Ice Ocean changelog/2014-2

This page archives the changelog for the Ice Ocean for the second half of 2014. The complete changelog can be viewed at Ice Ocean changelog.

2014-07-17

• Fixing error when attack animations played.
• Chum will now last longer.
• Adding custom Kraken rock tiles.

2014-07-16

• Adding defender tentacles for the Kraken head.
• Fixed aging of ink slicks, so that they do not reset when a rowboat respawns.
• Adding tentacle attack animations.
• Adding sound effects.
• Only play song when first entering Kraken lair.
• Adjusted weighting of treasure chests and eggs in determining "Treasure retrieved" shares.
• Making /who and /vwho work correctly for pirates and vessels engaged in a Kraken hunt.
• Adding a warning if there are not enough lifeboats in the hold when the Kraken is charted.
• Adding bubble animation while Kraken head is sunk.
• Fixing the render order of some sprites on the board.
• Updating bumper kit booty icon to match new bumper boat art.

2014-07-12

• Ink will no longer disappear one turn early.

2014-07-11

• Fixing connection issue when attempting to enter the Kraken lair.
• Updating bumper boat art to make it more clear which end is which.

2014-07-10

• Fixing "invisible" tentacle collisions.
• Fixing "rogue" tentacles. All tentacles will sink when Kraken head sinks. Any tentacles that were previously sunk will remain down until the other tentacles resurface.
• Improving attractiveness of chum.
• Chum will get removed from the board when tentacles "eat" it.
• Changed spacing and placement of rowboats when spawning in the safe zone.
• Fixed timing of ink so that it gets added to the board at the same time as the Kraken head gets shot.
• Making lifeboats less bulky.
• Changed lifeboat recipe to produce batches of 10.

2014-07-09

• Making sure powder keg sprites get removed if a vessel collides with them during the same turn in which they were added.
• Aging rowboat kits by login days rather than calendar days and reducing lifespan.
• Preventing powder kegs from being shot into the safe zone.
• Making sure powder kegs render on top of chum slicks.
• Added new keg explosion animation.
• Updating kraken chest contents.
• Board updates.

2014-07-07

• Fix for desyncs after Kraken head resurfaces.
• Fix for tentacles not getting sunk when passing through powder kegs.
• Fix for treasure indicators staying on even after rowboat respawns.

2014-07-02

• Fixing some internal errors.
• Preventing tentacle vessels from escaping out to sea.
• Preventing pirates from engaging the Kraken while in a tournament.
• Making sure Kraken spots last as long as their sea monster maps.
• Kraken board updates.