The "Welcome Aboard" message is no longer triggered if your crew contingent is already full.
For modern systems, while the 1.02 patch fixes these core bugs, players often supplement it with community-made Widescreen Fixes to resolve aspect ratio stretching on high-resolution monitors. Sid Meier\'s Pirates Patch 1.02
: Adjusted city sacking mechanics; in this version, players can only convert a city's nationality once, though they remain able to sack it repeatedly. The "Welcome Aboard" message is no longer triggered
: Reduced the "angular" appearance of sword trails and fixed terrain edges that were missing in some environments. : Reduced the "angular" appearance of sword trails
: Updated Baron Raymondo and Marquis de la Montalban to properly wield rapiers during duels.
: Fixed a bug where ships could spawn in "bad positions" (such as landlocked areas) when leaving a port. Crew Management :