Uploaded November 2014 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Black Flag Online (BFO) sixth progress report, read the article at hyperurl.co/BFOPR6
► All BFO Videos: http://smarturl.it/BFO
Official article/message:
YAR! Sadly, most of the progress we made this update wasn't directly in-game… But we did make some progress :) ...WE PROMISE WE DIDN'T FINISH THE RUM!!
Source Control:
Up until recently, most development within the Unity engine was being done by myself, since we didn't have a source control system setup. We had Git setup sometime ago, but we never used it… then we finally restarted using Git, but we ran into a few issues where some of the staff was accidentally overwriting each others changes.
So we decided to try using the Asset Server, and so far it's going very well. This means more things should get done...
For those of you wondering "What is source control?!", it's a way for the development team to share the project files and work on BFO in-sync with each other.
Staff:
@MrOverkill has been promoted from "Developer" to "Lead Programmer".
Welcome @justin to the team! He's now helping with the development of BFO, working on some of the scripting for us. Currently he's working on a very nice AI script that we hope to show in the next update.
Also say hello to our newest Forum Moderator, @Tom Savageflint! Go easy on him!
The Plan:
Previously many of the systems (Chat, AI, Combat, Networking, etc…) was all being handled by the Atavism Engine. Incase you aren't aware of what Atavism is, it is a sort of framework (kind of like wordpress, if you know what that is) for the game. You build the game using the Atavism framework, and the Atavism systems. However, @MrOverkill has been wanting to do the programming for the systems himself, so we working with him to try and test his system and see if it works. This means at this exact moment, we are not using Atavism for the systems, while we test and make sure Overkill's systems will work and be stable.
He's also pointed out some very interesting ideas for map exploration, but we'll tell you about that another time :)
MUCH EXCITE!!
We've begun work on a combat system that we think you'll enjoy. We took in consideration of everyone's opinion on the matter and you hopefully will not be displeased with our decision. Stay tuned for its announcement coming soon!
Website:
@Jack Wildwrecker finally sat down and worked on some ideas for the main site design, and built a mockup. He of course was not totally satisfied with it (silly perfectionist), but he want to get back to working on development, then we can come back to fix up the site design in the future. Here's a screenshot of the website mockup:
Jack is in the process of turning it into code now...
Read the full article at hyperurl.co/BFOPR6
Source(s):
blackflagonline.com/index.php?threads/progress-report-6-updates-updates-updates.93
facebook.com/BlackFlagOnline
Myself (Video Manager / Forum Moderator at BFO)
About the game:
Black Flag Online is a upcoming game made by a mixed team of some former POTCO players to make a brand new Pirate-themed MMO. The game will be set in during the Golden Age of Piracy and is being made using the Unity3D game engine. Black Flag Online(also known as BFO) is not affiliated or endorsed by Pirates of the High Seas(POTHS) nor Pirates Online Rewritten(POR).
Black Flag Online links:
● Official site/forums: blackflagonline.com
● Official FaceBook: facebook.com/BlackFlagOnline
● Official YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCtM5zHlx7eAQG8e0ZOnBBMA
● JDP Official Video Updates: http://smarturl.it/BFO
Other POTCO-inspired projects:
● Buccaneer’s Online (New MMO): http://smarturl.it/BOMMO
● Caribbean Pirates Online (POTCO Remake): http://smarturl.it/CPO
● Fortunes of the High Seas (Minecraft): http://smarturl.it/FOTHS
● Pirates House (POTCO Remake): http://smarturl.it/PHMMO
● Pirates of the Golden Sea (New MMO): http://smarturl.it/POTGS
● Pirates Online Emulator (POTCO Remake): http://smarturl.it/POEMMO
● Pirates Online Rewritten (POTCO Remake): http://smarturl.it/PORMMO
● Pirates Redemption (New MMO): http://smarturl.it/PRMMO
● POTCO Infinite (POTCO Remake): http://smarturl.it/POTCOInfinite
● The World of POTCO (Minecraft): http://smarturl.it/MCPOTCO
Affiliated sites:
● Pirates Forums: http://
● Pirates Online Wiki: piratesonline.wikia.com
●
Black Flag Online (BFO) sixth progress report, read the article at hyperurl.co/BFOPR6
► All BFO Videos: http://smarturl.it/BFO
Official article/message:
YAR! Sadly, most of the progress we made this update wasn't directly in-game… But we did make some progress :) ...WE PROMISE WE DIDN'T FINISH THE RUM!!
