Phase 2 of the Beta Test - Now Open!

Welcome to Phase 2 and thank you for your willingness to test out the game - we really appreciate your help and feedback!

Please note that we will be holding weekly Stress Tests every Saturday from 11 AM to 2 PM Pacific Time to help test the game's capacity - please log in as often as you can each Saturday to assist us in this process.

Release Notes - September 24, 2007

Mac Version

• Beta test version now available

Optimization

• Improved game performance and higher frame rates on all machines

General Interface

• Eliminated dual mode interface:
  
  • The mouse cursor is now always available by default
    
  • For camera controls, you can now hold down the right mouse button to move the camera
  
  
• Weapons:
  
  • Weapons are no longer equipped; they are mapped to the F1-F6 keys
    
  • Only your current weapon is shown on screen
    
  • Skills are now visible/clickable at the bottom of your screen - they are no longer in a radial menu
    
  • Tonic button has been added to the screen. Pressing "T" or clicking on this icon will allow you to use the most effective tonic for your health level
    
  • Added gamma control so the brightness of the game can be adjusted

Chat Interface

• Added Open Chat
  
• The text now scrolls from top to bottom
  
• Interface is less intrusive - it is minimized when you are not chatting

Quests

• Quest interface has been simplified
  
• Only one window at a time is active when receiving a quest
  
• Tracking quests is more intuitive and ties in better with the radar
  
• Jolly Roger has been integrated into the game more
  
• Undead creatures now all use the same "Jolly" effect when spawning and dying
  
• Staged scenarios have been added to give enemies a purpose in the game world: burning town, mining operation, voodoo ritual, etc.

Ships

• Ship boarding system has been greatly simplified
  
• To board a ship, approach a dingy on the shore and, when prompted, select the ship you want to board from the new interface
  
• We've added the ability to see when a friend or crew member is on a ship, and you can now teleport directly to them
  
• The ocean areas have been named. Trade routes have been added where you can find certain types of ships
  
• Balanced enemy ship AI and fixed bugs associated with cannonballs not hitting ships
  
• Stopped avatar from accidentally falling out of ship

Parlor Games and PVP

• Blackjack and Tortuga Hold'em have been completed
  
• Mayhem and Team Battle PVP have been completed

Other Polish

• Collision fixes have been made to stop avatars from falling out of the world
  
• More effects added: waterfall spray, ripples, lava steam and bubbles, digging dirt, etc.
  
• New music has been integrated into the game

Taken from: http://apps.pirates.go.com/pirates/v2/index?pageId=release_notes
Now dust off that pirate icon and get to double clicking you ole land lubbers!

Yup, been playing since I posted this. Have reached lvl 5 so far.

In the middle of the game my internet connection went down and after it came back up, when opening the game, it was giving an error saying it couldn't get version info and closed. But I repaired my connection and all was well with the world.

The patch update went smoothly for me. Took a while to download tho.

And thanks for the cookies PBB.
You're the one that stole them huh?

It won't let me load it up, every time I try, it crashes...WAAAAHHHH!!!!

At what stage does it crash? Did you get past the update? Able to reach the login screen in the game?

You could always uninstall and install the game again. If you deleted the installer, click the link in the first post and login into the disney pirate site, then click the PLAY button. Should give you the option to download it again.

See if that helps any.

I get to the log in screen, but that's it, once I click play, it states everytime......Error Fetching Patcher Version Info. I've tried both of my accounts, and the same thing on both. It doesn't update, that's where it keeps dying. I uninstalled it, but I guess I can't reinstall, unless I can update, right?

I'm just wondering if only certain people can get on right now?!? Kind of like how they handed out the keys to begin with. I'm going to send a bug report.

Well, I am thinking along the lines that the new setup file would contain the updated files. So that you wouldn't need to download any patches.

Hush that you can't get in. I'll keep you updated on my journey as a pirate then.

when I redid my computer I lost the link......anyone??? Please?

Link to what nanner dear? Use the link in the first post. Can login and download the game if needs be.

Yeah like I noticed a link. My eyeballs have been glued shut all day today. Might have been all that CJing, golfing and stuff last night??? But thank you darlin'....I'm not looking but crossing my fingers it's installing right now.

Been glued shut all day today? Is it only today they have been glued shut?

My pirates name is Nate Water something. A short fat french looking pirate with a hairy chest and a pot belly. ROFL!!!

Game play has been pretty smooth. I like.

Everybody loves this game, so I think I might join. How do I join?

Go to www.piratesonline.com and click the big ole Sign Up button on the left. Then cross your fingers and hope you get a beta key before the beta is over.

Only loaded half way for me. Trying again today


Edit: Li O'Rage has been born! Trampy little thing

After the beta is over, then will everyone be able to play?

Yes after beta then it will open to the public. This is phase 2 of beta. No idea how many they are planning. It's been down for months between one and two beta while they add/fix/whatever things. It still says somewhere about a fall release so??????

Is it really, really, really fun? And, Is it like ToonTown, with people from different places over the world all playing at once?

Visit www.piratesonline.com to view screenshots and watch video's of the game. Then you can judge if it's really really really fun for you.
I enjoy it, if that helps.

Me too...enjoy it that is. Except when you start pulling your hair out due to some bugs from beta. I've heard some say they didn't like it but guess it's a taste thingy. Yes, you can interact with others but it's not a game I'd really compare to TT. Not sure what game it would be like to compare it to?