💬│windrose-chat

[quartz pivot]

This is a kind of Dread Pirate Roberts idea...

Davey Jones wants to retire... So he starts hunting down pirates and killing them to find a successor. Once he's slain, the pirate who gave the killing blow takes his place at the helm of Jones' ship and continues his rule as the new Davy Jones. If the players don't band together to slay him Jones will kill every player in the game one by one. Once he's slain, the new "ruler" of the seas sails off and the plunder floats there for collection or competition. Shenaniganery ensues...

I made a thread here https://discordapp.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1399941759890489486 if you guys want to add your ideas to it that's fine.

[ruby badge]

this sounds cool!

[shrewd arch]

Do you know if Devs are planning to open the game in early access or we have to wait for full release

[ruby badge]

So far they haven't made any statements regarding early access, they might open another alpha or beta test in the future, but that's also not promised

[quartz pivot]

If you want to know when/if they do, watch #│announcements

[shrewd arch]

Fair I'm fairly new so didn't know if I missed it in earlier announcement or something. This is proving to be one of my favorite games to play

[ruby badge]

check the pinned messages to check the roadmap of what the devs are working on

[hardy mural]

Are they planning to release the game this year late 2025 or more like early 2026?

I am looking for spanish talking people to play if anyone is interested

[obtuse hawk]

They are aiming for Q4 of 2026 but no ‘offical’ date written in stone yet.

[hardy mural]

Like september-december 2026?

[hardy breach]

there's a bunch of bots randomly adding me from this server lol

[ruby badge]

We're not sure yet but the devs said that they have 1,5 year worth of work

So anything could happen till then

[surreal sierra]

Please dm us screenshots and names so we can get rid of them

[spiral quiver]

ya know what really sucks..just got a 4k mon yesterday for my early bday present..wish i had it for the alpha test , now after playing a couple games on it i'm really tweaked to see cw on this mon lol

[naive hinge]

Bonjour everyone 👋

[chrome scroll]

hello friends

[winter frigate]

I played on my 4k monitor, it looked great

[spiral quiver]

friggin fiures I got my mon a couple weeks too late lol..dam bestbuy being back ordered lol

thats it , open the beta back up , i need to test hardware!

[full turtle]

Any open beta plans for steam?

[fast orchid]

Not that we know of yet

[hearty cairn]

Is Crosswind Pay To Win, or are they just selling cosmetic items?

[fast orchid]

Just cosmetic if they even go that route, the monitization system of the game has yet to be settled

[amber bridge]

huh. the crosswind website doesn't work?

trying to show a friend.

[neon mural]

probably should show them the steam page instead, can't wishlist from the website

[fast orchid]

Still a valid concern to bring up, plus their right, for some reason the website is down

[neon mural]

heh yeah, for sure, something you guys need to look into.

[opal owl]

Will there be a definitive answer to the payment model of the game in the near future?

[regal gust]

no in order to buy/get the game you must guess how you gonna pay for it.

[fast orchid]

Price is right rules?

[regal gust]

Haha YEAH

[opal owl]

$1.01

[fast orchid]

$1.05

[regal gust]

erh whole dollars.

[shadow grotto]

Question:the game is developed with unreal engine?

[fast orchid]

$2 then

[teal bramble]

UE5, yes

[opal owl]

$2 and this half-eaten yogurt I just found

[regal gust]

nono you got $1 this isn't an auction.

[opal owl]

barter?

I have a bad poem I wrote to trade

[regal gust]

price is right rules (closest to retail without going over, in whole dollars) retail is rounded to nearest whole dollar.

[opal owl]

Well hopefully you guys finalize a bunch of this stuff for the community...it's just sitting on my Wishlist for now to keep track of development...the sheer lack of good pirate games is a crime

[regal gust]

well they just finalized a closed alpha, and it is also vacation time. so i wouldn't expect very much news before around ultimo september.

but keeping a watchful eye is never a bad thing

[fast orchid]

Alpha*

[regal gust]

yeah?

[opal owl]

I'm curious if the dev team has knowledge of what happened in Nightengale's development. They had a similar model to CW's current model and found that server costs were too...costly...and are switching to a dedicated server model going forward.

[regal gust]

i believe with abselutly nothing to back me up that, the whole server thing is remnants of early development and is going to be removed going forward.

[zenith pawn]

Does anyone know if the game confirmed to be f2p or is it still undecided?

[opal owl]

if it's true that CW will be a hosted server, live service type game, AND free to play, I just don't see how you keep the lights on without an aggressive cash shop

[fast orchid]

Undecided

[regal gust]

not sure where you get live service from.

[opal owl]

currently I'm pushing for a barter system...where I can trade cattle or sheep for a game key

[zenith pawn]

Oh ok, cool.
I just saw wholf recently saying it will be f2p in steam discussions, so I got worried a bit.

[regal gust]

but that is also one of the reason i think they will leave the whole servers thing away.

[regal gust]

is wholf part of teh dev team?

[opal owl]

well a server that I connect to that is hosted by the CW devs

[zenith pawn]

No hes a moderator

[regal gust]

not isn't what live service is though, but i get where you are coming from.

[fast orchid]

Technically as it was presented in the alpha the game was shown to be of the live service nature.

[opal owl]

if I could use a different word I would...live service has a bad taste

[fast orchid]

Doesn't mean it will be in the future, but that's how it was presented at first

[opal owl]

"Company Hosted Game?"

[regal gust]

practically i didn't see anything that would turn it into live service from the last test.
-- oh wait no i forgot they talked about massive player events and such nvmd.

live service is a game where more content is released with updates.
technically minecraft was/is a live service game.

[opal owl]

personally I have no interest in large scale stranger-danger multiplayer

[fast orchid]

Yee, they did justify why it was on servers with the alpha and stated they're unsure if it'll stay that way but technically yes, as it was presented it could have absolutely come across as live service.

Only time will tell what they really have in store for us

[zenith pawn]

I hope the game will shift away from being an mmo.
I dont want the game to disappear one day and be unable to play it

[opal owl]

that also

[regal gust]

well they defently should figure out what kind of game they want as to not "string" along so many people that will, -even if not true,- feel like they where fooled.

monetization wise.

[opal owl]

also that

Can anyone answer me if I play co-op with my wife, can we build a shared base together and progress together

[fast orchid]

I believe that's what a major part of this last test was

[regal gust]

yes, (that was possible during last test)

[surreal sierra]

From what we know it will be f2p but monetisation methods are undecided

[zenith pawn]

oh no, now Im concerned

[hollow halo]

Hey, just checking how you get the content creator tag 😊

[zenith pawn]

is that before or after all the feedback?

[pallid imp]

Before

[zenith pawn]

ok so theres a little hope, thank you

[pallid imp]

afaik we havent had any information / update following recent alpha feedback

[surreal sierra]

this was made before thge test even started and no updates on this aim have been publicly made yet so consider this the current plan

[zenith pawn]

cool, thank you

[surreal sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-you-are-a-pirate-lazytown-robby-rotten-pirates-gif-5693032399787985578

[pallid imp]

rip robbie rotten

[zenith pawn]

a tiny bit of hope has been restored in me 😆

[fast orchid]

Now I'm gonna cry

[pallid imp]

https://tenor.com/view/triste-isolado-pensando-sad-isolated-gif-11165084073573897086

[zenith pawn]

https://tenor.com/view/的9-gif-12565004940729182637

[fiery geode]

just out of curiosity, keys work in what way?

[fast orchid]

Typically they unlock things, sometimes doors sometimes chests.

[fiery geode]

makes sense

[hallow night]

Sometimes they can even grant access to certain games pre-release

[fiery geode]

https://tenor.com/view/davy-jones-potc-key-gif-22528713

[fiery geode]

This be what i be looking for

[fast orchid]

Lol, you redeem it on steam and the game becomes part of your library unless the key was revoked

[fiery geode]

alright appreciate it, the Crosswind keys are earned somehow?

[fast orchid]

Usually a raffle but the alpha has ended so they're currently not giving more out

[fiery geode]

ahhh okay

been following for a while. only now realising they had a discord lol

[hallow night]

Keep an eye out on #│announcements though, and their steam page for later

[fiery geode]

appreciate it

[hardy breach]

will do if it happens again, i had just put them all on ignore lol

[flint scaffold]

🤣I doo that ever day

[teal nacelle]

So is this game going to be like 7 days to die and other similar games where you can host your own servers and play offline/friends only?

[granite oxide]

@teal nacelle servers are hosted on their servers at the moment - you can invite a few friends to yours if you like, they can play when you offline is how it's currently set up - so you choose who gets access carefully

We do not know if that will change in the future or not, and as to the extent of the multiplayer as to how many will actually be able to join later on for the mmo type content - we will find that out later 🙂

[teal nacelle]

So they are basically dedicated servers currently? But you have control on who can join during playtests?

[granite oxide]

yes you could give out the code to those you wanted to invite to yours- the numbers are small at the moment as to how many - time will tell if that will change or not.

The intent was that you'd play your story and build , explore, etc. on your islands for early content, then you'd progress to the end game type content in multiplayer which would be various pve and pvp content, which you could choose what to participate in - that would be the MMO type content

so we will have to wait n see 🙂

[spiral quiver]

go into steam and opt in for the alpha/beta tests , then wait and see when the next test if any come out

[fast orchid]

Ahoy, this is your weekly seaweaver reminder to eat a lemon, they prevent scurvy!

[teal nacelle]

Where exactly is that at? Settings?

[fast orchid]

Down here

[teal nacelle]

Hmm ill have to look when I get back to my pc

Under the browse the steam store option?

[fast orchid]

In your library at the bottom left

[hallow night]

Doing it every day since you first asked as a good sailor should, cap! 🫡 🍋

[fast orchid]

And I'll continue as long as this place remains specal

[jagged raptor]

yoo do your guys know when the game is comming out?

[fast orchid]

If all goes well their aim for release is late 2026

[jagged raptor]

Ok thanks

[fast orchid]

np

[teal nacelle]

How do you opt if you dont already have the game? I dont understand.

[fast orchid]

you can't right now, I assumed you had a key for the game

Even if you did have a key the servers are also down

[teal nacelle]

Oh that guy was saying something about opting in for getting access. Didn't know if there was a way to opt in already or not.

So when the time came you were all set to possibly get a key.

[fast orchid]

Just keep an eye out in #│announcements for that

[teal nacelle]

Gotcha

[stable bridge]

when will the game come out

[fast orchid]

Read about 11 messages up

[stable bridge]

aii

[spiral quiver]

No , I said you could opt in for a chance to get in the beta , reading comprehension pls..

WHEN the next one happens which only the devs know and they aren't telling yet

[spiral quiver]

I honestly don't remember , it's in steam settings somewhere , maybe off the wishlist? , mine has been set for so long to opt into game betas I just can't remember how I did it, I suppose google it?

