💬│windrose-chat

[red plinth]

Its time to play again letsgoo

[olive sentinel]

I knew a demo was coming

[fast orchid]

There you go

[olive sentinel]

I was promised a soothsayer role

[regal gust]

does it have cross region support this time?

[vocal sluice]

Anyone know if this demo has more content than the previous versions with keys from a few months ago?

[regal gust]

without double checking and from a quick glance it looks like it has the same amount of content.

[short basalt]

Play and find out!

[halcyon swallow]

Yeah, right, I have games planned up to end of Feb ;)

[blissful beacon]

Been following this game so excited to play the demo didn’t manage to get in the last testing

[vocal sluice]

I just started playing ASKA yesterday… lol

[surreal sierra]

The demo is smaller in scope compared to the closed alpha but overall is more condensed.

Also the Alpha was when Windrose was still Crosswind and had the MMO-Lite aim so the scope was a lot wider back then

[short basalt]

I don’t know this one

[fast orchid]

Just cancel all the plans and sail instead, that's what Imma do

[tired flare]

There is no download button, restarting Steam didn't help.

[surreal sierra]

We had a lot of fun testing the limits and breaks before today so hopefully you guys can enjoy it in its more stable form now thanks to the tireless work of our lovely Dev team

[surreal sierra]

I was able to connect to pals in the US all the way from the UK. So playing with your mates in different reigons shouldnt be a problem.

[ruby badge]

YOO NEW DEMO

[abstract aspen]

the good ol tiddles magic to break games lmao

[surreal sierra]

Although my internet is near Dial up speed so you will fare better than I

[regal gust]

make sure it is the demo and not the main game you are looking at

[ruby badge]

how long will the demo be out?

[halcyon swallow]

All I mean is it should have been „hyped” more, it’s not gonna get attention it deserves (my humble opinion)

[vagrant dagger]

OMG the demo! I'm so excited!!!

[surreal sierra]

All we know is 'for now'. Play to your hearts content

[ruby badge]

AYE

[wheat socket]

Probably for the duration of next fest?

[fast orchid]

Nah, shadow drops are great

[vagrant dagger]

Let's go!!!!! This just made my day

[surreal sierra]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4291770/Windrose_Demo/ <-for anyone struggling to find the right steam page

Steam

Windrose Demo

Windrose is a survival adventure set in an alternative Age of Piracy. It features the classic “build, craft, survive” formula, unfolding across both land and sea.

• On land, the game offers a refined and comprehensive survival experience focused on building, crafting, exploration, and gradual progression. Establish footholds in diverse biome…

[regal gust]

omg it feels so good to be back on the shores.

[abstract aspen]

also..watch for fiddlers, these guys steal boats

[civic sonnet]

I haven’t been paying attention. Why is it now Windrose?

Is it still the same game / f2p etc?

[ruby badge]

the new song is amazing!

[tawny silo]

oh wow theres offline mode

[chrome current]

wait, there is a demo to play? i should look into these channels more often O.o

[fast orchid]

hype!!!!!

[surreal sierra]

Still the same game, however while Crosswind was aimed as an MMO-Lite F2P game, the focus shifted from the Closed Alpha to a coop PVE B2P experience. The Devs found that the shift was needed from feedback and scope from the Alpha. Still the same gameplay, just angled in a slightly different direction

Still very fun too

[bitter crescent]

This demo is such a great surprise, I was bummed to have missed out on the Alpha last year.

[warm sail]

https://tenor.com/view/who-doesnt-like-a-surprises-alan-cumming-the-traitors-the-traitors-surprise-the-traitors-alan-gif-16868394741922278249

[ruby badge]

I think they improved the walking animation, damn!

[surreal sierra]

A LOT has been improved on

[abstract aspen]

improved a lot of stuff!

[chrome current]

that sounds even better than what i was hoping for. just hoping when release comes i can rent a server xD

[stray mango]

hey so im not sure if its cause of my computer or because the demo may not be a super optomized build, but im getting really rough frames on the lowest settings. Anyone else?

[grand light]

We did A LOT of work on animations, check out the new blocking / parrying

[ruby badge]

I haven't checked the game in few months, so I can see they've been quite busy

[outer bane]

https://klipy.com/gifs/surprise-surprised-67

[ruby badge]

you're the best!, it was my only main complain

[surreal sierra]

Player hosted servers are an aim. So while the current coop limit is 4 (Seaweaver managed to get it to over 100, somehow) after full release its likely players will be able to host their own dedicated servers

[ruby badge]

can't wait to get that spyglass after the demo

[warm sail]

it looks like we have crews on ships now

[fast orchid]

Maybe your limit is 4, Imma rock a 128 player world later this month

[surreal sierra]

we do lad. No more ghost ships

[ruby badge]

we kind of did long time ago, but they seem way more active

[warm sail]

alright, time to see if the crap top can run it

[chrome current]

i thought i was hyped before... guess i wasnt fully xD

[rain flare]

hyyypeee

[warm sail]

if it can, i'll be the best damn privateer these waters have ever seen

[vocal sluice]

Can’t wait for the full experience, the alpha was great! You guys should give us a hint of when it will be fully released …. Winky eyes!!

[surreal sierra]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Grittv-western-movie-a-fistful-of-dollars-Oo8Ly1JXZjrqm54qK4

[chrome current]

was checking my wishlist like every month to see if there is an update, cause DAAMMMMN i long for a good pirate game. i had fun in atlas, but the cluster server stuff kinda ruined it for me after a few weeks... ehh *months

[surreal sierra]

I feel that lol. I'm hopefully headed to basic in May so I need to get old reliable out of the cupboard and see if it'll run Windrose and some other games to keep me occupied

[ruby badge]

nice the demo is only 8g won't take long

[fallow olive]

@Noble-knight is that a flex

[warm sail]

i mean, it can run ARMA reforger and Helldivers 2 pretty smoothly

so i got some pretty high hopes here

[drifting bough]

Soon, the set will be complete.

(' ' )> see ya'll on the waves.

[ruby badge]

nah, I have terrible internet it will take like 3 hours just to donwload 8g

[surreal sierra]

Same. My internet is almsot dial up at this point. Doing multiplayer testing wasnt great lol

[chrome current]

i dont like musk, but for work and my living location i had to get a starlink... 29mb/s isnt too bad

[surreal sierra]

lemme check mine rq

[thorn drum]

Wooooo

[dusk arch]

Pooooh what is this🤣 we now can ramdon play this great game and we did know nothing poooh this is sick @torpid dirge

[surreal sierra]

Ouch...

[lusty patio]

Have fun guys!

Hope you like it

[regal gust]

No my hardcore start

[chrome current]

back when i first heard about the game, i made 2 ai songs to blast for me and my gf xD yes,,, buuh,, bad ai, but i still like it

[regal gust]

the dodos are still fun

[teal bramble]

time to start updating the DB

[chrome current]

the clouds are gone...

[maiden wyvern]

Let’s goooooo

[thin sun]

are the ships co-op? so you can sail & fight with friends

[surreal sierra]

No not quite. Each player has thier own ships

its not like Sea of Thieves where players can man individual stations on one vessel

[warm sail]

craptop can run the thing

[zenith pawn]

mhmm. I hope later me and my friend can captain one ship (with the npc crew ofcourse)

[thin sun]

ah dang was hoping there would be some cooperation there

[regal gust]

was planning to play some games with a friend, but he bailed cause his parents asked him over for dinner.. and well free food, so was sad i now was alone. and just as we hanged up the call, discord gave me a notification, thank you Windrose crew for saving my day ❤️

[dusk arch]

THE FREAKING BEST NEW I HAVE SEEN TODAY MYYY GOSHHH

[surreal sierra]

Yes you can Cheese. Yes you can https://store.steampowered.com/app/4291770/Windrose_Demo/

Steam

Windrose Demo

Windrose is a survival adventure set in an alternative Age of Piracy. It features the classic “build, craft, survive” formula, unfolding across both land and sea.

• On land, the game offers a refined and comprehensive survival experience focused on building, crafting, exploration, and gradual progression. Establish footholds in diverse biome…

[fallow olive]

would be fun to all be on the same ship so one can do sailing manoeuvres while the rest load the cannons

[dusk arch]

You devs are sneaky batords🙈

[surreal sierra]

Unsure on exact full release date. The optimistic guess we've had is Q4 2026

[thin sun]

also if i wanna go grab some rum someone else can be sailing for me lol

[chrome current]

can you jump on your mates vessle to just chill and help fighting?

[tawny yacht]

Got the Demo - Love it!

[fallow olive]

@banjo well yes - that too

[surreal sierra]

yep

[grand light]

EA release date to be announced later ❤️

[surreal sierra]

This is why we love you Yar

nevermind tabbing out to respond got me killed by a Boar I HATE YOU

[zenith pawn]

pls don't rush, take your time :P

[fast orchid]

lmao

[inner yacht]

not to braggggg, but i got the game going and won't show anyone my gameplay

[vagrant fern]

still no download button for me 🥲

[fallow olive]

I am on 47% downlaod. Cam almost feel the sea breeze in my hair

[inner yacht]

I'lll pretend I'm the only one with access...

