💬│windrose-chat

[fast orchid]

Oooooooooo

[ruby badge]

Hell yeah

[fast orchid]

Sniper ship build is a possibility!

Hoping for it so I could potentially just dock it at port and use it as a great long range berricade

[opal owl]

will there be chain guns for taking out the enemy ship masts for slowing them down? Also pirate lasers?

[fast orchid]

We had bar shots in the alpha

[opal owl]

okay...just kidding about the lasers...unless you think its a good idea

[lone pewter]

how is sword fighting? parry and block etc

[ruby badge]

if I remember correctly, the alpha test did feature different types of ammos you can use on your cannons, I saw a streamer uses chains shots to slow down another ship he was attacking, so I guess this confirms it

[lone pewter]

can you block mid strike animation?

[fast orchid]

It had two normal and bar shots, bar shots were great at taking out the sails

[ruby badge]

the fighting and gameplay itself is good, I think it only needs some polish, the animations still needs some work

[opal owl]

honestly every bullet point I'm hearing is making this the perfect game

[ruby badge]

welcome aboard

https://tenor.com/view/pirates-of-the-caribbean-davy-gif-27098006

[lone pewter]

noice. looking forward to it

[ruby badge]

as someone who mostly just plays souls games like dark souls and Elden ring, the gameplay they have for sword fighting is pretty decent Imo

[fast orchid]

Ok here's a real question for the devs, we had Limes in the Alpha, why have we not confirmed a Lemon yet? Are you afraid of the Lemon?

[opal owl]

the onehand sword and pistol fighting in the most recent video was spot on IMO

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/angry-mad-rage-adventure-time-lemon-grab-gif-5136981

[edgy saddle]

Are you teasing us young man?

[lofty basin]

the real question is. what do you all think of the ship you can see in the background at the end ?

[ruby badge]

that one is exactly the kind of ship I want to use

I thought it was a galleon at first but I could be wrong, galleons has 3 cannon lines 2 in the middle and 1 at the ship board

but the scene was very dark for me to make out what ship it is, all I know that it looks really cool!

[ruby badge]

from what I see it has 2 cannon lines

[ruby badge]

yeah that seems to be a better comparison

[lofty basin]

That's El Galeon Andalucia
So yeah i think we could assume that it is a galleon

[ruby badge]

I hope the next demo or trailer showcase some of the other ships, really excited to see more of them

[lofty basin]

:)

[half heath]

They should just release it Right Now in early access and let the hype train begin haha. Update as you go and release update videos like they are currently doing. Would be awesome but guess I am just wishful thinking. XD

[half harness]

I’m curious about what melee weapons that’ll be around. I know we’ll get a cutlass. Falchion? Maybe a simple broadsword?

[ruby badge]

the game is in alpha stage, unless it reaches beta, its a bad idea to release it now, it still lacks a lot of features and polish, and it will make the Devs look bad to release it in this early stage, everyone is tired of unfinisihed games and rushed products so its better to wait and give them some room to slowly build the game into a better stage to then release it as early access once its nearly finished

[ruby badge]

its a pirate game, so expect a more pirate themed weapons, although I did see spears and halberds among the weapons you can craft and find, so its still early to say which weapons will be present in the game

the confirmed weapons so far:
sword (mostly pirate sword)
rapier
spear
halberd
musket
pistol

there's also mythical or ancient weapons that seems to have unique abilities or weapons art (like elden ring), I might be wrong about some of the info so maybe wait some of the devs to elaborate on that more

[woven wadi]

Was it my imagination or did those wave mechanics seemed dialed up a bit on the demo video?

[distant mountain]

Nope I don’t think so

[lofty basin]

It sure was a lot more wavey

[dreamy scroll]

Such a bummer removing pvp completely

[surreal sierra]

For now. PVP is shelved and may still be added in the future, but right now ther Developers are focused on thie rcurrent vision and workload

[woven wadi]

Yeah when those large waves hit and the ship landed hard it looked a lot better than the alpha test.

[long spade]

I am hype

[hallow verge]

https://tenor.com/view/i-want-lemon-juice-lemon-juice-lemon-juice-day-gif-3440832268246932470

[white walrus]

this game looks sooo good would love to be able to play it right now

[half harness]

Comments like this make me really glad the Devs are taking their time.

[zenith pawn]

There were different size galleons.
Galleons weren't always big

[silver sorrel]

Hi! im new here. is the map gonna be procedurally generated?

[soft token]

Any idea when the next test is?

[white walrus]

i would love to get into the next play test

[soft token]

I believe next playtest is supposed to be an open one but it’s been a while and I could be remembering wrong so take that with a grain of salt

[dim vortex]

hello

i am just wondering when is the game planned to be coming and and the price

[soft token]

We don’t have a release date yet and no prices have been listed.

[distant mountain]

Est 2026

[dim vortex]

ok thanks

[real zephyr]

hi! I was wondering what people think about the acceleration and responsiveness of the ships. I never played the alpha so i have no idea how to ships actually behave. But it looks like they accelerate, brake and steer really fast. Same thing i dislike in assasins creed black flag. I played alot of seo of thieves and i love the handling of the ships over there. So for the people who played the alpha, how do ships handle in crosswind?

[lusty patio]

Last playtest is not really indicative tbh, we're making a lot of changes in that department

[modest yew]

So Tortuga is no longer multiplayer, meaning we won't be able to meet people we don't know?

And we won't be able to join a friend's game if they are offline?

[zenith pawn]

Dedicated server hosting will be a thing, not just singleplayer coop.

[mental rivet]

Nice to see fluid flux and ultra dynamic sky in use 👍

[edgy saddle]

Hi y'all, have a great day todayyyy 🎉💯

[naive hinge]

Hello everybody 👋

[surreal sierra]

Ahoy!

[sudden hull]

Ahoy!

How does one obtain access to alpha play testing?

[surreal sierra]

Me rn

[edgy saddle]

cute

[cyan veldt]

Cant wait to play and sink some players bahaha

[ruby badge]

https://tenor.com/view/matrix-the-agents-know-dont-gif-18536773

[cyan veldt]

PVP for the win

Atlas was great while it lasted, hoping to get something along those lines

Sneaking in and sinking Chinas best gally with nothing but fire arrows was the best feeling ever 😂

[woven wadi]

No PVP to begin with. It will be worked on later as a secondary objective. Check news and the blog posts.

[cyan veldt]

No pvp? jeez that sucks

[spice mulch]

No, it's much better this way. This will prevent players from being sunk by angry little kids.

[cyan veldt]

Sounds like a skill problem tbf 😂

[spice mulch]

Another PVP player with their toxic mindset...
Further evidence that removing PVP was the best decision they could have made.

Look at yesterday's discussions right here, and you'll understand.
I feel like it's the same story every day 😩

[cyan veldt]

I think the toxic one is you, coming in and commenting angry little kid just because you don’t want to get sunk

[spice mulch]

I'm not even going to argue with you about this ; you're not worth it.
But thank you for confirming the stereotypes we were talking about yesterday, and the day before yesterday, etc.

[cyan veldt]

Seems like you just want to run around in PvE mode because you’re bad at gaming. But hey, if that’s what they want to do, that’s up to them. I just hope they know that PvP players far outnumber the PvE player base

The only stereotype is people like you, crying and getting offended when others talk about PvP in a game, as if it needs to cater to unskilled players who can’t handle being killed in an online game. It’s comical, to say the least.

[ruby badge]

https://tenor.com/view/alone-spongebob-spongebob-meme-spongebob-sad-coffee-alone-gif-9534162778223036968

[lofty basin]

can you please try and keep conversation respectful?

if you feel like you are not able to because of emotions, it is completly fair to just step away and take a breath. :)

[cyan veldt]

Yeah, imagine being attacked just for asking about PvP in a game. What strange times we live in.

[lofty basin]

what i just said applied to both of you.

[cyan veldt]

Strange

[lofty basin]

not really. you have been quite provocative. and ill leave it at that. :)

[hard bane]

not for nothing, this drama is almost as good as the "When do I get a key" drama

[ruby badge]

https://tenor.com/view/green-mile-im-tired-boss-michael-clarke-duncan-gif-16875499

[spice mulch]

It's a shame you can't pin a message in big, bright red letters on Discord 🤣

[cyan veldt]

Asking about PVP is provocative? 😂

[hard bane]

not at all. Assuming that if someone doesn't like pvp is "Bad at gaming" is

[barren dagger]

I do hope we see some sort of pvp down the line though, PvE like in grounded and stuff is very fun for a while but can become stale in the long run. But then again not all games needs to aim for months upon months of gameplay either

[cyan veldt]

You missed the first negative comment which wasn't by me

[hard bane]

please hold....

[cyan veldt]

But hey, it’s all good if people want to get offended by someone asking about PvP. It’s fine—I’ll just ignore them. I’m sure that nice lad said PvP will come at some point.

[lofty basin]

i told you both to stop.

i dont think i have to point exactly at what messages of yours have been provocative as it should be quite obvious when re-reading them.

[cyan veldt]

Just have a PVE mode and a PVP mode problem sorted

[lofty basin]

i can see pvp as something that could be enabled through server / private host settings.

similar to other games int he genre.

[hard bane]

ok.... I can KINDA see your point Clap. The first comment against the whole pvp thing was to be sunk by "angry little kids" which I can see as being taken as a negative comment. Your follow up with "Must be a skill issue" was the opportunity that you had to take to high road which you did not take and that's when it defended into the drama and chaos that I definitely do not crave

[cyan veldt]

💯

[lofty basin]

but the game is not at the stage where this anywhere to be scoped really.

first it needs to work in a solid way and the foundation needs to be there.

[cyan veldt]

Yep, all good bro, I will chill

[lofty basin]

the pvp in the alpha test was kind of working fine. at least in a 1v1 scenario

[hard bane]

but... but... drama.... chaos....

[lofty basin]

- NO

[hard bane]

https://tenor.com/view/darn-it-shoot-shucks-dang-gosh-gif-16474715

[cyan veldt]

Haha Nah, it’s all good, bro. I just wanted to talk about PvP since I’m a massive fan of PvP games, that’s all.

[zenith pawn]

Optional Pvp is still possible, just pls stop the arguments already.

[cyan veldt]

There’s no feeling like logging on and seeing your whole base raided—or after spending all night raiding someone else’s with the lads.

[zenith pawn]

That could definitely be possible with dedicated servers, if the devs add pvp as an option

[cyan veldt]

Hope so, as this game looks really fun.

[barren dagger]

Never liked raiding bases type of pvp myself - I enjoy SoT's pvp very much though.
Itd be cool to get somth like that but with upgradeable/farmeable gear as well - Since SoT is very good for skill based pvp but u dont have that sense of progression there imo.

But some torunament mode on this for ships pvp and stuff would be cool but idk how feasible

[ruby badge]

https://tenor.com/view/whatever-west-gif-13176688

[spice mulch]

It will certainly be feasible, but a few months after the release of the base game. It was part of the initial project that they had to put on hold.

[zenith pawn]

the faq on steam is still old

[ruby badge]

So I have a small theory, giving that Tortuga is closing off different parts from the city to fight back the undead, are we going to help in fighting the undead to gain access to the rest of the city?

[stone jolt]

Hi guys, I'm curious about the "MMO" style of things, will there be public servers? or is each player given their own server that they can invite friends to join?

