and navigate to the ServerGrid.json file we extracted into "AtlasTools" 2b) Click "Project > Create" in the top left. Copy the "Atlas ID" and CANCEL. 3) Click "Project > Edit": 4) Paste the "Atlas ID" you have on your clipboard into the "Atlas ID" of this window. 5) Change "Friendly Name" to your Server Name. Change "Atlas Password" if you want a password on the server (This will be needed to keep people out for singleplayer!) 6) Click "Edit" at the bottom. 7) Ctrl+Left Click on the map: 7a) Set "Name" to what you want for name of your Freeport (Grid) 7b) Set "IP" to your Server external IP (whatismyip.com). Server internal IP (192.168.x.x) can be used, but this will disable public access! 7c) Hit "Save" at the bottom (You can make more changes later but in first-time situation, it's nominally best to use default settings). 7d) Back in Island Editor (ServerGridEditor), Click Export > Local Export ALL. Click ok to the default location. Popup should say "Success". 7e) Click Project > Save. Navigate to the "AtlasTools" folder, create a new folder "Live project", use the file name "ServerGrid" and "Save". (This way you can edit more later and keep the template untouched!) 7f) Close Island Editor. Open "AtlasTools/ServerGridEditor-master/Export/" folder. Cut/Copy the "ServerGrid" folder and 2 JSON files: 7g) Navigate to "AtlasSrv/ShooterGame" and paste: 7h) So close! Navigate back to "AtlasSrv" and Right-Click "LAUNCH_ATLAS_00.bat" and Edit. Replace the contents with (Replacing "X:\AtlasSrv" with your directory, and "SeamlessIP" with External IP) start /high X:\AtlasSrv\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGameServer.exe Ocean?ServerX=0?ServerY=0?AltSaveDirectoryName=00?ServerAdminPassword=123?MaxPlayers=30?ReservedPlayerSlots=25?QueryPort=57561?Port=5761?SeamlessIP=1.2.3.4 -log -server -NoBattlEye exit @Firedragon's Command line if the above does not work for you: 7i) Save & Close. Navigate to "AtlasTools/redis-server". Run "redis-server_start.bat". Wait for the command line to say ready to accept connections. 7j) Configure port forwarding with these ports on your router. Change the IP to match the one you put on the Map file: 7k) The moment you've been waiting for; Navigate back to "AtlasSrv" and Run "LAUNCH_ATLAS_00.bat". When the command prompt displays how many cores it is running on, your server is up! OPTIONALS redis-server: redis-server.conf has options to change your database password and how much RAM (maxmemory in the conf) the database will use in bytes. I personally set the maxmemory to 1GB (1073741824) for my 1x1 testbed. I don't play often locally so I dont know the impact other than a possible crash if the DB runs out of memory (redis does require a pagefile, so I think it will start writing to the disk if it runs out of memory? not 100%) . The DB file is saved on the disk in the same folder so you can track it's size over time and adjust accordingly. I'm not sure on the specifics, but I would say it's safe to keep the max memory 2.5x higher than the database size AT MINIMUM (to account things like the database copying itself and swap space). For sake of argument me playing by myself without doing much the database was about 90MB, so 1GB RAM allocation should be plenty of breathing room for the forseen future. If you change your password in the redis-conf (for added security), you must also update your passwords in the map file under Project > Edit (You can see the old password "foobared" in one of the images above. These should reflect your conf file). AtlasSrvBats.zip also comes with an undocumented, but included "LAUNCH ATLAS ALL.bat". This file can be placed in "X:AtlasSrv" (Your server's root directory with the other bats) and be used to start redis-server and server/s in one shot. It is currently setup to launch redis-server and the first grid server. Additional grids can be launched by un-commenting (removing the #) from the corresponding lines, and making a copy of "LAUNCH_ATLAS_00.bat" for each additional grid (LAUNCH_ATLAS_01.bat, etc), and editing their launch strings accordingly (Correct X/Y, ports, etc). TROUBLESHOOTING Still can't connect to server after following guide? There are many different networking situations based on individual setup and ISP that no 1 guide can account for all. Most issues connecting beyond following this guide come from user error, improper hardware configuration (PC/Router/Modem), or Local/ISP NAT restrictions (Some net providers and most cellular hot-spot providers, see CGN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-grade_NAT). Some users have reported finding "NAT Acceleration" or similar options in their routers and disabling them has allowed them to connect. Double-check port settings on router and for Windows Firewall IN & OUT. Sometimes 1 digit missing or out of place is the simplest error. Make sure your launch bat parameters and map file details match your port settings in your router & firewall. Check within router (and modem, if accessible) for options to allow "Open" NAT (Sometimes set to secure by default) Make sure there is no "NAT Acceleration" taking place If you router has no buried NAT features, you can attempt this workaround: A NAT Loopback workaround method for some newer routers and ISP modem/router combos that do not support NAT Loopback: https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/workaround-if-you-cannot-join-your-own-dedi-server.4672/ You -CANNOT- ever connect directly to the internal IP of the server. You must connect from your External IP (forming a hairpin): If your client PC IP is 192.168.1.2 and your server PC IP is 192.168.1.3 You share a WAN/Internet IP (whatismyip.com) that you use to connect as if you were an external client: 192.168.1.2 -> WAN IP -> 192.168.1.3 steam://connect/WAN IP:Port (Replace WAN IP and Port with corresponding numbers) 192.168.1.2 -> 192.168.1.3 direct connect will never resolve (UNABLE TO QUERY INVITE) with current method used by Grapeshot to force steam usage. If all else fails, like some cellular mobile hotspots, your ISP may be using a CGN (Carrier-Grade NAT). You can read more on CGN here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-grade_NAT If you have a CGN'd IP from your ISP, you will not be able to host a server until things can be run completely local, or your ISP can move you to an IP pool that is not governed by their CGN implementation. As a very last resort, if your dedicated server is online and visible to others, but you cannot connect to your own local server, and the NAT Loopback fix does not work- Consider using a VPN like Windscribe (free 10/20GB month with tweet/voucher promo). http://windscribe.com - You want to use the VPN on the PC you are playing on, NOT the server. Doing this will give you a virtual hairpin where you can connect to your own external IP. If you are playing on the same computer as the server, you will need to use a VPN program that is application specific (Proxifier), and point it towards AtlasGame.exe. This way, the VPN becomes your hairpin back to your external/WAN IP only for ATLAS, while the server continues to do it's thing unaffected by the VPN. UPDATES 12/30/18 - Updated download links, cleaned up guide to reflect changes Good luck , Sailors! -Teach

