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Taelorn
1 in thread Why is the list of servers always blank? [Known Issues / Troubleshooting]
If pirates_local.ini in your game directory is pointing to the wrong location you won't see any servers.

If you see something like this in the file:
serverDirectoryAddress = ##.###.###.##:####

Then comment it out with a semi-colon:
;serverDirectoryAddress = ##.###.###.##:####

Otherwise, it's possible that you need to set something in that field.

Another possibility is that your firewall is in the way because of the patch.
Taelorn
1 in thread Sailing 101 to 301 - A Crash Course [Discuss: Ships, Ship Combat, & Ship Skills]
Max OS Speed (Build 1.2):
Code:
Ship Name			Max OS Speed
'Abaddon's Will' Refit Galleon	53
'Achilles' Privateer Frigate	56
'Agamemnon' Bark		57
'Alexander' Fourth Rate		52
'Algiers' Refit Polacre		62
'Arcadia' Mastercraft Xebec	61
'Arcadia' Xebec			61
'Arrow' Privateer Frigate	59
'Athena' Frigate		63
'Atlas' Bark			61
'Bermuda' Mastercraft Sloop	65
'Bermuda' Sloop			64
'Bermuda' Trader's Sloop	66
'Capricieux' Courier Frigate	58
'Capricieux' Frigate		56
'Capricieux' Heavy Frigate	62
'Capricieux' Mastercraft Frigat 56
'Cerberus' Courier Frigate	61
'Cerberus' Frigate		59
'Cerberus' Heavy Frigate	59
Cerberus' Mastercraft Frigate	61
'Chaleur' Schooner		64
'Conquistador' Frigate		57
'Conquistador' Sleek Frigate	59
'Corsair' Mastercraft Xebec	63
'Corsair' Sleek Xebec		64
'Corsair' Xebec			63
'Couronne' Galleon		50
'Cruizer' Snow			60
'Curieuse' Heavy Snow		60
'Curieuse' Snow			60
'Curieuse' Trader's Snow	62
'Cursed Blade' Refit Frigate	57
'Defiant' Frigate		54
'Defiant' Mastercraft Frigate	54
'Defiant' Sleek Frigate		58
'Defiant' Stripped Frigate	54
'Deliverance' Frigate		53
'Deliverance' Heavy Frigate	53
'Discovery' Privateer Frigate	59
'Dolphyn' Heavy Ketch		62
'Dolphyn' Ketch			62
'Dromedary' Hellbrand Indiaman	60
'Dromedary' West Indiaman	58
'Expedition' Privateer Packet-B 64
'Falcon' Naval Frigate		57
'Fallen' Refit Snow		60
'Gallant' Naval Frigate		54
'Halifax' Mastercraft Schooner	66
'Halifax' Schooner		59
'Hercules' Frigate		56
'Hercules' Heavy Frigate	56
'Hercules' Mastercraft Frigate	56
'Hercules' Refit Frigate	56
'Hercules' Sleek Frigate	59
'Hermes' Mastercraft Packet-Boa	64
'Hermes' Packet-Boat		64
'Hermes' Sleek Packet-Boat	65
'Intrepid' Privateer Frigate	58
'Invincible' First Rate		45
'Jamaica' Sloop			64
'La Belle' Heavy Corvette	59
'La Belle' Light Corvette	59
'La Belle' Mastercraft Corvette	59
'Lancer' Naval Cutter		64
'Lexington' Brig		61
'Lexington' Mastercraft Brig	61
'Lexington' Stripped Brig	61
'Limburg' Flute			61
'Limburg' Mississippi Co. Flute	65
'Limburg' Trader's Flute	61
'Locust' Corvette		61
'Locust' Mastercraft Corvette	61
'Locust' Sleek Corvette		63
'Mediator' Cutter		64
'Mediator' Heavy Cutter		64
'Mediator' Mastercraft Cutter	64
'Mercy' Naval Frigate		54
'Mignone' Indiaman		57
'Mignone' Mastercraft Indiaman	57
'Mignone' Privateer Indiaman	57
'Mignone' Stripped Indiaman	57
'Minerva' Interceptor Frigate	63
'Mordaunt' Fourth Rate		52
'Mordaunt' Sleek Fourth Rate	54
'Mordaunt' Troop Transport	52
'Myrmidon' Frigate		55
'Myrmidon' Heavy Frigate	55
'Myrmidon' Mastercraft Frigate	55
'Mystique' Polacre		62
'Neptune's Disgrace' Refit Gall	58
'Oliphant' Heavy Indiaman	53
'Oliphant' Indiaman		53
'Oliphant' Mastercraft Indiaman	53
'Otter' Skuda			59
'Postillionen' Frigate		60
'Postillionen' Heavy Frigate	60
'Postillionen' Mastercraft Frig 60
'Postillionen' Sleek Frigate	60
'Prince' First Rate		46
'Raa' Courier Frigate		59
'Raa' Frigate			57
'Raa' Heavy Frigate		57
'Raa' Mastercraft Frigate	57
'Raa' Sleek Frigate		59
'Reaper's Grasp' Refit Bark	59
'Reason' Naval Fourth Rate	52
'Renard' Chasse-Maree		60
'San Mateo' Galleon		51
'San Mateo' Heavy Galleon	51
'San Mateo' Stripped Galleon	51
'San Mateo' Trader's Galleon	56
'Santiago' Galleon		56
'Santiago' Trader's Galleon	59
'Stralsund' Frigate		57
'Stralsund' Mastercraft Frigate	57
'Stralsund' Stripped Frigate	57
'Sultan' Large Fluyt		64
'Tigre' Frigate			57
'Tigre' Heavy Frigate		55
'Tigre' Mastercraft Frigate	57
'Tigre' Sleek Frigate		60
'Trinity' Second Rate		48
'Triumphant' Second Rate	47
'Valiant' Third Rate		51
'van Hoorn' Snow		61
'Wenden' Third Rate		50
Taelorn
1 in thread How is OS speed calculated? [Discuss: Ships, Ship Combat, & Ship Skills]
I posted a list somewhere. I'll post an update in the sailing sticky. There are actually many stats that determine speed, and only one is shown in the UI (the most important one). We'll probably add OS speed to the UI since it's detached from max speed.
Taelorn
1 in thread A Treatise on Combat Mechanics [Discuss: Ships, Ship Combat, & Ship Skills]
It's a matter of how the stat is displayed, which should probably change.
Rusty
There was another thread that I talked about this rather extensively, but it got shut down due to unproductive yelling between a couple of people. To summarize:

