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Plunder Panic (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 2.4 – Heave Ho Update)

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On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Plunder Panic on Nintendo Switch (originally released on September 15th 2022 in Japan, and September 16th 2022 in North America and Europe)!

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Plunder Panic – Ver. 2.4 (Heave Ho Update)

  • Release date: July 18th 2023 (North America, Europe) / July 19th 2023 (Japan)
  • Patch notes:

No patch notes available. This update brings the following to the game:

  • polish
  • bug fixes

Plunder Panic – Ver. 2.3 (The Dueling Dinghy Update)

  • Release date: June 30th 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
  • New Island: Viking Village – The Norse who find their home in the frozen lands of the Viking Village have a lot in common with pirates but also a unique flair for hand-to-hand combat with their wooden shields. They also love their boats, and even have two Death’s Row dinghies, creating a dueling dinghy challenge for crews that dock upon these shores.
  • New Island: Buzzing Bazaar – This is an infamous trading post for pirates, criminals, and shady businessmen. Travel the bouncy tent tops to get a jump on your competition or ride the magic carpet through the skies. Many a traveler has been lured to these shores in seek of the wishes held within the genie’s lamp.
  • Updated Island: Shipwreck Shanty – A couple ropes have been dropped from the shipwreck’s rigging to create a line of rope swings that allows an agile pirate to quickly traverse from one pirate ship to another.
  • Updated Island: Kaiju Cove – Mangled trees have sprouted at the top of Kaiju Cove that drop unique seeds filled with items that may be useful to ye crew.
  • New Item: Shield – This item not only protects ye from an attack, but it also allows you to redirect an incoming projectile back toward yer enemy! Take heed: the shield is made of wood, so it can only take one hit before it breaks.
  • New Modify-arr: Shields Up – With this modify-arr, all pirates will spawn with a Shield equipped! Be careful when launching projectiles at a shielded opponent, as they’re likely to end up flyin’ right back at ye!
  • New Modify-arr: No Scope – This modify-arr takes the scope off of all harpoon guns, making them only as easy to aim as something ye could throw!
  • New Game Mode: King of the Hill – Capture the territory and reclaim what was ours, argh! In this new game mode, yer crew gains points by capturing the hill and keeping enemies out of it. Every few moments, the hill will change location, so be quick to reach it first. Rowboat and cannon victories will take away from yer opponents score, and gold victories will add to yours.
  • New Game Mode Option: Starting Weapon – Tired of yer captain being the only one to start with a weapon? With the new “Starting Weapon” game mode option, you can equip the entire crew for battle with swords, blunderbusses, or harpoon guns (if unlocked).
  • Campaign Update: Chapters 45-54 – The single player campaign has been expanded to include four new chapters and updates for six previous chapters to integrate the new islands, items, and modify-arrs.
  • Ranked Play Improvements – Ranked play is now scheduled to help concentrate pirates seeking ranked matches to specific times during the week.
  • And Much More – There are many additional sound effects, quality of life enhancements, and bug fixes!

Plunder Panic – Ver. 2.2 (The Swab the Deck Update)

  • Release date: May 19th 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
  • Graphical Polish – We did a graphical pass across all the islands to make sure everything was “Pirate Pixel Perfect”.
  • SFX Polish – We added over 50 new sound effects and fixed a few SFX playback bugs to promote a richer auditory experience.
  • Gameplay Polish – We did some minor adjustments to the gameplay, most notably tweaking some of the level hazards. We also added a level hazard to the Blimp Out of Time island.
  • AI Polish – Speaking of gameplay, we included some minor updates to the AI pirates to address some of their odd behaviors at times.
  • User Interface Polish – The out-of-game user interface also received some love, most notably the Online Match screens, the Bounty screen, and the Pirate Code (game options) book.
  • Character Select Polish – We squashed two bugs in the character select, including one where you could get two pirate select cursors controlled by one controller AND one where you would be able to have two captains on your crew. Given the potential for mayhem coming from the Item Crate, we also made pirates invincible after dying for a brief period of time within the Character Select.
  • Additional Bug Squashing – No pirate wants to share their boat with bugs, so we squashed all reported bugs on our list!
  • Rating System in Campaign – We added a rating system to the Campaign for those players that want to win at all things in life. Can ye earn three pirate coins on all 50 chapters?

