1.7 Beta Hotfix#3

Changelog

Added:

• Captured captains now take rank difference into account when you try to recruit them. They won’t sign on under an overly weak captain.

• Improved the algorithm for finding a character to talk to — characters standing in room corners now interact properly.

• Reintroduced a temporary Story completion bonus during

  the infiltration of Porto Bello in Caribbean Customs

  .

• Longway and Charlie Knippel, recruited

  in punitive squadrons in Free Play

  , can now be sacrificed to Aruba.

• The current Hangman bonus is now shown in the tooltip. The bonus has been strengthened.

• You can now search the cabin of a surrendered ship via a button on the ship exchange screen. Loot will be placed in the chest in the hold.

Fixes:

• Boarding officers can now be assigned as captains when capturing a ship.

• Two-handed firearms can now be equipped on officers without unequipping the previous weapon.

• Quick saves no longer get corrupted.

• Two-handed firearm melee damage has been returned to normal.

• Van Dorn now

  correctly counts victories over other legendary captains in the first conversation at the Office

  .

• Fixed numerous quest script errors.

• Stories no longer start during a land assault on a colony.

• Highlighting of suitable amulets during trading now works correctly.

• Fixed a rare bug where a church quest could be turned in infinitely.

• Boarding squads in bays during story quests no longer cause a soft lock.