[zenith pawn]

Game is singleplayer coop with dedicated server hosting. no mmo

[stone jolt]

Shame, the PvP as an mmo style could be so much fun

[zenith pawn]

if the devs add pvp as an option, community hosted servers with pvp could be possible

[stone jolt]

Would be great honestly, a sea of thieves / rust style type thing, but i'm not going to question the path which the devs want to take

[spice mulch]

Maybe! It would be nice to be able to liberate the city little by little, so that it can be rebuilt gradually, with increasingly stronger enemies (a bit like a raid)

[zenith pawn]

it would be cool if enemies from other factions could raid you, if you are wanted :P
and on the sea maybe a hunter could come after you if your wanted level is full, like in AC4 :P

[spice mulch]

Not a bad idea!
We would need to create various pirate factions, but I think that's entirely feasible

[sonic osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/aotr-still-no-code-aotr-code-aotr-codes-when-gif-136314027116344731

[opal owl]

pretty sure Sea of Thieves is for Sea of Thieves style games but what do I know. I think Black Flag is the last pirate themed game that offered good SP piratey stuff

[sonic osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/sea-of-thieves-throw-up-barf-pirate-gaming-gif-24437592

[zenith pawn]

why is this so funny XD

[opal owl]

I'm very happy they moved away from the PvP angle as I don't think PvE and PvP games work very well

[zenith pawn]

optional pvp in dedicated servers could work, it would make both pvp and pve players happy.
pve players can avoid it, and pvp players can join it and die :P

[stone jolt]

Personally as a streamer I'm a bit upset about it, I think a nice big competitive openworld would be unique for this sort of game

Its one thing getting friends and viewers to join servers, but I think the random interactions would make this game solid

[sonic osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/polish-cow-dancing-cow-gif-20702584

[stone jolt]

But if they found out that most people would rather it be this way, then I guess that's the way it shall be

[zenith pawn]

community could always host a pvp server, community servers are always full of people

[opal owl]

What I mean is that games (especially small team indie studios) would have a hard time getting balance right for PvP, getting good content for PvE if they were trying to do both. I don't have anything against PvP, I just think PvP games should have that 100% baked into the design

[grave rock]

The only way I'd accept PvP in a game like this would be if it was optional. I knew the forced PvP endgame in Dune would be bad, and I'm sad that I was correct in my assertion no matter how many people told me I had no idea what I was talking about.

[opal owl]

PvP balance and fun are actually quite hard to do right

[zenith pawn]

valheim did it :P

so its not impossible for crosswind

[grave rock]

Valheim has PvP. It's just a toggle.

[stone jolt]

What if along the lines of, everything remains the same, everyones playing on random servers, but the only way you can PvP is if you simply flag for it

[zenith pawn]

yeah that what I said, if valheim could do it, then its not impossible for crosswind to do it

[stone jolt]

Maybe its too difficult for the devs

[opal owl]

I honestly think the better way to do it is to have a dedicated server toggle

[zenith pawn]

yeh, thats what I meant by optional

[opal owl]

that way players of like minds can play together

[grave rock]

The issue is that many people don't want you to be able to opt out of PvP, because that removes the "joy" of ganking you and destroying your fun.

We get so many reports on the Enshrouded Discord about people connecting to other people's worlds and blowing up their builds. It's honestly annoying.

[zenith pawn]

and those kinda people are bullies. if they not happy with optional pvp, then they are a problem

[grave rock]

Trolls gonna troll.

[opal owl]

this is why I think a server toggle is better...it just keeps conflict from happening...if you play on a pvp server...expect pvp...if you don't want that play on a pve server

there would be plenty of both if the game is well built and fun

[grave rock]

I will say that the PvP toggle in Valheim has an utterly hilarious side effect that you can exploit to great effect.

[opal owl]

well, Valheim wasn't really built for pvp so bugs will be buggin

[grave rock]

It's not really a bug, per say, but an unintended "feature". Normally I'm mining metal you got the weight limit pretty quick and have to use a cart to move large amounts of metal. Carts are difficult on uneven terrain, but what you can do is load up one player's inventory to the limit, have them turn on PvP and then you can harpoon them and drag them at full sprint with no issue.

[opal owl]

sounds legit

in all honesty I'd rather the devs get the pve game to a very solid point before they do any pvp work, but if they can do both I think everyone would win, but I haven't seen a dev yet pull that off...and I've been gaming since early Ultima days...bad pvp basically killed Ultima Online

literally killed Lord British

the ESO devs just acknowledged that most of their players play solo pve only

GW2's pvp game is basically dead

I know minecrafts pvp works well but that's because it's a private server type setting

Ark is the same way and so is Conan Exiles

[zenith pawn]

even if the game doesn't focus on pvp, having a simple toggle for pvp on dedicated servers could definitely make pvp players happy.

[barren dagger]

Dune is struggling a lot with it atleast -

But if they do full pve which they should if its not gonna be public servers either way - sure its nice to be able to duel each other but nothing to focus on. Not a lot of that happening in grounded for example and this game seems to be in that genre.

I hope they have some insanely difficult pve last tier pve enemies like ebony knight in skyrim to keep game entertaining at the end as well 😄

[grave rock]

Wait.... There are difficult enemies at the end of Skyrim...? With my 100 Sneak and Bow skills I never really ran into anything at the end of Skyrim that I would call "challenging". 🤣

[barren dagger]

When u reach lvl 80 youre approached by the ebony warrior u need a lot more than a stealth archer to take him down aha

but I rarely play a charachter up to lvl 80 - but hes very tough much like that troll in the dlc cant remember his name

[grave rock]

Maybe I never fought him. But I never found anything at the end of my playthrough that stood much of a chance.

[barren dagger]

You could YT him

[spice mulch]

Don't worry, the developers want to focus on PvE first and foremost, and they're leaving PvP as a possibility for the future.
That's precisely why pro PvP players regularly come to Discord to express their frustration.

[grave rock]

Of course, in the end it doesn't really matter. The truly inventive ones will find ways to "create" PvP on their own terms.

[zenith pawn]

mods could make pvp possible

[rigid mist]

watching the : Official Gamescom 2025 Gameplay Demo Playthrough Video and maaan I want this to release sooner than later.. my hype and want to play is high!

[grand yarrow]

I think I've watched it like 5 times already...lol

[spiral quiver]

pvp did not kill uo , the fel/tram patch killed uo , it literally made pk's tank thieves , mage thieves useless , the nthey did that faction war crap and took hero/evil system off siege perilous and killed that pvp system too...osi did a great job of killing thier own game.

swg believe it or not had oen of the best pvp system on any game i've seen , go to an npc and flag overt ( pvp ) , have huge wars on some planet , then 5 min timer to turn it off , combat medics would instantly flag if they tried to drag a person out of the combat area to a tent to res/heal. if you werent in pvp and tossed in a grenade to a pvp target it instantly flagged you.

but again , the dev sompany ( sony online ) did a great job of killing thier own game and decided that swtor game was a btter option than swg..

[rigid mist]

I really hope the Devs took the time to look up the difference in a Focsle song and a Shanty

[opal owl]

The Fel/Tram patch was all about PvP...or shielding the masses from the gankers...that was the whole point

I will however agree that OSI did a hella lot of damage

[spiral quiver]

And in the process of shielding , the nerfed about 20% of their players charactors ( or more ) and people like me just up and left after years of playing , when I ebayed my account I got $3500 bucs for it , I sold it off before alot of other players did and was able to get a premium heh , at that point siege perilous hadn't been nerfed yet but it was coming, a couple months later they did the same thing to sp and took away the hero/evil system to boot.

[raven dagger]

Valheim "pvp" is atrocious, the inherent multiplayer lag in that game makes pvp irrelevant anyway. Dedicated servers rely on driven people to organise, pay and run the server and large game populations. Just enjoy what the game is and will be as trying to get it to conform to your wishes will end in disappointment and unfair bad reviews

[zenith pawn]

I have a question, will we have to teleport between major areas, or will everything be in one massive world, like valheim?

Will the world be infinite, and procedurally generate?

[fast orchid]

One massive world was what was in the alpha, traversal from island to island had fast travel as an option but you could opt out of using it all together and just sail from one spot to another. It wasn't infinite but it was like 12+ islands large, as for procedurally generated it's hard to say, I know they were toying with the idea but had to give the alpha set seeds due to it being unstable with randomization but I believe in time they could fix that

[zenith pawn]

Cool, ty for the reply :P

The reason why I asked about teleportation is cuz I saw in the demo video, the person playing teleported to ashlands. Maybe it was a beta thing that will change later when the game finishes?
Procedurally generated world would be cool to have in the full game :P

[fast orchid]

Hmm, lemme check the demo because it could be a few things, in the alpha we had a voyage system that was basically just moving to a new map but done really cleanly, it could be that they want to expand on the voyage system to give players even more islands and content which is why they had to voyage to the Ashland's in the demo video

Oh, just re- watched the video, didn't notice that before but yeah, the above looks to be the case

It also actually looks like the ashlands is a lot bigger than the islands we typically had, so it could be that it's behind the voyage to help the fact that the ashlands might just be that big

[zenith pawn]

Ah, oke.
I know of a game called Ylands, its also a sailing game but its world was structured in a way that you teleport from one region to another, it just didn't feel right and each region was small, but the world was big, so it was just constant teleportation and not much sailing.

I just hope this game wont make that same mistake.

If its like differerent worlds or different dimensions, then I totally get that :P

[fast orchid]

Probably won't be the same, as I said the alpha instance was massive and had so many islands, the voyage system doesn't look like it's being used here to replace those islands but rather give us newer larger places to explore, epically since the only time it was used in alpha was to voyage to the old version of Tortuga

Re-watching and going over background details the new ashlands really doe look absolutely massive

I also notice Tab Targeting still requires you to un target then re-target, I really hope that gets updated to let us swap targets with like Q&E buttons or something because that was the only thing in combat I felt was over cluncky

[zenith pawn]

Is ashlands basically a whole nother world with various different islands?

[fast orchid]

I would imagine something along that line from the looks of it

[zenith pawn]

Thats cool :P

[fast orchid]

Idk about the various islands or if they're going for more of a 1 massive island vibe with it but it looks awesome nonetheless

[zenith pawn]

Yeah it does look awesome, from what I've seen, this game gonna be gud :P

[fast orchid]

ikr, I'm so hyped

[zenith pawn]

In elden ring, you can easily switch between targets by simply moving your mouse in the direction of the target, it was very smooth and I really liked it.
Maybe this game should do that.

[fast orchid]

Maybe, was just saying the ability to swap targets should be considered because even something as simple as Q&E buttons would be an improvement over having to toggle everytime

[zenith pawn]

Yeah :P

[woven wadi]

@fast orchid Is the talent system new or did I miss that section of the game dPlaylist? Alpha playtest? Also I started reading up on UE6 and it looks like a lot of effort is going into network efficiency for MMOs ... any chance the dev team is communicating with the UE6 developers? 🤞

[lofty basin]

You did not miss it. :)

[woven wadi]

Nice!

[grim tiger]

Just a thought for the PvP conversation. If there was an option for mp in the same instance, and an option to turn off friendly fire, that would be a cheap and easy way to make PvP available. Pretty sure imaginations would take over from there.

[spice mulch]

It's tedious to repeat the same things ten times a day.
It's not as easy as you might hope, and this was explained by the developers in their analysis of the Alpha.

[edgy saddle]

Welcome to all the new members - Wishing ya'll a great day today! ❤️‍🔥

[quick sage]

It's possible in valheim so why should it not in crosswind

It's your own server and your own settings

[real zephyr]

How many players are allowed on one server? Would it be possible to build cities and have wars or trading with eachother on the same server?

[ruby badge]

the actual number of players you can have in your world for coop is still not clear, in the alpha test you could have up to 3 players if I remember correctly

you can build your own base on basically any island, but PVP is not part of the core game currently so perhaps the trading wars will be against other factions in the game (npcs)

[severe steeple]

I am waiting patiently for another chance to get back in the game. The game looks like a good pirate adventure that skull and bones can’t itch.

[ruby badge]

thinking about skull and bones hurt my brain, I actually try to forget that this game exist for how much disappointed I was

its soo painful hearing them kicking out talented artists and devs who worked on the early vision of the game and replacing it with this sh-ite slop

[severe steeple]

Really was 🙁 sad that it’s still continuing for a second year unfortunately

[ruby badge]

this ship was one of the most coolest and badass ships I've ever seen in anything related to pirates, and they ended up removing it completely it didn't even make it to the final game as far as I'm aware along side many other cool characters and ships, that got replaced with wacky looking cosmetics

like what is this ?? why is there a Chinese mythical dragon with red lightning in my pirate game? who's coming up with these ideas?

