Skull and Bones – Release Date, Trailers, and more

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Here is everything you need to know about the Skull and Bones release date, trailers, gameplay, and much more.

Played from a third-person point of view in an open-world setting, Skull & Bones is a tactical action game. You take control of a customizable pirate captain in Disputed Waters, where you can sail the Indian Ocean by yourself or team up with up to five other players to take on other players. 

This new action-adventure game will be released soon by Ubisoft as part of their Ubisoft Forward event. They have also shared the official Skull and Bones gameplay trailer to give fans a glimpse of what they can expect. To know more details about the game, continue reading below. 

Skull and Bones Release Date

Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones, which is an upcoming action-adventure game will release on November 8 for Amazon Luna, Google Stadia, Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC. 

Skull and Bones Trailer

With Skull and Bones’ major overhaul during development as well as its new vision, the latest gameplay trailer offers a glimpse into the game’s new direction. As you watch the Skull and Bones trailer, you’ll see that Ubisoft has turned the pirate PvP title into more of a survival game. You’ll hunt down ships to destroy, gather their loot, and use it to upgrade your ship’s hull and gear.

Skull and Bones Gameplay 

The game begins with you being a shipwrecked pirate who finds resources to build a small, practically defenseless sailing vessel, and from there rises to become the Dutchman of the sea. The game lets you sail around an open world, looking for lumber, precious metals, and everything else you might need for crafting equipment. You’ll encounter AI enemies, like other ships, but you’ll also encounter wild animals, like hippos.

Taking on contracts will help you earn money, equipment, and blueprints faster, and you will harvest more resources and booty from them. You will be able to trade these resources for money at pirate dens and other outposts or use them in your crafting. As you complete these contracts, you will be able to get access to more contracts based on your level of infamy, which you can increase by completing bounties, assaulting towns, or seeking out long lost treasure.

Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones

You have the option of playing the full game by yourself or in co-op with a friend, however, doing so exposes your game to PvP intrusions. You can add a second person to your party so that you can both join the task when you accept a contract mission and go out into the world to get that phat stuff.

Sharing your loot with a buddy won’t result in you getting less loot, because you will often encounter more enemies and earn more loot than your hold can handle, but it may make the game easier and split some earnings. Additionally, you can invite enemies into your game, turning the seven seas into a PvP arena. While you cannot be attacked inside the safe waters surrounding a pirate den, slipping outside its boundaries can expose you to other players’ attacks.

You can craft too

It is possible to craft equipment for your schooner in Skull and Bones. As you explore the seven seas, you will find blueprints. These blueprints may be hidden beneath the surface of treasure chests or reward you for completing contracts.

You can build a whole new ship, create weapons and armor, and upgrade all of your ship’s fittings using blueprints and resources found in the world, whether you go scavenging shipwrecks, harvesting natural resources, or hunting animals.

Different Types of Ships

As with other video games, Skull and Bones offer several ship types, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. According to Ubisoft Forward, there are three types of ships: Cargo Ships, Navigation Ships, and Firepower Ships. Greek Fire, mortars, and other types of cannons will all be available to your ship, giving it an equal number of armament options as the player if not more.

Weapons on ships
Weapons on ships

More about the game

As part of the game, you will have to spend time on foot exploring the world as well as going on ships. You will also need to make sure you have enough supplies to complete your voyages, so you will have to plunder and steal supplies from other ships.

In a bad situation, your crew can mutiny, and they may even attempt to kill you. The game has some limitations with regards to on-foot exploration: you can only dock at specified points to explore different islands, rather than disembarking anywhere you want.

Initially, you will only be able to use the smallest ship, or dhow, and a spear in the main loop. After that, you will be able to do marketing, craft, accept quests, and interact with other players in the hub area, Sainte-Anne.

Getting Infamy increases your ability to build new, better ships, weapons, and armor as you get materials and money from quests, contracts, or other work. The higher your Infamy level, the more blueprints you will have access to. Other actions like exploring, pillaging, looking for riches, researching, and participating in exciting international events can also raise infamy. 

Skull and Bones cutscene
Skull and Bones cutscene

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