Pirate101 Monthly Newsletter

We hope you enjoyed your Crown Shop surprises last month! It was our pleasure bringing Class Housing, Gifting, Furniture Sets, Housing Teleporters, Long Term Fuel Boosts, and more to Pirate101. Even more special to our pirate players was the introduction of Ryan’s Yum-n-ade stand. Check out the update notes for more information and read on for more highlights and fun! And as a bit of a teaser, Arrrgust is almost upon us, Pirates! What surprises are in store?

Here’s the sixth video in our Rogue’s Gallery video series with a closer look at everyone’s favorite companion, Bonnie Anne!

"Welcome to the Pirate101 Rogue’s Gallery. Subject, Bonnie Anne

Helpful, loyal, and kind are all words used to describe Bonnie Anne, who is a good friend to the pirates of Skull Island, but she also has an interesting past. Born Annie Fox, this bright-eyed Musketeer hails from Albion Skyway in Marleybone. Once a Radical fighter for Albion’s home rule, Bonnie Anne lost heart as the Troubles became more vicious and the vision of the Radicals was corrupted into endless vendetta. Annie cut ties with her family and was smuggled out of Marleybone to Skull Island by persons unknown. When asked about her trip or the details of her past, she refuses to talk about it.

Bonnie Anne arrived in Skull Island with only the clothes on her back, a strange sea chest by her side, and a rusty Thunderbuss over her shoulder. Captain Avery was quick to give her a job as a scout and marksman. Her mysterious sea chest was never seen again, but her trusty Thunderbuss has served her well against the constant threat of Troggy natives.

These pirates and more await you when you play for free at Pirate101.com."

KingsIsle had the honor of hosting Ryan the Relentless Tucker for a day as our Honorary Producer. To read more about Ryan and the creation of his Yum-n-ade stand, please read more at our KingsIsle blog post.

Boochbeard: “And for just five payments of seventy five gold, YOUR monkey can look just like this fine gentleman! Just ask Mister Gandry!” Gandry: “Indeed! Call now!” -Eager Darby Thatcher

Who will caption the next Puppet Pirates? Stay tuned to our Facebook page to enter your caption on the next Puppet Pirates.

Our awesome fan sites definitely kept fun in the spotlight during July. Here’s a quick recap of just a few of the great posts you may or may not have seen:

• Though we don’t have a housing preview agent in Pirate101 yet, these handy Class Housing tour videos from Adrian Silver are definitely a helpful look at each.
• Pirate101 Central fans added several new guides, including a Swashbuckler guide, a Witchdoctor guide, and a guide to delving Aquila’s Labyrinth.
• Speaking of the Labyrinth, did you see this remake in Minecraft?
• Autumn from Secrets of the Spiral rounded out her guide to Ancient Tome locations with information on Marleybone and Aquila. (spoiler alert!)
• Here’s some fun player ideas on how to beat the heat from Paige Moonshade’s blog.
• Feeling poetic? So are these pirates. Join in the fun!
• Confused about the differences between Blade Storm, Double Tap, and Mojo Rising? Here’s a simple and helpful table from Coolster50 to help you understand which epic relates to which damage type.
• We opened the doors to our Zazzle store in July and took the opportunity to send Talkin’ the Plank a celebratory onesy for his newest crew member. (Speaking of Talkin’ the Plank, don’t miss the interview with Donkey Hotay here at the 2:00 minute mark!)
• A couple of fan sites started focusing on Pets this month . . . Pirate101 Skyways and (Wizard101’s Official Fan site) The Petnome Project both were busy adding Pirate101 Pets this month! Cool!
• Love bold, daring colors on your wallpaper? Check out these fan-made Pirate101 Wallpapers!
• Pieces of Eight celebrated their 30th podcast episode this month! Congrats!
• It was a great month for Bonnie Anne! Not only did she get the spotlight for our Rogue’s Gallery above, but she was also mentioned on the KingsIsle blog, and Duelist101 gave a solid breakdown on how to make your Bonnie Anne shine .
• And finally, remember the Dread Pirate’s Hat from last month’s fan spotlight? Well now check out the full outfit!

Ahh, Pirate friends! I can see you’ve come to me again searching for another book on being a Pirate. Well, I, Librarian Adelmo from Valencia, have just the thing to get you in the Pirating mood!

This month’s book is called The Book of Pirates: a Guide to Plundering, Pillaging, and other Pursuits by Jamaica Rose & Michael MacLeod. If you’re looking to talk like a pirate, dress like a pirate, sing sea shanties, and even play pirate games, this is the handbook just for you. Whether you want to get a head start on a great pirate Halloween costume or your whole family wants to spend the summer pretending to be a pirate crew, you'll be able to do it with what you learn in this book!

One of the greatest logistical challenges that our Pirates faced before the introduction of the Bazaar was definitely tracking down where to purchase a piece of Ship Equipment for your brand new ship. Every pirate has experienced that joyful moment when you get that brand new ship, only to realize that it’s the “bare bones” model and not too savvy a galleon to bring into broadside combat . . . just yet. In other words, a new ship is great to have, but without all the trimmings like a wheel, sails, horn, or figurehead and all the other bits and pieces you need to keep afloat, you’ll be swimming with the batacudas out in the skyways.

Yup! The bazaar has made it much easier now for all you pirates, and a good recommendation is to directly unbottle your brand new ship and promptly hit the Return to Skull Island button without delay! That’s right, head on down to Harvey’s Bazaar, press X to look at that tricky rabbit’s haul of goods, and shift a tab over to search on all the excess Ship Equipment he’s selling.

With your new ship unbottled, you’ll want to click the “Usable” radio button (on the top bar of the Bazaar window just under the top row of buttons) to make sure you’re only looking at ship equipment you can actually use and then buy what your pirate can afford to spare for spare parts. Personally, I sort the available ship items by gold or quantity (again on the top bar of the Bazaar window) and then purchase away! What used to be a sometimes difficult haul between vendors or an agonizing experience of farming ship after ship can get you a realitively well equipped new ship in no time flat!

Also, as a side thought, keep in mind that the Crown Shop Ship Equipment has a lower Nautical Level requirement than what you’ll find in the Bazaar. If your Nautical Level is lagging behind, you might find exactly what you need in the Crown Shop.

See you in the skyways, Pirate!