💬│windrose-chat

[rapid grove]

very simple dock still, but its 6am for me i need some sleep xD

[west dome]

If you cant read just say that

[rough dome]

Tree with red rag lol

[misty cairn]

Played for 5 hours today, Demo looks great, didn't have any bugs.

[fast orchid]

I don't think devs can teach everyone to learn how to read lol

[abstract aspen]

you have this note so READ. its what notes are for!!

[wicked drift]

loot only for now not avail to craft in demo as far i know

[vernal basin]

the note tells you whats up xD

[fast orchid]

Do it, I dare you

[fresh crescent]

Still can't find this other one lol

[sleek silo]

ty

[abstract aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/ronnie-kray-tom-hardy-legend-gif-23651014

[last gyro]

I've played 40hrs so far, not one bug or crash...

[west dome]

Ban this loser

[fast orchid]

Go on, let me grab my hammer

[abstract aspen]

take tha big one

[hard drum]

what they spellin?

[vernal basin]

https://tenor.com/view/zenless-zone-zero-zzz-lighter-remember-i'll-remember-you-gif-5985139513123884485

[fast orchid]

You'll never know

[hard drum]

lol

[wicked drift]

it was saying "ban me" in stupid language

[misty cairn]

yeah, high quality demo,

[rapid grove]

better than cyberpunk on release 😂

[misty cairn]

I was playing with friends, and wasn't the host, so lost my progress 🙁

[wicked drift]

wish we had a better roof to go with stone 😛

[hard drum]

i only had one issue booting the game and thats it other than that its been good

[abstract aspen]

trash just takes itself out today i see

[somber merlin]

Do I need to craft more to upgrade my benches ?

[vernal basin]

aye there are some things that would indeed be nice but i do expect them to end up in the EA instead but well see^^

[somber merlin]

Trying to craft a shovel but can't

[candid frost]

The lighting has been flickering for me every time I move, other then that no issues for me

[rapid grove]

Btw fall damage isnt a thing?

[vernal basin]

no

[abstract aspen]

nope. luckily

[rapid grove]

our characters are just cracked at parkour i guess

[last gyro]

or it's not added yet, hehe

[dawn fractal]

i just did one

[fast orchid]

Takes 0 fall damage but also can pull themselves out of the water lmao

[rapid grove]

and some dude called OGBear just destroyed the pier i built

[candid frost]

Wtf some dude just broke the pier and dipped

[dawn fractal]

about right

[rapid grove]

so thats that :/

[frigid wing]

https://tenor.com/view/hello-weston-gif-24957771

[candid frost]

Welp, I'ma rebuild it then

[dawn fractal]

it was fun while it lasted DUNE and alpha thanks guys for joining

[abstract aspen]

might wanna get a password goin if someone just joined for that lol

[dawn fractal]

and helping of course. yea true tiddles im autistic too

[vernal basin]

i hope its not getting iffy with crap.
griefing like that is why i wont let anyone i dont know in my stuff :(

[somber merlin]

It shows in my list of items that are available but I guess the bench isn't at a lvl 2. How do I upgrade to a lvl 2 bench ?

[proper cedar]

Checkin out the Demo!!!!

[rapid grove]

ight well ima head off, past 6am for me, need sleep cause id rather not wake up at 4pm 💀 . @dawn fractal@candid frost Hf, watch out for griefers and maybe more tomorrow.

Good night gents

[dawn fractal]

you need to build a sawhorse somewhere near it. Then the workbench will automatically function as a level 2 bench.

[somber merlin]

Thank you so much

[dawn fractal]

thanks i appreciate it and was fun hope to see you

[dapper shale]

Im in love with the "Maggie maggie may, theyve taken you away" or however that sea shanty go, but man i can't find the song anywhere online😢

[late cobalt]

Is there a trick to finding the treasure under the tree at the traveler's camp? I'm obviously very new. Sorry for the potentially boneheaded question.

[honest plover]

dig around with a shovel

[strong heron]

Is there talk of balance changes in early game?

[keen cedar]

We boarded an enemy ketch and were fighting. I tried jumping back onto my ship but was killed in the process. It spawned me back at my base and it said my ship was destroyed. I could still see the disabled enemy ketch sitting in the water. It took 20 wood to bring my ship back to life and it still had all the cannons and stuff (along with crew). Where the ketch was I saw my grave marker but then it must have sunk because I couldn't see it after we sunk the ketch but the marker remained.
It would be better to respawn on the ship
20 wood to bring a destroyed ship back with everything is way too cheap
Having your ketch destroyed right after you die seems bad
Hopefully it is just glitchy behavior and gets refined when EA occurs.

[fast orchid]

You get a skill point or two plus stat points for doing the tutorial, should be able to spec into something with it

[strong heron]

im not referring to that. early on, you are basically made of paper. one or two hits to kill you feels extremely frustrating as a brand new player.

[wicked drift]

yea would be nice we could use our ship as a respawn

[winged walrus]

Hey guys, has anyone found a full set of gunsmith armor?

[fast orchid]

Yeah. Skill / stat points into vitality, food and getting gear are the trinity that will put you on good enough footing to start upgrading is what I mean

[strong heron]

For sure! I'm thinking purely from a brand new player perspective. I imagine for those NOT skilled in pushing through the early game issues, the wet noodle feel will make them drop the game immediately. Just a thought.

[abstract aspen]

you can take things easy at first and go a lower difficulty until you get used to parrying and enemy attacks. turn it back up when you feel confident again :) and never fight more than one at first, try to kite em away from each other. food helps too, gives ya extra hp.

[fast orchid]

The skill points and vitality food really can make it go insanely far, with the bleed rapier bleed ticks can Regen health and save you even more, the target system could use a bit of work but targeting and dodging also helps an absolute ton

[abstract aspen]

trust me, if i can make it work somehow with insanely high ping, you will smash these enemies in no time! keep in mind that not every weapon can parry btw!

[wicked drift]

oh man i love that rapier it's so nasty

[fast orchid]

It's insanely good, I'm loving my self heal build because it honestly means I can sit and take like 12 hits before I start to panic

[proven light]

if you want to build on a different island can you move your npcs there

[fast orchid]

You can

[proven light]

how

[fast orchid]

It's a bit risky as it has a known big but interacting with the bonfire has an option to summon galen

[proven light]

ok

[late cobalt]

Ahh - I don't have one yet. I was trying with a pickaxe. Thank you.

[wicked drift]

tried to make a pier for docking the ship but damn it's hard to dock it correctly would be nice a Docking option 😛

[mint delta]

love it, great demo 👍

[wicked drift]

i really need to stop playing the demo clocking 14h on it X_X

[last gyro]

or being able to completely stop the boat

[fast orchid]

I just sail into it at full speed then pay the workers to repair it with the mass of Blackbeard insignias saying they can claim the glory if they fix the wood
||Joking obviously, can't actually do this in game||

[wicked drift]

full stop ain't too bad just need to fiddle with reverse and speed 1 nicely more annoying for precision docking that it's true

[wicked drift]

was going to say we deff don't play the same version 😛

[fast orchid]

Only 14?

[fast orchid]

Lol

[wicked drift]

eeeh sorry only got on it yesterday ! 😛

[fast orchid]

That's true, I cheated

[outer vine]

barbados brothel

[last gyro]

I've logged over 40hrs since demo release, and will probably quadruple that at the rate I'm going, lol

[robust isle]

Is it only the 3 islands for the demo map?

[fast orchid]

Can't wait till I somehow play more of the demo than I did the alpha

[fast orchid]

Sadly yes

[wicked drift]

saw that early should be 2026 let's hope it's Q2 at max 😛

[dawn fractal]

40 hours in a demo

[fast orchid]

I like how that's the number you latched to lol

[waxen abyss]

really loving the demo so far, is there any way to zoom out the camera from the character? I find it quite off putting that the camera is so super close 🫣

[subtle blade]

Oddly enough, progression in this doesn't feel painful even though it takes awhile.

I wonder what the difference is? 🤔

[dawn fractal]

@rapid grove for the griefers

[outer vine]

need release

[fast orchid]

For me it's that's souls like feeling of knowing I can do better when I die and wanting to get my stuff back

[outer vine]

there hasnt been a good pirate game since that ame where u play as some douchebag called nathaniel hawk

[fast orchid]

Ahoy!

[surreal sierra]

I have literally JUST woken up

[fast orchid]

You know what they say, outa the bed and onto the deck

[surreal sierra]

man lemme at least get a coffee or sum first

[wicked drift]

think it's enough as is for now

[last gyro]

tries to massage the QWERTY imprint out of left cheek... 🤣

[fast orchid]

Best I can do is a lemon 🍋

[subtle blade]

I want to actually be able to loot cargo holds of conquered ships, rather than just have stuff direct deposited into my account.

[dawn fractal]

damn nice @wicked drift

[wicked drift]

ooh yea like once you win you go under deck and loot crate etc

[wicked drift]

thanks !

[surreal sierra]

sinks ship
”your loot will be delivered in 3-5 business days”

[teal lichen]

Creo que ya acabe el beta 🙁

[dawn fractal]

transfer it on hooks

[scenic field]

how long is the demo out for?

[surreal sierra]

It’ll run until EA

[wicked drift]

@fast orchid just switched to try the Razor on crit build 1 fight and i miss my rapier lol

[scenic field]

awesome! ❤️

[surreal sierra]

The rapier is just goated

5 stabs and then kite the enemy until they die it so GOOD

[last gyro]

which could be any time between now and Xmas, lol

[wicked drift]

work wonder on those beefy lvl 6 elite

[surreal sierra]

Yep. Devs love their surprises. Although full release is planned for Q4 so at a rough guess I’d say EA is at least a few months away

[loud tapir]

Man, my game keeps freezing when I exit containers.