1) We're aware that our initial concurrency estimates were significantly off.
2) We're using Australia to test concurrency. They have a bunch of disks going out in the first week of next month, and we're planning on keeping as many people as is practical on a single server to see how the concurrency feels. Basically, as noted in item 1, we were wrong in our original idea of how many is a good number, we don't want to be wrong again.
3) As soon as we have the data for that, we'll make decisions on where we're going with the servers and announce it (probably in the second week of April).
4) If you guys would like to help us make a more accurate estimate, do a character copy to Testbed and help us test there. It'll give us a second data reference.
Rusty
1 in thread Invite some Friends to Play PotBS, Monday! [News and Press Releases]
Rhaegar's posting the link today.
Danicia
1 in thread The state of the game [Europe]
My thanks to the lovely and talented GM Warren for jumping in on this one. I was actually playing the MMO called "Real Life" even though I was at a big nerd Sci-fi/Fantasy/History/Gaming convention.

I've reopened it as it truly *is* a great place to start on figuring out what will make y'all happy as players, both in the game and on the forum.

So, clean slate? Start over? I don't know about the other folks, but I enjoy reading threads on how a community can work together and be successful.

Cheers,
Dani
Danicia
1 in thread National player anti-gank squads or police. [General PotBS Discussion]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Drakur
IMO exploiters should be dealt with by the GMs directly.
That's exactly it. If you see exploiting or griefing, please report it so the GM Team can see it.
Danicia
1 in thread Portbattle issues and You. [Europe]
Hello all,

This is a fascinating discussion, truly (I learn a lot reading you folks). Please respect the OP request to stick ON Topic and keep the flamy bits out of the discussion. Also, as a hint, when threads erupt into flaming, it's really hard to take folks points seriously. If you would like to discuss and debate for change, keeping it lively and on topic is the way to go.

Carry on...
Danicia
1 in thread Closed beta - The screen shots [General PotBS Discussion]
I'll play!!

1. My first beta screenshot
2. Dress gets a color change
3. Showing it off
4. My second toon's outfit