[teal nacelle]

Crazy how you say reading comprehension when I clearly said "So when the time came you were all set to possibly get a key."

[spiral quiver]

I've had my key, because I opted into betas..

[teal nacelle]

Okay and you made it sound like you could opt in currently. "go into steam and opt in for the alpha/beta tests , then wait and see when the next test if any come out" So I asked a question about how you opt in.

[spiral quiver]

YOU CAN..it wasn't out when I opted in..fn google how. gd

[teal nacelle]

Theres no way to opt in as of right now from the mod so idk why you are saying there is.... lol

Bad troll bad

[spiral quiver]

again , try wish listing it and try from there

need someone to hold it for you while you pee too?

[teal nacelle]

calm down angry man

[surreal sierra]

Lads....

Come on..

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1040415733374533675/1317084993305968682/togif.gif

[spiral quiver]

ive been done J lol

[surreal sierra]

Hardtack goes crazy

[mortal shell]

I'll be finished my maternity leave by time

[foggy depot]

Gm everyone

[sonic oracle]

When are they launcing their game? Is it in the near future?

[zenith pawn]

end of 2026 if all goes well
Thats what I heard

[regal gust]

guys i just realised. you can play crosswind, if you go to sleep and dream.

[fast orchid]

lol

[teal bramble]

Yar is online, let's pray for news 😮

[distant mountain]

Maybe… maybe not

[sour solar]

Hi, I'm new here and excited for the game, would like to play it, start channel on it, and give my feedback if that is possible... Any help on how to do it is much appreciated!

[teal bramble]

Latest Alpha playtest has finished on July 21st, no news on the next one(s) yet.

[sour solar]

damn, so there is no way to play the game rn, to my understanding?

[teal bramble]

exactly

[sour solar]

do you maybe know the apx date of release?

[woven wadi]

2026 4th quarter tentatively

[sour solar]

nooo 🙁

my soul is crushed now 🙁

[hallow night]

It's a good thing though, it means the devs are taking their time to iron out every single detail to give us a great, finished product 😉

And not a rushed game like a lot lately

[sour solar]

I understand that 🙂

[grave rock]

I understand and value your opinion, but if I might offer a counter argument............

[hallow night]

Completely understandable, lol

[daring mountain]

Are there ways to save your Buildings as blueprints to build somewhere else later?

It was a great mod in Valheim that saved a bunch of time, made it easy to move your base, and still required the resources to be used.

[soft loom]

hellooo

[fast orchid]

Ahoy

[zenith pawn]

will crosswind have modding support?

if not, it really should

[surreal sierra]

Lets be honest, even if theres no modding support

modders WILL find a way

[zenith pawn]

yeah definitely, but if the game decides to be a live service mmo, then I dont think its gonna be possible

[surreal sierra]

It wont be an mmo

[outer charm]

when is it coming out

[zenith pawn]

oh really? well damn, I hope this is true

[zenith pawn]

end of 2026 if all goes well

[woven wadi]

Sounds like the voice of experience.

[burnt heart]

https://tenor.com/view/ahoy-ahoy-matey-pirate-hello-pirates-gif-8069708969874738495

[surreal sierra]

Tbh if modders are able to mod MULTIPLAYER into Skyrim, Fallout, Hogwarts Legacy and many other games, I think they'll be able to mod crosswind somehow

[woven wadi]

Thought you might be a modder. Been meeting a few of them lately.

[zenith pawn]

are we allowed to send an image here?

[fast orchid]

Depends on the image

[zenith pawn]

boat?

[fast orchid]

Boat?

[zenith pawn]

heres an image of a cool ship model that I definitely think should be in the game :]

[fast orchid]

Neat

[spiral quiver]

I think we should have the Nautilus

[craggy gazelle]

So 2028

[ionic bridge]

hey guys quick question for those of you who played with friends in the alpha I'm curious as to how you would say the experience was?

[little charm]

was great, surpases SOT already in my opinion

[ionic bridge]

thats great! I got a few friends that I plan on playing with.

[blazing jungle]

Didn't get around to testing with friends, but really glad to hear this

[raven dagger]

mmos are changing these days, smaller with multiple servers and a shared server for endgame, trading and social hub, dune, crosswind etc... it wont be a wow mmo but it might still be a "mmo"

[winter frigate]

dune isn't an mmo

[raven dagger]

maybe read the whole of what i said slowly, i said mmos are changing to be more like the games i mentioned not that they are lol

[winter frigate]

Oh I read everything, and they really aren't, and Dune doesn't really fit the MMO tag it has been given, it's a multiplayer survival rpg. It's a collection of 20 PvE servers that share a PvPvE zone that has been stripped of what was originally advertised, and it's lost 85% of its player base within two months

[raven dagger]

i know dune isnt a mmo, said that twice now and they really are 👍

[ruby badge]

from what I've seen they already have a man O'war kind of ship in the game

I think the devs will put most known ship models and allow the players to change how they look with customization

cause it will be a waste of time to add different variations of basically the same ship type

[zenith pawn]

I think your talking about the 1st rate , but yeah, this ship does look more stylish imo and looks better, so maybe they can add it as a customization or skin for the 1st rate, if you know what I mean :]

[ruby badge]

yeah I meant the 1st rate, I don't have deep knowledge in ships but they mostly look the same for me or has similar functions

[zenith pawn]

it also is a different version of the 1st rate historically, so a skin or something would work great

[ruby badge]

I think this is the ship that they will add

[zenith pawn]

yeah thats the 1st rate ship of the line, aka hms victory

the other one I sent is called hms sovereign of the seas

[ruby badge]

ye you can definitely make it similar to it with customization

[zenith pawn]

yup

[zenith pawn]

will gunports on ships be closeable? If not I highly suggest it. Especially the ones below deck

[grim tiger]

Will be interesting as crew seem to be an abstract thing atm, when you start getting bigger ships you need more crew, I hope they implement something to account for that. The chance to train your crew would be nice as well.

[hallow night]

Would be cool to be able to give them names too lol

[zenith pawn]

mhmm, quick suggestion, there could be small towns with taverns where you could hire crew.

Or you could hire the crew thats left alive after boarding an enemy ship

[hard bane]

https://tenor.com/view/davy-jones-join-my-crew-potc-gif-22538795

[hallow night]

These are all great suggestions for the crew tbh

[zenith pawn]

cool :]

[sudden grove]

how to get alpha key

[ornate rock]

There is not any playtest at the moment nor is there #│announcements about the next steps.

[simple moth]

Is there controller support?

[next forge]

Hi im new!! i was wondering like in what % is the game at? And if there is an aprox release date?

[distant mountain]

Est 2026 for release

[granite oxide]

@next forge End of 2026 if all goes well.

@grim tiger see here #💬│windrose-chat message and #💬│windrose-chat message and #1352225104603643974 message

[zenith pawn]

heres a random ship pic for everyone to stare at while waiting for the game :]

[short meteor]

Two questions, how in depth is controller support (I have joint issues and really can't use keyboard and mouse without making the pain worse) and is there any plans or atleast talks for this game to come to console in the future as this game looks genuinely AMAZING

[ruby badge]

I hope you have enough ships pics cause we have at least 1 year of waiting xDD

[zenith pawn]

honestly there arent even that many but I'll keep looking XD

[next forge]

thhxx🫶

[granite oxide]

@ruby badge #💬│windrose-chat message

There definitely will be 😉

[ruby badge]

Yes thats the one I mentioned

[ruby badge]

I couldn't find the message thanks for sending:3

[granite oxide]

@short meteor #💬│windrose-chat message

There is some yes - it will improve over time

[urban sphinx]

is it possible to play like Co-op? like me and just my friend alone in the same world playing?

[zenith pawn]

yup

[granite oxide]

@urban sphinx see here #💬│windrose-chat message

[urban sphinx]

just host private server thing? were into sailing games but the online side of major games kinda drags

[short meteor]

I really hope it's gets full support this game looks like a me game all over

[granite oxide]

@urban sphinx nope they host all the servers currrently you just give your friends access and they can play while you offline

[zenith pawn]

yeah I hope private/client server hosting will be a thing, also dont like mmo stuff

i dont wanna play on high ping

[ruby badge]

the pvp stuff has its own areas

[granite oxide]

the mmo stuff you don't have to do - however I hope you'll check into it as you won't be forced into pvp, but can do large scale pve and pvp content as you choose once its developed - see where they take it and play it and decide later 🙂

[ruby badge]

you won't have to worry about players invading you out of nowhere

[granite oxide]

@ruby badge correct - your area is safe aside from those you grant access * so choose wisely - once they have access they keep it unless they change that in time.

[ruby badge]

and I'm glad they're going with this approach, many players like to start slow and take their time, and it will make pvp fights more fun when everyone is prepared for it

[granite oxide]

the beginning area is massive - and the playtest didn't have all the biomes and areas - was 13 large islands in the playtest.

[zenith pawn]

I get that you dont have to do mmo stuff, but even in your own world you are still in an online server right? If so, then theres gonna be high ping problems for me

[granite oxide]

For those that may not know you can place different pins to mark farming spots, locations, different icons and can name them as well like this

when you mouse over you see your named items pop up

many different icons to choose from

[surreal sierra]

The alpha was extremely well done for such an early itteration of the game. We're confident it will go far

[granite oxide]

Totally was an amazing Alpha

Lot of Quality of life things many games overlook, like simply crafting from storage, being able to click a box and toss in like items, sorting, lot flexibility

Your fast travel points are amazing - you place them yourself - and they are such that it makes the game fun - not like it is making it too easy, it was done just right.

[crisp cove]

I think that if the game is made similar to Atlas game , in group clans of 25 to 50 people, and you can conquer your own island with war time, it will be very successful.

[granite oxide]

It is defeintely not an Atlas game, thankfully

[zenith pawn]

will the world be infinate generation, or will it be limited size?

[granite oxide]

#1354114215652360252 message and #💬│windrose-chat message and #💬│windrose-chat message
some of the links from chats

[crisp cove]

But if they do it that way, a lot of people will want to play it and a bigger community will be created. I currently have 8,000 hours of play in Atlas, and even so, people are still playing it. Currently, the game is unfortunately out of date, it hasn't had any updates for years, and even so, there are approximately 300 people who play it daily, and on the part of moderation, it has already been forgotten.

[granite oxide]

@zenith pawn right now your world area is in an 8km x 8km space - which is massive, I sailed for an hour out and an hour back at one point

that is just your area - not including the multiplayer portion they will be working on in the coming year.

[zenith pawn]

as long as it will be as big or bigger than the world of valheim (which is massive), I'll be happy :]

[granite oxide]

Will have to see in time - but it's pretty big and lot of area to expand into.

On those asking about clans and factions - #💬│windrose-chat message

[ruby badge]

Long blue coat gang rise up 🙌🏻

[zenith pawn]

ooh yeahh, I love blue coats :]
blue is literally my favotite color

heres pretty cool ship model with a blue accent :]

[ruby badge]

I might make my ship blue as well

Or a dark blue

[quartz pivot]

I wear a coat as black as me soul...

