Für die Early-Access-Version von Man O' War: Corsair ist das Update 0.3 veröffentlicht worden, das u.a. das Nahkampfsystem (zwölf Waffen, neun Schilde) rund um den Kapitän hinzufügt (Steam , GOG ). Neu sind ebenfalls die Chaoskrieger als Gegner auf hoher See und fortan kann man sich aus Materialien, die man von See-Ungeheuern erbeutet hat, auch Waffen schmieden lassen.

• New Weapons: We've added 9 shields and 12 new melee weapons for your character to obtain, including: Warhammer, Rapier, Longsword, Black Leviathan Eye Lens Shield and Megalodon Tooth Axe
• New Enemies: Chaos Warriors: Terrifying chaos warriors now lead the chaos fleets; Chaos Spawn: Dangerous and unpredictable, the only process left in their brain is the desire to kill 
• Crafting: Put the bits and pieces you've retrieved from the terrifying sea monsters to good use find a skilled smith to turn them into powerful weapons for your captain.
  

• Added melee combat for the captain
• Improved ranged weapon mechanics 
• Better spacing in boarding actions 
• Improved performance of menu screen 
• Fixed a bug that could reposition ship wrecks on reloading a save game 
• Peasants in the tavern will no longer try to sell you the same map more than once. 
• Added a character weapon reload indicator 
• Fixed a bug preventing characters using the hatches on board ships. 
• Boarding mid-wind tutorial now clears the tutorial graphic 
• Streamlined hull is now a multiplier instead of a fixed boost (less effective when sailing into the wind) 
• Fixed dialogue in the Blockade Runners quest 
• Dead crew tell no tales (fixed a dialogue bug) 
• Character weapons now have availability dependent on the port you visit, ports will produce additional weapons over time (in preparation for individual crew weapons) 
• Captain's Mate will inform you when you’ve reached your waypoint if you are in autopilot 
• Sacking pirate/orc ports no longer makes you infamous 
• Added screen in captain menu for choosing your captain’s equipped weapons and shield
  

• Updated melee combat, fast click will give a light attack, holding longer will perform a heavy attack
• Characters changing between melee weapons no longer put away their shield 
• Increased speed of changing weapons 
• Tab lock-on whilst using a melee weapon has a much shorter range 
• Backing off far enough from current target will remove the lock (if using a melee weapon) 
• Character interaction key once again defaults to ‘space’ instead of E. 
• Can no longer walk through Wargalley front cannons 
• Fixed a number of bugs involving a dead sharpshooter 
• Added the Club and Mace of Striking 
• Characters can be knocked over by ship impact damage 
• Ship now tilts noticeably whilst turning 
• Fixed a bug which could keep the player’s ship in combat and unable to dock 
• Waypoints can no longer be set far inland 
• Fixed an issue with fear-effects on weapons and shields 
• Chaos spawn are now immune to fear, and cause fear themselves 
• Megalodon will no longer try to return home mid-boarding 
• Added additional dock points on Erguy’s western side 
• Reload and crosshair show properly on sharpshooter 
• First mate no longer tells you you’ve reached your destination on cancelling a waypoint 
• Fixed a bug with the ship you’re boarding being sunk. 
• Fixed an issue with Portsall and AI navigation 
• Overwrite save now gives the correct message 
• Additional cannons now show the increased number in the ship information screen 
• Fixed docking issues around Mousillon 
• Escort quests will now cope with the target port being undockable for the escorted ship