Just thought I would compile a list of Where to get what resource since I could not find any one place that listed them all and the Wiki is not yet update(plan to do some of that next). I got All these values/info from the game directory “steamapps\common\ATLAS\ShooterGame\Content\Atlas\AtlasCoreBP\HarvestComponents”. The listed Zones in that directory(which you can find below) are, NE Tropical, NW Temperate, E Temperate, W Tropical, W Tundra, Equator, Polar, C High Desert, C Low Desert, Ocean Floor. I will List zones then what you can find in them. Keep in mind free ports might be different in that zone. There is not a folder for some zones (North West Tropic, North East Temperate, et...) So I assume it might share the same values as its corresponding zone. Keep in mind these are just the HarvestComponent, what they yield might not be exactly what they are named. Many zones have more than 2 woods you can gather. North East Tropical Berries Acai, Acerolla, Elderberry, Sugarcane Coal Graphite Crystal Quartz Fiber Silk, Straw Flint Chalcedony, Chert Herbs Cilantro, Turmeric Metal Copper Oil Crude Pickup(can pick by using E) Granite, Coconut, Oak Sap Honey, Wax Stone Granite, Limestone Thatch Fond, Roots Veggie Bean, Rice Wood Oak, Eucalyptus North West Temperate Berries Schisandra, Strawberry, Coal Anthracite Crystal Emerald, Quartz Fiber Straw Flint Radiolarite Herbs Chamomile, Licorice, Mint, Oregano Metal Iron Oil Crude Pickup(can pick by using E) Granite, Carrot, Onion, Pine Sap Syrup Stone Granite, Slate Thatch Rushes Veggie Pepper Wood Pine, Poplar East Temperate Berries Black Berry, Schisandra Coal Sulfur Crystal Calcite, Ruby Fiber Straw, Bamboo, Silk Flint Chert Herbs Mint, Oregano Metal Silver Pickup(can pick by using E) Slate, Carrot, Onion, Poplar Sap Syrup Stone Slate Thatch Rush Veggie Pepper Wood Fir West Tropical Berries Acai, Acerolla, Elderberry Coal Graphite Crystal Calcite Fiber Hemp Flint Radiolarite Herbs Aloevera, Cilantro Metal Cobalt Oil Olive Oil Pickup(can pick by using E) Limestone, Coconut Sap Honey, Wax Stone Limestone Thatch Fond, Rushes Veggie Bean, Lime, Rice Wood Oak West Tundra Berries Lingonberry, Raspberry Coal Lignite Crystal Tellurite Fiber Cotton Flint Basalt Herbs Garlic Metal Iron Pickup(can pick by using E) Garlic, Granite Stone Granite, Marble Thatch Roots Veggie Potato, Turnip Wood Fir, Pine Equator Berries Acerolla, Seagrape Coal Sulfur Crystal Herkimer Fiber Jute Flint Basalt Herbs Aloevera, Basil, Thyme Metal Iron Pickup(can pick by using E) Coquina, Coconut Preservative Iodine, Seasalt Sap Latex Stone Coquina Thatch Fond Veggie Chickpea, Cocoa Wood Oak Polar Crystal Calcite, Opal, Tellurite Fiber Hemp Flint Basalt Herbs Thyme Metal Tin Pickup(can pick by using E) Sandstone Stone Sandstone Wood Pine Central High Desert Berries Bilberry, Schisandra Coal Nitre Crystal Herkimer Fiber Jute Flint Basalt Herbs Parsley, Yarrow Metal Tin Pickup(can pick by using E) Sandstone Preservative Flake Salt Stone Sandstone Thatch Roots Veggie Beet, Cactuss, Maize Wood Cedar Central Low Desert Berries Bilberry, Schisandra Coal Nitre Crystal Herkimer Fiber Jute Flint Chert Herbs Parsley, Poppy Metal Copper Pickup(can pick by using E) Sandstone Preservative Flake Salt Stone Sandstone Thatch Roots Veggie Cactus Wood Cedar Ocean Floor Coral Brain, Fire Fiber Seaweed Herb Green Algae, Red Algae, Spirulina Oil Olive Oil Pickup(can pick by using E) Calcite Pearl, Pearl If there are any errors, please let me know! Going to Add additional folders just to further the information provided however there is no set "zone" associated with them currently, from the directory itself. Temp Crystal Diamond, Garnet, Sunstone Fiber Hemp, Obsidian Flint Obsidian Herb Rosemary Metal Cobalt oil Naptha Preservative Pink Salt, Rock Salt Sap Nectar Thatch Bark Tree Syrup Veggie Celery, Chili, Greens, Maize, Wheat, Olive Wood Ash, Cedar RareFoliage Coal Peat Crystal Amethyst, Ruby Flint Agate Metal Iridium Oil Mineral Oil Preservative Kalak Namak Stone Marble Wood Ironwood Edit: Spellings. Added more information.