Source Control:
Up until recently, most development within the Unity engine was being done by myself, since we didn't have a source control system setup. We had Git setup sometime ago, but we never used it… then we finally restarted using Git, but we ran into a few issues where some of the staff was accidentally overwriting each others changes.
So we decided to try using the Asset Server, and so far it's going very well. This means more things should get done...
For those of you wondering "What is source control?!", it's a way for the development team to share the project files and work on BFO in-sync with each other.
Staff:
@MrOverkill has been promoted from "Developer" to "Lead Programmer".
Welcome @justin to the team! He's now helping with the development of BFO, working on some of the scripting for us. Currently he's working on a very nice AI script that we hope to show in the next update.
Also say hello to our newest Forum Moderator, @Tom Savageflint! Go easy on him!
The Plan:
Previously many of the systems (Chat, AI, Combat, Networking, etc…) was all being handled by the Atavism Engine. Incase you aren't aware of what Atavism is, it is a sort of framework (kind of like wordpress, if you know what that is) for the game. You build the game using the Atavism framework, and the Atavism systems. However, @MrOverkill has been wanting to do the programming for the systems himself, so we working with him to try and test his system and see if it works. This means at this exact moment, we are not using Atavism for the systems, while we test and make sure Overkill's systems will work and be stable.
He's also pointed out some very interesting ideas for map exploration, but we'll tell you about that another time :)
MUCH EXCITE!!
We've begun work on a combat system that we think you'll enjoy. We took in consideration of everyone's opinion on the matter and you hopefully will not be displeased with our decision. Stay tuned for its announcement coming soon!
Website:
@Jack Wildwrecker finally sat down and worked on some ideas for the main site design, and built a mockup. He of course was not totally satisfied with it (silly perfectionist), but he want to get back to working on development, then we can come back to fix up the site design in the future. Here's a screenshot of the website mockup:
Jack is in the process of turning it into code now...
Read the full article at hyperurl.co/BFOPR6
Source(s):
blackflagonline.com/index.php?threads/progress-report-6-updates-updates-updates.93
facebook.com/BlackFlagOnline
Myself (Video Manager / Forum Moderator at BFO)
About the game:
Black Flag Online is a upcoming game made by a mixed team of some former POTCO players to make a brand new Pirate-themed MMO. The game will be set in during the Golden Age of Piracy and is being made using the Unity3D game engine. Black Flag Online(also known as BFO) is not affiliated or endorsed by Pirates of the High Seas(POTHS) nor Pirates Online Rewritten(POR).
Black Flag Online links:
● Official site/forums: blackflagonline.com
● Official FaceBook: facebook.com/BlackFlagOnline
● Official YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCtM5zHlx7eAQG8e0ZOnBBMA
● JDP Official Video Updates: http://smarturl.it/BFO
Other POTCO-inspired projects:
● Buccaneer’s Online (New MMO): http://smarturl.it/BOMMO
● Caribbean Pirates Online (POTCO Remake): http://smarturl.it/CPO
● Fortunes of the High Seas (Minecraft): http://smarturl.it/FOTHS
● Pirates House (POTCO Remake): http://smarturl.it/PHMMO
● Pirates of the Golden Sea (New MMO): http://smarturl.it/POTGS
● Pirates Online Emulator (POTCO Remake): http://smarturl.it/POEMMO
● Pirates Online Rewritten (POTCO Remake): http://smarturl.it/PORMMO
● Pirates Redemption (New MMO): http://smarturl.it/PRMMO
● POTCO Infinite (POTCO Remake): http://smarturl.it/POTCOInfinite
● The World of POTCO (Minecraft): http://smarturl.it/MCPOTCO
Affiliated sites:
● Pirates Forums: http://
● Pirates Online Wiki: piratesonline.wikia.com
●
