Viewers in the Chat Q&A Session:

Are there special rewards for reaching level 50?

Reaching level 50 in the Hunter’s Call gets you 1/3rd of the way to Pirate Legend. You can choose any 3 of the 5 trading companies to reach Pirate Legend.

Can we kill chickens?

We’ve always been able to kill the chickens but now all the animals drop meat (including Krakens and Megalodons). Shelley says a wanted feature they didn’t get in was that, if you sword lunged through an animal the meat would skewer on the end of the sword.

If you harpoon a player what happens?

It depends on if they’re carrying treasure or not. If they’re carrying treasure in their hands, you harpoon the treasure out and bring it back to your ship, if they’re not carrying treasure then you harpoon them in and they get pulled onto your ship.

Will we be able to steal fish like other loot?

Yes! When you catch a fish, it’s on the end of the line and you have to press X to add it to your personal inventory. When it’s on your inventory, it can’t be stolen, but if you store it in the barrels with the other food it can be raided by other pirates.

Are Galleons immune to the harpoon’s pull?

No they aren’t immune to it, but the harpoon pull is physics based. If you’re trying to reel a galleon in but you’re smaller like a sloop, your sloop will pull in the direction of the galleon more than the galleon will pull towards you. It works intuitively how you would expect it to.

What’s in Joe’s Mug?

It’s Neate vodka, a new brand! Kidding, it’s just water

Can we counter harpoons?

Yes, we can. If you damage the harpoon gun itself with a cannonball, bullet, or sword slash, it will break its tether, but you can also maneuver out of it- if you maneuver your ship to break the line of sight or pull too far away it will detach.

Will there be a fish like the shrouded ghost?

There are ten breeds of fish (Splashtails, or Plentifins, etc), and for each breed there are 5 different colors. One of those can only be found at night, and one is what we call “Super rare”- each color has its own rarity and one of them is very rare. There are commendations for collecting all the varieties, but the more rare they are the less are required to move through each grade of commendation.

Was there thought behind the design choice of wanting to add health regen effect?

It was about trying to make cooking worthwhile and add a lot to the experience. It had to go beyond a fun roleplay activity and have a mechanical impact on the game. The health regen takes some time before it starts to take effect, which allows the hand to hand combat to sort of feel the same as we’re used to.

Will we be able to fish while sailing the ship?

Yes, you can fish basically anywhere you would expect to. It’s about enriching your journey and giving you things to do while traveling. You can even fish from off the yard arm of the mast.

Can you fish in the pools on islands?

You can! You might even find a certain type of fish there (Pondies)

Is there going to harpoon customization like the cannons?

There isn’t any harpoon customization at the moment, but there is fishing rod customization. You basically by catching the different breeds of fish earn commendations which gives you access to different fishing pole designs.

What kind of new cosmetics will we see in this update?

We talked about fishing rods upgraded with Hunter’s Call commendations. Also as you progress through the ranks of the Hunter’s Call reputation levels there’s cool cosmetics you earn. The Killer Whale is Merrick’s ship and you can earn Killer Whale ship cosmetics through the trading company levels, as well as other Killer Whale cosmetics.

What happens when you miss with the harpoon?

You can hit the seafloor and rocks, and if it hits nothing it travels out the length and then reels back in.

Do you plan on expanding food after the Anniversary Update?

We have a good mix at the moment. There are tiers of food- more fruit with different rarities and health values, and fish and meat which all has a bit of tiers to it.

There’s a variety of fruits, including coconuts, pomegranates, mangoes, and super-rare pineapple (pineapple lasts two bites and gives 100 health in one bite)

What happens if you harpoon an explosive barrel?

We think it explodes… we’ll have to get back to you

Do fish give any special effects?

All cooked meat gives that pool of health regen pool. Cooking is very simple, you cook one thing at a time, you can walk away and come back while it cooks, and it changes color as it cooks from raw, to kind of undercooked, to nice and golden cooked, and finally to burnt. If you eat it when it’s undercooked it gives a little bit less health, it’s worth a bit less, and it might make you sick. But undercooked and cooked food both fill the regen meter but nothing else does (raw meat, burnt meat, fruit). You can cook things on the ship or at any campfire on the islands.

Can you carry more than 5 planks now that there’s expanded ship damage?

You can still carry 5 planks. Hitting the mast and capstan and stuff is actually very hard.

Will there be Legendary commendations for the Hunter’s call?

Yes. There are some Pirate Legend specific commendations you can do for the Hunter’s Call.

Will we be able to buy Merrick’s Jacket?

Sadly no, it’s one of a kind.

Do Skeleton Ships have harpoons?

They don’t. They’re a little bit behind the times, they are resurrected ships from before the shipwrights began including harpoons on ships.

Can you cook fruit, what is the range of difference between health recovery effects?

Everything can be put on the cooking pan and become burnt, including fruit and bait, but this is just for fun and immersion and provides no cooking benefit. There is variance between the different cooked meats, for instance kraken and megalodon gives you the most in your health regen bar. All fish give you the same amount, except that all trophy fish give you more.

Annick, the other member of the Hunter’s Call Shelley forgot to mention earlier, likes to eat bait (you too can eat the bait).

Will Duke have Letters of Recommendation for the new trading companies?

Not sure… we’ll have to check but we probably should.

Can you catch sunken treasure while fishing?

You can catch comedic items like old boots or a really terrible skull or fish bones, which can still be sold to the Hunter’s Call.

Can cooked food get spoiled?

No, let’s say the food is salted and that’s why it never spoils.