💬│windrose-chat

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/venom-twerk-marvel-rivals-venom-venom-twerking-marvel-rivals-venom-kao-gif-8612916396515986082

[knotty birch]

That's how you know the game is good

[shy crescent]

when is the playtest coming to the EU?

[radiant jay]

Good morning!

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[solid geyser]

Ahoya 🙂

[wet igloo]

Ship control seems same like black flag game

[surreal sierra]

Aha! So that answers my question yesterday about camera views for gunnery. Thank you Yar!

[lofty basin]

You really need to do something about the steering animation.
He looks like a chipmunk on coke 🤣

But otherwise looks good. Might want to slow down cannon movement. Looked very snappy.

But looks fun for sure. And the scenery is amazing.

[fast orchid]

I think it looks and if it still plays like it did then also plays fine

[lofty basin]

It's something that can be improved from looking at it for a few seconds.
Ofc would need to play to know more. But it looked pretty fast

[grand light]

Oh trust me we have like TONS of work to do by next Alpha in terms of ships "feeling". Remember, we also need to add crew on deck 🙂 And sure, cannons are too fast. That's why it's work in progress.

[surreal sierra]

Yeah I’m going to echo what Lily said about cannon movement. WAY too fast

[grand light]

We know, trust me 😄

I'm basically sharing something that was not playable yesterday.

[balmy burrow]

The game looks great how many players will it be on ship?

[surreal sierra]

All good Yar, we know it’s a work in progress and damn does it look good for this stage

[grand light]

One player commands one ship, but you can take your friends to chill with you. They can't man the stations tho.

[fast orchid]

Are you referring to the animations or the flow of combat? Because I think it's just finding that nice balance between the two, like I personally hate it when ship combat feels like I need to take a solid 15 minutes to sink a single ship

[balmy burrow]

Unfortunate but understandable

[lofty basin]

Animations mainly

But cannon turn rate could've tuned down by like 33% as well without affecting combat too much.

[fast orchid]

Gotcha, that's more understandable, I thought you meant overall combat flow but I must've mistread, my bad

[grand light]

There are some chanced we will explore some coop features for ships later tho. But by later I mean NOT in the nearest Alpha.

We do understand there might be a big benefit in such features 🙂 Remember, almost nothing is set in stone now. We're experimenting with a lot of stuff.

[knotty birch]

Why

[lofty basin]

Oh I believe so! But just believing "they sure will fix it" and giving an opinion are 2 different shoes haha

With that said.
I wanna play.

[surreal sierra]

we all do. Man do I want in on this playtest

[fading furnace]

But that was secondary to their bad story line that went nowhere

[fast orchid]

We all wanna play lol, but we all gotta just wait

[balmy burrow]

I understand amazing game can’t wait to play it

[bleak shard]

Would like to have toggleable hp bars on the ships

[frank pewter]

It’s all looking great for this early!! Will there be chasing guns? Or dropping barrels out the back like in black flag and stuff?

[soft pasture]

is there any info on how ships will be crafted ? like will you make the frame and then paneling ? or will it be just the entire thing you craft it all at once. ?

[surreal sierra]

I cant find the exact post but not crafting. youll get ships built as is

[fast orchid]

For now the entire thing is crafted at once

[soft pasture]

ahh ok , different Varities for durability ? like BPs and stuff ?

[fast orchid]

mhmm

[soft pasture]

What about Cannons ? will we add them seperately ?

[fast orchid]

Not as of upcoming I don't think, everything part of the same recipes

[soft pasture]

ahh ok.

should def help with Balance when launched

[frank pewter]

Once you have a ship will you be able to upgrade PARTS separately? Like, upgrade the sails for speed, hull for HP, cannons for damage, maybe crows nest for visability, etc etc

[fast orchid]

very likely not in this alpha but who knows what the future holds

[frank pewter]

I mean if this alpha is just that ship combat shown today and nothing else I’ll sink a few hours into it for sure XD

[fast orchid]

Oh trust me, I can't wait to double my time played once the next alpha starts lmfao

[soft pasture]

i def enjoy Ship Fights in pirate games.

[frank pewter]

I hope they add ropes as part of boarding, like shoot them over when close and either stop the other ship or snap the ropes

[soft pasture]

ive got probable 20k Hours in Ark and like 5k in Atlas

[fast orchid]

If I had to count all the hours in Pirate games I had I think I'd be at it all day

[frank pewter]

Idk how comparable it actually will be to atlas, like I think black flag is a better comparable game from what I have seen

The base building might be very atlas/ark based

[fast orchid]

https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1354114215652360252

and from what I played nothing like atlas

[soft pasture]

i would say if you were to upgrade to UE 5 , yea you def could get em similar. (upgrade atlas to UE5 )

[frank pewter]

Atlas is more about building the ship and customizing it with literal places items. I think that’ll be how base building is where ships will be like skull and bones and black flag

[soft pasture]

but grapshot , ruined atlas when they shuffled everyone to Snail to work on ASA

[fast orchid]

Trust me, nah, in terms of survival it plays a lot more like valheim with black flag combat

[soft pasture]

i do love the combat that i have seen def better than what Grapshot has done.

[frank pewter]

The valheim comparison is sooo interesting I have seen a few people say that

[soft pasture]

Devs here have something magical tbh , its hard to find decent ship games , regardless of what its actually about.

[fast orchid]

Because that's how it feels, like a lot of the game feels like a pirate valheim in terms of surival element

[frank pewter]

Is like, farming and gathering stored on your ship? Like does it have a hull cargo and you use the ship to bring back items to base

[hard iron]

#1355222893868613662 message

[fast orchid]

Kinda, you could also do farming on the islands but of course the ship has a cargo hold

[frank pewter]

Is the last alpha does this game do anything about resource rarity? Like, soft wood is gathered but sometimes you get rare soft wood which has better stats and is needed for the blue sail upgrade vs green sail upgrade or whatever

[fast orchid]

Yes but I'm hesitant to talk on it because I think how they do progression is best experienced over talked about and what I experienced last was sooooo much fun that the only complaint on it was a little grindy but the more I look back on it the more I think it was intentional lol

[frank pewter]

I played enough eastern games to be okay with grindy lol. I’m hyped, I have been looking for a good pirate game since black flag basically

[fast orchid]

Same, well except for the "Good Pirate Game" part, there've been great Pirate games since still but only 1 has truly shined when it comes to co-op and that was cat quest, I think this game will do wonders to fill the co-op ship shaped hole in my heart

all of the new stuff in #1352659456911212636 looks so good

[radiant jay]

Korean MMOs? 💜

[frank pewter]

A few Korean MMOs I also did Quinfall most recently which is BDO style grind and done BDO.

[frank pewter]

I actually recently had a great time playing terror of the seven seas. Great age of sail game I recommend for sure. Can get into huge SOTL and have a fleet of npcs with you

[fast orchid]

I'll look into it, trying to lay off game buying atm because I'm gonna be paying heavily for the switch 2 but I will definitly look into it

[frank pewter]

It’s got a good price point of $17 USD and will easily eat up a lot of time. It’s basically got the entire Atlantic Ocean, and you can sail between the Caribbean and Africa and England etc etc

[fast orchid]

I'm canadian so that's easily gonna turn into at least $20 but as I said, I'll look into it

[frank pewter]

Good amuse buche for crosswind 😄

[edgy saddle]

I'm backkkkkkkkkkk, how you guys doing?

[fast orchid]

AHoy!

[soft pasture]

just waiting to play

[edgy saddle]

How you doing @fast orchid 🏴‍☠️

[fast orchid]

Doing pretty good, getting ready to run out and put in my pre-order for the switch 2, hbu?

[edgy saddle]

Oooh, nice! I'm going to take a shower, order food, watch Netflix and do completely nothing

[fast orchid]

Nice lmao

[gritty reef]

Just wanted to say that this is the most excited I have been for a game in a long time, and its 90% because of how open the devs are. like getting raw gameplay footage before the alpha even starts is such an enormous breath of fresh air

[thorn tendon]

Is there any info on when it is testing time?

[grand light]

Somewhere in May, matey

[granite oxide]

Good Mornin Mates!

[grand light]

Thank you, we'll try to keep sharing then

[granite oxide]

@thorn tendon Dev’s pushed next playtest to most likely early May to increase level of quality. #💬│windrose-chat message Steam will randomly choose players for playtest as it becomes time, and you may possibly be able to acquire a key in a give a way under announcements as they choose to post them here https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842 . The space for the test are limited #│game-updates message

@grand light Good Mornin 😄

[dense stag]

100%

[lime cobalt]

My irrational and not even really severe dislike of the word cutter being used in purste media has flared up but darn it.

They wouldnt have used the word cutter, because that was coined later. Though it doesnt actually conflict with anything bc the year is 17xx

[dusk arch]

When start steam with giving keys :(?

[distant mountain]

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[loud kindle]

ship combat looks fun!

[edgy saddle]

Welcome to all the new members!

[granite oxide]

@dusk arch Dev’s pushed next playtest to most likely early May to increase level of quality. #💬│windrose-chat message Steam will randomly choose players for playtest as it becomes time, and you may possibly be able to acquire a key in a give a way under announcements as they choose to post them here https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842 . The space for the test are limited #│game-updates message The Steam one's will not randomly go out until it is time for the playtest, and in limited number. so keep an Eye on https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842 for next playtest date when it is posted 🙂

[gritty reef]

sucks that dune awakening launches early may cause even if I get in to the test imma be locked in on dune for a while

[granite oxide]

@gritty reef no worries man, Crosswind will be launching sometime in 2026 🙂

[gritty reef]

thats good, im hyped for both games, wish they didnt have to compete lol

[granite oxide]

no competition - totally different games 😉

[steep moat]

I can't wait to see more of this game and eventually get my hands on it, this is what I wished Skull and Bones would have become

[full zephyr]

whens the release date annouced?

[granite oxide]

@full zephyr sometime in 2026 - not known at this time #💬│windrose-chat message

[radiant jay]

Which is enough time to upgrade my PC! lol

[edgy saddle]

I have to upgrade as well😢

[lament atlas]

Those videos in #│announcements

[sacred junco]

We have to upgrade? 🦌 will the minimum requirements be demanding?

