💬│windrose-chat

[vague cave]

should i have another bonfire on the 2nd island?

[tame trail]

if my boat sinks i lose all of this?

[white locust]

the loot in the cargo, yes

[cyan veldt]

you should make Youtube video, People love watching that

[green wigeon]

i wouldnt like that

[severe fiber]

how many fascists have you killed?

[green wigeon]

none yet😔

[cyan veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/long-thumb-thumbs-up-gif-25948245

[granite oxide]

you can go back and retrieve it

[tame trail]

thanks, and if the boat sinks do i have to reapair it from 0 or i can just spawn it again

[white locust]

20 wood at a wharf to repair it

[viscid arrow]

When full version will be available?

[severe fiber]

yes

[viscid arrow]

?

[severe fiber]

i mean no

[worldly saffron]

Need help 🤔

[white locust]

not in the demo

[raven dagger]

We dont know, early access is 2026, they said hopefully 27 for full but personally im not feeling that

[timid crescent]

Also you can do something called "Take a screenshot" by hitting the PrtSC button in the upper right hand corner of your keyboard so you don't hav eto take a picture of your monitor with your phone.

[viscid arrow]

😢

[raven dagger]

Play early access? Be roughly the same as 1.0

[worldly saffron]

I use Discord on my phone 😅

[severe fiber]

thanks now I've extrapolated your gps coordinates

[raven dagger]

Monitor phone shots are elite wdym?

[viscid arrow]

i played

[worldly saffron]

Uh? 🤔

[raven dagger]

No thats the demo about 5% of early access

[worldly saffron]

How can I get a more complete version?

[frigid nova]

how many days does it take a copper mine to reset?

[viscid arrow]

how to play early acces then?

[raven dagger]

Wait til its released in 2026 like i just said

[timid crescent]

You have to wait for the early access release like the rest of us coming some time later this year.

[raven dagger]

Like less than a minute ago

[worldly saffron]

However, some people have unlocked the sequel 😅🤔

[severe fiber]

But if you keep perstering the devs with DMs I heard you might get early access

[raven dagger]

No they've unlocked some assets its completely different

[timid crescent]

Saying stuff like this might get you banned

[severe fiber]

thanks mom

[timid crescent]

Do you really want to piss off the devs that are wroking on this game? Chill out dude

[severe fiber]

Everyone is chill here except you

[raven dagger]

This is one issue of using mods/exploits

[worldly saffron]

I didn't say anything wrong 🤔 There are videos on YouTube of players who have unlocked the frigate

[granite oxide]

Demo will run until Early Access and demo is ruffly only about 5% of what will be in Early Access. Explore able area of Archipelago in demo is only about 2.5% of what will be in Early Access. Early Access will be announced when it is time. See the latest post here #│announcements message from Yar_Master. As far as price and packages, that will most likely follow Early Access Release info.

Also, characters, items and buildings will not transfer to the Early Access, it is part of the demo – different client, different game builds. So enjoy playing the demo for now until that time 🙂

So short answer on Early Access. Early access is Soon to be sometime in 2026 🙂

[white locust]

There was a playtest last year that had more content, thats where those are from.

[granite oxide]

Summer 2025 Alpha had a great deal more in it, including 13 islands, many tiers of gear and weapons, fishing, farming, etc.

[raven dagger]

Read what i just wrote, that was either a hacked asset or from the playtest that is NOT early access its one boat they drive around in the demo

[granite oxide]

Bosses.

[worldly saffron]

Mh 🤔😅I missed that

[raven dagger]

Darwin awards are a thing 👍

[severe fiber]

🤔

[rain adder]

https://tenor.com/view/alan-tudyk-garr-dodge-ball-pirate-gif-9492100

oh i can get on that island but I die soon after with the boundary warning

[granite oxide]

Those islands are only scenery for demo

[rain adder]

the pyramid in the distance is pretty cool. Makes me curious to see what we get for dif ruins over time

puzzles and such

[olive canyon]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1071776575458136074.gif?size=96&quality=lossless

[raven dagger]

Not worth bothering

[ocean laurel]

Hello guys, i want to play the demo on steam but the game dont start 🙈

How can i fix this? 🤔

[quaint sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/are-we-there-yet-deadpool-gif-5676800

[granite oxide]

Make sure you on the right one - the demo - not playtest

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…

[thin spade]

Is there an Ingame chat feature?

[tight violet]

Guess I could test that but for a co-op not sure there is a great need for local/global or VOX chat

[granite oxide]

Most just use Discord to chat and group up - there is no chat that spans across other players servers.

[thin spade]

Darn. Okie dokie

[narrow sentinel]

Proxy chat would be hella funny though ngl

[finite stag]

whats this slot for btw ?

[granite oxide]

It is for tactical items you do not have access to in demo. Will be various types of stats.

It is in Early Access.

[soft badge]

And that comes out "Tomorrow"

[finite stag]

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

[ruby badge]

this is such a fun and cool way to add more gameplay choices to the ships!

[granite oxide]

Did you see the teasers for what's coming in Early Access from the Dev's? Pics they posted? Look in Pinned 📌 at top.

[granite oxide]

It is confirmed that for those that like to sail on one ship together, There will be Advanced Options in Early Access. As to what that will be – will just have to wait until Early Access.

[ruby badge]

Oh yes I did, I'm actually saving all kinds of bits they share

[ruby badge]

yeah that would make coop more interesting, so glad to hear

[brisk lynx]

https://tenor.com/view/our-hope-is-restored-hope-pirates-of-the-caribbean-barbossa-gif-19112288

[cyan sun]

Btw, I just want to say (outside the freakin' amazing water physics) I love the ascendant ability of weapons. I love the upgrade system. I love how most things are crafted instantly. This game is freakin' amazing and I am so excited when this game goes from Demo to EA!

[rain adder]

stuff being instantly crafted is new. took longer in the alpha also some things im sure will still take a lot longer to craft overtime. the wait times for the workers was pretty long in the Alpha. It'll be interesting to see how that changes

[abstract aspen]

i hope it doesnt end up being like enshrouded where crafting takes over 3h even with timers set to lowest lol

[loud patio]

Just woke, up still sad 😭

[rain adder]

in the Alpha once you hired a worker you had to wait 24 hrs to hire another. After you gave a worker a task there was a 4-8 hr wait I think, but there was so much to do just in the Alpha that it was fine for what you could get done in that time period while waitng

[brisk lynx]

Yeah having the worker slots for the workbenches reminds me of Age of Conan. Its an awesome game mechanic. You can get better crafter to upgrade your crafting abilities. Some high lvl crafters even introduce new recipes of their own.

[rain adder]

And the fact that you could hire, alchemist,lumberjack, cook, miner, etc...is pretty cool, especially if your someone who really likes to just focus on building and sailing like me

[rain adder]

Yeah it looks like this game will havbe ways of leveling up workers or even finding better workers with better perks or what not, it will be cool to see where it goes. def a mechanic in a game like this that i enjoy

[abstract aspen]

the workers are fine to me ngl. just the crafting you do yourself is what would bother me if it was HOURS long lol

[rain adder]

yeah it depends how much effort you put into your builds, a lot of people get overwhelmed by the building in games like this. Thats why the devs have the pre built options in this. Just as crafting can get overwhelming for some, you can hire workers to do that. Good balance for everyone that enjoys a light survival imo

and just because you hire workers doesnt mean you get out of getting your own material. in the alpha I found myself still choppin and mining, just not as much

[olive canyon]

https://giphy.com/gifs/spongebob-spongebob-squarepants-water-bikini-bottom-YR8neVRcCSqwmJkb1D

[raven dagger]

i would spend way too long in aska restarting to get the traits i was after in workers lol

[rain adder]

I think whats more likely is leveling up workers rather than finding better ones

[raven dagger]

yeah i remember thinking i was glad its a different system to aska so i didnt try min max skills lol, its an illness 🤦‍♂️

[rain adder]

So I can build a mote, but to make it a legitmate mote I can only go so far into an island/hill, before I have no more water for said mote. I'm testing the physics of the terraforming with the shovel right now haha,

[cyan sun]

Yeah, I only know the Demo, which I am still playing. We just cleared the first and second island-- about to head to the third, so we can clear it and unlock the ship-- and about to max out our gear XD

we pretty much agreed after we get the ship, since we'd have all island cleared-- we are just gonna go focus on building a massive pirate cove. XD

(and possibly I will see how easy/difficult it will be to build a "floating island")

[abstract aspen]

i mean if one doesnt like the workers they can just not use em. theyre free to do as they please after all

[raven dagger]

thought you were talking about emotes not moats for a second 😆

[rain adder]

dont mind my spelling haha

[brisk lynx]

I have only messed with it a little. Digging seems good and raising is not bad. The leveling is tricky though. It's very touchy. I figured out if you take your time and only focus on little slivers of a mound at a time it does a lot better. You can't really take out mounds in large chunks.

[raven dagger]

i got there in the end once talked shovels lol but i was super interested in making our own emotes somehow lol

[rain adder]

thats the idea betwenn the alpha and this demo i have a lil over 200 hours. In the Alpha after you hired workers and built up a town you basically had your own little hide away pirate camp. Workers roaming doing tasks, farming and fishing, very cool

[rain adder]

yeah the best way I found when leveling is stay in the previous circle from one to the next, like you said little at a time

[raven dagger]

from memory (which is bad) theres another terraforming tool to level, used it in farming

[short lance]

does the demo of steam has the same amount of content as the playtest or?

[rain adder]

that is the beauty of creating a game with multiple avenues but people will cry about everything even in something as fresh and as wanted as a game like this in the genre.

[raven dagger]

no, about 5-10% ea is bigger than playtest so its hard to quantify

[rain adder]

Playtest (Alpha) had way more to do but thats not available anymore, if you are downloading it on steam make sure its the demo

[mental gust]

great now i want the game even more and waiting will be so much harder !

[rain adder]

Also id say as an alpha player the changes they made from that to this demo were def for the better imo

[brisk lynx]

There is also an option at the bonfire to dismiss an NPC from your camp. I imagine there will be times when you have workers you no longer need or want.

[tight violet]

Oh my goodness, why oh why am I always running out of Tritons Horn? Wait, never mind 😝

[rain adder]

or they might be better served at a dif camp

[spare vine]

this game is awesome

[rain adder]

the shell decor is my fav

[short lance]

played the demo i musst say im more on sea than ever at my base, i just love big boats and oceans

[spare vine]

i love it

[rain adder]

Sea combat is good but clearly still in its infancy

[abstract aspen]

too bad its soo expensive tho

[rain adder]

I need me some of that fancy leather furniture

[abstract aspen]

im looking forward to more clutter items. i love making stuff look like someone be living there

[brisk lynx]

Time to kill more boars

[tight violet]

"But we must haves it me precious!" Clutter FTW!

[raven dagger]

on my crab shell runs id get those too, around 100 doing one small island which surprised me but yeah do run out fast

[abstract aspen]

its crazy to think that 100 shells just give ya 10 decorations :(

[rain adder]

the variety does get deeper, I can't imagine where it goes past what was available for the aplha test. Ive been sayin it for a min now, imagine the possibilities with MODS and Role Play in this

[raven dagger]

i hope they fix duping personally, but could do that i guess

[brisk lynx]

Would be cool if it covered a whole section of wall maybe.