[zenith pawn]

well in that case, here is a black ship for you, Cap'n 🫡

[quasi plume]

wish they would just release the game into a beta while they develop, would be cool to see the game build itself. damnit i just want to sail the 7 seas lmfao

[hallow night]

That is actually such a great QOL thing to be able to mark stuff on your map, I was hoping they'd include that. These small things are really making a big difference if a game is enjoyable and not feel like it's missing something that for example Valheim or Enshrouded has.
Same goes for the things you mentioned earlier like crafting from storage, sorting items easily and such.

I also hope they add buildable signs so you can mark your chests or to just put them up to mark something like a building.

[zenith pawn]

Or a demo would be nice

small ship :]

[vernal pagoda]

How can i play the gamw

[zenith pawn]

its still in development and the playtest is over for now

[simple moth]

Will there be a console release and crossplay if so mind blown 🤯

[ruby badge]

there will be console release but not sure about crossplay

[simple moth]

Crosswind/Crossplay??

[ruby badge]

I was going to make the same joke xD

[simple moth]

Makes sense to me if so could be as big as og ark 👀

Just shame if not few friends would love this game but they won't break out the gold 4 a pc

[zenith pawn]

yeah, im also hoping it will be big, especially on the singleplayer side

[ruby badge]

they heavely focusing on the singleplayer and the PVE side

[zenith pawn]

nice

[simple moth]

Man I'm too hyped already bring this year plz 🤷 🤞 And I know release is planned 26

[ruby badge]

everyone is hyped, but I don't mind the wait, the more time they have the better the game will be

[simple moth]

And load the cannons with some cool cosmetics 2

[simple moth]

Yea best not to do a Dune 😢

[terse light]

Say what now?

Are you saying I can finally play on the 26th?

[woven wadi]

4th quarter 2026. 26th ... I wish.

[terse light]

Oh ok. Maybe I get an alpha invite before hand.

[jagged onyx]

4th quarter of 2026??? damn this is not coming out untill a while

[woven wadi]

And that date is tentative

[granite oxide]

@simple moth will be a console release but not until after the PC version has launched - So I wouldn't look for a console release until 2027 or later if the game launches at the end of 2026 as planned.

@jagged onyx we are in early Alpha so there is a lot of development ahead 🙂

[verbal parcel]

how do we apply for play testing, ive played and tested many survival games and am super hyped to try this game out.

[grave rock]

The Alpha's been over for 2 weeks now. They're working on the feedback and no current plans available for another playtest. Keep an eye on #│announcements for anything upcoming.

[rigid mist]

do we know what the largest ship available is? and can multiple people operate on one vessel?

[fast orchid]

Not yet on the Co sailing and as for largest ship technically none available as the alpha is over but it was a frigate with hints at a battleship

[stable bridge]

can i just buy a key so that i can play the game?

if so i will do it

[daring mountain]

Asked it earlier, but are building blueprints going to be a thing?
(IE Copy and Paste your building plan from one island to another)

[hallow night]

Not at the moment unfortunately, the playtest has ended on the 21st. The devs are now hard at work but hopefully there's gonna be another test at some point.

[stable bridge]

aiit

[stable bridge]

is there going to be a beta so that everyone can test it and have a test of it

[hallow night]

No words from the devs yet about that, but most likely there is going to be one. Probably with limited amounts of keys though.

[stable bridge]

i hope so man

i cant wait

[simple moth]

Ahhh kinda sucks can't play with some friends initially 😭

[spiral quiver]

You can , just build a pc and stop expecting every game on steam to be crossplay. Just so you know , Unity charges devolpers to do cross play and Epic ( Unreal Engine 5.6 at this point )charges devs after the first 200k in earned income for cross play , just incase no one knew what it cost for devs to do cross play while programming a game and waiting until they've hit the dollar amount needed to enable it.

[simple moth]

I didn't say I dont have a pc champ..

[fluid obsidian]

is this server base or 4 player co-op

[bold hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/apple-bite-fruit-eat-barbossa-gif-9227323

[distant mountain]

Bonk

[zenith pawn]

heres a random cool ship model for everyone to stare at :]

[wraith blaze]

there is no custom server, everything is hosted and controlled by crosswind dev team
and its solo only (max 2 friends can join you in your island if you invite them) but you'll not encounter online enemies

thing will evolve of course, this was just the state of the alpha

[chrome cedar]

When will this come to console

Not that worried I’ve got skull & bones

[rose geyser]

How can I get access to the game I keep seeing YouTube vids and I wanna play it lol

[surreal sierra]

Ahoy and welcome aboard. Currently the last playtest closed on the 21st of July and there is no public info on when or if the next will take place. I recommend keep an eye on #│announcements as info directly from the devs wil come from there first.

[glacial cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/rebecca-jack-black-ill-be-waiting-half-stance-funny-gif-17917419

I'll Be Waiting for Open Beta Testing so I can head to #1298615271686279208 and "suggest" adding latrines and bosuns chair's for an more immersive sailing experience.... 😂 I just want to see "Advanced Poop decks" Added to the [Crosswind Roadmap](#💬│windrose-chat message)

[next cave]

🗝️

[glacial cloak]

! Hope Your All Well! Please Don't Ban me! I wait at least day to make another poop deck reference. Have a Great Weekend all! !

[raw rover]

Games these days need to be able to be played by entire friend grps. Steams already full of 1000 darksouls like games that are mostly single player

[stable bridge]

fr

[glacial cloak]

Almost agree with ya. Think There needs to be room for many types of games for all types of gamers. It would be nice to see some more Multiplayer Roguelight Darksouls ish type games for friend groups...

33 Immortals a quick example....

[violet peak]

how can i download crosswind?

[glacial cloak]

I'm looking forward to more Player Choice in general. Always hated a game that claimed to be Massively Multiplayer Online and only have 4 player co - op.

[glacial cloak]

Can't At The Moment ! Just Missed The Last round of Playtest. Keep an eye on the #│announcements channel for updates. We Can only speculate on when the next possible test will drop as no official announcement has been made... If you want to know what they are working on you can check out the #1298615271686279208 , #1298583059402063926 , and check out the [Crosswind Roadmap](#💬│windrose-chat message)

[raw rover]

Indeed that's what made sea of thieves a bit underwhelming capping ship crews at 4 ppl

[glacial cloak]

If you ever helped Crews Try To Get Glitterbeard... You Know How True That Statement Truly Is...

[pseudo igloo]

@bronze goblet you here?

[bronze goblet]

Hey @pseudo igloo what's up?

[raw rover]

Single player with friends visiting you has been the worse thing they added to gaming in last 10 years. 90% of the time it feels like a cop out to not invest as much time / money into development...

Just don't use battle eye like dune haha

[still ridge]

is it to late to participate in testing or alpha beta for this game ?

[violet peak]

i NEED to play this game

[raw rover]

Gaming this year's very depressing. Most the upcoming games are remasters of ancient games like metal gear solid or gears of war with a few extraction shooters mixed in

[neon mural]

what's the alternative to it?

[raw rover]

A proper survival game system with crew recruitment and servers. Having servers with 100+ players is a pretty standard system for survival genre

[glacial cloak]

Think We Just got Stuck in Elo Hell with the technology this last generation honestly. Everything Started to look really good ; at least from the indies scene; but server architecture; physical infrastructure (Fiber Optic Vrs coaxial, Outdate ISP Equipment, etc); and Outdated; Redundant; & Unnecessary Software bloat gets in the way of what was actually possible. Hope More stories like that techie whom found the "bad code" and found a way to speed up network speeds for fiber optic will keep popping up.... Just Saying it might be easier to optimize when more people have access to data @ 301 terabits per second using standard optical fiber...

[neon mural]

well, the issue is servers end up costing someone, while singler player join systems dont, so many games barely get a year in before shutting down due to costs

there are lots of games that use servers, are survival, but they cost money - so unless the game is good they dont survival

🔨

[zenith pawn]

dedicated servers that players can host themselves dont cost anything, you just need a 2nd pc or if your pc is powerful enough you can host it on your pc.

[glacial cloak]

and not be using MCdonalds Wifi 😂

[zenith pawn]

but yeah I do prefer normal singleplayer with coop

[neon mural]

for sure, those seem to survive

[raw rover]

Yes. All they have to do is make it player hosted multiplayer + servers hosting. 7 days to die managed that well enough

[glacial cloak]

Good Game

[raw rover]

7 days is prob one of the best survival games ever made

[zenith pawn]

yeah, I always host servers myself, especially minecraft servers, they cost nothing except knowledge to set them up

[raw rover]

Just don't want this ending up as an quirky pirate skinned darksouls. They have plenty of time to evolve

[neon mural]

I dont think this game's server cost will be cheap, hosting everyone's game world, streaming assets.. that's a lot of data.

[zenith pawn]

just implement singleplayer with normal coop 👍
I really hope devs will consider this, or at least dedicated server I can host myself

[neon mural]

player hosting is a good way for them to cut their costs, there is usually reasons that games choose the "Our servers+streaming assets" much like dune, to prevent cheating/spawning things.

[glacial cloak]

This is what kinda worries me as well. The F2P model seems really nice, but hard to pull of with a game of this type with reoccurring cost. Hoping the modding community isn't demonized out the gate.

[neon mural]

the problem they run into is UE5 has lots of dupe-holes

[raw rover]

UE5 is trash for survival games

[neon mural]

it looks amazing

[zenith pawn]

if your playing on your own then cheating is really useless, cuz your doing it to yourself and no one else

people usually cheat to influence other people in a game.

if your alone it gets boring 😆

[neon mural]

I was impressed with Sons of the Forest, developed on Unity3d, I was used to potato looking unity games.

idk, most games now are built on ue or unity, not really seen any good games on godot.

[raw rover]

Light no fire is one of the only things that looks promising lately

[tardy geode]

Where's MY Beta invite!?!?!? 🙁

[glacial cloak]

Looking foward to Light No Fire, Project Mugen, and a been looking for a survival game that didn't remind me of Gary's mod... Been waiting for A good Multiplayer Sandbox Pirate Sim for years. Hoping Crosswind might just be it.

[raw rover]

Ye pirate isnt a theme done that often best to do it justice

Any game should be aiming to be more than sea of thieves multiplayer wise. Ppl want an immersive feel of being in a crew and fighting other ppl for loot. Bit shallow if you are fighting npcs

If you wana fight mostly npcs you'd play black flag or something

[glacial cloak]

Think for games to succeed now they kinda need both... PVP PVE PVPVE... It's kinda like pulling into your Favorite Drive Thru and only thing on the menu is the Sause without it. IMO.

