Yarrr! Ye CAN play Pirates Online and completely for free!
Check out TLOPO, a fan-made recreation of Pirates Online that's been releasing updates for nearly 10 years!
Ten years ago, Pirates Online closed on September 19th, 2013; leaving its community heartbroken and abandoned.
Today, Pirates Online is not just a distant memory.
It has been reincarnated as The Legend of Pirates Online and the adventure has been kept alive for almost 10 years!
Ahoy,
Earlier today at approximately 11:30AM Eastern Time, we became victim to a ransomware attack. Attackers are demanding payment of approximately $50,000 to decrypt our data.
Ten years ago today, it was announced Pirates of the Caribbean Online would be closing down.
Ten years later, Pirates Online has been kept alive, as TLOPO, and has been running longer than the original official game was available to play!
#PiratesOnline
#GamePreservation
#TLOPO
On August 20th, we will be launching the Pirates Online Preservation Project!
This archive will contain hundreds of files of historical value to the community, including some original never-before-seen design documents donated to us by the original developers of Pirates Online.
16 years ago today, Pirates of the Caribbean Online was officially released!
See now the first time the original Game Design Document Summary from January 31st, 2006:
FROM THE ARCHIVES:
This poster was distributed in the early days of Pirates Online shortly after it launched, notably included in some 2008 editions of Game Informer.
Our website has been recovered from our backup and is now available. We are continuing to work on recovering the game servers.
We have also received a confirmation from our host that no data was taken.
Thank you for your patience as we continue recovering from this incident.
@iFireMonkey
Relive Pirates Online for free with The Legend of Pirates Online, a fan-made recreation of POTCO with nearly 10 years of updates!
TLOPO also has a public an archive of Pirates Online content available online, including the game's 2006 design documents.
As we prepare to celebrate the 16th Anniversary of Pirates Online, we're proud to announce that we will be publishing the game's original Game Design Document Summary on October 31st.
This document was graciously provided to us by the original creator of Pirates Online!
Calling all early Pirates Online players!
We are actively searching for early game installs of POTCO from 2007-08.
Did ye play during this time and still have yer old PC hanging out in the attic? Dust it off and give it a look!
Find something? Get in touch: support
@tlopo
.com
Who else remembers the excitement of watching the Pirates of the Caribbean Online trailer for the first time and dreaming of becoming a pirate legend? 🖐️🖐️🖐️
Batten down the hatches, raise yer tankards, and toast to the horizon mateys! The Pirates Online Preservation Project will be makin' its grand voyage in ONE WEEK!
Ahoy everyone,
It’s finally time for the fog to be lifted! At approximately 10:45 EST, the game will be closing for our very first story expansion! We can’t wait to see you all explore the latest the Caribbean has to offer!
AVAST! The Pirates Online Preservation Project is NOW LIVE! Check back DAILY for NEW CONTENT to be added to the archive until September 19th, 2023.
VIEW THE ARCHIVES NOW:
#PiratesOnline
#TLOPO
@iFireMonkey
We've spent the last 10 years recreating the game by hand. It's all there and provided completely for free by the community for the community!
Hope ye enjoy! :) Redeem code "blackjack" for some gold to get ye started!
Our most recent game expansion:
TLOPO be more than just a game. It be a community where pirates come together to celebrate the spirit of adventure and keep the legacy alive!
Relive the Legend!
For the first time in 12 years, you can once again go and re-experience the original islands of Port Royal, Tortuga, and Padres del Fuego.
Read more >>
Avast, Pirates!
Beware the Curse of the Muertos Moon! Jolly Roger's ghastly powers have taken control of Caribbean on this most spooky of Fridays...
Stay indoors to stay safe... for venturing out under the cursed moonlight might just be the last thing ye ever do!
#Friday13th
We have an unfortunate announcement to make.
Austin King, also known as Vector and Xxvectormodsxx in the community, passed away earlier this week on September 27th.
Calling All Testers! Pirate Coves are now available for testing on the Test Server. Acquire yer very own spit of land and customize it however ye wish!
We have open sourced the reverse engineered source code for libpirates.dll
This code is responsible for how the sea patch water system generates waves and had to be manually reverse engineered by our developers.
This code is available at the link below.
We'd like to tip our hat to
@Toontown
Rewritten for their upcoming release of Field Offices!
It takes a lot of time and effort to pull off something like this. This has been a long time coming and we're very excited to see what's in store!
Every day from August 20th to September 19th we will be releasing new content into the archive.
We will also be including design documents and other files of historical value related to TLOPO's early development.
We are so excited and can't wait for ye to see more!
We would like to reiterate that we have no reason to believe any data has been stolen at all. However, we are issuing this statement as a precautionary measure to make our players are aware this incident has occurred as it remains a possibility.
Escape the mundane and step into a world of endless excitement in the immersive world of
#PiratesOnline
.
Experience the thrill of high-stakes piracy, gather yer crew, upgrade yer ship, and forge yer own path to greatness!
Did ye know after being thrown in jail there was supposed to be a "lock picking" mechanic to break out?
Due to time constraints, this became "lock kicking" instead.
We have involved federal law enforcement who are now investigating this incident. We have provided them all information we have identified at this time related to this attack.
HOIST THE COLORS! The Pirates Online Preservation Project sets sail TOMORROW!
VIEW THE ARCHIVES:
FROM THE ARCHIVES:
This is an early high-resolution promotional screenshot distributed to news media prior to the 2007 launch of Pirates Online.
As a precautionary measure, we have shut down all of our affected servers and revoked all their security certificates, keys, and/or any other means of authorization those servers may have had on their systems.
Are you a fan of Pirates Online? Join the TLOPO crew and help us recreate a game that has captured all of our hearts. Whether you’re a coder, artist, animator, or a passionate player, there’s a place for you on our team!
Apply here >>>
The website outage is now resolved. You can now login and play the game once again.
Thank you kindly for your patience while we worked tirelessly to resolve this incident.
Did you know we redecorated almost every building interior in Pirates Online?
Because of the graphical limitations at the time of the original game, very few props were used. But now that computers can handle more detail, we've started pushing these rooms to their limit!
We will be rebuilding our infrastructure and taking further steps to prevent something like this from ever happening again in the future. We hope to have the game and website back up very soon. We are working tirelessly to restore our backups and bring this great game back up.
Some of our services which were isolated from the compromised servers remain unaffected by this attack, including our offsite backup system which has a full and current copy of all of our data fully ready to be restored.
The attackers claimed to have stolen all of our organization's data. However, our internal investigative work leads us to believe this is a false claim made by the attackers to try to use fear to get us to pay the ransom they demand.
Take a step back in time and check out this hand-drawn 2005 Pirates Online concept art of the twin volcanic islands: El Padre y La Madre del Fuego, together known as Los Padres del Fuego.
VIEW THE ARCHIVES:
This is a rare video insider from behind the scenes of Pirates of the Caribbean Online hosted by the game's intern software developers (2007).
For more historical content, visit the Pirates Online Preservation Project at .
Ahoy, looters!
We've got a special surprise just for ye!
A DOUBLE LOOT event will be running THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND from Friday, May 31st to Sunday, June 2nd!
Tell yer friends! :D