[abstract aspen]

not a fan of that tbh..doesnt feel earned to me personally. i dont mind people duping stuff though. everyone should do as they please. for ea it should probs be fixed yeah

[abstract aspen]

ive been analyzing the newest trailer. theres lots of new clutter i personally havent seen yet, like books. i cant wait to go ham haha

[rain adder]

The Ashland's Biome was the only one not available in the Alpha and that one has pirate skeleton enemies on it and just looks like a difficult biome in comparison to the swamp, im excited for that and future biomes/enemies

[rain adder]

I would like instruments in the future

[granite oxide]

Demo will run until Early Access and demo is ruffly only about 5% of what will be in Early Access. Explore able area of Archipelago in demo is only about 2.5% of what will be in Early Access. Early Access will be announced when it is time. See the latest post here #│announcements message from Yar_Master. As far as price and packages, that will most likely follow Early Access Release info.

[raven dagger]

i would like structual integity to be more punishing but probably alone in that, i like the challenge of pushing integrity

[rain adder]

I want to get into biomes where im fighting less animals and more mythical things, i mean yeah we get drowners(zombies) early on, but yeah a good mix of super naturual pirate lore and animal combat as you progress

[abstract aspen]

oh hell yeah! thats something i think every survival game kinda needs. music has been a big part of everyones culture in some way. lemme be a pirate bard haha

[rain adder]

I do like how little limitations there are to the building mechanics, integrety matters when your demolishing but not so much when your building

With less limitaions in the building it allows for more creativity

[raven dagger]

thats my point, that it doesnt matter when building, i wish it did more

[rain adder]

And im glad it doesnt because of that reason

[abstract aspen]

im on both sides..i love making buildings look like they make sense stability wise but i know id cry if i HAD to do it haha

[raven dagger]

more creativity but less challenge, figuring out integrity is also creativity but in an engineering sense more than artistic

[rain adder]

you can literally build anywhere and i think thats pretty cool, but i get the point that it takes away from the realism but this is after all a LIGHT survival game, they do want to stay true to the era and lore though

[brisk lynx]

Between Age of Conan and the screenshots I've seen in this game I have to say there are some very creative builders. Some of the bases I've seen are mind blowing.

[serene oyster]

Man I really disliked playing Valheim because of the integrity aspect of building

[rain adder]

I built a Castle haha

[serene oyster]

I like having freedom lol

[abstract aspen]

going from architect to engineer levels of buildings. would be a great toggle in the world settings. (im always for those)

[spare vine]

how do i get nails

[serene oyster]

Craft them with copper in the workbench

[rain adder]

Last time i went deep into building was Dune and it was very well done

[raven dagger]

this staying true to era and lore argument loses its value to me when theres mythical creatures 🤷

[abstract aspen]

my issue was the tiny area and no building out of boxes. its overly complicated and unfun in terms of building that it turned me off

[raven dagger]

great way of putting it 👍

[abstract aspen]

the only game with something like that is seven days to die. i love building in there so much and the fact that when you upgrade the materials the structural integrity changes, is well implemented

[rain adder]

one thing i think could be added to this is base integrety overtime depending on the material you used, and the option to switch out built pieces with upgraded pieces, instead of the usual tearing it down and replacing manually

[cyan veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/berk-ahmedov-berk-gif-20141661

[rain adder]

yeah i think it would work well in something like this, especially with the storm physics

[abstract aspen]

imagine building a leaf house and when you go to put in a door it all just blows away haha

[raven dagger]

im biased, i really enjoyed the integrity in valheim because i could make massive builds others couldnt as that was my personal enjoyment

[rain adder]

I mean as of right now the only desire or need to build with better quality stuff is the visual. I think there should be other incentive

[raven dagger]

but not drawing from storage was and is stupid

[rain adder]

Yeah you get buffs from decor but i mean just the building mats

[brisk lynx]

NPC raids on your base would be cool. You would definitely want to upgrade your fortification for that.

[tight violet]

High roof viking long house was my fav build. Hmmmm I wonder (finds spot to build viking long house in Windrose)

[rain adder]

yeah now your thinkin, that sounds pretty cool actually

[abstract aspen]

valheim is missing many menu toggles and options for the player tbh. i loved the style of it tho and ofc the setting! but it all feels extremely bare bones

[raven dagger]

most building does that tbh, higher or further with better mats, integrity needs some love

[rain adder]

yeah at least just simple wear and tear overtime, instead of repairing each piece indiviually you can just go to your fire pit and give the required mats for repair

[abstract aspen]

i think intregrity in terms of different materials, is already in the game. at least when i tested it, i could build a higher wall with stone than with fiber

[rain adder]

less mats and time in between repairs with better build materials

[raven dagger]

ah ok good to know, i didnt see much difference so just assumed

[rain adder]

yeah at least it is being played with in some manner, something to pay attention to in the future after EA

[zenith ruin]

chat am i stupit? i can't figure out how to equip a lantern

[raven dagger]

hotbaar

[abstract aspen]

you put it in your hotbar and press the button for it :D

[zenith ruin]

ohh

[brisk lynx]

Some cannons mounted up on a wall might be in order too.

[abstract aspen]

refill at the crafting station if needed

[rain adder]

once equipped you have to go to the workbench and fill it, you have to have animal fat to fill it

[raven dagger]

whale blubber when 😏

[rain adder]

yeah right, more of a reason to build a castle or fortress, especially if you decide to build in a more aggressive biome

[keen dove]

Wassup

[keen dove]

That is so valheim lol

[brisk lynx]

Actually Age of Conan did it much better.

[keen dove]

Idk, did not play Age of Conan

[brisk lynx]

All games are inspired by other games. WR is no exception.

[keen dove]

True

[sage axle]

there's nothing wrong with that,even better if they take other games mechanics and improve over them

[tight violet]

Question, since we already have plant fiber, clay, rock/sand and shells(for the plaster) will adobe building parts be included in the game? Clay tile roof parts to go with the adobe? Was just asking....for a friend 😀

[sage axle]

also inst valheim being develop in at a slug pace

[rain adder]

Windrose just takes great things from many games and put it into something that pirate game fans especially have been asking for lol

[keen dove]

True

[rain adder]

based on the ratings and feeback they def got something the fan base wants

[abstract aspen]

best thing you can have is taking the good things from other games and adding your own ideas to it

[keen dove]

I can't stop playing the demo

[rain adder]

Ive got over 80 hrs at this point I hear yu

[keen dove]

40 myself

[rain adder]

put 150 into the Alpha lol and i only had access for like a week and half

[keen dove]

Lol

[brisk lynx]

78.7 hours here

[keen dove]

Wow

[rain adder]

i think last i read it was like 22-23k concurrent on steam

[abstract aspen]

only got around 170 but its mainly because i only play when a friend is online haha

[rain adder]

just 20-25 thousand people building for the most part lol

[raven dagger]

ignoring the "hav pvp?? NeEd pVp OR gaMe diE!" lol

[rain adder]

forget about a sleep schedule when this one drops AM I RIGHT?!?! HAHAAHA YYAARRRRRR!!!

[abstract aspen]

those were so funny to read ngl

[abstract aspen]

what even is sleep?!

[keen dove]

PVE is my jam

[rain adder]

sleep is for the weak

[keen dove]

Sleep is for everyone even animals

[raven dagger]

sleep is the best healer and anti aging cream lol wish id slept more when younger

[rain adder]

I like PVP but it doesnt need to be in every multi game, Not everything needs to turn into a sweaty comp for streamers to milk for profit into oblivion

[raven dagger]

pvp streamers are a fraction of influence, people give them too much credit

[rain adder]

We got that in SoT I like that this game isnt trying to be like any one other pirate game and like i said is taking things from multiple games that have been praised over the years in the gaming pirate lore.

[abstract aspen]

the thing is. it only needs one big streamer to say "this mechanic is trash" and guaranteed, theres TONS of people not having their own opinion and just agreeing blindly, not even having played the game itself..those also influence others and so on. ofc it also works the other way around but the negativity is usually more prominent

[abstract aspen]

"but pirates fought other pirates!!!" is what i kept reading when i said i just want to do the tall tales and literally got nothing they could take from me lol

[raven dagger]

yet ALOT of people want their friends to shoot cannons on boat or do sails like sot as its really the only one doing it, they should leave it as is imo

[lost raptor]

Ppl forget ark died bcs of pvp good pve is the future

[worldly saffron]

New ship 😎

[raven dagger]

the dino one? never played it but thought still going strong

[rain adder]

The devs made the big switch because of cost and quality. Making it pve and allowing for local hosted servers with co-op means they can put more efforts into quality. Hence why its also going to by a purchaable game now. Almost everyone I saw that played the Alpha said they would buy it right then and there. They know they had something 8 months ago. Glad they hit the breaks and went for quality, look at all the lowwer budget dev teams knocking it out of the park right now. Now this is this devs team first game. With a patient fan base they could really cook with this one over a span of years.

[raven dagger]

why i think they should leave sot mechanics at the door but theyve said they might in the future 😞

[true drift]

How?

[rain adder]

They will be adding an OPTION for co op ship play, where repairing is confrimed but idk about cannon firing/reloading/sailing, i hope we get somthing like that, if not at EA then over time

[worldly saffron]

by building it 😅

[raven dagger]

get that then youre inundated with pvp servers now

[true drift]

Lol huh?

[raven dagger]

probably used the cheat engine that draws assets from code, lame

[true drift]

Ohhh lame

[worldly saffron]

Cheat Engine cannot be installed without disabling Smart App Control. Thanks, Windows 11. I modified the backup file. 👌🏻 😅

[carmine zenith]

I wish mouse wheel could navigate thru the items in my tool bar...

[raven dagger]

still lame lol

imo anyway, you do you, have fun however you want

[rain adder]

no i just meant pve co op on ships , but in the aplha there was a dedicated pvp server sp maybe that will happen in the future, as long as it is a seprate thing idk why it would be a probelm

[abstract aspen]

thats "basically" what it is. i think theres a mod in nexus for it lol

[rain adder]

Ive been usuing my controller for literally everything, with the exception of occasional menu navigation. Controller worked better in the Alpha play test surprisingly

[carmine zenith]

I never used controllers on my PC games... call me old school 🙂

[raven dagger]

they said that server and idea is not part of the plan and my issue is it takes away resources to make pvp stuff and they did say if was succesful they would simply add devs but imo you start adding pvp features then the yelling for more gets louder and louder then review bombing happens, videos get made about how bad a pvp expeience it is and so on

[rain adder]

if its a top down or MMO i dont but other than that I liek a controller expecially for building and sailing

[lime horizon]

,j

[rain adder]

The fact that Ican use a controller as well as i can this early on in this should say a lot too, Triple A dev teams cant even figure that one out sometimes haha

[raven dagger]

,k

[abstract aspen]

yeah i just think the game in its base is just not pvp. honestly cant see it being more than a toggle for friendly fire in the server settings. some games are just better being either pvp or coop. mixing those two never went well before as one side suffers from the other

[rain adder]

I dont need the PVP but they will need to make the PVE element more of a threat to your bases/ships as well as weather condtions being a threat

[raven dagger]

they did say they dont want to just toggle without investing into it to make it worthwhile to toggle

[rain adder]

I know there are difficulty settings and such but im talking over time to keep it alive without pvp it will need formidable foes to fight and not a repeat of the same thing over and over until a new biome comes out every 6 months haha

[raven dagger]

why im looking forwad to ea so much, agree with you there

[abstract aspen]

valheim moment haha

[clear copper]

I see your ship 🫡 and I raise you a Battleship Royal 🏴‍☠️

[raven dagger]

🤦‍♂️

[abstract aspen]

can we please not spoil stuff as much?