[raw rover]

Yes you need a mix of both. Thats where dunes made the mistake of having 90% pve and no endgame content

And even the 90% pve isnt enough

I think they would have fared better having the entire game pvp enabled and having proper base raiding mechanics. There's a reason rusts the most played survival game

[glacial iris]

Will there be another playtest or beta?

[zenith pawn]

while you are right, there are many people who enjoy pve more than pvp because pvp gets very annoying. so pvp should be optional and no content should be locked behind it.

But it really depends what direction a game is taking.

[hard monolith]

How can I get access

[winter frigate]

Considering the game was advertised for the PvP yes it made no sense, but its funcom, and the project lead has only driven games into the ground, it's going to go down faster than Anthem

You need PvP to create loss to keep the loop going with a complete void of alternative PvE content

[grave rock]

Unknown at this time.

[grave rock]

Wait and watch #│announcements in case there's another playtest, or wait until you can buy it.

[glacial iris]

thanks

[ornate rock]

100% the reason I wish this game wouldn't try the "free-to-play-with-monetization" model. I'd rather pay $40-60 for a game I know will be around for years to come instead of paying nothing (I generally do not opt to buy anything from "cash shops") and having the game disappear on me just as I'm getting into it.

[tribal hemlock]

pokes Crosswind cmon... have another playtest...

I'm so excited for this game man

[neon mural]

It really depends on the game and shop model, how interested people are in spending.
It's not easy for a OneTimeBuy game to retain income to pay for their cost to run them if using servers, they have to continue to release further expansions or microtransactions with cosmetics and what not.

[ornate rock]

Yeah, I can see that being a hiccup -- but I've been playing Valheim for the same $20 for like 5 years, now... and they don't seem to be going broke.

[neon mural]

Yeah, they went the cheaper route, everything is client side. Servers basically just sync data between clients, store a bit of mapdata for changes made to the world.

with everything being client side though, there is no real stopping anyone from cheating, unless using mods that do that sort of thing.

[ornate rock]

yeah... I'll admit to the occassional "spawn iron 50" devcommand.

[winter frigate]

the problem with mtx cash shops is that it usually dilutes the available cosmetics in game, as the coolest looking ones would be more profitable to sell

[ruby badge]

I feel the game should have a price tag around 30$ with cosmetics monetization, at least this way the Devs won't feel as pressured to relay too much on just the cosmetics as way of getting profit

[hallow night]

I've read a LOT of discussions about the topic at this point and considering all the options and their pros and cons I agree. A lower price tag for the game like 30 EUR seems reasonable if they'll be monetizing cosmetics for server upkeeps, etc.

[verbal parcel]

thank you!!

[glass urchin]

Hi, I just joined server.

Are there any giveaways?

[zenith pawn]

If crosswind also goes client side, it will be an awesome game and income wont be a problem if the game has a single paywall.

[hallow night]

To be fair as long as it's a finished product and the devs give it so much love as they have thus far, most people would be more than happy to pay for it.

Especially nowadays when there are so many rushed games on the market, having a breath of fresh air like Crosswind makes people support the devs happily

[distant mountain]

No the alpha playtest ended. Keep eye on #│announcements for info on next playtest and giveaways

[zenith pawn]

big ship :]

[zenith pawn]

bigger ship :]

[obtuse hawk]

Welcome aboard matey! No giveaways at the moment. A alpha test was recently completed and the devs are compiling all the feedback. As soon as there is any news it will be posted on discord.

[cunning phoenix]

Good morning beautiful people how’s everyone doing today?

[pine rose]

Good morning folks! I'm Peebs. I work in the industry and have loved video games for 35+ years with no sign of stopping. Piraty legend Behaving Beardly sent me your way while he was streaming as I've been a huge pirate fan (and specifically, a fan of Black Flag) for years and years... I'm not 100% anythign has ever topped Sid Meier's Pirates but that's another story.

Hope everybody is having a great weekend!

[hallow night]

Welcome, you're definitely in the right place! Yarr!

[shell flower]

I cannot find a place to sign up for alpha/beta testing or anything.

Anyone can help?

[zenith pawn]

alpha testing is over for now
there will be more in the near future

[shell flower]

Thank you! Is there any signups for the ones in the near future that you are aware of?

[zenith pawn]

nope

[shell flower]

rgr that

[zenith pawn]

just keep an eye out, they should mention it on the steam page or in #│announcements if another playtest becomes available

[iron robin]

[rigid mist]

no stealing donuts!

[bitter slate]

I'm still in withdrawal. I check this everyday with hopes of another playtest in sight haha

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-meme-i-need-it-i-don’t-need-it-i-definitely-don’t-need-it-thirsty-gif-17101453146721253330

[copper badger]

I feel ya on this

[mild herald]

why does this look like ps1 graphics ?

[zenith pawn]

its a low quality game from 2016 XD

[mild herald]

Sid miers pirates ?

[zenith pawn]

Tempest Pirate Action RPG

got it for like $2

[daring edge]

Website down?

[mellow plume]

cool

[surreal sierra]

The devs are in the middle or migrating the website to a new provider

[pale lance]

Man i just ran across this... I am hoping for another test... Looks like fun

[surreal sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/minecraft-cat-irl-kinect-meme-gif-21086323

[boreal oxide]

Love and miss you all. 🙂

[grave rock]

@fast orchid Scammer in chat.

[fast orchid]

Thanks for the ping, i gotchu

[grave rock]

[mortal crown]

hey quick question, I was on the playtest last month. Didn't have much time to play, but enjoyed what I did get to play. Is there any future playtests coming up this month?

[boreal oxide]

No news as of yet.

So really doubt we'll get anything this month.

[mortal crown]

Thank you

[surreal sierra]

Unlikely. The first playtest I know of was last November. The last was last month so a good several months break in between. If any more playtests are happening youll hear about them first in #│announcements

[marsh lake]

Dose anyone know when this game will come out

i like to play game

[surreal sierra]

Expected final release is Q4 2026

[next cave]

how about instead, we do Q4 2025

[ruby badge]

if you want the game to release with half the content then sure

everyone is tired of unfinished games and rushed projects, just let the devs have the time they need to get a good product

[next cave]

Yeah i want. Thank u :)

[zenith pawn]

it could be like a beta or demo release, but I agree, they should take their time with development. Im also tired of rushed games

[lilac latch]

how to get access i really want to play

[unkempt pivot]

how can we get a key to test the game?

[grave rock]

You can't. The last playtest ended 2 weeks ago. Keep an eye on #│announcements for any announcements on any further tests if there are any.

[hallow night]

That's right. We are going to have to wait some until we can enjoy it again.

[lilac latch]

thanks

[tawny cedar]

What’s the ETA full release date?

[hallow night]

Q4 2026 is the approximate release date as of now.

[craggy sorrel]

Why do i keep getting code 408 error?

[hallow night]

I'm afraid that is because the latest Alpha testing has ended on the 21st of July, so joining is currently unavailable. Keep an eye on #│announcements though for the next playtest.

[tawny cedar]

Oh more than 1 year away :/

[hallow night]

Yes, but that's also a good thing. If you think about it, that means the devs will take their sweet time ironing out every detail, listening to feedback and giving us a finished product unlike many other game releases lately. So it does have a good side. 😛

[torpid quail]

Are we going to have an early access before full release? I mean, are we going ot be able to play this year?

[cunning phoenix]

Same here and I haven’t played it

[cunning phoenix]

Ahem Dune

[hard bane]

I went through the same withdrawal after the test ended. I tried Valheim since Crosswind has been called "Valheim with Pirates" and it just didn't hit with me. But then I tried Enshrouded and that is hitting all the right parts in my brain. I focused mainly on building in Crosswind and Enshrouded is the closest to Crosswind in that respect for me.

[molten flame]

will there be new alphas or betas to test the game? thanks for the information.

[grave rock]

[cunning phoenix]

I’ve been playing voyagers of nera a little but mainly raft as of lat as I can play it with my fiance and gives me that multiplayer essence im looking for as well as the sounds of the waves. I’m really trying to find something a bit closer and have thought of trying atlas even tho it’s abandonware… what’s enshrouded though?

[zenith pawn]

I must say, in valheim, during the bronze phase, the grind is very time consuming and boring, because the copper was a pain to mine. But after bronze phase the fun increases significantly.

[hard bane]

Enshrouded is an early access game that released Jan 2024 and it has the feel of Crosswind. You are whats called a Flameborn that is awakened after the world goes to crap. You have to collect material to build a base and go around and try to cleanse the world from The Shroud that covers everything.

The building and material collection feel very Crosswind to me and thats what I'm liking about it. It doesn't give as much variety as Crosswind (that I have found so far) but its still very good

[grave rock]

What it doesn't give in variety (yet) it makes up for in flexibility. As a voxel game, you can edit your buildings on a block by block level and make intricate designs. The block blending is great, changing features of the block edges depending both on how the blocks are placed but also by the differences in materials they're placed against. They've added things like the overgrowth tool which allows you to add vines and such to your buildings for more rustic looks, and there is also a tool to add age or degradation to areas if you want to make something look more ancient or run down.
I don't have the Crosswind side to compare to, but the parts system I saw in the video did remind me a lot of Valheim, with more static components like what you'd find in Valheim which makes actually building interesting features both a bit more challenging but also more rewarding when you come up with something that looks cool.

[grave rock]

We always sequence skip copper and bronze with "Troll mining".

Have copper gear before we even kill Eikthyr.

[vague radish]

Thats why i tend to skipp the Bronze era and just get enough for the upgrades and some nails and remain in troll armor till i have fought yagluth🤣

[zenith pawn]

I would not go that far with troll armor, Iron is very good to get

[hallow night]

Unfortunately we do not know that yet, but I'm really hopeful for another test at least soon. We'll have to wait and see, but do keep an eye on #│announcements . If there's any, there will be infos about it there.

[vague radish]

True, but after well over 4k hours(mostly on an server) you gotta challenge yourself.

[zenith pawn]

yup, I agree XD

or you could increase the combat difficulty

[vague radish]

There have been various games that released in early access, valheim,enshrouded to name 2, but not sure if that would work for crosswind

[trim oxide]

Been watching this game on youtube and it looks awsome

[surreal sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/dick-figures-dick-figures-dick-figures-red-dick-figure-gif-1863983104812490921

I hope we’re all having a great time and that everyone’s day is going well

[fast orchid]

Same with you

[sharp basin]

Just wanna say this is the game I'm looking forward to most in the future

[vague radish]

for sure, recently had an invite to play test blind decent, deinstalled that one after about 10 min

[wintry skiff]

Atlas is doing very well on private owned servers! I play on radioactive it’s a German server and it’s very cool! Total customization when it comes to ships and how you can be a pirate…. The building is amazing as the modders have single handedly fixed what the actual atlas devs never did for the official game servers… well worth it he $6-8 on steam…. Very challenge/rewarding game… very very hard to play solo unless your well versed in atlas

[neon mural]

I wonder if that game will ever get out of EA, it's used it as an excuse not to finish the game for like 10 years now..