So im on a small island with other players. Its not going too bad other than scared to sail ships. Animal spawn rates on initial login are fairly high but were livable. NOT anymore!!!! Since the latest update a level 5 wolf can kill you in 3-4 hits on a level 30 char!! my good if you get more than you its insta death...why???? Why did you mess with Animal damage!! It was close to perfect and livable. Add this to ghost tships and you may as well just sit on your raft just off the coast and pray for something to save you. Add this to the fact im having to make a base on lawless land and make sure i log in regularly as most of the land is gone and i cant fucking sail anywhere as the stupid ass ghost ships get you every time. Please listen to the community 1)GHOST SHIP SPAWN LEVELS DONT COUNT WHEN THE SPAWN NEXT TO YOU WHEN TRANSITIONING TO A NEW SECTOR. 2)STOP TRYING TO MAKE IT Unlivable!!! 3)DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SPAM LAND CLAIMS!!!!!!!!!

Hello !! You probably remember me because i made some topics about the claiming system and the Ship of Damned being way too op and way too fast for their sizes ... Today was the last time i launched ATLAS, after 115hours played on this game, i got enough of this BULLSHIT !! Before i leave this horrible, unfair, atrocious, cancerous game, i'm gonna make a list of everything wrong with it and prove to everyone here how bad it is and why they should stop playing it NOW !! On this topic, you're all gonna be able to watch videos, screens and other things to prove my point about the flaws of this game. FIRST !! I want to deliver the proof that i played 115 hours on this game and 1450 hours on ARK, so i'm a pretty experienced player, even if i'm normaly a builder ~ SECOND !! I'm gonna make the list with everything wrong that happened to the launch of ATLAS, wich was the WORST of the year !! - 4 DELAYS !! (13th December to 19th to 21 and finally, to 22th) - GAME WAS UNPLAYABLE FIRST DAY BECAUSE CANCEROUS SERVERS COULDN'T HANDLE IT (Rollbacks, Time out, etc ...) - DEVELOPPERS GAVE ACCESS TO OTHER START ZONES THAT WERE NOT MADE FOR SPAWNING THERE (Some ressources were not even available on certain islands, causing players to be stuck because of that) - CHARACTER COULD (AND STILL CAN) BE DELETED AFTER DEATH OR AFTER DISCONNECTING (WTF) - CHARACTER COULD GET STUCK IN THE GROUND OR SPAWN OUTSIDE OF ISLAND IN DEEP WATER (WTF) - CORPSES IN FREEPORTS CRASHED SERVERS (NOBODY WERE ABLE TO GET MORE THAN 20 FPS BECAUSE OF THAT EVEN 2080Ti PC's WITH 32GB RAM) - VITAMIN CONSUPTION WAS TOO BIG, NEEDED TO EAT 10 STEAKS 10 FISHES 50 FRUITS AND 50 VEGETABLES TO STAY ALIVE 1 DAY (LOL WTF) - TREASURE MAPS, FLOATSOM AND DAMNED SHIP WERE NOT SPAWNING - CANCER CLAIMING SYSTEM THAT DOESNT WORK AT ALL (AH AH !! ONE PLAYER CONTROLING AN ENTIRE ISLAND ? THANK YOU BIATCH CLAIM SYSTEM) - ALPHA PREDATORS AND MOB SPAWNING ON FREEPORTS (WTF !! FUCK OUR ANUS RIGHT ?) - BUGUED STRUCTURES AND CLAIM FLAGS PREVENTING RESOURCES TO RESPAWN - DAMNED SHIPS DESTROYED NEARLY ALL SHIPYARDS AND SHIPS THAT WERE IN THE GAME WHEN THEY STARTED SPAWNING (WTF !! BRAVO !!) - DAMNED SHIPS WERE TOO OP (GOT NERFED 3 TIMES ... STILL TO OP ... NOBODY USE SHIPS BECAUSE TOO MUCH RISK TO SINK BECAUSE OF THOSE PIECES OF SHIT) "AH AH !! YOU LOVE THIS YOU PIECE OF SHIT PLAYER ? IN YOUR ASS BITCH" - ATLAS 2018. - EVEN AFTER NERF DAMNED SHIPS STILL TOO OP FUCKIN' PIECES OF SHIT !! - FLOATSOM USELESS DON'T EVER BOTHER GATHERING THEM (YAY 3 SHITY GOLD AND 1 USELESS BLUEPRINT THANK YOU BUT I DIED BECAUSE PIECE OF SHIT SHARK YAY SO COOL) - VITAMIN STILL SUCKS !! PIRATES DONT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT VITAMINS !! - GETTING FUCKED ON LAND BY SHITY PREDATORS (WOLVES / LIONS) - HITBOX ARE BUGUED (USELESS TO SHOOT IN THE HEAD SINCE IT NEVER COUNT AS HEADSHOT EVEN IF THE ARROW IS RIGHT ON THE NOSE OR THE EYES) (FUCK OUR ANUS RIGHT ?) - SHIPS GETTING SUNK FOR NO REASON IN THE NIGHT - LAGS / TIMED OUT / ROLLBACKS / SERVER CRASHES / UNABLE TO FETCH MY ASS - BUGUED CONTROLS WHEN SHIP IS CREWED BY NPC CANT REASSIGN KEYBINDS EVEN AFTE RRESET TO DEFAULT STILL NOT WORKING - RAFT AND SHIPS GETTING STUCK IN NOTHING IN MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN - LOSING A SHIP THAT TOOK 30 HOURS TO BUILD IN 30 MINUTES BECAUSE OF SHITY CHOICE DEVELOPPERS MADE ONE DAY TO BUILD THIS SHIP HUH ? FUCK YOU LITTLE FRENCHY !! BECAUSE THIS GAME IS A CANCER AND YOU CANT DO ANYTHING AGAINST IT LOL !!