[carmine zenith]

What caught me in this game is the fact that there isn't PvP 🙂 So.. I don't need to worried about people grinding and become lvl 9999 while I'm still lvl 3.

[cerulean grove]

good evening fellow pirates

[raven dagger]

cheaters need people to know lol

[rain adder]

That is the problem when people really REALLY like your game, you cant produce content quick enough for the consumption, then people loose patience. The ones that stay and keep playing are the ones that will keep the game alive and the devs able to produce more quickly. I think people get lost on that part of it, Especially with new development

[abstract aspen]

yeah but there are tons of games that are just cash grabs too. not saying valheim is but theres plenty that sadly just get abandoned after a hype

[rain adder]

thats why all these gotcha games are popping up now

[cerulean grove]

since i haven't been on all weekend: do we have an ETA for EA yet ? :-p

[severe fiber]

prepare to wait another 30 weekends

[clear copper]

Nice matey, be dat a Frigate?

[rain adder]

https://tenor.com/view/alan-tudyk-garr-dodge-ball-pirate-gif-9492100

[cerulean grove]

i see, soooo enough time for other stuff 😄

[clear copper]

https://tenor.com/view/imagination-rainbow-soontm-spongebob-gif-9161732869085950743

[rain adder]

I know they want to keep the ships accurate to era but at least let me mess with my decore and color when the game releases PLLLLEEASSEEEE

[cyan veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/steve-buscemi-weirdface-gif-10492567

[severe fiber]

will there be trans flags for my ship at least?

[rain adder]

looks like from gameplay I saw there will be factions and factions may be what symbols were on the sails of the video i saw. So hints at SOME personalization but idk to what extent

[abstract aspen]

could you guys use at least some spoiler tags when posting stuff from the files?

[clear copper]

https://tenor.com/view/full-bore-and-into-the-abyss-davy-jones-abyss-dark-bore-gif-22332324

[worldly saffron]

😎

[cyan veldt]

Should be banned 😂

[severe fiber]

ban tiddles

[rain adder]

YEah one thing well known by pirates in the lore over the decades was their intense push for inclusivity 😅

[abstract aspen]

like i have nothing against people going through those but i dont want to get bombarded with stuff i want to find on my own once ea hits xD

[raven dagger]

@granite oxide can we get spoilers on stuff taken from code please?

[clear copper]

https://tenor.com/view/dumb-and-dumber-lloyd-christmas-i-like-it-a-lot-jim-carrey-gif-5441890

[cyan veldt]

Yeah I get what ya saying 💯

[severe fiber]

I want more spoilers

[cyan veldt]

Make a spoilers channel 😂

[severe fiber]

show me everythinggggg

[raven dagger]

most brats do

[severe fiber]

uncalled for personal attack, reported

[cyan veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/cyber-police-reported-report-reporter-police-gif-14718698980511019213

[cyan veldt]

😉

[clear copper]

https://tenor.com/view/spoiler-alert-spoiler-go-time-gif-13921804794138892823

[abstract aspen]

i was hoping it was that xD

[worldly saffron]

What ship is it? 🤔

[tight violet]

Wait, my ship does not look like that! 👀

[abstract aspen]

frigate I THINK

[rain adder]

I hope the limit to how many you can have in a server is eventually increased, having a fleet of friends fight a fleet of skeleton pirates sounds pretty dope, 4 sounds fun too though but still, having like 10 haha....

[granite oxide]

Some of you have decided to dig into the files to view or mod. Refrain from posting content not playable in the current demo. Content from last Alpha in Summer of 2025 is fine.

[cyan veldt]

👏

Cry more

[abstract aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-wwe-smell-gif-16277621

[raven dagger]

might need to pin in ceative too @granite oxide

[clear copper]

it's a Battleship Royal, but you can only sail it at the moment, the cannons don't work on it yet.

[cyan veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/naughty-naughty-naughty-borat-gif-18882574

[severe fiber]

quiet, you'll be banned for contraband

[pearl moth]

sam3_33_333 has been warned.

[abstract aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/doakes-im-watching-you-gif-16773151899168519026

[clear copper]

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-ship-pirate-arr-johnny-depp-jack-sparrow-gif-12107996

[cyan veldt]

Boat has almost sailed 😂

[cerulean grove]

https://giphy.com/gifs/evil-aliens-13ea4eXuOuQsmY

[clear copper]

https://tenor.com/view/mars-attacks-jack-nicholson-why-cant-we-all-just-get-along-tim-burton-be-friends-gif-21700377

[cerulean grove]

ack ack ack

[lament mango]

https://tenor.com/view/johnny-depp-pirate-pirate-salute-salute-intergalactic-pirates-of-the-caribbean-gif-18216336033392111789

[river crater]

going to borrow that one. LOL

[real condor]

New to the discord when is the game expected to launch and how far in demo can we go

[fast orchid]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1466460594860327098/1476348383395446835/Soon.gif

[abstract aspen]

launch for ea is sometime this year. the demo has three islands to explore. you get your own boat and a little mission for a battle, after that the demo "ends" you can still explore and fight enemies after the popup though. demo stays up until early access hits.

[granite oxide]

Demo will run until Early Access and demo is ruffly only about 5% of what will be in Early Access. Explore able area of Archipelago in demo is only about 2.5% of what will be in Early Access. Early Access will be announced when it is time. See the latest post here #│announcements message from Yar_Master. As far as price and packages, that will most likely follow Early Access Release info.

Also, characters, items and buildings will not transfer to the Early Access, it is part of the demo – different client, different game builds. So enjoy playing the demo for now until that time 🙂

So short answer on Early Access. Early access is Soon to be sometime in 2026 🙂

[abstract aspen]

im not even mad it overtook my spongebob one. i love that so much xD

[carmine zenith]

As a fan of Early Access games... I will be there. 🙂 If you guys are planning to localize the game... I would love to voluntary work on EN to PT-BR 🙂

[fast orchid]

What can I say, I have a great sense of humor, humble too

[abstract aspen]

dad humor at its finest haha ᵈᵒⁿᵗ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ʰᵘᵐᵇˡᵉ ᵖᵃʳᵗ ᵗʰᵒ i mean..yeah! humble too :D

[distant marsh]

why couldn't the kid go see the pirate movie? ||because it was rated AR||

[safe veldt]

please get off my boat buddy

[cerulean grove]

i thought humble humor wasn't in the demo so far

[obtuse hawk]

Welcome to the discord matey!

[narrow sentinel]

Im stealing this

[cyan veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/modern-family-modern-family-joe-stealing-i-like-stealing-joe-stealing-gif-20423931

[frail cape]

Hey! I have finished the demo and explored all marked interest points but see some pictures and talks about content I dont seem to find (wooden stairs, higher lvl and enemy combinations) are there unmarked goodies to find? Awesome game so far!

[raven dagger]

You get the wooden stairs from a marked poi, check curios maybe?

[narrow sentinel]

Some folks still post content from the previous playest, if you've completed all the poi's then that's the extent of content you can expect currently

[rain adder]

not sure what you are referencing but one thing a lot of people seem to miss that I've noticed is the gold insignia you can get when you BOARD and take out a lvl 4 Interceptor

[frail cape]

Thank you all. I will have a look again tomorrow. Safe sailing out there

[fast orchid]

By all means, I made it for us to use when asked for release date

[jovial nest]

Thank you to mods again... you're most disliked by many, but the most important players on any server 🙂

[raven dagger]

Not sure most people dislike moderators, well maybe one or two 😏

[fallen ether]

How many shots of rum would the devs have to take at this point?

[thin spade]

Does the copper mine ever reset? If so how often?

[raven dagger]

2hrs

[glad haven]

is there a roadmap availible?

would love to see what their plans are for this game

[granite oxide]

Can also go to the other islands or just take your ship to another server and farm there - load your ship up and return to main server. Your gear, items in inventory and ships go server to server with you 🙂

[granite oxide]

There will be a Roadmap posted after Early Access launch 🙂

[thin spade]

Thank you! 🤗

[cerulean grove]

carefull, there's a tiny cat running around here somewhere

[dawn depot]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/985476922559582258/1119929407969185982/ED6EFBC5-A68E-48C6-9103-B123B1ECC22D.gif

[thorny pawn]

https://tenor.com/view/actually-this-is-illegal-butters-stotch-south-park-s21e4-franchise-prequel-gif-20403411

[granite oxide]

#1476333974740664543 Winners will be announced tomorrow 🙂

[brazen kettle]

idk if im the only one or its just me but everytime i load up the demo im stuck in a long black screen

[surreal sierra]

No no. We only hate specifically Swabien. Only that guys and no one else.

[abstract aspen]

were you able to play the demo before?

[brazen kettle]

ye

[abstract aspen]

have you tried all of these yet? #💬│windrose-chat message

[plucky panther]

curious, if anyone else is having current issues with the DEMO atm? Game has frozen on my 4 times in the last hour.

[plucky panther]

not encountered that. though I have 24hrs in game and today it started to freeze when encountering vessels or even walking back to the bonfire. I have decided to put it aside for now.

[edgy saddle]

this mofo

I remember that fly png gif also once

[tight violet]

They were all very creative. Again, it is always wonderful to see what peoples creativity can accomplish with building systems.

[granite oxide]

Not sure what the Iuuse could be, have been running smoothly myself.

[granite oxide]

😱

[severe fiber]

Agreed, he keeps timing me out for no reason whatsoever

[tight violet]

I personally have not had any issues playing the past three days.

[severe fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/happy-mothers-day-to-my-daughter-in-law-gif-6471434399281812056

[raven dagger]

i think its mainly your need for attention

[severe fiber]

Yes probably

[severe fiber]

Thanks for giving me a tiny speck of it

It's a cry for help clearly

But instead of help I get timed out.

[reef tree]

i need help with the mods i can't to make them work

[severe fiber]

which one of the mods? theres 7 on right now

https://tenor.com/view/hahaha-haha-haha-stupid-gif-18352447936202430144

[severe fiber]

Also, I wish to be like you, except for the really narrow shoulders

[reef tree]

with extra buildings option\

[severe fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/derinn-duşuncelereğğ-gif-5501678056613160644

[regal sparrow]

Does anyone know how to max stats out with some mod?

[reef tree]

i have that

but the building one doesn't work

[warm orbit]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cat-pirate-ozrZTb6qiC4hy

[surreal sierra]

[severe fiber]

youre biased

[surreal sierra]

Uh huh

[keen terrace]

I have throughly enjoyed this demo. This has been a fantastic gaming experience.
It reminds me of my first time on WoW in 2004. But obviously better graphics. I can’t wait until this game is in full release.

Does anyone know when that is.

[onyx gate]

no, im so anxious my self for the full game

like ITCHING

[carmine zenith]

That's it... Well done lads... The game got me... 🙂 Looking forward for the Early Access 🙂 Keep up the good work 🙂

[granite oxide]

Demo will run until Early Access and demo is ruffly only about 5% of what will be in Early Access. Explore able area of Archipelago in demo is only about 2.5% of what will be in Early Access. Early Access will be announced when it is time. See the latest post here #│announcements message from Yar_Master. As far as price and packages, that will most likely follow Early Access Release info.

