- Hotfix for Nantucket 1.4 - 27 September 2019
Ahoy there, We just released an hotfix for the version 1.4 of Nantucket, it's a minor patch following the feedback received after the release of the DLC Masters of the Seven Seas. Here is the change log: * Mac version now supports both 32 and 64 bit CPUs * Fixed rare glitchy map * Fixed behaviour of Xenophobic and Xenophilous traits, giving the wrong morale bonus * Fixed occasional negative loot on combat in quests * Automatic combat option is no more available in events when there is only the captain in the crew * Fixed Knight's questline, mentioning the right location in the events * Fixed Journal hotkey not working * Fixed Options menu texts * Fixed placement of dollar sign in various interfaces * Fixed minor errors in events text Godspeed
- Patch 1.4 now live with our latest DLC: Masters of the Seven Seas - 16 September 2019
Ahoy there! We are really happy to announce the release of patch 1.4 together with the launch of our latest DLC: Masters of the Seven Seas. Masters of the Seven Seas introduces the Challenge Mode, a new game mode set in a new cylindrical map of the whole world with randomized whaling areas, new cities to visit and new events. Choose your captain among the 10 historical whalers available and compete against the others to become the most renowned whaling master. More information about the DLC can be found here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084060/Nantucket__Masters_of_the_Seven_Seas/ Patch 1.4 introduces a couple of features requested during these months, together with a few fixes. Here is the complete changelog: Added “Challenge Mode” for Masters of the Seven Seas DLC. Added 100+ new Events. Implemented Events triggering by entering a city. Changed behaviour of Resuscitation comma…
- Announcing Masters of the Seven Seas! - 23 May 2019
Ahoy there, we are happy to announce our next DLC for Nantucket, Masters of the Seven Seas, coming this summer. Masters of the Seven Seas introduces the Challenge Mode, a new game mode set in a new cylindrical map of the whole world with randomized whaling areas, new cities to visit and new events. You can check the DLC page, with more details about the new features, here and add it to your wishlist now! Part of the content of the DLC (new events and a few new features) will be released for free to all the owners of Nantucket as part of the next patch for the game, coming just before the release of the DLC. We are already planning more content for the months to come, so, thank you all for your support and keep helping us with your feedback. Stay tuned!
- Nantucket in Kotaku's "Top 10 Games of 2018" - 4 January 2019
We are proud to announce that we have been nominated by Kotaku's managing director Riley MacLeod in his "Top 10 Games of 2018" list. https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/12/rileys-top-10-games-of-2018/ We also had other nominations: Top 5 Strategy Games by thehistoricalgamer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql8I48zlaYQ Top Indie Games of 2018 by Nookrium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcsgI8putVY MsStandart favourite games of 2018 https://twitter.com/MsStandart/status/1078159058518065152 My Best Games 2018 by Videogames e Dintorni https://videogamesdintorni.blogspot.com/2018/12/nantucket-my-best-games-2018.html
- Nantucket: Songs of the Braves DLC is out now - 12 November 2018
Ahoy there! As anticipated with the latest patch log, we just released the first DLC for Nantucket, Songs of the Braves. Songs of the Braves adds 10 new sea shanties to Nantucket, bringing more than 30 minutes of additional music to enhance players experience while sailing the seas. Click here to access to "Nantucket - Songs of the Braves" Steam Page To celebrate the release of the DLC, Nantucket is going to be 40% off all week long. Keep following us for future updates.
- Patch 1.3 is out! More to come. - 10 November 2018
Ahoy there, here we are with patch 1.3, a small update to solve a couple of issues and add some additional materials. Fixes: * Fixed block on early game loading on lower end machines * Fixed auto combat saving the last used deployment set Additions: * Added a night version to all the harbors background image introduced with the previous patch. * Added implementation to "Songs of the Braves" DLC Songs of the Braves is the first DLC for Nantucket, a collection of 10 new sea shanties performed by the Roaring Trowmen, the Bristol based band behind all the shanties present in the game. The DLC will be out on monday, November 12th, at this link . In the next weeks will keep working on additional content. Some of them will be part of future patches while other part of new DLCs to come in the next months. Keep following us and hit us with your feedback to keep improving and growing the game!