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I spent ALL DAY Dec 30th after the mid day update in freeport TWICE rebuilding a raft, on each raft....3 storage boxes, 3 metal hatchets, 3 metal sickles, 3 metal picks, 2 a spy glasses ,3 campfires, bed, smitty, 30 spears , 300 wood, 30 raw metal, 30 crystal, 1000 fiber , 10 flint , 250+ hide and one set of beginner clothes..... to leave freeport and enter lawless zone and be destroyed by ghost ships TWICE... they over ran me and then started firing on me....TWICE . After patch agro on creatures in freeport seemed stronger... the area in which the agro reaches is horrible... hit one pig or cow and they all come running from about 1/4 of that area. Being a below level 13 it was aweful to have to restart without being able to run to your body to get your stuff back... so more crafting and farming... and being over level 8 … I spent ALL day farming ,crafting and NO experience gain... I SPENT THE LAST 7 DAYS SAILING THE WATERS TO FIND EVERYTHING CLAIMED! Tried to head far out from freeport in search of unclaimed land ...to be wrecked into another person boat by hurricanes, I felt horrible and apologized to him many times, he said it was ok. The agro, ghost ships, cyclops on a caffeine boost, lvl 63 crocs hanging out on your raft after they kill you to just chew your raft up and you again each time you respawn on your raft is not an enjoyable game. This isn't survival when you have to many odds stacked against you... no land to build shelter to put up a walled base where you can keep your smitty and storage safe from looters.. I have seen alpha snakes and creatures that shouldn't be in the lawless zone most that landed were just over lvl 8. You cant run, swim or hide from the rock climbing crocs and snakes. Vitamins food and spoilage is stacked against the player too, you have to travel farther looking for unclaimed land to build and set up base to only run out , so you just starve and dehydrate until you die on your raft.. over and over and over. This whole gaming experience would have been half way leveled out and better if you had a place to land and set up protection… there should be no claimed land anywhere on the entire map...just like the lawless area... that seems to be working out … if the timers on your stuff wasn't set to 3 days... Some players have school , work, family emergencies , illness 3 days or what ever they are doing isn't long enough.. I don't know how that feels because I don't have land.. but I have seen the chat. Get along with your bordering neighbors or form a neighborhood clan to work together to go against the damned and creatures in the sea. But this is not working out well for Atlas or the players... if these things cant be fixed and soon ( before your glitches and stabilization ) then its not going to have any positive reviews. The game does have potential but the negative reviews will weigh heavy and by views and word of mouth no one will purchase this game. FIX #1 Land claim flags.. get rid of all of them , let players build where they land, I see masses of land that's flagged and claimed and not one structure built on the land. there might be a shipyard and a raft there and maybe even a small base... but the flags go all around the island where others could have landed and built. … If Atlas can at least fix this it would make all those updates a little easier to deal with. Please give the players something to play, at its current status you cant even play.. its unplayable. #2 Ghost ships shouldn't be able to attack a raft at all.. you have no way of defending your raft. #3 the area of agro and creature agro is high in freeport and beyond freeport. level 8 vs. alpha level 151 snake... or level 63 croc (s) vs. level 11 and raft. One agros and they all come... you run and more join in. #4 raft weight limit is to low to leave freeport with Min. supplies. You cant carry enough survival supplies on your raft. yellow, red, blue and orange, 100 berries = 10 pounds, weapons 10 pounds each, meat 2 pounds per 20, storage boxes ect ect it all adds up. You will have to repair raft and feed , water and take vitamins... and now your over weight on your raft. If these cant be addressed by Atlas in some fair way for the player then I do want my money back. Early Access is a nightmare for many and a headache for those who have land and have to watchdog it.

