Alongside the expansion, several core gameplay updates were introduced:

: A new "Playlist mode" allows shanties to be played in a specific order .

: Players can now rename hired characters during navigation .

: A new competitive game mode where you choose from 10 historical whaling captains and compete against nine others to become the world's most renowned whaling master .

: Visit new cities like Cochin (British India) and Taiji (Japan) . The expansion also adds over 100 new events to the existing thousand, including interactions with rival captains .

is a major expansion for the seafaring strategy game Nantucket , released on September 16, 2019 . It transitions the game from a story-driven experience into a more open-ended global competition . Key Expansion Features