Also, characters, items and buildings will not transfer to the Early Access, it is part of the demo – different client, different game builds. So enjoy playing the demo for now until that time 🙂

So short answer on Early Access. Early access is Soon to be sometime in 2026 🙂

[keen terrace]

Phenominal game

[granite oxide]

What you played was only 5% content.

[onyx gate]

dude this game has my full support

[keen terrace]

Thank you so much mate. Appreciated massively. I’ll mess about with building etc until the game is out then. Build some monstrosities.

[granite oxide]

look at the sneak peak pinned pics top under 📌

[keen terrace]

Tortuga looks sick

Between this and that Ex black slave pirate game coming out. We are looking good

[granite oxide]

be sure to see what all people did in the #1476333974740664543

[keen terrace]

I’ll be sure to enter 🙂 thanks brother

[granite oxide]

With just minimal game assets, a lot of creativity.

[onyx gate]

did i miss something with this one? claiming it i mean

[keen terrace]

Says you will get it in early access for playing the demo

[granite oxide]

The contest entry period is over, the winners get announced tomorrow. but good to see what all people did for it 🙂

[granite oxide]

Yes Early Access item.

[keen terrace]

Meh I’ll still post whatever I make 🙂 tempted to try and make a ‘waterworld’ type fort in the ocean lol 😂

[granite oxide]

Love to see it - post in #🎨│creative 🙂

[keen terrace]

Will do. And thank you for the kind and informative interaction. Very rare on some discords. You have a great evening mate.

[acoustic flume]

https://tenor.com/view/water-world-waterworld-deacon-dennis-gif-24410347

[keen terrace]

Yes. A fellow fan 😉

[raven dagger]

People are very interested in builds in this game, contest or no contest post away in creative its a very active channel, looking forward to seeing some waterworld stuff 👍

[keen terrace]

The motivation I needed. I better get farming

🫡

It will have to be small boat access only (due to the double doors) lol but will be fun

[raven dagger]

Not sure if aware but you can go to other worlds to farm, take your ship there, fill it and come back so you dont have to deforest your build island

[keen terrace]

Nope was not aware of that. But doesn’t stuff ‘regrow’ etc same with mining. The ore comes back over time? Or is that BS

[rain adder]

mining i know for sure the ore comes back after a couple in game days

[raven dagger]

Trees dont regrow and stone either apart from caves, you will be able to replant in early access though just not demo

[keen terrace]

Yeah Iv got a few days to wait for all the mines to regen. So how does one go to another world ?

[granite oxide]

every 2 hours it respawns

[raven dagger]

Just create a new one and take character there

[keen terrace]

Trees as well?

[granite oxide]

Just make another server - then select that one and your character goes to it with your gear and ships - load your ship up and return to main

[keen terrace]

Oh really. And all
The loot from the POIs are fresh?

[raven dagger]

Not trees or stone apart from caves

[rain adder]

make another world and then go to it , everything on your character will stay the same its just your progress that resets

[raven dagger]

Yes, its how I grinded gunpowder

[granite oxide]

Trees do not respawn no, that is intentional. You'll be able to plant them in Early Access. Just farm them from another server world.

[rain adder]

you should still have your ship as long as you use the same account

[keen terrace]

Right nice one lads

Appreciated. I’ll fill boats up with wood. Can I also go back to the ‘farm’ world to reload ? Or is it a one time gig ?

[granite oxide]

Can come and go

[raven dagger]

Well trees dont respawn or loot from poi, I just made a bunch of worlds filled ship then deleted and made a new world repeat

[keen terrace]

Awesome. Will this be a thing in release also?

[rain adder]

i just went from island to island to do my farming never found a reason to leave my server for mats

[keen terrace]

Yeah that works. Cool. Thanks mate

[rain adder]

Im also not building a city lol, but i did build a castle still didnt need to leave server

[keen terrace]

Yeah might be quite fun to actually strip an island of trees etc as well

[rain adder]

I did the island my castle is on is pretty bare on the hill where the castle is. its so big you can see it from other islands haha

[raven dagger]

The first poi always has 10 gunpowder and a bunch of stone next to it so just farming there for wood stone and gunpowder filling ship and inventory then leaving and repeat, those 3 mats fill quickly

[keen terrace]

Well that just makes strategic sense. Clear the area around so you can see lol 😂

[rain adder]

yeah we were talking earlier about the possibility of the pve element attacking bases

[keen terrace]

Do you have a link to a picture of it yet?

[rain adder]

i put pics in creative

[keen terrace]

Aye but do you have a discord link to them or are they not far up

[rain adder]

My Castle is nothing compared to the literal cities ive seen at this point

[keen terrace]

I’m on mobile so it’s a pain in the arse

[rain adder]

i sent it to yu

[keen terrace]

I love the Hearth in the middle mate, proper sick that

[crystal cargo]

So playing with a friend and I've seen a lot about how trees don't respawn. Thing is, we clear cut around our base when we built it and trees have 100% started respawning. Has anyone else experienced this? Are we experiencing a rather convenient bug or is the conventional wisdom just incorrect?

I'll add it didn't start happening until several in-game days had passed and a break between play sessions

[abstract aspen]

almost 200 hours in. trees have yet to respawn. they never respawned as far as i know. not even in the alpha test

[white locust]

#💬│windrose-chat message

[abstract aspen]

we get the seeds to replant in ea. thats the only way we might even get regrowing trees in the future

[crystal cargo]

Yeah, I get that likely the intension for EA and beyond. I'm just wondering if they've actually made them respawn for the demo. It was not an insignificant amount of trees that came back and it wasn't all at once. I'd say over the course of a few in-game days we started noticing until so many had come back we knew it just wasn't our imagination.

[granite oxide]

Have yet to see trees respawn.

[crystal cargo]

All outside the campfire range, as the one other comment mentioned

[white locust]

That comment was from the devs, they dont have any tree respawns.

[crystal cargo]

It must be a bug on map reload in that case

To be clear, this was a concentrated group of hundreds of trees that had been completely cleared, logs too. So the did indeed come back. We went from a football field back to a jungle haha

[white locust]

It could be a chunk loading error or similar and it reverted to the original state. Does the corruption check say anything?

[raven dagger]

Were they interactable? Able to be chopped?

[rain adder]

if you leave stumps then i guess they grow back but the area around my Castle has not grown back at all and that has been since day one of demo I also didnt leave stumps

[abstract aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/squidward-no-spongebob-nope-nah-gif-16776128

[crystal cargo]

Not just fruit trees, fully chopped trees. Like I said, we essentially cleared a potion of the jungle down to clear grass. I'm emphasizing this to make it clear, they 100% came back. It must have just been a failed map state on reload or something.

[white locust]

stumps do not grow back, there is no code for trees to respawn

[rain adder]

ok then trees do no come back which makes sense to me

in the Alpha the ore didnt even respawn had to eventually hire a worker

[white locust]

When you turn on the game stats in settings, what does the "Game status" say?

[crystal cargo]

I'm not anywhere near my PC at the moment but depending on the relevance I can check next time I play

[vernal basin]

"fine". it at some point in sessions turns into "r5check" but thats Fine as well for as long as its not red stating something Corrupted u good.

[white locust]

Are you on the possible corrupt map with George Bear?

Thats what I was checking.

[vernal basin]

im not but i have seen all lables up there and throw in the note.
wasnt the plan to ping you with it, sorry about that lol

[frigid nova]

hey does anyone know under ship gear what goes in the spot that looks like a playing card?

[rain adder]

anybody want help farming for their build? im obsessed haha

[rain adder]

nothing we can get right now lol

[frigid nova]

oh ok ty

[granite oxide]

Various tactical items you'll be able to swap out for different stats in Early Access, not in demo

[frigid nova]

nice

[granite oxide]

It'll add some nice variety and tactics to ship battles.

[frigid nova]

i got everything i can to 180 so

[rain adder]

if you havent you should go hunt down a level 4 Interceptor now that your maxed it'll be even easier. You'll get a gold insignia after a successful boarding

[frigid nova]

i tookm down one ship so far was funny lol

[rain adder]

gotta board to get the most out of it, but its risky

[vernal basin]

am i tripping or did they change the look of hte boat a tad? lmao

[rain adder]

I dont rem how it looked in the alpha

[vernal basin]

not from the alpha. i cant recall the red detailing nor the cat ornament

[frigid nova]

i hope we can paint and do the flags and stuff when it comes out

[granite oxide]

Unknown at this time. Will have to wait and see what Early access brings and what the Roadmap plans are. Have had feedback on this a few times**

[rain adder]

Personalization in general for ships and gear will have to come eventually, if thats not until after EA then oh well but i bet it happens

Keeping it true to the era and style of course

[frigid nova]

i been at this 10 hrs today yesterday 9 hrs ha ha

[frigid nova]

that cosmetic fix be real lmao

[white locust]

From the alpha, cat was there but the red wasnt.

[surreal sierra]

Nope. Was definitely there in the alpha

[frigid nova]

who shot ya boat lmao

[surreal sierra]

Cat is named Geoff

[vernal basin]

i be trippin. didnt see that boat in a good while xD

[abstract aspen]

and dont forget the world we had had bad weather as well...constantly lol

[rain adder]

it did rain a lot more in the Alpha didnt it lol

[abstract aspen]

naaah the demo is literally constant rain and darkness haha i havent seen much sun in 200h

ingame and rl ofc

[rain adder]

you know with the terraforming of the shovel you can really get creative

[abstract aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/mikkel-dug-a-hole-mikkel-hole-kartoffel-joey-gif-17985420

[rain adder]

i can just imagine the cities people will build once they get access to better materials

[rain adder]

Ive been messing with the shovel a lot today haha

[abstract aspen]

i hate that the shovel is not on dig by default

[vernal basin]

aye but the shovel does need some love xD

[mortal star]

i cant wait they have amazing works already but once EA comes out it will be crazy

[rain adder]

oh yeah what people have done with just the basics is crazy work

[rain adder]

yeahh..why the F would i use a shovel to fight, but hey never know lol

[abstract aspen]

its a great weapon but it should be shovel first, weapon second haha

[rain adder]

I like that axe a lot, that wasnt in the alpha, that thing is mean

a bow would be cool

maybe not practical for a pirate , cool to see we are getting blunderbuss though

[mortal star]

use it for hunting

[frigid nova]

waiting for day light then the beard is mine lol

[rain adder]

yeah thats about it, ooo a crossbow

[mortal star]

a bow could be used for stealth missions

a crossbow would be nice also

[frigid nova]

grapple hook

[rain adder]

from what i gathered the devs seem to want to keep it era appropriate with some super natural elements. At least thats what ive heard, so dif variations of weapons with mythical abilities, aside from life steal and flame swords like weve already seen

[thorny pawn]

Did you get to use one of these in the Alpha?

[thorny pawn]

https://tenor.com/view/guy-long-hair-mustache-magic-shia-labeouf-gif-17741293

[rain adder]

the ships didnt even have upgrades or anything like that in the alpha

[thorny pawn]

Are you saying that item wasn't from the alpha?

[rain adder]

Im saying the whole system for upgrading and adding attachments to the ship didnt even exist in the Alpha

[thorny pawn]

oh, wonder where that item came from then, unless you could get it, just not use it 😄

I see it in the game files - you can buy it for 500 coins or craft it for 1 wood... which seems disproportionate, so wanted to know if i was missing something 😄

[rain adder]

No no no you had similar items for your person, but when it came it the ship you just unlocked it and that was it, you didnt have a table specific to the ship, there was no wharf

but no you cant do anything with it in the demo

I like what they did with the ship progression though, good direction

[thorny pawn]

Ye there is at least a lot of upgrading in it 🙂 and NPC ships seem to get alot harder (atleast based on their health and guns)

[granite oxide]

No thats new

That is what the Dev's shared with us in the chat thats coming.