[chrome current]

was that yep to my question?^^

[chrome current]

look for Windrose Demo

[thorn drum]

https://tenor.com/view/pirates-of-the-caribbean-elizabeth-swann-hoist-the-colours-hoist-the-colors-raise-the-flag-gif-4701703739407382023

[surreal sierra]

Yes, yes it was. Sorry I'm responding to messages on 3 fronts while trying not to die to boars

All ships has full collisions so your pals can hop on your boat to help with boarding, or taking over the helm if you want to take a break or soemthing

[thorn drum]

How long does the demo last?

[zenith pawn]

thats good enough for me :P

[ruby badge]

I demand the trailer song to be uploaded to youtube!

[dusk arch]

I swear this is the most random annoucement i have ever seen

[warm sail]

it actually runs

[chrome current]

thats all i need xD npc crew and joined fighting? Lets gooo.

Wait, could you steer the boat of your friend?

[surreal sierra]

devs do enjoy their surprises

[lyric sonnet]

will we be able to man the cannons ourselves too?

[warm sail]

extremely smooth here

[thorn drum]

https://tenor.com/view/stop-blowing-holes-in-the-ship-pirates-of-the-caribbean-captain-jack-sparrow-johnny-depp-gif-16375085

[surreal sierra]

yeah, any boat in the game world can be helmed if its not being controlled

[chrome current]

Purrfection

[dusk arch]

Ahaha indeed

[warm sail]

holy hell, this is actually really good
@torpid dirge good little gift for someone who still in recovery from surgery

[surreal sierra]

Of course the Danes need to show everyone up with a super react

Love to see it

[noble herald]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

[thick plover]

do we know when the full game releases?

[nocturne flume]

Steam deck ?

[blazing jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/chimpers-chimp-chimpanzee-monkey-opensea-gif-16457420469688174472

[hoary shell]

so the demo aint multiplayer?

[surreal sierra]

that is Goeff, he is a legend

[noble herald]

LOL

[blazing jungle]

Don't even have the early access date yet 😅 would check out the demo for now!

[surreal sierra]

It is. Its coop of up to 4 friends

[blazing jungle]

It should be

[hoary shell]

so the game has shifted now from online to co-op?

[surreal sierra]

Yes

[warm sail]

i think like a max of 4

[hoary shell]

so it's not longer an MMO game?

[surreal sierra]

the game scope changed from an MMO-Lite to a coop pve experience

hence why it is no longer Crosswind

[hoary shell]

Damn...

[languid storm]

Demo coop?

[hoary shell]

Thought this was going to be the next big rust/sot combo but i was wrong

[surreal sierra]

Player hosted servers are an aim after full release or potentiall in EA so I wouldnt rule out larger online servers being a thing

[frigid drum]

Is it kinda like Valheim coop?

[woeful laurel]

Much preferred change

[drifting bough]

PSA for those who need it;
Yes, it has controller support.
Seems to work well presently.

(' ' )b

[hoary shell]

I mean, yeah it's cool but open world, massively multiplayer would be cool seeing loads of people in a hub/port going off on missions

[thick plover]

yup downloading it, im relly hyped for the game, it reminds me bout new worlds but much, much better with abit of assasains creed, sea of thieves, atlas, absolute cinema

[hoary shell]

But oh well, i'll hopefully see in the future if it becomes more MMO style if not i probably wont touch it

I've had it wishlisted since it first came out and didn't realise it changed that heavily. just hope it ain't gonna be like the day before...

[mild sky]

SHIVER ME TIMBERS. OF ALL THE DAYS TO GET BITTEN BY THE STOMACH BUG. BLESS THE GODS. YEEEEEEPPIEEEE. I am about to go crazy deep in this game lol. Do we know if its steam deck compatible?

[warm sail]

which is a little saddening, but it is a start

[surreal sierra]

I agree, it was great fun hanging out in Tortuga in the closed Alpha. And may yet still be a thing in player hosted servers, but for the time being the aim is coop

[ruby badge]

will Tortuga be in the demo?

[surreal sierra]

Not that I've seen

[hoary shell]

Was that a marketing strategy to bring a lot of people in then do a switch a roo last minute?

[surreal sierra]

not even remotely

[crystal schooner]

GG demo has release

[surreal sierra]

The original aim was an MMO-Lite but after the closed alpha the Devs realised that the scope was a bit too great and that the game was better shifted to its current model

[noble herald]

^

[hoary shell]

Actually fairly gutted about this game ngl, but they can only do what they're able to do i guess.

[thick plover]

better to take it step by step

[iron plover]

is it live right now?

[regal gust]

yes

[hoary shell]

Time to probably wait another year or so before a decent MMO comes out then..

[surreal sierra]

Understandable. Here is the devblog that gives the best detail from the Devs themselves about it https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3041230/view/511840624511551150?l=english

[iron plover]

wait, its not a pvp survival game?

[vapid fjord]

why is there no offical online server?

[surreal sierra]

Pve but still survival

[surreal sierra]

You get to host your own in 4 player coop

[hoary shell]

It's co-op now...

[drifting bough]

I fully expect there to be massive servers with populations that will give you that experience.

The base scope change allows them to make sure the system is solid, so that when you have 100+ person servers, it still works well.

Give it a chance come release. ❤️

[vapid fjord]

ah ty time to uninstall then

[abstract aspen]

working full time rn i see

[tiny needle]

Oh, so no big servers? oof

[mild sky]

i am fine with co op as long as its not butt lickint like Skull and Bones. Such a let down

[naive hinge]

omg a demo

[surreal sierra]

not yet. IN time there will likely be huge player hsoted servers

[tiny needle]

I hope so

[surreal sierra]

MAN I am not able to type today

[noble herald]

I am super, super stoked!

[naive hinge]

i never play demo but for this one i will play

[iron plover]

bro they changed it from a pvp game to a pve koop?

[noble herald]

JeeZee!!!!!!

[hoary shell]

I'll stay in the discord and keep my eyes peeled. hopefully they change it up to an MMO PvE, with trading etc but we'll see.

[abstract aspen]

to everyone here, dont forget its a DEMO for co-op, not the full game at all!

[hoary shell]

After reading the Devblog #5 It's PvE co-op focus so its practically most of the game not all the content still "co-op"

[surreal sierra]

True. Its still VERY early in the development cycle for the new direction. Give it time to grow and shape and the things you're all looking for will likely make their due appearance

[mild sky]

"Dedicated servers are not supported in the demo and will arrive with the Early Access release."

according to demo page

[naive hinge]

how is limited this demo ?

[drifting bough]

I honestly expect trading to be a player-balanced thing, not a dev-balanced thing.
Gonna be interesting to see what it comes up to, however.

[surreal sierra]

Not as big as the closed alpha. The alpha was for a much wider game scope and the demo is a lot more condensed. Still very fun tho

[ruby badge]

I hope the frigate is in the demoo

[surreal sierra]

Its not sadly BUT we do get to work with a new ship that wasnt in the alpha

[ruby badge]

I'll take that

[woeful laurel]

pretty cool so far

[crystal schooner]

at least people can feel the game even is just demo right 🙂

[noble herald]

So the Demo is available to everyone now? Not justt he ones that had keys right?

[surreal sierra]

yep

its fair game for everyone

[soft plume]

So excited to finally play this when I get home today

[rain flare]

how do i sort my action bar?

[surreal sierra]

same as you would in miencraft

drag and drop from your inventory

[rain flare]

but my inventory doesnt have an action bar to sort

[charred flare]

top row

[rain flare]

oh the first row is the action bar

[surreal sierra]

yep, conveniently the ones with numbers on

[rain flare]

very subtile :V

[surreal sierra]

I made the same mistake at first so you're good lol

[hoary shell]

They should maybe seperate it a bit more...

[charred flare]

boars... my natural enemy

[green yew]

Does anyone know how long the demo is available for please and thankyou

[thorn drum]

Is the inventory expandable?

[teal bramble]

yes

[fast orchid]

Until early access comes out

[charred flare]

yes

[ruby badge]

from what I understood its doesn't have a limited time

[hoary shell]

Any ideas of prices of the game for EA?

[minor marlin]

Going to 3 man co op this tonight looking forward to it

[noble herald]

Fancy name eh? xD

[rain flare]

is there no sleeping in this game to pass the dark hours? the tent is just a respawn?

[abstract aspen]

its the top one with the star next to it, thats your hotbar

[hearty vessel]

Guys how long is the demo?

[green yew]

When is early access for this game??

[iron plover]

wasnt this supposed to be a PvPvE Game? why is it coop now?