Plunder Panic – Ver. 2.1 (A Monstrous Update)

  • Release date: April 28th 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
  • Single Player Campaign
    • The game now includes a 45-chapter single player campaign that puts players on an epic adventure while they learn the game and unlock gameplay treasures.
  • Public and Private Online Matches – The game includes many enhancements to online play where players can play with their frenemies in both public or private matches. Players can now even late join into in-progress games.
  • Ranked Play and Leaderboards
    • Competitive players can now matchmake into ranked matches, climb 46 levels of ranking, and compete on the global leaderboards.
  • In-Game Achievements and Unlockable
    • The game now includes over 100 in-game achievements (aka, bounties) and 36 unlockable features that players can earn through gameplay.
  • New Gameplay
    • The game now contains fourteen pickup items, including a new harpoon gun, thirteen islands to compete upon, including a new steampunk-inspired island, and a fifth game mode (“Down with the Ship”.)
  • Streamlined User Interface
    • The game’s front-end menus and character select have been enhanced to get players into games quickly and easily.
  • And Much More
    • There are dozens of additional enhancements, optimizations, and bug fixes which refine and polish the award-winning game.

Plunder Panic – Ver. 2.0 (The Big Haul Update)

  • Release date: February 10th 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
  • Single Player Campaign
    • The game now includes a 45-chapter single player campaign that puts players on an epic adventure while they learn the game and unlock gameplay treasures.
  • Public and Private Online Matches – The game includes many enhancements to online play where players can play with their frenemies in both public or private matches. Players can now even late join into in-progress games.
  • Ranked Play and Leaderboards
    • Competitive players can now matchmake into ranked matches, climb 46 levels of ranking, and compete on the global leaderboards.
  • In-Game Achievements and Unlockable
    • The game now includes over 100 in-game achievements (aka, bounties) and 36 unlockable features that players can earn through gameplay.
  • New Gameplay
    • The game now contains fourteen pickup items, including a new harpoon gun, thirteen islands to compete upon, including a new steampunk-inspired island, and a fifth game mode (“Down with the Ship”.)
  • Streamlined User Interface
    • The game’s front-end menus and character select have been enhanced to get players into games quickly and easily.
  • And Much More
    • There are dozens of additional enhancements, optimizations, and bug fixes which refine and polish the award-winning game.

Plunder Panic – Ver. 1.10 (The Booty-ful Update)

  • Release date: September 30th 2022 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:

NEW GAME MODE: Gold Rush

  • This update is all about the BOOTY! In Gold Rush, you have one goal: fill your chest with as much gold as possible within the time limit. Watch out though, because if your ship sinks by cannonballs or Death’s Row, you can kiss a large chunk of your gold goodbye!

NEW ISLAND: The Crystal Geysers

  • Wow, this island sure is booty-ful! The geysers at the bottom are your only way up, be sure to time your jumps right before they go back down!

NEW ISLAND: Mayan Ruins

  • Sssssimply ssssspectacular! If you want to take control of this stage, you’ll need to climb the giant Quetzalcoatl that guards the ruins. Watch out for those wing flaps!

NEW ISLAND: Desert Sphinx

  • Going up? Well, you will be if you get caught in one of the desert’s frequent sandstorms. These gusts will launch you (and any items) up to the top of the stage if touched. Watch out for flying Squidshots!

NEW ITEM: Cursed Gold

  • Beware the Cursed Gold… place this item in your opponents chest to give them a stack of cursed gold. A team cannot win through the gold victory condition if there are any pieces of cursed gold in their chest, and they’ll need to dig them out.

NEW ITEM: Throwing Axe

  • I was trying to think of an axe joke for this, but I’m not very cleaver! You’ll need to sharpen your skills with this new throwable item. It travels in an arc and is useful for taking out enemies above you. And crewmates rejoice, it can even cut the cannon wick!

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS:

  • There is a new trajectory arrow for throwable items, which is very useful to have with the new Throwing Axe. (Try holding down the button!)
  • AI Improvements
  • SFX tweaks and updates
  • Various bug fixes

How to download updates for Plunder Panic for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Plunder Panic, you have three options:

  • let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

  • try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

  • select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.

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