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Deployment History

October 12, 2010 - released to all shards
October 1, 2010 - announced as the High Seas release publish
September 24, 2010 - Released to High Seas Test shard.

Adventure on the High Seas Booster Pack

Below are the new features associated with the High Seas Booster pack Entitlement

New Ship Types

Gargoyle and Tokuno Ships can be purchased at the Sea Market.
An Orc Ship is given as a quest item; you will receive the deed in pieces.
Row Boats – Temporary boat that moves at a very slow speed, can be deployed from deep sea.
You will only be allowed to have one boat placed at a time – Pre High Seas boats will continue to function until they are dry-docked.

Ship Weapons

Light and Heavy Cannons added
A multi-step firing system
4 new ship ammo types -
- Cannon ball – damages ships and Scalis the Enforcer
- Grape shot – wide area, anti-personnel damage
- Frost/Flame cannon ball – damages ships and deals AOE damage near point of impact
Cannons and ammo are crafted

Ship Damage States and Ship Repair

Ships have two damage states the first state slows you down and the second state will stop your boat till you do repairs
Emergency Repairs will temporarily let your boat move at a very slow speed
Sail near shore or the Sea Market to perform Permanent Repairs to your boat

NPC Pirate and Merchant Ships

Unique Crews and loot
Bounty Board can be found at the Sea Market for the Pirates
Listen carefully to the NPCs (at the Sea Market only) for clues for finding pirates

Ship Tracking

Not based on any skill
Will track up to five (5) ships that are nearby.
Say “start tracking” to begin tracking ships for one minute

Boat Paints

Purchased at the Sea Market - can add up to 5 coats of paint to vary color of boat. This is a temp paint that wears off every two (2) weeks to a lighter shade.

Storage Increase

A 20% bonus to House and Bank storage
If you have all the previous increases you would have a total of 60% House and 40% Bank increase

New Ship Controls

Board ships by double-clicking on rope
Pilot NPC on ships have menu for levels of general access
Click on specific players for individual access control

Fishing Updates

New Cooking recipes
Location specific Fishing

New Fish

Barracuda
Grouper
Great Barracuda
Yellowtail Barracuda
Fire Fish
Giant Koi
Reaper Fish
Crystal Fish
Summer Dragonfish
Fairy Salmon
Lava Fish
Autumn Dragonfish
Holy Mackerel
Unicorn Fish
Stone Crab
Spider Crab
Blue Lobster
Kingfish
Blue Marlin
Black Marlin
Stone Fish

Zombie Fish
Golden Tuna
Giant Samurai Fish
Spring Dragonfish
Abyssal Dragonfish
Winter Dragonfish
Lantern Fish
Dungeon Pike
Rainbow Fish
Seeker Fish
Tunnel Crab
Void Crab
Void Lobster
Blood Lobster
Dread Lobster
Lantern Fish
Dungeon Pike
Bull Fish
Seeker Fish

16 New Buffs from Fish Pies

Unicorn Fish Pie – Increase to Stamina Regeneration
Holy Mackerel Pie – Increase to Mana Regeneration
Yellowtail Barracuda Pie – Increase to HP Regeneration
Spider Crab Pie – Increase to Focus Skill
Autumn Dragonfish Pie – Increase to Meditation Skill
Lava Fish Pie – Increase Soul Charge Ability
Fairy Salmon Pie – Increase to Casting Focus
Summer Dragonfish Pie- Increase Spell Damage
Bull Fish Pie – Increase Melee Damage
Cyrstal Fish Pie – Soak Energy Damage
Reaper Fish Pie – Soak Poison Damage
Blue Lobster Pie – Soak Cold Damage
Stone Crab Pie – Soak Physical Damage
Fire Fish Pie – Soak Fire Damage
Giant Koi Pie – Increase Defense Chance
Gian Barracuda Pie – Increase Hit Chance

Fish Trophies

Unicorn Fish
Lava Fish
Blue Marlin
Black Marlin
Autumn Dragonfish
Summer Dragonfish
Spring Dragonfish
Winter Dragonfish
Abyssal Dragonfish
Ice Dragonfish
Rainbow fish
2 new unique fish wall mounts – Marlin and Dragonfish

