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Blackwake now FREE to keep
Blackwake is now free to keep!
Announcement - Blackwake
Recent Hotfixes
We've done some cleanup work for a few areas of the game over the past few weeks: Tutorial has been given a much needed facelift in many areas All in game medals are now Steam Achievements Elite players can now level pa…
Security8 changesFixGameplay - Blackwake
Blackwake Full Release
Ahoy there! Today we have finally fully released our game Blackwake! After three years in early access we are happy with the current state of the game. It has gone above and beyond the base game standard we initially ha…
Store21 changesFixBalance - Blackwake
Patch 3.88
To the people still enjoying Blackwake here's a patch for you! Tortuga map should now properly load in - Melee blocking has had its time limit removed due to popular request - Damaging bots should show a hitmarker - Joi…
Announcement1 changeFixServer - Blackwake
State of bots & Siege
Quick clearing up: Bots are not intended to replace players, but help maintain the ship while a server seeds - The initial bot patch was just a starting point, not final at all - We were aware they were OP and got in th…
Patch notes4 changesFixServer - Blackwake
3.87 - Crew Bots
3.87 - Bots Bots fighting eachother In an effort to resolve the frustration and boredom brought on by attempting to crew a nearly empty ship (often causing servers to die), we have added bots. This will help ensure ther…
Patch notes2 changesServer - Blackwake
Crew Bots - Coming Soon
Blackwake has long since leaned on a heavy player requirement to feel the action that the game is supposed to give you with a full crew. This design did not come without consequences, though. By requiring so many player…
Announcement1 changeServer - Blackwake
3.84
We have a new patch ready as we continue with our phase of bug fixing & polishing: Melee blocks can no longer be held and must be timed (will be hotfixed to be shorter next patch) CTB base icons display if chest is drop…
Event13 changesFixGameplay - Blackwake
3.83 March Patch Notes + Hotfix
Ahoy lads, a new patch will be pushed today. It will contain some balance changes to bring the side arms in line and some needed bug fixes. EDIT: March 28th HOTFIX Fixed an exploit where you could instantly release grap…
Security32 changesFixBalance - Blackwake
Tournamentwake II
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjrfECo7MNc&feature=youtu.be (made by Paren Iz Cursi, captain of RF) We're looking for an American-timezone caster that can cast the matches on the 6th of April and co-cast on…
Patch notes2 changesMapsGameplay - Blackwake
TournamentWake I
Hello everyone! The wonderful community has decided to host a tournament event this weekend. They will compete in a 2v2 CTB tournament with multiple teams. Where can I watch this The tournament will be casted live with…
Event2 changesGameplay - Blackwake
3.82
Quality of life Galleon prop collisions completely redone Galleon hole position adjusted to be less inconvenient Added collision to hoy port barrel Captain is immune to bleeding from ship ram Shooting a grappled or spaw…
Patch notes11 changesFixGameplay - Blackwake
3.81
Quality of life Tooltips now flash yellow (they can be disabled completely in options) Shot type descriptions added Balance Galleon sink rate decreased 15%, speed increased by 10% Dagger swing speed +3x Bottle swing spe…
Patch notes18 changesFixGameplay - Blackwake
3.8
Cannon loading/firing section added to tutorial - Tutorial has ultrawide 21:9 support - Fixed issue where mods would experience stuck kick menu in some cases - Fixed issue where ship labels may blink the old ship name w…
Announcement1 changeFixMaps - Blackwake
3.77
3.77 is a small patch, introducing the first iteration of our single player tutorial introduction. Seeing ships with new players struggle to function was an issue we've always wanted to address. Players were often too o…
Announcement1 changeFixServer - Blackwake
Road to Release: 3.75
As we continue to move forward on our path out of early access (4.0), we have a new batch of both bug fixes and quality of life changes. - Fixed issue that caused some dead players to not respawn during initial grapple…
Announcement1 changeFixServer