In Eve Online you could live in kind of freeports without decay. To earn a fortune you had to travel into PVP area, but even if your ship was lost you never had to start from scratch with main base and reserve ships stationed in the „Freeports“. Also in „Pirated of the Burning Sea“ you had the concept : Port is safe, ocean is PVP. Best concept for pirate games. Wildcard declares every single player/small groups/ people with life-job-family for megatribe fodder. I yesterday switched to PVE, not because i am a coward, because i wont waste my life farming for a 24/7 kiddie. I can recommend that, the PVE server is toxic/PVP enough! Really !

It's stupid that you could be killed by players in PvE but it was the only way to keep griefers from sinking your raft... But hey, they did something with metal coming from regular rocks! Still no change to sinking boats or claims but at least us #raftlyfers can get killed by ghost ships too!!! #fuck us #devs don't care

So when starting out i was so hyped for this game but we can never get of that raft. So been trying to find a place to settle but that is imposible everything everywhere is ether claimed or blocked with foundations. We have a small crew of 6 we dont need much space but we cant find anything and so much land is un-claimable (Lawless). Only way i see this solved is do a wipe and limit the number of claims you can have per company. Or we need a lot more land! Also the animals (predators) are WAY to aggressive and numerous you cant even set foot on land before you are eaten feels to much like ARK. Even the crocodile is the same size, i think a good solution is to tone down the number of predetors makes no sense they are x10 amount of the pray around. Also the Freeports are great place to socialize and trade why cant we utilize the space\ apartments in the freeports? Seems like a great place to store stuff (player housing) set up shops and much more it is suposed to be a MMO so saving some progression is a good thing IMHO. I think player housing would be a great addition and would make people settle somewhere and it will create the opportunities for everyone. And also maybe the sense of community and comradery. Resources and building its way to GRINDY and today i learnd you have set it to x2.5 gathering. If you change that this game will be a unplayable gathering simulator for solo\ small groups. Please dont do that we where promised you could be on your own and thrive dont see that happening with less resources. Last my own experience after 30 hours in ATLAS. FRUSTRATION, cant claim, cant build, cant get a ship, cant experience the game at all. My 5 friends gave up and quit i followed suit a couple of hours later there is no point at this point not fun. Please do something ! Best Regards Watru

the Point here is not that he was an idiot and over weight the Point here is simple!!! Ships of the Damned Have NO BUSINESS ATTACKING RAFTS!!!!!! So they fixed the sprained ankle buy cutting off the leg!!! How about If you hit a Ship of the Damned with a pickaxe it agro's on you!!!

Agreed (with the OP). To have trading and vast numbers of Merchant ships sailing back and forth across the map is completely incompatible with the Ships of the Damned. Not every player wants to have a fully armed ship to take them on. Nor should a player require an armed escort to simply head off for a 3 or 4 hour voyage. I just don't understand why, as a business, Grapeshot don't 'get it'.

There's no need to nerf them, but they shouldn't be spawning like no tomorrow. There's no reason why sailing should be just playing pac man on the seas.

Great idea, if they weren't duping, aimbotting and shooting people enclosed in bases.

Totally agree. the thing is the devs like and favor the Megas. Mainly because the streamers are the Megas. All I was saying is don’t expect the devs to go anti-mega, because pretty soon they are going to get even MORE pro-mega. yeah unofficials are way better. I give it 1 month and only 1 month until the Megas have taken most of the globe if not all. Within a week they already took a good portion and didn’t have all of their galleons yet. Fully loaded nonetheless. complete slaughter brings in more twitch viewers so they are going to get as bloody as possible oh god and the Chinese and their duping. Smh. No matter how expensive or hard to make a boat is, all the Chinese do is dupe a bunch of ships and they really don’t care about ships. They can dupe 100 and just start ramming ghost ships all day long

Doing circles around an island doesn't count as "traveling", bud.