[next cave]

If 7 days to die can come out of EA, than anything can xD

[zenith pawn]

Atlas got abandoned.
It didnt get an update in 2 years

And those devs are very bad.
They messed up ark ascended, and they went back to ark evolved and messed it up too 😂

[distant mountain]

E

[zenith pawn]

E

[hallow night]

E

[distant mountain]

A

[cold dock]

I looked around and couldn't find an answer anywhere but is there really no swimming underwater in this game or is that something on the roadmap?

[ruby badge]

So far there seems to be no plans for that or a mention of it on the roadmap, of course I could be wrong and the devs might have planned something like this in the future, they said that they're focusing on making the core gameplay work well

[cold dock]

ok ty for the answer

[balmy light]

any idea when the next playtest will be ?

[copper badger]

unknown at this time make sure to check #│announcements for any updates

[balmy light]

i mean i doubt ill get into the playtest since im not a big name streamer or anything but i figured id ask........

seems the only people who get codes are the streamers

[arctic forum]

Watch discord. They gave keys away to people that responded to giveaway posts ( no stream info nothing ). Maybe they will do the same next playtest also.

[scenic widget]

Game looks amazing! Cant wait to see more of it!

[regal gust]

how it going with that post alpha report?

[obtuse hawk]

Not at all there was plenty of non streamers that got codes, obviously less known since they wouldn’t be streaming 😂

[obtuse hawk]

It was asked a few months ago and the devs said that currently there was no plan as they want to focus on what they have first but they also didn’t rule it out either.

here’s when I first asked about it - #💬│windrose-chat message

[bold hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/pirates-of-the-caribbean-my-ship-captain-barboza-black-pearl-ship-gif-13973431

[winter frigate]

a system like atlas had would be pretty cool, diving attachment to allow you to go down and collect things off of shipwrecks

[tawny cedar]

Sharks and sea life in full game maybe?

[distant mountain]

[young bloom]

how do you get into beta?

[distant mountain]

It hasn’t been announced yet no info o it keep eye on #│announcements

[young bloom]

but streamers have access?

[grave rock]

No one has access. The last playtest is closed.

[daring marten]

Nice that the shantys are coming to Spotify. Added the first one to my pirate playlist. <@&1354821664998817822>

[edgy saddle]

💪

[distant mountain]

Crosswind!?

[distant mountain]

🔥

[shell pebble]

hi

am i able to get into the playtest?

[fast orchid]

Ahoy, unfortunately the playtest is over but keep an eye out in #│announcements for any future ones

[shell pebble]

aww, okies

[young jackal]

how do we get into future playtest and will we be able to stream the playtest?

[vague radish]

Mostly being lucky idd say, for streaming idd ask if its allowed at that time.

I do know last play test was streamed alot

[craggy gazelle]

how far from release is this game do we think?

2 years?

[hallow night]

It should be released sometime Q4 2026.

[craggy gazelle]

ooooooooooooooooof

[vague radish]

Think its actually an smart move to have an late eta for release, if it ends up releasing earlier thats great, better then having an early release date and having to postpone it several times

Just out of curiosity, how many Dutch members does the server have and is there potentially room for an Dutch section on the discord?

[hallow night]

Indeed, and I'd prefer a finished product, and not a rushed project like a lot of games recently.

[granite oxide]

@young jackal hi, yes you can stream the playtest, however the playtest that was running is now closed. Keep an eye out on #│announcements for the next one. It will be a ways out before they have it ready.

[elder kayak]

oooh you deleted it?
\

[granite oxide]

That is not in our list here - no clue where you picked that up from but it doesn't belong here @elder kayak

[elder kayak]

weird, thanks

[edgy saddle]

That's sick

@distant mountain

How's you doing btw

[distant mountain]

I’m doing great… just woke up your message was at 3am

[edgy saddle]

Sheesh

[mossy dock]

Just got a video of this game being played on youtube as a suggestion. I am super excited from what I've see so far.

[lost sequoia]

watch TmarTn2 ( funniest thing ive ever seen ) his latest video when he squeels had me on the floor

[obtuse hawk]

Welcome aboard matey!

[distant mountain]

Epic bam for the songs to finally make an appearance to Spotify

[pallid imp]

https://tenor.com/view/mood-dance-russiankiddance-club-dancevibe-gif-21421102

[distant mountain]

Already been listening to the song

[mighty forge]

Ohhhh a "News" Ping Ohhhh no second Alpha-Test

[surreal sierra]

Fire. I’ve been waiting for a version I can download to my shanty mix

[flat cradle]

When game coming out

[distant mountain]

Est 2026

[flat cradle]

Sweet

[rocky valve]

How many times can you hear the shanty until the next playtest? Yes...

[split delta]

oh man..life is so boring without crosswind haha

[amber moth]

Will the pvp get more realistic ? and not just a hp bar on a whole ship ? kinda arcade combat ngl

[undone ivy]

Guys are there any release date?

[distant mountain]

Est 2026

[naive hinge]

Bonjour everyone 👋

[grizzled ravine]

https://tenor.com/view/rcstaff-kellerbar-lighter-light-up-fire-gif-17295855

[surreal sierra]

I’m curious to see how player made groups will develop and evolve. I’ve already seen a handful of Dutch players plan to collaborate to make a Dutch naval group of their own 👀

Makes me wonder if we’ll eventually see large scale Naval clan warfare

[wraith blaze]

most people...

[naive hinge]

@wraith blaze Same for me , so disappointed

probably a Dev joke

[tawny silo]

https://tenor.com/view/kaptein-sabeltann-captain-sabertooth-sabeltann-pirate-clap-gif-17386133

[fallow hound]

https://tenor.com/view/risitas-forocoches-uvasm-gif-22064855

[rotund badge]

Man I cannot wait until this game releases !!! I wanna play so bad

[naive junco]

when does it release or theres no date as yet

[noble herald]

That's what me and my friend wanted to do. Bring Union Fleet to Crosswind

[grave rock]

Late 2026.

[uneven sphinx]

🗣️ ROLLING HOME 🗣️ROLLING HOME 🗣️ ROLLING HOME TO DEAR TORTUGA 🗣️

[surreal sierra]

Was combing through my old Facebook before I delete it and found this old pic of me and me shipmates on the old TS Royalist back in 2012. We left the picture too late so it’s dark as hell but the silhouette is still cool

[fast orchid]

Not the right game discord

[naive hinge]

@fast orchid oh my goodness , so sorry about that 😵‍💫

[fast orchid]

All good, no hard mo fowel

Foul? Fowel? Eh, tomato, Davy Jones tentacle

[young siren]

How many players can one server hold?

[surreal sierra]

In the alpha, Tortuga and PvP instances were able to hold up to 8 people, although I would imagine this will be expanded in future tests. Can’t say for sure just yet though. Gotta wait for the devs to give us more info

[modest mortar]

Hi,

Do we know if the game will be translated into languages other than those currently available?

[fast orchid]

I believe they said they had plans in place but nothing concrete yet

[solar atlas]

is there still a way to get into the playtest?

[fast orchid]

The alpha has sadly ended, just gotta keep an eye out in #│announcements for updates

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/smee-apostrophe-epiphany-gif-25605486

[half heath]

is there any clues or any ideas as to when this will be released or when the next test will be available. I need this game right now.

[quartz pivot]

https://tenor.com/view/down-periscope-pirate-may-god-have-mercy-on-his-soul-gif-15076988

[lone pewter]

Just keep an eye out on the news channel. That’s all we have atm 😆

[surreal sierra]

Expected release is Q4 2026 and we don’t yet know when another playtest will occur. Keep and eye on #│announcements for when the devs update us

[half heath]

Well yes I will keep an eye out in the news section was just asking incase they had an idea or anyone had any further updates?

[surreal sierra]

Sadly not yet. Even the mod team who sometimes gets info before it comes out we havnt heard anything just yet.

We also don’t expect to for at least a little while. The closed alpha only ended fairly recently so the devs are hard at work rn, well, developing

[lone pewter]

Would be rad if they bring animal farming in like Minecraft

[fast orchid]

Ahoy, this is your weekly seaweaver reminder to eat a lemon, they prevent scurvy!

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/lemongrab-adventure-time-play-gif-16705515

[half heath]

could they not just do an Early Access release and update it as they go like so many other games are doing right now?

[wraith blaze]

too early, servers not ready to handle tons of people + game is a bit empty, 15-20h and you're done doing all quests

[hard bane]

yeah the quests will take 15-20 but the building will take a life time to make the most epic pirate port imaginable!

[half heath]

that's what i'm talking about haha, the building is all consuming and the gathering of resources and the main quest line might take that long now but they could add a bunch of side quests to gap fill and distract players. The server issue I understand.

[pine knot]

How do i signup for testing, or do I gotta wait to sign up?

[meager haven]

:D

[ruby badge]

alpha test is closed for now, keep an eye on #│announcements for the next test

[pine knot]

alr thanks

[little charm]

This is how most games have died before they’ve even come to life , generated a bunch of hype left an empty game to play and everyone was over it before it even got released, I personally love how there doing it right now, it shows to the amount of detail and attention there putting into the game, as well as listening to the actual players to build and shape the game into something 98% of us will ultimately love

[ruby badge]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-monkey-monkey-crying-sad-monkey-crying-gif-26326543

[honest patio]

I could agree with this. It definitely shows money isnt a priority for them over development

[obtuse hawk]

Hola!

[signal summit]

When will it drop

[fast orchid]

When the devs hit the "launch the game button"

[little charm]

https://tenor.com/view/pull-the-lever-wrong-lever-wrong-lever-kronk-pull-the-lever-kronk-the-emperors-new-groove-gif-27333081

[young siren]

Theyre

[lilac kayak]

Hello Can we still get key for game I’m hanging to play this master piece🏴‍☠️🦜 ps I’m a real life pirate. Amputation of right leg 😅

[surreal sierra]

Ahoy and welcome. The closed alpha is well, closed. We’re not sure when or if another playtest will occur but my best advice for the time being is to keep an eye on #│announcements for whenever information or updates drop

[autumn girder]

Ahoy there!
I'm back from vacation!
How's it going? How are you?

[keen jewel]

id love to play this devastated the playtest is closed

[daring marten]

#│announcements message is in my opinion better than the original shanty!

[ruby badge]

we need old maui too

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

hopefully we get this one too

[crimson pine]

Is this game available to Play?

[fast orchid]

The alpha has sadly ended

[surreal sierra]

Wow. Almost 19,000 members just on the discord. I remember when we were barely breaching 5,000. I cannot wait for the game to go live again and for more swashbucklers to join us on the seas

[grave rock]

Good number to make it to.

Hopefully that number only has a small percentage of bots.