[granite oxide]

@sacred junco hey, This may change later as things more optimized, but as it stands now thie is the requirement https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1351559852756963358

[sacred junco]

Seems like I will barely meet minimum requirements 😅 guess it'll be time for an upgrade one of the years

[short basalt]

https://tenor.com/view/penguinz0-moistcritikal-gif-27692002

[merry idol]

Hello pirates!! how are ya guys doing ?

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[narrow sentinel]

Good morning

[idle lotus]

Mornin'!

[narrow sentinel]

Got to be careful though, while there is a fairly vocal group of people looking for multi-crew ships, having it be a core part of naval combat could be a detriment if it provides better ship performance. Also I personally don't see how ac4 inspired naval combat could have multi crew accommodation, but whatever you guys whip together I'll be excited to see 👀

[edgy saddle]

Morning @idle lotus o/

[fast orchid]

It could just disable those elements when a player mans that station and instead has them do it

[idle lotus]

So uh, I might have found a fake Crosswind page on Facebook? It's weird though because the latest post is from January last year but a lot of stuff aligns with Crosswind's features (even goes under the same name) and there's a lot of AI stuff. Goes under "Crosswind The Game"

[narrow sentinel]

Thats one option

[radiant jay]

I'm still on an i7 7700k paired with a 1080 Ti lol

[merry idol]

do we have to build the ship part by part?

[fast orchid]

You get the ship all at once

[sacred junco]

I think my specs are about exactly the minimum specs-are you beta testing iiiit?

fingers crossed optimization will lower the minimum specs a bit

recent games make my pc sound like a vacuum cleaner

[lament atlas]

i think my 3060 S will be able to handle it

[sacred junco]

If this is to be believed #💬│windrose-chat message youur 3060 would be able to handle iiiiit

I have 2060 I think ,1080 seems to be mimimum so normally i guess i'll be able to run it

[lament atlas]

[sonic barn]

just put a low i think

[sacred junco]

yea ,or if it releases 2026 ,plenty of time to consider updating to newer model,though I usually try to stay with pc till it really is starting to malfunction

[lament atlas]

make a new one, and give yours to your nephew

[sacred junco]

some people would have to do a clean install for that 💀

[sonic barn]

i change my graphic card fast so i can get more money to get the new one

when you wait too much you did get a good price for your old

[sacred junco]

over where I live,this seems to be top spec now :
Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Processor.
RAM: 32 GB / Storage: 1 TB SSD.
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB

But best wait as long as possible I guess before switching to new one,cause next year ,this will not be newest xD

specs of the Medion Erazer Hunter X20 -not sure if good brand ,but seems like Medion absorbed lenovo brand or somethin & I think that brand of pc always had good rep

[sonic barn]

i run i7 13700k with 32gb ssd and asus tuf 4070 similar

i was thinking to switch my 4070 to a 5070 this summer

[sacred junco]

you'll be set for comming years with that spec

Yea I figured as much,best to wait another year or by 2026 close to release,by that time it's probably 6060 or so geforce

[sonic barn]

im gonna look this summer if they have more access to the card for now in canada its hard to get one too much new

[sacred junco]

some friends have recommended I put my next one together myself,said that is cheaper

[sonic barn]

i always build by myselft true its more cheaper

[sacred junco]

might have to look into that yesh,since you'd have more bang forthe buck as they say

[radiant jay]

I learned about the game too late, literally yesterday 😅

[sonic barn]

never too late

[sacred junco]

me too

[sonic barn]

if you learn to fast you wait more in your head ahahaha

[sacred junco]

well last week or so-but i hope it's better than the pirate game i skipped on called "sea of bones" something

& fingers crossed for deep character customization 🙏

[narrow sentinel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1349724792906846258/1359077814971793550/Dance_baby2.gif

[sonic barn]

skull and bone where you d'ont have more than 4 canon LOL

[sacred junco]

I stopped bying ubi games after several disappointments,& was not wrong for skipping skull&bones it seems

[narrow sentinel]

[sacred junco]

Also ship boarding is a big aspect of pirate game

[narrow sentinel]

Wait till you hear about ships pirates actually used

[sacred junco]

it would be kinda cool to observe a ship in the distance through binoculars & having close up of tha booty shake zoomed up instead of the flag on the mast of tha ship

[vale pawn]

hello !

[narrow sentinel]

Heyo

[radiant jay]

Just another game that lost its identity in development, yes

[sacred junco]

I did actually play a free trial-but just uninstalled & never bought

[narrow sentinel]

Snb was promising in 2017 when it was initially revealed

[sacred junco]

This one will be more open world right?

[narrow sentinel]

Game world will be similar to valheim, open world with different zones I think

If the buildings anything like valheim I'm gonna have an absolute blast

[sacred junco]

yea I remember from the skull & bones free trial that everything was instanced & lobby & just that was a major turn off for me

Then there was "sea of thieves" way back too,though i'm not a fan op openworld pvp-for this game what has been shown so far looks very promosing

fingers crossed it will finally be the purrfect pirate game for me

I did kinda enjoy how it was in wildstar that you could flag yourself if desired for extra rewards - but I just had an unpleasant experience again with pvp in some other game where new players are "green" labeled ,but pvpers could still attack you in a morphed form & if you try to get to some place to continue the story or so ,that can really be unpleasant surprise & even ruin the appetite to continue playing that day etc

From what i've gathered ,crosswind shall have more focus on pve though,which is fine by me

[sonic barn]

i like the aspect survival too im a farmer !

[sacred junco]

Maybe at times towns could turn into battle zones ,but that would probably prevent pve players to go wherever & whenever they please,unless if they happen on different temporary server or something😅

The recent experience was not fun at all where you get drawn in unwanted & by total surprise

I kinda like the survival aspect too,base building will be a thing no doubt-the building system has already been showcased

Also love the adventure aspect a lot, the good old games like "quest for glory " -The new kings quest game

[surreal sierra]

I wanna build a naval fort/town and see if I can organise a pvp event with people like capture the castle or something

[sonic barn]

naval fort will be cool if we can farm it or something like that

[sacred junco]

yea naval fort battles would be cool & maybe some who enjoy both the survival/building+pvp,it might be nice to have such events where the build navel fort/town becomes the battle ground - I think if instanced/lobby or on temporary server it could also satisfy the pvp players -at least for those who genuinely love pvp & not those who get pleasure in ruining it for pve players -not all pvp players are the same

If there could be like an extra server during such events,it would in no way be in conflict with the people that only do pve

[sonic barn]

i wounder if they going to add kraken

[sacred junco]

and maybe something like "expeditions" or adventure /exploration mode into the uncharted areas or something

But that could probably only be done with random generated maps or something :/

there's something about the idea of sailing to possible islands never visited before

Next to all the usual plunders of boootyyyy

[edgy saddle]

Gnight folks! o/

[narrow sentinel]

Goodnight

[granite oxide]

Good Evening Everyone 🙂

[lyric zinc]

When’s expected release date

Video games suck balls we need something new to play

[sonic barn]

2026

[granite oxide]

@lyric zinc Dev’s pushed next playtest to most likely early May to increase level of quality. #💬│windrose-chat message Steam will randomly choose players for playtest as it becomes time, and you may possibly be able to acquire a key in a give a way under announcements as they choose to post them here https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842 . The space for the test are limited #│game-updates message
Unknown as to when in 2026 that it'll be released.

[sacred junco]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-sleep-gif-23970142

goodnighty

[narrow sentinel]

We got the server wikipedia right here

[royal coyote]

the game is going to make so much money

[narrow sentinel]

I hope the premium cosmetics arent too wacky but still cool

[last osprey]

You mean… booty! 🏴‍☠️

[narrow sentinel]

What customization stuff are you all most excited for?

[sonic barn]

i wanna see some dark figurehead for ship

[surreal sierra]

Kinda disappointed I went to all the trouble of collecting all that info into one big paragraph then asking Bambino to pin it just for Swabian to do the exact same thing I did.

Like, I got it pinned so we could just say ‘check pinned for the answers’. Much easier that way

[narrow sentinel]

All roads lead to Rome, either way answers are being provided

[granite oxide]

@surreal sierra all good man - sometime I post other links in as well - most are not even reading the FAQ or announcements lol

also keeps chat going 🙂

[surreal sierra]

Ah all good, Its just habit from when I moderated a Gmod server during a big update, getting answers pinned was just an easier way of keeping people informed without having to copy paste every time.

Im not trying to sound like a whiney child (though I realise now I do)

[granite oxide]

For Real - and no you not at all lol

[narrow sentinel]

After a closer look I'm digging the ui design so far

The little gundeck ui above the steering wheel is very unique

[tidal rain]

How do oy get alpha access?

[narrow sentinel]

Currently requests are closed

[tidal rain]

Oh ok

[granite oxide]

@tidal rain Dev’s pushed next playtest to most likely early May to increase level of quality. #💬│windrose-chat message Steam will randomly choose players for playtest as it becomes time, and you may possibly be able to acquire a key in a give a way under announcements as they choose to post them here https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842 . The space for the test are limited #│game-updates message So you may still get in at some point.

[obtuse hawk]

Each has there pros and cons. It’s good to point people in the right direction but it’s also important to keep the discord healthy with conversation.

If someone asks a question on your YouTube video and you answer it and add 5 other answers to questions that were never asked then the likely hood of following up questions and a continuing conversation/engagement becomes low.

Either way you are both helping newcomers, so it shouldn’t matter if you point them towards pins or #│game-updates as the end goal is the same.

[distant mountain]

197 members to 3k

[narrow sentinel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1349724792906846258/1359077814971793550/Dance_baby2.gif

[grand light]

Back in the day I did some testing for gamer naming and concept and there may be some leftovers.

[knotty birch]

Idg why ppl r complaining ab minor details like cannon movement etc since it's just a wip, overall it looks great

[distant mountain]

Could reach 3k by end of week

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/lol-i-dont-know-ill-tell-you-bye-gif-12776382

[granite oxide]

O'Toole!

I saw Fiddler* on the Roof at the Theaters live when he first did it - Insane production!