[ruby badge]

100k views in 24 hours is huge

[lofty basin]

To be fair the royal fortune is also very over the top (not as much as a Chinese dragon) but still I don't like the design.
The stern is just too much and I enjoy sleek looks more.
With that said they also had more sleek designs. But well. It is what it is.

[lofty basin]

Crosswind is probably the most anticipated pirate game right now.

[ruby badge]

I have a curious question, does the devs has a publisher? or a 3rd party that is funding the resources for the game? or are they completely working on their own?

[opal owl]

I believe they are sailing around the southern tip of Africa and redistributing cargo of smaller ships to keep their funding stream going

[split delta]

Crosswind gonna be goty

[ruby badge]

respect for creating such a good game on their own

its really hard to work without any real funding or a publisher to back you up

[spiral quiver]

Ubisoft is a publicly traded company primarily owned by the Guillemot family, its founders, who hold a significant stake of about 14%. Tencent Holdings, a Chinese technology giant, is another major shareholder with a roughly 10% stake. .....Just incase you were wondering why the new theme in snb.

[ruby badge]

the fact that the share holders can have this kind of effect on the games is insane to me

[spiral quiver]

Tencent is directly involved

[ruby badge]

they can literally change the entire scope of a project without any real care

[spiral quiver]

AND the owner of ubisofts son was just put in charge of some kind of content , i think it was snb

i saw like a 45 min video of it on yt

hi, the brother and the son , it's like the mafia

not even kidding look it up

[ruby badge]

no wonder the expedition 33 team escaped ubisoft

[spiral quiver]

and and during the last live devchat from like 3 weeks ago , the lead dev was literally smirking when people accoused ubisoft of a cashgrab with snb

[ruby badge]

well its good it didn't sell well, they deserve to throw that garbage away

[spiral quiver]

the whole company is about 1 thing , micro trans and trying to milk players for every cent , they dont give 2 craps about quality anymore

thats why i said , if this company went micro trans with this game i would walk away, the only game i play with that crap is eve and i make enough to pay for my monthly sub for my only account lol

o wow , ubisoft owns 45 gaming companies lol

[teal bramble]

Looks like the publisher is Forward Gateway, LLC

[ruby badge]

aren't those for android apps?

[foggy flame]

I just read the recent dev blog (mid august) and was curious about something: How present are the undead? Will the be one of the main enemies in this game or will we fight mostly human enemies (PvE) like the navy or other factions? I am not against the game having undead and i think it fits the pirate narrative well if it is properly implemented. But i am just a bit afraid of this being a bit more focuses towards magical elements than the actual pirate experience of plundering, exploring, upgrading the ship, raiding forts etc.
I would really appreciaze if someone could give me a bit more insight on this matter, i haven‘t worked through all the info availible so maybe i overlooked something.

[zenith pawn]

I personally hope that the encounters with monsters and normal human enemies will be somewhat equal, I want to fight as much monsters as humans

[real zephyr]

Kinda curious, was it actually different like 10-20 years ago. I gamed alot in the time period between halo 1-3 and i feel like games in those days were made way more out of passion rather than pleasing investors. Not sure if its actually that way or if its just because i was way younger back then

[ruby badge]

you're not wrong, and thats mostly has to do with games being something that wasn't enterally a mainstream yet, most studios back then were still small and starting out, and many of them were people who made games because they love games, but after gaming became a very mainstream thing and can make money just like any other big business, thats mostly where things started to get worst, because big shareholders and companies now want a piece of the cake, and those are people who don't play games and possibly don't love games, but they want to make money

and you can see many of the old OG game studios falling for the greed slowly, studios like blizzard and Bethesda, bioware, bungie, and believe it or not ubisoft used to be a very good gaming company as well, now they all became a shadow of themsleves

the only OG studio from the old ones who is still kicking and doing well is Valve

and thats because gaben is our lord and savior

https://tenor.com/view/gabe-newell-heart-love-steam-gaben-gif-13796997168809376340

[slate oasis]

Just stumbled on this title, and I'd like to know one thing: Is this game always online? Or is there offline single player?

[zenith pawn]

Game will be singleplayer coop, it will be playable offline, and can host dedicated server if you want

[stiff walrus]

there are water dragons in chinese lore but the way they implented it, wasnt done well imo. Games like valheim make more sense when they make the creatures closer to being loosely base off actual lore.

[real zephyr]

Gotta say, havent played it in a while but i feel like no mans sky is up there aswell. The initial release was a disaster but boy did they make a comeback

[ruby badge]

Definitely agree on that

[real zephyr]

Is it that much more profitable to make a bad game and manipulate people in playing it? Thats actually sad unfortunately

[ruby badge]

It's not about it being a bad game per say, but if you look at the very big games that are making tons of money like Fortnite or genshin impact, these aren't really bad games, but these are games that aren't specifically designed to be good but to keep you playing Imo, whether its the micro transactions or the gooner baits, the majority of games are designed to make you pay money more than being an experience that you go through

Its also that the big majority of people who play games don't really care about quality as much as we might think

The average person wants to come back from work and turn on their console and shoot few things and go to sleep

The culture and society as a whole is no longer focused on quality, and its not just in games

This is a phenomena that exists in everything else, its all quantity over quality,

The world is just focused on money now and people no longer care whether they get a quality product as much as they used to do

10 years ago I used to play every game that comes out, now I only play like 4 on the span of 3 years

And I even go back to play old games now, cause the new one just don't hit the itch

[ruby badge]

But to give a shorter answer, yes its easy to make money this way, because people will buy it anyway

You think they will sell call of duty for 80$ if people weren't buying?

[cerulean apex]

There's any way to enter the playtest?

[fast orchid]

sadly the alpha has ended

[spiral quiver]

sadly , gabe hasnt been involved in games in a long time.

[sage isle]

Guys, sorry for my ignorance, but I was very confused from the beginning, and also very anxious, it seems like a very good game, but I was in doubt if it is a survival game or mmo, could I play just with a friend/my wife in a world and progress?

[vital ember]

This game ever gona come out 🥀

Really dead server for almost 19k ppl lol

[fast orchid]

It's still not late 2026 when they said their goal was for so.....

[vital ember]

Okay hopefully its before gta 6 lol

[fast orchid]

I hope so too, but we shall have to wait and see

[vital ember]

Yeah its a good game so i cant wait for it

[uneven hawk]

When we gonna be able to play

[spiral quiver]

your not able to

[spiral quiver]

it's usually not very active between news updates , the other day when the new video came out it was hoppin

[distant mountain]

Either when next playtest or when game fully releases

[zenith pawn]

Its not an mmo anymore.
Its gonna be singleplayer coop survival game, and dedicated server hosting will be a thing

[distant mountain]

Crosswind wiki 🔥

[shrewd arch]

So to get to Ashland you need to load in to an instance!!!

[zenith pawn]

Yeah, I hope in the full game they'll be able to put all the major areas like ashlands in the same world.

[timber cairn]

there is a playtest active or something? and where i can sign for it? the game looks really really nice

[spiral quiver]

no , and you dont

Yar , get off your phone and enjoy the weekend

[vital ember]

Ahh okay

[lofty basin]

Happy about that... Won't have to read that much 🤣

It will get busy again soon enough I am sure.

[lofty basin]

Currently we can all just exercise the great feat called patience.

[spiral quiver]

o really?

o and g'mornin

[lofty basin]

Well... I mean time flies. 😅

[spiral quiver]

I WANT THAT SHIP TAG!!! lol

[lofty basin]

Not with that caps! That's for sure 😅

[spiral quiver]

i do not want the job that goes wit hit though lol

[lofty basin]

I think it's fun most of the time

[spiral quiver]

until you have to back me off someone a few notchs lol

[lofty basin]

That's just a bit of elbow shaking

[spiral quiver]

ok im back , needed caffine..ok so is there a way to get the ship without the job ( no caps this time ) lol

yeah , naw i can't be a mod , you already know how i get lol , i can't be acting like that representing these guys

[ruby badge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8alYdk5H9c0&pp=ygUWY3Jvc3N3aW5kIHJvbGxpbmcgaG9tZQ%3D%3D

I need a version of this but for Old maui

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT7MUh2VO28

something similar to this would be epic

[naive hinge]

Hi everyone 👋

[stuck narwhal]

hi i from spain how can i taste the game to send bugs or fails? im a pro tester i can help what u need to make a better game

[bronze drift]

I hope the devs do not screw this one as Grapeshot screw Atlas... You have no idea how much people are waiting for that game lol. I would like to see what the game will look like when finished and I hope they would increase the cap of frieds you can play with to at least 8 to 12 to allow big crews to play together.

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-sabastian-legacies-gif-21836937

[zenith pawn]

I myself have been waiting for a game like this for years, I kept looking but could not find it.
and now its finally happening :P

[bronze drift]

You are not alone bud. Thousands of pirates waiting on the shore line for the release 😉

[opal owl]

I hope the dedicated server part works better than Smalland...

[stuck narwhal]

https://tenor.com/view/spanish-empire-boat-sea-gif-16814788

[opal owl]

I've never been more aggravated...the smalland devs are completly ignoring the issue in favor of people renting servers

[zenith pawn]

I'll rather buy a 2nd pc and host my servers there than ever renting one :P

[opal owl]

that's how we play a lot of games

[zenith pawn]

I personally hate rented servers

just lemme do it myself XD

[opal owl]

I have a server machine that we host on our local network

[zenith pawn]

nice :P

[opal owl]

regardless, smalland times out

I've setup servers for Ark, Conan, Valheim, VRising, Terraria, Minecraft, Starbound, Palworld and even Subnautica with a MP mod

all worked flawlessly...smalland...nope

[bronze drift]

I have cluster for ark ascended currently and I am renting it from nitrado. No issues so far.

[zenith pawn]

damn ok XD
I hosted minecraft modded servers, I have general knowledge of how to host a server, but I dont really play mc anymore

[spiral quiver]

i mean..if you play games on steam you're a professional beta tester lol

[opal owl]

I'd like to taste Crosswind

[spiral quiver]

it was pretty good in the alpha

[bronze drift]

Well hopefully there will be another test.

[opal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/stitch-licks-slime-gif-7826310196799265789

[spiral quiver]

I'm actually hoping for one over the xmas break

[bronze drift]

https://tenor.com/view/hallelujah-hallelujer-coffee-gif-7367175685907128836

[zenith pawn]

im just hoping for the game to not be rushed

[bronze drift]

Yeah if that game suceed will be the only good pirate survival game. We all hope it does cuz I do not want to play Atlas anymore lol

[zenith pawn]

and I do not wanna keep waiting for a good pirate game XD

[bronze drift]

https://tenor.com/view/our-flag-means-death-ofmd-cheers-stede-bonnet-edward-teach-gif-25905681

[zenith pawn]

cuz no dev has ever thought of a pirate game as good as this one, imo

[cyan veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/joey-diaz-karate-combo-gif-4149916635074014312

[stuck narwhal]

sea of thieves is a good game

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/kung-pow-martial-arts-gopher-nunchaku-gopher-chucks-gif-26369427

[ruby badge]

it would be funny if the devs add it tribal people on islands, and then every player arriving to a new island will feel exactly like this xDD

[zenith pawn]

https://tenor.com/view/johnny-depp-running-run-tribe-funny-gif-8993367

[burnt heart]

happy memorial weekend to everyone or those who celebrate it. cant wait for the game to release been itching badly lol

[raven dagger]

sot is a great game, especially the early say 200-400 hrs but the best thing about it is its dynamic pvp and if you dont improve and or like pvp the shine wears off. I started as a pver and finished as a pvpr and loved it, such a great coop game that different skill levels could succeed at

[stuck narwhal]

yeah of corse sir

[lofty basin]

It's already higher quality than atlas in several aspects

[spiral quiver]

yup, screw the uk , have fun working on monday lol 😛

[lofty basin]

Real chads work weekends
Crys in job in healthcare

[hallow verge]

thats crazy

[opal owl]

USAUSAUSAUSA

[pearl brook]

Commiserates in 'Trucker'

[sonic osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/aotr-still-no-code-aotr-code-aotr-codes-when-gif-136314027116344731

[distant mountain]

no code since no playtest

[sonic osprey]

i know i still post it every now and then for fun

[wintry python]

When this game coming out ?, me and the bois are waiting

[surreal sierra]

Believe me, we’re all in the same boat (pun intended)

[wintry python]

any indication though? before christmas atleast?

