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Blackreef Pirates

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We are two guys working full-time to bring you the best independent pirate RPG. Playable alpha are available for PC, Mac and (soon) iPad.

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[Blackreef Pirates] Beware of spiders!

May 16, 2012 3 comments

A new enemy type! Eight legs! Venom bites! Yes, it's a human-sized spider!

[Blackreef Pirates] Update #56

May 2, 2012 3 comments

Ahoy mates, this week we're working on a world map menu in order to travel quickly between distant locations and we started prototyping a new little but...

[Blackreef Pirates] Combat abilities and cooldowns

Apr 25, 2012 1 comment

Another big leap forward a complete game! Watch the latest video showcasing new combat abilities and cooldown time

Blackreef Pirates - Multiplayer pirate FPS? (with video)

Mar 31, 2012 15 comments

After long internal struggles, our team happily announces the new Blackreef Pirates game!

[Blackreef Pirates] Update #54 (with video!)

Mar 29, 2012 5 comments

Hey everybody, we're back with a new gameplay video! This update is mostly focused on the combat system, here's some details...

[Blackreef Pirates] Update #53

Mar 13, 2012 6 comments

We took some week off to recharge our batteries and now we're back full-time on Blackreef Pirates! Watch some new screenshots of the upcoming indoor areas...

[Blackreef Pirates] A year in review

Feb 10, 2012 8 comments

Oh sh*t! 52 weeks of development have passed. I don't see any released game, do you? Before starting a new year here's a review (with video) of what went...

[Blackreef Pirates] Parry, dodge and pain animations

Jan 23, 2012 4 comments

Here's the latest video update from our hidden pirate cove showcasing parry, dodge and pain animations during a melee combat

[blackreef Pirates] Week 49 - Enemy AI and first arena

Jan 19, 2012 7 comments

This is week I'm going to show you the updated enemy AI and the first arena of the game. The first step for a great enemy AI is to give them some senses...

[Blackreef Pirates] Week 48 - Action bar and combat updates

Jan 9, 2012 2 comments

Hey everybody, we're back with some new video goodness! This time you can see some great progress on the action bar and the combat system.

[Blackreef Pirates] Combat, animations and savegames

Jan 2, 2012 3 comments

Happy new year! We took some time to recharge our batteries and we're back stronger than ever, so here's the 47th week update!

[Blackreef Pirates] Inventory panel WIP

Dec 19, 2011 2 comments

Let's have a look at the new inventory panel for Blackreef Pirates and some new weapons

Weapon showcase

Dec 15, 2011 1 comment

Hey mateys! Quick news from our hidden pirate cove: from now on we are going to release images of all the weapons and clothes. Keep an eye in the Images...

[Blackreef Pirates] New animations

Dec 12, 2011 1 comment

In this weekly video I'm going to show you the new animations for walking, running and running with drawn sword.

[Blackreef Pirates] Blacksmith assets overview

Dec 2, 2011 1 comment

Watch the new Blacksmith assets video! We're going to have a full craft system soon ;-)

Blackreef Pirates - Indoor scenes and shadows

Nov 24, 2011 8 comments

Watch our first indoor environment and character "shadows"

Skyrimtitis...and minimap update

Nov 19, 2011 11 comments

We got Skyrimtitis.Here's our personal tribute to the Skyrim world.

Art asset overview #2 + Camera improvements

Nov 10, 2011 2 comments

Better camera: full mouse look support! Take a look at the video with the new section of the city

Week 40 - Gamma correction, new website and Kongregate

Nov 3, 2011 5 comments

Ladies and Gentlemen, here's the 40th week update! Today I'm going to talk about Gamma correction, the new website and Kongregate. Whaat? Where is the...

Week 39 - Blackreef Pirates on iPad

Oct 27, 2011 1 comment

I finally took possession of a Unity iOS Pro license! So, how is the game running in the real iPad hardware? I must admit...the iPad 2 version of the...

Demo: The training arena

Oct 19, 2011 2 comments

Huge update this week! I'm very proud of this update because it's a big leap forward in transitioning from a tech demo to a real game. The training arena...

Announcing BlackReef Pirates

Oct 6, 2011 3 comments

This week we learned the hard way to not underestimate the time all the little things takes when making a level (with some gameplay). We did and re-did...

Week 35 - Combat arena

Sep 28, 2011 1 comment

Take a look at the Combat Arena present in the upcoming playable alpha!

Week 34 - Art asset overview #2 - Pirate village + guns

Sep 21, 2011 4 comments

Here's our weekly update! Watch the video to see our progresses with the pirate village and the new ranged attack with guns.

Week 33 - Art Asset Overview #1

Sep 12, 2011 1 comment

In this first Art Assets overview we are showing you some assets Marco created in the last week. Textures and models are constantly WIP but they already...