Barrles have fuse you can lit to make them explode. You can put the fuse down to make the timer stop
Skeletones with gundpower in their hand spawn and explode when they get near you
Eye of the reach skeletones have been added
You can hand over resources to other players
Higer lvl voyages have higer chance of getting you more valuable rewards
New Bilge Rat "faction" that rewards you doubloons for completing mini event like challanges
Doubloons allow to buy limited time customization/gold or whole levels in other faction progression
Tattoos/scars/hair color can be customised in game
Skullforts are shorter and have less loot
Boats respawn further away after you sink them - think this might be broken since the last patch
Alliance system(Turn in crew gets 100% of gold and rep other crews in alliance get 50% of both)
Legend/Ghost dress have been added to the game
Flags as next form of boat customization have been added into the game
Speaking trumpet that allows your voice to go over larger distance to communicate with other crews