[fast orchid]

I'll always use my rapier and pistol style. It's just right for me

[wicked drift]

i keep switching btw the pistol and musket just love both 😛

[surreal sierra]

I love using the musket to start fights at range, get a few headshots in and then stab th enemy to bleed them out

[plain flame]

best bug is when character model gets scaled down somehow :>

[surreal sierra]

Bro HOW

[plain flame]

haven't been able to replicate it tho

[junior compass]

hey yall great game so far the demo is great! But i cant find DR galen? he dissapeared after i moved my base ? and i need to tell him we are ready to go with the crew

[wicked drift]

pouhaha sweet

[last gyro]

I'd be surprised if EA isn't a month or two away
Demo's are seldom left up for ages, and if they're aiming at a Q4 release, they need that EA testing period to run for a while, so there's enough time for bugfixes and balancing...

[surreal sierra]

Place him at your bonfire

[junior compass]

place him? oh i must have missed this feature

[surreal sierra]

Yeah dw a lot of people myself included did

[wicked drift]

interact with the bonfire and settle him

[junior compass]

oh thank you!

[slate pike]

alright I can sleep, I got the boar head and the dodo head lol

[proven light]

is there only copper in this game

[last gyro]

So the "settling" via the Bonfire is how you'd move NPC's from one base to another ?

[slate pike]

in the demo- but i could see a progression....

[proven light]

ok

[surreal sierra]

In the demo copper is the best tier resource you can get as iron originally spawned in the foothills

Which isn’t available in the demo

[proven light]

ok

[wicked drift]

did i miss precision food anywhere ?

[proven light]

ya i want a bigger island is better

[twilit maple]

Man windrose is gonna have to really balance the game out before it becomes good

[junior compass]

how long is the demo? like when do you reach the end of it? and when does this game come out i want it hahahaha

[proven light]

i have other games i want to work on. now i cant even get off this game. it always happens to me lol

[fast orchid]

It's definitely hard at first but once you get a grasp of mechanics, and combat you can become so much more unstoppable

[limpid gorge]

Just finished the demo, I rteckon there's a solid 6/7 hours in it

[surreal sierra]

Demo is about 4-6 hours and only has the first three islands of the archiapelago

[junior compass]

ah i see so ive finished it already...damn. been waiting for a game like this for a while. i hope it drops soon

[surreal sierra]

The demo was a much smaller scale than the Alpha, but with the amount of stuff that was in the alpha, Windrose is gonna be huge

[twilit maple]

Combat is very weird honestly and needs some tweaks

[surreal sierra]

I just want first rate my beloved

[last gyro]

I'm stretching it out by doing 10hrs of building after every completed quest, haha

[limpid gorge]

I took out an Interceptor and near cried when it sank, damn thing has twice the cannon a Ketch does

[tawny silo]

hopefully we get more challenge if we get to fight with 1st rate ship otherwise its a power creep

[simple steeple]

Ive done 2 play through. 1st was kinda rushed. 2nd time I looked for everything. Now I just want more

[narrow abyss]

Curious, is there an end date for this demo?

[surreal sierra]

not yet

Demo will run up until EA releases

[fast orchid]

I agree a fair bit of it needs fine-tuning, just make sure you allocate your stats and traits and that you eat food / upgrade your gear

[limpid gorge]

The hearty egg soup and the rapier goes real good

[robust isle]

I think its fine. Just learn how to parry and how many attacks each enemy does. Almost don't even need heals when you figure it out. Some of the high level boars are a pain to fight sometimes though

[fast orchid]

Sorry, I promise to give it back after the raid

[limpid gorge]

Yeah, the charging boars rag dolling your arse is really funny the first few times

[tawny silo]

like the charging boar? i jump on the right time, more jump practice makes it easier.

[limpid gorge]

Then it's aim 'em at something solid, and shoot 'em in the arse

[fast orchid]

Fun fact, if you run in a straight line when they charge they still miss you lol

[junior compass]

do we know when that is?

[surreal sierra]

Unfortuntly not yet

[tawny silo]

https://streamable.com/98e6yf like my friend clipped for me.

[twilit maple]

Indeed

[limpid gorge]

That's how i learned they damage and stun themselves, panic ran into the same stone outcrop it did

[thick plover]

how do i get my ship back if i died mid boarding? do i need to make a new one and how?

[limpid gorge]

20 lumber at the shipwright

[surreal sierra]

You can get it back at your wharf by spending I think its 20 wdood

[limpid gorge]

Then you can go back and reclaim your gear

[granite oxide]

For those that missed the post earlier recapping eye candy a dev posted for up previously - you can catch it here #🎨│creative message

Goodnight @surreal sierra 🙂

[limpid gorge]

The quick build and store similar options in this are chef's kiss

[surreal sierra]

https://giphy.com/gifs/mlb-rays-lomo-pWHysp22TzkQ0

gn matey

[fast orchid]

You're supposed to be asleep! Go to bed!

[surreal sierra]

You as well

both of ye tae bed!

[granite oxide]

woke up and out of habit had to check it 😛

[wicked drift]

wow some nice looking stuff there and that ship omg 😮

[fast orchid]

Not my fault I have insomnia

[viscid ridge]

just finished the demo

[limpid gorge]

Yeah damn, this is a pretty game and it's only getting prettier by the looks

[viscid ridge]

oh how i wish skull and bones was this fun

[open ingot]

why? that would mean we'd have to give ubisoft our money. I'm glad we don't lol

[wicked drift]

it was in ubisoft hand it was destined to fail

[viscid ridge]

true, i still really like the customization on SnB but this game really does just give you the better experience

[open ingot]

interesting, I felt like the customizations on skull and bones went entirely the wrong direction

[hallow fossil]

how many players can be on a hosted server?

[surreal sierra]

currently coop of 4

[viscid ridge]

i just like that there is customization, i do hope for the ability to customize your ships in windrose in the future

[surreal sierra]

It is planned

[viscid ridge]

awesome

[cerulean furnace]

how do u get ur ship back if its destroyed?

[surreal sierra]

In fact in one of the trailers Youll see you can change your sail patterns and some of the ship. Its not extensive from what I know but it'll be do-able

[hallow fossil]

wait currently? do you know if it's planned to be more or not?

[viscid ridge]

the warf thing

[limpid gorge]

I want to sit in the crow's nest and snipe during boarding actions

[surreal sierra]

dedicated servers will likely be launching with Early Access

[tawny silo]

i really hope once the game goes EA, the dev studio do constant updates, the valheim development was pretty slow with updates.

[viscid ridge]

lol, tried sniping on deck, wasnt a great idea with how much the ships were bobbing up and down

[steel cradle]

im playing w somebody and they cant place a tent says too close too bonfire how are we supposed to play if the game wont let us

[hallow fossil]

what is dedicates servers? servers that everyone can join type of thing?

[surreal sierra]

servers that players host for multiple people.

[limpid gorge]

It'd s little more difficult with the delay from ignition to firing

[surreal sierra]

I asked about an official Windrose game server but was told its unlikely, which is unfortunate

[hallow fossil]

oh thank you that sounds amazing.

[shy scaffold]

couple questions

[surreal sierra]

couple answers

[shy scaffold]

is there any merchants in the demo?
is there fishing rods in the demo?
is there farming in the demo?

[limpid gorge]

Anybody else here because of Splattercat's playthrough on YT?

Nope Nope Tried burying seeds but no dice

[surreal sierra]

no, its planned
no, its planned
no, its planned

[wicked drift]

wno x3

[surreal sierra]

fishing and farming were in the alpha though

so they will make a return

[ornate whale]

How does one fuel this useless lamp lol

[surreal sierra]

and merchants yes, theres were 3 iirc. Where you could buy/sell stuff. a shipwright to get the Frigate and one where you could hire NPC's

[surreal sierra]

animal fat, fill it at the workbench

[shy scaffold]

thanks for the hard work. me and the boys love the game

[ornate whale]

Oh

[limpid gorge]

Will EA mean a wipe?

[surreal sierra]

Yes, demo progress doesnt cary over

[limpid gorge]

Fair

[tawny silo]

EA carries over full release?

[limpid gorge]

Damn 🥲

[surreal sierra]

I'm glad your the agreeable type. Someone earlier had a full blown tantrum because demo progress doesnt carry over

[tawny silo]

[surreal sierra]

No clue. Gotta was for EA to come out first before knowing the asnwer to that

[tawny silo]

got a big question though!

[limpid gorge]

Nahhhh used to it, I've been playing a lot of Incursion Red River and the wipes have been coming thick and fast with the succession of updates

[open ingot]

Got a small answer though

[limpid gorge]

I'm excited about IRR, I'm now excited about Windrose

[surreal sierra]

ask away

[tawny silo]

would we able to talk to players in-game like text based? it's needed

[surreal sierra]

Ooo thats been talked about. I cant say for certain yes or now BUT I think its very very likely

[tawny silo]

alrighty

[open ingot]

add it in the feedback mate! I'll second it

[tawny silo]

already did, it got buried

[open ingot]

so did mine lol

[surreal sierra]

Rest assured Devs DO go through feedback. Theres just a lot and itll take them time

[open ingot]

all feedback regarding PVP should automatically be deleted/closed lol.

people clearly can't read that it won't be part of EA at this time so they need to chill

[surreal sierra]

Nope, because its a valid discussion and PvP is still on the table

[tawny silo]

https://tenor.com/view/waltergotme-gif-18867690

[open ingot]

sure, discussion which we've already had repeatedly and some people got angry about it and needed to troll

[queen glen]

I mean we had pvp in alpha

[abstract aspen]

i just feel like if anything escalates people need to be at least silenced before it goes completely nuts. even if its just 10min. let stuff cool down a bit cuz as many of us saw, some just dont know when to stop

[surreal sierra]

well, we had bikini bottom and it was a free for all

[queen glen]

ye it was fun

[floral zealot]

So what happens if I make a break for those landmasses I can see in the distance?

[open ingot]

you die, lol. Don't ask me how I know

[limpid gorge]

I'm gonna go check out some crosswind alpha stuff, see what the other features are set to be like

[floral zealot]

I assumed but like. Spontaneous combustion?