- Daily Deal - Nantucket, 33% Off - 15 August 2018
Today's Deal: Save 33% on Nantucket !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time
- Patch 1.2 out! The game is now available on Mac and Linux. - 14 August 2018
Ahoy there! After a long beta test phase, patch 1.2 is officially out. The biggest change introduced by this update is the support for Mac OS and Linux. In addition to that, major updates included in this patch are a complete rework of the scenes loading system, improving loading time by 75%, and the introduction of a new background image for each city, giving them a unique feeling. Here is the list of changes contained in this update: Features: Implemented compatibility with Mac and Linux Added possibility to toggle controller support Implemented customization of controller key mappings Added difficulty panel in Character Creation Changes: Improved loading times Added a new background image to each city in order to have them unique. Fixes: Fixed "Quest Completed" window appearing during combat and blocking the game, during Kahekili and Bass final quests Fixed Game Over not appearing wh…
- Mac and Linux versions now in beta, more to come. - 5 April 2018
Ahoy there! Mac and Linux versions of the game are now in beta and we are looking for testers. In case you are interested, please write us a mail at [email protected] specifying: - Hardware specifications - Operating System name and version - Steam username and account page link If you already own the game, and you have a machine with Mac/Linux OS, you can try the beta for those versions by clicking with the right mouse button on Nantucket in your library, select "Properties", pick the "Betas" tab and select "Beta". Meanwhile, we are working on additional features. Some of them will be available to you all, while others will be part of a new DLC coming in the next months, adding a new game mode. Here a glimpse to the new cities images we are working on to increase their variety: https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31499232%2F500513c66ddf3a50e4cb48447%25E2%2580%25A6
- Mac and Linux versions now in beta, more to come. - 5 April 2018
Ahoy there! Mac and Linux versions of the game are now in beta and we are looking for testers. In case you are interested, please write us a mail at [email protected] specifying: - Hardware specifications - Operating System name and version - Steam username and account page link If you already own the game, and you have a machine with Mac/Linux OS, you can try the beta for those versions by clicking with the right mouse button on Nantucket in your library, select "Properties", pick the "Betas" tab and select "Beta". Meanwhile, we are working on additional features. Some of them will be available to you all, while others will be part of a new DLC coming in the next months, adding a new game mode. Here a glimpse to the new cities images we are working on to increase their variety: https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31499232%2F500513c66ddf3a50e4cb48447%25E2%2580%25A6
- Patch 1.1 out! - 15 March 2018
Ahoy there! After 10 days of beta testing, patch 1.1 is officially out. Here are the changes contained in this update: Implemented a Fast Combat Animations option to speed up combat animations. The option can be found in the game settings and it has to be activated, since the default option is “off” to help new players understanding what’s going on. Added a separated volume slider for sea shanties and an option to disable them, since now they keep playing till the end and maybe some people would not enjoy it. Implemented Controller support Added the option to not pause and mute the game when tabbing out. This could be useful if you play the game in window mode or while doing something else. Added “Take All” button in Post Combat interface Added damage to the Tusk Strike attack of the narwhals, since the “bandages” ability was making them too easy to hunt. Changed hunt risk formula to in…
- Patch 1.1 out! - 15 March 2018
Ahoy there! After 10 days of beta testing, patch 1.1 is officially out. Here are the changes contained in this update: Implemented a Fast Combat Animations option to speed up combat animations. The option can be found in the game settings and it has to be activated, since the default option is “off” to help new players understanding what’s going on. Added a separated volume slider for sea shanties and an option to disable them, since now they keep playing till the end and maybe some people would not enjoy it. Implemented Controller support Added the option to not pause and mute the game when tabbing out. This could be useful if you play the game in window mode or while doing something else. Added “Take All” button in Post Combat interface Added damage to the Tusk Strike attack of the narwhals, since the “bandages” ability was making them too easy to hunt. Changed hunt risk formula to in…
- Patch and additional versions update - 4 March 2018