[teal bramble]

Christmas next year, they're aiming for Q3 2026.

[wintry python]

noooooooo,,,,,,, are you for real?????

please tell me ur trolling me lol

oh i see EA in 2026 ... T_T

[stiff walrus]

the game needs to bake its better they release over prepared than under

[naive hinge]

👋

[bold hazel]

Monthly I-miss-mining before getting some rest, and the music/ambience, cheers Pirates!🍻

[rose shell]

finally got around to watching the gamescom trailer - Wow this looks so much better than what I played with for the last program 🙂 Great job!

[prime depot]

were can i play the game i ask for playtest on steam

[fast orchid]

Sadly the alpha ended a while ago

[prime depot]

oh

so when the game come out?

[pallid moth]

Could you please tell me if any tests are planned in the near future?

[fast orchid]

Their estimated release is late 2026

[fast orchid]

Sadly not what I know about

[prime depot]

ok

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/nervous-waiting-daunting-no-spongebob-squarepants-gif-5281390

[gusty pumice]

Will the game be free?

[prime depot]

yes

[fast orchid]

No, they've stated in their newest post they were moving to a buy to play model

Not newest the one just before games com sorry

[surreal sierra]

It used to be. But the after the Closed Alpha the Developers decided to move to buy-to-play as highlighted in Devblog 5 https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3041230/view/511840624511551150?l=english

[fast orchid]

Yeah what he said

[surreal sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/elmo-elmo-fire-fire-elmo-elmo-fire-pirate-elmo-pirate-gif-7591584827691600121

[fast orchid]

Lol, how're you JeeZee?

[surreal sierra]

Tired. Still trying to find work after moving but proving difficult

plus I got my studies starting again tomorrow

[fast orchid]

I feel yea, I'm very lucky to be self employed

[edgy saddle]

Looks fun (not my type of game though)

[distant mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/elfytpmv-gif-23989861

[gusty pumice]

Alright.

[spiral quiver]

looks alot like pirates of the burning seas

and if its free , why does entering youre reffer link give us free game time?

[surreal sierra]

@daring wing We appreciate the enthusiasm but your video belongs in #🎭│offtopic

[foggy depot]

Gm

[bold hazel]

G'day/night Capitans! 🏴‍☠️

[obtuse hawk]

Morning matey!

[hallow night]

Yarr!

[vagrant dagger]

Oi!

[edgy saddle]

Morning everyone, wishing ya'll a great day! 🙂

[fast orchid]

Ahoy

[trail citrus]

when is the next playtest?

[teal bramble]

I heard it's ||definitely not|| going to be next week

[granite oxide]

Good Afternoon Crosswind 😄

[teal bramble]

🫡

[woven wadi]

#💬│windrose-chat message

[rain adder]

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-well-blow-thats-it-gif-18128535

[midnight fossil]

If you need a good pirate game to hold you over, puzzle pirates on steam is a classic!

[sick ore]

[shrewd arch]

We need a DEMO now - soon; - i can't wait.

[tender barn]

Waiting for the demo is already a separate survival genre 😅

[shrewd arch]

👍

[chrome scroll]

morning good

[native ocean]

hello me and my friends wondering if we could ever try the game we are 3

[fast orchid]

Hey, currently there's no alpha or other playtest running, keep an eye out in #│announcements for any updates

[foggy depot]

https://tenor.com/view/johnn-depp-hi-captain-jack-sparrow-pirate-salutations-salute-gif-17146154

Ahoy mates

[hallow night]

🏴‍☠️ 👋

[little summit]

Is there a release date?

[distant mountain]

Est 2026

#1405542376587395143 message

[fast orchid]

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

[mellow prawn]

Crosswind going to be at Comicon NY?

[spiral quiver]

probly not , that takes like 1-2 yrs of booth reservation and this yrs is most likely booked

[hard bane]

I don't think they will be at any conventions until the game gets closer to EA

[whole granite]

If we will have sea monsters and diving mechanics in this game i can die peacefully

[naive hinge]

Bonsoir everybody 👋

[surreal sierra]

Ahoy all

Its been real quiet and is likely to be very quiet for the foreseeable future until we get another playtest

I hope everyone is containing their excitement as best they can, I know I am

[shrewd arch]

Will the new playtest be before christmas?

[surreal sierra]

I wish we knew but the Developers havnt yet said anything about when or if the next playtest will take place

Personally I hope it will

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/it-is-a-mystery-butt-head-mike-judge's-beavis-and-butt-head-s2-e3-it's-a-riddle-gif-11206365824536170941

[queen shale]

The developers did not name a date, they simply said: we will share the news when there is some.

[obsidian dome]

will you be able to play lan/ private co-op

[fast orchid]

Based of this:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3041230/view/511840624511551150?l=english

Yes

[obsidian dome]

ok thanks

have they said how much it will cost when it come out

[hard bane]

not yet but if I had to guess based on other EA survival RPG titles, I would guess 29.99 USD

[fast orchid]

That isn't known at this time

[obsidian dome]

ok thats cheap i was expecting like 59-69 euro

[granite oxide]

Good afternoon Crosswind 🙂

[hard bane]

yeah but again, PURELY a guess on my part

[granite oxide]

@obsidian dome unknown as he said - could also be possibility of multiple options being they will have cosmetics/skins/ deco - We haven't seen how they intend to implement any of it in game /shop/pre-order - no clue until they officially post on it 🙂

[obsidian dome]

yeah

[granite oxide]

Personally I'm thrilled they went Buy to Play - gives income to support the development - smart move.

[obsidian dome]

yeah dont like most free to play games ether you just have to spend tons on stuff in game or its just gonna be a bad game

[lone pewter]

I’d pay 40$ for this

[mellow prawn]

Hope I can join the next playtest. 🙂

[mossy glacier]

Next playtest?

[lone pewter]

Just look for the #│announcements channel

That’s really the only answer to these questions

[mossy glacier]

Ive got it linked to my gaming discord. NyteRaid ty tho

[gloomy python]

Is early access still going or has it completely ended? I’m assuming it’s under a NDA?

[grand yarrow]

Wish we knew. 😉

[fast orchid]

Nah the alpha ended a while ago sadly

[obsidian island]

I hope everyone i doing well today?

[grand yarrow]

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

[naive hinge]

👋

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-ship-arr-south-park-meaningless-lives-become-pirates-gif-12108215

[drifting jasper]

Anyone know how this runs on steam deck?

[fast orchid]

It runss without set up but until the game is playable it'll be hardd to tell how much optimization improvedd since alpha

[gritty silo]

Hello all, new to the party here. Any news on a Beta test?

[severe kettle]

this game is gonna be what skull and bones never was

[lone pewter]

Nope

[gritty silo]

Thanks!

Does anyone remember a game called "Pirates of the burning sea"?

[delicate obsidian]

Is there a new play test

[lofty basin]

Negative

[spiral quiver]

unfortunatly the game all but died

[zenith pawn]

ship :P

[vagrant dagger]

Yall see the new black pearl Lego set that’s coming out? 👀

Also, GM and happy Friday! ☕️

I don’t know how I missed this but I’m just now watching the 2025 Gamescom gameplay demo play through and WOW!

[zenith pawn]

imo it looks frikin awesome :P

I really like how all the cannon ports open at the same time :P

[plucky wind]

Are the devs russian?

[grave rock]

Nah, they're taking their time.

[surreal sierra]

Ayyyyyy

Large cannon I found lying outside the Royal Armouries. They’ve got loads around the place

[half harness]

I heard if you can carry it out you can keep it.

[gritty silo]

It was a great game. It had its own eco system. Nothing out there since.

[surreal sierra]

Bet

[shadow swift]

hello guys wanna ask if som1 know when the game release and what will be the [price ?

[half harness]

You should either check out #1298583059402063926 or watch #│announcements for any updates.

[granite oxide]

@shadow swift originally they were shooting for end of 2026 for release, however due to a slight change in the direction of the game it could be much sooner 😉 Being it is now a Buy to Play game ( which I'm super excited about - support the development on the game), there will be an Early access as noted here #│announcements message As to when - we will not know that until they announce it so keep checking. The game will definitely be in development through the fall for sure so most likely we won't see anything until later in the year or Q1 of 2026 - We most likely won't see anything of price/or any possible pre-orders until closer to time.

[shadow swift]

i see but im confused pirate game without pvp kinda wierd

[granite oxide]

@shadow swift It hasn't been removed - just FYI - just put on the backend to be addressed later if they implement it. By not developing it at the moment they can fully flush out and finish the pve - the two being developed at the same time prolongs the game developement and causes system conflicts. If they choose to add it in as they originally were going too - it will be much easier to add it in once all the other systems are complete. But, just to note - most people loved the game as it was and it has since become much, much better. I am a pvp/pve player and I totally loved the game as it was without all the new content and game changes that look amazing. They definitely captured the feel of a pirate game perfectly as it was - just needed the additional content, updates, etc. - From what I've seen they have far exceeded what we had in the Alpha playtest. That being said - I'm sure everyone can enjoy it - it has challenging gameplay, great building system, nice crafting, lot of Quality of life systems, stunning graphics and sound, lot of humor, engaging and fun.

[broken notch]

And did you know they are free to take?

[lofty basin]

👀

I recognize that name

[broken notch]

Hello there Lily, I see you've made rank here too

Glad to see you 'round

[lofty basin]

How have you been ?

[broken notch]

Doing pretty good, here and there, still attending uni

[raven dagger]

its a pirate themed survival game

not a "pirate" game per se

[meager haven]

YAr

[compact yarrow]

way my kay dont come 🙁

[floral shoal]

https://youtube.com/shorts/SkfY7B953rU?si=Pd5jrIE5_uqGdtzE

[west flicker]

I cannot wait for this game to come out 🙂

[woven wadi]

same

[west flicker]

how are you doomerlar? Enjoying your weekend mate?

[woven wadi]

Yeah, currently playing my fallback until Crosswind is out ... Atlas.

[west flicker]

ahhh nice 🙂

[woven wadi]

RL work to do around the house in a bit, but mornings are lazy 🙂

[west flicker]

Aye, need to shovel some sheep poo off the dirt road and having a wash of clothes on and yeah need to wash plates etc xD

damn sheep everywhere during the mornings and they wake me up 6 am sharp every day xD

[woven wadi]

Workout and picking some grapes - wife is making Concord Grape jelly tomorrow.

[west flicker]

THAT sounds lovely tbh!

I take it you live in the states?

[woven wadi]

There is work to it but the flavor is better than anything in a store.

[west flicker]

yeah, anything homemade is better than store bought stuff that's for sure

[woven wadi]

Have you seen the Gamescom demo video yet - that looks like it was way beyond what was in the Alpha - and if they keep making progress like that I can't wait for the EA version.

[west flicker]

I actually haven't!

[woven wadi]

Got to #│announcements and check it out.

[woven wadi]

Yeah, just outside of Chicago Illinois

[west flicker]

WOW, this game is gonna be totally amazing!!!!!!!!!! WOW the building part is amazing and the fact you are a pirate itself is really neat

[west flicker]

One of my fav cities in the U.S cos that's where u started on flight sim back in the day :3

[woven wadi]

LOL - Nice.

OK - off to get work done - have a great day and try not to step in it.

[west flicker]

Greetings from Scotland by the way.

[west flicker]

Ok, have an amazing day mate. Nice talking to you!

[woven wadi]

Kind of figured by the name and the today's duties.

[woven wadi]

Good morning to you as well

[west flicker]

hiya 😄

[wispy yacht]

Ahoy everyone! How's it going?