[open ingot]

you get a warning and if you linger too long, your ship sinks and you die

[floral zealot]

Okay yeah so no giant squid that pops up and pulls me down.

[open ingot]

There's 1 island that you can ALLLLLLMOST reach...

[limpid gorge]

Nah, gang of armed Jellyfish

[open ingot]

idk if it's just an illusion in the demo or if there's actually an island there

[floral zealot]

There's several landmasses in the distance, NE and NW

[surreal sierra]

likely the other archiapelago islands or bioms from the alpha

[open ingot]

ah nice! glad to know they're real, then. Such a tease that you can't quite make it there before dying lol

[proven quartz]

So early access starts tommorow?

[surreal sierra]

god no

FAR too early for EA

[abstract aspen]

the landmasses have nothing on them tho. theyre like spheres without anything on em. have seen some free cam stuff of those. they seem to either not be rendered in or just bare islands lmao

[floral zealot]

Comparatively speaking, this is already in better shape than a lot of early access releases over the years. Granted, limited content, but everything seems to work right.

[rugged plank]

Much better this time around I just deleted and started over made so many mistakes.

[viral ledge]

is 4 players the maximum? and if so are there any plans to change that? We have a small community ready to play but we need more than 4player size servers

[surreal sierra]

currently coop is 4 people max

but dedicated servers will launch with EA hopefully

[elder rover]

I just started playing, how do i get the copper that is higher up in the kcaves?

seems like im missing a few chunks of it cause i cant reach up

[open ingot]

you and I both wish

[rugged plank]

Build paltforms

[limpid gorge]

I did that too, Need to Minout out the middle so you can junmp on the bottom stuff to reach

[warm knot]

I finished all the quests but I still have 2 question marks here

[elder rover]

ohhh, thanks

[limpid timber]

Missing whiskey, and the local threat isn’t available in the demo currently

[warm knot]

ah ok

[limpid timber]

You may be able to find whiskey in loot from pirate battles or barrels at sea, I can’t confirm whether or not it is available in the demo.

[rugged plank]

So is the Demo not very long? Seems like I have been waiting forever for this to be playable.

[limpid timber]

The demo is not as fully fledged as the Alpha was

[warm knot]

Finished in maybe 6-8 hours

[warm knot]

Still this is much more than anyone gives as free demo

[last gyro]

if you like building bases, this demo can keep you amused for weeks, hehe

[shrewd arch]

damn i’m 4 hours in and still first island

[mortal vapor]

It took me 7 to finish the demo

[rugged plank]

Very true I am enjoying it now that I started over and took the advice of a few here.

[warm knot]

There are only 3 points of interest there. What do you even do?

[limpid timber]

I’m literally just playing forestry simulator at this point…

[warm knot]

🤣

[limpid timber]

My goal is to completely flatten the entirety of the starting island

[limpid gorge]

East India Logging Company

[warm knot]

Cutting wood has the be the worst part about this game. Super generic and boring

[shrewd arch]

clearing the coastline making the island clean

[limpid timber]

I've already dug a trench through the north western island

Large enough to sail my ketch though

[robust flicker]

Is EA shooting for a Q2 or Q3 release, anyone know?

[median kelp]

sorry if its been asked 1,000 times but is there a party up feature ingame?

[warm knot]

you know they respawn right?

[last gyro]

it's not in the demo, but you'll be able to hire workers to do harvesting for you

[jade kraken]

Is there some recycling/re-use of the crafted and not anymore needed items?

[dry roost]

yes

[warm knot]

I bought 10 ship cannons not knowing it's just a single sticker thing

[median kelp]

how do?

[dry roost]

host a server, you get a friend invite code, send it to them and they can join your server

[jade kraken]

Yeah some kind of dismantling back to basic items would be nice

[median kelp]

so it makes us automatically in a party when we all join the server?

[last gyro]

only respawn outside of Bonfire radius, so you could literally deforest an island if you wanted to, hehe

[floral zealot]

Just to be clear, there's no way to make gunpowder right now correct?

[dry roost]

yeah, not in a traditional sense like in wow though but you can see eachother on map

[median kelp]

gotchu thanks!!

[cerulean furnace]

Anyone know when the full game is supposed to come? I already wanna pay and get into the full thing lmao

[blazing jungle]

Drop some info in#1298615271686279208 🙂
Why is it so terrible? What would you suggest to improve it? All feedback and bug reports are helpful! That's what the Demo test is for. Give everyone a lil taste of the game but also find out where improvements can be made

[nova sundial]

same, demo was just enough to get me addicted now i need more

[blazing jungle]

No info on dates for the full release or Early Access yet, unfortunately. But the Demo will be around until Early Access starts, so if you've cleared all the quests you can always go for some big building projects, try new combat styles/builds etc 🙂

[limpid timber]

Why is all the whiskey gone? 🥲

[cerulean furnace]

Ty, still trying to find a great sword to check that out

[warm knot]

1. The yield is small compared to the requirements (everything needs wood) 2) Needs a lot of hits and there is nothing going on. You just keep whacking and waiting for stamina.
   My suggestion 1) add a mini game where you need to hit a spot based on previous hit 2) make the tree come down in 2-3 hits if mini game successful 3) increase yield

[rugged plank]

I got the Executioner 2 hand

[blazing jungle]

Yes. Excellent. Now drop that in #1298615271686279208 for the devs 😄
I agree the stamina pull feels like a lot

[shrewd arch]

My extra house.

[wintry raft]

Anybody here ever play seadogs? Windrose really feeling like Seadogs and Valheim had a baby... i know where all my time is going this year "hopefully".

[upbeat panther]

looks like a nice crack home

[last gyro]

how do unlock the "Challenge" to get a crab trophy ?

[open ingot]

collect crabs

[last gyro]

so it just triggers after you've grabbed X amount of crabs ?

[open ingot]

yeah

[last gyro]

tyvm

[surreal sierra]

crab farming is a lil tedious to be sure

[dense marten]

any news on the update that my system is just doing?

[last gyro]

let us hire crab catchers in Tortuga, lol

[quaint kernel]

anyone know if the demo progress will carry over to release?

[nova sundial]

sadly the steam page says it will not

[fossil echo]

Had an Offensive named person hack into our private match, delete all of our stuff, we couldn't do a thing cus their is no kick feature.

[limpid timber]

Can I get confirmation whether or not you’re able to find Whiskey in the demo?

[dense marten]

technically probably not, demo and game are two different things... possible chance to manually move your save to main game after but no guarantee

[open ingot]

you cannot

[open ingot]

demo progress does not carry over to EA

[fossil echo]

So yeah game has the basic Unreal engine bug that lets any one join your game, even if its passworded.

[quaint kernel]

aight appreciate it

[noble forge]

After this demo i want more and I want it now tbh.....

[narrow stone]

I'm in the same "Boat" Played the demo finshed it twice in two nights on stream, going to mess around some more tonight, I love the game.

[mossy epoch]

Ive been telling people about this game

[open ingot]

I saved this from earlier:

[mossy epoch]

Its crazy that all Ubisoft had to do was make Black Flag 2 but online

[open ingot]

oblationary reminder that Black Flag was NOT a pirate game. Rather, it was a pirate themed assassin's creed game. Granted, it would have served as an excellent underlying engine/platform for a true pirate game to be developed on. Ubisoft REALLY choked on it

[wintry raft]

Id even go a step further and say Skull and Bone was just a cut scene simulator

[mossy epoch]

I wonder, in the game release will we be able to manually aim swiwel guns or even cannons? Currently you can only aim broadsides from the wheel

[surreal sierra]

Skull and bones is poo smelly and bad stinky

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

[open ingot]

you also have forward facing cannons

[mossy epoch]

Like obviously we're getting bigger ships but currently you can do very little, also I'd appreciate a view from above to see where the ship is going when you go full speed

Also FOV options

[narrow stone]

Press F

[elfin heron]

I just wanted to tell the devs that I just played 4 hours of the demo with a friend.. and I like it a lot! 😄 I am excited for the full game.

[mossy epoch]

somehow im glad its not an mmo, that way it will stay relevant without needing aggressive monetisation

[elfin heron]

yep

it sort of reminds me of valheim. which is another game I love. 🙂

[wintry raft]

What a flex though, building a fully functional navel system with crewmates and boarding when Ubisoft AND Bethesda couldnt

[mossy epoch]

bethesda is handicapped by the engine

Ubisoft is... I dont know, whoever manages it doesnt play videogames

[open ingot]

@surreal sierra I think this may be newsworthy.

[surreal sierra]

I wouldnt say newsworthy, its very impressive to be sure and I've already relayed earlier stats to the devs

[warm knot]

I wish the cannons were not just a sticker i buy. And instead we could buy different types of cannons and actually choose where to place them on the ship with balancing restrictions (or even better make the ship tilt if you overload one side). Would change your sea combat as well

[surreal sierra]

Humility is a virtue after all

[open ingot]

Feel free to add your comments: https://discordapp.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1474598041544556796/1474598041544556796

[mossy epoch]

ship customisation matters tbh there should be areas where you can place chests, bigger ships should have basic crafting benches

[wintry raft]

there probably will be in the final game tbf. this was just a demo

[surreal sierra]

its been mentioned by our dearest Benjamin that they want to do ship decorating. As in be able to place stuff on your ship, but it caused so many technical problems that right now we're unsure of if its possible or not

[mossy epoch]

Crafting parts for the ship and customising it in real time would be very neat and add to the gameplay loop of getting resources and upgrading

[jolly nest]

when do i start mining iron?