[hard bane]

the thing I like about how many people we have in the discord is that it gives the devs a number for the bare minimum that the servers can handle

[surreal sierra]

Thankfully the problem seems to have abated since the closed alpha and there’s only been a small handful. However we expect that to change when/if another playtest happens

[smoky frost]

is there a way to get the key other than giveaways, and how do I get notified for the giveaways?

[surreal sierra]

Ahoy and welcome aboard. Keys arent being given out right now since the closed alpha was stopped fairly recently. We dont yet know when or if another test will occur but your best bet is to keep and eye on #│announcements for when the devs post more info

[smoky frost]

alright thanks!!

[untold marten]

When’s the next alpha or beta test?

[fast orchid]

presumeably sometime in the future

[spiral quiver]

It's funny how people are seeing streamers old videos and thinking ( or being mislead into thinking ) that the game is live

[ashen snow]

so funny

[grave rock]

It's not!?!?

[ashen snow]

yep

course

[grave rock]

Dead game. Confirmed.

[spiral quiver]

Me personally , it could go live right now , I don't need quests in a sandbox , I have a pretty good imagination and can entertain myself for months with what we already have

[ashen snow]

Kiss me

go)

[spiral quiver]

WITH 1 exception , we need triangular roof peices so rounded building can have a sealed roof

[ashen snow]

i want exapt

[spiral quiver]

tried to build a light house , you see in the center of the roof , that little open spot?. that was my attempt at spinning regular roof tiles to a 45 to try and get a circular roof that worked.

and it prefented the roof from sealing correctly

[ashen snow]

try pleasse)

i wont you baby

[toxic nimbus]

🤏

[fast orchid]

What in the world is this conversation

[woven wadi]

It might be better no to ask 😉

[fast orchid]

That makes me feel like I need to even more

[dreamy scroll]

Yo devs lemme play the game

[azure whale]

I thought alpa ended, but some people can still play?

[fast orchid]

no alpha has ended

[azure whale]

Any news if there us gonna be a new alpa or early acess? Sadly didnt got accepted in last one.

[surreal sierra]

We dont have any news on more playtests just yet. Its still a bit too early to tell

[azure whale]

thanks

[sly light]

I will say though, the game is an interesting concept that blends piracy with a bit of survival mechanics. I would like to try the game out someday myself, and I wish you well on the progress of the game!

[spiral quiver]

don't ask me , apperently the dude gets excited by lighthouses..i chose to ignore it lol

[spiral quiver]

it's more than just a bit of survival , i'd say it's more like 60/40

[shrewd dust]

it is worth to try out

[sly light]

Yeah I do want to try it if I could get access to it, it definitely seems interesting the approach the dev team is taking.

[soft loom]

any realease date? im excited

[unborn lark]

Bad owners

[granite oxide]

@soft loom if all goes well should be at the end of 2026

[distant mountain]

Why?

[lilac kayak]

game looks soo good cant wait for launch looks ready tbh amazing adventure bases builds ship battles gimme gimme gimme 😍 😭 \

https://tenor.com/view/patchy-the-pirate-patchy-pirate-spongebob-excited-hyped-gif-2908916099275034133

[wraith blaze]

end 2026

[naive hinge]

Bonjour everyone 👋

[old fjord]

oh tes francais

Hi! We can't access the beta anymore?

[grave rock]

Alpha. And you can't, it's been closed for weeks.

[lilac solstice]

Salut

[lilac solstice]

also hope to be able to join alpha one day 🙂

[grave rock]

As do we all.

[surreal sierra]

Not currently. The closed alpha ended a few weeks ago and the developers are hard at work going through feedback and working on the next stage of the game

[lone pewter]

Sus

[vocal skiff]

Yes, was disappointing that i didn't even get to try the game during the preview. From what I did see of other players who were given access, streamers of course and not your classically trained gamer here lol, it looked promising.

[woven wadi]

Where does one go to get classically trained in gaming?

[hard bane]

I took the 7 year master class at Julliard taught by Miamoto and then got my doctorate in classic Sonic spinning at Harvard

[woven wadi]

Impressive. I spent 30 years in the school of hard knocks 😉.

[granite oxide]

I was playing pong at Nasa on a 4 inch black n white screen with a computer the size of a room - been uphill ever since XD

[surreal sierra]

You did all that? I got my certification by button mashing in Super Smash Bro's Wii

[woven wadi]

I did pong, and all the other Arari games but I didn't consider myself a gamer until Doom on the 3.5" floppys...thus the handle.

[granite oxide]

still remember the TSR-80 cassette tape decks we had to use to program everything before we could do anything... before the big 8" floppy... then 5.25" and 3.5", and it's been an amazing ride.

Before too long the terabyte will be so old tech that it will become as the megabyte is the kilobyte - technology has grown so fast its been crazy to watch.

[surreal sierra]

I think the first video games I ever played were Spyro the Dragon and Tony hawkes pro skater on the PS1 I think on a friends Playstation. But the first game I owned and played on my own laptop was Original Skyrim before Legendary edition so i had to save up to buy all the dlc's one by one

simpler times

[vague radish]

not sure exactly where it all started for me, but it probably started with the sega mega drive 2 playing sonic the hedgehog 2, abit later the gameboy pocket playing mario world and pokemon red xD

[hallow night]

Some game on the Commodore64 for me as a first game and then the next thing I actually remember is playing the likes of Lion King, Aladdin, Flashback, Archon Ultra, Prince of Persia 1-2, Lemmings, Keen Commander. You know. All the classics.

[quartz pivot]

Those aren't "classics"; "classic" games are about 20 years older than all of those in that list.

That being said... Lemmings was cool af.

[hallow night]

I mean for example Flashback came out in 1992, so a classic should be a game from '72?

Hmm, interesting POV.

[surreal sierra]

Damn. I feel a lot younger all of a sudden

👀

[quartz pivot]

Computers have been around a lot longer than most of you think.

[zenith pawn]

The first few computers that started to exist were as big as an entire bedroom :]
Probably bigger

[hallow night]

Think that was in the late 50's. I read about those.

But it was pretty similar for a good long while.

[woven wadi]

My first computer job was in 1987 and they were scraping a 1970s IBM system 360. I took the front panel and it hangs in my garage today.

[lone oxide]

I cannot wait for this game, devs, keep up the good work, you all are amazing! Your game will be amazing! We all know it! I’m going to buy it twice and play the hell out of it with my wife.

[surreal sierra]

Ok THAT is awesome. As an ENG student I would 100% try and incorporate it into a PC build, even if it was just to turn it on

[woven wadi]

Same. My wife and I are only playing Atlas waiting for Crosswind. We will be patient.

[gloomy mauve]

Is it too late for me to get an Alpha Key?

[grim tiger]

Yes, it is done for now, just keep checking back for the next test.

[gloomy mauve]

sounds good thank you!

[woven wadi]

Keep an eye on #│announcements

[grand river]

this game gives me hope after the AC Black Flag . love survival pirate game . this looks very promising , cant wait for it

[bleak hazel]

Hi I miss this game that's all

[spiral quiver]

I know I'm late to the discussion , but summer of 97 I got out of the navy and a friend of mine got me into OSI to beta test UO , made a whopping 8 hour to be a inhouse beta tester. Spent 7 years playing that game , then went on to SWG..before all that it was a commadore 64 and karateka , and gyrus.

friggin " classically trained in gaming " , can't tell if this is top tier troll or not..

[surreal sierra]

I think it was just a small joke mate…

[distant mountain]

[zenith pawn]

Same :]
Im currently playing Black flag and I can see why its one of the best pirate games that ever exists. Its just very sad that there is little to no replayability.

I hope the crosswind devs are taking some inspiration from black flag.
Would be cool to have similar wave variety and storms in crosswind

[surreal sierra]

I’ve said the same thing. I remember sailing through storms in black flag and the Jackdaw being damn near vertical in some extreme cases.

The storms crosswind felt good but I personally hope for some really bad weather later on

[zenith pawn]

Yeah, I agree.
I also love how the massive waves keeps tossing the ship around in black flag, had to focus extra hard on the steering

[young siren]

Calculators used to be called computers at the beginning of the previous century

[edgy saddle]

Morning folks, have a great day today! 👌

[zenith pawn]

Yeee

[hallow night]

[pastel garden]

man i would really love to give this game a try

[fast orchid]

Same

[granite oxide]

Good Afternoon Everyone 🙂

[indigo kettle]

Any forecasts on open early access release?

[granite oxide]

@indigo kettle release isn't expected until end of 2026 if all goes well

[indigo kettle]

@granite oxide Got it - seems very far along

[granite oxide]

There should be a number of playtest before then

it is they been working on it for awhile but still needs work- but it's looking amazing for early Alpha

[indigo kettle]

@granite oxide my thoughts exactly, thats why I was hoping for an open early access sooner rather than later

[granite oxide]

@indigo kettle not sure if there will be an open early access or not - they are not far enough along yet - and not sure if there will be an early access with all the playtest. they want some things and content to be behind the release 🙂

But you not the only one - many of us would love that lol

[vague radish]

Think lots of us would have loved to see the way satisfactory/valheim/enshrouded did it but that doesnt work for every developer/game

[indigo kettle]

I saw the alpha, even THAT looked more polished than many betas i have seen

[granite oxide]

@indigo kettle Totally!

[indigo kettle]

True enough

[vague radish]

Though valheim has been in early access for close to 4 years if not longer at this point

And i have more hours in that game then i care to admit🤣

Really looking forward to crosswind because of that to

[indigo kettle]

Played Valheim, only thing i disliked was the difficult terrain to build on. Loved the exploration, it really brought back memories of those games that give you that sense of adventure

[granite oxide]

The terrain could be manipulated pretty easy in Valheim though to make it buildable how you liked. It is similar in Crosswind with the flatten land, build up, dig, though I feel it still needs a bit of polishing its looking great.

[crude pagoda]

I saw some people playing the game but when i go on steam im not able to download it please help

[granite oxide]

@crude pagoda it is not up to play at this time the playtest is over for now.

[crude pagoda]

ok

Do you know when the playtest will be starting again?

[granite oxide]

It will be posted in the #│announcements when they know when that will be. I imagine it will be awhile before they have another one - they have a lot to do.

[crude pagoda]

ok thanks

[zenith pawn]

Will there be more guns than a flintlock pistol?
Like a flintlock rifle and blunderbuss?

[granite oxide]

@zenith pawn There already are rifles in the game and not just pistols.

[zenith pawn]

Cool. I hope blunderbuss will also be, I really like that gun

[granite oxide]

I'm sure other things will get added in time - the game *isn't scheduled for release until the end of 2026 - still early Alpha.

I like the Blunderbuss too, will have to wait n see - there's a lot of cosmetics, skins, deco and what not that we have yet to see that will be put in as well as a couple Biomes we haven't seen yet.

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/captain-hook-i-like-it-i-like-it-captain-hook-gif-832702007399404644

[naive hinge]

hi everyone 👋

[soft loom]

hi

[scarlet viper]

Hii, how can I get access to the game Crosswind?

