Update 2.9

Update 2.9 was a major update for Plunder Pirates. This update was also known as the Daily Rewards update and added serveral new features, most notably it added Daily Rewards and Guild Events. It was released on March 14, 2017.

In early February it was leaked the update would contain a new Ship level, but not a new map. Towards the end of February a developer at Midoki posted on the Plunder Pirates forum, that the updates target release date would be the 15-16 of March. Shortly after the first teaser for the update landed, showcasing a brand new Ship level. There would be 2 more official teaser before the updates release.

## Features and Bug Fixes

Update 2.9 added several major new features and also fixed several bugs:

Features:

Daily Rewards - If you play Plunder Pirates every day, you can now get rewarded for your loyalty! Log in every day for up to 7 days straight to get the maximum rewards. The login calendar resets every Sunday, and the rewards consist of large amount of Gold and Grog as well as Battle Points, Exploration Points and Chests.

Guild Events - Events have always been a challenge to even the most foolhardy pirate. Now you can tackle those same clasical Events as a guild. Everyone's points will add up to a team total, with epic rewards for those who push through to the end! Don't worry you will still be able to track everyone's individual proformance so you can know who contributed the most. Rewards will be handed out as you go, but be careful, if you join a guild in the middle of the event you wont't get any rewards.

Ship Level 8 - A fancy new level for the Ship this time round however its main purpose is to serve as a defence. Armed with deadly Cannons that get a huge Damage boost, it also has a significantly larger attack range. It's sailing range meanwhile has stayed the same. Rest assured this new Ship has way less pink.

Lighthouse Level 7 - Everyone knows that you can't sail a ship without a Lighthouse so naturally you must upgrade your Lighthouse first. This new Lighthouse certainly fits the asthetic, but needs a hefty amount Exploration Points (150,000 to be exact) in order to upgrade.

Silo Level 5 - This brand new level for the Silo should hopefully solve any problems you may have had due to the limited storage space. With 20 brand new slots (bringing the grand total up to 80), chucking out items should be a thing of the past. However this doesn't come without a price and in this case we're talking a hefty 9.6 million Gold.

Personal Break - We get that all pirates love to keep plundering, but sometimes it can just be too much. With the new feature the game will now decide if it thinks you may have been playing a little too long. If you've been online for 8 hours straight (we hope you haven't) the game will now force you to take short 10 minute break to give you brain a rest.

Bug Fixes:

Fixed a issue with Facebook friend referrals not working correctly.

Fixed a crash issue due to improper rendering on android devices.

Fixed a issue where the game wouldn't prevent battles, even when server matinence was imminent.

Fixed a minor bug with level 4 Flame Gates.

Fixed a crash issue when logging in on android devices.

Fixed a issue where it would show a invalid client popup over the import island screen.

Reduced memory usage on android devices.

## Other Information

It should also be noted that this update also added a critical bug into the game, where the GUI on older devices was way overscaled. This would be fixed shortly after in Update 2.9.1.

The update has also gotten mixed reviews from the player base, many claiming the update is not enough to keep them interested in the game and that it shouldn't be considered "major"

Daily Rewards go up to a maximum of 7 days and are scaled to Pirate Hall level.

Ship level 8 upgrade costs 8 million Grog and takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to be complete. (Requires Lighthouse level 7)

Lighthouse level 7 upgrade costs 6.4 million Grog and 150,000 Exploration Points and takes 5 days to complete. (Requires Pirate Hall 11)

Silo Level 5 upgrade costs 9.6 million Gold and takes 11 days and 7 hours to be complete. (Requires Pirate Hall 10)

Personal Break is a feature designed to prevent players from using hacks in order to stay online 24/7.