Sea Market

Fish Monger collects rare fish for rewards
Dockmaster loads/unloads your ship for a fee
Pirate bounty board
New merchants

Boss Encounters

Two new boss encounters

Osiredon the Scalis Enforcer

Use Fabled Fishing nets for a chance to summon Scalis (warning- bring a group). Scalis can be summoned in any deep water.
In addition to the new artifacts you have a chance of finding a One Tile Soulforge deed
SOT’s specific to the facet

Corgul the Soulbinder Island Encounter

Sacrifice a map to the alter in Coventus to get directions to the island.
The following Handbooks will drop in the top attackers backpacks or banks, the top 6 in Trammel and the top 12 in Fel.
Corgul's Handbook on Mysticism - Mysticism Spellbook
- LRC 20
- LMC 10
- Mana Regen
- Defense Chance Increase 5
Corgul’s Handbook on the Undead – Necromancy Spellbook
- LRC 20
- LMC 10
- Mana Regen 3
- Defense Chance Increase 5
Corgul’s Enchanted Sash
- Defense Chance Increase 5
- Stamina Increase 1
In addition to the above items Corgul has a chance to drop the original animated Field of Blades as a deco item.
SOT’s specific to the facet

New Artifacts on Scalis and Corgul

Leviathan Hide Bracers

Leather Sleeves
Stamina Regen 2
Mana Regen 2
Casting Focus 2
Lower Reagent Cost 10
Lower Mana Cost 8
Intelligence Bonus 6
Resists add to leather base ( +2 PHys, +5 Fire, +7 cold , + 10 Poison, +11 Energy)
Cannot imbue.

Ring of the Soulbinder

Lower Reagent Cost 10
Faster CAsting 1
Faster CAst Recovery 3
Defense Chance Increase 15
Spell Damage Increase 10
Mana Regen 2
cannot imbue

Helm of Vengeance – Norse Helm

Mana Regen 3
Reflect Physical 30
Hit Chance Increase 7
Lower Mana Cost 8
Weapon damage increase 10
Resists add to leather base ( +7 PHys, +9 Fire, +710cold , + 3 Poison, +6 Energy)

Rune engraved Peg leg - Club

HP regen 3
Swing Speed Increase 30
Hit Chance increase 5
Hit Lower Defense 40
Hit Lighting 40
Damage Increase 50
Chaos Damage

Illustrious Wand of Thundering Glory

Damage Increase 50%
Hit Chance increase 5%
Hit Lighting 40%
Spell Channeling No Penalty
Chaos Damage 100%
(On Use: It Does Nothing!)

Enchanted Coral Bracelet

HP Increase 5
Faster Casting 1
Faster Cast Recovery 3
Hit Chance Increase 5
Defense Chance Increase 15
Mana Regeneration 1
Spell Damage Increase 10

Smiling Moon Blade

Hit Fireball 45
Hit Lowe rDefense 40
Swing Speed Increase 30
Mana Drain 10
Cold 100
Damage Increase 45
Battle Lust

The Culling Blade

Hit Lower Defense 40
Hit MAna Drain 30
Hit Drain fatigue 30
swing speed increase 20
Chaos Damage
Damage Increase 50

Level 7 Treasure Chests

These maps can be found in Level 6 treasure chests, in the pirates hold and a rare chance on one of the boss mobs. You will see a few new creatures and lots of booty ! This is not a solo encounter.

Non Entitlement Features

These changes apply to all accounts

Boat Mouse Control

Double-click the tiller or wheel of your boat to initiate mouse control
Can turn, drift, and sail at two speeds
Can use Mouse Control on classic boats by speaking to your tillerman

Smooth Boat Movement

Boats now travel smoothly across the ocean in the Classic Client and Enhanced Client

Bug Fixes

Gargoyles can use throwing weapons on Archery Buttes
Can now use natural dyes on Gargish Jewelry
Gargish Wing Armor can now be salvaged
Players can extinguish Large Candelabra’s now while locked down
Using Animate Dead on Navrey will not cause the corpse to disappear
Replaced Haochi the Samurai Guildmaster in New Haven
Fixed an issue with Greater Dragons being tamed under the effects of a buff or debuff

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