TLOPO Release Notes - 2016

This Release Notes page will list major updates in the world of The Legend of Pirates Online during the year of 2016.

June 30, 2016 (Alpha-v1.10.1)
 Bugfixes  Maintenance  Known Issues 
 * Fixed a crash on startup related to Panda3D configuration deprecations.
 * Fixed a crash when loading into an island.
 * Fixed a crash with Hull Patching in the Repair Game.
 * Fixed name issues with Poker NPCs.
 * Fixed numerous district resets caused by Poker.
 * Temporarily disabled text optimizations.
 * Some Windows users have chat visual issues.
 * Upon logging in players are notified that they have just become friends with everyone on their friends list.
 * Upon logging in players are notified that they have just become friends with everyone on their friends list.



June 30, 2016 (Alpha-v1.10.0)
 Features   Bugfixes   Maintenance 
 * If you remove somebody as a friend, it now notifies both clients that you're no longer friends.
 * The chat filter now checks for blocked phrases.
 * Fixed a bug where teleportation animations didn't show.
 * Fixed a bug where the default Make-A-Pirate character would show in the second MAP cutscene.
 * Fixed a bug where the loading screen didn't show while teleporting.
 * Fixed a bug which caused the client to hang after crashing.
 * Fixed a district reset with Poker.
 * Fixed overlapping names upon accepting a friend.
 * Fixed setZ crash in Make-A-Pirate.
 * The loading screen now shows properly after making a pirate.
 * We've updated the game to use the latest Panda3D engine! This update brings numerous bugfixes and enhancements.
 * Fireworks are now threaded. This should make Firework shows smoother.
 * Code cleanup.
 * Fixed some grammar/typos.

June 21, 2016 (Alpha-v1.9.2)
 Bugfixes   Maintenance   Security 
 * Fixed a crash with Level-up Quests (accidentally released and was removed in 1.9.1).
 * Fixed a crash with Potion drinking.
 * Fixed a crash with Sailing.
 * Added "Brittany", "eyy", "ey", and much more to the WhiteList!
 * Added some stuff in preparation of the Independence Day event.
 * Code cleanup.
 * Improved Moderation tools.
 * Fixed a bug which prevented staff access levels from being lowered on the Game Server.

June 19, 2016 (Alpha-v1.9.1)
 Maintenance 
 * Removed two accidentally released features (Sorry guys, these aren't ready yet and were accidentally released).

June 19, 2016 (Alpha-v1.9.0)
 Features   Bugfixes   Maintenance   Known Issues 
 * The Legend of Pirates Online is now in a semi-open alpha! Everyone can now register an account and log into the game after scheduling a PlayTime!
 * Added multiple new window sizes to the Game Options panel.
 * Implement PlayTimes.
 * Implemented some OS X specific hot-keys.
 * Corrected the loading screen bar, it should now fill to 100%.
 * Fixed a bug which caused right clicking on OS X to not work.
 * Fixed an exploit where you could get ridiculous amounts of reputation.
 * Fixed some bugs with Ship Deployment.
 * Fixed some bugs with the Sailing Camera.
 * Fixed spawn points in various caves.
 * Fixed various prices with Shopkeepers.
 * Potentially fixed a bug which caused some Potion drinking to not work.
 * Added a few debug prints to better explain a crash with Sailing.
 * Changed the way multiplayer interest worked inside of Caves and Jungles to correspond to the way it works on Islands.
 * Corrected various grammatical errors in inventory item names.
 * Improved Moderation tools.
 * Multiple optimizations were made all over the codebase, the game should be running a lot better for everyone!
 * Over 300 words were added to the WhiteList, keep those suggestions coming!
 * The "900 Error" on the launcher is soon to be fixed. We have an entirely rewritten Mac launcher in the works.

June 1, 2016 (Alpha-v1.8.4)
 Maintenance   Bugfixes 
 * Code cleanup.
 * Remove Memorial Day holiday messages.
 * Added 35 words to the WhiteList. Keep the suggestions coming!
 * Fixed a "division by 0" crash with Crew GUI.
 * Fixed a bug where players would be stuck in jail cells.
 * Fixed a bug where the land world grid was being used during sailing instead of the ocean grid.
 * Fixed a crash when taking the wheel of a ship.
 * Fixed a crash with NPC spawning.
 * Fixed a game state issue with Potions.