[surreal sierra]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3041230/view/511840624511551150?l=english See Devblog

[minor marlin]

Its more like Valheim now

[hoary shell]

They hooked a big MMO community and flopped it to co-op

[minor marlin]

But then Pirate setting

Imo i like the choice

[idle lotus]

WE ARRR SO BACK

[iron plover]

so sad, antoher hope of a good PvP survival game down the drain

[crystal schooner]

jeez will there be a boss ship like man o war in black flag?

[vocal depot]

How do you go into construction mode?

[hoary shell]

This game has been advertised as well as the day before.

[teal bramble]

B

[surreal sierra]

B

[abstract aspen]

youre a little late to that discussion tbh..its been half a year

[hot birch]

so to get demo go to steam and download?

[crystal schooner]

yes sir

[surreal sierra]

Yep, steam page for the demo is pinned here

[abstract aspen]

yess might want to restart steam if it doesnt show up

[hoary shell]

You do realise, not everyone checks discord/steam for updates on games? they see trailers online for something that's advertised and then in reality it's not as it seems.

[hot birch]

Thanks all , very excited to get off work to give it a GO!

[fluid ether]

Aaaaah , you can't modify the 1 to put the sword if you're in AZERTY you're screwed 😛

[vernal vessel]

Is demo multiplayer?

[surreal sierra]

Its coop. You can host or join a world of up to 4 players

[rain flare]

why is the copper bullet not in my gun?

[short basalt]

Drag it into the slot on your character

[short basalt]

You need gunpowder

[surreal sierra]

you need gunpowder

[rain flare]

🫠

[chrome current]

do i have to make a group with my friend in order to share quests?

[zenith pawn]

bro this game looks really good :P

[surreal sierra]

There should be an option when making a new world to enable shared progression or not

[grave breach]

How long is the demo gonna be available?

[tiny needle]

Pro tip, watch where you are running or youll fall into a hole and be fighting for your life with the undead xD

[lofty basin]

https://tenor.com/view/diekatzlei-katzlei-die-katzlei-cattemacchiato-cat-wheel-gif-17816332718870569030

[zenith pawn]

im buying this game when it comes out with no hesitation :P

[tiny needle]

not even 5 mins in i fell in a hole and got shafted by a drowned

[dusk arch]

Does anyone know if there is comming a trade route/trade ships to plunder and that sort of things to this game?

[noble herald]

I am praying when the game comes out I will be able to save up enough for it. Cause this game is going to be absolutely amazing!

[tiny needle]

Do we know pricing yet

i imagine between 25-30 ish USD

[zenith pawn]

I wanted to buy a new monitor, but im skipping that and buying this game instead XD

[waxen heart]

WHAT now whe can play the demo !!!!

[abstract aspen]

so they gave updates and youre upset they didnt tell anyone because you didnt check for half a year for said updates? its all okay to be upset but to bash em for something they didnt do, thats a bit harsh isnt it?

[regal gust]

what the ||Stat and talent points on level|| dont remember them from last.

[surreal sierra]

Thats cuz its new 🙂

[obsidian palm]

The game probably won't come out for awhile. So buy the monitor

[gleaming kindle]

Hello my fellow pirates

[zenith pawn]

mhmm, makes sense.

[waxen heart]

this demo dont have the coop ?

[surreal sierra]

it does

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[surreal sierra]

specifically FOR coop

[abstract aspen]

it does, its the reason for it :D

[zenith pawn]

im surprised my pc isn't lagging in this game XD
I expected it to be heavy

[abstract aspen]

that was my reaction as well. its really well optimized so far

[pliant mango]

Played for an hour - loved everything I experienced and saw. I need this game, now. 😄

[chrome current]

how do the trees regrow?

[vernal basin]

despite some hickups you may or may not encounter on the way the game is indeed very stable for the amount of details all around^^

[abstract aspen]

they dont atm iirc

[remote fern]

I'm having issues simply adding the game and installing the demo on steam. Is it unlisted?

[waxen heart]

sorry was too quick , didnt go to the play , you change the menu good job 🙂

[abstract aspen]

shouldnt be, maybe try and restart? some people mentioned they couldnt find it on steam for some reason. i think links have been pinned, try it through the pins

[regal gust]

make sure it is the demo and not the full game you are looking at. (also a restart of steam seems to solve the majority of "unlisting" problems)

[thorn drum]

I hope there isn't a ridiculous gap between the demo and release. Id assume 2/3 months at most i hope.

[remote fern]

I think I know what the issue might be. Thanks

[solar junco]

how do i get charcoal

[surreal sierra]

Gotta use the kiln

[abstract aspen]

you get it from the kiln

[abstract aspen]

damn call yourself speedzee :D

[surreal sierra]

Am on shift what can I say

[toxic escarp]

So is the demo gonna be permanant?

[timber epoch]

So excited to try this demo

[surreal sierra]

It'll be until full EA is released

[solar junco]

can you change pistol sensivity

[toxic escarp]

I see I see

[pliant dove]

do we have an FAQ's for the demo yet?

[abstract aspen]

yeah i see youre doing gods work in here rn haha

[tardy dagger]

is ther an offical server to play on?

[surreal sierra]

we dont have a timeframe of when EA will come but I dont imagine for too long. Maybe 3-4 months at a ballpark guess?

[waxen heart]

Very good graphics, they have been greatly improved, you can see the difference from the pre-alpha; good job

[surreal sierra]

No. Its player hosted coop.

[tardy dagger]

ok ty

[waxen heart]

very good , for me after may 🙂

[surreal sierra]

To be fair I loved there being a big hub server for random players to vibe on. It was great fun in the Alpha. Maybe again 1 day

[pliant dove]

(from the steam page)
Demo limitations:

• Co-op is available via player-hosted sessions (up to four players)
• Dedicated servers are not supported in the demo and will arrive with Early Access
• Progress from the demo does not carry over to Early Access

[vernal basin]

Rip...my box of salt. lmao

[abstract aspen]

OUR box of salt

[surreal sierra]

actually its MY box of salt

ye be plundered matey

[vernal basin]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-our-now-gif-21036569

[abstract aspen]

noooo please i have a family!

[surreal sierra]

https://giphy.com/gifs/SLbZ0D6YoO7io

[vernal basin]

https://tenor.com/view/swim-swimming-dough-rich-money-gif-4663117

jeezee in our salt tomorrow lol

[waxen heart]

How long will the demo last? A week or until the EA?

[ruby badge]

what are the available ships in the demo to test?

[pale coral]

is the demo co-op?

[surreal sierra]

Itll be until EA

[ruby badge]

it has a coop option yes

[surreal sierra]

Yes, player hsoted worlds of up to 4 people

[vernal basin]

just the ketch for now

[surreal sierra]

DAMB i cannot type

[pale coral]

is just a 4 people world of my team or already with open world servers? (like sot for example)

[ruby badge]

you sure? I saw a big one in the demo trailer

[surreal sierra]

its 4 people in a coop world and only those 4

[waxen heart]

wawwww soo good , ty .... Do we have the same biomes as in the pre-alpha? Or just one?

[vernal basin]

well for the demo its the ketch. EA and full release may have more but i dont know myself

[surreal sierra]

Just the small archipelago. Agin the scope is smaller but more condensed than the Alpha

[surreal sierra]

Legend says if you build a Shrine to the Devs in your game, Yar_Master will visit ye and bestow a galleon for Pirates on the good list

or that might be Santa. It gets foggy after 3 bottles of rum

[waxen heart]

ok ty one biome 🙂 good job mate , we are ready to be part of it

[regal gust]

arh good to see the "global illumination" trick is still in. makes mining so much easier.

[vernal basin]

a shrine for thee, it shall be done!

[waxen heart]

@grand light its my best friend now lol

[abstract aspen]

i dont think we will ever be on the good list..we broke everything so much haha

[waxen heart]

the price will be as espected when we played the prealpha ? 30-40€ and for how much biomes 6 ?

[tiny needle]

Man, it humbles one when you get killed by a prehistoric chicken

[zenith pawn]

I got killed by a boar XD

[tiny needle]

I almost did

[abstract aspen]

the dodos show no mercy

[waxen heart]

We know what you're talking about, we've all seen death against a dodo, even YouTubers got hit hard, the ultimate dodo, it’s brutal

[vernal basin]

just wait until the first fellows get bodied by a charging boar xD

[tiny needle]

lool

[abstract aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/vietnam-flashback-traumatized-cat-gif-7852054576948114551

[willow mason]

That's gonna be me lol

[abstract aspen]

having nam flashbacks to that one

[ruby badge]

so wait is this the ketch?

[regal gust]

the dodo will always be the bane of me.. boars is easier to deal with

[vernal basin]

was just walking in the woods and one absolutely decked me, sending me into the sea. scary stuff in these bushes. xD

[regal gust]

Oh did i miss this game... it feels so good to be back..

[amber bridge]

i finally get to test it :)

[regal gust]

key?

[lofty basin]

yes

[weak birch]

omg

[amber bridge]

eh? no i mean the demo lol

[regal gust]

bad joke. from me.

[ruby badge]

it looks pretty decent in size, so cheers for that!