[surreal sierra]

not in this demo

[open ingot]

no iron available in the demo, only copper

[surreal sierra]

iron spawns in the foothils

[narrow stone]

It's looking like and has the bones to be the Best Pirate game since Sid Meyers Pirates 🙂 I don't count Black Flag it was Assassins creed. it's only a minor suggestion, but being able to design and fly your own flag, and use it on the flag pole decoration would be kinda cool

[mossy epoch]

Yeah I think I understand why its challenging

[jolly nest]

so i cant craft gunpowder? 😑

[umbral cairn]

I've had this game in my wishlist for some time now but like many other games in this wishlist I thought it would never really materialize, I'm extremely pleasantly surprised that it is indeed being made and has decent progress, I've been playing the demo and so far it's very enjoyable and I have very little complaints, this demo is more stable than most AAA releases

[mossy epoch]

I saw a video where trying to keep the coordinates of the player and the ship requires some creative solutions

[open ingot]

sadly no. but you can raid gunpower from chests and pirates

[plain flame]

yey i finished after ~8 hours

[jolly nest]

is the foothills in the demo?

[open ingot]

no

[mossy epoch]

no only 3 islands

[plain flame]

nah coz the coastal threat isn't in the demo

[jolly nest]

that was my next question…so no boss in the demo…

[granite wind]

It's a pity that it can't be used

[mossy epoch]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eFA2LoEvL-g I dont know if it's any relevant but talking about the issue with the cosmetics reminded me of this video

[jolly nest]

is sulfur the major discovery on the far right? it’s all i’m missing

[wintry raft]

From small games ive worked on, its really just a parenting trick where you track position based off of the parent instead of world space. But ive only ever done that in unity, idk how unreal handles that stuff. might require some finagling

[plain flame]

nah that's crab shel

[reef timber]

guys where do I find clay?

[mild flame]

Man we had to join just to say how amazing the game is, we will def be streaming this when it comes out, amazing amazing game demo ❤️

[open ingot]

wet looking dirt patches near beaches that you mine with a pickax

[granite wind]

no

[plain flame]

there's deposits near the coast usually, just run around til u see peaty looking ground, mine it

[reef timber]

thank you!

[elfin heron]

[mossy epoch]

Oh also Id love crew customisation

Like you get to upgrade it, have named characters that you can choose to recruit and have a 2nd in command to take over the ship for you

You can tell him to sail to x coordinates so you can walk on the ship and do other stuff like crafting

[queen glen]

also make the crew be able to die permanently

[wicked wing]

Just a note. If you jump onto transport ships from the baby boat the npcs respawn right away. I tell you this after 30 minutes of non stop combat lol

[mossy epoch]

On large ships maybe its inconvenient to have individual crew members so there could be hero characters that are special and customisable, and cannon fodder that just mans your ship

Oh also whaling

[shrewd arch]

The second coming of Jesus Christ sounds great as well. You should also ask for that.

[mossy epoch]

Its not a crazy concept to have, to be fair I dislike steering the ship myself for travelling

[shrewd arch]

Ok.

[surreal sierra]

I bit like how it’s done in AC odyssey?

[mossy epoch]

I have not played it but in AC when you leave the wheel your 2nd in command takes over, but I dont remember if the Ai can actually do anything while youre away

[shrewd arch]

Just ask the devs to combine all your favorite games into 1. Instead of making an original game. Maybe that will work?

[mossy epoch]

But just going on the map, set x coordinates and the ship will go there by itself

[surreal sierra]

Why do that when I can just sail it myself and use fast travel bells?

[shrewd arch]

Sure buddy. Let's recreate all the games we have already played before. That sounds great.

[surreal sierra]

be nice

[mossy epoch]

I find it boring to press forward on the ship and do course correction when the sea is calm and theres nothing on the screen, if theres the opportunity to do other activities like crafting or loadout

[shrewd arch]

Annoying reading these chatters "I used to have this in this old game - so I want this in this new game"

[narrow stone]

I don't know, Personally one of the best parts is sailing and ship combat

[surreal sierra]

Thats how it was done in Black Flag

makes no sense to change an already good formula

[proper wren]

GOD this games cooking so good

[mossy epoch]

Yeah I mean, its fine, just the part I found tedious in that game because nothing would happen for 5 minutes so you just space out listening to sea shanties going from point A to B

[surreal sierra]

Yeah thats a highlight of a voyage

shanties are great

and if youre bored of shanties, theres usually 1 or 2 enemy ship spawns very near by

[floral zealot]

I do have one bit of criticism when it comes to the shanties. I think they need a little sound engineering put into them because as it stands, they very clearly sound studio recorded, rather than sounding like they're coming from the men on board your ship.

[abstract aspen]

Gosh i love the sailing and ship combat in this game so much. I was hesitant at first since I usually hate driving or stuff like that but windrose really got me. Can't wait to see the huge ships when ea drops

[open ingot]

agreed. hopefully the devs see my suggestion to add toggable subtitles for the shanties

[mossy epoch]

I'd like unlockable shanties and craftable instruments

[open ingot]

add that to the feedback!

[plain flame]

can we place cannons in our base / on land?

[strong relic]

id love to sit at my camp and play different instruments

[surreal sierra]

Aye I said the same. I LOVE the new crew voice but it sounds too much like professionally organised vocals rather than hardened sailors who've spent eyars yelling on loud decks.

Purely for how it sounds I actually preferred the older crosswind shanty voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyvqXVUPudI

[surreal sierra]

There was a cannon decoration in the alpha but I dont think it was usable

[surreal sierra]

Hmm, Perhaps as you get bigger ships and (by proxy) bigger crews, your crew would know more shanties as more people join

not a terrible idea to be sure

[mossy epoch]

Im thinking more as in you find shanties songs in chests from exploring

[prisma ledge]

will the demo have more stuff added to it?

[surreal sierra]

thats also not a bad idea. Throw a thread in #1298615271686279208

[floral zealot]

It's a bit better, still sounds pretty in-studio though.

[open ingot]

Oh that gave me an idea! I will suggest that the captain be able to make shanty requests

[strong relic]

camp instrument shows with you and/or your crew that give a passive buff similar to the rest buff yes pls

[vestal cypress]

how do you advance dr galen so he'll give you the bigger boat quest? he wont give it to my friend.

[surreal sierra]

Oh Im talking just about vocals. But yes you are right it needs tweaking

[mossy epoch]

I would kinda like if the captain could speak

[surreal sierra]

again, #1298615271686279208 put as much as you can

[abstract aspen]

thinking about requesting dances. at least a simple one would be fun

[mossy epoch]

I think it would add personality to your character to have voice options for grunts, giving orders to the crew

[strong relic]

customizable crew, going into feedback

[mossy epoch]

Heck being able to use vocal commands if they ever introduced a command wheel, though currently I dont know if thats in the scope

[vestal cypress]

place bonfire probably...

[abstract aspen]

Loving the brainstorming rn lol

[mossy epoch]

Like if you could order your crew to do certain actions, but currently I dont see where it could be implemented

[floral zealot]

Dang diddily done it.

[strong relic]

O7

[mossy epoch]

Is dual wielding guns going to be in the game

[tidal crater]

any idea when the release date is?

[surreal sierra]

planned full release is Q4

[open ingot]

none announced at this time. Keep an eye on #│announcements

[surreal sierra]

I doubt it, but never say never

[mossy epoch]

if I remember correctly somebody said theres dual wielding weapon? Like a set of pistols that counts as one weapon? If not it'd be neat

And you could like have two or three pairs in your quick bar that you can shoot fast

[surreal sierra]

No such set of dual pistols

[mossy epoch]

I see, maybe one day..

[surreal sierra]

I guess you could craft multiple and have them in your hotbar? Ive not tried that

[bronze wagon]

Croissant

[mossy epoch]

Is there an option for quick aiming?

[surreal sierra]

aw Man I could go for one now

[strong relic]

is anyone up for a co op run?

[mossy epoch]

Like if you use manual mod you can go for critical hits/attack weak points, but during combat you can do a quick shot that aims at center of mass but doesnt require manual aiming

[surreal sierra]

#1349751664843685990 matey

[plain flame]

how rare is the crab shell? an do u just yoink the crab or have to kill it first and then loot?

[strong relic]

ah i missed that tab, my bad

[open bison]

I LOVE IT cANT WAIT FOR THE BETA TEST FOR MORE CONTENT

[bronze wagon]

It's funny how some players always show the 2 same patterns.
Solo game : Please add coop
Pve game : Please add pvp

... seriously some people ...

[mossy epoch]

I may make a thread with all my suggestions

[plain flame]

pls add dating sim

[bronze wagon]

Wanna date Black beard eh ?

[plain flame]

romanceable wenches o.o

[mossy epoch]

PVP is annoying if you cant opt out of it, if you opt out of it then it kinda loses meaning to have it in the first place. Also combat would just get janky AND it would be unbalanced

[strong relic]

windrose dating sim lets go

[plain flame]

if tortuga doesn't have salty wenches i'm gonna cannonball it to the ground

[open ingot]

Not rare. dodo exotic drop is the most rare in the demo so far

[vestal cypress]

is there a way to delete trash items?

[tidal crater]

also are there more than 3 islands to explore, or is that just it for the demo?

[bronze wagon]

1600 headshot musket damage will be ambush and kill on sight

[surreal sierra]

only the three for the demo

[strong relic]

only the 3 for demo

[mossy epoch]

Oh yeah let me deconstruct obsolete items

[surreal sierra]

but there are other biomes that are awsome

[plain flame]

mods told me to toss them on teh ground then use Shovel to dig under it, it willdespawn them

[bronze wagon]

I kinda hate the demo

[surreal sierra]

not right now. There WAS a deconstrutor table in the alpha and will probably made a return

[surreal sierra]

Its a demo. Its always going to be limited

[strong relic]

i made the mistake of accidentally crafting multiple pieces of equipment using expensive materials thinking i was on the upgrade tab so i have a bunch sitting in chests T_T

[mossy epoch]

Do you know how easy it is to farm currency?

[bronze wagon]

You limited my fun 😢

[raven dagger]

I mean it is a coop too?

[plain flame]

yeah i made like 8 cannons before realising a single cannon loads the entire deck with cannons...