[granite oxide]

Good afternon Crosswind 🙂

[hallow night]

[raven dagger]

Morning from australia 🙋‍♂️

[neon edge]

I wanna play 😭

[granite oxide]

We all do 🙂

[west flicker]

good morning 😄

[distant mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/seal-seal-waving-wave-waving-sea-lion-gif-16088027112700753598

[west flicker]

how are you baby Yoda?

[west flicker]

tbh, when this game comes out it will be my number one game. I cannot wait hehe

[west flicker]

anyone on?

[woven wadi]

Good morning @west flicker - did you keep your shoes clean?

[queen prawn]

<@&1354821664998817822> We got another one.

[short basalt]

[blazing jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/dj-khaled-another-one-one-gif-5057861

thanks for the shout!

[surreal sierra]

[west flicker]

Yes I did!!!!!!! I have been out in the garden attending to me last flowers. Had another wave of sheep walking buying eating me flowers so had to move them along xD

[west flicker]

another one?

omg how can I get alpha herold role :3 damn love the colour :3

[west flicker]

Hiya! Hope you are having an awesome morning! Sundays are usually a very quiet nice day over here :3

[fast orchid]

They're referring to something else that got deleted, it's all good

[west flicker]

I see :3

[west flicker]

How do I get that alpha herold?

[fast orchid]

Alpha Herold was a role given to those part of the former streaming partner program, It's no longer available

[granite oxide]

@west flicker Seaweaver was a part of the 1st Alpha - before most of us came on board 😉

[fast orchid]

Yeah but that role is gone, no more uber special pre alpha closed test role lol

[granite oxide]

Though I've heard that it could change n be removed if he doesn't embrace the Limes and release his hold on the Lemons 🤣

and yes that was a joke 😛

I'm also still wondering why there are no Lemons in the game too ?

[west flicker]

WOW

YES where are the lemons!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we need lemons!

[granite oxide]

Maybe they will get added in as other dishes and ingredients with the other content?

[west flicker]

Hopefully, and ofc haggis will be added and meat pie, good british foods cos most pirates were british, privateers that didn't wanna follow the rules, thus they were named pirates

[fast orchid]

Hey tbf I deliver lemons to the discord once a week

Wait till wednesday, I give you lemons then

[granite oxide]

LOL

[west flicker]

LOL!

Swabien, u british!?

[granite oxide]

I lived in Ipswitch and Bentwaters/Woodbridge back in the early 80's when my father was stationed there for a couple years. But no I'm American.

[west flicker]

https://tenor.com/view/jack-sparrow-pirates-of-the-caribbean-johnny-depp-salute-respect-gif-6427842759738305441

[granite oxide]

An American Pirate

[west flicker]

WOW

dont go back to ipswitch, u gonna cry mate, the place is foul now 🙁 sadly

[granite oxide]

easy mate - we can take that convo elsewhere - but I hear ya.

[west flicker]

BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bought me own place at the tender age of 36, outside of Inverness 🙂 very quiet nice place 😄

I gotta ask since u have been here, which food did u like the most that UK had to offer 😛 ?

[granite oxide]

I'll be honest n say I dreamed of the day I could return to BBQ beef briskets in the US lol

[twilit nest]

Hello I'm in Russian

[granite oxide]

Probably enjoyed the unique pastrys the most, different from ours in a nice way. I don't recall the shop location but was a super nice bakery we stopped at daily.

[west flicker]

Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! what about our tasty eel pies and fish and chips noooo xD

[west flicker]

I bet it was greggs

sausage rolls omg to die for

[granite oxide]

You'd have to visit Calabash, NC - to compare those - The ships dock daily and you can buy the catch right off the boat or have the local restaurant cook it up for you on the spot.

[twilit nest]

Sorry for asking, but when will it come out?

[granite oxide]

My heritage comes from Swabia, they know how to do sausage - a kind of twist between Cultures- though it is in Germany - they see themselves as different culturally

[west flicker]

WOW!

[west flicker]

DAMN! nice

[granite oxide]

@twilit nest Hey, Ask anytime, it was originally planned for end of 2026, however, check the news here #│announcements message We could see it much sooner 🙂

[west flicker]

Swabien may I be so bold to ask to add u as a friend?

[twilit nest]

thanks for telling me the date

[west flicker]

if they delay it until 2026 = trust me mate, this game will be the game of that year. The building abilities, the attacking system and how boats flow in water and how u attack other ships, it's amazing, I believe it could be the new SoT tbh

I was an alpha player of SoT, hehe

[west flicker]

I will one day visit the U.S 🙂 I have to because I am a foodie, I love food so gotta test out all american food 😄

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

[woven wadi]

I am having an awesome day so far. Went to visit on online friend for the first time (he runs our Atlas server). Got home and helping my wife with making the Jelly (BTW in our area canning is all but a lost art but we are older and my wife was raised in the middle of the country in Indiana). It still surprises me that you have sheep walking the streets. Nothing but cars here. It would be cool on one hand but a pain on the other.

[surreal sierra]

@west flicker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💪

https://tenor.com/view/scotland-forever-gif-1469023208301646087

[fast orchid]

I can hear that gif

[raven dagger]

nothing like sot though?

[quaint steppe]

Are they still doing invites for testing ? I signed up ages ago

[granite oxide]

@quaint steppe last Alpha testing ended a couple months ago - there hasn't been another one announced, if they do have one it will be posted in the #│announcements

[quaint steppe]

I played a lot of SOT been wanting to play something that wasn’t so PvP centered but pirates this looks great

[hallow night]

Crosswind is much closer to Valheim/Enshrouded than SoT, it's just the setting really.

[west flicker]

Oh Wow!!!! I always envy people who can make their own jelly and other stuff! I live in the countryside and there is a sheep farmer not too far away from me, but he ain't careful enough with his sheep so they suddenly are around me house eating the grass etc. I live in the highland. Next closest village is 20 mins away.

[west flicker]

https://tenor.com/view/dance-gif-6048349501398509089

[west flicker]

true, I played SoT during alpha and beta and for a good solid years. However, when it was taken over by children screaming etc, I left. I still have the brave vanguard sail, title etc. But it ain't the same anymore. But Crosswind looks absolutely amazing because you can also build your own harbour, house etc. It's something unique I have been awaiting for especially in a pirate game.

[quaint steppe]

ya its full of screamers and older guys bullying them in pvp 😄

[west flicker]

yeah! I am too old for being in a game filled with kids and trolls

[quaint steppe]

same

[surreal sierra]

Grrrr am FIENDING to get back in the high seas

[west flicker]

I wanna play crosswind so bad D:

[winged wind]

I have not encountered any screaming children personally lol, usually no one even uses their microphone unless they are someone toxic and just wanna say random gibberish
My problem with sot is that the content is just not good, insane server issues and for some reason its really hard for them to make simple pirate cosmetics (to be fair, they started to add decent stuff as of recent but my main problem is still the content). The mtx shop never misses an update yet the gold shops barely get anything.

Crosswind seems to be what I wanted sot to be so thats good, I just hope the character creator gets improved and we get a cosmetic system. From the new gameplay footage they have released recently it does seem like they improved the water which is nice, that was one of my biggest issues

[west flicker]

yeah! gotta agree right there. I bet crosswind will be game of 2026 tbh. It seems really fun, graphics are amazing, combat system is very well done and the fact u can make ur own house.... Blew me away! 🙂

[winged wind]

really wish that since they are heading into more pve multiplayer experience, they implement your buddies being able to do stuff around the ship too instead of just being passengers

[granite oxide]

@winged wind The Dev's have said they eventually want players to be able to do some things on the ship - but that is a completely different ball of wax when coding and working with the AI. I'm thrilled at the much improved ship interaction from nothing to multiple crew doing task on board. It may be added later once the initial game is complete for release, may not - time will tell. But from what we understand they would still like to make that happen at some point. So that being said - what they have now is amazing, can't wait to see what they do in the next several months 🙂

[winged wind]

yeah I completely agree

is there anything new known about the food system btw that I missed? In the new gameplay footage the timer is gone and the healthbar looks to be split in two. I'm not a fan of the Valheim food system, I'd prefer if you could raise your hp with your armour or through your skills, so if this means they are changing it somehow then I'd really like that. Otherwise this could just be some dev tool they used to have infinite big health bar while showing new footage

[granite oxide]

@winged wind your armor rating does affect your hp/damage , however food buffs are a big thing too for various buff types, some stamina, etc. It was a really fun system to play with and I really enjoyed it - we havn't played the new system yet.

[winged wind]

I just dont like being on a timer until my hp bar reduces to almost nothing

[fast orchid]

It used to be only valheim style but with the addition of the skill system it looks like it might be a mix of both, food buffs also used to buff the numbers for different weapon / attack styles, like a taco being useful for using a rapier etc, I assume the skill system mixes this and gives you a better starting point while food gives you a better end point

[winged wind]

I get that I just have to carry food with me, but this game has a dark souls style combat so its not that hard to die, I feel like the food supplies will get depleted because of this

[winged wind]

yea I remember reading some of the different buffs the food gave

[fast orchid]

Nah, with the level of farming they gave us and how cooking worked I think we'll be fine

If it's anything like the alpha I mean

[granite oxide]

Also most likely going to be way more food and farming with the new Biomes too - was a lot before - so I'm super excited about that.

[queen shale]

Hi guys, in the new video from the skill developers, among the new ones there are skills that improve health. also don't forget about the amulet of power )))

[fast orchid]

Hello

[steep escarp]

this the place to sign for alpha/beta testing or is that for the twitch/youtube crowd?

[granite oxide]

@steep escarp There is no current testing - it ended 2 months ago, keep an eye on the #│announcements

[steep escarp]

that explains the youtube video I saw briefly

whats the best version of this to play, solo or with others ?

[granite oxide]

They are deep in development at the moment and using the feedback as well from the Alpha playtest.

[steep escarp]

I hope the streamers don't ruin this game with their inputs

[granite oxide]

Depends on what you like - you can play it yourself or with friends - up to you. both are fun.

[steep escarp]

likely solo for me when this comes out unless I'm deep in Arche ages up coming when that comes out

[granite oxide]

The feedback was from all those that tested the game - overwhelmingly positive and the direction is looking amazing - streamers don't determine the outcome

[steep escarp]

I hope not. some of the pass games that had twitch influncing (if it is ever a thing) made me wonder

[granite oxide]

That would only be from very poor developer mindset - Crosswind has a very solid team and they have been doing an Amazing job 🙂

[raven dagger]

i definitely wanted to personalise my character but i haved a feeling it will be like valheim with alot of armour types and sets but no real personal cosmetics like sot, just a hunch though

[granite oxide]

@raven dagger Don't make assumptions yet - It was planned for a lot of deco, skins, customization options - wait n see what comes up in next several months 😉

[raven dagger]

it was? skin customisation was planned? just the way the game was presented it didnt feel like it and like i said just a feeling from what ive played and comparing

[granite oxide]

there were none in the Alpha test no

wasn't entended to be in Alpha test

[raven dagger]

no but your saying they previously mentioned they plan to have skin customisation?

[granite oxide]

still Biomes and lot more content that were not in the Alpha, other ships- lot more content

[raven dagger]

that would be very nice if so

and while im not an old follower/player i havnt read anything like that is all

[granite oxide]

It has been discussed many times. Right now the task is to get the game functional and fully complete - then they will see where it goes after that.

Customization is much easier to add in once the game is complete

Can't say more than that - you'll just have to wait n see - still a ways to go yet - so keep an eye on #│announcements

[raven dagger]

either or i dont mind to be honest, i was impressed with the building and crafting, 2 of my favourite things, felt very polished mechanically. Combat needs work but once they polish that im happy with just those 3 things 😃

[granite oxide]

yes, one the best Alpha test I've played. There lot more now than there was before 😉

[zenith pawn]

will it be possible to build on your ship, put down storage like chests or crates, maybe a furnace for making food, etc?
if not that would be cool :P

[west flicker]

Good morning!