Ahoy there! First of all, thank you all. In these past weeks your feedback/suggestions helped us a lot to decide the first steps to take in order to improve Nantucket. Our first patch is now in beta, you can try it out right now, helping us to spot potential new bugs created by these new fixes, or wait a few more days to experience it polished. If you want to try the beta, click with the right mouse button on Nantucket in your library, select "Properties", pick the "Betas" tab and select "Beta". You can use this pinned post to report new bugs related to the changes made. The list of changes made can be found here at the moment: Release notes Once the patch will be officially released, we will move on the Mac and Linux version of the game. We will need beta testers for those two versions, so, if you want to help us, follow the instructions contained in this post. That's it for the moment…
- Patch and additional versions update - 4 March 2018
Ahoy there! First of all, thank you all. In these past weeks your feedback/suggestions helped us a lot to decide the first steps to take in order to improve Nantucket. Our first patch is now in beta, you can try it out right now, helping us to spot potential new bugs created by these new fixes, or wait a few more days to experience it polished. If you want to try the beta, click with the right mouse button on Nantucket in your library, select "Properties", pick the "Betas" tab and select "Beta". You can use this pinned post to report new bugs related to the changes made. The list of changes made can be found here at the moment: Release notes Once the patch will be officially released, we will move on the Mac and Linux version of the game. We will need beta testers for those two versions, so, if you want to help us, follow the instructions contained in this post. That's it for the moment…
- The Flare Path: Waives and Waves - 23 February 2018
All that needs to be said about the tragicomic Flight Sim Labs affair has been said several times over. I could add my tuts to the tut heap or write something confessional about the handful of times I’ve found myself mingling with pirates and cracksmen, but I think I’d rather devote today’s FP to sky sailing and semaphore signals, BoBing wargame makers and bobbing whalegame players. (more…)
- The Flare Path: Rubber & Blubber - 9 February 2018
This column covers realistic car games with the same boundless energy and fierce incisiveness with which it covers flight sim hardware developments and human rights abuses in Central Asia. The reasons for this are too complicated to fully explain in an intro (In short: tiny desk, gypsy curse, Princess Diana). All you really need to know is that from time to time an opportune alignment of Mars and Snickers, combined with a Super Bowl upset and a special offer on elbow grease at Boots, produce conditions ideal for some guilt-assuaging arse covering. Covering my arse today are iRacing’s Kevin Bobbitt, Kunos Simulazioni’s Marco Massarutto, Studio 397’s Tim Wheatley, and Forward Development’s Eugene Gubanov. After their studio status reports, more Thar She Blows!, a blood-drenched Nantucket AAR in which doomed FP readers pull oars and hurl harpoons. (more…)
- The Flare Path: Thar She Blows! - 2 February 2018
Half Moby Dick, half Sunless Sea, Nantucket sweats Nineteenth Century nautical drama the way the Charles W. Morgan to this very day sweats Nineteenth Century whale oil. Picaresque’s failure to recreate whaling’s most telling/pathetic scenes (The hopeless marguerite … the confused calf following the whaleship that slaughtered its mother…) worries me, but not sufficiently to cause a rift. I’m in for the long haul. Unlike, sadly, some of the Flare Path readers who, last Friday, volunteered to crew my ‘new’ barque. (more…)
- The Flare Path: Jets, Jungle, and Jack Yards - 26 January 2018
DCS World, a combat flight sim made from a superhard composite of Truthite and RTFM, is a few days* away from an engine upgrade that will unify like a drill sergeant and spruce like a Scandinavian forest. Earlier this week I took a break from foliage-shredding in Combat Actions: Vietnam (Assessed below) and whale-worrying in Nantucket (Want to join my crew? Read on) to quiz producer Matt Wagner about the sea change that is ‘2.5’. * The 2.5 Open Beta will release on 31 January and the “stable” version a week later. (more…)
- The Flare Path: Catch of the Day - 19 January 2018
Not an easy week to be a wargame and simulation correspondent. If I bite my lip and try really hard I think I’ll be able to rattle off today’s column without mentioning the lovely DUSK , but I know I won’t be able to get through without acknowledging that cetacean in the room, Nantucket . Released yesterday, Picaresque’s piquant and pacy whaling RPG is far too close to that Age of Sail game we’ve been discussing for years to pass unhailed. I hope it hasn’t arrived too late to influence HMS , Every Single Soldier’s cutaway captaincy title. (more…)
- Now Available on Steam - Nantucket, 10% off! - 19 January 2018
Nantucket is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!* Chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling in this seafaring strategy game. Set sail around the world, manage your ship and crew, and live Ishmael's story, the sole survivor of the Pequod, a few years after the events narrated by Herman Melville in his masterpiece. *Offer ends January 25 at 10AM Pacific Time
