Do you play it safe, or risk it all for legendary infamy? Here is what awaits you in Version 2.0: DYNAMIC PORTS & STRATEGIC CROSSROADS The seas are no longer predictable. When the winds shift, you must choose your destination wisely... • Crown Ports: Safe, heavily policed, and highly expensive. The only place to buy ship upgrades. • Pirate Havens: A lawless hub to recruit specialist officers and buy discounted Black Market cannons (just watch out they don’t explode on installation!). • Hidden Coves: Desperate on gold? Risk the new Scavenger’s Gamble to patch your hull on the cheap – but linger too long and you might trigger a mutiny or a jungle ambush! THE OFFICER'S DECK (RPG CREW SYSTEM) Your crew are no longer just numbers; they are the lifeblood of your ship... • Recruit up to 5 unique shipmates to build your ultimate pirate crew. • Hire a Master Gunner to unlock ‘Bullet Time’ during cannon reloads, or a Shipwright to auto-repair your hull after every victory. • Beware Permadeath: The sea is unforgiving. If you flee a battle under heavy fire, or barely survive a fight with critical hull damage, you risk losing your officers to capture or desertion! REMASTERED COMBAT & GAME FEEL We’ve pushed the pixel-art aesthetic to the limit with a massive combat overhaul... • Visual Upgrades: Ships now bob on the waves, critical damage triggers pixel-art fires and exploding wood splinters! • New Difficulty Speeds: Playing on 'Hard' now requires twitch-reflex cannon timing. • No Easy Escapes: You can no longer flee before a battle begins. You must engage the enemy and survive at least one volley before attempting a chaotic retreat. BUG SQUISHING & QOL • Streamlined the UI for cleaner port navigation and beautifully formatted crew rosters. • Added a behind-the-scenes ‘Mercy Mechanic’ to help critically damaged ships find a safe port. • Over a dozen balancing tweaks to gold, reputation and enemy scaling. Thank you to all our captains who have sailed with us so far and left helpful feedback. If you enjoy the new strategic depths of Bitmap Bay, please consider leaving us a review – it helps us keep the updates flowing!