Getting Started

Welcome to Blackwake!

Blackwake is a multiplayer naval First Person Shooter focused on teamwork, with a unique style of ship vs. ship combat. The Pirates battle the Royal Navy in 2 teams of 27, using a variety of different ships and weapons, across many different environments.

Blackwake can be purchased on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/420290/Blackwake/

In order to play Blackwake, you will need, as of April 2018 patch v3.0:
 * A broadband Internet connection.
 * Operating system: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit, or OS X 10.8
 * Processor: (Minimum) i5 2400, FX-6300. (Recommended) i5 6500, AMD FX-8350. (Mac OS X) i5/i7 CPU.
 * Memory: 8 GB RAM.
 * Graphics card: (Minimum) R9 270, GTX 660. (Recommended) R9 290, GTX 970.
 * DirectX version 11.
 * 3GB of available storage space.
 * A keyboard and mouse.
 * (Optional, but strongly encouraged:) A headset and microphone for voice chat.

After installing and launching the game on Steam, go to the Options menu and check the settings are to your liking, then go to the Player menu and customize your character.

Finally, back at the main menu, click "Servers" to find a game-- you want to find a server which has as many players as possible, and the lowest ping number possible.

See the Beginner's Guide section for information on how to play.

Remember: Be nice and have fun!