[surreal sierra]

Currency is kinda useless rn as far as I know

[bronze wagon]

It's not a solo game so you read it wrong

[surreal sierra]

Its both. It has solo/offline AND coop

[raven dagger]

Oh I thought you were referring to this game

[bronze wagon]

They got my initial statement wrong

[mossy epoch]

Solo play should have the option to have followers to help you gather resources, fight etc

[bronze wagon]

No, like, I dunno, Contraband police or any solo game "please devs, make it coop"

[open ingot]

you will be able to hire crew to do that

[bronze wagon]

Dude, there is only enough gameplay for one player

[mossy epoch]

Will I

[plain flame]

wait, THAT got moderated? it's in conan exiles and soulmask..

[raven dagger]

Ok well I read it right but you were talking generally 👍

[surreal sierra]

But not Windrose and wont be.

[mossy epoch]

The game doesnt really have different balancing for coop and solo, so if you play solo youre going to be a bit gimped, Sons of the forest is coop but has an AI companion

[plain flame]

strange, it's like the main era for it

[surreal sierra]

I know

[mossy epoch]

No theres no reason to have slaves in the game

[surreal sierra]

I did a lot of history too

[bronze wagon]

You mispelled "teammates"

[mossy epoch]

Like it shouldnt really be a thing it's a fantastic setting

[plain flame]

i guess they're just callled 'helpers' here haha

[mossy epoch]

I get the joke lol

[raven dagger]

Another thing I noticed is pvprs ask if games are going to have pvp and pvers hit em with both barrels lol always found that ironic

[surreal sierra]

But do you really think the devs want to alienate a massive chunk of the playerbase by adding slave trafficking?

[mossy epoch]

Please please add shotguns

[surreal sierra]

A blunderbuss was in one of the trailers

[dim yarrow]

oooo

[bronze wagon]

Musket is beter

[dim yarrow]

any long gun sounds fun

[mossy epoch]

Its not that im worried about people sensitivities, its just one of those things that dont really need to be a thing, if this was more grim I would like it

[open ingot]

I could see a blunderbuss being very effective on boardings

[plain flame]

who gets alienated by that though? the entire world and every race practiced it (and still do in many places)
but i guess US-based games have their own issues they have to tiptoe around :S

[mossy epoch]

not short range like fighting inside dungeons

[bronze wagon]

Jeeze, we need a french role in this discord 😄

[bronze wagon]

I mean, if I can turn the tide of 3 vs 1, I am in

[mossy epoch]

Nah but it''s just not the type of game, its a theme that doesnt necessarily fit mechanically or thematically

[surreal sierra]

I'm not gonna sit here and discuss the ins and outs of slave trading, modern or historical. It wont be a feature.

And I would appreciate the topic being dropped

[plain flame]

but we do get 'helpers' right? for the base and stuff, it's just not framed that way?

[mossy epoch]

i think so yea, theres a worker section for benches

[plain flame]

that was the main inquiry

[raven dagger]

There's undead in the game, its not a historical retelling its a game to have fun

[surreal sierra]

In the alpha you were able to hire some NPC's to assist with resource gathering and upgrade crafting recipes. That is likely to make a return in Early Acccess

[plain flame]

nah i dont care about the history, i care about base automation XD

[bronze wagon]

Wrong game then :p

[mossy epoch]

Yeah automation is needed if the late game is expansive as I hope it will be

[raven dagger]

Its like aska and other colony sims, (only played aska) i love the help especially for wood lol

[surreal sierra]

There was a lumberjack npc who would go get would for you

[mossy epoch]

Set like a logging camp so your npcs can cut the trees so you dont have to do it yourself

[plain flame]

yeah, if we eventuallyy wana do mass farming n stuff

[surreal sierra]

so automation was and likely will be available again

[bronze wagon]

Impossible, there is dodo and boars in the forest

[mossy epoch]

And a miner, maybe set caravans for resource transport? Maybe make a trading hub on your base and gather resources from individual isles

[raven dagger]

Wish id had that mechanic in valheim lol so many trees, a couple deaths 😆

[mossy epoch]

And you have to defend your convoys from other pirates so you have to go there and defeat ships

[plain flame]

farmers, chefs, smithys, miners, etc
also wenches and tavern staff

[mossy epoch]

You could make your own pirate city and become king of the pirates

[surreal sierra]

Youll have to kill Blackbeard first. In the opening sequences it says he declared himself king of the pirates

[jagged wave]

Is there a max shipsize yet?

[raven dagger]

That leans into colony too much, I think they found a great balance in the playtest and honestly happy with whatever we get to test in ea 👍

[open ingot]

only a couple in valheim? those are rookie numbers lol. I've already died a few times to falling trees in windrose

[bronze wagon]

Tied to the bonfire range

[thick plover]

oh i just noticed that characther can go over to other worlds, so tech if ever run out of iron i can just make a farm world, delete it, make a new one, farm, delete it, intresting

[narrow stone]

those charging boars though

[bronze wagon]

He didn't get the One Piece tho

[mossy epoch]

colony mechanics are kinda cool though, in these games late game you have to grind resources, if you want to build ships I imagine you will need hundreds of resources that gathering manually will be tedious

[raven dagger]

Yeah same, im like meh ill respawn with full health haha

[open ingot]

jump over them and they fall over

[surreal sierra]

In the demo you can only get the Ketch. A mid size two masted transport ship. However there are larger ships like a frigate and a 1st Rate SotL in the game but cannot currently be obtained

[mossy epoch]

So having colony elements like trade convoys, npcs tasks, merchants, trading etc would be cool

[narrow stone]

really?

[raven dagger]

Nah wasn't really like that but who knows what ea brings

[surreal sierra]

[mossy epoch]

Adds a whole new layer of metagame to make the game bigger

[open ingot]

yeah if the charging boar misses, they fall over and are temporarily vulnerable.

[mossy epoch]

Early on you dont need many resources, but imagine later you have to get like 1000 wood to make a huge ship.. whos cutting down 200-300 trees for that

[raven dagger]

Or just dash to the side lol I find it more consistent than jumping

[finite wolf]

Quick question will bonfires block enemy spanws?

[surreal sierra]

yep

[raven dagger]

Yeah you didnt in the playtest, was more but not big numbers

[narrow stone]

I usually find a high ground and rife them, will have to try it tonight, thanks people

[bronze wagon]

Would be nice to have a One Piece ref 😄

[jagged wave]

Bellwright meets Windrose though......

[mossy epoch]

Farming is going to be in the game but currently you dont really need food, so maybe you need to farm provisions to feed your crew in the future?

[surreal sierra]

Not impossible. Theres already an Elden Ring and Monty Python easter eggs. Likely more I havnt found yet

[open ingot]

you use food for buffs. so yeah you need em already in the demo

[unkempt monolith]

Only a flesh wound

[raven dagger]

Crew ate air lol it wasn't a grindfest at all but who knows how ea will be, looking forward to finding out

[mossy epoch]

I wil make a feedback thread with all the suggesitons, I dont expect them to be implemented but I'd like a few things

[upbeat panther]

dont worry bro ill make sure theyll be implemented

[plain flame]

still havent found the crab shell reeeee

[neon wadi]

aNYONE PLAYING THE dEMO?

[last viper]

No. Nobody.

[mossy epoch]

Everyone in the server?

[upbeat panther]

no dead game

[surreal sierra]

What demo?

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

[neon wadi]

DOH, sorry Capslock

<SIGH>

[upbeat panther]

<BURP>

[plain flame]

<THIS HOW WE DO EMOTES NOW?>

[raven dagger]

On my first save I found one in 5 mins, just found my 2nd on a new save, 4 days later and over 300 crab meat 😆 good luck

[neon wadi]

Anybody know how to get the gear from the tree with the red rag tied around it?

I've tried everything I can think of

[surreal sierra]

shovel

[plain flame]

https://giphy.com/gifs/holes-1kbyDLT0K1h6M

[neon wadi]

tried that

[last viper]

||use a shovel around it, you'll see sparkles at a spot, keep digging there||

[surreal sierra]

Some people have reported that relaoding thier world causes the chest to spawn

try that

[neon wadi]

i swing it like its a battle axe

[last viper]

You need to switch to Dig.

[neon wadi]

thanks, I'll try

[neon wadi]

How?

[last viper]

Look at zappy's picture

[upbeat panther]

<FART>

[plain flame]

the default bindings are shown there ^

[dim yarrow]

X and Z switch through all the modes

[surreal sierra]

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

[neon wadi]

Thanks, I missed that

[plain flame]

dw 90% of ppl dno how to lock on to a target coz they didnt read the pop-up 10 seconds into the tutorial XD

[upbeat panther]

T is a awful binding for that

[plain flame]

yeah i rebound it immediately

[upbeat panther]

hopefully to middle mouse button

[last viper]

The heavy attack button?

[plain flame]

nah, i play a lot of games that have multiple targetting keys
like lock-on, call target, switch target, etc
so i have it bound to one of my mouse thumb buttons

[upbeat panther]

real souls players use the middle mouse button

[last viper]

Oh I see. You have to be a real player in another game! 🙂

[upbeat panther]

real souls players

[plain flame]

pro souls players rarely actually lock on, for both pve and pvp, coz u can micro ur swings to hit specific weakspots or control ur arc against players who dodge

[raven dagger]

Really dont like lock on in games so not used it, surprised so many people do use it tbh, must be more popular than I thought

[upbeat panther]

https://tenor.com/view/imma-show-you-some-pr-gamer-moves-spacestation-gaming-this-is-what-gamers-do-this-what-a-true-gamers-do-here-are-some-gamer-moves-gif-19233537

[plain flame]

u can parry stuff behind u without even locking on XD

[last viper]

I spent almost an hour trying to find the config ini file so I could force HDR on. They hid the config well. Nothing in the registry that I could see, no ini file, nothing.

[upbeat panther]

have you tried looking on the left?

[plain flame]

im not rly a fan of lock on in games where u have to 1vX anyway, i prefer a 'in combat' system like..

• weapon sheathed = run around freely facing any angle
• weapon drawn = character always faces camera direction

that's how u get more satisfying skill play

[last viper]

That's my coffee cup

[upbeat panther]

the other left

[robust iris]

the game going to have pvp servers?