[surreal sierra]

Alright I have had a loooong and busy day so I am going to go rest for a few hours. I hope everyone enjoys the game!

[amber bridge]

i just hope i'll have money when it launches on early access. currently have 7 dollars to my name...

[amber bridge]

rest well!

[burnt tinsel]

PT-BR coming soon?

[surreal sierra]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dog-sleep-sleeping-UiSB80BTwQpoeW3VuA

[waxen heart]

he is here the first dodo , dont be killed lol

[amber bridge]

https://klipy.com/gifs/chuckles-im-in-danger

[regal gust]

Oh my multi characters and worlds even

[vernal basin]

a good ship

[abstract aspen]

and a great build system too

[zenith pawn]

I like the combat :P

[amber bridge]

i've been wanting a pirate game like this for... my whole life lol

[zenith pawn]

same, ocean sailing and combat with land exploration/survival, there is legit no game like this

[raw shore]

Does the demo have multiplayer?

[vernal basin]

yes

[amber bridge]

and SINGLE PLAYER! I hated Sea of Thieves. tried it once or twice. the last time i did i got my boat rammed by some 12 year screeching in his mic. it was so sudden and annoying i noped out and uninstalled lol

i rather play by myself or with npcs

[raw shore]

Thank you

[zenith pawn]

oh yeah, forgot to mention the pve/singleplayer part

[amber bridge]

yes, but i'm also not a PVP person.

for sweats who wanna bully casuals, sure lol

there's a reason pure pvp games don't last long outside of team based ones

[iron plover]

just hop on a pve server then

[short basalt]

We all have our preferences, let’s agree to disagree and move on

[zenith pawn]

this is exactly why I hate pvp, and I say it should be an option.

[abstract aspen]

sadly what most pvp games end up being, love a good fair back and forth. not a fan of bullying others or getting bullied lol

[amber bridge]

they severely limited the single player mode in SoT

[zenith pawn]

preferences can be satisfied with various options :P

[spark heath]

Is there no way to sleep to pass time?

[short basalt]

We’re in conversation, not in game

[amber bridge]

pvp games eventually cannibalize themselves. they don't entice the casuals. pvpers have no one to attack but other pvpers. and the playerbase shrinks to only the hardcore folks.

[zenith pawn]

yeah ik. im just saying that its best if pve and pvp can exist separately from eachother in one game. It doesn't have to be just one or the other

[amber bridge]

it's sorta like whenever a new mmo is coming out and the pvp crowd demand open world pvp. in the genre usually aimed at casuals/pve-focused players lol

[vernal basin]

both at once is a pain in the backside to balance regardless. im glad its not a thing here

[short basalt]

In this game it should be fairly easy as it’s co-op and not normal multiplayer

[amber bridge]

agreed

[chrome current]

di animals respawn?

[short basalt]

But i agree

[short basalt]

I enjoy both

[vernal basin]

yes, takes a bit tho

[abstract aspen]

yeah its bound to happen eventually with pvp stuff, once the honeymoon phase is over

[amber bridge]

unfortunately.

[abstract aspen]

they do. ore as well. i think its about an hour or two in between the ores, no clue about the animals tho

[amber bridge]

i would enjoy pvp more if i didn't have bad reaction skills lol my hand-eye coordination has always been terrible. this is why you'll never see me play a soulsborne game (and that's just pve) xD

i can barely survive where winds meets on easy mode lol

[winter frigate]

can beat most souls bosses just by learning the patterns

[vernal basin]

looking at sea of thieves and onthers, all PvPers do is punch down anyways. dunk on a dude who has nothing for a cheap laugh and moan about it if they have no more "noobs" to beat up. if anyone says something its a default to "skill issue" and it just makes me mad

[zenith pawn]

ark did it well. Separate Pvp and pve servers can exist. They dont need to mix

[winter frigate]

pvpers punch down when risk isnt worth the reward

[amber bridge]

my brain is crap at processing action games for some reason. i struggle to read telegraphs even when their obvious.

[honest schooner]

Where can i store my items in game?

[abstract aspen]

sadly...most of the time its just fun for most. and its still not a good reason to do so

[vernal basin]

there is never a risk and NO reward and they still went on about it with cheap excuses xD

[amber bridge]

"yeah git gud newbie who i'm bullying specifically because you're new to this game and can't really fight back!"

i learned that those kinda pvpers don't wanna fight people like them because it's less "fun", apparently.

[winter frigate]

not really accurate at all rofl

[abstract aspen]

i will always be happy about the toxic people taking themselves out as well when a game isnt pvp

[amber bridge]

well i had someone tell me it, but they could've been trolling or they were a psychopath xD

[abstract aspen]

every pvp game thats big enough has these players

[amber bridge]

i don't have much experience with pvp. i'm the person who blinks and is dead within that second lol

of course i'll try pvp in a game once or twice. but just to see if it's interesting.

[abstract aspen]

i have years of pvp experience and i will tell you, even i used to be a dong about it and went for smaller fries back then. something i stopped doing a while ago tho, cuz i got older and decided i was a D about it. grew out of it lol

and i was not alone doing these things

[ruby badge]

so question, if I want to join my friend I should choose the "connect to server option" ?

[amber bridge]

i guess the folks who don't stop, never grew out of that mindset lol

[boreal ingot]

Hey i forgot to ask, is windrose also pvp?

[zenith pawn]

im a casual gamer who likes to sit back and play games in peace. Pvp is too annoying and frustrating for me.

[regal gust]

if he has selected host a game yes, otherwise you pick that (someoen needs to host)

[winter frigate]

there are abusive players in every game, they're just bullies, not real players. You think there aren't players on PvE servers that fight other players? people exploited in Atlas, and still exploit in Ark to get an advantage over other players on the server

[abstract aspen]

yes, you need their server invite code and password

[amber bridge]

i avoid games that have forced pvp because i just wanna chill and fight mobs in a pretty/badass world

[ruby badge]

and I can only join him while he is online correct?

[boreal ingot]

Hey i forgot to ask, is windrose also pvp?

[zenith pawn]

same :P

[surreal sierra]

No. It’s pve coop

[stuck sable]

Im happy a Demo is here at least, never did a key during the playtest

[sterile oasis]

is there any way to turn off all the smoke coming from the kiln, smelter and cooking pot?

[abstract aspen]

yes, server host has to be online for others to join

[surreal sierra]

Nope. If a fire is burning there’s gonna be smoke

[ruby badge]

there's no smoke without fire.

[abstract aspen]

depends on what is burning

[robust herald]

Hello guys, but is online? is mmorg?

[zenith pawn]

no. its singleplayer coop

[robust herald]

oh

[abstract aspen]

a demo is currently running. it switched from mmo to pve coop a while ago :) demo is free for everyone to try out rn

[robust herald]

Yes, I'm trying it out, it's really well done, but the fact that they downgraded it from MMORPG to single-player co-op unfortunately didn't thrill me...

[ruby badge]

is it possible for me and my friend to use both our ships in the demo?

[raven falcon]

Brush my PC was beef enough to run this it runs okay but the game's good so far

[abstract aspen]

yes definitely! you just have to each build one :)

[carmine ravine]

there are servers?

[abstract aspen]

thats fair, i sadly never got to try it in its mmo phase. it would def been fun, but i can see why they changed it

[zenith pawn]

Nah, its an upgrade. It will be less likely to fail and the game can never be taken away from you. Unlike New World

[robust herald]

I don't doubt that they have their reasons, I would have liked to see it as an MMO, too bad...

[digital geyser]

for how long is the demo running for?

[robust herald]

New World, I played it for 3,000 hours, right from day one.
It was a really good game, but bugs and lack of updates forced players to abandon it, myself included.+

[zenith pawn]

I could not play it much until they announced that the servers will shut down. now I dont wanna play it because its gonna be unplayable after a while anyway.

[chrome current]

is farming a thing? like planting potatoes and stuff?

[zenith pawn]

and this is why I think MMO's are not safe. Not for the devs or the players

[mossy hill]

how long is the demo?

[robust herald]

Really beautiful and with lots of potential, but... unfortunately it's been shut down because the developer didn't know how to listen.

[abstract aspen]

farming is in the game but sadly not in the demo, since it only focuses on coop stability and overall gameplay feel. the demo is just a very very small part until ea drops if i got that right

[zenith pawn]

yeah I also enjoyed it. Too bad I could not play it more

[short meteor]

Yo does windrose have controller support?

[robust herald]

Anyway, thank you for responding, and I apologize to everyone for going off topic with New World.
I'll get back to Skull and Bones, but thank you all so much for letting me join this Discord.

[fast orchid]

It's basic but it does!

[abstract aspen]

it might be a bit iffy rn

[drifting bough]

Can confirm, it has support.

It is wildly iffy in menus, so keep a mouse handy, but it's very solid in play.

[short meteor]

Thank god 😅 I have joint issues so in can only use controller mouse I can use in small amounts ahah

[stray crescent]

How many people are working on this game?