[thorny pawn]

aaah ok

[raven dagger]

Don't think blocking spoilers is good enough, just refrain from posting them, there's a new pinned comment @thorny pawn

[thorny pawn]

Ah i didn't see the pin, but ye this is in the demo, I've cleared it with the devs

[raven dagger]

Wait they're in the demo?

[white locust]

in the demo files

[frigid nova]

jsut sank black beard was fun

[raven dagger]

Ah thanks, and the boats people were sharing earlier arent?

[frigid nova]

think the fight needs something i dunno what tho

[white locust]

some were from the playtest, some were from the files in the demo.

[white locust]

Go and find the level 4 interceptors, they are more fun.

be sure to board them

[frigid nova]

maybe tomarrow im worn out after all day

[raven dagger]

Oh well pretty much means you can share/spoil anything, should just make it fine and make a spoilers channel

[granite oxide]

#💬│windrose-chat message

@thorny pawn

[candid kettle]

It's officially day seven of playing this game 😂

[frigid nova]

i havent went this hard on a demo in ages lol

[candid kettle]

Right? In seven days: Finish the demo. Upgrade all gear. Upgrade ship. Build a giant castle. And practically deforest and entire island if resources. Test the dig mechanics. Test build limits. Swim till you die. Sail to the ends of the earth and turn around so you don't die. Sink a bunch of ships.

I have more testing to do. see ya! LOL

[uncut heart]

Does the demo carry over?

[fast orchid]

Nope

[uncut heart]

Can we play the demo up tp the release day?

[thorny pawn]

#💬│windrose-chat message I'm only posting stuff that's in the demo and the devs have said is ok (hence them showing a screenshot of that item)

[granite oxide]

please show where you cleared it with the dev's that it is ok to show all the files in discord.

[granite oxide]

yes

[uncut heart]

https://tenor.com/view/wink-alonzo-training-day-you-know-what-i-mean-denzel-washington-gif-3880790992928319831

[thorny pawn]

Direct conversations with them, feel free to DM me if you want clarification

[raven dagger]

Well others can't so maybe to respect them you probably shouldn't 🤷

[raven dagger]

500% difficulty is "fun" and i always permadeath but i know some dont like them if looking for something else

[candid kettle]

Might try that. After I am done with my stick sculptures. LOL

[thorny pawn]

Not sure i follow, who can't do what?

[raven dagger]

share files because they talked to the devs

[granite oxide]

All good we working it out. It's being handled one way or other.

[raven dagger]

think should just make a spoiler channel and have at it lol

[thorny pawn]

I'm not sharing files and these aren't 'special' files that only I have (its just the demo). I'm sure they devs will try and respond to everyone if they can, im not special 🙂 - either way, i've talked with the mods and the devs will clarify / make an official post soon

[abstract aspen]

personally not a fan of people posting stuff thats in the files. alpha footage is fine. as long as a spoiler tag is at least used. i dont want to have to mute people, since i generally enjoy everyones "company" so far.

id just rather find stuff out on my own when ea hits, is why id be against the file sharing

[raven dagger]

Thought they already had which was the one posted or I wouldn't have said anything. My stance is i dont want to see what's coming in a discord before early access is released but I know alot of people like digging in files and discussing what they find so a seperate channel might work for both parties because I will check spoilers in general lol but I won't follow a spoiler channel

[vernal basin]

if craps shown, what you get back is "how do i get it?" and not everybody is willing to utilize commands or in code tools to get there or understand that many things that are not in the demo may or may not be done yet or whatever its purpose may be in the end. many things may be unstable as hell and outright crash your game if you are careless/not careful. it is a work in progress and a major mistake i see as well is the misunderstanding that all we can see in the demo is what we will get. and that may as well not be the case at all. stuff as is here can and most likely will be different in the early access. its all subject to change in some shape or form for all we know.

[narrow sentinel]

I feel like common sense is if you dig in files and see stuff that isn't out yet don't go out and tell people about it, one it may just be placeholders/subject to change and two a lot of people don't know and don't want to know what they will see in the early access, better not spoil it for other folks

Also don't tell people how to access the files because they could very easily break their own game by accident if they mess around with them

Waiting on an official response from the devs but yeah until further notice no public file digging

[ancient charm]

did i miss something from the demo files ?

also there is spoiler message for that concern.

[vernal basin]

aye. maybe a...lets say a ship or whatever (for example. can be a door as well for all i care) is technically there but it was not meant to be taken and sailed about. maybe its just a setpiece or whatever. who knows wjat its linked to in the end and just mess up your save-file xD

[ancient charm]

the whole demo is already a work in progress and subject to change. it would be like saying don't give out the demo because players might think everything there is permanently going to be part of the game 😛

EA means everything subject to change, mods can just advertise this so it's none problem.

[raven dagger]

When I play early access and I get a new ship I wanna go "oooh thats so cool" I dont want to see it in discord before its released 🤷

[narrow sentinel]

Until the devs make a statement to us about it keep it under wraps regardless

[abstract aspen]

some people just want to explore stuff for themselves. its as simple as that. weve had that discussion before today and many agreed that they dont like it when people spoil things

[ancient charm]

again ||spoiler is there for this purpose||

[raven dagger]

Again make a seperate channel and keep it out of general

[ancient charm]

yeah some dev teams do that, have channels for spoiler content

but if people use spoiler tags, its still a none issue, dont click the spoiler.

[raven dagger]

You dont see an issue with it and i respect that 👍

[ancient charm]

doesn't one of the mods here leak EA content already

[abstract aspen]

9 out of 10 the spoilers are just not spoilers tho and simply used to make things funny.

[ancient charm]

i saw windows from EA

[narrow sentinel]

We know as much as you folks do about EA

[vernal basin]

ppl will just open this for this very reason:

[thorny pawn]

There is a lot of non-demo content in the discord

[raven dagger]

That was released from the devs through mods and im fine with devs doing WHATEVER they want in their game

[ancient charm]

exactly things were spoiled is all im saying

[raven dagger]

A free for all from anyone who digs in files is very different from devs choosing to release what they feel appropriate

[abstract aspen]

yup. a sneak peek thats def gonna be there is also different than people snoopin through files and pretending its officially available in the demo

[raven dagger]

Just my opinion anyway, still won't change anything just verbalising my preference 👍

[thorny pawn]

to play devil's advocate, the reverse is also true, showing that there is already more content past the demo (and there is a boat load of it 😉 ) shows the devs have been cooking, and hopefully adds to the hype (my 2c)

[abstract aspen]

we all know they have been cooking haha just like to smell it a bit more before getting the full course tho

[ancient charm]

#💬│windrose-chat message
#💬│windrose-chat message
these are leaked by swabien etc. and more lol they aren't in the demo playthrough.

[narrow sentinel]

The demos files are far from confirmation of anything coming in the future in most cases, better to treat it as such

[narrow sentinel]

These are reposts from Yar_master (a developer) posts, not his screenshots

[ancient charm]

but its still stuff from game files not in the demo. so it speaks to the point about spoiling things for players. nobody thought about players who maybe dont want to see this content, and put spoilers tags on it even

[narrow sentinel]

Swabian reposts a lot of his stuff since they werent posted in an announcment channel

[thorny pawn]

if some sees anything, even the demo, and thinks that's 100% guaranteed whats going to be in EA - we can't help them 🙂

[narrow sentinel]

The difference is it's from a developer and it's what they want us to see, not dug through files

Those are two very seperate things

Debating this is a little pointless until we get a message from the devs which we are waiting on, you may still yet be able to send stuff under spoilers

Just not until then

Absolutely no showing people how to access or modify files though

[raven dagger]

Are you not seeing replies in relation to this point?

[ancient charm]

there were multiple points made here. we debunked 2 of them.

• you spoil things for players who dont want to see spoilers. (Debunked, because mods do this already without using spoiler tags).
• you give the impression that things from the game files might be in the game and never subject to change. (debunked, because mods already spoiled things from the game files, with permission from the devs, ALL of that stuff is still subject to change).
• the last point was you need permission from the game devs, and metalstorm said he got it. but sure mods should actually be in the loop, so we wait.

[candid kettle]

How about quit arguing and refrain like the moderator said to do.

[abstract aspen]

youre arguing with a mod rn that has told everyone how its gonna be. and until then, just leave it be..

[narrow sentinel]

Anything mods post has been posted by a developer or is content from the previous closed test

[ancient charm]

i mean i never posted anything lol

[topaz swift]

Debunked? This is discord, not myth busters.

[narrow sentinel]

We do not have early access

[ancient charm]

and metal already refrained, im assuming

[thorny pawn]

https://tenor.com/view/reality-substitute-replaced-adam-savage-mythbusters-gif-10816078

[candid kettle]

exceeding the limits of the demo by downloading mods or digging in the files and modifying settings and THEN posting is what was asked to be refrained from doing. Period.

[ancient charm]

these are game spoilers?

[narrow sentinel]

What...?

[abstract aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/anime-headdesk-head-desk-gif-6881490736320179737

[ancient charm]

is that guy on the left a dev? right side is hint that we will get cats?

[narrow sentinel]

I posted that screenshot to show all of swabians posts are from yar master

Not that everything yar sends is a leak

[vernal basin]

https://tenor.com/view/are-you-taking-the-fucking-gif-7312858

[ancient charm]

i choose to believe we are getting cats and its a leak

[cyan veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/bloodcartier-gif-25860033

[abstract aspen]

to be fair. we already have cat

[thorny pawn]

https://tenor.com/view/spoileralert-laligadelossupercuates-lldlsc-catspoiler-cats-gif-26776735

[ancient charm]

where is that from

[cyan veldt]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/416344480820494356/1070073424174661653/1CFC6F34-BB31-40F6-AA72-DE250F097A90.gif

[abstract aspen]

the mini boat we have lol

[ancient charm]

seriously, there's a cat on it and i never noticed?

[cyan veldt]

Was thinking the same lol

[ancient charm]

how do you recall that mini boat? i seem to only recall the ketch

[abstract aspen]

yup. i just noticed it today haha

[ancient charm]

you can switch between boats and call them?

[abstract aspen]

same as the ketch but just select boat

[ancient charm]

oh so something in the wharf menu?

[cyan veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/good-night-goodnight-night-night-night-sleepy-gif-15413086096180864098

[ancient charm]

did it melt and turn into coffee?

[silk bramble]

I am having fun on a demo lol . Just came to pc from Xbox

[ancient charm]

i'd like to see things like jelly fish in the water or glowing jellyfish

sharks might be cool, and even a hunt a shark quest

[granite oxide]

The only Windrose content Mods have shown has been what the Dev's have already posted in general chat and talked about openly in discord chat. If you look at the original post I reference Yar_Master here many times #💬│windrose-chat message Feel free to read down from there and you'll see it was shown by dev's first. It is why we show it as it gets buried deep.

[thorny pawn]

reminds me of skull and bones

[granite oxide]

It is also pinned up top as well with that same link 🙂 Other content has been posted by Benjii or Bambino and we show that from time to time like the Tactics item picture. So Mods haven't leaked anything beyond what we've been given approval of.