I parked my Schooner after traveling against the wind for 6 hours in a Freeport for the night. Managed to log back in to see my point unharmed as people have been sinking rafts and boats for the past week now. I made sure that I wasn't right insight of the freeport, but anchored just in case there was 80 Ships of the Damned (not sure if they spawn in freeport, but wanted to make sure) nearby. We log on and we're grateful it wasn't destroyed. I fast traveled back to my base in G5 to help a friend build a sloop so he can enjoy the game, within 30 minutes of doing so, someone managed to pull up next to my boat with their own ship, jump onboard, and farm enough stone to sink it. I probably spent 3 hours traveling to J10 from G5 on the way to do Treasure maps. Now I've essentially lost all of that time spent and have to create a new ship to go down that way. You can leave this enable for PvP servers, but people shouldn't be overencumbering my boat on PvE. Fix this before you lose us all.

If you cant protect your claim, you have too much land claimed... Recruit more players to defend or let some of the other players have a spot to build on.

Hey. I'm so frustrated right now because I've been caged for 8 hours straight now. The person who trapped me handcuffed me and but me in a cage for no reason. I've done nothing to him and I never saw him before. I'm only lvl 18 while he is lvl 50. I'm trapped in a stone base so I can't escape, and he keeps feeding memilk and other food so that I don't die. The person demands that I become a sex slave, and suck his dick through my microphone and do inappropriate sounds. I'm not sure if this is against the rules or what, but cmon.. Please I need to get freed and get these 3 people banned for doing this if it's against the rule to be demanding ppl to become a sex slave and do all those things. Also I got school in a few days so this makes me really sad. I just wanted to enjoy the game before the school starts. The company is called. "nomads" Server is E11 EU PVP official in the island Krakens Bay. Please share this so I can get staff support

Seventh Sanctum Atlas 4x xp 10x tame 4x gather 10 skill points per level ! looking to recruit more players for my PVP server. We have 3 Grids currently and are open to expansion! Server is growing everyday in population and gonna be doing some really cool server events that will require the whole server coop or most anyway boss fights and more! Currently giving out Sloops as a starter pack and some starter gold and some resources. Feel free to join the discord ! ----> https://discord.gg/Bv7Jgdp

Why does a damned ship with canons attack a raft ? What is the point of this except ruining peoples experience of the game. A raft that doesn't go any direction fast enough gets shot by SHIPS WITH CANONS ! There isn't any point in damned ships attacking rafts, you can't evade them in time or in any way if you get agro. This damned ships spawn in groups, how are we supposed to evade them with a raft if almost all 3 directions or more are occupied with damned ships? The spawn system is just not right, i bet it isn't even finished or working as intended and still they can spawn with 3+ and be all over the place and you except people to evade the damned ships, it isn't even 1 that spawns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????????????????????? This isn't normal, DO YOU THE DEVELPERS EVEN PLAY YOUR OWN GAME TO TEST ???????????????????????????????????????????????? Have you ever gone on an island or on the sea to look what a mess that it is ??????????? Do you know that this game is yours ???? Wasting time of people that try to reach a island is not what the intention of a game mechanic should be!!! You just made people almost impossible to reach anywhere and making the game experience worse than already in the state of unplayable it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! People paid for this, it isn't your charity or free game or anything like that and you make changes that effects the gameplay NEGATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So while the Ship of The Dammed spawns have been fixed there are quite a few roaming around still. We got jumped by a few and are not sure if they were spawns or existing nonsense. I have a video but it is filled with swearing, which I don't apologize for. We had just traveled through about 20 zones over 2 days and when we hit our home territory it was over and above coated with ghost pirates. There was nothing like it in any other zone we went to. Where there only one or two of these things I am pretty sure we could have gotten away, 4-6 on the other hand are a bit much. At least we will have a pretty wreck to dive later. EXPLICIT FOUL PIRATE LANGUAGE (and salty players) you have been warned. https://plays.tv/video/5c29df6136ff81b153/the-horror-

Here's why they won't do that. The utter flood of people trying to log back in and get a claim will once again 'crush' their servers. That and you have entirely too many expectations. Do you think the dev's read this? The playerbase has asked them for days now to fix aggros, fix SoD's, fix claims. Have they listened? Barely. My suggestion, instead preaching to the choir, go give them yet another negative review on Steam. Even if we can't get our money back, even if we can't get them to listen to us, we CAN have an effect on their bottom line with negative reviews. The math is simple. Either they listen to what the players want or they can start looking for a new job. And trust me, if this MMO goes bust for ignoring the players, having 'Atlas' on your resume will not be desirable.

need to get this fixed asap

if a high end twitch streamer got this crash it would be fixed already. Sadly i hate to wish something like that on anyone but one can only hope. Maybe then the devs would stop being so asinine on acknowledging its happening.