May 28, 2016 (Alpha-v1.8.3)
 Features 
 * Happy Memorial Day! Every hour until May 31st, 2016 at 11:59PM EST there will be a firework show on Port Royal, Tortuga, and Padres Del Fuego!
 * Implemented Fireworks on Padres Del Fuego.
 * More Spanish translations are now available.

May 26, 2016 (Alpha-v1.8.2)
 Features   Bugfixes   Maintenance 
 * Crew boarding permissions
 * Miscellaneous sailing bug fixes
 * Additions to the whitelist
 * General code clean up

May 21, 2016 (Alpha-v1.8.1)
 Bugfixes   Maintenance 
 * Fixed a crash when docking your ship.
 * Fixed a crash when taking the wheel of a ship.
 * Fixed a crash with the Spanish translations.
 * Fixed a crash with Zone Interest when a player would request interest on a Zone that does not exist.
 * Fixed an internal exception from boarding a public ship.
 * Fixed an exploit that allowed players to damage other player's ships.
 * Fixed the position of a Shipwright on a PvP island.
 * Reverted a sea visibility extension which casued lag on The High Seas.
 * Tweak some moderation permissions.

May 21, 2016 (Alpha-v1.8.0)
 Features   Maintenance   Bugfixes 
 * Sailing has been released!! Go visit a Shipwright to purchase a Ship!
 * A LOT of new Spanish translations are now available.
 * Code cleanup.
 * Improved some moderation tools.
 * Fixed some graphical bugs with caves around the game.

May 14, 2016 (Alpha-v1.7.3)
 Features   Maintenance   Bugfixes 
 * More Spanish translations are now avaialble.
 * Code cleanup.
 * Fixed a reputation bug that prevented players from going higher than Level 24.
 * Fixed some graphical bugs with caves around the game.

May 8, 2016 (Alpha-v1.7.2)
 Features   Maintenance 
 * It's Mother's Day! Tattoo artists have been released, and are selling special tattoos for the occasion.
 * Peddlers are selling the Mother's Day outfit, make sure to get those too in honor of the day!
 * Redeem the code "mothersday" by May 15th, 2016, at Midnight EDT for 10,000 Gold!
 * Redeem the code "tattoos" by May 15th, 2016, at Midnight EDT for 5,000 Gold!
 * Added some words to the WhiteList.
 * Added some words to the BlackList.
 * Bugfixes


 * All Padres fishing spots are now at the correct angle.
 * Fix Logout crash.

April 30, 2016 (Alpha-v1.7.1)
 Bugfixes 
 * Fix Mac loading crash.
 * Potential fix for blackjack table crash.

April 29, 2016 (Alpha-v1.7.0)
 Features 
 * Open some more islands for the fun of exploration!

 Bugfixes 
 * Fix (most) clothing appearances.
 * Bug fixes for island loading and memory usage.
 * Modifications to loading screen algorithms.
 * Fix assorted bugs with fishing.
 * Fix skill loading circle.
 * Fix an issue with teleportation.
 * Fix some gold displays.
 * Improve chat efficiency speeds.
 * Fix issue with garbage collection that causes lag spikes

April 9, 2016 (Alpha-v1.6.7)
 Features   Bugfixes 
 * Disable the April Fools scavenger hunt.
 * Fix "full inventory" bug.
 * Miscellaneous crash fixes.

April 3, 2016 (Alpha-v1.6.6)
 Features   Bugfixes 
 * Players are now able to logout via the logout button.
 * Small fix for movement to new areas.
 * Major overhaul of client interest system.

April 2, 2016 (Alpha-v1.6.5)
 Bugfixes 
 * Potentially fixed an inventory glitch.

April 1, 2016 (Alpha-v1.6.4)
 Features   Maintenance   Bug Fixes 
 * Sailing has been added?
 * Tweaks to the Choose-a-Pirate screen.
 * Disable St. Patrick's Day redemption codes and water.
 * Removals and additions to the white list.
 * Fixes Repair Game (again!).
 * Bug fixes for fishing.
 * Bug fixes for potions.
 * Potentially fix "blue ring of death" on doors.
 * Code redemption checks for pirate gender.

