Sid: Meier\'s Pirates Patch 1.02

: Implemented several out-of-array-bounds checks and miscellaneous stability fixes to prevent common retail crashes.

: Updated Baron Raymondo and Marquis de la Montalban to properly wield rapiers during duels. Sid Meier\'s Pirates Patch 1.02

Tavern crewmen now only appear if there are enough available to actually join your crew. in this version

: Resolved an issue where water textures would not update correctly when changing resolution or scaling. 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.

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.