Pirates of the Burning Sea

Pirates of the Burning Sea

Game Info

Developer:

Flying Lab Software

Genre:

Fantasy

Release Date:

January 22, 2008

Monthly Fee:

P2P

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The seas are deadly in the year 1720, as control for the Caribbean fluctuates. France, Spain and England all have forces out on the waters and pirates are not making it easy for anyone to make...

The seas are deadly in the year 1720, as control for the Caribbean fluctuates. France, Spain and England all have forces out on the waters and pirates are not making it easy for anyone to make any headway. In Pirates of the Burning Sea, in development by Flying Lab Software, you can choose to join any of the three nations in the battle for the Caribbean, or you may decide to sail under no colors as a pirate.

Combat includes the tactical mastery of ship combat, where you must use cunning moves and defensive strategies to battle others on the water, or the land-based swashbuckling. Choose from three distinct fighting styles to best your opponent and make a name for yourself as a swordsman.

Pirates of the Burning Sea allows you to adjust your character to your playstyle. You are not locked into a set role. You can be the captain of the most feared ship on the sea, or you can be a humble merchant looking to make the most money around. The choice is yours, but be warned...the Caribbean is cruel, and others will be out to make sure you fail.

PotBS: Dev Journal Update

Summer Plans Revealed

John Scott Tynes, Producer of Pirates of the Burning Sea, adds an entry to the dev journal at MMORPG.com.

ConCo, our content creation team, is busy working on missions for ranks 16-30. New missions and characters are going in all the time and it’s great stuff. We recently added the ability for NPCs to react to a player emote, so that if you use “/emote bow” before a noble we can have him acknowledge your action.

Read the entire entry and then let us know what you think in our forums. Stay tuned to Ten Ton Hammer for all the latest news on Pirates of the Burning Sea and all your favorite MMOs.

News

Thu, Jul 13, 2006

LadySirse
PotBS: New Screenshots

Four New Screenshots

RPG Vault received four new screenshots of Flying Lab's forthcoming Pirates of the Burning Sea. These shots give us a glimpse at some pirate buildings, a military outpost and a peek inside a mansion.

What are you waitng for? Get Clicking to check them out!

Images, Media

Tue, Jul 04, 2006

LadySirse
PotBS: New Screenshots

Screenshots of the Ships of the Line

Flying Lab shows a small flotilla of four varied vessels including a 104 Gun, a Spanish galleon, a brig and a cutter at RPG Vault. Don't miss these shots. They are wonderful!

Head on over and see them for yourself.

Images, Media

Tue, Jun 27, 2006

LadySirse
PotBS Dev Log

Game Code Updated

Pirates of the Burning Sea developer logs have been updated. You can read about "Get Rid of Lua Day", a mass push by developers to change the game code...

Last Tuesday we celebrated the first official Flying Lab Programmer Holiday, "Get Rid of Lua Day."

Lua is a scripting language that we have been using for the past several years. It has served in a wide variety of ways on the PotBS client, but mostly we have used it for game UI and console commands (like /tell or /toad.)

We've been gradually moving game functionality from Lua into C++ over the past year and a half, but significant chunks of the game were still in Lua, so I took a day out of the schedule for every programmer and we made a single big push to get as much of the lingering Lua out of the game as possible. I would have to call the day a complete success.

Read more about these changes.

News

Tue, Jun 27, 2006

LadySirse
PotBS Update

Need a Job?

The official site for Pirates of the Burning Sea has some interesting updates on it. Keep reading to find out what is new...
The Really New Nav Zone Name!

When sailing from port to port in Pirates of the Burning Sea, your ship maneuvers through what has been commonly referred to as 'The Navigation Zone'. We went through a naming process, and came up with...
Two New Screenshots at MMORPG!

Our friends at mmorpg.com have posted two great screenshots depicting the Pirates of the Burning Sea world at night.
Jobs at FLS: Lead Character Artist!

Currently, Flying Lab Software is seeking applications from qualified individuals for the position of Lead Character Artist.