March 25, 2016 (Alpha-v1.6.3)
 PSA   Features   Maintenance   Bugfixes   Known Issue 
 * There have been multiple confirmed cases of accounts/pirates being corrupted due to exploiting an inventory bug which allows various unreleased clothing types to be put on your pirate. Do NOT exploit this bug, your account/pirate may be corrupted in the process of doing so. We will be releasing a patch for this soon.
 * Added multiple player-requested words to the WhiteList! Keep those suggestions coming!
 * Music has been added to Fort Charles!
 * Improved moderation tools.
 * Player Suggestion: Increased repair game kick-out timer to 2 minutes.
 * Major bugfixes in player pirate code.
 * Fixed a bug where blackjack dealers stopped hitting before 17.
 * Fixed a bug where you could 'drink' a clothing item.
 * Fixed a bug where you could put clothes in the wrong inventory slot. More bugfixes with inventory coming soon.
 * Fixed a crash in fishing.
 * Fixed a crash with the chat panel.
 * Fixed a memory leak.
 * Potentially fixed a crash with potions.
 * Potentially fixed a crash with repair games.
 * If you are friends with a person with a broken pirate, loading their profile panel will cause a crash.

March 23, 2016 (Alpha-v1.6.2)
 Maintenance 
 * Disabled the Saint Patrick's Day holiday and effects.
 * Disabled the Wiki Celebration holiday message/emote.

March 19, 2016 (Alpha-v1.6.1)
 Features   Maintenance   Bugfixes 
 * Added a limited-time "wikidance" emote for the Wiki Celebration.
 * Added a few moderation tools for a special event during the Wiki Celebration (stay tuned!!).
 * Improved some moderation tools.
 * Fixed a crash with code redemption.
 * Fixed a bug with teleportation.

March 18, 2016 (Alpha-v1.6.0)
Features Maintenance
 * Added holiday info for the TLOPO Wiki gathering on the Tortuga dock and beaches.
 * Fireworks will be shot off hourly on the shores of Port Royal and Tortuga for the TLOPO Wiki gathering.
 * Redeem the code "tlopowiki" by Midnight on March 20th, 2016 to receive 7,500 gold!
 * Code cleanup.
 * Internal bugfixes

March 17, 2016 (Alpha-v1.5.8)
Bugfixes
 * Fixed a crash on the Avatar Chooser.

Known Issues
 * If you do not have the your game options on high the green water may not show.

March 16, 2016 (Alpha-v1.5.7)
Features
 * Happy Saint Patrick's Day! The Caribbean sea has turned a lovely shade of green!
 * Redeem the code "clover" by March 23rd, 2016, at Midnight EDT for 5,000 Gold!

Maintenance
 * Added some words to the WhiteList.
 * Added some words to the BlackList.
 * Code cleanup.
 * Improved many internal systems.
 * Slightly improve loading times on loading screens.

Bugfixes
 * Fixed a bug causing lag when a player was in busy areas.
 * Fixed a bug that caused water to be rendered more than once.
 * Fixed a crash with the classical loading screen.
 * Fixed many other misc bugs.

March 7, 2016 (Alpha-v1.5.6)
Features
 * Crews have been released!

Bugfixes
 * Even more bug and efficiency fixes for repair benches.
 * Fix an issue where the console would spam strange messages upon entering the PR tavern.

Maintenance
 * Developer accessibility additions.

March 1, 2016 (Alpha-v1.5.5)
Features Bugfixes Maintenance
 * Repair benches now remove inactive players from the bench after a set amount of time
 * More bug fixes for repair benches
 * Bug fix for a crash with potions
 * Improve loading screen performance (slightly)

February 22, 2016 (Alpha-v1.5.4)
Bugfixes
 * Bug fixes for repair benches

 Maintenance 
 * Code cleanup
 * Slight lag reduction

February 21, 2016 (Alpha-v1.5.3)
 Bugfixes 
 * Improved FPS rate.
 * Fix some collisions in caves.
 * Fixed a bug that allowed PVP on islands.
 * Fixed numerous potions bugs.
 * Fixed numerous fishing bugs.
 * Fixed numerous blackjack bugs.
 * Fixed an issue that caused a shader to not be loaded.
 * Fish will now steal your lure of you don't interact with them upon initial bite.
 * Fixed a grammatical error in the localizer text.
 * Adding a lot more server-sided logging for statistic purposes.

Maintenance
 * Code cleanup.
 * Whitelist additions.

Known Issues
 * Cannot click on pirates.

February 14, 2016 (Alpha-v1.5.2)
Bugfixes
 * Corrected the positioning of the crew page GUI.
 * Fixed a bug where an island named "default" would appear in the pirate map.
 * Fixed a bug where players couldn't click other players to open player profiles.
 * Fixed a bug where water would look funky after exiting an interior.
 * Semi-fixed a bug that allowed players to PVP on islands.

