Starting today, it’s even easier to become a world famous pirate, explore the seven seas and collect treasures beyond imagination in the award-winning MMORPG Bounty Bay Online. The game client – previously retailing for 20 Pound Sterling – is now completely free. It can be downloaded from the game’s website and also includes a 10 day free trial period.
The change to a “free client” business model is a way to improve BBO game-play by offering a slick, easy way to get into the game. Players who already bought the boxed version of the game will be compensated with a free month game time.
Also starting today, the first free add-on for Bounty Bay Online called “Storm Island” is available. This add-on will be included in the content update applied automatically when the players log in. It contains a new tropical island close to the North American coast. There, evil creatures wait guarding precious treasures.
Features of BBO – Storm Island:
- A large new island full of dangers and adventures for the most courageous players
- Level cap has been raised from 100 to 120, giving players the possibility to improve their characters skills even further
- 21 additional special abilities for fishing, stamina, sewing, shipbuilding, foundry and more
- New quests and new dungeons, made especially for groups of adventurers
- New enemies, monsters, weapons, armour and extras
- A brand new gem system, which allows players to upgrade their weapon and armour. Now you can upgrade your favourite items to match the new requirements
You can now upgrade your skills from phase 2 (lvl 31 - 100) to phase 3 (lvl 100 - 120) using the skill books which can be bought in the in-game net shop for 52.5 mil silver. Later there will be a new NPC implemented from whom you will be able to buy them from for the same price.
Patch Notes:
New Content:
- Added “Storm Island”
- Max skill level raised to 120
- Max ship level raised to 11
- Added women’s day quest
- New Gems which can be added to certain items to raise attributes
- Added Semarang bank clerk NPC
- Added “Fishing Festival” event
- Added auto-production function
- Added the 4 “Storm Island” instances (Storm Island Mine, Lizard Cave, Giant Cliff Valley and Ancient Tomb)
- Added messages (Insufficient energy (10%) and character load is too heavy (90%)
- Added novice quests
- Added 71 refined religion items
- Added NPC password for bank and warehouse
- Added 15 Sea-battle jewellery items
- Added 16 refined items
- Added festival costume quests and items
- Added “overlord badge” and large advanced first aid kit
- Added guild list order button
- Added the new feature of item auto-produce by right-clicking
Changed Content:
- Malacca scene adjustment
- Collision paths between characters in suburbs adjusted
- Upgraded siege mother-ship
- Cooling time changed to 30 seconds
- Adjusted the name of the schools of fish on the high seas
- Adjusted team rules and added new invitation to team
- The time bodies of dead monsters will remain raised to two minutes
- New tools, materials and drawings added to NPC’s in Seville and Beijing
Error Corrections
- Stockholm’s “Union Quest” (impossible task) fixed
- Parthenon photo fixed (wrong size)
- Zhanming task (escort gifts) fixed (letter did not disappear after completion of task)
- Soul of sabre skill fixed (did not count notoriety)
- Fortune ranking list was sometimes inaccurate