[grand light]

Currently it's not workaeble, plz use mouse and keyboard! We will add it later.

[short meteor]

Thank you you guys are stars

[drifting bough]

Cause my beloved at the dev crew had to drop this when I'm down an arm and restricted to controller for pain management, so I feel that. A lot. (esp today. I pushed too hard yesterday and ow.)

For explore and harvesting, it feels okay. Menus tho...

[sharp ember]

Hello all, is there a way of creating a selfhosted server?

[drifting bough]

It has a strong base for wandering around with. :3 Keep at it, it'll polish up well! ❤️

[stray crescent]

Yar_master. How many people are working on it?

[regal gust]

no dedicated servers yet,

[obtuse hawk]

There’s a small team working on the game.

[zenith pawn]

dedicated servers are not in the demo, only in the full game whenever it comes into early access. But you can invite friends to play coop

[iron plover]

i cant drop items? i am in koop, trying to drop items deletes them!

[grand light]

Self host is when you play and invite others normally.
If you are talking about dedicated servers, they will arrive in full EA version.

[short meteor]

Another question could this game run on Xbox ally x? As I have that

[grand light]

There is no option to delete an item tbh.
Drop item with MMB.

[iron plover]

if i drag items to the bottom it says drop, but it then deletes them

[sharp ember]

If there are DD server via containers, you have already 4 copies from me 💪 keep the good work

[regal gust]

when you never uninstalled the previous version.. hehe

[mossy hill]

when early access?

[zenith pawn]

can items despawn? I hope not

[fast orchid]

Is that the new handheld? If so my steam deck runs it mostly fine but can get laggy on intense moments

[abstract aspen]

option b would be drag and drop in the item menu, if you hold it with your mouse theres a red square at the bottom, just throw anything unwanted into the ocean for now or make a trash chest for these items

[short meteor]

I yes it's abit stronger than the steam deck awesome

[iron plover]

i was doing that in a coop hosted world. there is nothing dropping, items dissapear

[obtuse hawk]

Dropped items don’t land at your feet

[fast orchid]

Yee, if it has steam it should be able to run it but even with it being stronger just be weary of it could still be prone to lag spikes

[iron plover]

where do they land?

[stray crescent]

How long has this game be in development?

[abstract aspen]

dropped items mostly just get thrown across the area in random, so they might be further away

[obtuse hawk]

This ^

[iron plover]

why tho? 😄

[torpid dirge]

soon™

[obtuse hawk]

It’s like when you stop texting and throw your phone across the room

[lofty basin]

one and a two a while :D

[stray crescent]

That doesn't help?

[abstract aspen]

pirate got anger issues haha. i think its something they might be working on to get right, for now its just a little finnicky

[iron plover]

alright, using chests for swapping stuff between friends then i guess ^^

[obtuse hawk]

As in how long its active for on steam or how long you can play for?

[tame mulch]

how can i load my gun ingame ?

[zenith pawn]

default keybind is R, but u need bullets and gunpowder I think

[tame mulch]

thx i have only bullets that is my problem

[oblique rock]

ok yeah im loving this game , how much is this going to be on day 1 ?

[stray crescent]

Just played some and the graphics look amazing. Whoever did that. The game seems like it'll be a huge hit! I hope the best for the team! Coding looks amazing.

[oblique rock]

im so happy they are going with gritty/dark pirate themed and not cartoony/kidified

[vernal basin]

blackbeards dimwhits around islands drop gunpowder at times and it will automatically be slotted into its equipped slot.
it confused me at first so may as well note it as well lol

[oak garden]

Thank you to the Windrose development team for giving me the longest day at work

[abstract aspen]

you need both gunpowder and bullets to be able to shoot the gun. you can use pearls from closed scallop shells as bullets too, theyre weak but they work. gunpowder can only be found sadly.

[zenith pawn]

aww... I hope a crafting recipe for gunpowder is planned

[bitter crescent]

Surely it's planned, the flair on the ash made in the charcoal kiln says it's useful for making gunpowder

[abstract aspen]

we have the sulfur (and cheesy ways to mine it) but the recipe is not in the demo for some reason, as it does exist outside the demo iirc

[obtuse hawk]

Glad you like it! Game definitely does look amazing

[vernal basin]

it is but aside from blasting sulfur with our ship we cant mine it without an iron pickaxe and i am sure there is another thingy that triggers the recipe to unlock that is on a part we cant get to in the demo

[zenith pawn]

cool :P

[tiny needle]

Maybe this has been asked, i got to the quest to find ship wrecks to get one going, but some how i was already able to call a ship, is this a bug or intended for the demo

[obtuse hawk]

Just watch out for those pesky Dodos 😂

[abstract aspen]

how big is that ship?

[vernal basin]

did it call the ketch or a boat

[tiny needle]

ohh

[zenith pawn]

a dodo just ran at me with violent intent XD
dont forget dodging exists :P

[tiny needle]

The small boat

[abstract aspen]

yeah you repair the big boat, so its different :D

[celest willow]

Some of yalls names have me rolling my doctor's waiting room rn

[tiny needle]

Thanks for the clarification

[vernal basin]

we wont expect anyone to pull off a boarding with naught but a dingi lmao

[abstract aspen]

no problem, just ask away if anything is unclear

[zenith pawn]

a random doctor just appeared at my camp 👀

[chrome current]

i had gunpowder and have no idea where from

[tiny needle]

Can i make as many camps as i want

[abstract aspen]

yes

[tiny needle]

Cool beans

[teal nacelle]

How much gameplay is in this demo?

[zenith pawn]

I think 4-6 hours

[cloud jay]

Anyway to toggle sprint? I hate having to hold down shift lol

[abstract aspen]

its mostly basics, naval combat is in it, mining, basic building (which you can go ham with already) three islands. its mostly for testing coop stability and general gameplay feel and as mentioned above its 4-6h of gameplay

[stone torrent]

anyone know where the tree marked with a reg flag is?

[grand light]

Look around the place you have found the info about the tree 😉

[abstract aspen]

it is def nearby, not too far away

[raven falcon]

Can the demo be played online

With my homie

[abstract aspen]

yeah you can host a server for up to 4 players

[sudden badge]

how long will the demo be up ? asking becusse me an building is many hours xD

[raven falcon]

Oh I thought it was a MMO??

[fast orchid]

Until early access

[stone torrent]

is the red flag on top of at the base of the tree lol

[sudden badge]

ty for answer and yessss 😄 any hint on when the game will go EA mabye 😛

[zenith pawn]

you can alway play coop with your homie :P

[abstract aspen]

soon™ is all we have for now

[cloud jay]

Is there a feedback spot in discord?

[raven falcon]

That's true well thank you for answer!!

[fast orchid]

#1298615271686279208

[velvet pagoda]

I like the game, but the performance is terrible. Will this be improved in the near future?

[fast orchid]

What're your specs? My performance has been fine so far

[vernal basin]

what exactly is happening?

[zenith pawn]

I expected worse. I can still play fine on medium-high tho

[lilac atlas]

Aye! Lads, i'm hading some problems with optimization. And i have a pretty good pc that can handle games like rdr2 pretty well. Is it just me? (Sorry bout my english)

[velvet pagoda]

RTX 4070, Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 64 GB Ram

[velvet pagoda]

fps drops. 40 and lower

[raven falcon]

Is controller fully supported?

[vernal basin]

are you running any form of overclocks?

[velvet pagoda]

no

[zenith pawn]

im consistently getting around 60fps on a rtx 3060 ti

[fast orchid]

Not fully fully but enough to play the game without too much issue

[lilac atlas]

Having the same issue

[velvet pagoda]

gpu driver is also up to date

[vague warren]

hi all

[boreal isle]

Can you save game while playing demo

[thorn drum]

I would assume so

[zenith pawn]

yes, but progress wont carry over to full game

[vague warren]

i have a question about the game is there be an option to purchase it at the moment because i mssed the kickstartet campaign

[vernal basin]

kinda wrecking my brain around for what could be the cause since i have no issues in that regard at all. does barely waver..

[fast orchid]

I can only recommend running things on medium / lowering your upscaling setting a bit at the moment then as well as leave something in #1298615271686279208 about it dropping to 40 fps with your specs

[boreal isle]

Thanks but how, I'm blind apparently!

[raven falcon]

All right I appreciate it thank you

[fast orchid]

It'll autosave for you

[grave rock]

You can't buy it right now, no.

[vague warren]

oh okay thank you for the answer

[zenith pawn]

im running on medium settings, view distance and textures are on high, with resolution upscaling on 90%
Im consistently getting around 60fps on rtx 3060 ti
I find these settings to be the "sweet spot"

[boreal isle]

Is there a way to save manually and esc doesn't seem to pause game

[fast orchid]

Also there was no Kickstarter for this, just a heads up

[fast orchid]

No, escape doesn't pause but you can just quit to menu and your progress will be safe

[vague warren]

ah okay i had think there was a kickstarter campaign and the game had a nother name before

[boreal isle]

Seaweaver Thanks Brother

[fast orchid]

No Kickstarter that I can recall but the game used to be called Crosswind, however that changed when the game changed direction

[fast orchid]

Of course!