Based in Seattle, WA, Flying Lab Software is currently working on our next-gen MMP, Pirates of the Burning Sea. Previous studio projects include the award-winning Rails Across America. Flying Lab offers flexible hours, top of the line machines upgraded regularly, the opportunity to work with a great team on a cutting-edge PC MMP game, and much more!

News

Mon, Jun 26, 2006

LadySirse

Pirates of the Burning Sea Screenshots

MMORPG Offers Two New Screenshots

In a weekly series, MMORPG.com posts two new screenshots of Pirates of the Burning Sea. This is week 15 so if you haven't been keeping track be sure to flip back through the previous weeks for a look at what we can expect.

At dusk, a pirate tours an island town and looks out to sea as he inspects his docks and cannon. Every Friday we bring you two new images of Pirates of the Burning Sea.

What are you waiting for? Head over and take a look at these screenshots at MMORPG.com.

Images, Media

Sat, Jun 24, 2006

LadySirse

Pirates of the Burning Sea Interview

MMOz Online Gaming Talks With Taylor 'Augustus' Daynes

Lead Designer, Taylor 'Augustus' Daynes answers a few questions about
Flying Lab Software's upcoming Pirate-themed MMORPG.

"Your [NPC] supporting cast is assembled based on your nation and
gender, although gender is an optional element we use only on occasion.
We can also assign a specific character to your cast in response to
player actions, so if you flirt with someone in a tavern during a
mission, we can then assign that character to be your romantic interest.

In general, we use the cast within specific storylines that are often
solo-only, so that your experience is unique. Many other storylines do
not use your cast, so when they turn up you know something really cool
is going on."

Read the full interview and start planning your priate adventure!

Features, Interviews

Tue, Jun 20, 2006

LadySirse

Tool of Doom?

Devlog, Updates and Screenshots!

Aether, Community Envoy (of Doom today it seems), from the Priates of the Burning Sea Site has brought out a treasure chest full of goodies today. A Devlog that tells of the creation of a Tool of Doom, several site updates and as posted earlier, new screenshots!

P.S. When you check out Augustus' new tool, make sure to take a look at the other additions we made to the Help section of the Community Content Page. You'll find links to new resources, a link to downloading the UC kit, and much more!

Find out about all these goodies yourself! You'll be pleased I am sure.

News

Thu, Jun 15, 2006

LadySirse

New Screenshots!

New Screenshots Make Even the Gloomiest Day Brighter!

Argh Maties! (shhh! I'm new here, I get to Argh at you a few times before you can yell at me!) Thar be some pertty screenshots to take a gander at today...so what are ye waiting fer?

BSharp has added some new images to the Pirates of the Burning Sea screenshot gallery, two that show off the 104 gun sailing at sunset, and two more screenshots that capture a lightning strike during an evening rainstorm in Pirate Town.

Check em out or yer sure to be walking the plank!

Images, Media

Thu, Jun 15, 2006

LadySirse

PotBS - Why You Should Chew Your Food

In perhaps the funniest piece I've read in a long time, Woodrodius explains why you should chew your steak.

Now locked in the gaze of both my CEO, some attentive restaurant patrons, and the interns, (who were watching an art position open up before their very eyes) Bruce and I rose, and our heroic art director positioned himself to administer his first Heimlich maneuver. The first thrust was unsuccessful. I heaved forward, and felt sickening pressure on my abdomen, pretty much the worst imaginable stimuli one can receive after a large meal. With this initial motion failing to dislodge the tasty globe from gullet, I began to have some genuine concern. Was this it? Was I going to die choking on steak and not making-out to death with supermodels as had been my previous guess? Would Greg be able to tastefully wait two months before he started making jokes about the manner of my demise, whilst validating it as “part of the healing process”? What of my bug list? Would they all go unresolved?

Was this to be the end of Woody?

You have to read the rest of this devlog. Don't eat or drink anything first. My monitor and keyboard are giving me baleful glares as I type this.

News

Tue, Jun 13, 2006

Awenyddion