[narrow sentinel]

I'm so hyped for this naval combat, even in its early state everything looks great. The graphics as well, that skybox in the storm clip is gorgeous

[granite oxide]

Good night 🙂

[lament atlas]

THE PEEPO CREW

[boreal ingot]

https://tenor.com/view/keep-to-the-code-code-pirates-pirates-of-the-caribbean-jack-sparrow-gif-471575119975884563

If any devs are reading this, shh this is between you and me, Slip me a closed access test key, i promise to be the most guinea pig, giga swine beta tester you've ever chosen, ill try my best to find exploits and bugs, to report back at the comm center, Pirates code and honor.

[distant mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/bh187-pirates-of-the-caribbean-jack-sparrow-pose-windy-gif-19287078

[distant mountain]

The mighty yar has reacted to ur message

[lament atlas]

[edgy saddle]

Gmorning folks! Have a great day! 🙂 ❤️
And welcome to all the new members! 🔥

[distant mountain]

Evening chat

[lament atlas]

[sonic barn]

morning guys

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[granite oxide]

Ahoy Mates! 😄

[fading furnace]

because those things become annoying later you dont have to be quiet when you see an issue how will they improve if they dont get criticized ?

[torpid dirge]

I saw some trend out there of 'humanizing' animals into humans - enjoy a human male dodo from the game

[fast orchid]

Looks like it bbno$ and John Cena had a chill son

[edgy saddle]

Lmao what xD

[knotty birch]

Will we be able to cause them to go extinct too (I mean the left one)

[edgy saddle]

Crosswind statistics ☝️

[grand light]

Pretty crazy we've made it this far already. Thank you all for putting your trust in us!

[wild river]

https://tenor.com/view/mike-gif-4153285433340700982

[idle lotus]

Oh, I see

[edgy saddle]

Patience is key, after all. From what I’ve seen, the game has been on Steam since June 6, 2024. Reaching 12,000 followers and ranking #223 on the Wishlist charts is already a huge achievement. Keep in mind—those are actual followers, which not everyone does. Given the overwhelmingly positive reception and hype across platforms like YouTube and other social media, it wouldn't surprise me if the real number is closer to 25,000.

If most of those people are also wishlisting the game, cracking the top 100 would be just a matter of time. These days, being followed and wishlisted on Steam is absolutely essential. Many studios actively promote this as part of their strategy to drive traffic and build influence.

[edgy saddle]

Just to add my two cents again—having a survival MMO like this, with an open world, pirates, ships, and base building, is honestly pretty rare these days. Especially with the visual style and unique feel this game brings (judging from the screenshots, trailers, and gameplay clips). If the marketing is handled well, with a solid communication and documentation team, and the devs and leads are in sync and organized, this could easily become one of those "Game of the Year" titles in my opinion.

If the world turns out to be massive, packed with content, a touch of grind, diverse biomes, a main story with side quests, secrets, puzzles, and easter eggs—man, this could go down as one of the best games ever. That’s just my perspective right now, but from what I’ve seen, the devs have been active, communicative, laid-back, and social. That alone earns a big thumbs up from me and I think thousands of us fans as well.

[pine rover]

Hey guys just wanted to say hi! Excited to watch this game grow!

[oak wigeon]

I loooove base-building, so im thrilled.

[surreal sierra]

Ahoy and welcome! We're all very excited to see where this game goes. Keep and eye on #1352659456911212636 for some glimpses on whatsts to come

[granite oxide]

@pine rover Hello and Welcome!

[pulsar hinge]

What is good everyone!

[oak wigeon]

Welcome!

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[granite oxide]

@surreal sierra @pulsar hinge@oak wigeon G'Mornin ! 😄

[pulsar hinge]

Ohh this game keeps looking better and better!

[granite oxide]

@fast orchid Ahoy Mate!

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[pulsar hinge]

Do we have any idea when this game will be released?

[surreal sierra]

sometime in 2026 is the rough estimate given by the devs

[pulsar hinge]

EPIC! So SnB / Dune for now then full time Crosswinds xD

[wild river]

Welcome to all new salty sea dogs! Get excited!!!!!

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-ship-arr-pirate-dance-pirate-dance-gif-12107966

[pine rover]

Optional pvp is the selling point for me. Like just make all the people we rob be the kings men or whatever and I'll be happy lol

[fast orchid]

lmao, I know the feeling, opt in PVP is such a good selling point because it just doesn't happen in multiplayer Pirate games often enough

[surreal sierra]

Same here. I completely understand the statement of "its a pirate game dont be surprised if you get robbed" but I feel like that line has been used and abused by so many people to justify griefing, especially Sea of Thieves. Sure its a pirate game, but if Im spending money on a game to enjoy the experience, Im not going to play if it keeps getting ruined by sweaty nerds who do nothing but ruin other peoples gameplay.

[blazing jungle]

Being a Mike, I was plagued by this for the 5 years after this ad lmao

[wild river]

Do you have a spidey sense that goes off every Wednesday morning?

[modern gull]

Yea I end up getting griefed irl instead so at this point I’d rather get dogged on ingame

[gritty reef]

I still can’t believe these devs were Chad enough to give us gameplay footage before even in alpha. Nowadays you’re lucky to get gameplay footage before the game even releases lmao

[surreal sierra]

I know right! its so refereshing to see devs that actually give a damn and are passionate about the project theyre working on

[toxic pewter]

is yo name a dxd reference

[idle lotus]

Gotta give credit to you guys for making what I assume is the "terrible starter raft" not look atrocious (I'm looking at you, raft from Valheim)

[modern gull]

💀

[wild river]

Where was this pulled from?

[idle lotus]

It's from r/crosswind

[wild river]

I need to be on reddit more, I hardly ever even think to check reddit for stuff

[toxic pewter]

WELL IS IT?!?!

[modern gull]

No comment

[edgy saddle]

TEASE

[knotty birch]

Ppl need a good ship game

I like the fact that devs say pvp won't be the main focus

I like to imagine you'll just be able to build a chill marine base with yer maties in the game

[quaint ether]

https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-sanji-ep1107-funny-gif-6000318421656694977

[steady linden]

I need free access or I'll die 😄

[edgy saddle]

Lmaoooo

[steady linden]

i know. but maybe ;D

[narrow sentinel]

There's a ketch I never would've noticed

[radiant jay]

Just remember who always goes down with the ship 😉 haha

[stone birch]

For those of us lucky few who made it into the pre-alpha gameplay test it was a lot of fun. And this footage shows they have already made changes since then so it points to an epic, iterative future with lots features still to come.

[fast orchid]

Ikr, I'm so excited to play with all the new changes we have

[verbal magnet]

Ahoy!

[gloomy gorge]

hi

[verbal magnet]

how did you arrive here faster than me, lorenz?

[gloomy gorge]

is this ai

[gloomy gorge]

good question

[granite oxide]

@gloomy gorge @verbal magnet Ahoy and Welcome to Crosswind! 😄

[charred edge]

Ahoy mateys and gmorning to ye, I just joined the server last night and I'm super excited to see this game grow and hopefully become the pirate game I wish so dear to play

[fast orchid]

If it is it's been so heavily cleaned up that there's not a single trace of A.I. tomfoolery to it besides the style anymore

[granite oxide]

@charred edge Welcome and Glad to have you 🙂

[upbeat sun]

Ye, really really loving what I’ve seen so far, though unfortunately only saw the game on Steam after they closed the playtest

[verbal magnet]

and I only found out through juniper

[charred edge]

Aye I've only seen little clips and snippets meself but I am very excited for the future of the game 🏴‍☠️

[charred edge]

Thank you I appreciate the welcome

[charred edge]

Very excited from what I've seen, from what I've seen it's possibly my perfect pirate game I've always wanted since black flag

[upbeat sun]

And the devs seem very passionate about which is what’s given me the most hope and excitement for it

And the free to play price tag means it stands a chance of competing with sea of thieves and whatnot

[charred edge]

Yes that's a huge relief after joining the discord

[verbal magnet]

I like how they seem to be a focus on exploration and story. Been missing it in some games. Boarding mechanics are also always welcome 👀

[austere flare]

Guten morgen und Ahoj Seemänner und Seefrauen. Weiß schon einer wann das spiel raus kommen soll oder weiß einer wann oder ob ein alpha gerade am laufen ist ? Ich will das spiel unbedingt zocken !

[upbeat sun]

(And we’ll probably get hella cool cosmetics)

[austere flare]

Good morning and hello, sailors and seawomen. Does anyone know when the game is supposed to be released, or does anyone know when or if an alpha is currently running? I really want to play the game!

[verbal magnet]

nah, only sailor cosmetics for you

[upbeat sun]

[upbeat sun]

They just closed the first alpha playtest, but I’m sure there’ll be more

[fast orchid]

#💬│windrose-chat message

[austere flare]

Dank dir

[fast orchid]

Iirc the actual start of the next playtest is said to be may at this point

[austere flare]

Great, after the last pirate game, Skull and Shame. Is this really my new hope? The videos look really nice, and I hope I can get into the alpha, because spending another 100 euros on a game, playing it for 10 hours, and then uninstalling it is painful in the long run ^^

[fast orchid]

I like skull and bones:(

[austere flare]

Yes but it's just not worth 100 euros unfortunately

[upbeat sun]

Well crosswind will be free

[fast orchid]

Fair, I got my copy free

[austere flare]

Yes, but I think they probably offer skins or something similar, so if the game is good you can support them with things like that!

[gloomy gorge]

it will be free?

[fast orchid]

#1352225461391982712 message

[upbeat sun]

Ye

[wild river]

That's so sick! ty

[lime cobalt]

yeeee

[gloomy gorge]

niko!

[toxic pewter]

is there a third boat in this picture? or is the ketch the smaller one "closer" to the camera

[narrow sentinel]

the larger of the two is the ketch

[distant mountain]

144 members till 3k

[gritty reef]

thats so hype

I love seeing how many mutual servers I have with people here cause we all like the same games lol. Its all survival games and sea of thieves, I have four with you @wild river

[edgy saddle]

Yea!!! 🔥

[granite oxide]

Good Evenin Mates!

[edgy saddle]

Eyo!

