Ice Ocean changelog/2017-1

This page archives the changelog for the Ice Ocean for the first half of 2017. The complete changelog can be viewed at Ice Ocean changelog.

Release 2017-04-28

• Adding a Global chat channel
  • This channel is muted by default, but can be toggled with the "/global-on" and "/global-off" commands.
  • To use this channel, start your message with "/global".
  • There is a wait period between consecutive messages from a single player (like the Trade channel).
  • This channel will replace "/greeter" chat.
• Adding more Flotilla trophies.
• Updating the conditions for one of the trophy sets added earlier this week.

Release 2017-04-24

• Adding Flotilla trophies; details will need to be discovered by players.
• Fixed a bug where vessels turning about removed players from pending crafting puzzle competitions.
• Removing disabled command from "/help" output.

Release 2017-04-19

• Changing a competition scoring mechanic that previously allowed lazing to be useful in certain situations.

Release 2017-04-17

• Additional changes to prevent "prepuzzling" before competitions begin. If this situation occurs, a message will be sent to notify the player that their recent performance didn't count towards the competition.

Release 2017-04-13

• Adding a "DPI Aware" checkbox in the "General" tab of the Options panel. This can be helpful in some situations where the game client is too small on a 4k display.

Release 2017-04-10

• Flotillas will no longer spawn in uninhabitable archipelagos.
• Updating the Flotilla score panel to display the new Cutter supply ships.

Release 2017-04-05

• Flotilla changes:
  • Flotilla voyages will now be listed above SMH on the voyages panel.
  • Cutters have been added as a possible supply ship.
  • Vargas and Yu Jian will now have sinking flotillas.
  • Increased payouts for non-sinking flotillas.
• Trade channel changes:
  • Greenies will no longer be able to use this chat channel.
  • More subdued color for the message background.
  • Fixed bug where trade chats were not listed correctly in the chat history.

Release 2017-03-29

• If players are on a vessel that has recently turned about, they will need to wait until the vessel reaches the league point before they can join a competition.
  • If players had already joined a pending competition beforehand, they will need to rejoin after reaching the league point.
• Fixing bug that could cause LE ship NPPs to get stuck in the crow's nest.
• Fixing broken links to BKs on the colonized island list in YoWeb.
• Minor update to chat filter.

Release 2017-03-17

• Fixing size of mouse cursor images when client is resized for 4k displays.

Release 2017-03-16

• Settings update to improve Window scaling on some 4k displays.

Release 2017-02-28

• Adding a global trade chat channel.
  • Pirates can only speak on this channel once every few minutes.
  • This channel can be muted and unmuted with "/tmute".

Release 2017-02-15

• Setting up a "Sloop Mark II" that can be ordered at shipyards.
  • This version has the updated scenes (including cabin) that are used for many of the LE sloops. All other aspects (swabbies, stations, etc.) are identical to the normal sloop.

Release 2017-02-13

• Including a "Colonized islands" button at the bottom of the "Island" tab.
• Making the governor name into a YoWeb link to their pirate page.
• Showing the island's current property tax rate.

Release 2017-02-08

• Bringing Ice up to date with the latest production release.
• Adding a link on YoWeb island pages to see a full list of Colonized Islands.
  • Adding the governor name to the island info section.