I understand this is EA. I would not expect this all to be fleshed out yet. However i have a few suggestions as someone in a um.. large company? The crew logs need some filters. PLEASE i beg you for this. * A simple search box at the top that worked client side would solve so much to start. * Categories with there own entry limits * logs PER SECTOR (A1,b2 etc). With options to monitor those sectors as being on by default. (including notifications messages see below). A graphical way to switch between sector logs would be nice but im fine with a dropdown list of every sector that has a claim flag from my company. * Notification Messages - If you have several sectors all these messages about claim's going up and down are alarm fatiguing everyone. No one even pays attention to them anymore and everyone just would rather not see all this stuff scrolling across the screen all day. Even if it got put in another chat window that could be toggled on and off on screen that would be even better. * Claim Flags, Right now a notification pops up for 1 second , if you blink you miss it. (see above) . Could we please indicate on the atlas map a yellow or orange contested graphical representation of where. You use gps coords (and maybe its a stand in for something like this already) but theres no way for me to look at my map and say ok, thats where it is. So one of the two if fine with me. If you show me coords on the atlas map AND have a seperate chat window or filterable log or something where i can look at the flag being contested i can then atleast understand whats going on. * Permissions. Please i beg you, use a permission and group allowance based system. The 5 groups with set permissions are not enough control. To explain further.. Allow me to setup simply group names. Assign permissions to the group. Then add players to that group. Players should be allowed to be in mutiple groups not just one. Then when i set permissions on the few objects in the game that need it (storage containers, BOATS PLEASE BOATS, doors , crafting stations etc) i can just have a default group (like basic member) and add other USERS OR GROUPS to allow or deny access. This gives SOOOOOO much more control than you currently do and when there are 100's of people in a company its needed. * Inventory Logging. I understand if every inventory was logged and had inventory adjustment records it would be way to much, but perhaps put safes in the game and allow inventory tracking, who takes and puts what in and out. Even if i have to craft another item or stick an npc in a chair and desk with a log book to RP it up. * Company Tab. This also needs a search. A simple textbox that i can type a name into and have the list of names shrink until its only that person. Giving someone admin or find the persons name and taking it away is to much. im sure there is more but this is what ive spent the time typing out for now

It's bizarre that they even have a special section in the forums with all the rules you have to follow to not get kicked out, but in the actual game it's 1000x worse than this and nobody at all policing that. They care more about the stupid forum than they do the game. They've even got a mod going around in here carefully moving misplaced threads into the right sections for things like crew recruitment, but people in the game trying to hold sex slaves and making character names with as many iterations of the word n**er as they can fit into it....crickets. Nada. This kind of shit was bad enough 10 years ago, but now with voice chat it comes right into the damn living room., and it's creepy as hell. I play with the sound off, but still, you can't avoid the morons.

We wiped two bases today with three horses loaded up with cannons. It's pretty OP lol.

This is one of the dumbest things they did in the recent patches. I echo everything you said. Tried to get to a new island twice and was killed on a raft from a damned ship each time. The last one came after me while I was still a long ways away even. WTF? I thought you had to almost touch the ship before it wouldn't come after you? There is little wind and the only direction I could turn to with the stupid raft steering mechanics was 'directly' in the path of the ghost ship. Since there are still quite a few ghost ships patrolling around islands, it is really worthless to try and go anywhere in a pos raft given the distance you have to travel to get anywhere else. There needs to be a change to how the ghost ships attack rafts.

Asian / Oceania servers would be nice, give EU and US chinese players to Australians to handle lol