[wicked wing]

Bout to start another run. What weapons do you all like? Rapier was amazing.

[upbeat panther]

i used my bare hands because im a better gamer than you

[last viper]

I prefered the club, whatever it was called. Once they're all knocked over you can just smack'em up good.

[dim yarrow]

I really enjoyed rapier

[narrow stone]

Rapier is good, sabre is pretty nasty... 180dmg + 250 slashing and 4 shields defense.

[dim yarrow]

But I'm kinda tempted to use halberds

[muted bobcat]

anyone know how to make gunpowder?

[obtuse hawk]

You can’t in the demo sorry.

[neat wing]

is the coop working now?

[delicate urchin]

It is for us but we are having freezing issues

[muted bobcat]

alr is there any other way can get more gunpowder?

[upbeat panther]

should i just go back to runescape and cut wood till this game releases ?

[plain flame]

ok the ingame shanties definitely sound way too orchestrated / studio quality / perfectly harmonized

need to peel it back a bit to sound like a rabble of gutteral men rather than a rehearsed choir XD

[dim yarrow]

enemy sailors can drop gunpowder and they may have some in their crates at their camps

[wicked wing]

Try the purple rapier. That bleed

[narrow sentinel]

[distant marsh]

Royal rapier

[upbeat panther]

you might be color blind good sir

[wicked wing]

If you don't know, you don't know. One day you'll get it

[narrow stone]

i was in the Rapier camp until my mate said try the sabre, it ascends to S tier and 2-4 hits they're dead

[wicked wing]

Ya the per hit is nice but the bleed aoe while clearing ships is hard to give up

[narrow sentinel]

I'm enjoying the Halbard personally

[narrow stone]

yeah I might have to try it again, i never used it on board a boarding.

[mossy epoch]

do you think there will be a shield in the game?

[narrow sentinel]

Has great aoe on the third swing, great for clearing groups

[wicked wing]

That was my first weapon. I still have not had a higher crit with anything else. 1100 felt good

[mossy epoch]

Also Id like to see boarding axes, probably they will be in the game

Spears too

[narrow stone]

dual weild lol

[mossy epoch]

Dual wield like in Dark souls 2

[wicked wing]

I can't wait to see the greatsword

[narrow sentinel]

Its got me excited for greatswords and such, definitely going for a brute build on launch

[mossy epoch]

I want a gun build to be viable

[narrow sentinel]

The perks for it are amazing as well, looking through the available tree

[mossy epoch]

Maybe have a perk that critical hits on staggered enemies do 500% damage

[upbeat panther]

shields are for cowards

[manic raven]

Have just started this in the solo mode - I am LOVING this

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/a-heist-with-markiplier-reggie-welcome-newest-member-of-our-crew-welcome-gif-4014319302433309951

[mossy epoch]

A dual wielding pistol weapon would be cool

[narrow sentinel]

The elusive ghost ship

[upbeat panther]

dual mac-10s in the pirate age would be even better

[wicked wing]

Blunderbuss

[mossy epoch]

The closest thing would be having multiple dual pistol. like 2 or 3 weapons in your quick bar that you can switch instead of reloading

[narrow sentinel]

Give us 6, true Edward Teach larp

[mossy epoch]

Yeah thats the point hah

[distant marsh]

Go in black beard style with a bandolier of loaded pistols

[mossy epoch]

Not 6 different pistols (though you could) but 3 weapons that have two pistols

[flat cradle]

have release some more content lol finished the demo and love it

[narrow sentinel]

Played the closed alpha, if the games as polished as it is witch the content that was available plus some this is going to be an amazing game

[mossy epoch]

I think pistols should be able to parry attacks

[narrow sentinel]

(Polished in the sense that its significantly better than it was and will only get better)

[mossy epoch]

Like if the enemy is in the attack animation, you can do a perfect parry by shooting them, like if it was Bloodborne lol

[narrow sentinel]

I do wish heavy weapons had a parry

[upbeat panther]

bro why cant we fish in the game? lol

[mossy epoch]

High rish high reward action that makes a gun build more viable

[narrow sentinel]

Demo

Fishings already been shown in the trailers we'll get it at some point I'm sure

[upbeat panther]

they said theres gonna be fishing?

[distant marsh]

Also Light your beard tips on fire for intimidation

[white locust]

Fishing was in the earlier playtest

[mossy epoch]

Id like pets

[upbeat panther]

oh nice

[narrow sentinel]

Pet dodo

[mossy epoch]

Either combat pets that assist you or pets like a cat or parrot to keep on the ship to give buffs

[narrow sentinel]

I'm personally excited for more ships and ship customization

[upbeat panther]

alright cigarette break time guys, remember if you dont smoke your not cool

[tidal vessel]

Is there a way to prevent disconnects when playing coop, it seems to happen most when harvesting grass so far

[narrow sentinel]

I'm glad they went with a more mid 1600's style for the 2nd rate

[wary locust]

annyone know why we can´t play coop? can´t conect

[atomic crane]

Demo is only limited to 4 people in a session?

[white locust]

Check the pinned messages for help with that.

[scenic field]

Should I have a base on the starter island? Like something built out of stone etc?

[white locust]

yes

[mossy epoch]

A base isnt very useful right now

You only need 2-3 chests and a hut for a few crafting benches

[narrow sentinel]

You doubt the resting buff

[atomic crane]

🥲

[mossy epoch]

Definitely build one if you want to

[narrow sentinel]

Build one and decorate it the rested buff gets up past 10 minutes, it's great

[surreal sierra]

itrss a 1st rate

100+guins

[spring arch]

anyone have the npc quest guy disappear?

[scenic field]

Oh right, I have one of the pre built structures with tables. Just wasn't sure if i needed to build something for further down the progression line.

[surreal sierra]

go to your bonfire as respawn him

[spring arch]

says evict

[atomic crane]

Will hosted lobbies on Early Access have more players? like 8 atleast

[surreal sierra]

evict and replace him

should fix it

[spring arch]

worked thx

[narrow sentinel]

Oh youre right I mixed it up with one I'm modeling which has 98 guns

The one ingame is based on the HMS Prince I believe

[surreal sierra]

I know its a first rate because I counted this guns during the alpha lmao

[surreal sierra]

The Royal William

[narrow sentinel]

At a certain point its hard to tell between larger rates, this ones the Christian 2 and it's a 2nd rate with only 90 guns

"Only 90 guns"

[mossy epoch]

spear and shields should be in the game imo

[surreal sierra]

boarding pike sure, shields? Nah this aint the 1200's

[bold rain]

Pff, that's nothing. If canons could be placed on the ship itself I would place the upper deck full of them xD

[mossy epoch]

Shields can block more hits before getting staggered, but you give up the option to use a pistol in your off hand so reduces your damage/opportunity for ripostes using you gun (if parrying by shooting the enemy was a thing)

[narrow sentinel]

That's the Spanish attitude

[mossy epoch]

Some pirates used shields

[narrow sentinel]

I believe thats also what got blackbeard killed

[bold rain]

Im not spanish so I dont know. I always think "The more the better".

[surreal sierra]

bad idea. the top deck as for sailing, having lots of guns all over the place would make sailing and navigating the top deck harder especially in fights

[mossy epoch]

Spears would have lower damage but extra reach but can only hit one enemy at a time

[bold rain]

GUUUUUUNS

[mossy epoch]

Also, if you add shields to the game, then enemies with shields are a thing, which means mroe enemy variety/moveset

[narrow sentinel]

We dont talk about the Duke of Kent

[distant marsh]

Nah irc he got jumped

[mossy epoch]

Enemy with shields would block bullets and would require you to either break their stance, parrying, dodging and attacking or breaking the shields using certain weapons

[bold rain]

Na, he got bitten by a rat and good food poisoning.

[unkempt monolith]

Are we gonna be able to sing shanties while out of the helm?

[mossy epoch]

A shotgun against an enemy with a shield would be useless, so you have to aim for the head to bypass it

[narrow sentinel]

Wasnt it because he got beached due to him throwing a butt load of guns on the Concorde

I'm more familiar with ships themselves than historical figures ngl

[bold rain]

While I like the idea of having shields and spears ( I love long weapons in games) I dont think it would really fit the theme. But never say never I assume. Also I REALLY dislike the idea of the spear only hitting one enemy. That would make the weapon absolutely weak

[mossy epoch]

Spears have reach which means you can hit them while they cant hit you, so yeah you can only hit one enemy at a time which makes it good in tight spaces but bad if swarmed

[bold rain]

So basically 20/7 in the game a spear would be useless. 😛 I always get swarmed.

[mossy epoch]

Also I do think shields fit the game.. its a fantasy game, shields are a good mechanical addition for variety and difficulty, pirates did use shields, but like small ones

[mossy epoch]

a spear is like a rapier but longer and slower

the advantage is you get the 1st hit and can keep dodging

[surreal sierra]

its a pirate game, shields wouldnt fit

[narrow sentinel]

Niether woulf greatswords but olease give us greatswords

[mossy epoch]

A buckler, targe shield, that sorta thing

[distant marsh]

Black beards death was brutal basically what happened is he had his head carved off while he was still alive during a stand off against a naval captain

[narrow sentinel]

Tbf he did the same plenty of times from what I've heard

[mossy epoch]

I mean I do like the idea this is like dark souls but with ships and guns

[bold rain]

I stay with the spears being to weak. It's easy to get the first hit on an enemy because he gets staggered.

[mossy epoch]

Well spears are duelling weapons in this context, so are rapiers, rapiers can only hit forward right?

[bold rain]

No, the rapier also swings around hitting multiple enemies.

It gives you a forwards stab at the beginning, then around and then two stabbies.

[native thistle]

Is there a list/roadmap of Windrose content especially compared to the demo? I like the direction of the game so far, but some things seem like makeshift plug-ins.

