Build 26332869

SAILS | Update Changelog - October 30, 2026

Combat & Weapons

• Melee combat overhauled with weapon-specific attack speeds and movement penalties.
• Blocking speed increased by 50%.
• Melee swings now play varied sounds to reduce repetition.
• Melee hit sounds change depending on the armor worn by the target.
• Musketball weight and bullet drop increased.
• Buccaneer Gun ADS zoom increased.
• NPC hitboxes increased.
• Cannon ammunition no longer damages flagpoles.
• Wood Spear added.
• Gun models visually updated.

Healing & Status Effects

• Healing system overhauled with instant healing and healing over time based on the item used.
• Healing items now have unique healing amounts and durations.
• Intoxication debuff added. Excessive use of certain healing items causes intoxication.
• Drunk camera sway decreased.
• Healing Tonics added to tavern shops.

Healing Item Changes

• Bandage: 5 instant HP + 5 HP over 5 seconds (10 total). Stops bleeding.
• Surgeon's Bag: 15 instant HP + 60 HP over 20 seconds (75 total). Stops bleeding.
• Healing Tonic: 15 instant HP + 15 HP over 10 seconds (30 total). +20 intoxication.
• Strong Healing Tonic: 25 instant HP + 35 HP over 10 seconds (60 total). +30 intoxication.
• Surgeon's Regret: 40 instant HP + 10 HP over 5 seconds (50 total). Stops bleeding. +50 intoxication.
• Antidote: Restores 25 water and reduces intoxication by 30.

Ships & Naval Changes

• Schooners and Sloops added to every faction that sells boats.
• Sloops can now be purchased at Neutral reputation.
• Brig, Galleon, Schooner, and Sloop drop percentages adjusted.
• Schooner collision depth decreased to allow better navigation into shallow bays.
• Ship destruction particle effects updated.

Factions & Progression

• Taino added as a selectable faction.
• Dutch Willemstad is now under construction.
• Faction Reset now wipes ownership and learned recipes.
• Boarding Knife and Sugar Cane Knife available at Neutral reputation.
• Cutlass available at Reputation 1.

Map, Traders & Tutorial

• Tar and water sources are now visible on the map.
• Tar removed from trader shops.
• Hovering over traders on the map now displays their trader type without needing to check the legend.
• Tutorial updated with a clearly visible Exit Tutorial button.
• Loading screen screenshots updated.

Visuals, UI & Animations

• UI visual overhaul started.
• Blood and vomit particle effects adjusted.
• Fire particle effects improved.
• Player clothing updated with additional visual detail.
• Idle animation updated.
• Sleeping players now have a unique animation.
• Flagpoles no longer remove vegetation debris and short grass.
• Dirt and rock terrain tessellation adjusted to prevent clipping through floors.

Audio & Voice Chat

• Voice chat distance decreased and priority adjusted to address issues hearing other players in groups.
• Global audio pool size increased.
• Projectile sounds improved.
• Ambient audio now correctly references the player camera.
• Scraping noises while swinging items adjusted.
• Melee swing audio variation increased.

Gameplay Improvements & Bug Fixes

• Fixed sticky rock spots by allowing a two-point jump tolerance.
• Interaction tooltip range adjusted to match the actual interaction distance.
• NPC navigation logic overhaul foundation implemented.
• Potential fix for buildings loading slowly in high-population areas. Requires testing during the next event.

Settings & Performance

• First-launch settings now default to Windowed Borderless, Medium graphics quality, and image effects disabled.
• Increased global audio pool capacity.
• Increased particle effect pooling and prewarming for cannons, guns, and powder kegs.

Melee Weapon Balancing

All damage values listed are base damage.

Aztec Spear

• Poke: 65 damage
• Attack speed: 10% slower
• Movement speed: 11% slower

Aztec Sword

• Slash: 60 damage
• Poke: 35 damage
• Slash speed: Normal
• Poke speed: 10% slower
• Movement speed: 11% slower

Billhook

• Poke: 70 damage
• Attack speed: 20% slower
• Movement speed: 14% slower

Boarding Axe

• Swing: 70 damage
• Attack speed: 25% faster
• Movement speed: 11% slower

Boarding Knife

• Poke: 40 damage
• Attack speed: 30% faster
• No movement penalty

Broadsword

• Slash: 65 damage
• Poke: 55 damage
• Slash speed: 20% slower
• Poke speed: 15% slower
• Movement speed: 14% slower

Cavalry Sabre

• Slash: 55 damage
• Poke: 45 damage
• Slash speed: Normal
• Poke speed: 10% slower
• Movement speed: 8% slower

Club

• Swing: 40 damage
• Attack speed: 10% faster
• Movement speed: 5% slower

Cutlass

• Slash: 40 damage
• Poke: 45 damage
• Attack speed: Normal
• Movement speed: 5% slower

Hammer

• Repairs buildings: 35 HP per swing
• Repairs ship hulls: 10 HP per swing
• Attack speed: Normal
• Movement speed: 5% slower

Hanger

• Slash: 45 damage
• Poke: 50 damage
• Slash speed: 10% faster
• Poke speed: 15% faster
• Movement speed: 3% slower

Hatchet

• Swing: 40 damage
• Attack speed: 5% faster
• Movement speed: 5% slower
• Used for cutting down trees

Macana

• Swing: 55 damage
• Attack speed: 5% faster
• Movement speed: 9% slower

Pickaxe

• Swing: 40 damage
• Attack speed: Normal
• Movement speed: 9% slower

Sabre

• Slash: 45 damage
• Poke: 50 damage
• Attack speed: Normal
• Movement speed: 5% slower

Stone Axe

• Swing: 30 damage
• Attack speed: 5% slower
• Movement speed: 7% slower

Stone Pickaxe

• Swing: 30 damage
• Attack speed: 5% slower
• Movement speed: 10% slower

Sugar Cane Knife

• Slash: 45 damage
• Attack speed: 15% faster
• Movement speed: 2% slower

Wood Spear

• Poke: 45 damage
• Attack speed: 15% faster
• Movement speed: 7% slower