[wild river]

yeeeeah buddy. May is gonna be wild. (shhhhh) 🤫

[narrow sentinel]

Cant get over how good the skybox looks

[bleak shard]

GOOD
ARVO, MATES
-from aus

[distant mountain]

A fellow Australian?

[bleak shard]

Aye

[neon mountain]

what engine is it in? assuming unreal engine but just wondering.

[narrow sentinel]

I'm not quite sure

[neon mountain]

ahh okay

[distant mountain]

That picture or game itself being made?

[neon mountain]

game itself

[distant mountain]

Would be un5 cause of the graphics and looks

[neon mountain]

yea was assuming unreal

so hyped for this game!

[narrow sentinel]

Same here, I hadnt drawn in months but this got me feeling the same way snb did back in 2017

[surreal sierra]

Pretty sure it was mentioned somewhere it’s unreal 5? I’ll need to fact check myself when I can tho

[narrow sentinel]

Looks too good to be unity

[granite oxide]

@neon mountain https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1354113410736062514

FAQ https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1298583059402063926 has lots great info if you have a little time to read through it 🙂

[distant mountain]

137 members to 3k

[quaint ether]

I need this game asap REEEEE 🙂

[grand light]

Okay so I'm thinking..should I spend some time to do a bit more ship combat shorts, or what was shown the other day is enough?

[distant mountain]

I guess ship combat

[quaint ether]

more ship combat

[narrow sentinel]

we need some 3rd person views!

I could live of a 1m clip of one of the ships in a storm alongside another

[edgy saddle]

👋

[distant mountain]

I realised mod apps released on April fools

[narrow sentinel]

I promise it wasn't a joke haha, this server needs moderation especially with the growth this servers seen lately

[edgy saddle]

How is everyone doing today? 🙂

[distant mountain]

Ik it wasn’t an April fools joke lol but we gotta wait from the staff for it to be announced

[knotty birch]

Ships models are just a chef's kiss

[shrewd arch]

I will look at the evening if i can make a picture of all ship clases from the game age of pirates caribien tales sea dog old game but maybe this can help the devs for inspiration for some ship classes

Or different cannon types long medium short ragne with diverent loading time hp ecetera

[daring plank]

Is the game released?

[distant mountain]

Nope

[daring plank]

You know when🥹

[narrow sentinel]

estimation is 2026

[edgy saddle]

And if so, everyone will be notified.

[sonic barn]

ship combat 🙂 but how about survival aspect building farming how she look too ?

[short basalt]

I would love to see some footage of just sailing, the sails adjusting to wind, the waves etc

[grand light]

We'll see about that too! 🙂

[knotty birch]

donkey from shrek energy

https://tenor.com/view/are-we-there-yet-gif-5676799

[narrow sentinel]

Hear me out, dodo jockey

[verbal magnet]

Flintlock and Steel cannons!

[narrow sentinel]

Cannonball, RELEASE!

[obtuse hawk]

If possible I wouldn’t mind seeing a bit more of building but more the interiors, thanks. If this was just more a ship related question then no dramas

[knotty birch]

we should go with ship interiors first

[narrow sentinel]

They're looking pretty good from what I've seen

[obtuse hawk]

There’s already a video showing that and they have not yet confirmed if any of that is customisable.

[dull crow]

I heard the releasedate is the 11th of April......

[obtuse hawk]

https://www.reddit.com/r/pirates/s/mE9XE4uun1

[neon mountain]

Yes it is asked a dev

[narrow sentinel]

Those cielings are crazy high

[knotty birch]

oh hell yea that looks great

but there's never too much of ship interiors

[granite oxide]

if you all can - give that post an upvote too the reddit one - it all helps 🙂

And Good Mornin Mates!

[narrow sentinel]

Morning

[median sail]

good morning

[wild river]

Good morning lads and ladettes

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[median sail]

aye aye captain

[edgy saddle]

welcome to every new member in Crosswind! 🏴‍☠️

[distant mountain]

126 members till 3k and gn

[edgy saddle]

Gnight!

[narrow sentinel]

I'm feelin piratical

Congrats new mods!

[short basalt]

https://tenor.com/view/johnny-depp-pirate-pirate-salute-salute-intergalactic-pirates-of-the-caribbean-gif-25016099

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/jacksparrow-rum-gif-22309588

[frank canopy]

hey i got a question
will i be able to play this game with my friends? like valheim?
like full seamless coop, story, progression, biomes, bosses, etc..?

[narrow sentinel]

Of course, seaweaver will drop you a faq link

[frank canopy]

are you able to tell me if its like in game size of valheim? amount of bosses/biomes 😄 ?

[narrow sentinel]

Specific details like that arent public afaik

[frank canopy]

oh ok sorry

[narrow sentinel]

Don't apologize you're good mate

[frank canopy]

and like, improve the ship? etc? like build stuff on the ship

[narrow sentinel]

Our favorite fish has arrived

[torpid dirge]

For the playtest, we’ll be offering a slice of the world roughly 8x8 km in size, featuring three distinct biomes, three bosses, and a handful of ships you’ll be able to build and sail. Plenty to explore

[frank canopy]

oh not the full game in playtest right?

[fast orchid]

Oh there we go, who better to hear the official word on it from than Bambino lol

[torpid dirge]

Yup, it’s an early alpha build focused on the core gameplay loop — something along the lines of Valheim or Enshrouded at their starting point. Future playtests will bring more content and more depth

[narrow sentinel]

Slacker!

[granite oxide]

Congrats @fast orchid !

[fast orchid]

I was reading FAQ and trying to say what I could about the last playtest without A-spoiling and B-Talking about info that may have changed

[fast orchid]

Thanks! Congrats to you too!

[frank canopy]

have you thought about adding like side bosses? not just like biome boss for example ?

bosses is why im here for 😉 jk

[narrow sentinel]

Whos the ship modeller?

[lament atlas]

me

[torpid dirge]

Yup, there are some ideas for such encounters across the world. Though not on this playtest 😦

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/art-painting-nails-jesus-enjoy-gif-25933655

[torpid dirge]

https://tenor.com/view/john-cena-cena-are-you-sure-are-you-sure-about-that-are-you-sure-about-that-meme-gif-23133134

[lament atlas]

https://tenor.com/view/dont-do-not-mind-me-gif-19609647

[frank canopy]

nono playtest, like when game actually release 😄

[narrow sentinel]

2026 around there

[granite oxide]

@frank canopy sometime in 2026 release is expected

[short basalt]

So far away😔

[granite oxide]

@short basalt and congrats to you too 🙂

[fast orchid]

I think they were asking about if the bosses were going to be in full release

[edgy saddle]

Argh

[short basalt]

Thank you! Congratulations to you too!

[granite oxide]

@edgy saddle Aye Congrats Mate 🙂

[narrow sentinel]

Chats just gonna be red with a spot of pink

[frank canopy]

When is the play test

[edgy saddle]

Time to shine, like a diamond, stolen from your filthy hands

[torpid dirge]

I like this spot of pink, he's posting creative stuff all the time

[torpid dirge]

Early May or so

[fast orchid]

Agreed, the spot of pink is very nice for the server!

[torpid dirge]

SILENCE, developer

IDEAS GUY is talking

[lament atlas]

[narrow sentinel]

This game got me back into art and modeling, really hoping to improve my work I've got inspiration for days

[knotty ravine]

(#1352225565603794976 message)
So I got a question for anyone that knows, does anyone know how Battlepasses/"Seasonal Events" will work? I'm really afraid that if Crosswind goes down the route of having limited time items/rewards, some of the rewards may be gameplay related (i.e. ships, weapons, or specific materials).

If they do go down the route of adding gameplay related assets into their seasonal events, I just really hope that you can still unlock the important stuff through a rotating shop or through a series of tasks or quests after the event expires. (similar to what Battlefield 2042 does).

[fast orchid]

Unless a dev gives you an answer I don't think we have more than what's in the FAQ right now

Espically since devs are all busy working on getting the alpha in a playable state for the next playtest

[knotty ravine]

Tad bit worrying then.

But I guess we can only wait and see.

[narrow sentinel]

Seaweaver lemon

[fast orchid]

Oh wait hang on, iirc I believe they said all battle/seasons pass things / shop things would be cosmetic only somewhere

[knotty ravine]

If you can find that, that would mean a lot (literally what determines a sale for me)

[sonic barn]

do we have naval action player here ?

[lofty basin]

Yes

[narrow sentinel]

Fomo sucks, but most games seem to be leaning away from it and having rewards available through other means down the line which I'm sure will be the case

[fast orchid]

I'm looking for it now bt it might be a tad hard to sift through it all

[sonic barn]

im waiting the update 😅

[narrow sentinel]

Congrats Lily! Also started your favorite ship #1359896159711269187

[lofty basin]

Thank you.
I saw. Looks promising.

[granite oxide]

@lofty basin Aye! Congrats!

[narrow sentinel]

Little intimidated since I havent made a ship this way before, and dont really know what a ships skeleton looks like but nothing a few references can solve
Ships are incredibly complex I'm learning

[lofty basin]

Already doing better than some pretty big studios I know.

[narrow sentinel]

Poor snb

[surreal sierra]

Aye lad you’ll do great. I have full confidence

[surreal sierra]

Already pretty well on par with the muppets in DSS3

[granite oxide]

@surreal sierra congrats Mate 🙂

[surreal sierra]

Slow mode bypass my beloved

[surreal sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/tradfi-real-users-meet-crypto-gif-24004753

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/lucifer-tom-ellis-no-need-to-rub-it-in-dont-gloat-stop-gloating-gif-17086125

Us pink folk should totally get bypass since we provide so much to the server!

[granite oxide]

@narrow sentinel gotta rub in that pitch n tar - holds the works together 🙂

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/johnny-depp-captain-jack-sparrow-pirates-of-the-caribbean-at-worlds-end-potc-gif-16616523

[surreal sierra]

I can’t wait for the next playtest. The server numbers are going to skyrocket once more people see the game

[narrow sentinel]

Ketch reveal!

[grand light]

What about boarding prototype reveal eh?)