For example, I am surprised we start with a serviceable weapon, rather than being able to punch (to questionable effect) things or even grabbing some stick as an early weapon bludgeon. I'd expect that to be the default, with some rusty, junk pieces of armor and weapons coming from the drowned as the upgrade. Similarly first clothes one makes, while not fancy, seem quite alright. I'd expect more ragged, simple clothing from what is basically rough undyed fibers knit with improvised means.

So I'd like to know if early game gear is expected final release stuff or can I hope for more smooth progression from even more survivalistic/meager starts.

[bold rain]

You get the weapons at the beginning because you have been attacked by Blackbeard on your old ship. Of course you would already have weapons.
I actually like it that way - Tools you have to craft for chopping and mining.

[mossy epoch]

I like the idea of a spear being a 1 or 2 handed weapon depending if youre using a off hand

[native thistle]

I mean after the attack. When you land on the shore in ragged clothing, empty pockets.. and still with some serviceable gear to be used practically from the get-go.

[mossy epoch]

So 1 hand spear has shorter reach lower damage but you can use a shield or a gun, 2 handed spear has more damage and more reach, kinda like why you would use a halberd instead of the saber

[mossy epoch]

a broken sword and a broken pistol?

[native thistle]

Which are still unbroken enough to be perfectly serviceable.

[mossy epoch]

Yeah but thats just so you dont get killed by dodos

[bold rain]

I would love variaty in weapons too. Although they need to differentiate from others and thats the problem here - How you describe the spear it would be too weak for it being servicable.

Also, Spears are not used like it is in video games if I recall correctly.

[native thistle]

And for that, I simply would love/prefer grabbing some piece of wood as improvised club. Matter of aesthetics.

[mossy epoch]

moveset matters, spears arent the strongest weapon in videogames, but reach and stagger can go a long way

In the game I keep using the saber lunge attack and then backstep to stagger the enemy

[bold rain]

Well... The weapon you get are weak compared to what you can find and later craft.
While I understand your reasoning for having absolutely no equipment - MAybe it will be a thing? Like a different start perhaps?

[mossy epoch]

A spear fills the niche of piercing long range weapon

[tidal vessel]

what is crosswind, is that an old name for the game???

[mossy epoch]

Though you can really use a piercing attack on a halberd

Also a spear with long reach + stagger means you can easily land a gunshot

[bold rain]

I still think it is weak how you describe it. 😄 I dont really dislike the idea of more weapon variants - I dislike your idea of a spear.

[narrow sentinel]

They renamed after the direction change from the weird pvp centric mash they had

[mossy epoch]

If you use a saber you cant really shoot the enemy as he will hit you unless you run to a distance

[native thistle]

Well... The weapon you get are weak compared to what you can find and later craft.
You're right, but that's a matter of stats balance, the mechanics.
I just wonder if from the aesthetics/fluff side we'd be able to go hand-to-hand or use clubs, with broken armor pieces and weapons being more of a rare find from drowned. Mechanically it could make little to no difference, but somehow it'd make the survival, "starting from nothing" aspect that much more pronounced and fun for me than starting the game with useful weapons right away (of course, barring prologue where it does make sense).

[mossy epoch]

Some spears can be swung

[somber radish]

good evening

[mossy epoch]

I.. kinda would like grenades to be a thing

[narrow sentinel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1349724792906846258/1446284192441696257/lemon_found.gif

[queen quail]

cave johnson really made the exploding lemon

[mossy epoch]

based

Imagine assaulting a ship by throwing a volley of grenades

[bold rain]

As I said - From the prologue stand point it doesnt make sense to have nothing.
I am not against it, I just wanted to state why it is the way it is right now. 😄

[waxen heart]

hy all 1/ Is it normal to have only 3 islands in the first biome? We had 7 islands in pre-alpha, will there be more than 3 islands in EA ? i saw 11/32 things .... 2/ and 2 buffs instead of 3 in PA? Demo only, or will it be like that in EA?

[bold rain]

Yes. The Demo is restricted to 3 Islands. 🙂

[narrow sentinel]

The demo is much more limited than the closed alpha, it's meant to be a more polished early look at the game than a pure testing base that the closed alpha was

[waxen heart]

sorry i put in french

[narrow sentinel]

https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1474052857970954282

[bold rain]

I believe Grenades will be a thing. (especially with the GIF now). It would make sense. 🙂

[waxen heart]

yes we tested PA and we see the improved graphics , good job

[mossy epoch]

Would mounts be a thing?

[native thistle]

How come? You're a half-naked guy thrown overboard, waking on the shore with nothing.. but those weapons. Given the waters were so turbulent you didn't even manage to keep your boots, yet somehow you're waking up with, even if damaged, functional blade and a pistol makes much less sense than landing emptyhanded and finding such later on.

[somber radish]

I made a thread on modding/steam workshop

and I want your opinion, like brutually honest.

do you see any purpose or consideration of mods and stuff for the future

Like Modded Ships, weapons and stuff for windrose?

[mossy epoch]

Yes but out of the scope at the moment I think

[narrow sentinel]

Nexus mods being an option has been mentioned

[tawdry hill]

yo does anyone know where the loot is cuz i cant find it

[somber radish]

its digged treasure, need a shovel

and it'll tell you where it is specififcally

[narrow sentinel]

Make sure to read the note, should be under stump or tree with a red cloth hanging from it

[spiral vector]

This game is gonna be epic when releasing, I'm obsessed with the demo alone lmao, and THANK YOU, I was looking for ages for that treasure 🤣

[tawdry hill]

ok i find it thanks

[somber radish]

Hmmmmmm? Interesting...

I think it does have a good purpose in a way that... we can expand the pirate universe/theme with other pirate related mods y'know

that dosen;t ruin the game's identity

[narrow sentinel]

I'd love to model ships/ship skins in the future

[somber radish]

Like the Black Pearl or Jackdaw :p

[mossy epoch]

Some games never get dedicated mod tools, sometimes its just not a focus

[somber radish]

true

[mossy epoch]

Its definitely something that should be in the game in the future but I dont keep my hopes up for it

[somber radish]

nah nah ofc.

[mossy epoch]

Something like raft has some mods but theyre not like Skyrim or Fallout level of game change

[somber radish]

as I said, I don't want it to be a focus or be some idea that now has to be implemented, but I think it would be could be cool, where it sticks to the theme, like Pirates of the Carribean, AC Black flag, Historical mods, ones that will relate and even keep the identity of a pirate game y'know?

[bleak fable]

hello i have just completed demo,.. is there any timeline when EA or relase go into steam ? or where i can prepurchease ? i LOVE this game and it is my dream comes true

[narrow sentinel]

More into realistic stuff, I'd love to do a skin for the 1st rate turning it into something like the De Zeven Provincien

[mossy epoch]

A ship painter would be cool but skins are probably the best option rn

[gusty oak]

I assume it will be based on the demo feedback

[bold rain]

Modding would definitely make this game WAY more interesting.
Modding means custom content from players for players.
Maybe even VR support.

I would absolutely LOVE the game to have modding support - But I think its really something that's either not discussed or not in the minds of the developer.

[surreal sierra]

The demo will run up to EA. We dont have anything on when EA will release although it is planned fopr this year

[somber radish]

No confirmed date yet

but we will get early access where it will probably come out and still be updated exc

[surreal sierra]

At a rough ballpark I'd say several months away

[bold rain]

Because the weapons were attached to your clothing...?

[thin acorn]

Hey all, any roadmap available?

[narrow sentinel]

https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1472630091623436531
Ship customization was touched on a bit here

[somber radish]

ooooh exciting! call me crazy, but I'm kinda more excited for Windrose than GTA6

Like... its so good, windrose is peak

[somber radish]

honestly? I agree, sometimes I do love actual historical ships more than movie ones.

Except the Black Pearl and Jackdaw, but really does make the pirate theme feel more AUTHENTIC y'know?

[narrow sentinel]

I wish I could love the Jackdaw but a Ketch rigged ship with 40 guns just rubs me the wrong way

[native thistle]

Doesn't make sense. As you can see, you lose most of that clothing in the water as well. If even boots got lost, no way your outer wear with a belt you kept the weapons in was still there - and it isn't, the character themselves start with just some rags of their underclothes meant to preserve modesty - and nothing else.

[narrow sentinel]

Then again I do like the Morrigan.. which is objectively worse

[mossy epoch]

its not that deep

[somber radish]

pfft, fair enough

[native thistle]

It's not, it's purely aesthetic thing, but Fluffy argues from the standpoint of believability so I counter it from that angle.

[bold rain]

Well I am not excited for GTA 6 at all - But Windrose got me hyped as much as when Kingdom Hearts 3 came out (I am an absolute fan of KH3).
So yea, Windrose is on my top 1 right now.

[surreal sierra]

Makes sense though right? Pirates often got their hands on smaller ships with shallower draughts and then LOADED them up with guns

[mossy epoch]

whether you start with a broken sword or a wood club it hardly matters when you will change it to a proper weapon in less than 15 minutes

[mossy epoch]

you can have multiple ships in your fleet so maybe choosing a smaller, faster more maneuvrable ship for certain areas would make sense

[somber radish]

for me:

Windrose

WARDOGS

P.O.N

GTA 6

(yell at me if you want) MW4 COD

[native thistle]

Again, matter of aesthetics. I just find it cooler if you'd start with even cruder, improvised weapon and have the bit fancier stuff to be the thing you get in the next 15 minutes.

[somber radish]

you do start with good weapons, you just end up damaging them when thrown overboard...

[native thistle]

Yes, something I already addressed. It absolutely makes sense in prologue, but then since you seem to lose nearly everything, boots included, holding onto a set of weapons to begin the (post-prologue) game with strikes me as iffy.

[narrow sentinel]

Not that much, Blackbeard had one of if not the largest pirate ships in service which was an upgunned slave trader
The La Concorde which was renamed the Queen Annes Revenge had a total of 40 guns, and a much larger ship than most any other pirate would get their hands on

Most pirates had brigantines or smaller, which its just not possible in any sense to mount 40 guns on

[somber radish]

Call me crazy but if we do get modded ships

I would love to be able to sail around in

[bleak fable]

is there anything else there beyond first 3 islands ?

