Release 2009-03-18

Subject: Release 2009-03-18 Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:11 am

Release 2009-03-18

Taste the Rainbow

From the Release Notes:

Many changes to brigand spawning; things should be a lot more consistent.
Adjustments to might calculations; the firepower of vessels is now considered.
Lessen effects of older battles on the ramp in pillaging.
Increase minimum crew numbers for brigand vessels.
Adjust the impact of duty navigation performance on brigand spawn.
Alter how payouts from brigand vessels are calculated.
Adjust route difficulties to smoothly transition instead of abruptly changing at islands.
Display route difficulty on Yer Known World; darker leagues mean more dangerous waters.
Various visual tweaks to the chart interface
Change the default crew cut for new crews to 20%.
Make the Monkey Boat a little less aggressive towards vessels with high-value cargo.
Show vessels' helmsmen & crew counts in the results of /vwho.
In Cursed Isles, assign a share for the booty divide after each swordfight win, plus one more when leaving the isle.
Slight adjustments to the contents of chests in Cursed Isles
Only allow small ships (those with a single mast) to be used for greeter pillages.
New limited edition portrait backgrounds
for spring: Sharktail's Blooming Meadow, Happyharlot's Spring Garden,
and Bootlegpatch's Twilight Garden (will be turned on at a future date)
Swabbie Ship Transport costs have increased - you now get more swabbies for a better manned boat and faster service from one island to another
Adjust the spawn distribution of some Atlantis boards

Bug Fixes

Fix various timing bugs in spades and hearts.
Fix bug in poker involving side pots with multiple folds and all-ins.
Fix timing bug in drinking involving drunkenness.
Fix bug involving vessels sinking while being hijacked.
Fix colorization of foamy mugs in portraits.
Fix various bugs with brigands that could spawn in places that they wouldn't encounter you on the sea.