[obtuse hawk]

Hola!

[obtuse hawk]

Currently there is no test active but as soon as there’s information it will be posted in #│announcements

[scarlet viper]

Ah, I see. Thank you very much.

[obtuse hawk]

No problem and welcome to the Discord! 🏴‍☠️

[young siren]

I like the weapons they had in the pirates of the Caribbean curse of the black pearl game. Many pistols could only shoot once before reloading, they were more powerful though. Some pistols had 2, 3 or 4 holes and could shoot multiple bullets. Tbh that game was amazing for its time, they should definitely use it for inspiration.

[umbral nest]

Hi everyone! Does someone knows when will beta released? Thanks🙏🏻

[hollow adder]

hi, do the devs do any early access testing, and is that something that could be streamed or shared, or would it be kept private?

[woven wadi]

Last alpha test just ended a few weeks ago. There was no NDA so if you were one of the fortunate ones to get a key you could stream. I did (not much of a following though) but I only had six days of playtime. I streamed about four hours of that. I was still figuring out twitch.

[hollow adder]

okay cool

i hope they do more testing soon

[hollow adder]

if u need help figuring out anything i can help u out with it

[burnt heart]

hope everyone had a great weekend, much love to all

[pure pollen]

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

[woven wadi]

Thanks but I think I figured out things enough to get by. At first I recorded my stream locally, then I figured out how to save to Twitch's site and even feature some content. I then played back the stream of me playing (I was not talking originally because no one was watching) and I was able to provide tips, tricks and commentary on what I did wrong early in the game. /doomerlar if you are interested. Would love constructive criticism/feedback. I plan to stream if/when the next playtest happens because I was told my key should work for all future play tests.

[granite oxide]

@umbral nest game release should be at the end of 2026 if all goes well.

[undone abyss]

How do I go about getting access to the next playtest and having 5 of my guys get one as well? We love these sort of games and think we'd be able to create some decent clips/ content

[tough prawn]

how can we acces to the alpha ???

[distant mountain]

Finished

[surreal sierra]

Hi hello and welcome. The closed alpha ended a couple of weeks ago and there’s no word from the devs on when or if the next one will take place

Keep an eye out on #│announcements for whenever more info comes out

[distant mountain]

Ded chat

[distant mountain]

Wake up

[surreal sierra]

all gone

[grand light]

No.

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-spongebob-squarepants-spongebob-season-6-truth-or-square-spongebob-truth-or-square-gif-14618301320258983224

[distant mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/captain-sparrow-smiles-johnny-depp-gif-3829357382943597812

[distant mountain]

U shall revive it

[glacial cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/what-about-bob-ahoy-sailing-gif-14953724

[hallow night]

https://tenor.com/view/hello-hi-penguin-greetings-ship-gif-13305902799647537512

[hybrid pilot]

man i saw gameplay of crosswind passing by on my youtube feed and i fell in love instant

gave me like stranded deep vibes but way better... how do get anyone like me get access to this game

[surreal sierra]

Ahoy and welcome aboard Matey. Right now the game isnt open to play as the closed alpha ended a few weeks ago. Currently the Dev team are very much hard at work combing through feedback and making the already great start even better.

My best recommendation is to keep an eye on #│announcements for when more info releases.

[hybrid pilot]

cant wait, thanks for the quick response and this is 100% the game that i wanted for years. building/survival and exploring game. ITS PERFECT

[hallow night]

Fully agree with that. I've been spamming Valheim for years and while it's absolute #1 for me, Crosswind is definitely my next big game.

[night cliff]

Is the release date of the game already known?

[worldly garnet]

Not 100% But 4th quarter 2026 is what we believe the aim is.

[plucky ice]

1 year later… 🙃

[daring marten]

Are there any lyrics for the Crosswind Version of Rolling Home?

[winged wind]

each time I open this server, there are people surprised that it takes time to develop a game lmao

[spiral quiver]

it's not just that , you have certain streamers that are recycling their videos they made during the test and making people believe the game is live.

[winter frigate]

Streamers gonna stream, or not stream in this case

Its a tough life when you can't hold alpha keys hostage 🤣

[quartz pivot]

A lot of the streamers have hours of footage from when the alpha was active that they are still editing for publication.

[tame vine]

https://tenor.com/view/the-rock-gif-23501265

[spiral quiver]

didn't affect me , got mine through steam beta , i dont watch streamers

[jagged pilot]

Like this if your like me and check this channel everyday hoping for updates

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/captain-ron-kurt-russel-whats-that-eye-patch-gif-17863379

[cedar horizon]

yeah the game being f2p is by far my number one concern and is the only thing keeping me from being excited

[foggy depot]

Gm everyone

[edgy saddle]

Morning ya'll! 🙂 Have a great day today ❤️

[distant mountain]

You too

[bold hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/captain-jack-sparrow-jack-sparrow-pirates-of-the-caribbean-savvy-tip-hat-gif-7863216380123951341

[grand light]

it is not decided yet, we even asked about it in post-game survey 🙂

[spiral quiver]

I'd rather it had a set price , no micros , with bi quartly paid dlc , maybe quarterly smaller dlc.

and the abilitly to submit our own flags / sails for use on our ships and houses

[hallow night]

Personally I MUCH prefer having to pay for the game (even if it's an expensive one) and then as @spiral quiver said, having DLC's or expacs to pay for than it being free and having cosmetic transactions and whatnot.

But the thing is it's a BIG decision, was always gonna be and you can never please everyone with it unfortunately, no matter which way it goes in the end.

Seen a lot of discussions about it already on many platforms.

[surreal sierra]

True. Tis a fine line to walk, and you’re absolutely right. You can’t please everyone

However we firmly believe that the developer team will make a decision that they are certain will be the best course.

[zenith pawn]

while yes, it may not please everyone, it could definitely please a vast majority of people.

A lot of people would rather pay for a game once and be able to play it for free forever rather than having to pay for microtransactions even if the game were free to download

to me personally it is and has always been very clear which option is best

[wind lake]

How do get an invite to play test?

[spiral quiver]

I just hate how pc gaming companies have gone to microtransactions as a source of revenue. The fact that some are even going to ingame advertising is insaine to me, like how did gaming come to this? low quality , filled with micro transactions and these idiotic quarterly game passes. Ya'll know subnautica2 is going that way right? ,thats why it got extended , the new owners want to input that into the game to bring it in line with the rest of their product line. I swear if this game goes micro trans and game passes im done with it.

[hard bane]

If they go with game passes and in game stores, as long as its purely cosmetic rewards and nothing that changes game play, I'm fine with it

[spiral quiver]

The only cosmetic I would pay for for this game , is the ability to submit my own flag/sail ideas for my ships.

AND THAT is iffy , I made alot of money off people for pirates of the burning seas making sails heh

[hard bane]

see the issue with being able to submit your own designs for for flags and sails is that the first 100 designs will be.... shall we say, phalic?

[spiral quiver]

lol pobts had a sumbit form , you're design had to pass inspection before they would add it to the game , took about a month

[lucid marsh]

Do we know when another playtest will be?

[spiral quiver]

And you had to use gimp so they could verify the layer integrity

[spiral quiver]

jusy my edjucated guess..i'd expect another test around xmas

[lucid marsh]

Heres hoping - missed the last one as i jumped on the bandwagon a little too late :/

[spiral quiver]

most companies usually give us another taste over the break ya know

its amazing , i built a lighthouse lol

the ship boarding is pretty fun too

[lucid marsh]

Yea, watched some gameplay... and MAN, had so much FOMO

[spiral quiver]

used the fire pit with glass windows around it for the beacon , was pretty cool

[hybrid pilot]

Can we get a date for a second wave for players to test ?

[lucid marsh]

That is pretty sick

[bold iron]

Actually building over the cylindrical structure turned out to be more difficult than expected.

[plain bough]

heylooooo

i want to p[ay to

[restive sentinel]

where does one go to sign up for playtesting? Or is it closed for now?

[spiral quiver]

The hardest part for me was the stairs , going up them I kept running into the window frames , since either the stairs sink into the wall or the window frames jut out 1/2 a square more than the walls

and we need the bigger triangle floor sections to make it alot easier to build round buildings , and of course the 45 angled roof sections to match so we can seal the roofs

[worthy portal]

Love all the gameplay if seen so far! Would love to try it out, unfortunately playtest has been closed it seems, is there a kind of a date when we will be able to get a playtest key?

[dense falcon]

closed for now

they'll announce the next test here, so keep an eye out in #│game-updates once in a while

[hard bane]

if they could add the ability to nudge the building pieces I think that would be a vast improvement

[dense falcon]

One thing I wish other games with base building did was allow grid placement, and on top of grid placement, allow us to increase or decrease the grid square size so we can be more precise

One that does this is Planet Zoo/Planet Coaster/Jurassic World Evolution.
They basically invented that idea, and it's lead to them having the best structure crafting in any game I've seen.

At the same time, you can still freeball it and not NEED the grid, but you can turn it on whenever you like and change its size. Precision is the best.

[tired gale]

i know satisfactory has a world grid and foundation grid for placement only thing is you can't resize them which is fine considering they have nudge functions in full increment and while holding ctrl half increments but i agree at least allow for grid snapping on or off and allow nudging so you can over lap and slip that piece in just right

[fast orchid]

I'm excited for tomorrow now as Lemon Day is going to have a bit of pace change, I think it'll still have the usual message but I may have a bit more (Not official crosswind news I'm not that important lol) to say we'll see.

[low wing]

how can play early alredy ask for a acess but it not takes months and nothing kkkk somebody can share a key to test the game

[lofty basin]

The game is currently not testable.
There are no active tests running.

Stay tuned for more Infos. :)

[low wing]

but see people put videos gameplay on youtube and stream on twitch but okay await kkkk

[patent hemlock]

Anyone know when it releases on Steam?

[distant mountain]

Est 2026

[grim tiger]

With the way the game looks, and the job they have done putting it together so far, makes me think that whatever they come up with for monetizing the game will leave ~~nothing ~~little to complain about.

[zenith pawn]

The videos they release is pre recorded content that is a few weeks old now

[quartz pivot]

That's just because editing videos to upload takes waaaay longer than most folks think it does. One of the YouTubers I watch still has about 3 days worth of recording to edit into usable videos. That will take weeks for them to finish. So those videos keep coming out after the Test closed.

[hallow night]

It's not live, it's pre-recorded. You cannot play the game now.

[quartz pivot]

Every hour of YouTube video generally takes 6-9 hours for editing and rendering even on a monster PC. Then uploading it depends on their internet speeds.

[fast orchid]

Ahoy

[ruby badge]

https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1955266137953894619

DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm)

Johnny Depp has had talks about returning as Jack Sparrow for a new ‘PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN’ movie.