[somber radish]

unfortunatley not, there is only 3 islands, and a huge sea of pirates to fight

[bleak fable]

thanks

[somber radish]

Actually there is ofc 7 islands in total, but the demo only allows the first 3

[narrow sentinel]

Do I got news for you

https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1352702383372894288

[somber radish]

omg, OMG, OMG, IM GIGGLING, AND IM A MAN LOL

[surreal sierra]

what are you on about? Thats what pirates did. Get a smaller ship and load it with more guns. Maybe not as high as 40 but still more than would usually be carried on any ship of their respective class

[somber radish]

Oh look at the figurehead, the guns, the rigging the design AUGH IM SO HAPPY 😭

[surreal sierra]

Christopher Moody sailed the Rising sun which careid 35 guns

[narrow sentinel]

I'm on about a ketch rigged ship having 40 guns is completely unrealistic

[somber radish]

take my money, take my 100 dollars if you want lol

[narrow sentinel]

The jackdaw isnt really a ketch though in regards to size

More of a very very large brig

[surreal sierra]

Ketch just referrs the the foremast beign taller than the main/mizzen. The Jackdaw is a Brigantine as its ship class

[mossy epoch]

is ramming in the game?

[surreal sierra]

not really

[somber radish]

its like a brig right? The Jackdaw isn't specifically a real ship or based on a real ship except its a hybrid vessel of a brig

[surreal sierra]

You do SOME damage when colliding but its not a main ship combat feature

[somber radish]

actually as an upgrade, the Jackdaw does have a ramming ability and damage. but canonically its not ramming... or in cinematics and story, The Jackdaw wasn't a armored ship with gold cannons and stuff lol

[surreal sierra]

No the Jackdaw is fictional. But its based on the real types of ship Pirates in the East Indies would use. Smaller faster ships with shallow draughts. They would then load more guns onto them

[surreal sierra]

I know. I have played BF

I also HATED the ship ram

looked so ugly

[somber radish]

yeah its grim, I didn't like it. and it was broken against a man o war with 200 cannons lol

[tidal scaffold]

there are online servers to join?

[surreal sierra]

I didnt like that a fully upgrades Jackdaw could throw hands easily with massive 1st rates

[somber radish]

but as a standalone ship in windrose without the ramming, it would be a nice ship to sail in

[surreal sierra]

not yet. Only 4 person coop

[narrow sentinel]

Morrigan looks quite nice without its ram

I hope we dont see large rams ingame tbh

[tidal scaffold]

ohho ok thnaks. are there coop public servers to play?

[narrow sentinel]

Its a very medieval technology

[surreal sierra]

Not a fan of the Morrigan's prow but overall as a Sloop its not bad

[somber radish]

another cool ship mod idea :p

[surreal sierra]

Sloop of War but hey ho

[narrow sentinel]

?

[last gyro]

more like an ancient tactic that was standard in the age of triremes, but faded soon after

[somber radish]

y'know its probably gonna be added or fixed, but I really want to use a telescope and the crows nest lol

[surreal sierra]

huh

[narrow sentinel]

Didn't know that was a no no word lol

[surreal sierra]

neither did i

[somber radish]

PFFT- I spit my coffe out

[surreal sierra]

lmao

[narrow sentinel]

Gonna have to report you for bypassing smh

[somber radish]

do we know any "hints" to how many players can be in a server? in the later release

like I would say the max would be like... 15-20 people but curious

[surreal sierra]

@narrow sentinel anyways yeah the Morrigan's beakhead isnt great, you CAN get a couple of figureheads to make it look better but Im not a fan. the rest of the ship is lovely though

[surreal sierra]

Benjamin said they tried an internal stress test and got to 20 people before it got quote "rough around the edges"

[somber radish]

oof, so possibly either 10-15...

[obtuse hawk]

They have settled on 4 for now

[somber radish]

Yeah, yeah, I mean when the full release when we have factions and stuff

[obtuse hawk]

#💬│windrose-chat message

[narrow sentinel]

Rest in piece Cutter, you will be missed

[surreal sierra]

I still think the cutter should be the first ship players can get from repairing the wreck

[somber radish]

did they remove the first one???

[narrow sentinel]

I do too, boarding can be a feature later on

[somber radish]

yeah, more uh... cheaper and somewhat beginner's ship than the ketch

[narrow sentinel]

It used to be the starter ship but they changed it to the ketch since boarding didnt work well on the cutter

[somber radish]

aw thats grim, press f to pay respects

[unkempt monolith]

Somalian pirate don't need yar big fancy ships for boarding

[somber radish]

so has there been more ships that have been added or are these the only ships to progress in?

[narrow sentinel]

Aside from the 1st rate these are all thatve been shown

[somber radish]

and then the uh.... Man O War kind of ship too

either way, I think its a perfect amount.

[narrow sentinel]

So 5 total asode from the dinghy

[lusty patio]

It will be available as an enemy, but not for player, due to various physics-related issues. With new high-wave ocean it was not a super pleasant experience to sail on the thing.

[narrow sentinel]

Yeah thats the 1st rate

[narrow sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-tearing-tearing-up-guy-meme-gif-18376284545860618849

[surreal sierra]

Fair enough then. I just thought a smaller intro ship for players starting new worlds would make sense but if its a technical thing that completely understandable

[somber radish]

they did my cutter dirty 😭

nah, honestly, i'm glad you guys have taken precautions and still keep it in the game to commeorate its existance 🫡

[lusty patio]

In short - for high-wave ocean you need ships that are kinda designed for that (that's true even for real world), and cutter prototype was a river vessel iirc, not an ocean one

[simple ingot]

Is there anyway to delete items?

[somber radish]

that makes sense

[lusty patio]

You'll be able to fight with them and board them tho!

Or rather against them*

[surreal sierra]

Shame. Progression wise for short distances between archipelago islands the cutter would be perfect before getting a larger ship like the Ketch to make it to other biomes which are across larger stretches of ocean

[cyan moth]

downloaded and played through the whole demo tonight and this has got to be one of the better demos ive seen. played super well and ran stable the whole way through.

[lusty patio]

Well true, we tried to save it as much as we could, but it was not a good experience to offer :(

[narrow sentinel]

The cutters physics looked alright in that one shanty video but the water has changed a lot since I believe

[surreal sierra]

Ah well, Rip the useable Cutter. Will be missed

[narrow sentinel]

Maybe it could be an optional downgrade unlock for old times sake?

[somber radish]

I will say this, Windrose imo is better than sea of thieves now...

Better ships, better combat, better gameplay, and maybe story?

so far, I would rather play the windrose demo than sea of thieves now

[unkempt monolith]

The only thing that is missing is a little more impact on canons

like I have the impression to shoot with bb guns

[lusty patio]

I'm sure someone will be able to mod it in, it's still in the game with all the settings, but here is the fine line - when we as devs, add something, even as a downgrade option - we have to be responsible for how this thing plays. And we don't have time to work on cutter currently :(

[obtuse hawk]

Glad you enjoyed it! Make sure to leave some feedback if you have the time.

[somber radish]

modding confirmed :0 /j

[cyan moth]

Oh Windrose is leagues better than Sea of Thieves. im chomping at the bit for early access.

[narrow sentinel]

I'll gladly download a cutter mod

Just to have it sit in my dock and look pretty

[obtuse hawk]

So you’re telling me we need rivers then 👀

[somber radish]

honestly, having a collections of ships would be cool.

means a lot of work to make a port lol

[solid ember]

Question: does anyone know where I can unlock wooden roofs? I saw a few builds using them but I only have the leaf roofs as of now. Ive not advanced very far yet either

[lusty patio]

We use default Unreal 5 engine, I think ppl will rip our client to shreds regardless if we support it or not haha

[somber radish]

daw, thats a sham

[narrow sentinel]

I assume itll be nexus and not steam workshop

[lusty patio]

I don't know yet, we don't have any specific mod-supporting features in the game right now, but we're not against modding in principle

[surreal sierra]

I recommend using the 45* wooden ramps and floor pieces for a wood roof

[surreal sierra]

Get to digging lads! We'll carve our own rivers!

[obtuse hawk]

Hahah let’s do it

[solid ember]

Ooh okay, I'll try that thank you!

[lusty patio]

So if it will be within our limited resources capacity - we'll try to support mods somehow

[shrewd arch]

guys do you always make a new base everytime u reach a new island

[lusty patio]

And we don't plan to fight against them? so to speak

[narrow sentinel]

There's a lot of talented folks in the community I'm sure it'll only improve the experience

You can never have enough building options!

[unkempt monolith]

I love that with the coop/sp new direction, mods will be so cool to have

[surreal sierra]

To be fair, even if thers no official mod support, people WILL find a way. Lots of incredibly creative and talented people out there who will figure it out

[somber radish]

Oh yeah!

Maybe people can help make mods, helping save time and resouces for the team :ppp

[lusty patio]

Well that's what I said talking about Unreal 5 - probably modding community already knows how to turn it inside out and back again

or that's what I meant... I need to sleep more lol, so many typos

[somber radish]

would modding (im not an expert or anything with modding or unreal engine)

could it possibly damage the game or even... complicate things? etc

[mossy onyx]

Roughly how many hours of gameplay does the demo give ya before you run out of things to do?

[dawn crystal]

will REVIVE be an option when you play with friends ?

[lusty patio]

We love you all guys btw, thx for all the attention and passion about our game!

[somber radish]

we love your hard work and the team!

[mossy onyx]

Havent left 1st island yet but so far lovin it

[narrow sentinel]

https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1474052857970954282

[lusty patio]

I can't describe how heartwarming it is to see all the posiitive things, all the heated discussions, all the passion, just wow

[quartz orbit]

You got 3 islands and your first ship but there's no time limit

[open sequoia]

The sec i got my ship . somehow i destroyed it . now dont have a ship and cant fix it . 🙁

[unkempt monolith]

I love the passion you have for your game, your listening of the community, and free drug sample called a demo you gave us