Pair the benefit you want with the penalty you can afford. Hotfix 0.9.10 reduced five Captain drawbacks; it did not remove them. Huntress still trades ability timing for her auto-attack focus, Tankbert still affects Nitro recovery, and Duelist still makes boosting a more exposed moment. Use the table below to avoid applying launch-day penalties to the newer version.
Which drawback matters to your run?
On a small screen, swipe the table sideways to compare all columns.
| Captain | Confirmed in 0.9.10 | How to use this information |
|---|---|---|
| Patchy the Pirate | Enemy cannons deal 25% extra damage, previously 50%. | When comparing cannon encounters, keep this extra incoming damage separate from your own weapon upgrades. A smaller penalty still does not make enemy cannon fire harmless. |
| Huntress | The 0.9.10 note reduces extra ability cooldown time from 50% to 40%. See the timing caveat below. | If your plan needs an active ability at a specific moment, allow for the extra recharge time. An auto-attack improvement does not automatically help an active-heavy plan. |
| Tankbert | Nitro regeneration is 30% slower, previously 50%. | Do not budget consecutive escapes as if Nitro recovers at the normal rate. The change concerns regeneration, not a stated increase to maximum Nitro. |
| Duelist | 20% extra damage taken while boosting, previously 50%. | Distinguish the boost window from ordinary driving when comparing damage taken. Avoid treating the reduced penalty as a permanent defensive bonus. |
| Kapitalstus Maximus | 15% less gold during the run, previously 30%. | Keep in-run purchasing power separate from between-run rewards. This patch line does not specify how much extra silver a completed run awards. |
Huntress: a cooldown percentage is not a measured timer
The official 0.9.10 note describes a reduction in extra ability cooldown time from 50% to 40%. A player in the October 4–5 description discussion reports a different observed delay. The thread provides no controlled test sufficient to replace the official wording with a verified game formula.
Longer duration and slower recharge rate are different calculations. For a hypothetical 10-second base cooldown, adding 40% to its duration gives 10 × 1.4 = 14 seconds; reducing its recharge rate by 40% gives 10 ÷ 0.6 ≈ 16.7 seconds. These examples explain the distinction, not which calculation Wanderburg currently uses. Likewise, 50% faster attack rate is not automatically 50% less time between attacks.
If your timer differs, compare the same module and level with no other cooldown modifiers, then record the Captain, tooltip, installed version and time between uses. Adding Campfire or other Artifacts before making that comparison mixes multiple effects. Do not budget an emergency active around the old 14-second illustration as though it were a tested ability timer.
What does Sire Jonah do?
Sire Jonah is associated with playing techno music during a run. The community Captain database lists this musical effect, and a September 12 Steam player review independently describes choosing the Captain for that soundtrack. That supports the music answer; it does not establish a damage, speed, or defensive bonus. Choose him for the musical experience rather than expecting an undocumented combat buff.
The database lists a 2,222 silver unlock price. That price is a single community listing, not a price independently checked in the current game UI; check your displayed price before budgeting an unlock. The official soundtrack’s remix title alone is not evidence of his gameplay effect.
Next: match the Captain to the actual attack
Compare active-attack and control build options before spending on a plan that depends on fast ability recharge. For named weapon changes, use the module reference.
What do you receive for those penalties?
PlayerTome’s Captain entries, checked September 17, list Huntress with 50% faster auto-attacks, Duelist with 50% extra melee damage while boosting, Patchy with 30% extra cannon damage, Tankbert with maximum-health growth from destroyed vehicles, and Kapitalistus Maximus with more silver after a run. These benefits are community database descriptions; exact positive values have not been independently checked in the current game UI. The official 0.9.10 penalties above are separately confirmed.
Tankbert’s health-growth mechanic also appears in a March demo player discussion , which distinguishes maximum health from healing. That older observation supports the mechanic’s history, not a present per-kill amount.
Which Captain should you choose for this run?
Compare the action producing the benefit with the action exposing you to the cost. These are conditional choices based on the descriptions above, not measured rankings.
- Your damage comes from automatic attacks: Huntress’s listed benefit applies to that attack cycle. If your survival instead depends on a frequently available active, her longer recharge is a cost to compare before choosing her.
- You destroy many vehicles: Tankbert’s described maximum-health growth is relevant to that run. Budget longer gaps between Nitro escapes, and do not mistake a larger health capacity for a heal.
- You want to try a Ram run: Duelist appears in a reported Ram starter loadout with Wizard Crew. That is a concrete community example, but boosting through danger still exposes you to his extra incoming damage.
- You equip cannons: Patchy’s listed benefit improves your cannon damage, while hostile cannon hits also hurt more. That comparison is less attractive when your own main attack is outside the stated cannon category.
- You want between-run silver: Kapitalstus Maximus trades in-run gold for that reward. Compare the goal of this run with the purchases you will give up; a gold penalty is not a silver penalty.
For the reported Spiderburg magic setup, the player used Tankbert with movement modules; see the full slot arrangement and version. Copying only the Captain name leaves out the tools that shaped that run. Crew is a separate choice: the official Wizard Crew slow is covered in the module and control reference.
Randwerk’s official hotfix notes supply the documented penalties. PlayerTome’s Captain database and September player music reviews support the attributed Sire Jonah information. The timing examples above are arithmetic, not game benchmarks.
Latest official update signal
Titles and dates are synchronized automatically; this does not re-verify the guide. See the Updates & Hotfixes index for the source list. Latest source date detected: .
- 0.9.10 — Hotfix 0.9.10 is live! — published 2026-09-12.
- 0.9.7 — 0.9.7 Hotfix — published 2026-09-09.
- 0.9.6 — 0.9.6 Hotfix — published 2026-09-08.