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Pirates of the Burning Sea News
Latest Headlines for Pirates of the Burning Sea
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New Ships
The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have announced the introduction of several new ships with version 1.6 of the game.
Reported on Jul 11, 2008 -
1.5.46 Deployment
This morning, the folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea rolled out build 1.5.46.0 without incident. The servers are now live again after the update.
Reported on Jul 01, 2008 -
Upgrade Tomorrow
Flying Lab Software has announced that they will be upgrading their servers to build 1.5.46.0 on Tuesday July 1st.
Reported on Jun 30, 2008 -
Customer Service Devlog
The latest devlog on the Pirates of the Burning Sea official site takes a look at the ins and out of customer service.
Reported on Jun 26, 2008 -
Video Guide
The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a guide to making videos in PotBS.
Reported on Jun 25, 2008 -
1.4 Patch Survey Results
Flying Lab Software has posted the results of a survey they conducted which asks fans for their opinion on the 1.4 Patch.
Reported on Jun 23, 2008 -
Semiweekly Downtime
The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have announced that they will begin a schedule of regular semiweekly downtime to deal with issues which show up after a long period of time.
Reported on Jun 20, 2008 -
Fortaleza da Luz Weekend Test
FLS is looking to bring a few players on board to help test Fortaleza da Luz, the new level 50 epic mission for Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Reported on Jun 19, 2008 -
Free Trials and Marketing Plans
Flying Lab Software has revealed their new marketing strategies for Pirates of the Burning Sea, which will include offering 14 day free trials.
Reported on Jun 19, 2008 -
Fortaleza da Luz Devlog
Flying Lab Software has posted a devlog detailing the design process behind Fortaleza da Luz mission in Pirates of the Burning sea.
Reported on Jun 18, 2008 -
Town Revamps
The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a devlog which looks at the aesthetic makeover of the game's towns.
Reported on Jun 17, 2008 -
New Guide and Wearable Lizard
Prima Games and FLS have announced the release of the Pirates of the Burning Sea Revised Edition: Prima Official eGuide, which reflects changes made to the game in the 1.4 patch, and gives players the right to wear a lizard on their shoulder.
Reported on Jun 17, 2008 -
Ship & Outfitting Changes
The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea are calling on players to help test changes made to ship outfitting on the PotBS test sever.
Reported on Jun 16, 2008 -
The Balancing Act
The most recent Devlog from the folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea looks at the art of item balancing, and some of the changes that will be made in version 1.5 of the game.
Reported on Jun 12, 2008 -
Devlog: Art and Games
The latest dev diary on the Pirates of the Burning Sea official site was written with aspiring artists in mind, and takes a look at what it means to be a professional artist and the concept of the artist's vision.
Reported on Jun 10, 2008 -
Video Contest
The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have announced a video contest, where participants are asked to create an instructional video to explain key game concepts, with a top prize of GeCube ATI Radeon HD 3650 (256MB GDDR3) Video Card.
Reported on Jun 09, 2008 -
1.5 UI Preview
Flying Lab Software has provided a preview of the UI changes that they're working on for version 1.5 of Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Reported on Jun 06, 2008 -
New Staff Devlog
The most recent devlog on the Pirates of the Burning Sea official site looks at some new faces in their programming department.
Reported on Jun 05, 2008 -
New Build
Last night saw the launch of a new build of Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea and the team has provided us with some info:
Reported on Jun 03, 2008 -
New Devlog: Ambush Gameplay
Kevin "Isildur" Maginn, Lead Designer for Pirates of the Burning Sea, has written a nonexclusive devlog explaining the original concept of ambush gameplay, or in other words, a gang of pirates sneaking up on a merchant vessel on the high sea. In the devlog he describes how the original design concept failed in practice, degenerating into what can more accurately be described ganking, and their current efforts to reduce the occurrence of ganking.
Reported on May 30, 2008
