Skull and Bones Season 2: Chorus of Havoc is out now, bringing a new ship and weapon type, new game modes, an update to the Helm gameplay, and a new threat to the Indian Ocean.
New Enemies, Ship, and Weapons
La Peste may have been vanquished from your waters, but your piratical antics have angered the megacorporations more than ever. As a result, the Compagnie Royale hired the Hubac Twins, French opera-singers-turned-murderers, to eliminate all pirates from the region. Their Chorus Fleet will wreak havoc on your operations, whether through the twins' use of homing torpedoes, a whirlpool-forming buoy, or the twins singing as they attack your ship.
The Hubac Twins' ships also boast the wave shield, a new armor composed of movable plates covering each ship's hull. When the plates open to allow the ship weapons to fire, weak points will be revealed. The Chorus Fleet will target trade routes and known pirate outposts across the Indian Ocean, so beware.
To fight the Hubac Twins, you'll need some new equipment. Fortunately, the new Mine Springloader is here to help. An auxiliary weapon, the Springloader will shoot out buoys that spawn floating minefields, allowing you to create an explosive area of denial around your target. The Brig is a new engineer-themed ship designed to use the Springloader. An artificer class ship, the Brig is the fastest ship added to Skull and Bones to date, reduces auxiliary reload time, and will increase effectiveness of deployed buoys after consecutive weapon hits. Equip your Brig with the new Rhapsody of the Deep armor - which lets you hold brace to charge up a sonic attack that damages nearby enemies - and you'll be well equipped to beat the Hubac Twins at their own game.
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