[olive sentinel]

Are all mats refunded when you demolish a building, since you can't move a building after it's placed?

[velvet pagoda]

thank you. that was a great tip. i'm getting 60 fps with these settings now. i will try lossless scaling to double it 🙂

[fast orchid]

Yes!

[zenith pawn]

your welcome :P

[fast orchid]

The iems you break drop stuff equal to the pieces used

[thick plover]

will the maps generate or will it just be the maps be like the same all the time?

[raven dagger]

free demo

[devout spire]

Is there co-op in the demo?

[raven dagger]

yeah

[still nebula]

So guys AZERTY keyboard impossible to bind the menu bar

[fast orchid]

I believe the island shapes are about the same but the POIs and other events are random

[still nebula]

The numbers : 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
The reste of the buttons you can bind them but not the action bar :/

[thick plover]

oh nice

[fast orchid]

Yee, let's them keep stability but give you a random seed every time

[thick plover]

yeah some games have the same maps everytime wich makes it boring imo

[fast orchid]

Yeah I feel you

[thick plover]

im pretty impressed how fleshed out the game feels already thougth

[tiny needle]

The sailing is great imo, not to complicated but enough immersion to make me happy lol

[thick plover]

makes me wonder will the game support modding so people can makes ships even greater etc?

[fast orchid]

I know right. It feels like it hit the perfect sweet spot

[thorn drum]

Looks like ill be setting sail on it tonight as soon as I get home 🏴‍☠️

[onyx sail]

how long is the demo lasting ?

[thorn drum]

Is there a kraken in the game? I hope so 🙏

[fast orchid]

Not in the demo

[kind spindle]

this might be a dumb question but just wanna ask just in case but can you set up a ship in the demo ??

absolutley love the demo so far!! ❤️

[fast orchid]

Until early access is available

[fast orchid]

You absolutely can

I have 12

[thorn drum]

👀 🐙 ⚔️

[kind spindle]

awesomeee thank you ❤️

[mild sky]

Is there a creative mode? I am more interested on how sailing is then playing a story like demo

[abstract aspen]

theres not much of a story in the demo

[fast orchid]

Sadly not in the demo no

[fast orchid]

Not one that you paid attention to

[mild sky]

is there any cheats I can do to spaen ship lol

[fast orchid]

Sadly no

[mild sky]

damn its going to take me a bit to gst to a ship tho

[blissful beacon]

Is there a fov option in the settings or am I just blind

[orchid magnet]

Anyone else unable to get past the opening mission? I'm stuck fighting the sailors below deck but cannot inflict or take damage - I've tried restarting etc

[fast orchid]

Drank the coffee?

[tulip wraith]

i love you guys,finally after this waiting we can play

[young vault]

How big/vast is the demo?

[abstract aspen]

feel like the coffee is the final boss at this point haha

[mild sky]

its not bad so far honestly. Some animations are funny but I like it

[kind spindle]

one last question been struggling to get talent points how does one acquire them 😄

[toxic escarp]

It’s trying to teach you to block. NOT parry, block

[abstract aspen]

level up by doing quests, you get a few points that way :)

max lvl is 5

[fast orchid]

I know, but hey, one day you can have an unfinished island like mine

[orchid magnet]

It was a UI glitch, I couldn't see the task telling me to block. 2nd restarted it's fixed 🙂

[young vault]

Is there a time limit? How far can we progress with a friend? Areas blocked or something? Would like to know answers

[mild sky]

DAYYYMMM. Is it possible to have multiple ships in your fleet? with ai sailing them?

[fast orchid]

Sadly no, these are my transport ships

[mild sky]

ah. but you still have AI crew tho like in black flag? Can they at least sing?

[abstract aspen]

they can

[fast orchid]

On your ship yes

[thick plover]

you have 12 ships?

[abstract aspen]

sadly you need to be on the wheel for it tho

[fast orchid]

And yes they can sing like a solid force

[mild sky]

ya you people make AC4 but survival and it makes me quite happy

[fast orchid]

I do

[thick plover]

are they like AI ships you can control?

[olive sentinel]

Swimming in the air

[mild sky]

THE SINGING is the best part honestly. GOD this is great. been waiting so long for this to come

[fast orchid]

No I use them for transport

[thick plover]

oh fair, im gathering a crew of friends to play with me later today, im more of a hoarder/farmer, the other one is a ship guy and the third i think is a buildier so thats like a perfect tripple crew XD

[vernal basin]

funny with a female character if the song just starts in a deep af voice xD

[mild sky]

lol

[fast orchid]

They're tied to your character so you can just spawn them in with a wharf and shove stuff in their inventory

That's how I'm gonna be game hopping giving out goodies in the demo later

[thick plover]

eyo nice

[fast orchid]

Yee

[abstract aspen]

might wanna..tell people that you aquired it all differently tho

[mild sky]

man that boar on the starting island is a pain in the bucket

[abstract aspen]

dont mention buckets, you may summon the almighty

[pliant osprey]

i ldownoaded the demo and it attempts to start but doesnt start it. has anyone got this problem and knows how to fix it?

[mild sky]

the almight?

buckets. buckets. buckets

[bold rain]

So how long will the demo stay?

[fast orchid]

Until early access is released

[halcyon ermine]

hopefully forever

[bold rain]

Okay, so since my girlfriend is gone for this week and comes late on the weekend, the demo will stay after that? 😄

[fast orchid]

Should ve

[halcyon ermine]

im ready to buy

[blissful beacon]

How do I craft the boots killed the boar got the hide can’t find it in the workbench or anywhere

[grand light]

You need a new crafting station - armor and clothes workshop

[blissful beacon]

Ty it just told me to make the boots nothing about a workshop but that makes sense haha

[sleek tartan]

should i inspire my crew to do better by being a kind and loving captain or by striking fear in their hearts?

[fast orchid]

Inspiration, seems to do bards wonders if they're landing dragons

[abstract aspen]

respect em and show em why you are their captain

[livid bear]

how long is the demo going for?

[thorn drum]

Until early access is announced

[fast orchid]

Until early access is available

[livid bear]

oh dang

that’s awesome i’ve been hyped for this game for a while

[dense ermine]

Is playing with friends still region locked?

[fast orchid]

Ikr, I'm so happy to see how alive the community has gotten

[fast orchid]

Nope, but it's also a self host system now

[dense ermine]

Nice, that was a pain last time..thank you

[pliant dove]

is there not an fov slider?

[sleek tartan]

are we still unable to ride the same boat with friends?

[fast orchid]

Sadly not that I know of, perfect for #1298615271686279208

[abstract aspen]

friends can hop on now

[fast orchid]

Nope, you can now jump on their boats and sail away now, can't shoot their cannons just yet but can chill and board with them

[sleek tartan]

nice nice, ty

[thorn drum]

I hope there isnt long until early access. If we have to wait another 6 months, I'd rather be in Davy Jones locker

[pliant dove]

thanks, it's already been suggested thankfully 😄 https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1395953710512734288

[fast orchid]

Nice!

[pliant dove]

so I tested it for science, falling trees can indeed hurt you in this game

[warm sail]

how goes the game for everyone here

[raven falcon]

My shitte PC can't barley run it lol

[warm sail]

huge rip, mine is running it like a gem rn

which i entirely was not expecting, given my specs

[blissful beacon]

im running the game in all epic settings at 200 FPS it runs super smooth

[quartz comet]

oh bby the demo is out Pog

[polar burrow]

Is the demo coop ?

[fast orchid]

It is!

It currently supports up to 4 players

[polar burrow]

DAMN I had the playtest but alone and now the demo with friend. I think i'm going to ascend to heaven

[fast orchid]

Gotta sail there first. Take the scenic route

[raven dagger]

im just going to build for 3 days lol

[real ice]

Does the copper respawn in the cave? on the first island

[fast orchid]

It does!

I believe the timer is set for 2 hours

[real ice]

Does it take some time or what's the requirements? feels like forever i cleared it and nothing is back

[granite oxide]

2 hours

go search for other islands theres more mines that are much, much larger 😉

[abstract aspen]

and watch out for enemies

[real ice]

ah okay thanks!

[granite oxide]

The bell towers are your best friend 😉

[mild sky]

ok so that was FUN. Wow. been so beyond sad that I missed the playtest last time but I am so happy i got the demo. this actually could shape up to be a very good game wow

[real ice]

Can my friend also use my own bell towers? Haven't made one yet so unsure, and thanks for the information

[mild sky]

I can see co-op being good but I do agree, I do hope for dedicated servers in the future and pvp

[rustic lark]

Arrghhh! It's time you filthy scum of the sea, let's dive into Windrose and remember....Take everything, give nothing back! Arrghhh!

[young vault]

How big is the demo? How much content is there? Any timelimits? Area limits?

