The Steam Deck Update — native pad controls, Discord presence, chain rework
Pirate Twist v1.0.1 — the Steam Deck update ⚓
The first patch of Early Access is live — built, tested, and tuned on a Steam Deck, with a combat rework that makes chain and grape shot earn their price tags.
🎮 Steam Deck support
- Native controller scheme — LB cycles ammo, RB swaps the broadside, R2 fires, Y/X/A/B pick ammo directly, d-pad sails, L2 holds the overview. Works on any pad: Deck, Xbox, PlayStation.
- Official Deck layout — trackpad mouse + gear touch menu, shipped as the default configuration.
- The UI fits the Deck's 16:10 screen — bottom HUD, port zone highlights, settings scrollbars, button labels: all sized for the handheld.
- The brass cursor stays visible — no more vanishing pointer between clicks.
- Pressing A in combat no longer ghost-pauses the game.
⛓️ Chain & grape shot rework
Sail and crew damage now stack to a hard floor — a quarter of full speed or reload rate — hold there for 8 seconds after your last hit, then ease off 25% every 8 seconds. Shred a runner's sails and it stays crippled long enough to circle in for the stern rake. Both sides of the fight play by the same rules.
🛠️ Fixes that matter
- Dying no longer counts as a completed expedition — crew unlocks, achievements, leaderboard score, and the public Steam stat now only move when you actually finish one.
- No more elite ambushes at the chart's opening columns — the Corsair keeps to deeper waters.
- Every island variant has a proper docking pier; the X island is a solid wall, no more hull-grinding on it.
- Repair stations cap at 5/12 HP per sailing leg — module repair is a choice again, not a free heal.
- Tutorial cleanup: skipping the offer really skips it, teaching-run kills no longer feed achievements, and the chart never reads "Expedition 0".
👁 Discord Rich Presence
Playing with Discord open shows your captain, your Ascension tier, and where your run stands — straight on your profile card.
🍻 Keep the reports coming
Most of this patch started as a player report or a filmed bug. Claim a bunk in the Discord — dev posts, patch notes, and a bug-reports forum where the ship's ledger answers back.