[knotty topaz]

https://tenor.com/view/let-me-in-eric-andre-wanna-come-in-gif-13730108

[fast orchid]

This looks like so much fun, why can't yall put this on the old alpha branch? I'd drop everything to stream it right now 😭

[surreal sierra]

@grand light I gotta admit. The ragdolling might need some work. It’s very funny, but just reminds me of when I used to play a LOT of Gmod

[short basalt]

Was quick with the draw

[surreal sierra]

Other than that. Looks awesome. Can’t wait to see it develop

[narrow sentinel]

Don't downplay the poor Ketch

That's one strong beakhead for a lil ship

[short basalt]

Pirate attempts to board

https://tenor.com/view/parrot-guns-gun-gif-10508837588344794578

[fast orchid]

wait a second....

[knotty topaz]

Tbf I should be able to tie dead boarders to my mast. Just sayin 🏴‍☠️

[minor marlin]

Really a shame the beta sign up is closed, then again the chance on entering was small. Really hoping om some 3 man crew PvE and pvp Battles like in SoT 🤞

[unborn ocean]

@shrewd arch
Grats mod🫡

Ohaa jeezee as well nice

[surreal sierra]

Give it time matey. There will be other chances. This is just one playtest. I’m sure there will be others

[minor marlin]

Im sure!

[hybrid valley]

Gotta do a daily prayer to hope to get into first testing wave

[fast orchid]

Second testing wave 😉

[lofty basin]

At least they will do whatever they can to allow as many people as possible to test their game.

[fast orchid]

true

[minor marlin]

I get flashbacks from Atlas 😅 im hoping on a very different more positive experience

[fast orchid]

Oh it'll be different alright, and extremely positive if it's like what I played last

[blazing jungle]

👀 boarding though. Are we gonna be able to send NPC crew to do that, or do we get to hop on ourselves?

[minor marlin]

Must be the graphical style that reminds me. Got great vibes from Black Flag, SoT and watching the Crosswind gameplay looks great

[surreal sierra]

I’ve heard several things about this atlas game. What exactly went wrong with it?

[minor marlin]

Very poorly optimised, graphic glitches and very very very grindy

[fast orchid]

Oh that list is almost as long as what's wrong with SOT lmao

[minor marlin]

Indeed

[knotty ravine]

SoT had a lot of potential if they didn't make it so pvp focused. Every quest is just rewarded with a currency for cosmetics.

Just wish there was stuff like permanent upgrades and such or an actual player progression (like skills).

This is why I'm hyped for Crosswind because I'm certain they're making the game with notes from what went wrong and what went well for all pirating games.

[grand light]

You can actually spot the answer to it in the latest video in #│announcements 😇

[blazing jungle]

Oh I just watched but mustve missed it 👀 BACK TO THE VIDEO!

[simple kraken]

question are we gonna be able to have our friends on our ships as a crew ?

[blazing jungle]

Yeaaah idk. I saw the "involved in boarding battle" but cant tell if the main character pirate was doing the boarding or being boarded xD

[granite oxide]

@simple kraken #💬│windrose-chat message

That should answer a little until more is known 🙂 For the time being the players are not able to do those things but they would like to have them do things on the ship.

[fast orchid]

I'm not saying it didn't have potential, heck I'm not even saying people can't still enjoy it, I'm just saying it has more issues than any pirate game out there and more than half of them are buried just below the surface, but it's still a game others can enjoy, it's just also riddled with issues that Crosswind seems to not have from what I played

Heck I literally described it to a few others including my SO as "My dream game I wish I had the skills and crew to make" and that hasn't seemed to change

[pulsar hinge]

Looking great GG

[wild river]

Love the video. I have a small question. Are yall planning on adding character models on the ship of our crew mates manning cannons, or messing with the sails and stuff? I know it's super duper early, but the deck of the boat feels a bit empty.

[fast orchid]

They said they were planning on having the NPC's man the stations yes

[granite oxide]

@wild river in addition to that the crew will be upgradeable, and can tailor the crew to your needs -#1352225104603643974 message

[wild river]

That's so freaking cool!

GAH! I'm so eager for release date. I'm actually shopping for a pc for my buddy, just so he can play

[shrewd arch]

Its the other blackbeard

[neon mountain]

W gameplay today

[wild river]

100%

[neon mountain]

So hyped for this game bro I could see myself having HOURS of fun on here

[wild river]

It's gonna be a game changer for the genre I think.

[timber sigil]

Guys, i see a lot of great gameplays, congratulation ! I'm hype to test it

[neon mountain]

Been warning an awesome pirate game like this since I played black flag when I was younger

Skull & Bones was a disaster.

[wild river]

I never even bothered trying it. I had a feeling it was gonna flop

[fast orchid]

I liked skull and bones 🥲

Although I didn't pay for my copy

[worn spoke]

I’m assuming there will be crew manning the cannons when the game comes out

[wild river]

No offense to those who liked it. I just didn't want the let down

[neon mountain]

I didn’t either I just saw a bit of gameplay from some of my steam early access reviewer subscriptions lol

[wild river]

Yes, they have said there will be

[granite oxide]

@worn spoke #💬│windrose-chat message our conversation on that a min ago 🙂

[neon mountain]

& what they pointed out lol
mainly BigFry
and articles.

[neon mountain]

OH THATS AWESOME
games are much better with a friend or two.

[clever valley]

I just wanna say I'm still upset I missed out on the testing

[fast orchid]

Haven't missed out just yet
#💬│windrose-chat message

[granite oxide]

yeah still lot of access to be granted by steam as well when its time for the test.

[narrow sentinel]

Kratos in Crosswind confirmed?

[unborn ocean]

Ooaa damm

[lofty basin]

Blackbeardception

[river night]

I just hope I can rock a barbossa hat

[lofty basin]

theres a pretty dope one on etsy :D

[fast orchid]

||Don't tell anyone but iirc I have good news for you, I could be wrong tho so please don't hold me to it||

[river night]

👁️👁️

[fast orchid]

https://tenor.com/view/hachubby-hachu-shh-quiet-secret-gif-18665849

[river night]

I’m ain’t sayin anythin

[narrow sentinel]

Ohhhhh devsssss

[surreal sierra]

I’m not saying nothin about nothin but uhhhh. Check the very end of the shanty music video devs posted

[fast orchid]

That's my hat! it's the blue feather and everything! 10/10 game, forever the best

[loud kindle]

congrats to the new mods!! please dont ban me

[surreal sierra]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1268108652917555231/1269855051963301939/caption.gif

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/pirates-of-the-caribbean-barbossa-hector-hat-back-gif-27603803

[grand light]

Of course, it's even on the road map on Steam.

[narrow sentinel]

Hoping we get some big tricorns as well, I much prefer them over the standard

[vale maple]

when the game become available?

[fast orchid]

#💬│windrose-chat message

[surreal sierra]

Upcoming playtest is later this month/early next month. More info in pinned.

Game release is planned for sometime 2026

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/peter-griffin-but-i-want-it-now-gif-26307521

[short basalt]

Bicornes too🙏

[narrow sentinel]

Hear me out... unicorns

[surreal sierra]

you mean a party hat...

https://tenor.com/view/happy-birthday-celebrate-cat-grumpy-party-hat-gif-14483675

[fast orchid]

Careful, too little corns can look like something else too

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/splooshysploosher-funny-dog-doge-doge-stare-dog-look-gif-26301702

[supple nexus]

damn...the new tease, shower us more with these 🤩

[urban pumice]

https://tenor.com/view/tommyboy-comedy-chrisfarley-stressed-upset-gif-11527925276528198601

[patent fjord]

he looks so tuff

[river night]

Baller

[lofty basin]

I've always been team cavalier

[sterile oasis]

how do you guys make any money on this if its going to be frre 2 play

[lament atlas]

team tricorns

[fast orchid]

https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1352225461391982712

[brittle peak]

Can you swim in this game?

[fast orchid]

Not sure if it's still a wip however we have this to go on:
#💬│windrose-chat message

[knotty spruce]

Hope yall are having a great day today!🏴‍☠️🏝

[fast orchid]

Same for you!

[brittle peak]

Yeah, animation is a pain. Recently developed my own swimming system using Motion matching in Unity so was curious :3

Is it being developed in Unreal aswell or?

[fast orchid]

Unreal yes

[lofty basin]

seeing you here is unreal as well :D

[fast orchid]

I know the pain, I'm making sure my new project has as little animation as possible because of that exact pain, epically in multiplayer projects

[patent fjord]

dudes dont even try to peek the faq b4 askin 😭

[fast orchid]

That's a common habbit of a lot of people, all we can do is guide them to #1298583059402063926

[brittle peak]

Can’t be asked 🤣

what’s up with this cool-down tho lol

[brittle peak]

Yeah, like I mean I love technical development. I’ve seen a lot of mini pirate projects take off but never really get all that far before they just stop out of burnout, so it’s great seeing this. I think it’s going to add a lot of value to the survival genre

[oblique goblet]

https://tenor.com/bHiJz.gif

^That's how excited I am about the potential of this game.

[hallow mural]

hi who have extra playtest key i want to play this game so much

[fast orchid]

ahoy!

[fast orchid]

#💬│windrose-chat message

[hallow mural]

hi my friend

[hallow mural]

aplication end or what ?

[fast orchid]

I'm not sure what you mean

[hallow mural]

how can i participate in the playtest

[fast orchid]

It's all in that pinned message

[hallow mural]

thx u

[fast orchid]

np

[dusk arch]

Give me this game olee olee haha

[fast orchid]

gimme gimme never gets don't you know your manners yet ||/j||

[dusk arch]

I behave very nicely

Iam to hyped for this game. I forget atlas and only ones this game

[clever valley]

i know but untill i have the ability to sign up and get excepted i have missed out

[dusk arch]

I did sign on steam but now i hope that steam choose me haha

[ivory token]

Wait is the play test live again?

[grand light]

Hopefully May

[ivory token]

God bless crosswind devs 🙏

[lofty basin]

So it's safe it's not April I guess? ^^

[viral ledge]

https://tenor.com/view/shut-up-and-take-my-money-money-futurama-gif-6882124657810317443

[distant mountain]

Nice u got mod

[narrow sentinel]

Well deserved, couldnt think of a better mod team

[blazing jungle]

Please feel free to surrender all doubloons directly into my coffer 🏴‍☠️

[distant mountain]

93 members to 3k

[worn spoke]

I just got the burning blade for the first time to day and it has made me even more excited for this to come out on console.

