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Steam News3 February 20251y ago

Crew overhaul, a new chest, and more!

This update introduces the long overdue crew system overhaul, replacing the tedious crew leveling and passives with a more interactive quest system: Crew Ambitions, allowing you to plan runs which satisfy your Crew, for

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What changed

2 fixes8 additions8 changes2 removals
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Events
  • Maps
addedCrew overhaulCrew leveling and passive skills have been replaced with 41 new Ambitions
addedCrew overhaulIncluding 12 new treasures only rewarded from Ambitions
removedCrew overhaulPlayers with trained crew will be awarded doubloons for each removed skill
fixedCrew overhaulAmbitions are a once per run quest that gives a fixed treasure reward
addedCrew overhaulCrew mates can now be retired to gain their wage in doubloons
addedBoss ChestA new chest with 6 new treasures has been added as a reward for slaying each boss

Sea of Survivors changes

addedCrew leveling and passive skills have been replaced with 41 new Ambitions
addedIncluding 12 new treasures only rewarded from Ambitions
removedPlayers with trained crew will be awarded doubloons for each removed skill
fixedAmbitions are a once per run quest that gives a fixed treasure reward
addedCrew mates can now be retired to gain their wage in doubloons

This update introduces the long overdue crew system overhaul, replacing the tedious crew leveling and passives with a more interactive quest system: Crew Ambitions, allowing you to plan runs which satisfy your Crew, for which they'll share their personal treasures!

Crew overhaul

  • Crew leveling and passive skills have been replaced with 41 new Ambitions

  • Including 12 new treasures only rewarded from Ambitions

  • Players with trained crew will be awarded doubloons for each removed skill

  • Ambitions are a once per run quest that gives a fixed treasure reward

  • Crew wages are based on their satisfied ambitions

  • Crew mates can now be retired to gain their wage in doubloons

Boss Chest

  • A new chest with 6 new treasures has been added as a reward for slaying each boss

Quality of Life

  • Indicators can now be removed by clicking on them in the map

  • Indicators can now be placed by clicking on the map

  • Indicators placed on the map are numbered and shown in order during a run

  • Weapon selection at the start of the run is now a drop down menu

  • Port selection at the start of the run now opens the map

  • All in-run pauses, such as opening chests, or raid events, are now triggered by picking up items

  • Refreshed the Tavern and Stash menus

Balance

  • Kill Count raids are now for a fixed amount of kills, scaling exponentially for each raid completed

  • Crit Chance over 100% has a chance on hit to be added to Crit Damage, rather than guaranteeing a multicrit

  • Lantern, Carpenters Tools, and Voodoo doll now only affect the closest weapon

  • Empty Crate now scales with the total amount of empty slots

  • Fish no longer count towards feast stacks before taking Chowder

There's also various other small fixes and tweaks.

We're currently working on adding the next area to the map, with even more adventures to be had!

Thanks for sailing with us! Nah Yeah Games.

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Steam News / 3 February 2025

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