[granite oxide]

keep in mind this is very small demo compared to last playtest, it is to make sure things are stable, bugs worked out, etc. Limited play but you'll get a good general feel.

[mild sky]

ya but I assume it will let me create a ship and board others right?

[fast orchid]

What if I want to be pirate Santa and give everything, take nothing back?

[granite oxide]

It is a limited demo yes, 3 islands in this one, we had 13 in last demo.

[warm sail]

where clay

[granite oxide]

yes

[young vault]

Alright

[granite oxide]

along edge of beaches between sand and the forest look for patches

[rustic lark]

You can too, up to you! Argghhh!

[fast orchid]

https://tenor.com/view/pirates-caribbean-accord-then-we-have-an-accord-we-have-an-accord-gif-17737979

[young vault]

How big is one island then?

[granite oxide]

explore and find out they are different sizes

[hearty stump]

is there any time limit to the demo?

[rustic lark]

Do we know what's the engine used?

[mild sky]

then that is good enough for me. will the demo cut me off after a time limit?

[mild sky]

jinx

[rustic lark]

Game looks extremly good imo

[raven falcon]

Is there a pvp setting?

Me and my homie would like to have epic 1v1s lol

[fast orchid]

Sadly no

[granite oxide]

no the demo ends when they have enough feedback and tend to what is needed. you can continue to play the demo once story hits the end ( that you are able to get too) which is a short beginning.

[solemn horizon]

Dang! I just came to the discord unaware of the demo to say that I will be out of town for a few days starting thursday but next week with my wife and kid out of town I will be home alone, would be a perfect time to drop a playtest... only to see a demo dropped today... dang dang dang.. I was in the middle of trying to finish my fallout 4 steam achievement run! I guess that will have to wait until I get back because there is no way I don't play this right now. Well I mean later today but still! I am so flipping excited!! Finally!!

[raven falcon]

Damn

[faint quiver]

The graphics look really good

[raven falcon]

Why did they downgrade to 4 player co op and not mmo

[granite oxide]

Demo will run until Early Access

[woven wadi]

Finally got my fix. Thanks Windrose Crew!

[fast orchid]

Because the technical difficulties of making it an MMO for a team of their size was just not a path they felt worth pursuing, iirc that was roughly how it was phrased.

[terse moat]

Are we allowed to talk here about Playtest?

[fast orchid]

Like the previous alpha?

[terse moat]

Ye and current test.

[fast orchid]

Mhmm!

Previous alpha wasn't under NDA and this is a publicly available demo

[terse moat]

Cuz I am unsure if only I have this issue but my quest to obtain first boat is on another island.

[ornate whale]

press k near water and sail

[solemn horizon]

So this demo will stay up then? It isn't just for the steam next fest of for the next couple of weeks?

[fast orchid]

Should be able to talk to Galen if you haven't already and spawn your new dingy with the K button

[terse moat]

I must have missed him explaining that to me

[fast orchid]

Nope, should be until early access comes out

[terse moat]

Thank you for the info and honestly, I can't wait for EA, game keeps improving and I am surprised how optimized the game is.

[granite oxide]

It is very smooth for sure

[warm sail]

is there a way to grow trees

[solemn horizon]

Dang. That makes me almost want to wait until I get back into town next week and can really sit and enjoy it by myself. but I don't think I can wait that long haha do we have a word or rough idea when early access will be?

[terse moat]

All high settings and I got stable 60 FPS

[mild sky]

is EA still planned this year?

[tardy dagger]

what is max lvl for survivor armor?

[fast orchid]

Some time later this year

[fast orchid]

8

[weary totem]

what is max lobby size?

[fast orchid]

4

There's plans to allow deticated servers but not until early access

[weary totem]

Is there content past frog boss this time?

[snow perch]

What is there to find on the N area of the map where you get Travelers journal? Map says 0/1 Not sure what im missing

[bright lake]

Hey all, been looking forward to this, hoping it fills the gap Atlas left after 5k hours sunk into it 😄

[devout spire]

Do we know about how many hours of content is in the demo?

[mild sky]

yaas. I agree. Atlas was good but then sucked

[warm sail]

any way to grow trees good sir

[zenith pawn]

4-6

[bright lake]

Some good private servers out there still, I used to run one a while back. But hoping this is good. Just downloading the demo now

[raven falcon]

Are you able to move stuff ? After you built it

[fast orchid]

Sadly not in the demo but your characters inventory can be saved across worlds, I just make worlds, raze their trees then delete the world for now.
I believe they can also grow back themselves but it takes time
and I think bonfires may also stop them from growing but that one could be a bug

[fast orchid]

No but when you destroy it you get back all the materials you put into it

[warm sail]

good to know

[tawny silo]

is there chatbox in windrose atm?

[scarlet hound]

hey! where to find clay?

[fast orchid]

Along the shoreline where dirt meets sand, thats where the nodes spawn

[fast orchid]

Sadly no

[scarlet hound]

thank you!

[fast orchid]

No problem

[tawny silo]

why not? if we are gonna go online with friends commuincation is needed

[toxic escarp]

this game is BRUTAL

[fast orchid]

Idk, but it's not a bad idea to put in #1298615271686279208

[warm sail]

are you sure, or are ye having a rough go

[weary totem]

@devout spire If it's same content as last playtest I got 60 hours out of it

[fast orchid]

It definitely can be, especially since you are stranded on an island with nothing at first

[young vault]

they said it's only 3 islands instead of 13 🙁

[fast orchid]

Luckily we do have difficulty settings now

[weary totem]

oh so this is significantly cut down from the last playtest

[solemn horizon]

Ok yeah I had seen that before that it was coming out this year I just didn't know since the demo was going to stay up until then if we had an early access window

[fast orchid]

For sure yes

[young vault]

bit too much yeah

[toxic escarp]

the combat specifically, is scary lol. enemies stronger than a dodo two shot you, and they don't do that thing in other games where enemies will fight one at a time. THAT SAID, you do get a lot of tools for avoiding damage entirely

[fast orchid]

Hey! It said not to do that!!

[toxic escarp]

outside of parrying/dodging, the block meter is nice for emergencies, and you can staggerlock most of the enemies

[zenith pawn]

you can dodge, block or parry

[weary totem]

@fast orchid How many bosses past frog will be in the early access version?

[atomic frost]

oh.. sorry

[fast orchid]

Not a clue

[fast orchid]

No no sorry I was joking!

[atomic frost]

😄

[fast orchid]

Read the pots description

[shell dagger]

Optimized? Idk about that. There's some pretty enormous fps spikes, and generally the performance isn't that great.

[toxic escarp]

i will say, i do wish that the enemies worked together a littleeee better

[atomic frost]

for a second I thought I didn't read some NDA or something and acted faster than light.

oh well.. 😄

[granite oxide]

Put some pictures in the #🎨│creative to give an idea of some of what you can build in the demo. The build pieces for demo are limited but good enough to have some fun with. @fast orchid can you add some pics to this as well

[fast orchid]

Nah, post it back!

[atomic frost]

Still the scource ofthe seven (and half) puddles

[fast orchid]

Lmao

[olive sentinel]

For a building game I hope we can relocate already placed buildings in EA. It's tedious to demolish, then build again

[atomic frost]

😄

Have to say, I do love this game.

[fast orchid]

I would love a blueprint system

[toxic escarp]

Also, crafting from chests is baby stuff, crafting from the workbench crafting queue is for real men

[granite oxide]

no, the buildings are not prefab pick up and move, build piece by piece, part of the joy of creativity, but you get full mats back 🙂

[fast orchid]

Excuse me sir, The prompt reads do not wear on head, clearly you have your backpack on wrong

[olive sentinel]

I mean not even that. But forcing a player to demolish a building rather then having a (Key Bind) to move the already built building. Forcing a demolish means you have to have inventory then

[granite oxide]

But yes a blueprint system like Dune has would be cool

[fast orchid]

That's true, but we do get much bigger backpacks, at least we did in the last Alpha

[iron robin]

for how long demo is available?

[toxic escarp]

also can you craft gunpowder?

[fast orchid]

Until early access is released

[granite oxide]

until Early Access

[olive sentinel]

I guess well see, but it's adding multiple tedious steps just cause you can't relocate a building

[fast orchid]

Sadly not in the demo

[iron robin]

will my save stay after release of early game?

[toxic escarp]

no

[mild sky]

true maybe. I think it was a good game but then they just ditched it and it was just sad. The demo reminds me a lot of atlas

[fast orchid]

Sadly no

[granite oxide]

you can loot the gunpowder from loot locations, some respawn but in small amounts and from pirates that drop it.

[warm sail]

you can parry as well

[toxic escarp]

so guns are a little treat

i don't dislike that, actually

[warm sail]

i mean

[iron robin]

is there official day of early access release? 😄

[olive sentinel]

I know what you mean, I was surrounded by 3

[carmine ravine]

game feels pretty cool quick question. Is it intended to play with more than 4 ppl or is 4 the max?

