Wildtide began with a single oared Skiff. Then came the Sloop, with twelve hull panels to fit and keep watertight. Today the fleet gains its flagship: the Modular Schooner.
Built like the others — only bigger
The Schooner is a 19-metre, two-masted vessel made of 26 fitted parts. As with every ship in Wildtide, nothing arrives finished. You craft her frame under Ships & Boats › Schooner, lay it on the stocks, then fit her larger components one by one, each made from several crafted parts shared with the Sloop. Name her, and she's ready to launch.
Two decks to walk — and to build on
She has walkable main and lower decks, reached by a boarding ladder and a companionway. And for the first time, you can build aboard a ship:
- Wooden walls, doorways, doors, window walls, shutters, half walls and railings fit on the lower deck.
- Half walls and railings fit on the main deck; the open bay takes a flush floor or stairs from below.
- Placement previews explain why a position is refused. Roofs, palisades and furnishings such as beds and storage boxes are not allowed aboard.
Doors and shutters open with E, pieces come down with X, and the repair hammer mends them. The server checks every placement, permission and line of sight, and keeps the helm, masts and ladder clear. Everything you build stays with the ship through saves, restarts and region crossings.
A new protocol
Because the client and servers now share Schooner and shipboard-building messages, this release moved Wildtide to a new network protocol. Refresh the game to pick up the new client. Existing Skiffs, Sloops, survivors and buildings were all preserved.