[reef tree]

@granite oxide how can i make the mods work?

i have unlock build

[thorny pawn]

thats seems like a loaded question 😄

[reef tree]

🙁

[granite oxide]

What mods? mods to the game - We have no Windrose made mods. We are not the ones to ask nor do we promote any such mods. Their has been talk of possibly having modding support built in at some point but nothing official on it as of yet. Work would still have to be done unless it is already in place for Early Access. Will have to wait and see then or what the Roadmap will hold.

[reef tree]

ow damn Okay 🙁

[dry leaf]

Am i allowed to share my gaming hub server here? Have a server here for like minded people to chill, play windrose and all other rpgs

[reef tree]

Sure can i join?

[dry leaf]

Yeeessir

would love to have yous maan

[rotund steppe]

There is one mod that works whit the demo, it allows to the use of admin controls and give exces to more stuff the demo has. Is this seen as hacking?

[severe fiber]

You make the mods work by misbehaving

[ancient charm]

i heard because unreal is a common engine, that mod support might come easier? potentially.

maybe you dont have to design much tooling programs for it etc.

its all been done already?

[narrow sentinel]

Tools may not be provided but the devs have mentioned they won't stop stuff like nexus mods in the future (there's not much way to regardless)

[bold salmon]

Wait, are the first 3 islands of the demo (when they say you can go to the first 3 islands) just the coastal islands, or does it mean we can explore coastal islands + foothills + cursed swamps?

[opaque wyvern]

Just the Three coastal in the Demo.

[whole creek]

Is tehre a Roadmap yet? Any word on if the basic speedboat with guns mechanic is going to be replaced with something that actually resembles sailing?

Coop sailing? Or are we still going to get essentially a shared single player experience like NMS? Some folks wouldn't mind an answer or three 🙂

[vernal basin]

https://tenor.com/view/huh-cat-huh-m4rtin-huh-huh-meme-what-cat-gif-5834484041415217257

[abstract aspen]

no roadmap. will most likely be released with ea

[whole creek]

wihtout knowing the direction how can they expect people to pay? If you take a look at the Feedback its obvious to many that the sailing is lackluster at best and its a freaking ... well its supposed to be an age of sail 17xx pirate game.

[raven dagger]

Thats somewhat answered in #1298583059402063926 under naval combat, there's alot of info in there and from me personally it'll be roughly speedboat with guns because it ain't sot, more like black flag and skull and bones

[whole creek]

Anyhow... I won't be and it looks like many otehrs won't be either. I was just curious 🙂

[abstract aspen]

i mean we know enough and played the demo. people enjoyed the demo and are looking forward to more

[raven dagger]

Thanks for sharing 👍 but 1 million wishlist shows alot will be 😌

[granite oxide]

A Roadmap will follow Early Access.

[whole creek]

I heard. Thank you. Best of luck with it. Its not something I will play in its current state. I'll keep looking as I love sailing games and age of sail but again. Its not that at all. Cheers

[granite oxide]

The demo is only 5% of the content that is in Early Access.

[raven dagger]

Is there a sailing sim like they have for flying? Just curious 🤔

[whole creek]

A few, yes Mostly either really technical or SoT ish. Even SoT and/or Valheim have vastly more fun sailing mechanics.

[raven dagger]

AC sailing? Had to google, sounds pretty interesting tbh 👍

[whole creek]

Atlas didn't do too bad but... well it was Atlas and the devs hosed that one sadly.

[granite oxide]

Keep in mind it is just the demo. Not the finished product 🙂

[abstract aspen]

im having fun with the black flag kinda sailing. not a fan of overly complicated sailing where every single thing matters..its just not the game for that. i would love some little boosts when sailing with the wind tho

[whole creek]

I get thatSwa. Its not a terrible demo. Don't get me wrong. Claiming its an age of sail pirate game and its essentially a island hopping crafting game, and that is fun, there are plenty of crafting games out there.

[raven dagger]

If your after pretty realistic sailing and coop with friends then probably only sot on the market pirate wise, I thought sots naval was excellent but realise the 2 games are vastly different, I WISH sot had building and survival but they focused more on naval and sandbox

[whole creek]

Yeah not a fan of speedboats with guns. I'll play WoW if I want that. Its supposed to be coop and yet... nope solo shared experience. Maybe in a few years it'll redeem itself like NMS but even that is still a shared single player experience.

[granite oxide]

If you curious about some of the mechanics - here is a dev response on it awhile back - it is still cooking. #💬│windrose-chat message

[abstract aspen]

sot got stale pretty quickly..not much to do sadly. but the rp part was fun

[ancient charm]

whatever specific game you are looking for probably wont exist, if you aren't getting Ahoy... then what are you getting? ahoy has realism, and probably the sailing mechanics you want. and i've seen lots of people pretending they dont like a game only to buy it, own it, or buy it later.

[raven dagger]

Did you pvp much? Pretty much all I did, I hated the pve and just did it to attract pvp

[abstract aspen]

a little bit. was fun-ish if it wasnt like a big group against me being solo haha

[whole creek]

I did read it, thank you. Its a challenge when you don't start with something important and try to push it into other mechanics. That's why RedDead was so well done. They started with the Horses and built a game around a great riding simulation. 🙂

[ancient charm]

i never liked red dead

kind of wish i could give it away or sell it, regret purchase for me 😄

[granite oxide]

That's what Myth of Empires did - built around horses. But Windrose is built around a pirate theme and feel first vs a sailing game. It'll get improved in time.

[raven dagger]

Solo was a lot harder ill grant you but nothing better than taking a galleon down solo lol sloops OWNED galleys unless was a good crew but yeah I did have a regular crew as well, I wouldn't recommend sot for the pve at least long term

[whole creek]

I used to enjoy running them aground 🙂

[raven dagger]

I feel they started with survival crafter which they did very well imo and built around that in a pirate theme.

[sinful cloud]

anyone have some best tips for a first time player?

[abstract aspen]

i liked the randomness it had to it. was fun, just doing random stuff with friends. even just fishing sometimes. too bad people went after my butt when i just tried to sail around aimlessly tho lol

[ancient charm]

learn the dodge key, and power attack keys

[whole creek]

But PvP isn't something I'm looking for. And also you can't 100% can't have a pirate game that doesn't have great sailing mechanics. The ship was part of who pirates where. Their life blood. To trivialize them honestly is a disservice in my opinion.

[ancient charm]

upgrade your gear and weapons

[granite oxide]

Have fun and enjoy experimenting. Lot more to come in the Early Access. Take a look at #1476333974740664543 to get ideas of how people are building and creating some cool structures.

[whole creek]

Its about timing Bella. semi souls like but even then much more predictable.

[raven dagger]

Rebind dodge, stuff hits hard early on and dodging while learning their patterns is a lifesaver, apart from that upgrade everything as you go

[sinful cloud]

thanks so much everyone !

[ancient charm]

cut down shipwrecks for wood and nails probably the only other tip really

[abstract aspen]

its supposed to be black flag inspired and more arcade-y. dont think its gonna turn into something like sot haha

[whole creek]

Keep an eye on the creature level and try not to punch above your class until you learn the ropes a little bit.

[granite oxide]

The / key hides the UI, You can make other servers to go bring your character , gear and ship to for other resources and bring them back, You can Press F when sailing and keep asking questions.

[raven dagger]

Most people like the sailing though, they dont call it a sailing sim or anything but feel its already better than games with similar mechanics and its not even in early access yet, im like whatever I just wanna build and fight on land mostly as if I wanted sailing id probably still be on sot

[ancient charm]

they will probably improve sailing, we're literally in a demo. and even once we enter EA there is a lot of room and time for deeper sailing mechanics.

but dont buy the game until it has what you want

or, alternately appreciate the things it does have that you want, and let go of the 1 thing you wanted.

[whole creek]

Sadly using Black Flag as an example kills the vibe for me. This is supposed to be a coop game. And ... even BF wasn't that. Beautiful for sure but the sailing there was ...not really sailing. Console game and thats also not my thing. No biggie though. Like I said, its fun for what it is. a basic island crafting game that is a solo/single player shared experience. Not at all what it currently claims to be.

We'll let it cook for a year or so if it makes it that long. We can hope.

[young basalt]

if i make a server.. its just 4 people max? so i cant run into anyone?

[candid kettle]

Max level is 5. You only get XP for levels by exploring specific map points. You'll get a green checkmark when you've fully completed these quests. You don't have to do anything to unlock quests so just go explore!

[granite oxide]

The server you make is your own unless you invtie friends to it to join you.

[raven dagger]

Gonna have to check steam i actually have no idea what it claims to be lol I know alot of people definitely co-op but moreso on land

[whole creek]

You can change server settings as well. Keep in mind though that its really not a multiplayer game yet. Its still just a shared single player game.

[granite oxide]

They stress tested 20 internally and the mod group tested a smaller number, so numbers are possible. But we currently do not have dedicated servers and it needed a bit more optimization and polish. So for the demo it was kept to 4. What those numbers will be on Early Access we and the Dev's have no idea at this point. So will just have to wait and see.

[ancient charm]

anywhere from 4 to 900

[young basalt]

so theres no like.. pvp or something. just 4 friends chillin on a server?

[candid kettle]

your workstations are level one
To upgrade some to lvl 2, you craft an addendum station and place it somewhere in your bonfire range. bonfire heals you.

[whole creek]

Correct Smiles

[abstract aspen]

yes

[ancient charm]

because you said you have no idea, it means 900 is possible 😛

[candid kettle]

You can fast travel between bell stations or your ship.

[granite oxide]

on pvp #💬│windrose-chat message

[raven dagger]

Have to agree but not sure its advertised as a multiplayer? They pivoted away from that, ill be back going to steam

[whole creek]

You make "upgrades" just like Valheim, yes.

[granite oxide]

no those numbers are definitely not possible lol

[young basalt]

huh?

[granite oxide]

click the link to see where game is on pvp from Dev's

[whole creek]

It's advertised as coop and single player

[raven dagger]

Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures

[oblique rock]

https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1481209344199622728
Thank you for everyone that voted on my build, i'll pour one out for all the fellow captain sao feng enjoyers 🍻

[raven dagger]

I mean i feel its exactly what it claims

[vernal basin]

justin case lol

[raven dagger]

Single player, online coop and family sharing? Tick, tick and tick 🤷

[ancient charm]

command your ship, in a real life sailing simulator with physics based wind and water, and learn which ropes to pull, and how to unfurl sails.

[ancient charm]

im so glad it doesn't say this 🤣

learn to tie 20 different knots, in our knot tying mini game.

[whole creek]

Even the About this Game points out its a big sea based adventure. And the animations feature some cool ship based scenes. A little lisleading to be honest.

[raven dagger]

Well I dont know about family sharing none of my family game lol

[whole creek]

lol seriously right lol knots are a pita

[abstract aspen]

liar. it says it right here smh

[whole creek]

though you only need one or two to get by

Dang Tid that was fast O.o

[vernal basin]

imagine going from island to island learning and pulling off realistic maneuvers because the winds arse and get there 2 irl hours later. nah man ill pass on that lmao

[ancient charm]

physics based wind and water would make the performance harder, real life sailing sim could get boring actually. so they would still need to gamefy a lot of it. i think there is room to improve the sailing, but they need to be careful too. it's not technically meant to be a sailing simulator.

[vernal basin]

to have some wind mechanic out of combat would be interesting but im fine with my wind-engine sails as they are xD

[ancient charm]

tying knots actually is cool, maybe they can make a game out of that somewhere, or lockpicking. everyone loves lockpicking game. (though not to do with sailing that one).

