Fancy enjoying Sea of Thieves with out the PvP? This pirate-themed survival sport simply left early entry with a giant replace and a launch low cost

Launched simply because the survival craze was actually kicking into excessive gear, Salt was a quietly pleasurable survival sport about crusing via a digital archipelago in your individual private pirate ship. It did not break via in the identical method as Subnautica and Raft did, maybe as a result of it was a little bit tough across the edges—notably visually.

The sequel, Salt 2: Shores of Gold, made some huge enhancements in that regard, whereas additionally enhancing the collection’ PvE focus and including an infinite, procedurally generated world to discover. After spending the final three years in early entry—throughout which Salt 2 gained a foremost quest, cooperative multiplayer, talent timber and underwater exploration amongst different issues—it has now left alpha improvement, blasting a broadside of latest options into Salt 2’s hull to spherical out the core expertise.

Primarily, the launch replace fleshes out the endgame expertise for Salt 2. It provides a brand new NPC into the world who seems as soon as gamers attain stage 40, offering goals for looking down uncommon gadgets gamers can change for legendary recipes. The replace additionally introduces difficult world bosses so that you can take a look at your mettle towards, in addition to an endgame service provider who sells ship customisation gadgets to allow you to trick out your vessel.

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Elsewhere, the replace plugs just a few leaks and sews up a number of tears in Salt 2’s sails. It ensures the sport pauses correctly whereas in sure menus, allows leaping whereas swimming (which looks like including a bug relatively than eradicating one, however possibly actual pirates might try this), makes looting extra environment friendly, and rather more.

Whereas leaving early entry represents a serious landmark for developer Lavaboots Studios, it is on no account the tip of improvement (one more nail within the coffin for the idea of video games being completed). The studio says that following launch, “we are going to proceed increasing on the content material within the sport as standard. It will embrace including extra issues to find, new quests, new enemy varieties, new factors of pursuits, extra island varieties, new gadgets, and different enhancements.” Lavaboots can even take neighborhood suggestions under consideration concerning any potential future updates.

To have fun Salt 2’s departure from early entry, Lavaboots Studios has made it obtainable at a 20% low cost for many of the month, bringing the worth right down to $16 (£12.39). The low cost ends on November 26.