[flint scaffold]

I miss playing this game looking 4ward when it comes out

[fast orchid]

Ahoy

[woven wadi]

Ahoy

[granite oxide]

@zenith pawn for now - unless it changes you won't be able to build on ship like in Atlas no- but lot of other options are coming

Will be lot of skins, deco from what we've understood later on

But That's what the islands are for is for building 😉

Building on ship would completely interfere with the ai mechanics on ships - which so far looks amazing!

[hexed flume]

Hi, hot take: I don’t like the stamina bar. I know it’s practical since it’s right in front of you, but having a HUD element in the middle of the screen is really distracting. Is there any plan for a customizable HUD? At least the stamina bar should have a traditional option along the edge of the screen.

[granite oxide]

A customizable HUD would be very nice - as to what extent* that would be if implemented don't know at this time. Will have to wait n see what changes they make over the coming months.

[zenith pawn]

I didnt mean like fully building on a ship, but it would be nice if we could expand storage with crates or chests

[granite oxide]

@zenith pawn there was talk about at some point being able to decorate and skin the ship to make it unique to you - as to what that all involves is unknown at this time till it is revealed.

[hexed flume]

Thanks for the reply! I really like the art design of the HUD overall it’s clean and looks great, and thankfully the game doesn’t constantly bombard me with numbers and stats. In similar games like Ark or Soulmask, I hate that when I just look at a wall I built, a full codex pops up in the middle of the screen showing who built it, its HP, which clan it belongs to, etc. If I really wanted that information, I’d prefer being able to check it by holding down the interact button and choosing ‘show details’, that would be the most convenient solution for me. But going back to the stamina bar, I’d really appreciate having a traditional option as well. I never liked this type of implementation in Enshrouded either.

[granite oxide]

Most people have been used to the Stamina bar - Valheim, Mines of Moria, Enshrouded, Crosswind all share a few similarities - no clue how the options have changed or what is available until we get to dive back into it again.

[hexed flume]

I know I’m asking a lot of questions, but please forgive me, I’m just really excited about the game 🙂 . As far as I know, the game will be PvE, at least in the beginning. That raises a few questions for me regarding base building. Obviously everyone will have some kind of base, if only to store chests and workbenches, but will there be any purpose beyond that? For example, will there be AI-driven raids against the base (like in Conan Exiles or Soulmask)? Also, I noticed the Bonfire limits the buildable area. That’s typically a PvP mechanic to prevent a large clan from taking over half the map. What would be the point of this in a singleplayer game?

[granite oxide]

@hexed flume feel free to ask anything anytime.

The beginning area you have is massive in size, lot of islands, lot of exploration, lot of quest. Your island areas are safe from anyone coming in an doing anything to them aside from those you invite in to your server. Base raids would be fun and give an added element - not sure if they will go that direction or not. Much has changed from what they were going to do, guided a lot by overwhelming feedback from the players. PVP isn't removed entirely - it was shelved to decided later if/or when they'd implement it only after the base game for pve is done. For game design, making a pve and pvp system side by side opens cans of worms that delay development. Would be much easier to add it in after the other is done first if that is what they plan to do. Your area is yours and PVP or not nobody can come i and do anything to it - even if PVP is put in. If/or when they put pvp back in - it will be beyond your building area. Initially the idea was for the pvp to happen in areas you'd choose to enter for pvp after you reached Tortuga. Then that was going to be where the MMO elements would come into play and you could meet up with other players, do Faction wars, pve raids, pvp raids, world bosses for the community, etc. The game has shifted a bit and we will have to wait to see what they have in store for us bit by bit - What we know is it is going to be a super fun game experience and really looking forward to it.

[hexed flume]

Wow, my friend, thank you for such a detailed answer! I’d definitely like to see some kind of raid mechanic even in PvE mode, but not as a mandatory feature. Instead, it could work in a way where, if the player feels their base is ready to withstand an AI attack, they could place a trigger item, for example, a treasure chest anywhere inside the base and then the AI would try to capture it by attacking in multiple waves.
As for PvP: I think it would be fairly easy to create separate PvE and PvP zones, especially considering the game is mostly made up of islands. On PvE-only islands, players could build and live peacefully, while on PvP islands they could battle each other both at sea and on land. This way, the game would be fully enjoyable for those who prefer PvE, but the PvP areas would still offer extra rewards by having rarer resources.

[granite oxide]

At this time there are no raids - that was the original direction. Will have to see where it goes going forward as things have changed some.

[granite oxide]

@barren dragon Morning Pepper 🙂

[woven wadi]

Good morning!

[raven dagger]

i both want pve raids and dont want them lol like valheims

[fast orchid]

I just want Lemons

[delicate hinge]

i don’t know if is suggest this sea shanty but would be cool if in the future devs can add “Roll the Old Chariot” in game 🥹

[timber cairn]

hello guys. There is any chance to get acces to the playtest? thx

[grand finch]

Look at the #│announcements once in awhile.

[raven dagger]

i think im the only person in the world that cant stand shantys lol

[lavish fox]

any juicy info from the developers

like inside info that someobe can leak 😅

[fast orchid]

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-ship-arr-leek-in-the-boat-leek-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-gif-12107967

[solar vector]

how yall doing!!

[midnight fossil]

Has anyone ever played puzzle pirates?

It’s an old pirate game, with an economy. It’s pretty dope

[west flicker]

Yarrr good morning you land lovers, yarrr!!!!!!

[west flicker]

Good morning!

[edgy saddle]

👋

[west flicker]

Yarrr matey!!!!!!!!! where is the treasure burried!!!!!!

[obtuse hawk]

Morning matey!

[west flicker]

Hiya!

[west flicker]

how are you this absolutely amazing day 🙂 ?

[edgy saddle]

Yarrrr

[woven wadi]

Ahoy ye mateys! Devs don't be letting the bilge rats be getting ya down. May the winds be at yer backs as ya code the rest of this game.

[round mauve]

Hi everyone. I discovered this game through youtube playthroughs and I am beyond excited to play this game. That said, I have a few suggestions regarding weaponry in the game, based both on historical combat during the age of sail and to make options (and thus replayability) and fun and playability priorities. Would here be the right place to write about them, or is some other place more suitable?

[surreal sierra]

I’d say #1298615271686279208 is your best bet

[round mauve]

Thanks.

[surreal sierra]

[west flicker]

YARRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am captain jack sparrow!!!!!!!!!

[round mauve]

Sorry to bother you, trying to write a suggstion in #1298615271686279208 and I get that I can't post something due to a word being used, and I can't figure out what it is.

[surreal sierra]

Seems automod thinks your post is potentially spam. Probably the several long posts you made in your thread caused it to think you were spamming

I can see its clearly not so I recommend waiting a bit before trying your post again and seeing if that works

[round mauve]

I'll try that. Thanks.

[surreal sierra]

np

[grand yarrow]

https://tenor.com/view/this-is-good-life-huh-eric-cartman-south-park-fatbeard-s13e7-gif-22897472

[round mauve]

Hm, no, it is something in the intro.

[surreal sierra]

All I see is suspected spam content. No words are highlighted

[round mauve]

Huh. Ah well, I need to get to my badminton. I will try to post the rest tonight and see if automod is less angry at me with a few hours of time inbetween. 😛

[grand yarrow]

Possibly repeated words....all the flintlocks at the beginning of each line.

[round mauve]

I need to misspell, it seems. 😄

[surreal sierra]

Aye, automod can be a bit temperamental sometimes

[fast orchid]

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

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/no-news-nothing-no-update-funny-bbc-gif-5236197

[round mauve]

Managed to post everything BUT the muskets.

[round mauve]

And with some rewriting, it worked.

[lone pewter]

Can you get drunk in this game

Tryna fight dodos while hammered

[fast orchid]

I believe you could, I know you could drink the rum and it'd give you the drunk debuff

[west flicker]

Good morning

[round mauve]

Top o'the morning to ye.

[west flicker]

OHH do i sense we have an irish lad in the chat 😄 ?

[round mauve]

Hah, I'm Swedish. But I did live and work in Ireland for a while.

[west flicker]

nice!

bara bada bastu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[round mauve]

Bastubröder!

[west flicker]

is that german?

[round mauve]

Swedish. It was the Swedish (by Swedish-speaking Finns) submission to the eurovision this year.

Interestingly, the Swedo-Finnish sauna tradition may have contributed to the 17th and 18th military success. Hot temperatures kills lice and their eggs, and lice spread a lot of disease that killed soldiers in the pre-modern era.

[west flicker]

wow

[wispy shale]

Howdy. Are there any paths to an alpha key? Giveaways? Streamers?

[obtuse hawk]

Currently not as there is no test active at the moment.

[velvet beacon]

are the old playtests gonna be able to play with their activated steam keys in the next test phase ?

[fast orchid]

We were told that if there was another playtest then yes

[velvet beacon]

yess im gonna make more hours already have 80+ and in the top 3 longest played games on steam

[fast orchid]

Bet you I have more hours than you 😉

[velvet beacon]

yea i only had like a total of 11 days to play bcuz of hollidays

[fast orchid]

How many hours did you actually end up squeezing in?

[velvet beacon]

82.3

[round mauve]

Do you guys not have jobs?

[velvet beacon]

haha good one jobs

[round mauve]

I am so envious.

[fast orchid]

Oh yeah, 362.8

[velvet beacon]

yea a bit of a difference

[fast orchid]

I do actually, I'm just really good at what I do. I'm also self employed so I can afford to take time off for myself to play and test every inch of a game if I know I'm gonna like it

[round mauve]

I'm even more envious. 😄

[velvet beacon]

we need lemons on our ship when the game comes out

[fast orchid]

Lol, if I could share a secret to success I would but unfortunately I kinda just do what I love / always wanted to do

[velvet beacon]

in all seriousnes no but i have school

[round mauve]

I should not complain, I make plenty of money, it is just 8-17.

[fast orchid]

Trust me when the game comes out if there is no lemon, I'm gonna stop at nothing to mod my own model in as a lemon merchant who sells only lemons and lemon seeds and buys only lemon and rum

[fast orchid]

Aah

[velvet beacon]

yes a lemon a day keeps schurvy away

[fast orchid]

Why do you think I have weekly reminders going off in chat lmfao

[round mauve]

It is just that I have not found a game like this in what feels like a long time. And I am a squirrel when it comes to gaming. Gather everything and then everything again and again. 😛

[fast orchid]

Same

[velvet beacon]

the first game that felt like this for me was a heavely modded minecraft

[round mauve]

Minecraft, Valheim, Fallout 76, 7 days to die, Enshrouded...

[fast orchid]

I think the closest for me would probably be Salt 2 but that's about it

[fast orchid]

All very good games that if you enjoyed you'll enjoy this

[round mauve]

Yes. Can't wait.

[velvet beacon]

i had ship building mods and even air preasure

[velvet beacon]

i have it in my wishlist alr

[fast orchid]

Oh you know, I did get close with a very VERY heavily modded arma

[fast orchid]

It's an ok game and I feel like the devs do care, I just feel like it's not a really well done game

[velvet beacon]

wait they still update the game last update the 26 of august

[fast orchid]

Yeah they apparently added Co-op

[velvet beacon]

hah they try to fix it (like snb)

[fast orchid]

Hot take but as much as it's not what I would want from Crosswind, I actually really do enjoy S&B

[velvet beacon]

yea at least they are trying to fix it to the ac bf online

[round mauve]

S&B?

[velvet beacon]

yea

[fast orchid]

Skull and Bones

[round mauve]

Ah.

[velvet beacon]

sea whats the best song from crosswind do you think

[fast orchid]

Oh I got this, lemme go grab it's name

Rolling Home
In the full playlist they really did save the best for last

[velvet beacon]

i know right its the best one

[fast orchid]

10/10

[solemn horizon]

Ah I just found this game recently and found out I missed the closed alpha test. I’m so excited for this game because I’ve been dying for this kind of game! Seems like a dream game for me! And if it delivers on what it’s showing than it will definitely be a top contender for my personal game of the year!

So question about the game. It seems like you don’t build the ship piece by piece modularly like you do a base, but more so choose the model then apply the resources to craft it?