“If he likes the way the part is written, I think he would do it”

(Source: https://t.co/VWm3Uoev7F)

X · Aug 12, 2025, 1:52 PM

best thing that could happen is for him to return and release a new movie around the time of the game being released, literally the best marketing the game could have

[rose cypress]

Someone can help me?

I now download and when i try to download its said error Code 408 request timeout

How i can fix the error

[drifting bough]

To be the bearer of bad news... The game is not currently available for play.
Any lingering downloads, or unofficial downloads, can not connect to the servers because they do not currently exist.
Offline play is not available for any playtest.

Check back in the next few months for updates on potential future playtests/beta releases. ❤️ Or in Late 2026 for the actual release which we're all here eagerly waiting for.

[rose cypress]

So sad 🙁

[drifting bough]

Same. ; ; But in due time.
I got into one of the Alphas, and the amount of polish is astonishing-- it's well worth the wait, we just have to be patient. ❤️

[haughty wind]

How can I play before its release

[distant mountain]

Current playtests have ended but check #│announcements for them to announce next playtest

[surreal sierra]

Currently the closed Alpha playtest ended on the 21st of July and there has been no word just yet on when or if another playtest will happen. My best advice right now for anyone interested is to keep your eyes open on #│announcements for when the Devs drop new info so you can be the first to see it.

There hasn’t been anything since the end of playtest but that’s just because the developers have been extremely busy with combing through feedback and working on the game.

For people who played during the closed alpha and are now experiencing a Steam 408 error, it’s because the servers are no longer usable as the game itself is offline.

I hope this covers any immediate questions. If there’s anything else anyone needs to know I recommend looking through #1298583059402063926 or feel free to ask in general and someone will get to you.

[surreal sierra]

There we go. Should make it easier for people coming to ask the same thing.

[glacial cloak]

Love Pins 📌 Like [Game Access Status](#💬│windrose-chat message) And [Crosswind Roadmap](#💬│windrose-chat message) almost as much as I love Ctrl C & Ctrl V ! Discord Cheat Code For Hyper link is easy [Text ] ( Discord MSG link ) fyi. Might be nice to clear them outdated pins at some point.

!

Not pinging anyone... Just Thought I'd Have a good laugh... Not forgetting the pins... 😂

https://tenor.com/view/la-beast-have-a-good-day-gif-18319425

[narrow sphinx]

Hey, is the game open for beta?

[glacial cloak]

Check out them pins to learn about the [Game Access Status](#💬│windrose-chat message). Also If you haven't seen the [Crosswind Roadmap](#💬│windrose-chat message) it's 100% worth the wait and Hype!

[spiral quiver]

you know making that pin was a waste of time lol

just ban the phrase " how can i get access to play" heh

[surreal sierra]

For the most part aye. However there is a thin sliver of people who do check the pins for information. Im covering information for everyone, not just a majority.

I think you forget our role here is to help and guide everyone who wants to be part of the game/community.

[lofty basin]

its not to ban everyone who i dont like ?

[surreal sierra]

ssshhhh thats the fun part but we dont tell them that

[spiral quiver]

it is? I'm just an outlaw pirate , not a boss mod 🙂

[surreal sierra]

[spiral quiver]

hey I stopped argueing with people to make your job a bit easier 🙂

well that and I really don't want banned lol , I like it here

[fast orchid]

Ahoy, this is your weekly seaweaver reminder to eat a lemon, they prevent scurvy!

[zenith pawn]

lemon cheesecake :]

[grand yarrow]

https://tenor.com/view/gif-gif-8593213374087197675

[quasi mist]

How do I get to play this early?

[quartz pivot]

Wait patiently for another test phase like the rest of us.

[burnt heart]

https://tenor.com/view/arrr-pirate-chain-space-pirate-reactdrop-pirate-flag-gif-23906071

[lament atlas]

[umbral bridge]

I would love to see some more stuff that was actually great in Atlas also in Crosswind, but I think it is going a bit different way. PVP seems to be no real focus and there will be no huge worlds with claimable islands. Not saying that it is bad, its a different game. But the endless world with the chance to own islands and also totally customize ships was a big plus for Atlas (of course it was all riddled with bugs)

Also I have the feeling it might be the same as with Skull & Bones after 40-50 hours that you are completely done with the story and end up with no endgame or repeating endgame. I hope they find a solution for this. How many games are struggling with endgame options. Most people quit games when it starts repeating every week

[tranquil ice]

Hoi

How can I play the beta? I signed up the first day it came out and I still haven't received any email

[spiral quiver]

huh? I have way over 50 hours into it and I have alot of story left , just because you rushed through content and went WELP , that's it the game sucks uninstall time..not really their fault I will admit. Same goes for this game during the test , I noticed there was alot of people who literally had frigates day 3 , 1 person in peticular HAD MULTIPLE frigates by like day 4 and was clogging tortuga just to see if he could. I didn't get my frigate until saturday before the test ended but I wasn't rushing and just getting to the end of the content just for the sake of it.

[zenith pawn]

yeah, if the test was that long, the full game will be even longer

[woven wadi]

#💬│windrose-chat message

[umbral bridge]

Yea, but 50 or 60 hours is nothing. What is the endgame? Or what is planned as endgame? Look at Dune, no real endgame, very hard focus on PVE and people bored ultra fast. So many games having a nice story and much potential but without endgame you put away after a short time

[eager plinth]

Hi everyone

[spiral quiver]

I haven't played dune so I have no opinion on that , but ubisoft just did a livestream about skull n bones about new content , more npcs, new ships, more bosses , basically an endgame overhaul , probly in the form of dlcs. As far as a game being pve heavy , if you don't like that you have other choices , from what I know of dune it wasn't advertised as a solely pvp game , sorry if that doesn't sit well with you but that really isn't the devs fault , it's yours. AS FAR AS THIS GAME GOES - with people rushing directly to endgame content we had in the test will happen AGAIN once the game goes live , there's only going to be I think 3 more biomes which would be 3 more bosses , plus the 3-4 more ships we're going to get will only give the endgame racers an additional 1-2 weeks of content which will be what like maybe a total of 50-70 hours of content when the race to the end is over , AGAIN this is a player problem not the devs fault , from what I saw in the test , they intended people to explore and 100% every island in each biome and somewhere in that they gave us ship combat and boarding with rewards and people were skipping content then getting on here and asking how to do this and that because they raced ...this got long friggin winded so I'm done.

[zenith pawn]

This game is gonna be like enshrouded/valheim but more piratey, and those games are very successful, many survival games are.

This game will be fine

[spiral quiver]

hey , mornin bob , what ya playin while we wait?

[zenith pawn]

Valheim
Almost reaching 700 hours in it XD

[hard bane]

playing Enshrouded now to get my fix from playing Crosswind

[hallow night]

Just reached 5k 2 weeks ago!

[spiral quiver]

really? i put my valheim server back up for a couple weeks lol

[zenith pawn]

Bruh 👀

[umbral bridge]

Bringing Skull & Bones up here as good example (quadruple A xD) is something special

[hard bane]

I tried Valheim but the building didn't feel as good as Crosswind so I stopped

[umbral bridge]

With the budget of Skull & Bones Atlas would have been GOTY lol

[hard bane]

The building in Enshrouded feels bettr

[spiral quiver]

well , building in val is tricky , you need the tar wood or iron wood supports for big builds

[zenith pawn]

If the devs didnt abandon it it wouldve been epic

[umbral bridge]

Skull and bones is so shallow and boring that i have still no words how they managed to fail so hard

[grand light]

This is very flattering, thank you 😄

[hallow night]

I'm vica-versa, since being so used to Valheim building which in my opinion is the best out there, I've never got used to Enshrouded building.

[spiral quiver]

man , 5k hours in val..thats wild , i thought I played alot lol

[umbral bridge]

you will see countless people from Atlas Community here hoping for "Atlas 2"

[zenith pawn]

I build mansions with ease :]

[hallow night]

Well I'm one of the makers of Val-Con and admin for years on some of the biggest Valheim content creators server, so there's that, lol

[umbral bridge]

The game looks 10x more promising than Skull and bones ever did, so i hope they dont f. it up

[hard bane]

you are very welcome. Crosswind's building is the main reason that I fell in love with it. Can't wait to see what else you guys are cooking up

[fluid bough]

100% agree. Valheim has such good building mechanics . I am just now getting back to building in Enshrouded

[zenith pawn]

Yeah, skull and bones should've been this kinda game, but they scrapped it several times

[spiral quiver]

I'm hoping for 2 roof 45 angle parts so circular buildings can have a sealed roof

[fluid bough]

Same here with the building. I loved everything about the build system so far and all the clutter made the builds look even better

[spiral quiver]

well , after the livestream dev log , I'm hoping snb overhaul fixes some of it

[hard bane]

I think the thing with Valheim's building to me, is that it didn't feel as precise as Crosswind. Plus Crosswind had so many different options that every build felt "Lived in". I mean, if you go media sharing (I think) and look at Spammals build that he did, it looks like a town that you would run into in any RPG game. And he built it from scratch!

[spiral quiver]

then there's subnautica2...who knows whats going on with that little temper tantrum between krafton and unknown worlds lol..god i hope it makes out to ea lol

yeah , i've watched his stuff , dude has an amazing imagination

[hallow night]

I could recommend countless YT vids about precise Valheim building as well and high-end stuff that are absolutely crazy, but just check out ninebyte's RPG world. Any of the videos and you'll see what you can make out of Valheim and the extreme details and precision you can put into it. Might change your mind!

[spiral quiver]

you ever see the one that built a sort of roller coaster then used the ship as the car? lol

[hard bane]

I appriciate that @hallow night but I moved to Enshrouded that feels a lot better for me.

[hallow night]

It's all good matey. Enshrouded is definitely also a fantastic game!

[spiral quiver]

enshrouded never really tripped my trigger , i have i dunno like 300 hours in it but mainly because my brother wanted to play it

[umbral bridge]

Is there any Island pvp enabled in the game ( base raids etc) ?

[zenith pawn]

there will be optional pvp zones

but im really hoping they will add self dedicated server hosting, and offline singleplayer

They should at the very least do it before ending support for the game imo, whenever that day comes

[spiral quiver]

nope , no island pvp whatsoever

[umbral bridge]

a pity

thats going to turn many off

[spiral quiver]

you are in youre own instanced world no one can join unless they have youre absurdly large join code

[umbral bridge]

ok

sad, the game look great and wouild be super interesting with pvp

[spiral quiver]

then you instance into tortuga and the pvp area which is multiplayer

[umbral bridge]

but just sim city with pve, meh

[spiral quiver]

you have other game choices , could go play rust and join the gank squads

[zenith pawn]

AC black flag is the best pirate game ever, and it is singleplayer

I think this game as pve only will be really good

its about time a not pvp forced pirate game comes to life

[spiral quiver]

bob , ever play pirates of the burning seas ?

[umbral bridge]

Dune is prim example to not rely on PVE only