[raven dagger]

I feel you were looking for something while reading it, i just read the whole thing and it doesnt read as a sea faring adventure game just as a part of the game 🤷

[ancient charm]

i kind of like when games teach me real life skills, like tying different knots.

[whole creek]

Good lord just stop... Look at Valheim its simple yet elegant in its design and not at all a server load. just pick up your xbox controller and keep playing your single player shared experience and I'll move on.

[whole creek]

Answer the call of the seas and move seamlessly between ship and shore. Naval combat is shaped by your decisions, whether you’re trading cannon fire at range or closing in for fierce boarding actions. Equip and customize your ship to suit your playstyle, from nimble ketch to versatile brig and monstrous frigate. And when the cannons go silent, claim your spoils and share a sea shanty with your crew as you sail onward.

Is pretty descriptive...

[abstract aspen]

valheim sailing was not good tho :/

[ancient charm]

valheim is elegant he says: me rocking back and forth in my valheim boat on my return trip to my base, because wind suddenly reversed direction, and now its a 2 hour trip

[raven dagger]

Its descriptive and is one of 5 chapters of description

[candid kettle]

You're entitled to your opinion and we're entitled to disagree with it. Cheers 🍻

[whole creek]

It was and still is one of the better ones as far as sailing mechanics. Darn close to realistic...in a simple way. And great use of both boom and wind direction.

[raven dagger]

The other 4 dont mention the sea 🤷

[ancient charm]

valheim is elegantly a troll game too - i always joked the game is made by troll devs. so many mechanics are bad, annoying, trollish. (over 1000 hours in valheim).

[raven dagger]

But anyway I respect your view 👍

[candid kettle]

And I don't want to mess with that mechanic. That's what my crew is for.

[whole creek]

100% and back at ya 🍻

[kindred radish]

Imagine sailing in Valheim without the wind power being equipped /s

[vernal basin]

sometimes a game should be allowed to be a game.
if i want to keep track of everything including the teeth of my mother i just turn of my pc and take a walk in reality

[whole creek]

Learn to tack. Just saying. 🙂

[candid kettle]

Yeah how many times I'm sitting there waiting for wind 🥱🥱🥱🥱

Hated it. If I want to sail realistically I'll go play a sim game.

[ancient charm]

i think windrose can add wind mechanics, but should avoid the 0 knots situations, maybe we can still pick up wind at all times, but vary it, just leave out the zero situation.

[ancient charm]

yeah but it's still a longer time, and annoying

[whole creek]

Anyhow... seriously ya'll enjoy what's there. I did enjoy the little bit of the demo. I and many others if you look at the % of folks that post in feedback, dislike the simple sailing. I'll check back.

[whole creek]

No arguments there.

[raven dagger]

Already takes too long between islands for me, give me moar speedboat lol

[kindred radish]

realistic wind and sailing in windrose would be a real pain while you are trying to fight AI ships ya'know

[abstract aspen]

you gotta keep the percentage in mind that DO like it and dont say anything cuz they think its fine tho

[candid kettle]

That's because the other % don't need to give feedback cuz they're happy 😂

[vernal basin]

f the weast-wind and tripple the time it takes after sailing loops xD

[candid kettle]

Yeah, TBH I'm fine with it now AND I know they're discussing putting in some wind mechanics and I'd be fine with that too.

[abstract aspen]

man starting a new character and having to use the little boat to get to the next island was a pain in the butt haha. sooo slow and every little wave makes one slower (nothing against it in general it needs to be worse, just forgot how slow it was lol)

[ancient charm]

if combat was fun and more interesting with tacking i would accept tacking, probably. but maybe theyd have to give us ocean currents that could propel us in certain directions? useful for against wind travel when we just want to go a specific way.

but yeah i am just someone who would love this game either way

[abstract aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/the-sea-is-always-right-rings-of-power-the-sea-sea-numenor-gif-8104610207434941891

[ancient charm]

the ocean does have currents, i learned about it in finding nemo

[raven dagger]

A ketch is twice as fast but still slow, for me anyway, im a weird pirate who doesnt like sailing in games much unless its battle so I LOVE the bells

[ancient charm]

https://klipy.com/gifs/nemo-turtle

see they were surfing the currents and stuff

[vernal basin]

i for some reason pictured a ketch riding the waves like a surfboard for a sec lmao

[abstract aspen]

i love exploring with the ketch but i do use the bells when i have been somewhere before and save time. if im in the mood i sometimes just sail, put on some music and beat up some guys haha

[abstract aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/aquaman-swimming-ocean-super-friends-dc-gif-26009154

[proper cedar]

Wen Release

[raven dagger]

I also can't stand shanties dont @me 😆

[candid kettle]

"The way I want it is right. The way I want it is right."

[granite oxide]

Early Access will be announced when it is time. See the latest post here #│announcements message from Yar_Master. As far as price and packages, that will most likely follow Early Access Release info.

[vernal basin]

"ThErE iS nO hArsHer MaSteR thAn ThE SeA!!" -some numenorian d-head xD

[proper cedar]

I know, lol I post a daily "Wen Release" post.

[proper cedar]

makes me feel better about it lol

[granite oxide]

I post it feels every few mins lol

[vivid sparrow]

So when release?

[vernal basin]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1349724792906846258/1479588110252769300/Soon.gif

[candid kettle]

stop 🤣

[vernal basin]

https://tenor.com/view/monty-python-holy-grail-and-the-flying-circus-john-cleese-witch-witches-burn-gif-15349953

[soft helm]

https://tenor.com/view/monty-python-holy-grail-newt-witch-gif-6660028

[vernal basin]

https://tenor.com/view/monty-python-king-knight-you-make-me-sad-gif-5626966

[soft helm]

https://tenor.com/view/monty-python-newt-gif-14793661

[uncut heart]

Would anyone know when this game might come out?

Not that it needs to

[vernal basin]

Soon™

[raven dagger]

Early access 2026 👍

[soft helm]

https://tenor.com/view/the-curse-of-the-black-pearl-pirates-of-the-caribbean-captain-jack-sparrow-johnny-depp-movie-gif-12991889085310581634

[candid kettle]

scroll up. It was just answered (again).

[uncut heart]

Heh. Thank you. I just finished 7 hours on the demo today. My friends and I had immense fun

[soft helm]

and now you can get lost in the game for another 40 hours building a base / fort / pirate village / crazy keep

😄

[uncut heart]

Yeah we ended up making sea shell houses and using basement caves as a basement

[raven dagger]

Would've been less words to just answer 😏

[uncut heart]

We only got the ship together around the 6 and a half mark

[vernal basin]

cries in scurvy lmao

[uncut heart]

Thank you for being patient

[soft helm]

heres what the final look at my fortified port is atm.. idea of just how crazy you can go building in the game 😄

[uncut heart]

That's so cool

[soft helm]

check out the current contest voting, people got some fire builds out there (I didnt submit this was just for my own build curiousity)

[uncut heart]

Actually I am off to bed, I just wanted to see what I could find out before I was too tired. Thank you again

[soft helm]

rest well eh O7

[candid kettle]

Nah cuz I'd want to copy and paste the standard answer

[soft helm]

lol as you should of Grace

[candid kettle]

I'll try equally hard to answer questions as people try to find the answer first. Which is usually zero effort. So I'll try the zero effort approach for a while 🤣

[soft helm]

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

[calm swift]

Any idea on the next release date announcement?

Also, if not, are they sill on track for a 2026 release?

[granite oxide]

Yes soon, sometime in 2026 Early Access.

[ancient charm]

saw a science headline

Can scientists really resurrect the dodo? Inside the company that says it can
lol windrose did

[vernal basin]

there will be bigger chickenwings if they do. im all for it

[umbral charm]

why not ostrichwings

[sonic lance]

anyone know why i'm able to join my friends session but they cannot join mine? running out of options.

[candid kettle]

Did you put a password on yours? Did you launch the game under host?

[sonic lance]

I've tried to do firewall port exceptions, firewall game exceptions, verification of game files, manually changing the allowable player count from 4 down to 2, restarting the game, not using a password, launched game as host.

[candid kettle]

Is your friend getting any error messages? Or does the game just not show up for your friend?

[sonic lance]

'Error, Lobby not found' something along those lines.

[candid kettle]

Sounds like you did all the things. Want me to try to join?

[sonic lance]

sure, let me boot it up real quick

[candid kettle]

k. I can get in a voice channel.

[sonic lance]

sec, lets see if the session code works first

[sonic lance]

18e8b161 no password

[candid kettle]

joining...

[soft helm]

lol sounding like your friends side of the issue so far

[candid kettle]

yeah it works.

[dawn depot]

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

[solemn violet]

Gonna be all of us when the release date draws near

[raven dagger]

I used to give smart remarks but they just keep coming so after awhile I found myself just answering or ignoring, the laziness just beat me down eventually lol and I mean theirs not mine 🤦

[candid kettle]

I was just in a mood. Then I feel bad because it makes that one person feel attacked so now that I got it out of my system I'll be nice again. 😁

[raven dagger]

I was snarky for ages but it didn't matter in the end as you've seen...they just keep coming. The repetitiveness just wins in the end, now i know how mum felt when I whined non stop lol karma

[safe mason]

When does full game drop?

Can’t really do a whole lot after demo

[granite oxide]

Early Access will be announced when it is time. See the latest post here #│announcements message from Yar_Master. As far as price and packages, that will most likely follow Early Access Release info.

[foggy depot]

Ahoy sailors

[waxen mirage]

SOON! (tm)

[bronze girder]

https://tenor.com/view/lazy-cat-cat-lazy-stairs-slide-gif-12601928359257518609

[foggy depot]

https://tenor.com/view/fish-fanatic-dog-digging-treasure-hunting-bone-hiding-gif-14470169 for news

[thorn hearth]

https://tenor.com/view/napoleon-asyjdauu-gif-16491934308297234021

[compact quail]

Played the demo for about 9 hours now. Still didn't finish it, dicked around a bit with house building and upgrading stuff.
The negatives that I have are i assume specifically taken for the demo. I feel that the equipment you get is a bit too powerful for the stage of the game that is supposed to be a glorified tutorial. Unless of course the route is to skyrocket damage numbers, and like a level 10 enemy would have ~5000 health.
I am surprised to see everyone on steam bitching about the combat being boring and unresponsive, not rewarding and especially guns being crappy.
I have a blast blasting dudes in the head for ~1.6k damage with the musket, and am only held back by limited gunpowder.
what i would like to be changes is for stats to show what they do. I have no idea what mastery actually does and how much it gives. Same for stamina or strength, etc.
I did not do any of the naval fighting yet, but i hope it becomes an actual gameplay element and not means to get from A to B.
I really hope that the full or even alpha releases get some sort of a story that is more than lore pieces and short dialogues with some random npcs.
all in all had fun, most issues were basically the game being a demo and not having lots of content
I reeeeeeeeally hope that in total it will have stuff to do, and actually a slowed down or much expanded progression. i expect dungeons, i expect bosses, i want a giant kraken, pirate ghosts, ghost pirates and blasting blackbeard in his fat face.

