Can you attach your launchpad.log to this post? It should be located in "C:\Program Files\Sony\Station\LaunchPad"

Next time you run into this, let's get some more information.

First, before you start the client you'll need to turn on debug commands in pirates_local.ini:
Then when your sounds go wonky, type /showSounds. Expand your chat window to fill the screen vertically and send us a screenshot.

Also you may be able to fix the problem for a while with /reloadSounds.

That wouldn't be the first time a developer has posted something not game-ready.

We don't have any plans for a free trial right away...I mean, we just launched!

There is a thread which exists already for folks to ask for keys/offer up keys. You can find it here.

Which driver versions are you comparing?

Yay Us!!! Go Us!!!

Thanks for reporting this, it's been dealt with according to our policies. I've also removed the link just in case I can see things others can't

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If you see content in violation of community standards, report it via private message to Aether or any member of the 2D Steering Committee (Emwsand, Sadet, Toshiro, or myself). Thanks in advance for your help and cooperation!

Sadly, I don't know how to merge threads, otherwise I'd kill that pretender thread I replied on.

To reiterate from that thread:

1) Yes, this is a hacky solution to the problem.
2) Both we and Nvidia think the problem is in the driver. If it turns out not to be in the driver, we'll tell you.
3) We're putting out a new patch will let you turn off the hacky fix in Preferences. A number of people have been able to avoid the flickering through a variety of fixes that aren't globally applicable (such as turning off vertical sync, or lowering anti-aliasing). If you're one of the lucky people, you'll be able to run at full speed by turning this off.

Most importantly, we're sorry that this problem exists, and we're doing everything we can to get to the bottom of it.

We require vertex shader 2.0.

The goalposts are right here, my friend.

And remember: Beta was just that, beta. Which means not all systems were necessarily working as they should be. As noted here it wasn't until the 18th of this month that we got the UC texture converter configured properly. If you're seeing issues with sail transparencies in-game, try the fix mentioned in that thread; if that doesn't correct the issue, then please file a bug report. The transparent textures I've tested look just fine in-game.