[warm sail]

there was something stated with ASh @toxic escarp
that it is used to make powder

[terse moat]

Kite and strike, kite and strike.

[heady comet]

Some way to hide the hats without unequipping them and show the weapons on the body

[fast orchid]

For now 4 is the max but there's plans to allow deticated server hosting later

[fast orchid]

Yeah sadly the recipe isn't in the demo though

[cold dock]

game is rad. my only complaint at the moment is the stam. I can barely swim lol

[granite oxide]

food

[warm sail]

rip

[vernal basin]

theres food that helps out with that

[toxic escarp]

fighting more than one sailor at once is scary

[abstract aspen]

yeah swimming needs a little less stamina consumption in general imo

[olive sentinel]

At least it isn't instant death

[cold dock]

yeah ive been eating

[granite oxide]

you'll learn some weapons work best against certain mobs, it is a fun fighting system once you understand it, but gear is essential.

[fast orchid]

I'd agree with that, feels wrong that I can't swim 5 feet on an empty stomach without drowning lmao

[abstract aspen]

oh yeah! i was so happy finding out i didnt immediately drown

[granite oxide]

you'll discover bigger dishes as you explore and those will give you better food buffs.

[terse moat]

Have you also tried to swim to another island without a boat?

[abstract aspen]

and also youre not supposed to swim with a full stomach either! smh

[toxic escarp]

ohhh, i just assumed it was a class based system

[granite oxide]

you will definitely not make it 😛

[vernal basin]

at the start, coconuts work wonders at times lol

[toxic escarp]

crazy that i'm a better swimmer than these hardened pirates

[molten flame]

dowloading now the dema

[abstract aspen]

nope..tried to build my way over but it hits a limit at some point haha

[olive sentinel]

Na it's like Grounded style. Diff weapons have (Slash,Blug,Chop)

[cold dock]

got it, ty

[granite oxide]

Rum does that to pirates lol

[fast orchid]

Time to run around the pool withal a full belly, scissors in one hand and a drink in the other, true final destination style

[abstract aspen]

dont forget to canonball into the water from time to time, really pissin off Galen hehe

[fast orchid]

Nah, I'm gonna make everyone wince with a belly flop

[vernal basin]

dont forget the boombox plugged in with the outlet piece of the extension-cord balanced on a flipflop lmao

[abstract aspen]

ooooof let that smack echo all the way to tortuga pls

[terse moat]

I love the little comment when you try to water your first boat xD

[fast orchid]

I'm gonna be honest I got so confused for a sec and thought you meant watering it like a plant

[vernal basin]

https://tenor.com/view/god-of-war-gif-5744244850649843512

[abstract aspen]

wait..its not?

[terse moat]

I wasn't quite sure how else to say that I need help with moving it off the beach

[fast orchid]

It's all good, I was just laughing at the thought of a little boat plant

[celest epoch]

is there any way to get the rest of the copper above my head in the caves 😭

[granite oxide]

yes build

[fast orchid]

You can build in caves but I agree that ones tricky

[celest epoch]

i tried using a workbench but it didnt really get me high enough

[granite oxide]

Tip is to place a couple stone pieces down and start at top and work across and down, but there are many larger caves on other islands and it respawns every 2 hours.

[celest epoch]

good to know

[granite oxide]

Some caves go very deep - you will get way more copper than you can use

just be prepared to learn how to fight those enemies or use "tactics" to protect yourself while doing dmg 😉

[spring compass]

anyone figure out where to find clay?

[terse moat]

Yeah, I just made a slight mistake cuz I was fighting certain type of enemy for the first time and they were much tougher than what you get on your starting island.

[fast orchid]

The nodes spawn On the shoreline around where grass and sand meet

[spring compass]

ty!

[pliant dove]

looks like this 👍

[terse moat]

By the way, do ore nodes respawn in the caves?

[fast orchid]

They do

It's on a 2 hour timer

[granite oxide]

To those that don't know different between a block and a parry - you can block hits by holding a block, but that also causes stamina drain - you can parry by timing your block at the moment you are about to be hit - multiple parry deflects have great results on some mobs - and there are some mobs you cant parry or block but have to side step - good fun exploring 🙂

[celest epoch]

bro the drowned double hit me and it feels like im playing bo1 zombies lmao

[terse moat]

Many enemies got multiple hit combos

[fast orchid]

Wait you can parry?

[celest epoch]

like im getting windmill hit lmao

[granite oxide]

lol you'll learn how to easily beat them - Stone blocks are great frinds "hint"

[terse moat]

Its hard but you can.

[granite oxide]

yes example is if you parry a crab 2 times in a row effectively it flips over for easy kill

[terse moat]

You also flip them if you hit them with heavier weapon enough times >:D

[fast orchid]

OMG you can parry!!

[granite oxide]

parry on pirates also sometimes stuns them

[warm sail]

you can indeed

[vernal basin]

yes they have little shield icons. a parry if they are depleted is a stun. works on dodos, boars...you name it

[warm sail]

crabs

[fast orchid]

That's awesome!!!

[lime thistle]

i can play online?

[fast orchid]

Indeed, the game currently supports up to 4 players co op

[fast orchid]

It's awesome I've been testing and playing around all this time and never knew that

[terse moat]

Hmm blocking and parrying needs or at least hit detection needs some work. I got killed despite facing the pirate and blocking.

[fast orchid]

Did you have the little shields at the bottom broken?

[young vault]

instant crafting feels bit weird

[terse moat]

I had 3 full shields

[zenith pawn]

I like instant craft. It doesnt waste my time :P

[granite oxide]

I think it is perfect - need some skill - giving too many indicators removes the skill/fun aspect - its gets to be second mature to you after awhile. You'll be able to read the mobs.

[mild sky]

how does co op work?

If I have a base and I have my boy playing with me, will he still be able to build and play when I am offline?

[young vault]

sure but at least there could be somekind of a sound effect or something

[mild sky]

or do we both need to be online?

[fast orchid]

It's a self host system no so if it's your world you can play either but if it's theirs only they can

[granite oxide]

you start a match - can be on your solo island and itll give you a code to copy, can then share that with a few friends to join on your game.

[young vault]

sorry wrong reply

[vernal basin]

didnt find a crab but this shall do xD

[mild sky]

right but what happens when I am offline can they still play the world? or do we both need to be online

[granite oxide]

no you go offline it goes down.

[mild sky]

dayymmm

[granite oxide]

There are plans for dedicated hosting later.

This is just the demo.

[mild sky]

ya that. amg come fast enough

[zenith pawn]

I got thrown to death by a rock while I was on 1 hp 😂

[subtle locust]

Hello all.

Anybody can tell me if the french language is in the roadmap of the game?
Or the dev search help for translate?

[drifting bough]

game still too pretty, I have gotten no where. lol

[raven falcon]

So I went to open my bonfire andy whole PC froze now when I go to start my server fore and my friend I just infinity load

[granite oxide]

this is what the demo is partially for to fix these issues - report it and we will pass it along as well.

[raven falcon]

OK TY! lol im not mad jus was wondering if it was only me

[granite oxide]

@drifting bough have posted a few pics in #🎨│creative so you can see what you can do in the demo.

[zenith pawn]

verify file integrity?

[granite oxide]

all good we need that feedback - will get it resolved.

@raven falcon try to start another character and see if it loads in, then try to swap back to first one. See if you get same result on 2nd ?

[zenith pawn]

I like how the hotbar items are kept after death :P
makes me feel less useless when I try to get my stuff back

[granite oxide]

lol

for those that may not know you can place a lot of markers on map and change icons and descriptions

[celest epoch]

is there a way to sleep through the night

[granite oxide]

no - nights are fun hehe

[tiny needle]

And long lol

[thorn drum]

Is there actual shanties in the game? Like in black flag?

[granite oxide]

torches are great friends

[granite oxide]

YES

[thorn drum]

Wooo

[drifting bough]

Aye! I look when I tab back out.

I need to find a little cove that I like. I'm still on the first island enjoying the vibes again.
(And remembering how to parry.)

[celest epoch]

super smelter of doom

[torpid dirge]

Hey! Yup, we plan to have French localization when the Early Access starts

[lapis narwhal]

Hey all, I died visiting the second island and have no way of getting the little boat back. What should I do?

[tiny needle]

Press K

[blazing jungle]

Have you tried pressing K >.>

[zenith pawn]

press k

[blazing jungle]

Should always be the option to summon the boat... Unless maybe it got destroyed?

[granite oxide]

the lower right icon when on the ship

[granite oxide]

if it got destroyed you'll need to build a Warf to repair it

[idle summit]

Does ai respawn or does there population decline over time?

[thorn drum]

Thanks still at work for another 2 hours

[raven falcon]

i just sat and waited for like 8 mins lol and i finally loaded in

[granite oxide]

could also be something to do with connections and massive number of people all getting on simultaneously?

[hollow crow]

When does this game get Early Acces ?

[tiny needle]

My game lagged for a sec when I first opened the camp fire, now it opens no issues