[waxen mirage]

^^ tip: stay away from the steam fora.
It has become a very toxic place for entitled kids that demand whatever they want without realizing they talk to actual people that don't work for them.
Welcome to the discord, where the community (for this game at least) is very welcoming, mature, helpful and general nice people. 😄

YARRR

[compact quail]

And one final thing as of now: stormy waters iirc it is called... it is not really a very hard or hard difficulty. I would enjoy if the hardest difficulty was actually hard as balls.
enemy aggression mainly.
and the dodge needs some drawback. as of now you can for free almost infinitely dodge enemies. it needs to be dialed back. paired with bleeding it becomes waaaaaaaaaay too easy

i like the obvious valheim influences. good game. borrow from it all day

[granite oxide]

Some of you have decided to dig into the files to view or mod. Refrain from posting content not playable in the current demo. Content from last Alpha in Summer of 2025 is fine. This stands and will remain pinned.

[rugged vapor]

Oi!! who you callin' mature???

[compact quail]

it's skill issue central

i love the "steam tags say its an action rpg, so it can't be a survival open world survivalcrafter"

[dawn depot]

https://tenor.com/view/i-cant-wait-anymore-eric-cartman-south-park-hurry-up-i-cant-wat-any-longer-gif-21526045

[near zodiac]

complaining about this game's combat is just weirdge man. We have Valheim that is basically in the same genre, but with viking theme rather than pirates... and it's very popular despite of the clunky combat system it has.

At least to me Windrose is an improvement for combat and leveling system. Valheim has both of them kinda bare bones, but that doesn't stop people from having fun.

[sage axle]

my only issue with the game is that the naval experience is meh. Hope they improve the feeling of handling a big ship,like also wind having a factor in maneuverability and such

[near zodiac]

Not sure what you'd expect wind to do about ability to maneuver a ship, but nothing good if they made it realistic. Wind is good for speed, not for maneuvering. And not just a little bit, wind would make it much harder if it was made realistic

[sage axle]

I never said realism is necessary. Dont put words in my mouth. Sid Meirs Pirates is far from a realistic game,but has a very well designed combat that also features wind mechanic in mind

[vast hollow]

Did i miss anything?

[sage axle]

we know how the entire charm of this setting is about the naval aspect,and making ships work just like land vehicles is a gigantic missed opportunity

[near zodiac]

What I'm saying is that it's for the best to not have any wind mechanics for maneuvering since there's nothing that would help to make it feel better, just worse unless they make something that doesn't even exist to make it feel better

It's like adding slippery ice to a race track and it just gives you more grip

[vast hollow]

It would be fun if occasionally we get natural disasters, like tsunamis that can cause damage to buildings.

[near zodiac]

Not sure about that one chief, but maybe something that would affect sailing, but no risk of damaging buildings? Hazards while sailing could make it more interesting

Don't think many would find it fun to return to base in shambles while doing nothing wrong and could do nothing to avoid it

[vast hollow]

Then maybe i'm taking the "Survival" element too far 😂

[near zodiac]

some kind of threat to bases would be fine, but it has to be something that you can defend against

[compact quail]

was the idea of directional combat and unparryable/unblockable attacks toyed with?

it could add spice to especially later game higher-ranked enemies. some attacks have to be parried and can't be dodged, and vice versa. with punishers

higher ranking pirates could also use something like downwards slashes, uppercuts, sideattacks, etc and parrying would require more input if the player wants to enable such combat in the options to example

[compact quail]

my man wants a tsunami against a leaf hut 🤣

albeit smth like a storm or lightning could definitely work

but it should all have sliders or on off settings

[vast hollow]

Where is your sense of advanture and survival 😂😜

[compact quail]

i have no issues with that. but the bitching and moaning would be astronomical 🤣

[clear copper]

what about sea monsters?

https://tenor.com/view/octopus-ship-monster-giant-octopus-squid-gif-9617318019880686857

[compact quail]

i cope insanely hard and the devs would be idiots not to include an endgame kraken fight

[vast hollow]

the game has endless potential but it also cost money so...

[clear copper]

https://tenor.com/view/release-the-kraken-pirates-of-the-caribbean-pronounce-gif-16211622

[vernal coyote]

Some of the boars have the unblockable attacks denoted by the red flash on their forehead the moment before they strike...

[compact quail]

yeah, it took me like.... too many deaths to admit till i figured out what to do with them
that is a root of a mechanic, i hope they expand on it

[vast hollow]

did anyone make use of the shovel?

[compact quail]

well. the very first "riddle" requires it

and some points of interest for exp

[vast hollow]

I was wondering if we can dig and make like a underground base

[compact quail]

i mean, not really
it's basically valheim cultivator

[tawny plover]

id almost be fine with f2p but most customize is from shop - but then we would see 80% cosmetic content & 20% ingame content

[candid kettle]

posts like "This NEEDS to happen 1. 2. 3. 4. " ?? 🤣

[near zodiac]

Haven't touched a F2P game for a good long while. Dauntless was the last one but it also failed. Singleplayer f2p game that isn't just free is also just weird, worst of both worlds

[compact quail]

If this doesn't happen, player retention and no earnings!!!

pirateslopware buzzwords

[candid kettle]

I did a post on the shovel in media. I can link you to it.

[vast hollow]

sure

[candid kettle]

"I want it that way"

[candid kettle]

https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1481126730914594961

[compact quail]

"combat is boring and i get killed in 1 hit"

[tawny plover]

https://tenor.com/view/deadpool-logan-wolverine-vs-movie-gif-14951262095459214260

[waxen mirage]

https://tenor.com/view/sarcasm-sarcastic-chandler-friends-matthew-perry-gif-14283678

[vast hollow]

Thank you

[compact quail]

like what is it. is it boring that u have to press 1 of 2 buttons, or is it too hard that you die easily
i mean hell, i get snapped in half by a dodo earlygame and the boars nuked me
but i chose stormy waters for that reason

[near zodiac]

Sounds exactly like DSP complaining about combat of new Resident Evil lol

classic skill issue... just parry it

[compact quail]

who?

[vernal basin]

https://tenor.com/view/little-britain-andy-pipkin-laughing-erv-gif-11513030974585204298

[compact quail]

this is andy

[clear copper]

https://tenor.com/view/yeah-i-know-yeah-i-know-andy-pipkin-little-britain-gif-1512058465751726612

[wicked stream]

https://media.tenor.com/dJoHzNiR9CIAAAAC/update-is-almost-ready-alien.gif

[inland solstice]

Hurricanes would be cool

[raven dagger]

in my experience the bulk of steam reviews are uninformed or obvious they spent less than 2 hrs in game to get the refund.

[mental gust]

sup guys

[tight violet]

Morning, coffee time for me.

[obtuse hawk]

Morning matey!

[tight violet]

Tis a fine day fer sailing truly.

[crystal schooner]

still waiting date early acces windrose 🙂

[tight violet]

So I was walking out of a gas station and my eyes caught the edge of a sign with a thin yellow crescent graphic. My instincts kicked in and turned to check if an Azure Dodo was attacking me 🤣 I think I have #PTSD (Pirate Traumatized by Silly Dodos)

[keen dove]

Most of the people that I watch dying it is because they blindly attack without dodging or blocking or parrying or managing their stamina, skill issue 100%

[keen dove]

Or eating food or getting the rested bonus

Or everything combined

[tight violet]

Great thing about being human is we learn (hopefully). We fall so we figure out how to pick ourselves back up. Combat mechanics are fine and I am hopeful that those having difficulty find joy when they finally figure things out. I stock my cupboard with food and bandages before every excursion. I also am very fond of the movement keys used with the CTRL key. The Blackbeard Lieutenant can't kill you if they can't hit you. To quote a wise physician I know "improvement is never linear" 🥳 Sic Parvis Magna

[narrow sentinel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1466460594860327098/1476348383395446835/Soon.gif

[ionic vector]

https://tenor.com/view/good-morning-chat-good-morning-pirates-redrainrein-discord-gif-1082045524771088472

[vivid sparrow]

a friend of my friend told my that today is release date, is that true?

[final spire]

Pretty sure I saw tomorrow.

[vivid sparrow]

OK then I take day off for tomorrow

[olive canyon]

Real and True.jpeg

[narrow sentinel]

Full release is Thursday, October 37th 2026!

[olive canyon]

https://giphy.com/gifs/abcnetwork-nathan-fillion-the-rookie-you-almost-had-me-Q8rquIDGSg0u6HJB5h

[narrow sentinel]

Mark your calenders folks

[ebon dawn]

Is that the real date or fake news?

[narrow sentinel]

[tight violet]

Nothing like morning coffee and release date banter. Never change interwebs (sips coffee)

[surreal sierra]

Tis fake. We don’t even have a confirmed date for Early Access yet. We’re just messing with peeps

[ebon dawn]

Let's spread it then

[narrow sentinel]

There is definitely 37 days in a month guys

[pale perch]

Well we just need a new roman emperor who jumbles around the calendar and then the date is official

[narrow sentinel]

[simple pollen]

Hopped on with a friend for the first time yesterday. I was surprised by how smoothly the game ran when another person was nearby (actually it had zero issues).

My only experience in crafting games online has been Valheim, where it massively increased latency when near another player.

Way to go Windrose team!

[buoyant rune]

will there be large ships or a wide variety of classes like 3rd rates to 1st rates after the full release?

[mental gust]

hru all dowing

[olive canyon]

edit: see below

[narrow sentinel]

A 1st rate has been showcased, I'm sure it'll be usable at some point 😉

[mental gust]

how do you even get in the ship

[olive canyon]

just got to get a running start

[thorn hearth]

there is a staircase leading up

[mental gust]

gone be out of stamina half way up

[final spire]

Press E

[clear copper]

https://tenor.com/view/jack-sparrow-i-like-that-captain-jack-sparrow-little-jack-gif-15559683640369424147

[dull ledge]

Question for the community. How do we feel about having a cosmetic slot for armor? Asking because I'm usually not a fan of hats and much prefer the bandana.

[mental gust]

ngl i hope we get poison dart frogs in the game so coat ower blades and bullets in poison

[sonic lance]

https://giphy.com/gifs/movie-johnny-depp-run-fdbMx2WGKqaze

[olive canyon]

Personally, I don't think it needs to be a priority for dev time, since modelswapping is almost certainly gonna be something the community accomplishes via mods ||if the Devs allow mods post-release ofc||

[olive canyon]

sauce: #💬│windrose-chat message

[dull ledge]

Agreed, it shouldn't be a focus right now. I just mean as a future possible update.

[tight violet]

I personally do not desire a cosmetic slot. The armor and clothing players craft and vendors sell should be enough variety to accommodate the masses. Dyes and paints however are a must in my book. Even the most sparse town deserves a little color to spruce the place up a bit.

[simple pollen]

Never been a fan for cosmetics. It opens the door for microtransactions, which is a slippery slope.

IMO, just make gear look cool to begin with. Also, I’d be okay with a box that allows gear to be visible/not visible.

For example, if you don’t like hats, you can turn off that slot’s appearance on your character.

[naive current]

all they talk about is the building contest but when is game :

[vivid sparrow]

I think game is dead before started, rummor says that Todd Howard bought it to delete it, instead we get poirates on Fallout 3 engine with 2045325031 side quests

[naive current]

aaah nice thanks father earth !!!

[jovial nest]

Terraria decouples the visual from the gear. it's a good system and Terraria has no microtransactions 🙂

[compact quail]

https://klipy.com/gifs/hulk-the-hulk-2

[keen dove]

If you got issues with him between your dms just block him, this has nothing to do with the general chat here

[compact quail]

god thats hilarious. i wonder who was racist

[vivid sparrow]

KEYBOARD WARS!

[cyan veldt]

Bros like 10 ?