The reworked skull bounty system continues expansion this update adding a reward for bountiless victims who fend off aggressive pirates. Destroying a skull bounty ship while lacking one yourself now grants every member of the crew a special new resource called bounty coins. Bounty coins can be exchanged at Tower Reckongale for one of 4 basic resources or Smuggler's Den for one of 4 rare resources.



Bounty coins are rewarded based on the size of the bounty. Every 5 gold of bounty over 15 provides an additional coin on top of a base 1 coin. Ships that fly the black flag however are worth no bounty coins until surpassing 25 bounty at which point the reward scales at a rate of 1 coin per 5 bounty.



While the new system is easily exploitable by colluding captains, hopefully skull bounties can end up rewarding for the bountiless beyond the undeniable satisfaction of dispensing justice.

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1.16.2

Major Features

• Added bounty hunter coins. A new resource rewarded for claiming skull bounties when you do not have one. Coins can be exchanged for resources at Smugglers Den and Tower Reckongale.

Minor Features

• Added heavy guided and unguided rocket pods.
  
• Added a new challenge and cosmetic for claiming a skull bounty while being the pirate king.
  
• Updated engine version. This may introduce weird new bugs.
  
• Added new reputation levels to smuggler's den that unlock rare resource bounty coin exchanges.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed skull bounty ships not placing bounties on their attackers when destroyed.