Also do we know if another playtest is coming up soon?

[fast orchid]

Sadly we don't

[solemn osprey]

Sadly joined discord late but been wanting in on the play test for months now lol. Not a big social media person personally sadly so I miss a lot of things lol

Hopefully there is another 1 or 2 before early access

For sure buying it on early access play tested or not game looks awesome and exactly what I’ve been looking for. I’m over Altas and SoT lol

[solemn horizon]

Yeah for me I keep my ear to the ground about upcoming games in my preferred genres like survival crafting base building games and idk how this one didn’t pop up on my radar until very recently

[round mauve]

I'm going to write some suggestions for naval combat and hope there is another playtest in the future. 🙂 If not, well, the game must come out eventually.

[solemn osprey]

Sameeee I was following dune for ages but some how this never hit till I randomly saw a stream of the play test and fell in love from someone else’s game play lol

[solemn horizon]

What’s SoT? Yeah I played Atlas when it first first dropped and idk what it was because it’s been so long but something caused me very quickly to stop playing and never touched it again. I was really upset because it seemed like a perfect game. I’ve been dying for a proper game with this setting. A enshrouded/Valheim type of survival game set in a pirate/naval them

[solemn osprey]

Sea of thieves

[solemn osprey]

I’ve gone back and played the modded atlas since the beginning but still just doesn’t hook me sadly

[solemn horizon]

Well dune was funny to me. I was not really following it up until launch because I never cared for the dune franchise. But I got to talking with people on Reddit who play tested it and asked if someone who didn’t care for the franchise would enjoy it. And they said yeah and the more I saw especially base builds the more I was on board and ended up preordering and eventually buying the special edition lol

My personal game of the year is a toss up between Dune and Two Point Museum. I really didn’t expect to love dune as much as I did lol

[solemn horizon]

Oh duh… I should have known that hahaha 😂😂😂

[solemn osprey]

The route they are going with CW is perfect too the pve co-op idea is great for casual or variety gamers so that’s exciting

[round mauve]

I agree. I want to build a base and gather stuff with my friends. 🙂

[solemn osprey]

Dune for sure itched every scratch I needed on pre release and to this day for the most part, sadly they’re dropping the ball in my opinion on content. New DLC building set only has 4 pieces and the garage door doesn’t even fit the new vehicle in it

[solemn horizon]

Maybe that’s what happened. Maybe I saw it before and it was going to be an MMO so it didn’t interest me. Then after feedback they changed it to a small group coop experience like enshrouded or valheim and that’s what got my attention.

I much prefer the game loops of games that have small group coop than games build around running large guilds so I’m very excited about that

[granite oxide]

@solemn osprey 19 total building pieces - and yeah I been playing it too but can discuss that in the off topic 😉

[solemn osprey]

Looks like they will have dedicated servers on here for people kinda like what ark, conan and dune have and so on which is veryyyy cool

[solemn osprey]

Ok 19 including decor but the sandman set is 4 pieces

And understood sorry lol

[solemn horizon]

Will it be possible to play solo locally offline on your own rig?

[granite oxide]

@solemn horizon was never going to be a full MMO, just have elements of an MMO in the areas past your own islands. Will have to see if they developed that later or not.

@solemn osprey yes was 4, but check the last dev post - they apologized and adding 15 more

[solemn osprey]

I like the routes they are taking so far and gathering the players info which most companies fail to do now a days

[solemn osprey]

Ahh i updated this am before work but never looked it over thanks for clarifying 😁

[granite oxide]

@solemn osprey the feedback was amazingly helpful and it was overwhelming in a direction that they are now focused on. Super excited to see what they do with it 🙂

[solemn osprey]

As am I and I haven’t even been able to experience it yet, just a breath of fresh air in the gaming community now a days

[granite oxide]

I'm at the moment most excited about the crew being active on your ship and the recruitment and development of the crew.

[solemn osprey]

That sounds very cool and interesting for sure

[granite oxide]

Personally they captured the feel of a Pirate theme perfectly - it just felt right.

Looked right, sounded right, was fun and looking forward to the additional content and updates.

[solemn osprey]

Going to rewatch black sails again for the millionth time when this hits early access 🤣

[granite oxide]

Ever see the Return to Treasure Island mini- series?

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/muppets-muppet-treasure-island-miss-piggy-long-john-silver-looooooong-john-gif-24363862

[round mauve]

Did they get the silver?

[solemn osprey]

I have not actually, probably should now that you mention it lol

[solemn horizon]

We are actually watching through the pirates of the Caribbean movies for the 100th time because my D&D group is playing through a naval/pirate themed campaign lol

So in the playtest previously and also based on anything the devs have said. Is ship building where you select the model, apply resources and it builds the whole thing? Or is modular like building a base but it’s a ship?

[granite oxide]

@solemn osprey@round mauve worth a watch for sure - a really great ending 🙂

@solemn horizon not modular no - you need the resources to have the ships. They made it to where the models are same for all - makes for much easier coding and for smooth AI mechanics. Later you will be able to alter the look of your ships to make them yours - how or to what extent? We will have to wait until their design is more flushed out and they reveal it to us.

[solemn horizon]

Ah good to know. Definitely understand and I figured by the trailer it looked that way I just wanted some Clarity! Thanks!

[round mauve]

I do hope they add some realism to naval combat. Not that it needs to be complicated or boring. The 1700s were a time when purpose-built warships seriously outpaced armed merchantmen (which in many cases had made up a majority of fleets before).

[granite oxide]

keep in mind it was just early Alpha - was no way near release - so I'm sure a lot will change from the Alpha to the Early Release.

[round mauve]

I do. 🙂

The 1700s were an era where warships moved from artillery being there to destroy the rigging and clear the deck of an enemy vessel, so you could board and capture, to being absolutely devastating examples of firepower. But in that, purpose-buitl warships also started being built heavier and heavier, and the light guns of quick ships and armed merchant vessels could no longer penetrate the hull and damage ships of war.

[lone pewter]

Rum

[queen shale]

I read your suggestions for the game. It sounds interesting, but in my opinion it is very stuffy, it is still a game and not a historical reconstruction or a history textbook

[raven dagger]

i feel its a survival game at heart also, not a combat focused game

[lone pewter]

It’s going to be a drinking game for sure

[distant mountain]

Yo

[round mauve]

How is it stuffy?

The intention was to give options for different playstyles while keeping classical pirate weapons and historical accuracy. Want to be Blacklbeard? Get a cutlass and a bandolier of pistolrs. Want to be Maynard (the guy that took him down)? Double-barrel pistol and a rapier. Want ot be a sniper? Fine-caliber musket, work to finding a rifled musket. Want to to do area damage to crowds of enemies? A blunderbuss or hand mortar. Making different playstyles and options viable in all parts of the game is good game design, IMHO.

That is one of the biggest failures of Fallout 76 in my opinion- when fighting bosses, there is inly really one viable build - max armour, max DPS. Stealth, sniping, VATS and other builds are close to useless.

[jovial storm]

i do as well fill me in on any good ones love survival open world crafting

[solemn horizon]

I mean enshrouded was my personal game of the year last year and dune awakening looks like is gonna be for this year. And by how it looks crosswind for next year lol

[soft token]

You played a good amount of dune? How is it?

[knotty birch]

rusians use stuffy as a little silly metaphor for some reason, it means pushy or something along the lines

[queen shale]

The Russian word «душно» literally means “stuffy”, like when there’s no fresh air. But in modern slang we use it as a funny metaphor for situations or conversations that feel a bit too heavy, too serious, or too academic — like there’s not enough “air” or lightness.
It doesn’t really mean “pushy” or “bad.” It’s more like a playful way to say: “hey, let’s not overcomplicate things” or “this feels too intense for no reason.”
Examples:
If someone posts a very long, scientific explanation in a chat where people were just sharing memes — people might say “душно.”
If a party suddenly turns into a political debate, someone will joke: “oh no, it got душно in here.”
So the word is popular because it’s vivid and funny: being too serious feels like there’s less oxygen in the room. And instead of offending someone, it usually just makes everyone laugh and reminds them to keep it easy.😁

[knotty birch]

Bro vented to chatgpt 💀

[round mauve]

If you can have good playability AND a good historical feel, why not? I don't think that is stuffy. 🙂

[queen shale]

I completely agree. The main thing is that it doesn't turn into a «naval action» where everything is too realistic)

[uneven hawk]

Waiting for every for this game

[surreal sierra]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/778442718551867402/1416224694708863147/AQN7_dPXhcM0GPSKteuXFK08LIs1BbfzJWp6RD1MiJJLZe3hfK97Q2YHNE6fJMUPkJ10sl5qVkTIDDMpjwxlUYakPR68ZOWIu8UifWU.mp4?ex=68c61187&is=68c4c007&hm=3a666da91fd03d93e58e029e87cfeb158b67972839ed2c10f8c7fe4bbd93d504&

[lone pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/muppets-see-the-world-you-said-gif-15811916

[ionic sun]

so reading the article. did the devs just kill the game? basically gave up on anything pvp or mmo?

[fast orchid]

I don't think they killed the game? I think they just shifted focus to a game they're more comfortable making, still a ton of hype happening here in discord

[ionic sun]

i mean isnt it just going to be another co op survival game?

like theres millions of them that come out all the time. i mean 95% of what it means to be a pirate is to kill and pvp or steal from other players. doesnt mean the game cant still be good but i cant recommend it to any of my friends as something to play together without any mmo or pvp functions. looks like its going to be even less of an mmo than sea of thieves

[fast orchid]

Even their original vision had it being less of an MMO that SOT, also it's definitely an exaduration to say 95% was was to kill / PVP, yes there's good pirate games and a few movies out there where that's their intentions but that's also like, less than half the pirate medium, there's tons of pirate stuff out there not focused on killing or pvp

[ionic sun]

i mean literally the definition of being a pirate means you steal things from other people

[fast orchid]

Why says you need to attack them to steal it? Chests weren't locked or instanced, nothing stopping you from stealing their supplies

[ionic sun]

but its all good im sure they will make a solid game that will drift amongst the thousands of forgettable survival co op games that spawned after valhiem. its just a shame every single promising mmo or mmo lite gets destroyed these days. probably the right move by the devs although its sad to sea

[clear flax]

To me, the appeal of pirates is them exploring different islands and looking for treasures.
Don’t care to interact with sweats at all tbh. You can also steal from npcs just fine, doesn’t have to be from other players.

[fast orchid]

I've always loved just the generalist adventure, lie, I love the monkey island games

[clear flax]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DNTjJHWA_YL/?igsh=MXUyZ2R6Z2JkOTlpNg==

[cunning phoenix]

I think people are tripping the fact that we get ship interiors is mind blowing, assassins creed iv is essentially single player and is one of the most fun games I’ve played. Tho co op is cool as you get to work as a team, however I wish there might have been somewhat of a pvp maybe even a friendly fire option in dedicated servers? No clue, but I’m not complaining, even with the dev’s current image, I find this game fills a spot/niche that has not been touched yet. There’s certain experiences that seem possible in this game where I have seen it in no other

[fast orchid]

I mean, they didn't say 0 PVP options. If it's already baked into the framework from the alpha then that friendly fire option could possibly exist, we just know that their focus isn't on a PVP experience

[knotty birch]

People want this game because of the sailing aspect combined with the open word sandbox aspect. If you want a PVP survival game just go play rust or something blud

[knotty birch]

Also have you got any examples of these "failed vallheim knock offs"?

It just sounds like a crybaby who got mad bc the devs won't cater to your own specific requirements to the gamemodes

[clear flax]

[pearl brook]

Sounds like Lera might've struck a nerve lmao

[dire dragon]

@gray pond you added me ?

[obtuse tusk]

Someone made a post named "please consider this" in the feedback about pvp, and how they should really think about having it as an option even if now it's more server based like Vrising, which has good pvp as well. If you could add some messages to give the post some more, we might get noticed

Among the dozen of dozen of players that already came here to express their disappointment about the pvp not being even an option anymore

[obtuse tusk]

That's all you PvE babies can do tho, crying at the sight of even the idea of seeing somewhere PVP...