[marsh rampart]

How do I get the playtest?

[obtuse hawk]

Currently the play test is closed due to a high number of people requesting keys. Keep an eye out though as this is only early alpha so there might be more opportunities down the road.

[marsh rampart]

alr, thanks

[obtuse hawk]

They previously held a a competition for access and said they might hold future competitions, so fingers crossed.

[marsh rampart]

What type of competition?

[narrow sentinel]

More like a raffle, submitting 5 tags for the game for a chance to be one of 100 members to get early access

[obtuse hawk]

The one before was on their steam page where steam randomly selected people that submitted tags to the page.

[marsh rampart]

Tags?

[narrow sentinel]

All games have tags submitted by users to define what type of game it is, i.e. open world, mmo, survival etc

[obtuse hawk]

#│game-updates message

[granite oxide]

Good Evening Everyone 🙂

[distant mountain]

Sup

[obtuse hawk]

Ahoy!

[granite oxide]

@marsh rampart Tags , as on steam pop up differently for different people, but the list is longer than shown - just main ones you see

Helps drive players to games they may be interested in

[frank pewter]

I would give me first child to get intot his next play test XD

[fast orchid]

Indeed, happy to help!

[narrow vale]

nice game guys

[granite oxide]

@narrow vale Welcome to Crosswind 🙂

[warm sail]

Mmh

Gazpacho

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/captain-america-iron-man-handshake-honorable-gif-25073488

[surreal sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/i-don’t-blame-ya-gif-11317198997550465947

[narrow sentinel]

I would give my firstborn child for a fluyt, hear my cries devs!

[strange scroll]

Hi, how can I join the playtest?

[granite oxide]

@strange scroll Hi and Welcome! Dev’s pushed next playtest to most likely early May to increase level of quality. #💬│windrose-chat message Steam will randomly choose players for playtest as it becomes time, and you may possibly be able to acquire a key in a give a way under announcements as they choose to post them here https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842 . The space for the test are limited #│game-updates message

[strange scroll]

Oh, I see. Thanks so much for information 😄

[granite oxide]

You most welcome - be sure to read through the https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1298583059402063926 and https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842 as well as the https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349723749858934834 , lot great information there and some video clips too 🙂

[strange scroll]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/379732843041128452/1080915321801678898/0C0362C0-521C-405C-B5EB-640559E900F0.gif

[shrewd arch]

Weekend soon on saturday

[gloomy gorge]

i usually say weekend starts friday after I get off work

[shrewd arch]

For me saturday evening becouse work tomorow

[edgy saddle]

Goodmorning everyone. Have a great and positive day today! 🙂

[granite oxide]

@edgy saddle Ahoy Mate ! 😄

[narrow sentinel]

Morning

[granite oxide]

@narrow sentinel G'Mornin Mace 🙂

[narrow sentinel]

Well I just got back from the bar its currently 11pm

[patent fjord]

[lament atlas]

[edgy saddle]

👋

[grand light]

PLZ HALP!

Dodo is trying to steal muh sailboat

[surreal sierra]

Hello everyone, dont forget to check out our pals in #│content-creators theyre keeping up with everything thats coming out on the game and area great way to find new things to binge.

[obtuse hawk]

Moar halp plox

[distant mountain]

Goood GOOD on the bird

[lament atlas]

Cook him with piri piri

[edgy saddle]

FIGHTTT

[distant mountain]

Kidnap birds?

[snow leaf]

Is PVP optional? I only play single player.

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/awesome-ok-great-good-thumbs-up-gif-16351183

[torpid dirge]

Yup. We see PvP & other shared activities (like hardcore PvE, for example) as an additional and purely optional way to enjoy the game

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/family-guy-peter-griffin-all-right-ill-do-it-ill-do-it-i-will-do-it-gif-26813195

(it's actually a Smack I'm personalizing to be a little larger but sameo sameo)

Really hoping theres a cargo runner gameplay loop, I love cargo ships of the era and just going between ports hauling goods is so therapeutic

[snow leaf]

Thanks! 😊 Keep up the good work. What you've shown us so far looks promising.

[surreal sierra]

Here’s hoping the pve experience will help open up more single players to work alongside each other more!

[torpid dirge]

slick sticker name, mate

[surreal sierra]

I do not check the names of these things

[distant mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/big-oof-yikes-gif-15532766

[narrow sentinel]

Nice server 😭

[surreal sierra]

“Judge a man not by the name of his stickers but by the image of the sticker”- Me circa 2025

[torpid dirge]

https://tenor.com/view/mike-o'hearn-real-brainfog-gif-7666610795160025826

[lament atlas]

[warm sage]

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-somalia-somali-boat-fishing-gif-14200842897914122175

all of us once the game comes out

[tawdry sky]

Is that a tamed dodo, or a hijack attempt

[grand light]

Another day, another video to make...

[grand light]

There is no taming in the game right now. So it's 100% hijacking.

[distant mountain]

Awesome so we can kidnap animals?

[tawdry sky]

I think it's opposite here, Yar master is the one being kidnapped

So caution sign is a must for all the play tester in the upcoming play test..... "Beware of the Dodo pirates"

[patent fjord]

looks segsy

[frank pewter]

Is this going to be base building themed? Or PvE land fighting themed? :p or a secret lol

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[grand light]

PvE fighting
Come on, we already did the base building one 😄

[grand light]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA4bFScP890

[frank pewter]

Will base building have some or any representation in PVP or will the building areas be all PvE?

[torpid dirge]

That's a good question. It hasn't been finally decided yet

[frank pewter]

Ship to base sieges would be cool 😄 Will stone or higher type of materials be useable is building? I’d love to build like a revolution fort on the beach lol

[torpid dirge]

This playtest will feature wood, fiber, and stone as building materials 👀

(and if I'm not mistaken also clay, but just for decorations)

[fast orchid]

Time to re-build myself a port haven

[frank pewter]

I build a HUGE trading port in Atlas bas in the day. How will PvE islands work? Can anyone visit it or only invited people?

[visual kettle]

How is atlas now, it was soooo bad for so long

[torpid dirge]

Your world supports up to 4 players, and you can invite others by sharing your personal world code.

That said, during this playtest, anyone with your code can join — there are no settings yet to change the code or lock your world with a password. Needless to say that sharing the code should be quite careful, and I'd advise to not share it pulicly anywhere

[frank pewter]

Official was murdered by the devs. Private still exists

[visual kettle]

Only 4? That's a little disappointing.

[frank pewter]

Is there going to be modding support eventually once released? Like workshop support

[visual kettle]

Are there going to be actual servers to play with others?

[torpid dirge]

Can't say, we don't know for sure yet...

[torpid dirge]

You mean like a server browser, as in most other survival games? Not for this playtest, no.

[visual kettle]

I meant for the general game after the play test, I like the idea of running into people at sea etc

Like, will the sea be open servers or also private? I'm confused about the mmo aspect.

[frank pewter]

An open mind is good! 😊 I hope there is but I get it either way. I believe workshop support leads to longer game life due to free content made by community. Look at games like space engineers that is still going strong due to workshop support

[visual kettle]

Do saves also work on solo, co op and online or are they separate?

[frank pewter]

From what I have been seeing the game is less MMO and more valheim as far as multiplayer works. But it has an additional PvP element that is added on that I think works differently

[wanton juniper]

Very excited about the project guys! Can’t wait to try it

I have a small YouTube channel but if I can get early access code I will make a video out of it

[warm sage]

idk about others but ive wanted a game like this were it wasnt forced and was pirate theme'd. I think this could be really huge and i know we are all excited

[blazing jungle]

If you want to try and get creator access, you can check out this post #│game-updates message

Alternately, make sure to request access on steam and keep an eye on this discord for possible contests / giveaways 🏴‍☠️

[wanton juniper]

Applied thanks !

[patent fjord]

could this be an npc base or sum

if valheim had complex naval combat it might have been good

[narrow sentinel]

Did you expect naval combat from a game set in old norse mythology

[granite oxide]

Good Afternoon Everyone! Enjoying reading all the questions this mornin 😄

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[granite oxide]

@patent fjord oh there was lots of Naval combat on pvp servers lol

@fast orchid Ahoy Mate!

[idle lotus]

The music of this game makes me happy, especially the shanties. I do wonder if the crew sings shanties randomly or if we could start them when we like?

[granite oxide]

definitely a great question.

[edgy saddle]

"Emote - Sea Shanties"

That'd be nice

[minor marlin]

Hope we'll see an announcement about re-signingups for a beta soon 😄

[fast orchid]

btw, just a bit of feedback, yall thought about having a server side setting the host can change that just says "Unvisitable" for others so that even if they have the code they can't head to the island?

[torpid dirge]

Good suggestion. Settings to manage who can enter your world are definitely planned. They just won’t be available in the upcoming playtest, though

[torpid dirge]

For now, you can start them whenever you like. That said, I really love the idea of shanties kicking in based on certain events or statuses o7

[fast orchid]

Looks like very few people are getting my island code

[pulsar hinge]

This sounds perfect I love PvP but also to chill with my community outside of it can't wait!

[torpid dirge]

Will you share your island code with me?

😳
👉 👈

[frank pewter]

I want in on this excluding island code 😦

[fast orchid]

Absolutely! You're my friend now, and we can have soft tacos on my island!