1) No, this is not true. I know you are not dumb, but you aren't using the critical thinking, I am sure you are capable of. You DO NOT need these ships to be destroyed A LOT. You just don't. Pirates didn't even want to sink ships. They wanted the cargo. Sinking your ship was punishment for not cooperating. But you are correct that the number of ships does need to be controlled in some manner. Best way? Taxes. You pay a tax on your ship. The more ships, the more the taxes, and this increases exponentially with each ship, regardless of company size. The size of your ship would also affect how much it causes the taxes to increase. The big companies will squeal and whine, but be honest with them that they are trying to strike a balance, and encourage medium and large companies, while discouraging ultra small and ultra large companies. They can also make this tax affect alliances, such that small companies can form an alliance and still be OK, but large companies cannot split into several companies and form an alliance. Now how would taxes be enforced? Well, a new form of SotD could be created, but these would be larger Galleons that are OP, and they constantly hunt you down for not paying taxes. Or, a more fun way would be for flyers to pop up. Bounties. If you accept the bounty as an Admin or Owner, your Company now has an Offensive and Defensive buff against the offending Company's assets. A significant buff that would encourage you to go on the offensive, and even form a temporary alliance to do so, if necessary. 2) Thank You. 3) Sorry, disagree with you. It isn't safety, it is good gameplay we are after. Grinding should not be the focus of the game, and forcing that is a sign of lazy Devs. 4) You simply want something different than most people, and that's OK. We will not all agree. Most people agree that they do not want to be permanently locked out of a majority of the game, and DO NOT want to be forced into Mega Companies just to be able to play the game. As it stand now, I am level 40, and do not have nearly any skills I need in order to enjoy the game. I AM NOT going to help fund a game that forces me into a small part of the game. And some of these things, you just aren't going to do often enough to warrant spending the points on them. You ARE going to be constantly attacked, and so we are forced to spec into combat and sacrifice trade skills, and carry weight, etc.. If they go in the direction you want to go, YOU will be safe at sea, because you will be the only one there. 5) This was an option. People like you simply don't think things through. You want ships to sink in high numbers, but then want the skill tree, and resource gathering to be so punitive, that ships simply won't be built enough for them to go down in high numbers. Think Man! Think! You can't have it both ways. Ships either need to sink less, or they need to be built more..CHOOSE ONE. 6) That is at least better than going to bed and finding your ship destroyed upon your return, because an AI protection can never actually protect. 7) Depends on where you do the building. Where we built, people were constantly PvPing, and we spend as much time repairing what was built, as actual building. Also, we moved to a non official, which also has the 3x harvest, but also a slight boost in skill points, and we have to travel significant distances on a large island, to find some of the resources we need. With no large carry weight Dinos to help, this is no easy chore. Rafts can't carry much. Sorry, but you are just plain wrong. Those building fast have large Companies. The majority want to play in a group between 6 to 12 people. They want to game with friends, not strangers. They do not want to be forced to trust, or follow people they do not like or trust. Force them, and they will find another game. Not like there aren't a ton of options in video games. 8 ) No...JUST NO. Why do you want them to be watered down? Sighting a SotD should make you crap your pants. The sight of one should make you immediately run the other way. Going after one should require teamwork, and large ships with a lot of guns. They NEED to be rare and very dangerous. If it gets to the point that anyone can take one down, they cease to be scary. 9) You will never get there with ships that are routinely sunk. This is common math, and why countries pursued pirates. Risk vs reward. Who is going to load up a ship with hard earned resources, if there is a better than average chance it will be sunk after leaving port? Common sense man. If you want a merchant system in place, you are going to have to accept that his game can not be all about pure PvP. It has to be PvEvP, with control mechanisms on the PvP aspect. 10) Thank You.

Warnings: As stated in rule one, harassment will not be tolerated. Captains and First Mates will decide what defines personalized harassment. Try to be friendly and courteous with your fellow Pathfinders. We understand that on the high seas, things can get a little salty - however, we would ask you don't go overboard. If necessary, we will step in and scoundrels will be measured for their chains. Failure to follow the rules/guidelines can result in a warning. You may receive a warning in the form of "warning points" for spamming, inappropriate language, signature violation, excessive topic bumping, or generally abusive behaviour. If you receive multiple warnings, it may lead to site restrictions, and eventually banishment from the forums; sinking down to Davy Jones’ Locker. Wanted to go ahead and post the warnings in here as well for the MODERATOR who posted in here stating to just ignore the person. Ignoring doesn't fix the problem.

I spent so much time clearing out a good plot of land and finally claiming the smallest area on an island and dying multiple times and hoarding supplies to build a decent size house to get some sort of start and as soon as i put the last remaining piece on the structure four different alpha animals come out of nowhere and start attacking my house. Not even me! just the house! Decrease the amount of animals that spawn in one area, decrease the aggro range of all predators, get rid of attacking structures. I have thoroughly enjoyed the 23 hours i've put into this game so far, but the animals constantly attacking are a frustration that needs to be dealt with. They've made it easy for people with large crews to handle these problems, but if it's just you and a couple buddies it's damn near impossible to accomplish anything without dying multiple times.

Honestly, its be pretty stupid if they didn't.... The rest of your feedback is pretty fair but this particular one is fitting an annoying pattern I've noticed: People complaining about ANYTHING that can kill them. Look, this is a survival game... there are going to be dangers in the world and you shouldn't be able to outrun or overpower everything.

You deserve that then, sorry. You shouldn't own numerous claims to begin with especially if you cannot defend them against some nakeds. Where are you located btw?

Have to agree on this one, its to easy too plop down claims all over the place then leave.

I agree to this! i have traveled through 8 map zones and all islands were claimed with flags all over them! Impossible to find land to settle down on.

We've already started working on this however due to Christmas and the coming New Years, it will likely be in a beta version a week or so after. We will send out an email to all registered members on our site who have claimed servers and would like to beta test it. This will be limited to about 200 server owners so we can track the feedback / reports accurately. Atlas is very complex so it's like your normal server manager.