Skull and BonesComing to Xbox Series X|S on November 8, players will explore a fictionalized version of the Indian Ocean during the Golden Age of Piracy – but piracy didn’t just happen out of nowhere. It fed a rich trade in spices, silks, and other hot goods for 17th-century Europeans. These lucrative looting led pirates to a new business opportunity: their own secret smuggling networks.
During Ubisoft Forward, the Skull and Bones team revealed a little more about these networks, which won’t be revealed to you until you’ve earned the right to know. To achieve that, you’ll need to grow your Infamy and eventually unlock your very own pirate lair – known as The Helm – which will become the base of your smuggling activities. This is where you can craft high-quality goods, such as rum and opium, before selling them to anyone with the deepest pockets. From here you also have more leeway to choose your own contracts, rather than being at the mercy of other pirate Kingpins.
The Ubisoft Forward presentation also revealed more about how to build and customize your ships. Each type of ship is geared towards different types of playstyles, whether you’re looking for maneuverability, power or payload, but each type also has certain advantages; for example, the Sambuk gives an advantage to players who use firearms, while the Brig – already a heavy hitter – can deal even more damage when anchored. And that’s just the beginning – each ship can then be equipped with different weapons, ammunition, armor, furniture and cosmetic items, allowing players to customize them for specific tasks and make them unique.
Arming your ship is about more than just landing cannonballs; you have to think about what you want to achieve. Would you rather sink enemy ships and loot their watery remains? Then you’ll want penetrating ammunition, which punch through armor and let the water flow in, or fire ammunition, which can do all kinds of damage to a large wooden structure. If you want to take out ships for easy boarding, tearing ammunition will make short work of their sails. And there’s a huge variety of weapons to choose from, with different cannons, ballistas, mortars, rocket launchers and even torpedoes, each with unique types of damage to keep your enemies guessing.
That said, each weapon also has an armor type that can counter it; for example, you wouldn’t want to use a flamethrower against a ship clad in leather panels, as leather is strong against fire damage. Learning to recognize what your enemies are using to protect themselves, and reacting with a weapon that can completely destroy them, is one of many ways to survive at sea.
As a fully online game, Skull and Bones requires an Xbox account and Xbox Live Gold subscription to play. Do you have what it takes to survive and become a pirate Kingpin on the high seas? Find out on November 8 when Skull and Bones launches for Xbox Series X|S.
SKULL AND BONES™
UBISOFT
$69.99
Enter the dangerous paradise of Skull and Bones™, inspired by the Indian Ocean during the Golden Age of Piracy, as you overcome the odds and grow from an outcast to a notorious pirate.
– Increase your disgrace to access more resources and opportunities while entering riskier contracts to get the most loot.
– Create up to 12 ships and customize them with a variety of weapons and armor to maximize your chances of success.
– Be wary in this untamed open world inspired by the Indian Ocean. Predators lurk around every corner.
– Choose how you want to brave the seas. Sail alone or team up with two friends to protect yourself in PvE or PvEvP.
Xbox account and Xbox Live Gold subscription (sold separately) required. Sustained internet connection and Ubisoft account required.
SKULL AND BONES™ PREMIUM EDITION
UBISOFT
$99.99
Premium Edition includes: The Ballad of Bloody Bones Collection, two missions,* digital art book, soundtrack** and Smuggler Pass token.
Enter the dangerous paradise of Skull and Bones™, inspired by the Indian Ocean during the Golden Age of Piracy, as you overcome the odds and grow from an outcast to a notorious pirate.
– Increase your disgrace to access more resources and opportunities while entering riskier contracts to get the most loot.
– Create up to 12 ships and customize them with a variety of weapons and armor to maximize your chances of success.
– Be wary in this untamed open world inspired by the Indian Ocean. Predators lurk around every corner.
– Choose how you want to brave the seas. Sail alone or team up with two friends to protect yourself in PvE or PvEvP.
* You must have reached Infamy Tier: Buccaneer to unlock the missions.
**Access the digital artbook and soundtrack upon game release on the official Skull and Bones website: https:\skullandbonesgame.comdigital-artbook
Xbox account and Xbox Live Gold subscription (sold separately) required. Sustained internet connection and Ubisoft account required.
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