[frank pewter]

If someone has your island code does that mean they can build and destroy anything or are building and dismantling perms separate to island code

[fast orchid]

If it's the same as last alpha (sounds like it from the anyone can visit with a code) then anyone could build destroy or loot, hence my hesitation to share, but there's definitely chance all that can change with later versions of the game given they want to look into permissions as well

[frank pewter]

For tests it’s no biggie but on full release I would stress the importance of having specified perms for your world if possible 🙂 I would like to be able to post my code anywhere for people to visit my large city to look around, I won’t be able to do that if anyone can do anything

[fast orchid]

I mean, sounds like they understand the importance with this one

#💬│windrose-chat message

[frank pewter]

Also, if you have perms like that you could even maybe have like a, join random world button where people can randomly sail in your world and maybe have like traders or something

Or have like a trade route that randomly plops you into someone else’s world if they’ve enabled it when you sail to the edge of the nap or something, and you can get better prices or something

[fast orchid]

Meaning if they have plans for perms to just enter the world it sounds like their permission foundation is in planning just not effect

[surreal sierra]

Personally I liked in Sid Meiers Pirates the crew would sing whenever taking a big score or leaving port. A jolly sing song when crew moral is up

[frank pewter]

Would be cool to have happy shanties when doing well and dark dirges when losing or doing poorly

[knotty spruce]

I'm really curious about base defense against players

[granite oxide]

@knotty spruce https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1352225217350467614

For now the PVP isn't a focus and it is still being developed as to how they want it to function. As far as base raiding or even building in pvp isn't know at this point how that will play out.

[knotty spruce]

@granite oxide 🫡 I meant it more like how the mechanics of it would work lol, like if players bases are open to attack 24/7 if you choose pvp or if you can freely swap back and forth, like I'm wondering how difficult it is to find bases to raid, and if non pvp bases will be available to see around the world or only pvp bases. But I was mainly just curious about people's opinions 😜

[granite oxide]

That is completely unknown at this time 🙂

[lament atlas]

[surreal sierra]

I am going to make it my lifelong mission to find your base, and level it

[fast orchid]

At least they have the friend code to keep them safe

[dusk arch]

@lusty patio can you also add this song:p? Its a good pirate song https://youtu.be/-7LnKnDg8TI?si=8ZxlUsBxdAf4lTxz

[lusty patio]

Isn't it Disney property?

[fast orchid]

Yes

Unfortunately Disney does own that song, which sucks but it is what it is

[dusk arch]

Aauw 😦 to bad it a verry good number haha

[frank pewter]

Are you in the market for free use shaty songs? lol IDK how game dev side works but is asking a band to use their song something that is done?

[lusty patio]

Everything belongs to someone unless it's like century old

[frank pewter]

With Pirates the chance becomes more and more likely though XD

[granite oxide]

Lot of legality in anything really.

[lusty patio]

Youtube covers are a bit easier because youtube has awesome broad licenses for like 90% of music that is copyrighted

[granite oxide]

@lusty patio and Good Evening!

[lusty patio]

And youtube automatically handles all the payments iirc, so it's very convenient

[frank pewter]

Chemical worker song apparently has a reddit thread about if it counts as a shanty but it's in the theme of shantys. Might be usable XD

Should 100% put wild rover in it also XD

[noble herald]

I just heard about this game and i am STOKED!!!!!!!!!!

[granite oxide]

@noble herald Welcome to Crosswind! We are super Excited too, glad to have you with us 😄

[narrow sentinel]

Good morning (just woke up at 3pm )

[noble herald]

Sucks the playtest is shut down cause I love anything to do with pirates (especialy since I look like one naturally xD)

[granite oxide]

be sure to read through the https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1298583059402063926 , https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349723749858934834 and https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842, lot of great info in there 🙂 You still may have a chance to get in at a later time 🙂

[noble herald]

Yup yup been doing that now

[edgy saddle]

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-eye-patch-gif-3139231117372817383

[knotty spruce]

Ill be waiting

[surreal sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/baki-sea-king-retsu-walking-behind-creeping-sneaking-gif-688244952173642983

[brittle peak]

[oblique goblet]

Anyone here ever play Pirates of the Burning Sea? It was an age of sail mmorpg where you could play pirates/privateers and even sail for various nations, run trade routes and such

[knotty spruce]

I played Pirates of The Caribbean Online - banger

[distant mountain]

51 members till 3k

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-krusty-krab-crawling-crawl-fish-gif-12745135769617083309

[distant mountain]

Half way to 3k

[marsh rampart]

.

[noble herald]

I used to play the heck out of that forever ago

[blazing jungle]

PC has been crashing games and occasional BSOD for the past 3 days 😭 came here to cry about it. I THINK it's a RAM issue and have Corsair sending me a new set under warranty. Pray to the PC gods 🙏

[distant mountain]

What’s causing problem

I don’t think it could be ram

[distant mountain]

bsod?

[blazing jungle]

no clue, it's mostly the UE5 games. BSOD = blue screen of death, when it blue screens and just restarts your PC. I did a windows memory test and that also indicated an issue so I'm pretty sure it's the RAM

but the fact that my non UE5 games aren't crashing is suspect, buttt also they're a lot less intensive than my UE5 ones

[should probably move this to off topic if it's becoming a discussion, though xD]

[bleak phoenix]

How many gigs of ram

[granite oxide]

@bleak phoenix they took the discussion to the off topic 🙂 https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1298615547969142815

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/jackscope2-gif-19049948

[bleak shard]

Ho! La! Did people get into the playtest yet? 👀

[granite oxide]

@bleak shard That doesn't occur until Early May

[bleak shard]

Oh.... i thought it was mid way thru this month xd

[granite oxide]

@bleak shard There was such an overwhelming response, they decided to push it a bit farther out and take more time to up the quality a bit more for the playtest.

[bleak shard]

Ooohh, i see.... thats good too. I guess i'll go back to buildin in valheim for now...
Hopefully the max population for the playtest gets bigger and i get in....

[knotty birch]

Next y'all Gon ask to add he's a pirate 💀😭🙏

[shrewd arch]

Crosswind Reless?

[dusk arch]

Maybe haha

[edgy saddle]

Morning folks!

[shrewd arch]

Morning my name mate all good by you?

[kind quartz]

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-bentley-bentley-pirate-dog-gif-1117580155543933159

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[frank pewter]

Why do we have no brownbeards or gingerbeards hanging around? Always dark haired beards

[fast orchid]

Technically my beard is blue?

[fast orchid]

A bright blue at that too, I'm just surprised we don't have a Kidd or long John silver

[frank pewter]

I have always been more of a barbossa person myself. I do like Blackbeard in ac4 and I actually was a big fan of him in black sails tv show

[fast orchid]

I only just started season 3 of black sails myself, but personally favourite pirate has to be Anne Bonny

[lament atlas]

[shrewd arch]

Becouse my beard is black

And my soul is black and my heart

[blazing jungle]

And all my clothing

[shrewd arch]

That true becouse i are a grufti

[blazing jungle]

I tried checking my hamper for a specfic sweater yesterday... The sweater is black, and everything in that hamper was black. After 3 minutes of shuffling things around I found it elsewhere 😅

[shrewd arch]

By me it gives only black or more black clothes

[lofty basin]

How to say you are German speaking without saying you are German speaking

[shrewd arch]

In german its called grufti in other language its just called gothic but i like the word grufti more

[mint dirge]

Hi, there is bêta access currently ?

[blazing jungle]

No current beta tests running, I believe they're shooting for the beginning of next month some time. You can request access on the steam page, and keep an eye on #│announcements / #│game-updates on this discord for updates and possible contests/giveaways for keys
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/Crosswind/

[shrewd arch]

Weeekeeend finaly

[blazing jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/lets-go-bullish-car-kid-kids-gif-27338537

[fast orchid]

Wooooo

Not only the weekend but one of my favorite pirate games got a major update I've been waiting for since release

[brittle otter]

I've noticed on the steam page the game is listed as free, will it be free-to-play then?

[fast orchid]

#1352225461391982712 message

[frank pewter]

Guna just not tell us the game? 😄

[fast orchid]

Y'all are smart enough to figure it out no?

[frank pewter]

I have like 40 pirate games in my library lol I don’t know how many are updated when!

[granite oxide]

Good Afternoon Crosswind! How's Everyone this weekend?

[fast orchid]

Fair, but I did say major update, it's definitely not something small or relatively unknown

[granite oxide]

@fast orchid Ahoy Mate! 😄

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[short basalt]

Skull and bones?

[frank pewter]

Maybe SoT but we gatekeeping in this discord apparently 😄

[fast orchid]

Who's gatekeeping? Also neither of those no

[young plinth]

is there a key for this game?

[granite oxide]

@young plinth Dev’s pushed next playtest to most likely early May to increase level of quality. #💬│windrose-chat message Steam will randomly choose players for playtest as it becomes time, and you may possibly be able to acquire a key in a give a way under announcements as they choose to post them here https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842 . The space for the test are limited #│game-updates message

[young plinth]

ok good to know tnx for info! 🙂

[granite oxide]

@young plinth Welcome to Crosswind! Be sure to read through the https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1298583059402063926 , https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349723749858934834 and https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842, lot of great info in there 🙂

[young plinth]

thank you,i will 🍻

[fast orchid]

I wish it was Y2 dropping

[short basalt]

That’s in like 3 days

I think

[fast orchid]

Is it actually? I thought it was May?

[short basalt]

Aye

[fast orchid]

Wait you being serious? Lemme search this

[short basalt]

I am yes

Not really the place to talk about it here

[fast orchid]

Fair, hmu tho and I can't find anything about it

[knotty spruce]

Super mega pirate island base anyone?

[lament atlas]

[little shadow]

i neeed crosswind now
ahhhh

[edgy saddle]

Super omega ultimate extreme castle on an island base

[narrow sentinel]

We need 6 more members folks get to it

[craggy gazelle]

Release date?

Or is this game a decade away and never releasing?

[narrow sentinel]

Estimated next year

[blazing jungle]

Always nice to see people being optimistic as soon as they join the discord 😄

[narrow sentinel]

Just how indie projects go, I dont blame folks for being pessimistic

[blazing jungle]

https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1351561002893971538
No specific release date yet, but estimated in 2026 (as of now). Game is still in very early stages with testing periods to come. If you're interested, sign up for Alpha testing on the Crosswind Steam page to have a chance at gaining a key, and keep an eyue on the discord for updates and possible key giveaways. #1298583059402063926 also has a lot of good info - there's a lot of topics but they're quick reads. Feel free to drop in any other questions!

[blazing jungle]

As someone who has participated in a couple dozen alpha/beta tests over the past 10 years... Boy do I know it lol. I've seen some games come into their own and thrive, while having others which were incredibly promising just not have the capital to continue.... I still feel that void (RIP GRIT).

