Release 2008-10-14

Monster Mishmash


 * Playing poker at high-buyin tables now requires some poker experience
 * Pirates ordered to navigate may change a ship's course.
 * Brigand Kings holding islands display their power on the blockade board.
 * While in a safe zone, vessels no longer generate special maneuver tokens (double-move, etc)
 * Navy vessels no longer appear on radar or display a might ring, since they cannot be attacked.
 * Hearties' names are now underlined when shown with just their face as well as with their full pirate.
 * When all 4 cannons are filled in the gunning mission, the cannons are fired to allow them to be filled without leaving the puzzle.
 * Atlantis treasure awarding now better takes into account how long pirates were in Atlantis.
 * Vessel Speed indicator now indicates speed as a percentage of the maximum speed of the vessel.
 * Layout change to the palace shoppe's top area.
 * Increased time before users are auto-logged-out after idling.
 * Autumn Leaves will be reappearing for the fall.
 * New limited edition portraits: Bootlegpatch's Night of the Living Pumpkins, Ickessler's Skellies, Merethif's Fruit Manor, and Nordenx's Dragoon Kin.
 * Bring back Halloween portraits: Ye Dread Dead, Jack O Lantern, Nordenx's Skull Island.
 * Bug Fixes:
 * Fixed layout problems with Notice Board news page.
 * Fixed problems with the whisk to home/houses button on news page.
 * Fixed bug where a brigand king taking over an outpost could cancel already-finished orders in a shoppe on the outpost.
 * Fixed bug that sometimes sent errors to chat while in foraging practice mode reminding them (repeatedly) that they cannot get commodities.
 * Fixed bug with intro mission navy payouts.
 * Fixed bug in drinking where inaccurate final scores were sometimes reported.
 * Fixed bug where users whose chat circle has disappeared while on board a vessel didn't go back to vessel chat mode automatically.
 * Fixed sound bug in Java 6 on Macs.