Maintenance
 * Add multiple words to the whitelist.
 * Code cleanup.

February 13, 2016 (Alpha-v1.5.1)
Maintenance
 * Removed an incomplete feature that was accidentally implemented.

February 12, 2016 (Alpha-v1.5.0)
Features
 * Love is in the air! Peddlers have been released and are selling the Valentine's Day outfit in celebration for all you lovers out there.
 * Tailors have been released. Visit the shops on Port Royal, Tortuga and Cuba to buy even more clothes to spice up your pirate's garb!
 * From chickens to pigs, non-violent creatures can now be seen around the Caribbean!

Maintenance
 * Code cleanup

Bugfixes
 * Fixed a crash with casting rods.
 * Fixed a crash with entering caves, forests, jungles, and swamps.
 * Fixed an issue causing some models to not appear.

Known Issues
 * Customized clothing colors only appear on the Avatar Chooser and player profile panels.
 * The name of clothing that has been color customized resets to its default color upon re-logging into the game.
 * Players sometimes crash upon leaving caves.
 * Signs for quests appear above certain NPCs.
 * Some pieces of clothing don't appear.

January 31, 2016 (Alpha-v1.4.4)
Features
 * Added some more words to the WhiteList

Maintenance Bugfixes
 * Lowered the player turning speed.
 * Fixed a bug with gravity.

January 31, 2016 (Alpha-v1.4.3)
Features
 * Added some options to the feedback tumbler.
 * Added "piratesforums" to the whitelist.
 * The second cutscene in Make-A-Pirate has been released!

Maintenance
 * Code cleanup
 * Increased turning speeds

Bugfixes
 * Fixed a bug that allowed players to jump higher than they should.
 * Fixed a bug that caused NPCs to have wacky looking faces/bodies.
 * Fixed a bug that caused some major lag spikes.
 * Fixed a bug with water.
 * Fixed multiple bugs with Blackjack.
 * Fixed multiple bugs with Chat.
 * Fixed multiple bugs with Fort Charles.
 * Fixed multiple bugs with Friends.
 * Fixed multiple bugs with Inventory.
 * Fixed multiple bugs with Player DNA.
 * Fixed multiple bugs with the Player Camera.

January 22, 2016 (Alpha-v1.4.2)
Bugfixes
 * Fixed multiple district resets related to Blackjack.
 * Fixed more miscellaneous bugs with Blackjack.

Maintenance
 * Code cleanup
 * Disabled island waves; the lag was too bad.

January 20, 2016 (Alpha-v1.4.1)
Features
 * Moderation enhancements.

Maintenance
 * Code cleanup.

Bugfixes
 * Camera fixes.

January 17, 2016 (Alpha-v1.4.0)
Features
 * Added a FPS meter to the Game Options panel.
 * Water is now animated! Rewrote the CXX backend that manages waves/etc.

Maintenance
 * Multiple enhancements to game performance.
 * Multiple improvements to game security.
 * Overall code cleanup.

Bugfixes
 * Fixed a bug related to scaring away fish.
 * Fixed a bug that caused fish to only bite from one direction.
 * Fixed a bug with the fancy sky dome option.
 * Fixed a crash with reeling in fish.
 * Fixed misc bugs with the feedback panel.
 * Potentially fixed a bug that caused Blackjack tables to stop working.

Known issues
 * Players sometimes spawn in the air. We're looking into a fix.

Launcher
 * Code cleanup
 * Game files will now download after you log in.
 * Updates for developer usage.

January 10, 2016 (Alpha-v1.3.6)
Features
 * The Game Options panel now has an option that allows players to choose between a classical and fancy sky dome.

Bugfixes
 * Fixed a bug that caused the server to deny players from sending friend requests.

Maintenance
 * Code cleanup.
 * Revamp login system for more security.

January 2, 2016 (Alpha-v1.3.5)
Bugfixes
 * Fix a district reset related to drinking potions.

January 2, 2016 (Alpha-v1.3.4)
Features
 * Redeem code "newyears" by January 9th at 11:59PM EST to receive a potion that allows you turn into a scorpion!
 * Firework shows will continue until January 3rd at 11:59PM EST.

Bugfixes
 * Fix a bug that caused some players to not be able to add over 100 friends.

Maintenance
 * Code cleanup.
 * Improve client logging.
 * Removed some controversial words from the WhiteList.
 * The townfolk in the Caribbean have took down the holiday decorations.