[narrow sentinel]

I've seen completed projects less put together than what weve bern shown, I'm pretty optimistic for this game

[granite oxide]

@craggy gazelle Be sure to read through the https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1298583059402063926 , https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349723749858934834 and https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842, lot of great info in there 🙂

[blazing jungle]

For sure. Honestly the dev involvement with the community this early on is a good sign in my experience

[granite oxide]

There's a 50+ person team behind this project and they doing amazing work - super excited ! @blazing jungle and For Real - Spot on!

[blazing jungle]

True I keep forgetting how big their team is!

[narrow sentinel]

50+?? I had no idea

I always assumed 5-6 since theres only a few red names here that I've seen

[granite oxide]

@narrow sentinel Theres a solid team behind the project 🙂 #💬│windrose-chat message

[narrow sentinel]

Man if they need someone for ship concepts hit me up 😆

[surreal sierra]

^He wants his damn Fluyt!

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/shhh-shush-silence-nose-gif-17895433

I just want an outlet for my passion modeling and designing ships is fun on its own, but them actually having a purpose even moreso

[gloomy gorge]

now do it irl

[narrow sentinel]

I will build a ship in my backyard

[short basalt]

Get a model ship kit

[narrow sentinel]

I dont enjoy making physical ship models much, Less freedom and more risk than 3d modelling

[gloomy gorge]

build custom lego ships

[narrow sentinel]

I'll leave mocs to the professionals legos are hella expensive

[short basalt]

True

Why don’t you get scrap pieces and make a diy ship

Get some small hand tools to shape them

[narrow sentinel]

Or I could just draw and model 🦦

Texturing comes tonight on the round

[short basalt]

[open mountain]

Not to dox anyone, but who is the studio? Where is the studio? Have they ever dropped any games before, solo or as a group?

[narrow sentinel]

Ubisoft 2

[surreal sierra]

God I hope not

[distant mountain]

19 members till 3k

[edgy saddle]

Morning folks! o/
Have a lovely day today! 🌆

[narrow sentinel]

Good morning

[fading furnace]

Can't wait to gun most of you down 😉

[edgy saddle]

Is this.... a challenge?

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/shaggy-are-you-challenging-me-scooby-gif-13519095

[lament atlas]

nice try diddy

[distant mountain]

?

[edgy saddle]

uh

[knotty topaz]

https://tenor.com/view/coming-for-dat-booty-pirate-pirate-booty-twerk-twerking-gif-21781854

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-mate-canon-skeleton-gif-12276440332136839991

[surreal sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/western-duel-red-dead-redemption-john-marston-gif-22767814

[brittle otter]

https://tenor.com/view/detroit-become-human-dbh-mod-nines-rk900-gif-17507049

[narrow sentinel]

Dbh was a goated game

[fast orchid]

Good thing I don't have to give you my island code

[knotty spruce]

Any idea about guild systems? I'm curious if there will be a cap on how many folks you can have in your crew

[brittle otter]

Ohh, was curious about it as well, if there was a limit to people visiting your world/island, to how many ppl you can crew up with and guild/factions system

[glad fulcrum]

I want to become a tester! Can anyone help me with this?

[granite oxide]

@knotty spruce Hi there! At the moment they do plan to have a clan/guild system as part of the MMO elements, but whether all members will be able to play in the same PvE world together they are not sure. We will hear more on what their plans are for clans/guilds, limits, options, etc. in the coming months but not much on that at the moment.

@glad fulcrum Good Afternoon and Welcome to Crosswind! Dev’s pushed next playtest to most likely early May to increase level of quality. #💬│windrose-chat message Steam will randomly choose players for playtest as it becomes time, and you may possibly be able to acquire a key in a give a way under announcements as they choose to post them here https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1349707400336248842 . The space for the test are limited #│game-updates message

[tropic sphinx]

gmae for free?

[knotty spruce]

I hope I get picked so that @surreal sierra and I can have a massive battle that ends with us becoming allies to fight another enemy that threatens both our territories

[granite oxide]

@knotty spruce PVP is not in the coming up playtest. That still is an area they working to develop more and will come at a later time on another playtest. The upcoming one is more to be certain the core survival mechanics, combat system for PVE, and ship (in its current state) gameplay all works really well and is fun to play.

Release is currently expected sometime in 2026

[knotty spruce]

That's okay I really wanna test out the building mechanics 🫡

[granite oxide]

@tropic sphinx yes it will be https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1352225461391982712

[tropic sphinx]

oo

[granite oxide]

@tropic sphinx Also Welcome to Crosswind 😄

[knotty spruce]

Probably gonna be a good amount of cosmetics to buy so everyone can look unique and play the pirate that they wanna be

[granite oxide]

@knotty spruce I'm sure it will be lot more than just cosmetics/skins, but I'd like to see cool stuff for bases for building, lots deco options, and would be cool if the deco was actually useable deco - so time will tell the tale 🙂

@knotty spruce this is also on Steam

To give an idea what's in the coming up playtest and beyond.

[knotty spruce]

You know when you find and game and you just get that feeling... that feeling that your gonna dump literal days of your life into a game.. yeah this is that game 🤣😅

[granite oxide]

How many times have you watched the trailer lol

[knotty spruce]

Too many times lmao, not to include showing other people too 🤣

[granite oxide]

They did a really great job on it for sure!

[rare geyser]

"Call all hands to man the capstan"

[surreal sierra]

A friend of mine pointed out that photo mode isnt something we get all the time in modern games. We should get the option to so we can all take dope screenshots to share

[wild river]

https://tenor.com/view/dracula-flow-i'm-him-i-been-him-i-will-continue-to-be-him-gif-11190399534092412874

https://tenor.com/view/dr-evil-austin-powers-scream-gif-15611984

[craggy gazelle]

https://tenor.com/view/anakin-sand-skywalker-anakin-skywalker-star-wars-gif-13723718

[craggy gazelle]

They desperately need a specific zone for full GvG.

And keep that out of the other areas or the game will just be a big old zerg fest.

[brittle otter]

Maybe having PvP zones, where players and their guilds can fight to dominate/defend fortresses, having possession of them benefits their respective guilds as to incentive pvping

[craggy gazelle]

Yea. The second they open up full 32 or 34 people, whatever guild roster is, in one zone….it’ll be extremely steam roll-y

Especially if the cap in a zone is 100 or something like I’ve heard.

Prime example is something like SoT where you all get into 1 lobby and dominate the server.

Or AV enabler in WoW.

[brittle otter]

For balancing that, they could place specific times where the fort is avaiable to be taken over, and of course having the teams/crew max size somehow

[craggy gazelle]

Yea idk. New world tried it and it was…easily exploitable.

[brittle otter]

Maybe the devs have better ideas other than these, for pvp events, lets see when it arrives

Importance of feedback to always help them make it as better as possible

[edgy saddle]

Hi guys, quick question. When there is someone breaking the rules. Are you able to tag the Moderators? (The role itself), or not? Just curious. If you can ping it, DON'T! 😄

[fading furnace]

So I'm going to try to horde any booze and spices lol anything like that you guys are looking to keep?

[lime cobalt]

Will we be able to steal and pilot a ketch?

[worn spoke]

What’s a ketch?

[craggy gazelle]

Ketch deez hands….

[fading furnace]

At least if I can I will lol you never know what the UI will actually be like

[dull gazelle]

negative

[brittle otter]

Nope

[brittle otter]

A shippy ship

[edgy saddle]

Thank you, I have forwarded it.

[dull gazelle]

https://tenor.com/view/teamwork-gif-11937128885494742584

[worn spoke]

I want small ship

[thorn nimbus]

ketch is cute.. but i also want a man-o'-war

[brittle otter]

Get me an Ottoman Galley and i'll be happeh

[distant mountain]

Server now has 3k 🙂

[surreal sierra]

If im not mistaken, @magic tundra is member No. 3000. Welcome all swashbucklers. Glad to have you here 🏴‍☠️

[narrow sentinel]

Well guess what

[knotty spruce]

Smexy ship indeed

[thorn nimbus]

https://tenor.com/view/raccoon-yes-gif-5426936545941509697

[shrewd arch]

https://tenor.com/view/waiting-for-help-waiting-skeleton-gif-20459610

[distant mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/тюлень-gif-27235473

[granite oxide]

Good Morning Mates 🙂

[narrow sentinel]

Mornin!

[shrewd arch]

skull and bones year 2 showcase will be today and there will be pvp land combat in the trailer

[river nest]

any new info about the upcomming playtest?

[brittle otter]

lets see if they learn from their mistakes... ubisoft been doing badly, maybe they take a better path now

[edgy saddle]

Morning folks! Have a great day today. Any plans? 🙂

[shadow sigil]

Happy Easter! I have Easter holidays and nothing to do! I wish there were some really addictive and exciting ship game out there for me to play <.<

[grand light]

Not yet, matey, we'll surely post it to #│game-updates when there is something to post!

[lament atlas]

https://tenor.com/view/jacksparrow-rum-gif-22309588

[river nest]

https://tenor.com/view/disney-pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-mans-chest-captain-jack-sparrow-not-making-sense-gif-15757119

[grand light]

Drink responsibly!

[lament atlas]

https://tenor.com/view/pirates-of-the-caribbean-johnny-depp-jack-sparrow-oh-why-me-gif-17280733

[river nest]

sounds good, i always fall in love immediatly when i see new pirate games, so just hyped for this one

im a game developer myself, and with a game like this id rather that u guys take ur time, instead of rushing things

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/pirates-des-caraïbes3-pirates-of-the-caribbean3-jack-sparrow-wtf-fuite-gif-19989407

[obtuse hawk]

Can’t wait to get hands on! So good that it has land combat, navel combat and building/survival

[river nest]

well im still waiting to see how it all turns out, its not typical to mix a mmo with a survival aspect, so waiting to see how that turns out. but if theres a chance for survival i always see the amazing things people will build if they are given enough options

[knotty spruce]

Goodmornin treasure seekers! 💰🏴‍☠️🏝

[obtuse hawk]

Yeah it never ceases to amaze me what people can come up with! I love base building but my imagination isn’t as good, so I usually end up with more basic structures.