{"id":1080,"date":"2015-06-04T20:53:05","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T03:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2015-06-04T20:53:05","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T03:53:05","slug":"player-ships-in-key-of-the-exiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/player-ships-in-key-of-the-exiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Ships in Key of the Exiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NEStalgiaFirst off, thank you so much for all of the responses to last week’s blog post<\/a>! There were a ton of great questions, and the comments made in support of both the game and the new weekly blog posts were much appreciated. Receiving\u00a0feedback from players on these weekly updates will be super helpful to the process,\u00a0so keep the comments\u00a0coming!<\/p>\n

In this week’s update I’ll be providing a\u00a0brief outline of what player owned ships are like and how they work. What follows is meant as a primer for this topic, as I’m sure that you’ll be hearing much more about player owned ships in future previews. I’m going to avoid significant story and gameplay spoilers here, but if you are\u00a0completely adverse to any type of spoilers for the expansion then now would be a good time to stop reading.<\/p>\n

How Owning A Ship Works<\/h5>\n

You’ll be boarding your future ship within minutes of starting\u00a0Key of the Exiles (KotE), though it won’t be under your command just yet. After meeting some new key characters, you, your companions and Krasus will set sail for the western continent. Your primary\u00a0objective is still to find all of the\u00a0Luanan Runes and prevent Mardeck from obtaining their power. Thankfully, after having spent a bunch of time in Mardeck’s library, Krasus has a pretty good idea of where the remaining three runes are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Just hanging\u00a0out on the deck of the ship in the middle of the ocean.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Krasus spends his time in the ship’s cabin reading books and giving advice.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Before long you’ll be in command of the ship, and Krasus and the other NPCs on board will stick around to help guide you. Most of the new content in the expansion\u00a0is non-linear, meaning that you get to choose where you go and in what order you go there. Your ship will act as a hub for most of your activity in KotE; when you board the ship from the overworld you’ll actually go to the main\u00a0deck. From there\u00a0you can explore your ship and talk to NPCs, or take the helm to cruise around the overworld.<\/p>\n

Each\u00a0player’s ship is essentially a unique instance. When a group\u00a0of players boards a ship, everyone\u00a0will be transported to the party leader’s ship. That means that you’ll probably\u00a0be hopping on and off lots of different ships during your travels, and last week jozeppi asked a good question<\/a>\u00a0about ship relocation:<\/p>\n

Q)\u00a0<\/strong>I would like to know: if one teleports via recall or a hearthstone, will the ship come along as well like in DW3, or will it be left where it was disembarked?<\/em><\/p>\n

A)<\/strong>\u00a0Yes. As in most of the Dragon Warrior games and other JRPGs of the era, using a Recall\u00a0ability\u00a0will also\u00a0teleport\u00a0your ship to a location nearby your destination\u00a0in the overworld.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Customizing Your Ship<\/h5>\n

Because you’ll be spending so much time aboard your ship, you’ll almost certainly be interested in purchasing some upgrades to make it feel more like home…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This is the barebones interior of your ship’s hull when you first obtain it.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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This upgraded interior features a Companion Ranch and a Merchant to buy\/sell goods from.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There are currently\u00a0five major upgrades that you can purchase that will change the actual structure of your vessel. These upgrades can be purchased in any order. Ex: you can purchase the\u00a0Inn upgrade before the\u00a0Companion Ranch upgrade, or vice-versa.<\/p>\n

In addition to the functional upgrades, there are also many ways to customize the look of your ship.\u00a0You’ll notice in a couple of the shots below that the ship can have\u00a0different color schemes, and you can proudly display your guild’s emblem on the main sail as well. Assuming that\u00a0you have enough gold banked to purchase these customizations, you’ll be cruising around the ocean in style in no time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\"Walking<\/a>
Walking out of a town that I just “Recalled” to, about to board my ship.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"A<\/a>
A player ship rocking a guild emblem and custom colors.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Sailing<\/a>
Sailing near a big hole in the ground in the arctic north…<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Another<\/a>
Another set of custom colors on a ship exploring the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

That’s all that I have for today! Feel free to fire away with questions if you have them, and check back next Thursday for another NEStalgia weekly update.<\/p>\n

** Note that any information presented in Key of the Exiles previews\u00a0is subject to change, though I generally won’t cover\u00a0a topic\u00a0unless the design is fleshed\u00a0out and\/or it’s already implemented. **<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First off, thank you so much for all of the responses to last week’s blog post! There were a ton of great questions, and the comments made in support of both the game and the new weekly blog posts were much appreciated. Receiving\u00a0feedback from players on these weekly updates will be super helpful to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[37,5,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1080"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1105,"href":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080\/revisions\/1105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/silkgames.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}