6.4 Useful Links
Where to go for the game, for news, and for help. Everything in the first two sections is first-party — the developer’s own channels or the game itself.
6.4.1 Getting and playing the game
| Link | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Letters of Marque Discord | The access point. Playtest keys are distributed here, and it is the fastest place to report a problem to the developer. |
| Steam | Where the game installs and updates, once your key is activated. There is no public store page to link — the playtest does not appear in Steam search, and it reaches your library through key activation rather than a store download. |
The playtest is free, but the Discord key is the only way in. See Installation for the full process, including the current graphics-compatibility issues worth knowing about before you start troubleshooting.
6.4.2 Following development
| Link | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Developer posts on Patreon | The detailed public record: what was built, why, and what is planned. The best reading if you want to understand the game’s design rather than just play it. Posts are public. |
| Development board on Trello | The most current view of work in progress, playtest feedback, and completed tasks. |
6.4.3 Community
The Letters of Marque Discord is the centre of community activity as well as the key distribution point: organised sessions, questions answered by people currently sailing, and the first warning when a build breaks something.
You are already on Naval Gaming, which runs this Guide alongside its own community features, and our Naval Gaming Discord is open to captains here.
6.4.4 What to be careful with
Letters of Marque is young, and the gap left by a young game’s missing documentation tends to get filled with material that looks authoritative and is not. Two cautions.
The second caution is about age. Any guide, video, or forum post about a game in active playtest starts going out of date immediately, and this Guide is no exception — every page here tells you when it was last checked so you can weigh it. When something you read disagrees with what the game does, the game is right.
6.4.5 In this Guide
- Sources & Credits — the sources behind these pages, with every developer post listed and linked.
- How This Guide Is Made — who writes it, how claims are checked, and how to report an error.
- Dev History — how the game reached its present state.
- Glossary & Acronyms — terms used by the game and by these pages.
Sources & Credits
This page draws on facts from, and gratefully credits: Letters of Marque — Official Patreon Developer Posts · Letters of Marque — Official Development Trello · Letters of Marque — the Steam playtest client. Prose is original; see how this guide is made.