Even the idea of us asking for an server sided option is apparently blasphemy

[raven dagger]

early and mid game is full, very detailed crafting building and questing....endgame is lacklustre but getting better, all in all its a great game im still enjoying it even though ive endgamed everything, even started another character for a slower 100% experience but just be warned it drops off drastically in endgame presently

[round mauve]

IMHO, PvE with optional PvP is the best long-term design decision, and I think the devs have gone the right route here.

[knotty birch]

"no u" room temp iq type of reply 🙏

[obtuse tusk]

Right now there isn't even a pvp option

[obtuse tusk]

I'm getting to your level

[round mauve]

As far as I underatand it, devs plan on a PvP zone, no?

[obtuse tusk]

Any pvp plan was shelved

[knotty birch]

Why's lil bro still replying 💀

Embarrassing

[obtuse tusk]

Small reminder to hydrate and to touch grass 🤭

[soft token]

Appreciate the info!

[round mauve]

Where can I read this?

[obtuse tusk]

In the news channel, the devlog 5

There are also messages from dev about it, somewhere in this chat

That's one moderation team talking about it

[raven dagger]

announced it a month ago on their socials, here, steam etc... link in news channel as said 👆

[round mauve]

Ah, I see. I did read that. They never said that "any pvp plan was shelved", only that it a much lower priority.

[raven dagger]

I wish theyd kept pvp but understand why they pivoted as just beyond them presently and respect that decision, too many studios wouldve just gone ahead and released a bad product

[round mauve]

Yeah, tech and balancing is much, much, much harder with pvp.

[raven dagger]

Its definitely shelved, theres been other communication the last month but at least its not "never"

[obtuse tusk]

Shelved isn't never tho, I never said it's never, it's shelved

[raven dagger]

? That's what I just said?

[obtuse tusk]

Yes, I'm just agreeing with you

[raven dagger]

Ah soz, its late here and im not the sharpest tool in the shed at the best of times 😵‍💫

[round mauve]

Language issue for me. In my native tounge, shelve means it is off indefintetely.

[obtuse tusk]

It's fine man, have a good night

[quick sage]

Remember you will host your own server with a few friends. So pvp against your friends. Which might come later.

So far i never played a valheim pvp server. We just toggled it on to fight for fun

[round mauve]

Personally, I'm after a new co-op survival to play with friends, so that would bew fine with me.

[viscid pier]

Any way of getting access to the game atm?

[round mauve]

Afaik, playtest is over for now.

[lone pewter]

Ocean pvp would be cool

[unkempt thunder]

The guy agitating in the chat and bringing up the suggestion thread keeps denying that it would eat up resources to get PvP right

I don't care if they add PvP back, but it's going to take dev resources to do anything with it and the team has decided they don't have the money or time to make that happen while still working out the core of the game

[blissful sedge]

helo

[formal flower]

i missing the crosswind homepage https://playcrosswind.com/ anybody the same problem?

[granite oxide]

@formal flower no worries - it is being worked on

[ionic sun]

Well gl to the team I hope this vision works for them. Obviously a game that mmo or PvP fans will ignore but I think the survival coop can grant them some success. Sad to see another team pretend to be a mmorpg to garner hype and attention from a broader audience just to cancel its plans

[granite oxide]

@ionic sun they have never pretended to be an mmorg - They said mmo elements , which was the goal once you were past your initial islands. There you'd engage in mmo type play , pve raids, pvp raids, faction wars. However due to overwhelming feedback in playtest. the pvp has been shelved for now - not removed. It is far easier to get a game developed without trying to simultaniously implementing pvp in with the ai mechanics on ships. After the core game is done - we've no clue which direction they will go, but it would be far easier to put pvp in once the core game is done. It is still early Alpha, so keep an eye on #│announcements . I'm just thrilled they are going for an Early access and buy to play. The gameplay changes look amazing so far and I can't wait to get back into the game - it was super fun to play.

[regal flume]

Sooo we dont get a better Atlas Game? No PVP is sad news, i understand the Devs Desicion but man i was so hyped to Conquer Islands with my Boys. Will not Buy the Game anymore but wish the Game all the best Cya Guys.

[granite oxide]

@regal flume For certain - this is Definitely not an Atlas Game, never was going to be. It is Crosswind. More of a mix of Valheim and Black Flag. That has been said from the start. The conquering islands with your boys you can still do - just not going into other players instances and destroying theirs. It is still possible that pvp will come back once the game is done - it hasn't been removed - just shelved for now as it is so much easier to develop pve first, then add pvp in later. Whether that ever gets added in or not greatly depends on player feedback and the progression of the game. Keep an eye on #│announcements in the coming months, but this is definitely not a pvp game at its core it is a pve game, with possibility of pvp being added in at a later time if that is the direction they choose to or not to go 🙂

[unkempt thunder]

They already trashed the game and left the server

[granite oxide]

@unkempt thunder that is their choice - and hope they find what they looking for.

I'm super hyped for trying out the new many changes - can't wait to see what else is coming 🙂

[clear flax]

I don’t know about you guys, but i vastly prefer doing co-op quests with friends as well as chilling on my ship/island and creating a cool pirate town. The idea that some rando can just come on my island to destroy my town, forcing me to be online 24/7 just to defend it sounds extremely annoying to me.
I don’t mind pvp being a separate part of the game for those that want it, but it definitely shouldn’t be forced on to everyone. I hope the pvp aspect will remain something you willingly have to interact with once the devs decide to add it.

[hallow night]

Fully agree and yes it will be like that most likely and according to previous posts.

[granite oxide]

@clear flax there was never any plan for your island areas to be raided - that was and will always be yours. The pvp/pve raid areas originally were going to be beyond Tartuga in an open world mmo style area - you'd willingly entire areas of pvp to pvp, wasn't ever going to be forced. likewise you could enter into the pve raid areas or faction wars as well. but with the direction change it is unknown if they will/or will not visit this idea after the base game is done. we will simply have to wait and see. I like pve and pvp, however I was extremely happy with the game as it was. It was really well done for an early Alpha. Super excited to see where it goes as I also enjoy the co-op myself too 🙂

[round mauve]

IMHO, the main problem with PvE is keeping the game interesting after a while. When you built a base and explored and fought the bosses, what is left? ARK and Valheim both siffered from this. I have decxent hope the devs will be able to adress this.

[raven dagger]

it was instanced and a zone, noone was coming to your base

[raven dagger]

unless its a live service mmo type game this is true of all games though, pvp games excluded as the pvp is the enduring content

[round mauve]

Fair enough.

[clear flax]

Oh yea, just to clarify, i’m aware this was always the plan. My comment was more so meant to reiterate that i don’t want the game to turn into an always-pvp experience in the future. Correct me if i’m wrong, but i think that’s what sea of thieves did(idk i don’t play that game) and it’s just something i wouldn’t like that’s all.
Also i’m not saying i would never do pvp stuff, i just prefer it to be it’s own thing which you can interact with on your own terms

[clear flax]

Yea my plan is to spend most of my time in the pve zones and then occasionally venture into the pvp stuff when i want to interact with other players, wether it be to compete with them or to make friends or something.

[knotty birch]

They don't really care they just want to whine about the game not being precisely what they want

[granite oxide]

I wouldn't call it a whin, everyone has differences of opinion 😉 We will still have to wait as things can always change. Until Dev's announce it for certain we kinda can only go off what we know.

[lone pewter]

“I want a game that doesn’t involve PvP and raiding but I still wanna be a pirate” ahhhhh comments in here

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

I wonder if animal husbandry will be a thing in the future. Would love to raise animals for food 🤤

[unkempt thunder]

Other human players aren't the only targets for playing a pirate game. It's weird that people don't grasp that.

[solemn osprey]

I was going to say this too but left it alone lol

[clear flax]

I don’t see anyone arguing that they don’t want raiding, it’s solely about dealing with other players. And guess what, you can raid npc’s just fine, you don’t need pvp for that

[eternal epoch]

lol this game will die without PvP just like pal worlds 🙂

[round mauve]

interestingly, the original buccaneers were people who hunted feral pigs and smoked the meat and sold to passing ships. After a while they just re-domesticated the pigs. Bucaneer comes from French boucan - their word for bacon. So tamign boars and keeping them for food would very much be historically accurate. 😄

[spiral quiver]

time will tell huh..

[round mauve]

All games die eventually. The question is whether we had fun playing them and the developer gains enough money to work on their next game.

[spiral quiver]

True , but oddly enough it's only the people who are whining about the no pvp thing that are saying this.

[round mauve]

I've seen plenty of promising PvP games from small developers die because cheating which they did not have the resources to deal with.

[spiral quiver]

Yup , I'd point out 7d2d official pvp servers are dead because of rampant cheating and tfp did absolutly nuthing about the cheating

[slate hornet]

hello

[obtuse hawk]

Morning and welcome to the discord!

[round mauve]

Preventing cheating and maintaining balance (especially when introducing new things that people would want as rewards, such as new andx better weapons) in PvP is like holding a cork under water. Sure, i t is possible, but you need to be holding that cork 24/7.

IMHO, the dvs have made the correct decision to focus on PvE and the survival part of the game.

[shrewd arch]

I'm so in love with this game. I have not played yet though, but i have soon watched 50+ hours on Youtube. It's been so many years since I've looked forward to a game this much. ❤️

[surreal sierra]

The Alpha was very good fun and was in a great state for how early in the games life it is

[lone pewter]

That is so rad. Love a good history lesson 👌🏻

[lone pewter]

What a beautiful alpha. Blown away by how good it looked

[vagrant dagger]

Watching this video got me excited all over again: https://youtu.be/U0CXwAe6YJc?si=NA21bUnpIJ1wXv-F

[spiral quiver]

my lighthouse was bigger

[vagrant dagger]

Pics?!

[spiral quiver]

1 sec

[lone pewter]

Reminds me of Valheim building a little bit

[spiral quiver]

it's alot like it actually

[lone pewter]

Hell yeah that’s cool

[spiral quiver]

used the fire pit to light it , it gave warmth through the entire building

[round mauve]

Beatiful stuff. I bet there's going to be a big building subreddit with people showing off their amazing mansions.

[vagrant dagger]

Beautiful, @spiral quiver

So sad I missed the play test. Can’t wait for early access and to see you all on the open seas 🏴‍☠️

[spiral quiver]

tyvm , notice theres no trees in my pics? that was 3 days work

[vagrant dagger]

Maybe a dumb Q but do trees, etc grow back / respawn?

[round mauve]

Modern clearcut deforesting has nothing on survival game bros.

[spiral quiver]

i think they do , at what rate i dont know, i can say it takes longer than 3 days heh

i think stone regenerates too , the only thing that didn't during the alpha was ore

[spiral quiver]

that clearcut was brutal , the 2nd day it hit me " Duh , I have a G keyboard , just program a dam key " lol , my wrist and fingers were killing me at the end of day 1 harvesting. I hope they change it to click -hold when chopping trees for live

[round mauve]

I got a group of friends. We used to play Valheim, and we had a guy with a really stressful job, he logged in and jut got to fishing. We asked if he wanted to come on a raid, fight a boss. Nah, he just wanted to listen to us talk and fish to unwind.

[west flicker]

Yarrrr!!! Happy Sunday pirates!

[round mauve]

Another day closer to 2026 and early public access. Could be worse. 😄

[spiral quiver]

well , we need a time warp or something

[round mauve]

Good things come to those who wait.

[lone pewter]

Npc trade ships would be dope

Unless that’s already a thing

[round mauve]

There are "Blackbeard transports" right now.

[lone pewter]

Ahhh gotcha

[granite oxide]

@lone pewter the trade ships in alpha if you successfully boarded them would have trade goods you could collect. I imagine in the later iterations the types and amounts of trade goods will vary.

[lone pewter]

Oooh very cool. That sounds great

[zealous crypt]

I could kill for a can of beans right now